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Wang Lu is a Chinese restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in Jiangxi cuisine.

What is Jiangxi Cuisine? Find Out at Wang Lu Shanghai

Wang Lu shows what Jiangxi cuisine can be, proving there’s more than heat and spice to this lesser-known regional Chinese style.
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Four Seasons Cuisine is a Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai

Four Seasons Cuisine For Authentic Sichuan Food in Shanghai

Four Seasons Cuisine (四吉饭店) is a Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai serving up some fiery authentic fare, backed by some serious culinary pedigree.
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Best hotpot restaurants in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Explore Regional Chinese Hotpot Restaurants in Shanghai

Where to eat hotpot in Shanghai — featuring the different flavors and styles of regional Chinese cuisines from lamb-based Beijing-style to the fiery Chongqing-style.
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Blossom, a Cantonese restaurant by Amazing Chinese Cuisine located in Shanghai.

Amazing Chinese Cuisine Opens Blossom, Casual Chaoshan and Cantonese

From the group behind Michelin one-star Amazing Chinese Cuisine comes Blossom, a casual Chaoshan and Cantonese restaurant at Plaza 66 in Jing’an.
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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 2026)

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.
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Laizhou Bar is a contemporary Chinese restaurant serving modern Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan food in Shanghai

Tasty New Modern Chinese Bites at Laizhou Gastrobar

New cozier and brighter interiors, and not just Sichuan, but also Yunnan and Guizhou food at Laizhou Bar.
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Bifengtang is a Hong Kong-style Cantonese restaurant chain in Shanghai, China

The Bifengtang Story: 27 Years of Hong Kong Classics

Bifengtang, a Hong Kong-style canteen with humble origins that grew into a 50-location national empire.
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TAN Sichuan Cuisine is a Sichuan restaurant in Yu Gardens, Shanghai

TAN Sichuan Cuisine Brings The Heat To Yu Gardens

If you ever find yourself hungry in Yu Gardens, TAN delivers a satisfyingly fiery dose of Sichuan cuisine.
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Terroir Strong is a contemporary Chinese restaurant focusing on Northwestern cuisine and ingredients.

Terroir Strong: Modern Northwest Chinese Cuisine in Xintiandi

New in Xintiandi is Terroir Strong, a contemporary Chinese restaurant via Beijing that’s highlighting the cuisine and produce of northwest China.
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Chai Men Hui is an elevated Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai

Refined Sichuan Cuisine at Chai Men Hui Shanghai

Elevated Sichuan food at Chai Men Hui in Shanghai — modernized but with traditional roots. Via Chengdu, where it holds a Michelin one-star.
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Four hands at The Peninsula Shanghai — Taylan Yüce Four hands at The Peninsula Shanghai — Taylan Yücel of Gallada, The Peninsula Istanbul joins Eugenio Cannoni @chef_eugeniocannoni of Sir Elly’s, The Peninsula Shanghai.

(Nice to see a familiar face back in Shanghai! @cheftaylanyucel )

A little Silk Road-inspired, and a bit of an ode to each chef’s home of Turkey and Italy. 

Most memorable were the dry-aged hamachi, served with preserved lemon jam, parmesan foam, and stewed white beans, and the lamb, richly spiced, grilled over charcoal and served like a kebab with a hummus side. 

The koji-marinated cauliflower proved to be creative, coupled with Turkish buffalo mozzarella to elevate the humble vegetable. You can’t fault the M9 beef tenderloin — it’s as perfect as beef gets, but I really enjoyed the bone marrow and kumquat “butter” and pickled persimmon as accompaniments.

Baklava was, of course, the perfect end. 

Also — I didn’t know you could dine in the kitchen at Sir Elly’s. (Only for special occasions *hint hint* for exclusive dinner seekers.)

#michelinstar #chefsoninstagram #finedininglovers #shanghailife #foodreels
Aventure. A remarkable modern Chinese restaurant m Aventure. A remarkable modern Chinese restaurant making waves in the southern coastal city of Xiamen.

Executive Chef Esther Hou and Tea Master Rita have poured their heritage and hearts into every aspect of Aventure. The cuisine is built on a foundation of Fujian ingredients and traditions, enhanced by the Esther’s Sichuan roots and fine dining training. 

Rita, who hails from Xiamen’s Gulangyu Island, brings her expertise in tea to the fray, sourcing leaves from across China, and innovating with temperature, infusions, and even the starchy water from boiling rice.

The result is a creative dialogue between tradition and expression, delivered through a visually striking tasting menu.

Highlights:

Iconic Xiamen staples like shacha noodles, oyster omelets, and blood cockles appear on the menu, but with a 180-degree twist from their original street food forms. 

Esther’s roots show in a pig’s brain course, transforming the usually gritty texture into something smooth, much like foie gras, before being molded back into its brain form. A daring approach for a daring dish. She also spoke fondly of the five-spice pork roll, a complete reinvention of the fried street snack, making it with tuna toro, five spice, and buffalo mozzarella gelée. 

Another comforting standout was the fish congee, a dish that was simple and profound — a rich broth of yellowfin tuna, clams, fish maw, and Dalian rice, topped with delicate yellow croaker.

On teas, it was one of the last that really stuck with me. A Sichuan-Tibet dark tea that had been combined with boiled rice water (like the top watery layer of congee). Is it a tea or a soup, now? Either way, the roasted tea aroma + velvety texture was great. Definitely the coolest tea pairing I’ve experienced.

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🔘 Aventure. @aventure_amoy 
📍 13-106 Xiahe Road 厦禾路13-106号 | Xiamen 厦门
📞 18144134025
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Hulu Sushi — one of the few omakase restaurant in Hulu Sushi — one of the few omakase restaurant in Shanghai I keep coming back to. 

Another excellent omakase meal! Thank you Liu-San!

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🔘 Hulu Sushi @hulu_sushi_ 
📍 110 Xingfu Road (inside Pirata) 幸福路110号101单元
📞 13501689458
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#omakase #shanghaifoodie #shanghaieats #sushibar #shanghairestaurant
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