Shanghai - Restaurants - Asian

The Yard, Lane 210, Taikang Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6466-2416

Kommune

Sat in the centre of Taikang Lu’s artsy design stores and fashion boutiques, this unpretentious café is a popular hangout for media and arts students and local fashionistas. The food i... read more

7/F, Three on the Bund, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu (The Bund), Shanghai
(86-21) 6321-0909

The modern Asian food, high-art interior and buzzing bar are only part of the attraction. In-the-know diners make their reservations for the seventh floor terrace, which offers stunning views over ... read more

803 Julu Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 5404-5252

Shintori

The raw concrete entrance is unassuming and easily missed (look for the thin line of bamboo trees), but don’t be deterred. Split across two levels of warehouse chic, Shintori is regularly vot... 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

No. 2 Lane, 299 Fuxing Xi Lu, Shanghai
[86-21] 6433-943

Ginger

Superbly managed, Singaporean-owned café and restaurant adjacent to a yoga studio on leafy Fuxing Lu. The pan-Asian menu and cozy cuteness of the bright yellow and orange interior make it a ... read more

1/F, Shanghai Times Square, 99 Huaihai Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6386-8588

You Jia

Don’t be fooled by the shopping mall location, this fine regional restaurant is a family affair – owned and managed by a Sichuanese extended family. Super-hot Sichuan chillis are suffus... read more

House 2, Block 11, North Block Xintiandi, Shanghai
(86-21) 6326-2227

TMSK

Xintiandi’s most dazzling restaurant interior is decorated with colorful glass art and sculptures. The downstairs bar is illuminated by a kaleidoscopic counter, with glass-blown tabletops, wh... read more

4/F Three on the Bund, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu , Shanghai
(86-21) 6321-7733

Jean Georges

French superchef Jean Georges Vongerichten’s only signature restaurant beyond New York merits its considerable hype. Helmed by esteemed chef Eric Johnson, it has added a new dimension to Euro... read more

House 5, North Block Xintiandi , Shanghai
(86-21) 3307-0798

KABB

The food's OK, prices are a bit inflated and the decor needs a revamp, but KABB is nothing less than a bona fide Xintiandi institution. Popular with both local office workers and visiting tourists,... read more

House 8, Lane 181, Shanghai
(86-21) 6355-8999

T8

A neatly calibrated modern Chinese interior fused with a glassy open kitchen and elements of southeast Asian artistic élan add genuine class to Xintiandi’s dining scene. Popular with e... read more