Shanghai

The huge menu offers something for most tastes, and surprises for everyone. A rich gazpacho is served with toasted bread, tomato, roasted chile peppers, fresh anchovies, and arugula. — Condé Nast Traveler

The location of this "experimental restaurant" by Paul Pairet (of Mr & Mrs Bund fame) is a secret. — Fodor's

Shanghai’s first fine-dining Western-style restaurant, framed against the pink TV tower and other kitschy buildings of Pudong across the Huangpu River. — Travel + Leisure

This restaurant and nightclub sports a decidedly modern edge, thanks to smoked glass, romantic lighting, and an open kitchen that churns out bold Pan-Asian and Mediterranean plates. — Concierge

Chef de cuisine Franckelie Laloum... brings his top-shelf experience to this French restaurant on the 36th floor of the Pudong Shangri-La hotel. — Travel + Leisure

Located within the Rockbund development, this glamorous restaurant is the best place to indulge in fine Italian fare like Hokkaido scallops with fava beans and saffron sauce, or veal chop Milanese. — Travel + Leisure

Established in 1938, Meilongzhen is a Shanghai institution that still draws the crowds after all these years. — Frommer's

Nestled in The Waterhouse at South Bund, this Shanghai favorite serves up quality European fare like smoked potato mash with whipped bone marrow and the grilled Wagyu sirloin with shallot confit. — Travel + Leisure

Chef Eric Johnson makes liberal use of regional Asian ingredients such as lemongrass, mangosteen, and daikon radish; features organic produce and fresh flown-in seafood. — National Geographic

With its low lighting and minority-inspired designs, Lost Heaven set the mould for Shanghai-based Yunnanese restaurants and its two branches never fail to deliver a classy dining experience. — Time Out

One of Shanghai's most exuberant and un-selfconscious restaurants, is also one of the city's most acclaimed new openings in 2008. — BlackBook

A three-floored building of the Ming Dynasty style is home to this restaurant, famously said to have hosted Bill Clinton and Fidel Castro. — Travel + Leisure

This branch of the spicy Húnán favourite isn't the most popular but it's less crowded than others and the menu's equally good. — Lonely Planet

A gorgeous antique-filled villa, serving tasty traditional Shanghainese cuisine with updated interpretations. Be sure to make reservations well in advance. — Time Out

First-rate dumplings served in a modern but a touch sterile environment. — Gayot

The Peninsula’s top table is old-school fine dining: high ceilings, chandeliers and discreet service in plush rooms overlooking the Bund and the Pudong skyline. — Insight Guides

If you fancy some different flavors from the typical Shanghainese cuisine, get thee to Lost Heaven. — Frommer's

Upmarket Sichuan food in what looks like an English country house. The house speciality is beef in boiling oil – cooked at your table. ¥220/person. — Rough Guide

The resulting pan-Italian cuisine is surprisingly well executed, with unpretentious food—think garlic, fennel, and honey slow-roasted pork spare ribs—served on wooden boards and butcher paper. — Condé Nast Traveler