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.
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.
Hong Yu Fang: Shanghai Bib Gourmand Guotie Institution Worth Queuing For
A beloved Shanghai institution for guotie, two-time Bib Gourmand awarded Hong Yu Fang continues to make pleated-to-order porky potstickers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discover Shaoxing Cuisine at Yue Ji: Zhejiang’s (Funky) Flavors
What exactly is Shaoxing cuisine? Try it at Yue Ji, a Shaoxing restaurant serving up the famed drunken, funky, and fermented flavors of the cuisine.