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Shanghai’s Top 5 Italian Restaurants
by James Hallowes
I
talian food is popular worldwide, and there are a smile and makes you feel very welcome. The foods
many restaurants that serve it in Shanghai. Here are quality is consistent and it’s a very relaxed place for
the city’s top Italian restaurants based on Trip Advisor dinner. I can highly recommend it.”
reviews.
Address: 2/F The Westin Bund Center Shanghai, No.88
1. Bella Napoli
Henan Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, Chi-
Situated on Nanhui Road, this is the 53rd most pop- na
ular restaurant in Shanghai, and the most popular Phone: [phone]
Italian restaurant. Its online rating average is 4/5.
Emmeira, a Trip Advisor user, wrote, “Very nice Ital- 4. Va Bene
ian restaurant, pizza and other dishes are delicious. Va Bene is on Taicang Road, and it has a 4/5 average
The place is really
online rating. “Service is excellent, dessert is unfor-
Italian-style and very
gettable and the dishes are delicious. I would come
cozy.” Most other re-
back for sure and recommend to all my friends and
views were similarly
colleagues.” one review
positive.
written by Jc_may19, a
Trip Advisor user, said.
Address: No.73 Nanhui
Road, Jingan District,
Address: 2nd Floor,
Shanghai, China
House 7, North Block,
Phone: [phone]
Xintiandi, Lane181, Ta-
0806
icang Road, Shanghai,
China
2. Da Marco
Phone: [phone]
Da Marco is on East Zhou An Bang Road. The aver- 2211
age rating online is 4/5. “Excellent food served in a
nice atmosphere with real Italian dishes Located in 5. Porto Matto
Pudong area and easy
Although it has an average rating of 4.5/5 online,
to reach,” Trip Advisor
more than the other four previously men-tioned, it
user Psnavel wrote.
is the fifth most popular Italian restaurant in Shang-
hai. “Do you want to find good people and wonderful
Address: 103 East Zhu
food? Come here. ‘Orecchiette’ and ‘Spaghetti con
An Bang Road, Shang-
le cozze.’ Do not forget to test the ‘focaccia barese.’
hai, China
Come to know Ro-
Phone: [phone]
berto, the wonderful
4495
owner.” GaetanoP_11,
a user on Trip Advisor
3. Prego
wrote.
Prego, with an online
average rating of 4/5,
Address: 2/F, No.83
is noted for its great
Changshu
Road,
service. A Trip Advi-
Jing’an District, Shang-
sor user, WallaceARe-
hai, China
id, wrote, “This is one
Phone: [phone]
of the best Italians in
7577
Shanghai. The staff
are great, especially
Gary, he always has