Fresh pasta with a Chinese spin at Yaya's Pasta Bar. Think mapo tofu lasagna and chili oil pappardelle. A casual restaurant with a hip and trendy vibe.

Jing Mei Wuxi is a noodle shop that serves Wuxi-style snack foods. The signature bowl is the Wuxi Braised Pork Rib Noodles. Awarded a Bib Gourmand in 2023. 

A snack shop for guotie and shengjian bao run by the indefatigable Auntie Huang. Extra porky fillings!

Shan Shi Liu (山石榴) is a casual Guizhou restaurant serving up dishes with degrees of sour-spicy flavor profiles. The fish in sour soup is their signature dish.

Shan Shi Liu (山石榴) is a casual Guizhou restaurant serving up dishes with degrees of sour-spicy flavor profiles. The fish in sour soup is their signature dish.

Bastard is a contemporary Chinese restaurant by chef Michael Janczewski. It’s small with ultra-stylish, bold interiors. Food is tasty, but hella pricey. 

Bambino is a humble Italian restaurant led by chef Lucky Lasagna. The menu changes often, featuring handmade pastas, thick slices of focaccia, and hearty mains. 

Restaurant Fu is a Chinese restaurant dedicated to traditional Cantonese cuisine, and aims to revive lost or soon-forgotten recipes from the Guangzhou region.

Italian luxury menswear brand Zegna opened its first-ever Zegna Caffè at Shanghai's HKRI Taikoo Hui. Elevated Northern Italian food and Italian wines.

Pass Residence is a natural wine bar and café that serves an Italian-inclined menu of antipasti, pastas, and pizzas.

Fumai Baozi is a beloved institution for xiao long bao in Shanghai, and for how porky the pork xiao long bao is — really strong!

Lai Lai Xiao Long Bao is a Shanghai institution for xiao long bao (soup-filled dumplings), especially their crab and crab roe ones, which are all wrapped to order.