Tables for Two

Expat and local institution on Maoming Road; the cumin-crusted pork ribs are legendary.

Stylish Wukang Road Sichuan dining room famous for its Basil Drop cocktail and tea-smoked duck.

Paul Pairet’s sunlit French café in Xintiandi; the caramelized French toast is a citywide obsession.

Lyonnaise bistro classics by Nicolas Le Bec inside a storied 1920s Xinhua Road garden villa.

Julu Road natural-wine bistro capturing the effortless energy of young Shanghai.

Automated tabletop charcoal skewers of Inner Mongolian lamb—a late-night cult hit with Korean travelers.