100 Century Avenue was the world's highest bar, restaurant and private dining room until Burj Khalifa beat it in 2011. In 2020, they closed and changed the bar area into a banquet hall. Now it is a restaurant. Serving Western, Chinese and Japanese cuisine, the... Read more
Izakaya and sake bar concept in the Guoman Hotel. Read more
Puppy Cubby Café is one of (possibly the) best puppy cafes in Shanghai, built by dog lovers, for dog lovers. It hews close to the Japanese progenitors of the genre; clean, relaxing, and humane. The name is less about age and more about the size of the dogs; it's home... Read more
Most is a Japanese restaurant, bar and cafe concept. The menu focuses primarily on sushi and sashimi, but also features Japanese noodle dishes and donburi bowls. It's a small but comfortable space and the decor skews heavily toward the trendy post-industrial look —... Read more
Toriyasu is a superb Japanese yakitori restaurant that elevates grilled chicken skewers to a study in detail and perfection. Packed with salarymen and the occasional couple on a date. It's tough to find. Walk north on Huichuan Lu and look for a slatted wood facade... Read more
Bankura is a tiny Japanese restaurant situated just shy of street level. Menu offerings are standard izakaya fare--small plates of grilled seafood and meats, etc.--with a focus on soba noodles. A 39rmb lunch deal makes it a popular mid-day haunt. Read more
Situated in a majestic villa, Shari does contemporary Japanese cuisine, presented in the "capo" or "kaiseki" fine-dining style, that's a multi-course Japanese meal that incorporates sashimi, meat and fish dishes, miso soup and rice. The villa is peaceful and calm,... Read more
From the same people who brought Lucky Mart on Fumin Lu, Lucky Diner is the sequel that expands into an all-day eating spot. Their food is described as the fusion result of Japanese flavors with American classic diner dishes. It's more for fans of Japanese takes than... Read more
SakeMate is Shanghai's first dedicated restaurant and bar serving NIKKEI cuisine in a cozy but trendy atmosphere. Located on the Bund, SakeMate is from the same crew behind Goodfellas and Captain Bar, with Chef Jaime Ajito, bringing South American influences to... Read more
The final piece in the three-piece restaurant puzzle at Shanghai EDITION, Jason Atherton's brain child HIYA might look a bit Japanese but it's more like "inspired by" Japanese izakayas. "Inspired" because, despite having a very Japanese kitchen (headed up by... Read more
Part of the massive Lost Heaven complex on Julu Lu (which we wrote about here), More Than Eat was shut down in 2017 and reopened in 2018 with about half a dozen F&B concepts on the first floor of... Read more
The rebirthed Nakama, expect top-notch yakiniku opposite Jian Ye Li. Read more
Decent sized Japanese restaurant in Jing'an specializing in Teppanyaki. Read more
Sister outlet to the fine, fine, fine Sushi Oyama, with a daily changing set menu of small dishes. Overseen by Oyama of Sushi Oyama, run by a chef from Tokyo who's worked for Nadaman and Nobu. Read more
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