Dining&Restaurant

Franck Shanghai Shanghai, China Fine French cuisine and wines of distinction go hand in hand at Franck Shanghai, opened in 2007 as ‘Franck Bistrot’ in the city’s largely residential French concession by chef Franck Pécol. Pécol has since left China, but the eponymous restaurant lives on, thanks...

Coquille Seafood Bistro Shanghai, China Its name meaning ‘shell’ in French, Shanghai’s elegant but never stuffy Coquille – younger sibling of neighbouring Italian trattoria Scarpetta – marries joyful Gallic bistro classics with the freshest of local ingredients to stunning effect. Founded in the spring of 2014, and...

Canton 8 Shanghai, China Probably the world’s cheapest Michelin two-star restaurant, Canton 8 serves up traditional Cantonese cuisine and dim sum platters. Despite the stars, the restaurant feels casual, with intimate tables and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking its terrace. Simple dishes, such as the egg white fried rice...

Taian Table Shanghai, China For interactive dining of the highest calibre, Shanghai’s Taian Table demands a visit. Opened in 2016 by acclaimed German chef Stefan Stiller, who heads up a tight and talented brigade, the creative cuisine is enhanced by the experience of watching the chefs in...

Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet Shanghai, China No.35 The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 Asia’s Art of Hospitality Award 2018 Combining science lab with Michelin three-star menus, Ultraviolet is a high-concept single-table restaurant. Dispensing with à la carte – a constraint Pairet believes impairs results – the...

Villa le Bec Shanghai, China This lovingly converted 1924 villa brings a classic French bistro to the heart of Shanghai. Situated underneath shady old plane trees with an exclusive private garden, each room has been imaginatively but individually styled. The old garage is all open brickwork and...

Yi Long Court Shanghai, China Yi Long Court, the flagship restaurant of Shanghai’s The Peninsula hotel, promises a feast for the senses, from the moment you enter the glitzy, 1920s-Shanghai dining room. Amid a refined ambience, a rich colour palette sees Art Deco partitioning create a more...

Yong Fu Shanghai, China Follow your nose to Shanghai’s Yong Fu, which is a hit locally for its Ningbo menus – a native cuisine beloved for the likes of the pungent Ningbo San Chou (Three Smelly Street Foods), comprising smelly white gourds, smelly tofu and smelly amaranth....