These are the restaurants in Shanghai that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, and follow the links on each card to the award or article behind it.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: Fu He Hui (福和慧), Ling Long (凌珑) and Meet the Bund (遇外滩).
- 31 places: 17 with MICHELIN stars, 3 on a 50 Best list, 3 in the Black Pearl guide, 4 Bib Gourmand, 9 from other guides.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Fu He Hui (福和慧)
$$$$Shanghai · Vegetarian Chinese
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 2026#11 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026#64 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 (51-100)90.5/100 · La Liste 2026A meat-free fine-dining restaurant from chef Tony Lu, serving set menus that change with the seasons and showcase produce from across China. MICHELIN gives it two stars, and it ranks No. 11 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026.
1037 Yuyuan Road, Changning, Shanghai
Screenshot of restaurantlinglong.com Ling Long (凌珑)
$$$$Shanghai · Innovative Chinese
#9 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 20261 Star · MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 20262 Diamonds · Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2026 (黑珍珠餐厅指南)89/100 · La Liste 2026Chef Jason Liu's eight-course menu travels across China's regions around the idea of umami, served in a century-old building on the Bund. It ranks No. 9 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 and holds one MICHELIN star.
105, 1F, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road, Huangpu, ShanghaiMeet the Bund (遇外滩)
$$$Shanghai · Fujianese
#6 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026#94 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 (51-100)80.5/100 · La Liste 2026A Fujianese fine-dining restaurant that opened in 2019, named the Best Restaurant in Mainland China on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026, where it ranks No. 6. Its signature Buddha Jumps Over the Wall uses fish maw and sea cucumber instead of shark's fin.
56F, West Tower, Raffles City The Bund, Hongkou, Shanghai
Screenshot of sh.taian-table.cn Shanghai · Innovative tasting menu
Shanghai's only three-star restaurant in the 2026 MICHELIN selection, run by chef Stefan Stiller since 2016. Guests sit at a counter around the open kitchen for a 10- or 12-course menu that mixes German technique with Asian flavours.
101-102, Building 1, Garden Office, No. 161, Lane 465, Zhenning Road, Changning, Shanghai
Screenshot of yongfugroup.com Shanghai · Ningbo seafood
3 Diamonds · Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2026 (黑珍珠餐厅指南)1 Star · MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 202697/100 · La Liste 2026A Ningbo restaurant high above the North Bund, with seafood such as white crab and yellow croaker shipped daily from the East China Sea. It is one of six restaurants given three diamonds in the 2026 Black Pearl guide and holds one MICHELIN star.
56F, East Tower, Raffles City The Bund, 1089 Dongdaming Road, Hongkou, ShanghaiTou Zao (头灶)
$$$$Shanghai · Cantonese
A Cantonese chef's-table restaurant built around wok cooking, serving a single set menu. In 2026 it moved up to two MICHELIN stars and to two Black Pearl diamonds.
Shop 211, East Wing, Shanghai Centre, 1376 West Nanjing Road, Jing'an, Shanghai
Screenshot of ottoemezzobombana.com Shanghai · Italian
Chef Umberto Bombana's Shanghai restaurant, near the Bund, with a cocktail bar and a glass-walled wine cellar. It holds two MICHELIN stars for modern Italian cooking.
6-7F, Associate Mission Building, 169 Yuanmingyuan Road, Huangpu, Shanghai
Screenshot of selectionbydu.com Shanghai · Chaozhou
A Chaozhou (Teochew) restaurant in a villa with five private rooms, promoted to two stars in 2026. MICHELIN notes that the chef sources ingredients from his Chaoshan hometown.
B5 Villa, 1665 Hongqiao Road, Changning, Shanghai
Screenshot of davittorio.com Shanghai · Italian
The Shanghai outpost of the Cerea family's Da Vittorio from Brusaporto, Lombardy. It holds two MICHELIN stars and sits in the Bund Finance Centre.
3F, N3 Building, The Bund Finance Centre, 600 Zhongshan Dong Er Road, Huangpu, Shanghai
Screenshot of imperialtreasure.com.cn Shanghai · Cantonese
The Shanghai branch of the Singapore-based Imperial Treasure group, near the Bund. MICHELIN gives it two stars for dim sum, roast meats and seafood.
L402-403, 4F, Yi Feng Galleria, 99 East Beijing Road, Huangpu, ShanghaiJi Pin Court (吉品轩)
$$$Shanghai · Cantonese
A two-star Cantonese restaurant in central Xuhui. MICHELIN singles out its claypot chicken with sand ginger and its tea-smoked pigeon.
3F, 55 South Wulumuqi Road, Xuhui, Shanghai
Screenshot of langhamhotels.com T'ang Court (唐阁)
$$$$Shanghai · Cantonese
Chef Tony Su's Cantonese dining room in The Langham, Xintiandi, promoted to two stars in 2026. MICHELIN points to the crispy-skin lacquered chicken.
5F, The Langham Xintiandi, 99 Madang Road, Huangpu, Shanghai
Screenshot of bulgarihotels.com Shanghai · Cantonese
The Bvlgari Hotel's Chinese restaurant, set in a century-old building next to the hotel. It holds two MICHELIN stars for Cantonese cooking such as roast suckling pig.
3F, Chamber of Commerce Building, Lane 108, North Shanxi Road, Jing'an, ShanghaiCanton 8 (Huangpu) (喜粤8号)
$$Shanghai · Cantonese, dim sum
The most affordable of Shanghai's two-star restaurants, with handmade dim sum and classic Cantonese dishes from a Hong Kong chef. MICHELIN prices it as a moderate spend.
63 Runan Street, Huangpu, Shanghai
Screenshot of xinrongji.com Shanghai · Taizhou
The Xin Rong Ji group's Shanghai flagship, set in a mansion once owned by I. M. Pei's family. It holds two MICHELIN stars for a seafood-led Taizhou menu.
170 Nanyang Road, Jing'an, ShanghaiCheng Long Hang (Huangpu) (成隆行蟹王府)
$$$Shanghai · Hairy crab
A one-star restaurant devoted to hairy crab, which runs its own crab farm to secure supply. MICHELIN mentions drunken crab steeped in Shaoxing wine.
216 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu, ShanghaiFu 1088 (福一零八八)
$$$Shanghai · Shanghainese
A 1920s townhouse with 16 private rooms serving refined Shanghainese dishes such as smoked mackerel. It holds one MICHELIN star.
375 Zhenning Road, Jing'an, ShanghaiLao Zheng Xing (老正兴)
$$Shanghai · Shanghainese
Founded in 1862 and described by MICHELIN as possibly the oldest Shanghainese restaurant in the city, it has been at this Fuzhou Road address since 1997. It holds one MICHELIN star.
556 Fuzhou Road, Huangpu, ShanghaiNan Xing Yuan (南兴园)
$$$$Shanghai · Sichuan
A high-end Sichuan restaurant founded in Shanghai in 2019 by chef Deng Huadong, who won season 2 of the Tencent Video cooking contest Yi Fan Feng Shen with a final menu ending in mapo tofu. MICHELIN lists it as a Selected restaurant that serves only pre-ordered, tailored menus and takes a deposit on booking.
- Getting a table: Tailored menus only, pre-ordered with a deposit (per MICHELIN)
Covered by Beijing News (新京报), Xinhua (news.cn) and Phoenix New Media Food (凤凰网美食)
Building 12, 1728 Middle Huaihai Road, Xuhui, ShanghaiLe Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire at Shanghai Jianyeli Capella Hotel
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 81.
480 West Jianguo Road, 200031 ShanghaiMaison Lameloise
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.5.
68F, 501 Middle Yincheng Road, Pudong New Area, 200120 ShanghaiStone Sal
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 81.5.
1M, Annex, 9 Donghu Road, Xuhui District, 200031 ShanghaiThree on the Bund - Jean Georges Shanghai
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.
3 Zhongshan East 1st Road, Huangpu, Shanghai大董海参店 Da Dong - Shanghai
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.
5F, Réel Mall, Park Place, 1601 Nanjing West Road, Jing'an District, 200041 Shanghai新荣记 - Xin Rong Ji
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.5.
170 Nan Yang Lu, Jing An Qu, 200041 Shanghai福1015 - FU1015
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 75.
1015 Yu Yuan Lu, Chang Ning Qu, 200031 Shanghai西郊5号 Xijiao No.5 - Maggie 5
Shanghai
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.
669 Hong Gu Lu, Chang Ning Qu, 200336 ShanghaiGong De Lin (West Nanjing Road) (功德林)
$Shanghai · Vegetarian Shanghainese
A Shanghainese vegetarian institution serving plant-based versions of meat and fish dishes since 1922. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
445 West Nanjing Road, Huangpu, ShanghaiLan Xin (Jinxian Road) (兰心)
$Shanghai · Shanghainese home cooking
A small Shanghainese restaurant in a former house on Jinxian Road, often with a queue down the street. MICHELIN lists it as a Bib Gourmand and recommends the braised pork.
130 Jinxian Road, Huangpu, ShanghaiLu Bo Lang (绿波廊)
$$Shanghai · Shanghainese dim sum
A restaurant by the Yuyuan Garden area known for Shanghainese dim sum such as turnip pastries and osmanthus rice cakes. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
115 Yuyuan Old Street, City God Temple, Huangpu, Shanghai
Photo: Eason Lai from 上海, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Nanxiang Steamed Bun (南翔馒头店)
$Shanghai · Xiaolongbao
A xiaolongbao shop at the City God Temple founded in 1900, known for thin-skinned pork soup dumplings and constant queues. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
85 Yuyuan Road, City God Temple, Huangpu, Shanghai
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A place gets in one of two ways. It holds an award in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition of a recognised list, or it is a local institution that at least two established outlets have covered. We do not rank, and nothing here is paid for. The order on the page follows list standing first, then press coverage. The full method is in the note at the end.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Shanghai is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 2026, The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 (51-100), Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2026 (黑珍珠餐厅指南), La Liste 2026, 一饭封神 (Yi Fan Feng Shen) Season 2, 2026 and Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
Every entry was checked against its sources on 26 October 2026. Lists change every year and restaurants close, so check opening days and book directly before you travel.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026