The 10 Western Restaurants in Shanghai

As a big international metropolis, Shanghai has so many western restaurants. Here are the 10 best Shanghai restaurants you should know.

1. Joy Bar Restaurant

Joy Bar Restaurant is cozy western-style bar offering various Dutch dishes with reasonable prices. You can find Dutch element in the decor and the food (croquet, Dutch fries). This may be the only restaurant in Shanghai offering Dutch Fries.

Address: 345 Wuning Nan Lu, Shanghai
Phone: 021 6230 2015

2. Macau Portuguese Restaurant 澳门葡国餐厅

Macau Portuguese is a well-known restaurant within the Portuguese community of Shanghai. The restaurant specializes in curry shrimp and chicken. Besides, the Grilled Codfish is also a must try. The restaurant also offers some featured Filipino dishes.

Address: 170 Maoming Nan Lu
Phone: 021 6433 7463

3. Wagas (Jiaozhou Lu) 沃歌斯(胶州路店)

Wagas has hearty servings of healthy gourmet sandwiches, panini, salads, pasta, homemade cakes and excellent coffee. It features friendly service and quality food at affordable prices. The manager takes care of every customer like it was their own café.

Address: 1/F, 265 Jiaozhou Lu
Phone: 021 6272 0353

4. Papa’s Bierstube 德国乡村西餐厅

Papa’s Bierstube is a popular German restaurant in Shanghai. The bar serves gravy-soaked meats and potatoes, homemade breads, sausages and well-poured beers.

Address: 22-24 Hongmei Pedestrian Street, Lane 3338 Hongmei Lu
Phone: 021 6465 8880

5. Mythos 希腊餐厅酒吧

Located deep inside the Cool Docks, the restaurant offers a good selection of Greek food mixed with Mediterranean dishes. A lounge and bar on the fourth-floor terrace provides great view of Pudong and the Bund.

Address: The Cool Docks, Bldg 6, 505 Zhongshan Nan Lu
Phone: 021 6152 6755

6. Mexico Lindo 墨西哥灵得餐厅

The restaurant`s sunny yellow walls and red brick make it an ideal place to enjoy food with Mexican atmosphere. The menu features a spicy selection of fajitas, burritos, tacos and enchiladas. The fresh salsa is pretty picante.

Address: No.39, 3338 Hongmei Lu
Phone: 021 6465 9336

7. A.D Domus 艾迪多慕思

This Italian restaurant is open since 1991. It is generally considered as the best Italian restaurant in Shanghai. A.D Domus offers casual, traditional dishes like deep-fried calamari and prawns, hearty risotto, and fresh grilled fish, in a relaxed setting and friendly atmosphere.

Address: 200 Yan’an West Rd, Jing’an, Shanghai, China
Phone: 021 6248 8499

8.  Flying Elephant 飞象西餐厅

The restaurant is only 15 minutes from the Bund. Dishes like pancakes and beef stroganoff are very popular, but the real reason to come is to sample its vodka and enjoy night performance by live Russian band.

Address: 525 Guangdong Rd, Huangpu, Shanghai, China
Phone:021 6351 0797

9. Maison Pourcel 雅克红房子

Opened in August 2010 in Shanghai, Maison Pourcel serves elaborate French cuisine with a bewildering array of ingredients and vast portions. It’s the only place in town with a three-star Michelin chef working daily in the kitchen. The 8th floor is the fine-dining arm of the operation, with views over low-rise Puxi.

Address: 35 Shaanxi South Rd, Huangpu, Shanghai, China
Phone: 021 6215 8777

10. Va Bene Italian Restaurant 华万意意大利餐厅

Va Bene is a classy Italian eatery for an upscale meal in Xintiandi area. It offers traditional dishes like carpaccio, cream of porcini soup, angel hair pasta with prawns and scallops. Va Bene is voted “Shanghai’s Best Restaurant” by the popular lifestyle magazine Shanghai Entertainment Guide.

Address: House 7, North Block, Xintiandi, Lane181, Taicang Road, Shanghai
Phone: 021 6311 2211