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Grumpy Dog is a casual eatery serving gourmet hotdogs and beer in Shanghai

Grumpy Dog: A Hotdog Haven Slingin’ Gourmet Sausages

Grumpy Dog, as the name suggests, is a casual eatery devoted to the humble hotdog. Gourmet sausages, straight-forward drinks, and street-side vibes.
Rachel Gouk
  • June 27, 2025
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Nebula, a Spanish fine dining restaurant with molecular cuisine in Shanghai.

Nebula Shanghai: Second Coming of Spanish Fine Dining

A daring combination of Spanish and Asian flavors, peppered with molecular gastronomy. Nebula Shanghai launches its second menu — a bold new take.
Rachel Gouk
  • June 24, 2025
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Aster by Joshua Paris, restaurant in Jing'an, Shanghai

New & Hot in Jing’an: Aster by Joshua Paris

Borderless cuisine at this highly anticipated restaurant opening. Aster by Joshua Paris, founded by the former head chef of Michelin three-star Ultraviolet in Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 22, 2025
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gubigubi is a Chinese fusion restaurant in Shanghai that does Western cuisine with influence from Ningbo cuisine.

gubigubi: A Charming Ningbo Fusion Bistro

Ningbo-inspired fusion at gubigubi, a chic bistro with Mediterranean vibes in Shanghai’s former French concession.
Rachel Gouk
  • May 10, 2025
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Bizy Boy is a sandwich shop and pasta bar in Shanghai.

Bizy Boy for Fully Loaded Pastrami Sandwiches

Hailed on social media for having “the best pastrami sandwich in Shanghai,” Bizy Boy delivers sandos and pasta.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 22, 2025
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Laizhou Bar Shanghai

Whisky & Wontons: Laizhou Bar’s Spicy Take on Sichuan Food

Laizhou Bar dishes up fusion Sichuan and cocktails on Fumin Lu, Shanghai’s hottest nightlife strip.
Rachel Gouk
  • May 9, 2025
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Eat the best xiao long bao in Shanghai at these restaurants. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Best Xiao Long Bao in Shanghai (Updated 2025)

There’s nothing more Shanghai than xiao long bao. Here’s a big guide to xiao long bao in Shanghai, including my top four restaurants.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 24, 2025
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Salt-Less is a vegetarian restaurant in Shanghai serving up creative plant-based dishes.

Vegetarian Restaurant Salt-Less: So Good It Converts Meat Eaters

Salt-Less is a rare vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai that doesn’t compromise on flavor. Dishes will satisfy die-hard meat lovers.
Rachel Gouk
  • March 29, 2025
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Sandian (叁店) is a casual Taiwanese restaurant in Shanghai serving up luroufan, braised pork belly rice.

The One Dish Wonder: Sandian’s Taiwanese Luroufan

Sandian is a no-fuss Taiwanese eatery specializing in luroufan, delicious little bowls of braised pork belly over rice.
Rachel Gouk
  • March 29, 2025
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Ochiyo is a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai that does excellent omakase.

Ochiyo Returns: Top-Tier Omakase in Shanghai

Excellent omakase at Ochiyo. Chef Sun-San continues to deliver an exceptional experience at his new location in Changning, Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • March 21, 2025
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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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