Shanghai Restaurants|Shanghai, China

Canton Table

Name: Canton Table
Address: 5F, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road, Huangpu, Shanghai, China
Telephone: 021-632193737

Classic Cantonese with a modern twist

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Dining at Shanghai’s Canton Table is a delicious dance between authentic Cantonese flavors and contemporary flair. This chic restaurant, helmed by chef Eason Man, masterfully combines the best of both vintage and modern Shanghai, offering a unique ...

Our Inspector's Highlights

While Canton Table is undoubtedly an upscale eatery, the Cantonese restaurant doesn’t take itself too seriously, as evidenced by its fun, retro-tiled floor in the bar area and street art-style murals painted on exposed brick in the dining room.
Classic Chinese touches like floral wallpaper and jade décor add an authentic twist to the modern space. These subtle accents remind you of the Cantonese delicacies you’re about to enjoy.
Views of the Shanghai skyline across the Huangpu River complete Canton Table’s modern mood. Request a seat near a window to soak up the best vistas while you dine.
Menu highlights include stir-fried dried fish maw with bean sprouts and egg, chilled mantis prawn with Shaoxing rice wine and a sticky-sweet braised Jiaxing black pork with preserved vegetables.
You can’t go wrong with anything on Canton Table’s varied menu, but the dim sum selections are particularly noteworthy. The abalone puffs are a restaurant specialty and one of the best ways to try this delicacy, if you’re not a fan of the shellfish’s natural texture.

The Chef

Chef Man brings more than three decades of Cantonese cooking experience to the kitchen at the Shanghai restaurant, adding his own contemporary take on the recipes he knows so well.
The talented toque was introduced to Cantonese cuisine by his grandfather, a renowned dim sum chef in Shanghai. His grandfather emphasized the importance of mastering these traditional cooking techniques.
Chef Man gained further experience under the mentorship of chef Chan Yan-Tak while working at Singapore’s renowned Cantonese eatery Fu Lin Men. The quality expected by the venue’s high-caliber clientele greatly influenced the rest of Man’s culinary career.
Both his grandfather and his mentor instilled in Man the importance of seasonality and preserving the natural flavor by cooking in innovative ways. These principles continue to guide his approach to modern-meets-traditional Cantonese cuisine.

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