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Nasu House is a Japanese yakitori restaurant in Jing'an Shanghai.

Nasu House: A Late-Night Yakitori Sanctuary in Jing’an

Located in Jing’an, Nasu House is a yakitori restaurant that deals in charcoal-grilled chicken. It’s the kind of unpretentious, easygoing spot that every neighborhood needs.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 3, 2025
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Okonomiyaki at Japanese late-night restaurant Himari in Gubei, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

A Dozen Okonomiyaki at Late-Night Spot Himari in Gubei

Seeking out the beloved Japanese pancake okonomiyaki at late-night restaurant Himari in Shanghai’s Gubei district.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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Cheap tempura sets at Ebinoya in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Cheap Tempura in Shanghai at Japanese Chain Ebinoya

Cheap and satisfying tempura sets at Ebinoya — a bowl of prawn, fish, eel, egg, and veg for just ¥50! Three locations in Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 23, 2024
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Fat Pho is a casual Vietnamese restaurant chain in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Fat Pho: Hip & Trendy Vietnamese Restaurant Chain For Affordable Noods

Fat Pho, a fast-casual Vietnamese restaurant chain in Shanghai (and beyond) lauded for its tasty noodle soups, consistency, and affordability.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 3, 2024
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Wanghong Worthy: Queuing Up For Hamburger Rice in Xujiahui

People are queuing up for Rou Rou Da Mi (肉肉大米), a Japanese fast-food restaurant with a single menu item. The dish? Hamburger rice.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 31, 2024
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Guang Fan is an inexpensive Cantonese restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Guang Fan For Cheap Cantonese Food in Shanghai

Guang Fan (廣范) is a cheap-as-chips Cantonese restaurant in Jing’an, Shanghai. Fan favorites from dim sum to whole steamed fish.
Rachel Gouk
  • March 27, 2024
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Ronglek is a Yunnan restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Dai Feast! Yunnan Food at Ronglek in Jing’an, Shanghai

Tucked away on the sleepy part of Yanping Lu in Jing’an is Ronglek, a humble Yunnan restaurant specializes in dishes from Shangri-La and Xishuangbanna.
Rachel Gouk
  • February 24, 2025
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3 New Restaurants: Chihuahua, Hundo, Mavis

From the tail end of 2020, here are some new restaurants in Shanghai. Chihuahua for Mexican food, Hundo for yakitori & yakiniku, and wine bistro Mavis.
Rachel Gouk
  • September 10, 2025
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Where to eat lamb hotpot in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Lamb Hotpot in Shanghai: Lao Men Kuang 老门框

Lao Men Kuang (老门框爆肚涮肉馆) is a traditional Beijing-style hotpot restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in hand-cut lamb and beef. Chopsticks at the ready!
Rachel Gouk
  • November 15, 2023
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Botong Sikdang, a popular Korean restaurant in Shanghai that does grilled pork and banchan. Photo by Rachel Gouk.

Botong Sikdang: Korean Grilled Pork and Banchan

Botong Sikdang is a Korean restaurant that is all about barbecue pork and banchan. This cozy, lovable slice of Korean hospitality is courtesy of the team behind Jeju Izakaya and Belloco.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 31, 2023
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Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai. Feral Bahn Mi Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai.

Feral Bahn Mi 

• Started out back in May as a pop-up street cart (totally illegal, totally gangsta) that roamed Shanghai. Now it has found a brick n mortar on Maoming Bei Lu.

🥖 The bread is... THE RIGHT KIND. You usually don’t find this in Shanghai. The bread has an extremely thin, brittle crust, shattering at a bite. And the crumb is soft, airy, and cotton-like — it’s like biting through a hard meringue. 

To order: Lemongrass chicken & crispy pork belly. Sauces are dope too, I favor the “buttery fruit chili sauce”.

📍82 Maoming Bei Lu 茂名北路82号

#shanghaifood #sandwiches #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifoodie #上海美食 #bahnmi
I rarely recommend vegetarian restaurants, but thi I rarely recommend vegetarian restaurants, but this one is worth shouting about!

Salt-Less 淡盐

A creative restaurant in Shanghai’s Jing’an district that will change your perception about how tasty vegetarian food can be. As a carnivore, it really did impress. And contrary to its name, the food here is plenty flavorful. 

Also, if you’re allergic to shellfish, they do a vegetarian version of crab roe noodles that comes pretty close to the real thing. Great if you want to see what all the fuss is about.

#上海美食 #shanghai #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #vegetarian #素食 #eatyourvegetables #chinafood
Brunch by day, bistro by night! Newcomer on Shan Brunch by day, bistro by night! 

Newcomer on Shanghai’s Yongfu Lu: La Pomme de Terre. 

Hearty breakfast plates and comforting bistro food (plus a few Canadian-inspired dishes).

Recommended:
🍳 The Big Breakfast 
👍 Burrata
🐷 Pork Belly 
🦞 Cajun Boil

🐶 Dog friendly venue!

📍 47-1 Yongfu Lu 永福路47-1号 
📞 15618527609
🕒 11am-3:30pm, 6pm-11pm

#上海美食 #Shanghai #shanghaieats #shanghailife #shanghaifood #shanghaifoodie #上海
When 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA says it’s white When 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA says it’s white truffle season, you come a’ running. This is most definitely the most decadent meal I’ve had this year. 

The never ending blizzard of white truffles! More on this later — still wrapping my head around the amount of white truffles I had in one meal 😆 from not one but three chefs!

Thank you so much for having me @nick_rotella @ottoemezzobombanashanghai @ottoemezzobombana_hongkong @umbertobombana @ottoemezzobombana_macau @marinodantonio 

White truffle menu is ONNN 

#whitetruffle #bombana #italianfood #shanghaieats #shanghairestaurant #shanghailife #shanghaifood #truffles #italia
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