The riverfront of 1920s banks and trading houses, now hotel dining rooms and rooftop bars facing the Pudong towers across the Huangpu.
Da Hu Chun on Middle Sichuan Road in Shanghai holds a Bib Gourmand for the fluffy pan-fried shengjian bao that built its snack food culture.
OrderOrder the pork, prawn or crab roe shengjian bao with a side of beef curry soup, the customary pairing here.
TipIts qingshui buns use fully fermented dough and no added aspic, so they come out soft and bread-like over a cracker-crisp base rather than bursting with soup.
Lost Heaven on the Bund in Huangpu district, Shanghai serves Yunnan folk cuisine with Burmese and Thai touches in a vast room of dark wood and red lanterns.
OrderOrder the Dali-style chicken with chilies and green onions, plus the mushroom platter.
TipBook ahead for a Bund-view window seat at dinner; the room feels grand for what is still a mid-priced regional Chinese meal.
Da Vittorio at the Bund Finance Centre holds two Michelin stars for the Cerea family's Italian cooking, now led by chef Leonardo Zambrino in Shanghai.
OrderOrder the Paccheri alla Vittorio and the Egg "a la egg", the kitchen's two best-known dishes.
TipZambrino took over the kitchen in 2025, the sixth year of an outpost carrying a Cerea family name with about 60 years of legacy.
Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine near the Bund holds two Michelin stars for Cantonese roasts and noon dim sum in Shanghai's Yi Feng Galleria.
OrderOrder the crispy skinned roasted chicken and the Cantonese-style barbecued meats at lunch dim sum service.
TipThe kitchen also runs a Fujian vinegar pork trotters dish and Singapore-style black pepper crab outside the Cantonese core menu.
Canton Table on the fifth floor of Three on the Bund holds one Michelin star for chef Wen Guo Xiong's Cantonese cooking in Huangpu, Shanghai.
OrderOrder the braised abalone, the double-boiled sea whelk soup with matsutake, and the salt-baked flambe chicken.
TipAsk for a window table; the dining room looks over the Bund and the Pudong skyline across the river.
Meet the Bund at BFC in Huangpu holds one Michelin star and No. 6 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 for chef Chen Zhiping's Fujian cooking in Shanghai.
OrderThe duck essence, a whole duck steamed for hours with the juices collected and no water added.
TipIt has held a Michelin star for five consecutive years and rose from No. 14 to No. 6 on Asia's 50 Best in a single year.
Sheng Yong Xing on the Bund holds one Michelin star for Peking duck, the Beijing brand's first Shanghai outpost at Five on the Bund, Huangpu.
OrderOrder the whole Peking duck, roasted over jujube wood and carved tableside, about ¥500 a bird.
TipEach 45-day-old duck carries a QR code that traces its source; ask the server to scan it before carving begins.
% Arabica Shanghai Roastery inside the historic Rockbund district roasts its own beans on a visible Probat machine behind the ground floor bar.
BrewsEspresso, Whole bean retail
TipSeats line the glass wall of the roasting room so you can watch the Probat at work; both entrances have outdoor seating.
Full House by Bar Choice pours West Lake Longjing tea cocktails near the Bund in Shanghai, a Hangzhou teahouse look built inside BFC's north block.
DrinkWest Lake Longjing tea cocktails across four flavour profiles
FoodZhejiang-inspired bar snacks, including Longjing tea-infused prawns
TipAbout 60 percent of the drinks use Longjing tea; in fine weather the leafy terrace seats 10 to 15.
The Jazz Bar inside the Fairmont Peace Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai hosts the Old Jazz Band nightly, the holder of a Guinness World Record title.
OrderA seat near the stage for the 18:30 first set, before the room fills for the later, livelier set.
TipThe cover charge is a minimum spend usable on food and drink, so order accordingly rather than paying twice.
Roosevelt Sky Bar & Restaurant tops a 1920s trading house on the Bund in Shanghai, with terraces on both flanks above a European steakhouse.
OrderA drink on the covered glasshouse terrace overlooking the Bund and Lujiazui.
TipGo for the happy hour rather than dinner; the terrace view is the draw more than the food.
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