T8 – Dark and Fiery

Mystically named T8 is acclaimed to be one of the best restaurants in Shanghai, and Conde Nast has selected it to be on the top 50 restaurants of the world. Not bad reputation.

The place is ultra-designed, a lot of darkness with a few strategically placed lightspots here and there. The kitchen is open to the tables — you can also ask a seat on a bar table next to kitchen to see in detail how your meal is prepared.

The food is excellent and costy in Shanghai standards. We ate two course lunch with 10e per person plus beverages. It was clearly the best lunch I’ve ever had, due to the food, the atmosphere and the company. The place was surprisingly empty, so table reservation seems not to be necessary for the lunch during low season.

T8, Building 8, North Block, Xintiandi, Lane 181, Taicang Lu, Shanghai, China, +86 21 6355 8999, t8@ghmhotels.com