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Best Restaurants Open on Monday in Shanghai 2026

Shanghai breaks the European rule. Where Berlin and Paris rest their best rooms on a Monday, China dines seven days, and the city's starred Chinese kitchens keep Monday lunch and dinner without a second thought. That makes Monday one of the easiest nights to land a serious table here, two Michelin stars included. The only Monday closures are a handful of Western tasting rooms that imported the European habit, plus one that has shut for good. The list below leads with the grandest rooms that open Monday, ranked by what each is for, with prices in renminbi and the closures flagged so you do not waste an evening.

The dining room at 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, the Bund Shanghai
Photo: Google Places. The dining room at 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, the Bund, Shanghai.

Why a Monday list matters in Shanghai

The instinct most travellers carry into Shanghai is the European one: assume the best kitchens close at the start of the week. In Shanghai that instinct is mostly wrong. Chinese dining runs seven days, and the city's Cantonese and Shanghainese fine-dining houses treat Monday as ordinary trade, lunch and dinner alike. A diner who lands on a Monday will find more grand rooms open here than in almost any Western capital, and a far easier reservation than on a weekend.

The exceptions are worth naming because they are the rooms a Western visitor is most likely to want. Da Vittorio, the two-star Italian, closes Monday, Taian Table runs only Tuesday to Saturday, and Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, once the city's three-star spectacle, has closed for good. So the Monday play is to lean into the Chinese rooms, where the cooking is at its strongest in any case. The order below leads with the grand Bund Italian and the starred Cantonese houses, then closes with a French room on the river. A note on booking: hotel restaurants take cards and concierge reservations, while standalone venues prefer Chinese apps and mobile payment. Hours were checked against current listings in June 2026. For the rest of the week, start with the Shanghai dining guide.

The Monday list

1

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana

Italian fine dining · the Bund, Shanghai · 2 Michelin stars · RMB 1,200–2,500 per head

Monday hours: Dinner 18:00–21:00 (lunch Thursday–Sunday)

The Shanghai branch of Umberto Bombana's two-star Italian room sits on Yuanmingyuan Road just off the Bund, the grandest Western table in the city to open on a Monday. The hand-cut tagliolini with white truffle in season and the slow-cooked meats are the order, and a meal runs from RMB 1,200 well into four figures a head. It opens Monday for dinner only, with lunch running Thursday to Sunday, so this is an evening booking. Reserve the dinner sitting ahead and ask for a table angled toward the river; it is the Monday choice when the occasion calls for European fine dining.

2

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine

Cantonese · the Bund, Shanghai · 2 Michelin stars · RMB 600–1,200 per head

Monday hours: 11:30–15:00, 18:00–23:00

Imperial Treasure brings the Hong Kong standard of Cantonese fine dining to the Yi Feng Galleria on East Beijing Road, a polished room that holds two Michelin stars. The roast suckling pig and the barbecued meats are the dishes to order, with a meal around RMB 600 to 1,200 a head. It opens Monday for both lunch and dinner, seven days a week, which makes it the most reliable starred Monday booking in the city. The dim sum at Monday lunch is the value play; the roast meats at dinner are the occasion. Either way, a Monday table here is straightforward.

3

Fu He Hui

Vegetarian tasting · Jing'an, Shanghai · 2 Michelin stars · RMB 600–900 per head

Monday hours: 11:00–13:00, 17:30–21:00

Fu He Hui is China's pre-eminent fine vegetarian room, a serene multi-storey space on Yuyuan Road in Jing'an where the two-star tasting menu draws on Buddhist temple traditions. The seasonal courses, matsutake and bamboo pith among them, are built without meat or strong aromatics yet land with real depth. A meal runs around RMB 600 to 900 a head. It opens Monday for lunch and dinner, an unusual thing for a tasting room of this rank, and the calm of the room makes it a fine Monday choice for a slower, contemplative meal rather than a loud one.

4

Canton 8

Cantonese · Huangpu, Shanghai · 2 Michelin stars · RMB 400–700 per head

Monday hours: 11:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00

Canton 8 is the value benchmark among Shanghai's starred rooms, a two-Michelin-star Cantonese kitchen on Runan Street in the old town that delivers serious cooking at a fraction of the Bund prices. The crispy char siu and the double-boiled soups are the order, with a meal around RMB 400 to 700 a head. It opens Monday for lunch and dinner, daily, and the relaxed room makes a Monday here the easiest serious meal in the city. It is the pick when you want two-star Cantonese cooking without a two-star bill, particularly for a Monday lunch.

5

Yi Long Court

Cantonese · the Bund, Shanghai · 1 Michelin star · RMB 800–1,500 per head

Monday hours: 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:30

Yi Long Court occupies a 1930s Shanghai-style room inside The Peninsula on the Bund, the grandest hotel Cantonese setting in the city and a holder of one Michelin star. The classic dim sum and the roasted Peking duck are the order, served in a room of dark wood and lacquer overlooking the river. A meal runs around RMB 800 to 1,500 a head. It opens Monday for lunch and dinner, daily, and as a hotel room it takes international cards and concierge bookings with ease, which makes it the simplest grand Monday reservation for a visitor. The duck needs ordering ahead.

6

Jean-Georges Shanghai

Modern French · the Bund, Shanghai · Michelin Selected · RMB 700–1,300 per head

Monday hours: 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:00

Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Shanghai flagship sits inside Three on the Bund with a river view that is among the best in the city. Now listed as Michelin Selected after a quieter recent cycle, it remains a polished modern-French room, with the egg caviar and the black truffle pizza carried over from its New York lineage. A meal runs around RMB 700 to 1,300 a head. It opens Monday for lunch and dinner, which makes it the second strong Western Monday option after Otto e Mezzo, and the daytime view across the Huangpu is reason enough to book the Monday lunch.

How to book a Monday table in Shanghai

Shanghai makes a Monday easy, but the booking routes differ by room. The hotel restaurants, Yi Long Court at The Peninsula and Jean-Georges at Three on the Bund, take international cards and concierge reservations, which makes them the simplest Monday tables for a visitor. Otto e Mezzo books direct and opens Monday for dinner only, so reserve the evening sitting ahead. The standalone Chinese rooms, Imperial Treasure, Canton 8 and Fu He Hui, are best booked through Chinese apps such as Dianping and often prefer mobile payment, so set up WeChat Pay or Alipay before you arrive. A solo Monday is easy across all of them, a fine solo-dining move, and the starred Cantonese rooms are the smart Monday play given the Western tasting rooms that close. Plan the rest of the week with the Shanghai dining guide.

Frequently asked questions

Are Michelin restaurants open on Monday in Shanghai?

Most are. Unlike Europe, Shanghai runs a seven-day dining culture, and the majority of its starred Chinese rooms keep Monday lunch and dinner. Two-star Imperial Treasure, two-star Fu He Hui, two-star Canton 8 and one-star Yi Long Court all open Monday, and two-star Otto e Mezzo opens Monday for dinner. The exceptions are a couple of Western tasting rooms: Da Vittorio and Taian Table close Monday, and Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet has closed permanently. Monday is an easy reservation night in this city, not a dark one.

Is Otto e Mezzo Bombana open on Monday in Shanghai?

Yes, for dinner. The Shanghai branch of Umberto Bombana's two-Michelin-star Italian room opens Monday evening from 6pm on the Bund, while its lunch service runs Thursday to Sunday. The hand-cut tagliolini with white truffle in season is the order, with a meal that runs into four figures in renminbi a head. It is the grandest Western Monday booking in the city, so reserve the dinner sitting ahead and ask for a table with a view toward the river.

Where can I get a good Monday dinner in Shanghai?

Because Shanghai dines seven days, the best Monday dinners are its starred Cantonese rooms. Imperial Treasure and Canton 8 both run Monday lunch and dinner with roast meats and dim sum, Yi Long Court serves a grand hotel Cantonese Monday inside The Peninsula, and Fu He Hui offers a vegetarian tasting Monday in Jing'an. For a Western Monday, Otto e Mezzo opens for dinner and Jean-Georges runs lunch and dinner on the Bund. All are easy Monday bookings by Shanghai standards.

Which Shanghai restaurants are closed on Monday?

Only a small set, almost all of them Western tasting rooms. Da Vittorio, the two-star Italian, opens Tuesday to Sunday and closes Monday, and Taian Table runs Tuesday to Saturday dinner only. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, the city's former three-star theatre of dining, closed permanently in 2025. The Cantonese and Shanghainese fine-dining houses largely ignore the Monday convention, so a Monday plan built around Chinese cooking is on safe ground.

Do you tip in Shanghai restaurants?

Generally not at standalone Chinese restaurants, which add no service charge and do not expect a tip. Five-star hotel dining rooms like Yi Long Court at The Peninsula typically add a service charge of 10 to 15 percent instead. For booking, the hotel rooms take international cards and concierge reservations, while standalone venues are best booked through Chinese apps and often prefer mobile payment, so travel with a working WeChat Pay or Alipay set up where you can.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week with the full Shanghai dining guide, or by occasion with solo dining at the counter. By cuisine, see the best Chinese restaurants worldwide, the best Italian restaurants worldwide and the best French restaurants worldwide. Travelling on through China? Compare with the Hangzhou dining guide and the Hong Kong dining guide. For the global view on closing nights, read where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.