Shanghai - Jingan - All Types

226 Jinxian Lu, Shanghai 200020
8621-6256-8998

Osteria

Serial Shanghai restaurateur Eduardo Vargas is seemingly unstoppable. His latest venture is a smart Italian-Mediterranean eaterie, with an added raw food bar and a fine range of signature cocktails... read more

1/F, The Mansion, 291 Fumin Lu, Shanghai 200031
8621-6170-1318

La Dolce Vita

It's questionable whether Shanghai's congested Italian dining scene has much spare capacity, but this two-floor bar/restaurant is aiming for the discerning, though unstuffy, end of the spectrum. An... read more

A Mansion, 291 Fumin Lu, Shanghai
8621-6170-1315

Coffee Tree

Smart new café with high ceiling, delicate chandeliers, long comfy couches and framed travel photos lining the walls. Serves perhaps Shanghai's best range of fresh salads, including tomato c... read more

1F, Portman Ritz-Carlton, 1376 Nanjing West Rd., Shanghai 200040
8621-6279-8888

Tables

The Portman Ritz-Carlton's dowdy Tea Garden restaurant closed early in 2008 - but nobody quite expected the style, sophistication and modernity of its replacement, Tables. This classy restaurant is... read more

271 Fumin Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6279-2827

Bao Luo

Though it seems a little chaotic and ramshackle, this legendary diner is where the city's five-star chefs eat after hours, so the food must be pretty good. Serving home-style Shanghainese favorites... read more

38 Fumin Lu, Shanghai
[86-21] 6248-1998

Coconut Paradise

Shanghai is well served with Thai restaurants, and this is one of the best. An old townhouse has been lovingly revamped with southeast Asian hardwoods, moody lighting and lots of alcoves and semi-p... read more

87 Fumin Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6249-5628

Guyi Hunan

The super spicy hotpots of Hunan Province are the stuff of legend in China. Packed with chilli peppers, these tongue-numbing treats are once of the nation's most-cherished dishes. Order plenty of i... read more

140 Xikang Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6353-8358

Bella Napoli

A sizeable Italian contingent packs into this small trattoria for both lunch and dinner - which is usually a good recommendation. In this case, it's spot on - the unpretentious, homestyle Italian c... read more

1228 Beijing Xi Lu, Shanghai

C by House of Flour

Singaporean pastry supremo Brian Tan had been working for years at five-star hotels across Asia before he opened his own branded café. The desserts here are both delicious and inventive &nda... read more

68 Yugao Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6218-8166

Muse

Shanghai’s clubbing scene may not be the world’s most mature, but it sure is energetic. A leading late-night venue for twenty-something locals, Muse pumps out hip-hop and house for an i... read more

331 Tongren Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6247-3579

The Spot

Large, single-floor, neighborhood-style bar that throws everything into the mix – from happy hour specials to pool table, live DJs to themed parties and TV showing sports to banquet buffets. ... read more

193 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6217-9000

Issimo

A central Shanghai power dining experience par excellence. Jia Shanghai’s ‘see and be seen’ bar and restaurant was created by Tokyo-based Italian restaurateur Salvatore Cuomo and ... read more

Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu , Shanghai
(86-21) 6279-8888

Palladio

Grandly designed to resemble a Tuscan palace, the Portman Ritz-Carlton’s signature restaurant has twin personalities: drawing Shanghai’s leading business names at lunch, with a more ecl... read more

881 Yan'an Zhong Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 3222-0118

South Beauty 881

Before Philippe Starck designed Lan restaurant in Beijing, this was the flagship of Zhang Lan’s gourmet Sichuan restaurant empire. Incorporating two buildings: a restored period mansion and a... read more

99-1 Xikang Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6247-0101

Lynn

Sophisticated Shanghainese dining is on the menu at this underrated Jing’An eaterie. Tucked away down the side of the Shanghai Center, near the junction of Nanjing Xi Lu, the entrance is easy... read more

132 Nanyang Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6256-2265

Big Bamboo

Shanghai’s best beer, pool and sports bar sits on a narrow street directly behind the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Canadian-managed, it features multiple TV screens showing major sporting events, nigh... read more

86 Tongren Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6247-0320

Blue Frog

It’s curious cross between an after-work white-collar sipping station and a more raucous late-night shots-and-slams hangout. Nevertheless, this Shanghai bar institution has now expanded to ot... read more

Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6279-8888

Portman Ritz-Carlton

Something of a Puxi standard-setter, the Ritz-Carlton has long been a favored VIP and CEO hangout. To meet competition from the city’s new luxe lodgings, a multi-million-dollar overhaul of th... read more

16, Lane 351 Huashan Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6248-6118

Old House Inn

Tucked down a narrow lane this tiny, super quaint boutique hotel is located in an old Shanghai house. The entire ambience is retro-deco Shanghai, with wooden floors, four-poster beds and 1930s-styl... read more

931 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6217-9000

Jia Shanghai

Sassy, smart and sexy, Jia Shanghai is Yenn Wong’s follow-up boutique hotel to the original Hong Kong property designed by Philippe Starck. The location is super central, occupying a renovate... read more