# Top 10 Restaurants in Shanghai

From xiaolongbao counters and noodle shops to the tasting rooms. · community starter list

A list of the 7 best restaurants in Shanghai, including Fu He Hui (Changning, Shanghai). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [China](/china.md) / Shanghai
**Updated:** 2026-08-26 03:24:55

1. **[Fu He Hui](/e/fu-he-hui---1562.md)** (restaurant) — Two stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Shanghai: a vegetarian tasting room reworking Buddhist cuisine with seasonal Chinese produce and meticulous plating. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.theworlds50best.com/restaurants/best-in-asia/the-list/Fu-He-Hui.html, https://rachelgouk.com/fu-he-hui-shanghais-extraordinary-vegetarian-restaurant/
2. **[Jia Jia Tang Bao](/e/jia-jia-tang-bao---1563.md)** (restaurant) — No-frills counter near People's Square making xiaolongbao to order since 1986; still a queue-out-the-door local institution. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://rachelgouk.com/listings/jia-jia-tang-bao-huanghe-road/, https://myshanghaiguide.com/jia-jia-tang-bao-shanghai/
3. **[Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant](/e/nanxiang-steamed-bun-restaurant---1564.md)** (restaurant) — Century-old shop inside the Yu Garden bazaar credited as the birthplace of Shanghai xiaolongbao, still packing crowds for crab-roe dumplings. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Latest-WhatsNew/20240723/42e646b2e7024292ad8d7e732add62b4.html, https://myshanghaiguide.com/yu-gardens-shanghai/
4. **[Lost Heaven on the Bund](/e/lost-heaven-on-the-bund---1565.md)** (restaurant) — Yunnan and Ancient Tea Horse Road cooking near the Bund, from smoked ham to Dai-style pineapple rice, in a minority-textile-lined dining room. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/4594/Lost_Heaven_(Yanan_Lu)_shanghai, http://www.lostheaven.com.cn/restaurant/lost-heaven/
5. **[Lao Zheng Xing](/e/lao-zheng-xing---1566.md)** (restaurant) — Shanghai's oldest Benbang dining room, open since 1862, still serving stir-fried eel and oil-burst river shrimp on three floors near Fuzhou Road. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/shanghai-benbang-cuisine-restaurants, https://www.gastroroam.com/blog/lao-zheng-xing-shanghai-michelin-starred-shanghainese-restaurant
6. **[Dong Tai Xiang](/e/dong-tai-xiang---1567.md)** (restaurant) — 24-hour Shanghainese snack canteen near People's Square; the scallion-oil noodles and shengjianbao are the reason for the line at 2am. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/36323/shanghai-s-most-slurpable-scallion-oil-noodles, https://rachelgouk.com/listings/dong-tai-xiang-chongqing-road/
7. **[Ren He Guan](/e/ren-he-guan---1568.md)** (restaurant) — One star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Shanghai; Shanghainese cooking at neighbourhood prices, with crab-meat rice and braised pork drawing a Zhaojiabang Road queue. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/shanghai-benbang-cuisine-restaurants, https://seeingtheworldinsteps.com/2025/03/16/southern-tour-%E5%8D%97%E5%B7%A1-ren-he-guan-shanghai-1-michelin-star-restaurant-review-best-shanghainese-cantonese-cheap-china-1starmichelin/

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