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Guides to the best of Shanghai food and drink. Featuring the top restaurants to eat xiao long bao to terraces for happy hour to outdoor brunch spots.

The best afternoon tea destinations in Shanghai.

Best Destinations For Afternoon Tea in Shanghai

From rooftops to famed hotel lobbies to iconic teatime brands, here are the best destinations for afternoon tea in Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 29, 2025
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The best restaurants for brunch in Shanghai. @ Nomfluence

Best Brunch in Shanghai with Terrace Seating

Looking for the best restaurants for brunch in Shanghai? Terraces for brunch al fresco, free-flow, and eggy mains. This list has you sorted.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 29, 2025
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Best restaurants for ramen in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

The Best Ramen in Shanghai

Shanghai has hundreds of ramen shops, but which ones are the best? I tried a dozen of them, and these six ramen shops made the cut!
Rachel Gouk
  • October 29, 2025
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Where To Eat Guotie & Shengjian Bao in Shanghai

The differences between deliciously greasy Chinese snacks shengjian bao and guotie, and where to eat them in Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 24, 2025
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The Best Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing 葱油饼) in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Best Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing) in Shanghai

Looking for the best scallion pancakes in Shanghai? From street carts to popular chains, here’s where to eat the savory Chinese snack.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 10, 2025
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The best Japanese restaurants in Shanghai for omakase. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Best Japanese Omakase Restaurants in Shanghai

Some of the best Japanese restaurants in Shanghai for omakase, ones that I frequent and keep going back for more.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 10, 2025
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Four restaurants in Shanghai where you can eat ceviche. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Where To Eat Ceviche in Shanghai

To combat the summer heat, here are 4 restaurants in Shanghai where you can eat ceviche, the raw fish “salad” from Latin America, namely Peru.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 8, 2022
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The Zuk Bar at The Sukhothai Shanghai has just gotten a major upgrade with a Thai-style garden terrace. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

9 Excellent Terraces with Happy Hours in Shanghai

Praise be, spring is here. Here are 9 restaurants and bars in Shanghai with excellent terraces & outdoor seating. Plus, info on their drink deals.
Rachel Gouk
  • September 6, 2022
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Klay, one of the best restaurants in Shanghai 2021.

Favorite New Restaurants in Shanghai From 2021

A round-up of my favorite new restaurant openings in Shanghai from the past year, plus a shortlist of notable mentions. A good recap of 2021.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 4, 2022
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Where to eat raclette and fondue in Shanghai. Restaurants serving the cheesy stuff. @ Nomfluence

Where to Eat Raclette & Fondue in Shanghai

Raclette and fondue, both oh-so cheesy and equally delicious. Here’s a list of restaurants in Shanghai that serve them, plus links on how to DIY at home.
Rachel Gouk
  • February 24, 2022
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Rachel Gouk | Writing about food & drink since 2011

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
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
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