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Must-Visit Restaurants
Top 50 Must-Visit Restaurants in Shanghai [2025]
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Ren He Guan (Xuhui)
4.6
/5
448 reviews
Shanghai Cuisine
From BHD 9.000
Dapuqiao Area | 3.5 km from downtown
Address: 407 Zhaojiabang Road, Shanghai, China Mainland
Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
Old Shanghai's golden hits recreate its former glory
Classic Shanghai cuisine with a creative twist
Saved by 1690 users153 positive reviews
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🌟Shanghai local cuisine with one Michelin star
🍎The portions of their dishes are small, so be sure to make a reservation! The location is suitable for 4-6 people. The seat is not big (B5), but the service is pretty good. Water will be poured all the time. It is not bad if you are treating guests.
🦀Crab Meal Bibimbap (199 yuan for 1-2 people) This is really good if you can order small portions. If there are not many people, the waiter will help divide the mixture after mixing. It is good for four people to have a small taste.
🍗The braised pork (27 yuan per serving) is for one person. If you don’t want to be too tired, you can share one piece for two people. The waiter can also help cut it. If you eat a small amount, it will feel good and it will feel more refined.
🍲The lion's head (1 portion 27 yuan) is also served per person and comes with soup. If you don't order the soup separately, this is a good treat and tastes relatively light. But the food was served very slowly. Even the pan-fried buns came and this one hasn’t been served yet.
👍The other dishes are also pretty good, and the taste is more memorable than the first time I ate it many years ago
⚠️Be sure to make a reservation! The queue on site started at 16:30 and ended up on the road until we came out at 19:30 after finishing our meal.
💰About 180 yuan per person
It is a local cuisine restaurant that has been open for quite some time. The environment is more characteristic of the 1920s and 1930s. The food is very exquisite. No matter it is dishes or dim sum, there is always a constant stream of diners. I always order the crab roe rice!
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SHANGHAI CLASSICAL RESTAURANT
4.7
/5
3318 reviews
Shanghai Cuisine
From BHD 8.000
Yu Garden Area | 1.6 km from downtown
Address: No. 242 Fuyou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai China
Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
Traditional opera performances add to the fun of dining
The ancient-style architecture complements the delicious food, making it perfect for photos
Saved by 612 users1062 positive reviews
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The water-free and oil-free Eight Treasure Duck is so delicious that you can't stop eating it.
Eight Treasure Duck contains duck meat, salted egg yolk, chestnuts, lotus seeds, glutinous rice and other ingredients. It feels like a duck meat version of "big zongzi".
I think China has a rich variety of food, such as traditional Shanghainese dishes, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese dim sum, etc., old Beijing noodles with soybean paste, Xinjiang pilaf, roujiamo and oil-splashed noodles from Xi'an, Shaanxi, spicy hot pot from Chongqing, Sichuan, etc. Of course, you have to come to Inner Mongolia to try our mutton and beef.
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Da Hu Chun (Middle Sichuan Road)
4.6
/5
1195 reviews
Snacks
From BHD 1.000
The Bund Area | 1.6 km from downtown
Address: 四川中路136号
Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
A 90-Year Heritage of Shanghai Flavor
Opened for Over 90 Years
Saved by 2241 users477 positive reviews
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When it comes to all kinds of snacks in Shanghai, shengjian is definitely not absent, and [Da Huchun (Sichuan Middle Road Store)], which has always adhered to the Qingshui School for 91 years, is full of the traditional taste of old Shanghai!
👉 The unique fully fermented dough, almost without adding jelly, constitutes the iconic taste of Da Huchun.
👉 I love the crispy taste of [Dongtaixiang] semi-fermented, and the softness of [Da Huchun] fully fermented.
👉 Take a bite, don't worry about the greasy feeling of the juicy shengjian, there is only the sweet and juicy feeling of the meat filling.
👉 As the head office of [Da Huchun], the Sichuan Middle Road Store is better than other branches in terms of the attitude of the cashier aunt and the environment in the store.
Crab roe pan-fried dumplings are very fragrant, with the freshness of crab roe, crab roe and meat mixed together. Foie gras pan-fried dumplings have a unique taste, a different texture, goose liver is very soft in the mouth, and the combination with meat makes the pan-fried dumplings have a layered texture in the mouth. Shrimp pan-fried dumplings have large shrimps in the filling, and the taste is OK. Fresh meat pan-fried dumplings are the most traditional pan-fried dumplings. Curry beef vermicelli soup has a curry taste, a small amount of beef, slightly sweet, and the taste is a bit strange, a different feeling. Fresh shrimp wontons are a bit salty, but the taste is OK. [Mint] Environment:
It is relatively simple and not very big. [Service bell] Service:
It is OK, you can order and take it yourself.
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Qiao Ai Lai Lai Xiao Long (Huangpu)
4.4
/5
319 reviews
Snacks
From BHD 3.000
People's Square Area | 714m from downtown
Address: TianJin Road 506, Shanghai China
Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
Classic Crab Meat Soup Dumplings with an Authentic Shanghai Flavor
Over 30 Years of History
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a tiny spot with big flavors! The crab roe xiao long bao 🦀 here is a must-try — thin skin, rich broth, melt-in-your-mouth filling. 😋The queue 🚶♀️🚶♂️ can get long (we waited ~30 mins), but totally worth it.Simple, local vibe and great value. Perfect for dumpling lovers visiting Shanghai! 🏮✨
The best crab meat dumplings in Shanghai. Recommended for tourists to try. For fresh meat dumplings, I still prefer Yuyuan Nanxiang dumplings. You may need to wait in line for a table at this restaurant in People's Square. The environment and service are so-so. The main thing is that it tastes good. The price is a bit expensive, 100+ per person
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Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
4.6
/5
3181 reviews
Snacks
From BHD 5.000
Yu Garden Area | 1.7 km from downtown
Address: 豫园路87号
Achieved a 2-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
Shanghai xiaolongbao with thin skin, plenty of soup, and a non-greasy taste
Founded during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty
Saved by 648 users333 positive reviews
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It is a must-eat every year, and everyone is happy.
Among the steamed buns, the fresh meat and crab roe are the most classic, and the quality control is also good; the matsutake mushrooms are delicious, but the quality is unstable, and the ingredients today are slightly inferior; I tried the black truffle as a new one, and the three people had different reviews; the crab paste is not on the market, so come early . Crab meat, shrimp balls and scallops and egg skin soup are my family’s standard dishes. The rest are mediocre, just making up the numbers.
The steamed buns from Shanghai are particularly good at this one, but when I go to Fukuoka, the taste is different and I can’t eat them.
Southern orange, northern orange.
The best Xiaolongbao, in my opinion, the best Xiaolongbao restaurant in Shanghai is Nanxiang Mantou Restaurant.
[Taste]
|Xiaolongbao^ and |Signature Crab Roe and Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao^ are definitely must-order, very delicious, the first bite, the soup fills your mouth, very good.
|Crab Roe White Jade Roll^ is also worth a try, recommended to try.
|Soup Shrimp Ball^ is also delicious.
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POP on the bund
4.5
/5
537 reviews
Western-style
From BHD 22.000
The Bund Area | 1.7 km from downtown
Address: No.3 Waitan, No.3 Zhongshan East 1st Road 7/f, Shanghai 200002 China
Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
Face the Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower and enjoy the city skyline
Pop culture decor
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The main attraction is the scenic view especially at night. The restaurant can be a bit crowded especially during the evening, but if you have the time you could come earlier and have a chill time drinking at your favorite spot. The food in my opinion is above average but not fantastic. Based on my observation the place is definitely popular among the expatriates, where you see people from various nationalities hanging out and having a good time.
[Environment] I really wanted to see the river view, so I chose this restaurant for a last-minute reservation. The environment is very nice and quiet, but if I could book a terrace earlier, the view would be better.
[Taste] The taste is good, the Boston lobster is quite fresh, of course the children are more interested in desserts.
As for the steak, maybe I can't taste the fine bran, so I won't comment on it.
[Service] The service is very good, lemonade will be served to customers in time, and the appetizers, main dishes and desserts must be specially told to the staff before they are served (I am a little uncomfortable with this, maybe the western restaurants I went to before were not so high-end 😂)
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Laoxingxian
4.4
/5
44 reviews
Shanghai Cuisine
From BHD 13.000
Huaihai Road Area/Xintiandi Area | 2 km from downtown
Address: 5th Floor, Parkson Shopping Mall, No. 918, Middle Huaihai Road.
Featured in 2026 China 100 - Must-visit Restaurants
Highlights:
Widely acclaimed authentic Shanghai cuisine
Located in the core business district of Huaihai Road
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Lao Xing Xian | Not on the list, but with a unique flavor
Recently, I want to recommend a delicious local restaurant
Although this restaurant is hardly on any list, and I haven't seen any publicity, it was recommended by friends, so I came to eat; at noon on weekends, the big table was full, and it felt like a gathering place for the elderly in Shanghai, and it seemed to be quite recognized by the older generation
🌻 Seafood rice crust in tomato sauce, my favorite today, served hot, with the sauce directly poured on the toppings, sizzling, and fragrant, all on the table, indeed there are a lot of ingredients, sweet and sour, the rice crust dipped in the sauce has a rich taste, and the taste is crispy and fragrant
🌻 White roasted eel back, the aroma of white pepper and coriander alternates, fresh and tender, not fishy, and it's even nicer when paired with noodles
🌻 Bone-in chicken fried with eight-treasure chili sauce I didn't expect the dishes on the first page of this menu to be a bit disappointing. The hot sauce was not spicy and a bit too salty. The bone-in chicken was good, but not fresh enough. The waiter was quite attentive and reminded me to be careful when eating. #Recommend #Find a delicious and inexpensive restaurant to see the must-eat list #Must-eat restaurant for gatherings #Authentic Shanghai restaurant #A big reveal of hidden restaurants that only locals know about
You have to make an appointment in advance for a private room and pay a deposit. We were four people, and we were given a private room that could seat six people. It was very spacious and comfortable, so we sat there for the whole afternoon [laughing and crying]. There is a minimum consumption of 💰1800, including drinks;
The most expensive one is the East China Sea hairtail fish. The smallest one that day weighed one and a half pounds. This dish cost more than 700. It was fresh and tender, but we ordered a lot of dishes. The four of us didn’t finish them, which was painful...
Hand-picked shrimps were originally only given to those who ate in the hall, not in the private room. After some communication, they gave them to us anyway. The store is very adaptable, haha
Its business is super good, and it’s even better on weekends. If friends come to Shanghai in the future, I will choose this restaurant to entertain them. The quality of the dishes and the service are all very impressive!
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Xian DeLai PaiGuNianGao (YunNan South Road)
4.5
/5
965 reviews
Fast Food
From BHD 1.000
Huaihai Road Area/Xintiandi Area | 627m from downtown
Address: 云南南路36号
Featured in 2026 China 100 - Must-visit Restaurants
Highlights:
Old Shanghai-Style Pork Ribs with Rice Cakes: Crispy, Soft, and Chewy
A century of authentic flavor
Saved by 623 users252 positive reviews
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Blossoming nostalgia 🍭Pork Ribs New Year Cake
2024-1-12
The second part of the three-person tutoring group for poor students, the Flowery Pork Ribs and Rice Cake Check-in Group
establish
It hit 10:30, and the queue was very fast. It only took a while from queuing to the time when the pork ribs and rice cakes were served.
20 minutes😃After eating, I came out and saw the people mountair in picture 5
people sea😂
Spare ribs and rice cakes. Ordered Set A for 23, one piece of ribs, 4 pieces of rice cakes + one bowl
The single-serve soup and pork ribs rice cake are better than expected. The pork ribs are very delicious and the meat is very good.
Thick, fried rice cakes seem to be more delicious like those fried in other stores.
The single level of pepper is about a pound's worth of pepper, it's so spicy that it's a mess
Sure enough, the spareribs are spareribs and the rice cakes are rice cakes. The fresher spareribs are better than the new year ones.
The cake is delicious😋After posting, other friends recommended fresh fried quail
The aunt sitting next door is a wealthy person. Picture 7. A family of four guests. Pork ribs and rice cake + two pieces.
Large ribs + a gift bag of 10 pieces of ribs
Fresh Pork Xiao Kun Chuan 9, the price is very conscientious even though it is not in Shanghai
The kind of gauze little wontons that people eat at stalls, and the fresh little wontons too.
Thick-skin wontons can be understood as normal wontons that are smaller in size, but
Only the meat is stuffed, lusty one by one
!! Rare guides and tips for two people to cooperate and one person to line up and order.
Find a seat alone (food will be served, don’t worry about yourself)
Queue to get it) The first choice is to take a walk on the second floor. The second floor has a good environment and many seats.
Spare ribs are pork ribs and rice cakes are rice cakes.
This time, Xian De Lai went crazy and started selling cards on Dragon TV's live broadcast at the door. Boxes of rice cakes kept arriving.
Serve:
The waiters and aunts are all from out of town, and their attitude is not to say bad. It's also a bit...
The color of Qi in the plate
!! If you order the spareribs rice cake a la carte, it’s 15 per person for one piece of ribs and two pieces.
rice cake
It’s another noisy day!
This is a famous old-fashioned food restaurant in Shanghai. It is recommended for tourists visiting Shanghai to try it. Its classic combination is pork ribs and rice cake + single gear. The pork ribs are fried twice in oil, which makes them crispy on the outside and locks in the juice in the meat. The rice cake is also produced by a special manufacturer, and the sweet dipping sauce is a perfect combination.
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THE YIDAO RESTAURANT
4.9
/5
119 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From BHD 26.000
The Bund Area | 1.8 km from downtown
Address: 2F, Yifeng Bund Source, 88 Yuanmingyuan Road
Highlights:
Savor Oriental elegance amidst ink, light, and shadow
An artistic light and shadow show in a historic villa
74% positive reviews100+ recent views
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Yidao (Bundyuan Branch) My friends chose this small gathering and made reservations in advance. I like the service. The service attitude is great. The dishes were served and the empty plates were cleared in time. The honeydew melon was very sweet after the meal, and a small smile was given after the meal.
Classic Huaiyang soft pocket, fresh eel shreds, the seasoning is a bit salty
Black tiger shrimp with scallion flavor, delicious
Steamed crab with pickled bones, I have eaten this dish at Sinan Mansion, it is so-so
Black pepper Nanjing roast duck, crispy skin and tender meat, not bad
Purple cod lion head, light and fresh
Straw-tied pork, the sweetness can be added a little more, and the fat part can be a little less, it will be more delicious
Stir-fried vegetable moss Black truffle roasted vegetables, the vegetarian dishes are delicious
Single garlic fresh scallops Yangzhou steamed dumplings Moss and pine nut sesame balls Caramel baked brulee are also good
Finally came to check in, booked a single set meal in advance, lunch on weekdays is so cost-effective.
Appetizers, pickled cucumbers, eaten with porridge in the company cafeteria every day, 1 yuan is a lot...
Appetizer, it turned out to be garlic, I couldn't taste it at all, I thought it was radish. Panax notoginseng seedlings, first time trying, it's okay.
Mingyue Edelweiss Tofu, 108 dollars, well-deserved, like an edelweiss. Chicken soup, delicious.
Marbled beef, tender and melts in the mouth.
Lobster: creamy, delicious.
Scallion and wild rice stewed with sea cucumber, the soup is so rich and fresh, it feels like your mouth is sticky.
Shrimp roe Yangchun noodles, the noodles are so thin, there are too many scallions...
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10
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Li Baixie Crab Roe Noodles
4.4
/5
124 reviews
Seafood
From BHD 5.000
The Bund Area | 1.9 km from downtown
Address: 3rd Floor, No. 22, East Zhongshan 2nd Road, The Bund 22.
Highlights:
Panoramic views of the riverside "three-piece suite"
The terrace overlooks the beautiful scenery of The Bund and is perfect for photos
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A noodle restaurant that has become very popular recently~
[Environment]
Many tourists come here with their suitcases to eat. The restaurant is very popular and the seats are always full~
[Service]
The staff is very good, busy and diligent~
[Taste]
The crab roe noodles are delicious, the quantity is large, and you can refill them for free~
Pairing|side dishes^Not greasy at all~
【Service】
I give full marks to the service. The staff is very enthusiastic. Whether it is the usher or the on-site reception staff, they all provide good service.
Because I ate on the fifth floor, I wanted to pack a portion of this restaurant's | Crab Roe ^ Noodles. The staff repeatedly reminded me to eat as soon as possible and helped to pack it. Thumbs up.
【Taste】
| Crab Roe ^ Noodles are really delicious.
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