The Best Places to Eat in China
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Rank 801. Companion Coffee
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Essential Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #801. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #801 Companion Coffee (this place) 65.951
- #801 Undef Ne 65.951
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Rank 801. Undef Ne
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Shanghai
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #801. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #801 Companion Coffee 65.951
- #801 Undef Ne (this place) 65.951
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Essential Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Shanghai
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #803. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #803 % Arabica Wukang Road (this place) 65.920
- #803 Mai Coffee 65.920
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Shanghai
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #803. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #803 % Arabica Wukang Road 65.920
- #803 Mai Coffee (this place) 65.920
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Rank 805. RAC Coffee & Bar
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Essential Coffee Shops in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Best coffee shops for work in Shanghai
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #805. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #805 RAC Coffee & Bar (this place) 65.748
- #805 SUMERIAN 65.748
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Rank 805. SUMERIAN
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Best cafes for reading in Shanghai
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #805. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #805 RAC Coffee & Bar 65.748
- #805 SUMERIAN (this place) 65.748
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Rank 807. Blue Bottle
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Shanghai Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Shanghai Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Shanghai
Why #807, not #805
Both places show 66. This one's exact Score is 65.6 and the one above is 65.7, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #805 SUMERIAN 65.7
- #807 Blue Bottle (this place) 65.6
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Rank 808. M Stand
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Best coffee shops for work in Shanghai
- World Coffee Map Best cafes for reading in Shanghai
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The menu arrives formatted as an airplane boarding pass, which tells you most of what you need to know about Avant. Jerry Tian, formerly of Alinea in Chicago, runs this contemporary fine dining room in Nanshan with a borderless, hyper-seasonal kitchen that hopscotches cuisines without apology. Next door he operates a dessert shop with its own nine-course chef's table, because apparently one room wasn't enough.
The awards
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #809. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #809 Avant (this place) 60.992
- #809 Ensue 60.992
- #809 Gem Garden 60.992
- #809 The Bay by Chef Fei 60.992
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Rank 809. Ensue
Contemporary Cantonese
A preserved radish puff shaped like a carrot, pulled from edible "soil" at the table, is a reasonable introduction to what this 40th-floor fine dining room is doing with Cantonese cooking. The team leans into obscure Guangdong ingredients and labor-intensive technique without the usual white-tablecloth severity, which takes some doing at this altitude. Rare regional fare, playful forms, and a Buddha's hand chocolate that somehow makes sense.
The awards
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #809. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #809 Avant 60.992
- #809 Ensue (this place) 60.992
- #809 Gem Garden 60.992
- #809 The Bay by Chef Fei 60.992
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Rank 809. Gem Garden
Teochew
Silk chandeliers and vintage collectibles set the mood in this dimly lit, courtyard-style Chiu Chow restaurant in Futian, where the kitchen follows the 24 solar terms as a guide to what's on the plate. The team, mostly Chaoshan natives, leans into heritage recipes and lu shui marinated dishes with a seasonal, back-to-basics discipline. A South China Morning Post 100 Top Tables pick, it draws the kind of crowd that arrives knowing exactly what to order.
The awards
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #809. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #809 Avant 60.992
- #809 Ensue 60.992
- #809 Gem Garden (this place) 60.992
- #809 The Bay by Chef Fei 60.992
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Rank 809. The Bay by Chef Fei
Cantonese
A Cantonese dining room inside the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen, where the menu spans Lingnan and Chaoshan traditions as though the two had never been separated. Chef Fei has spent decades in this cuisine, and the kitchen handles both an elaborate dim sum lunch and evening plates like crispy eel with osmanthus honey without breaking a sweat. The kind of room where the steamed BBQ pork buns alone could anchor the afternoon.
The awards
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #809. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #809 Avant 60.992
- #809 Ensue 60.992
- #809 Gem Garden 60.992
- #809 The Bay by Chef Fei (this place) 60.992