From the tail end of 2020, here are some new restaurants in Shanghai. Chihuahua for Mexican food, Hundo for yakitori & yakiniku, and wine bistro Mavis.
Xiao’s Izakaya is a quirky Japanese restaurant in Shanghai’s Gubei district that serves skewers, sashimi and izakaya staples until late. Highballs for ¥40.
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.