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Rachel Gouk

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Rachel Gouk has been writing about food and drink in Shanghai since 2011. She is a food critic, writer, photographer, and F&B consultant based in Shanghai. Nomfluence was founded in May 2018 as a means to express her love for the Shanghai F&B scene. Follow her blog www.nomfluence.com or on Instagram @nomfluence.
Dim sum at Wisca Shanghai

Suzaku by Wisca: Cantonese Classics & Dim Sum

Wisca (惠食佳), a Cantonese restaurant via Guangzhou with Michelin acclaim brings their brand of Cantonese cuisine and dim sum to Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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The best restaurants in Shanghai for hairy crab.

Best Hairy Crab Restaurants in Shanghai

Looking for the best restaurants for hairy crab in Shanghai? From all-crab menus to crab topped noodles, here are some of the best the city has to offer.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 29, 2025
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Kong Yi Ji is a Shaoxing restaurant in Shanghai that does hairy crab.

Kong Yi Ji: Shaoxing Specialty Dishes and Hairy Crab

Kong Yi Ji is a Chinese restaurant serving up Shaoxing cuisine, known for their white-cut chicken, pork belly with meigancai, Shaoxing wine, and hairy crab.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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Tiffany Blue Box Cafe: More Than Just Afternoon Tea

Calling ladies who lunch, those looking for a fancy evening with your S.O., fans of Tiffany Blue, and deal hunters! Tiffany Blue Box Cafe is doing 60% off sets!
Rachel Gouk
  • November 19, 2024
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Pastificio Momenti is an Italian restaurant that specializes in fresh pastas. Photo @ Nomfluence

Pastificio Momenti For Italian Made Fresh Pastas

Pastificio Moménti is a casual Italian restaurant dedicated to offering fresh pastas made daily. High quality pastas for under ¥100 right here!
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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New Oh! Brunch Club at The Shanghai EDITION

Shanghai Tavern at The Shanghai EDITION launches an all-new brunch in collaboration with Finnish design house Marimekko. Brunch from ¥268, free-flow from ¥498!
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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New Bistro Menu & Brunch at Head In The Clouds

Head In The Clouds is an all-day bistro and brunch restaurant on Zhenning Lu in Changning district. Western bistro dishes with an Asian twist and daily brunch.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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4 Budget-Friendly Sushi Bars in Shanghai with Quality Fish

Don’t want to commit to omakase? Here are four affordable sushi bar counters in Shanghai serving up quality fish for a casual meal. Good sushi for under ¥200!
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  • November 10, 2025
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Yuangu Yunjing, a contemporary Chinese restaurant in Shanghai.

Yuangu: Elegant Creative Chinese, Gorgeous Design

Yuangu Yunjing is a creative Chinese restaurant popular for its beautiful design aesthetic and afternoon tea. The food is excellent, as is the service.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 31, 2024
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Spicy Gangster: Chongqing Specialties Bring The Heat

Spicy Gangster is a Sichuan restaurant that specializes in Chongqing specialty dishes, located in Jing’an district, Shanghai. A fiery, chili-loaded meal awaits.
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  • August 28, 2025
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Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Tuesday at La Diosa is a whole vibe 🇲🇽 tacos are just ¥25 each, all day long. 

• Birria y Consomé with dipping broth (Favorite)
• Al Pastor Trompito - Achiote pork with pineapple (2nd spot)
• Carnitas - New! Slow-cooked pork cheek
• Pollo - Smoked jalapeño pulled chicken
• Pescado Estilo Baja - Battered cod with avocado crema
• Gringa - Shredded pork with mozzarella & pineapple
• Quesadilla - Loaded with cheese, dressed as a taco

🌮 @ladiosa.sh 

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🔘 La Diosa
📍 1/F, 82 Xinle Lu 新乐路82号 
📞 33682997
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#shanghaieats #shanghai #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #tacosarelife #tacotuesday🌮 #zaishanghai
Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOM Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai.

Last October, I had the rare opportunity to experience a very special menu at the Michelin two-star restaurant, where all three chefs were present: the legendary founder Umberto Bombana @umbertobombana (Hong Kong 3 ⭐️) and his protégés Nicolò Rotella @nick_rotella (Shanghai 2 ⭐️) & Marino D’Antonio @marinodantonio (Macau 1 ⭐️). 

So. Much. White. Truffle!

White truffle season runs until late December / early January — now serving, along with other equally excellent non-truffle seasonal dishes. 

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🔘 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai
📍 6/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu 圆明园路169号六楼
📞 021 60872890
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#米其林 #shanghaieats #shanghai #shanghaifood #michelinrestaurant #michelinstarchef #finedining #italianfood
At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Exec At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Executive Chef Cielo Liu @changliuchef begins a new culinary chapter.

His cooking is deeply rooted in Italian tradition, yet he holds a firm belief: the future of flavor knows no borders. 

His Italian cuisine is a natural convergence of his Chinese heritage and Japanese culinary experience.

· Pasta aged with koji to boost umami
· Chinese yellow wine for aromatics
· And a ravioli inspired by a xiaolongbao. 

This is Cielo Liu, and the latest menu at Giada Garden.

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🔘 Giada Garden
📍 3/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Street 建国门外大街1号中国大饭店三层
📞 010-65057671
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#michelinguide #michelinrestaurant #beijing #beijingfood #finedining #italianfood #michelinstarchef #finedininglovers
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
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