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Sage by chef Jun Nishiyama, one of the best new restaurants in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Borderless Cuisine at Sage Shanghai, Chef Jun Nishiyama’s New Restaurant

Brazen flavors and memorable one-two punches at new Shanghai restaurant Sage. Chef Jun Nishiyama turns fine dining into a casual experience.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 14, 2024
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Michelin 3-Star Taian Table Shanghai: 40 Menus To Date

Taian Table is a Michelin three-star restaurant in Shanghai founded by acclaimed chef Stefan Stiller. My #1 recommendation for fine dining.
Rachel Gouk
  • April 27, 2023
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8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana is a Michelin two-star Italian restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Michelin-Starred Lunch at 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA, Shanghai

8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA is a Michelin two-star Italian restaurant in Shanghai. Don’t have deep pockets? Try the lunch to whet your palate.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 11, 2024
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The Merchants Shanghai, a restaurant that does dry aged fish and fowl, grilled over open flame. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

3 New Restaurants in Shanghai: The Merchants, Charbon, Drunk Lee Bistro

Open-flame grilling and dry-aged fish and fowl at The Merchants, Paul Pairet opens Charbon, a casual grill serving skewers and sundaes in iapm.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 7, 2025
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The best Japanese restaurants in Shanghai for omakase. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Best Japanese Omakase Restaurants in Shanghai

Some of the best Japanese restaurants in Shanghai for omakase, ones that I frequent and keep going back for more.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 14, 2025
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Sichuan Flavor Studio, a Sichuan home-style restaurant in Shanghai.

Sichuan Flavor Studio: Private Restaurant For Excellent Sichuan Food in Shanghai

Sichuan Flavor Studio (川味工作室) is a small private dining restaurant in Xuhui that serves the high caliber traditional Sichuan cuisine.
Rachel Gouk
  • December 9, 2021
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Suzie Fine Bistro is a traditional French restaurant in Xuhui, Shanghai for fine wine and French food. @ Nomfluence

Suzie Fine French Bistro in Shanghai

Suzie is a fine French bistro in Shanghai for traditionally buttery French dishes and fine wines. Excellent for date nights and special occassions.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 20, 2023
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Pici is a pasta bar via Hong Kong that opened in Jing An Kerry Center. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

2 New Restaurants: Pici and Ember

New restaurants in Shanghai: Pici, a fresh pasta bar via Hong Kong, Soi Thai for Thai street food, and Ember for beef omakase and lots of wagyu.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 28, 2023
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Sir Elly's Shanghai

Revisited: Sir Elly’s, Michelin One-Star Restaurant in Shanghai

Michelin one-star modern Asian and French restaurant Sir Elly’s at The Peninsula Shanghai switches from textbook modern fine dining by adding Asian flavors.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 3, 2024
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Michelin Guide Shanghai 2021: Starred Restaurants and Bib Gourmands. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Michelin Guide Shanghai 2021: Starred Restaurants and Bib Gourmands

The 2021 Michelin Guide for Shanghai was announced today, awarding 43 restaurants in Shanghai with stars. This marks the fifth edition of the guide.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 15, 2023
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Brunch by day, bistro by night! Newcomer on Shan Brunch by day, bistro by night! 

Newcomer on Shanghai’s Yongfu Lu: La Pomme de Terre. 

Hearty breakfast plates and comforting bistro food (plus a few Canadian-inspired dishes).

Recommended:
🍳 The Big Breakfast 
👍 Burrata
🐷 Pork Belly 
🦞 Cajun Boil

🐶 Dog friendly venue!

📍 47-1 Yongfu Lu 永福路47-1号 
📞 15618527609
🕒 11am-3:30pm, 6pm-11pm

#上海美食 #Shanghai #shanghaieats #shanghailife #shanghaifood #shanghaifoodie #上海
When 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA says it’s white When 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA says it’s white truffle season, you come a’ running. This is most definitely the most decadent meal I’ve had this year. 

The never ending blizzard of white truffles! More on this later — still wrapping my head around the amount of white truffles I had in one meal 😆 from not one but three chefs!

Thank you so much for having me @nick_rotella @ottoemezzobombanashanghai @ottoemezzobombana_hongkong @umbertobombana @ottoemezzobombana_macau @marinodantonio 

White truffle menu is ONNN 

#whitetruffle #bombana #italianfood #shanghaieats #shanghairestaurant #shanghailife #shanghaifood #truffles #italia
Everyday Italian comfort food done well! Bella Vit Everyday Italian comfort food done well! Bella Vita brings home the classics. 🍕 🍝 🥩 🦑 🇮🇹 

Top 5 Favorites

1️⃣ Seafood Salad
2️⃣ Florentia Village Pizza
3️⃣ Calamari “steak”
4️⃣ Lamb Chops 
5️⃣ Striploin *best value* (+2 sides)

Not in my neighborhood, but thankfully they deliver 🛵 

✔️ Average check ¥150
⭐️ Selected pizza B1G1 on Mondays 
🐶 Dog friendly
🎉 Good for groups

@bella_vita_concept 
📍 555 Haifang Lu 海防路555号 
📞 19102180231

#shanghaieats #zaishanghai #italianfood #shanghairestaurant #shanghaifood #shanghaifoodie #上海美食 #shanghailife
Stuffing my face at a buffet. This is what the da Stuffing my face at a buffet.

This is what the daily lunch buffet for ¥238 looks like at Portman’s Restaurant ➡️ sashimi, carvery, hairy crab & more. (They also have bread pudding)

📣 ¥138 for free flow selected beer and wine.

#shanghai #shanghaibrunch #shanghaieats #shanghaifood #上海美食
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