There’s only one item on the menu at Manzhong, and it’s unagi don. Eat Japanese eel rice at this shoebox of a restaurant in downtown Shanghai.
Yakingtori is a cheap and cheerful Japanese restaurant in Shanghai that does yakitori, grilled skewers. Easy-going spot for a bite and some highballs.
High Yaki is a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai that does yakitori, yakiniku, and dry-aged beef. It is fantastic and should be high on your to-eat list.
Sushi Naoki is a high-end Japanese restaurant in Shanghai that does a nigiri-based omakase menu.
Ramen Mitsuyoshi (满吉拉面) is a small shop that does excellent, traditional ramen which just opened not too far from Madang Road metro station. It’s a tiny space, seating diners around a bar counter facing the open kitchen.
Robata style cooking and prized kinmedai fish at Ifuku Isaribi. A look at how this Japanese restaurant fares in Plaza 66 mall.
Taiwanese group Kanpai open The Oden, a Japanese restaurant and bar with an intensive sake program and a refined take on the Japanese simmered snack.
Tentekomai is an unpretentious izakaya on Sinan Lu. Their calling card? Tiny gyozas, fried bites, and drinks for real cheap.
Bring forth the meatness! Sinful chunks of charcoal grilled dry-aged premium wagyu beef and delicious izakaya bites at Nakama, a Japanese yakiniku in Shanghai.
Kagen is a widely loved Japanese teppanyaki restaurant in Shanghai that does all-you-can-eat and drink for ¥358. Great for group dinners!