The Top 8 Places to Eat Near The Peninsula Spa
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Rank 1. Fu He Hui
Chinese Vegetarian
Fine dining doesn't get much more serene than Fu He Hui, a vegetarian tasting menu restaurant tucked into a leafy Former French Concession street that feels nothing like the city roaring outside. Eleven courses rotate with the seasons, each built around a single vegetable, fruit, or flower, paired with regional teas. The crowd tends toward the quietly wealthy and the genuinely curious, all speaking in hushed tones like they accidentally wandered into a very elegant temple. It's on Asia's 50 Best list, and it earns it.
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Fine dining rooms with views of the Bund are not exactly rare in Shanghai, but one serving serious Fujian cuisine is. Meet the Bund makes the case that this coastal tradition, light but deeply layered, deserves a seat at the table alongside the city's heavy hitters, and it's landed on Asia's 50 Best list to prove it. The room channels southern Fujian architecture, the crowd is dressed accordingly, and the tea pairings alone are worth the trip.
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Fine dining on the Bund that refuses to take itself too seriously, which somehow makes it more impressive. Crimson walls, white tablecloths, gloved service, the whole theater, but the set menu has a genuinely playful streak, each course weirder and more inventive than the last. The concept is a cross-China journey built around umami, and it earns its place on Asia's 50 Best list. The crowd dresses up, orders the wine pairing, and leaves a little confused in the best way.
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Rank 4. 102 House
Cantonese Chinese
Cantonese banquet cuisine, the kind historically reserved for grand celebrations, served in a small, chandelier-lit dining room on the fifth floor of a Bund landmark with river views that do most of the talking. The chef is on Asia's 50 Best list, reviving formal multi-course traditions with a seasonal eye. The crowd dresses up, keeps their voices low, and definitely made a reservation weeks ago.
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Rank 5. T'ang Court
Regional Chinese
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Rank 7. Yong Yi Ting
Shanghai Chinese
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Rank 8. Yi Long Court
Cantonese Chinese