Top 10 Seafood Restaurants in Shanghai

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Visitors who love fresh and tasty seafood will find a  feast of it in Shanghai. A large number of restaurants in the city serve seafood dishes, soup, porridge, and hot pot. The main food materials include fish, prawns, crabs, and abalones.

Cantonese cuisine restaurants scattered here and there in the city are usually good choices to taste seafood; however the prices are a little high. Want inexpensive seafood? You can go to Tongchuan Road in Putuo District of Shanghai. There is a big seafood market, where you can buy fresh seafood at lower prices. Most of the restaurants there will cook them for you for a cooking fee of about CNY 10. Hereunder are the top 10 seafood restaurants in Shanghai:
 

Chinese name: 名豪海鲜 (míng háo hǎi xiān)
This is a high-class restaurant in Shanghai. The dining environment and the services are all excellent. Abalone is the signature dish, and the price is a little high.
Average cost per person: CNY700
 Pudong Branch
Location: Accessory Building, Lujiazui Business Plaza, No. 1600, Century Avenue, Pudong New Area (near Pudian Road)
 Jing'an Branch
Location: Wise Logic, No. 66, North Shaanxi Road, Jing'an District (near Weihai Road)
 Changning Branch
Location: No. 3883, North Hongmei Road, Changning District (near West Yan'an Road)
 

Dry-Braised Prawn

Chinese name: 汉通海鲜 (hàn tōng hǎi xiān)
As one of the top 10 seafood restaurants in Shanghai, it features the authentic flavor of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. The dishes here are extremely fresh and tasty.
Average cost per person: CNY150
 Zhangyang Road Branch
Location: No. 1575, Zhangyang Road
 Jiangwan Branch
Location: No. 428, Yixian Road, Hongkou District (near Wan'an Road)
 Gaoqiao Branch
Location: No. 5658, North Zhangyang Road
 

Chinese name: 海逸海鲜 (hǎi yì hǎi xiān)
This exquisitely decorated restaurant serves excellent seafood, including fish and shrimps. The Chinese tea and various snacks are also worth trying.
Average cost per person: CNY260
 Fengxian Branch
Location: building A, No. 28, Lane 8509, Nanfeng Highway
 Xintiandi Branch
Location: No. 17, Xintiandi Beili, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Luwan District (near Madang Road)
 Gubei Branch
Location: B1 Floor, Meilihua Garden, No. 2635, West Yan’an Road, Changning District (near South Shuicheng Road)
 Oriental Pearl TV Tower Branch
Location: No. 2450, Binjiang Avenue, Pudong New Area (near Dongyuan Road)
 World Expo Branch
Location: 6F, World Expo Cultural Center, No. 1200, World Expo Avenue, Pudong New Area (near Zhoujiadu Road)
 

Chinese name: 台南担仔面 (tái nán dàn zǎi miàn)
This restaurant is on the list of Top 10 Seafood Restaurants in Shanghai. It is decorated like a magnificent palace. The silver table-ware is imported from Italy, France, and Britain. Seafood such as lobster and abalone is the mainstream. The last dish in a set menu is the special Tan Tzu Mien Noodles of south Taiwan.
Average cost per person: CNY250
Location: 2F, Hotel Sunrise on the Bund, No. 168, Gaoyang Road, Hongkou District (near Eat Changzhi Road)
 

Sautéed Scallops with Mushroom

Chinese name: 舒友海鲜酒楼 (shū yǒu hǎi xiān jiǔ lóu)
This is a chain restaurant from Xiamen of Fujian Province. Fresh seafood makes the main dishes. The dining environment and services here are excellent. Chinese Kungfu Tea is offered free of charge.
Average cost per person: CNY120
 Xindu Branch
Location: No. 2558, Zhuanqiao Xindu Road, Minhang District (near Xinyuan Road)
 Qibao Branch
Location: No. 2409, Qixin Road, Minhang District (at the opposite of Shanghai Jiaotong University)
 Hongkou Branch
Location: No. 531, Jinian Road, Hongkou District (near Yixian Road)
 

Chinese name: 天虹海鲜酒家 (tiān hóng hǎi xiān jiǔ jiā)
Originated from Lamma Island of Hong Kong, this restaurant has existed for almost 30 years, becoming one of the top 10 seafood restaurants in Shanghai. Here you can taste the genuine Lamma Island flavor seafood.
Average cost per person: CNY200
 Jinqiao Branch
Location: 3F, buiding no. 6, Life Hub @ Jinqiao, No. 3611, Zhangyang Road, Pudong New Area
 Daning Branch
Location: 4F, building no. 8, Life Hub @ Daning, No. 1968, Gonghexin Road, Zhabei District (near Yanchang Road)
 

Chinese name: 榕港海鲜酒家 (róng gǎng hǎi xiān jiǔ jiā)
Both Cantonese food and Shanghai cuisine are available in the restaurant. They offer over 200 kinds of wild seafood! The bird's nest, abalone and shark's fin cooked by seasoned Hong Kong chefs are worth a try here！
Average cost per person: CNY200
 Guohe Road Branch
Location: No. 488, Guohe Road, Yangpu District (near Zhengzhi Road)
 Xuhui Branch
Location: No. 2588, Kaixuan Road, Xuhui District (near end of Yishan Road)
 Putuo Branch
Location: No. 2115, Jinshajiang Road, Putuo District (near Wanzhen Road)
 Songjiang Branch
Location: Songjiang Commercial Plaza, No. 88, Lane 1425, North Guyang Road, Songjiang District
 Shuichan Road Branch
Location: No. 719, Shuichan Road, Baoshan District (near North Tongtai Road)
 

Chinese name: 骏莱海鲜鱼港 (jùn lái hǎi xiān yú gǎng)
Being one of  the top 10 seafood restaurants in Shanghai, Junlai mainly serves exquisite Zhoushan seafood as well as Shanghai and Cantonese cuisines. Its comfortable environment attracts many diners!
Average cost per person: CNY200
 Jinqiao Branch
Location: No. 1379, Jinqiao Road, Pudong New Area (near Jintai Road)
 Wujiaochang Flagship Store Branch
Location: 1-5F, Jinchu Plaza, No. 259, East Guoding Road, Yangpu District (near Huangxing Road)
 Changyang Road Branch
Location: 2F, Changyang Leisure Square, No. 1681, Changyang Road, Yangpu District (near Linqing Road)
 

Chinese name: 阿湾楼海鲜城 (ā wān lóu hǎi xiān chéng)
As its name suggests, the restaurant serves mostly Wenzhou cuisine and its seafood is very delicious. As one of the top seafood restaurants in Shanghai, the waiters and waitresses here are also very friendly!
Average cost per person: CNY130
Location: No. 229-231, Jingjiang Road, Zhabei District (near Gonghexin Road)
 

Chinese name: 莹燕海鲜 (yíng yàn hǎi xiān)
It can be regarded as one of the best places to find seafood in Shanghai.
Average cost per person: CNY210
Location: Yingyan Shopping Mall, No. 4354-4360, Chuanzhou Road, Zhoupu Town