Restaurant in Shanghai, China
OAD-ranked roast goose, easy to book.
Madam Goose is Shanghai's most recognised specialist roast goose address, holding OAD Top Restaurants in Asia rankings for three consecutive years through 2025. Booking is easy and the format is focused: come specifically for the roast, not a wide menu. For explorers who want a credentialed, single-discipline Chinese dining stop in Huangpu, it earns its place on the itinerary.
Yes — if roast goose is the reason you are travelling to Huangpu. Madam Goose has earned consecutive rankings on the Opinionated About Dining (OAD) Leading Restaurants in Asia list: Recommended in 2023, #424 in 2024, and #459 in 2025. That sustained recognition from a peer-reviewed, critic-weighted ranking system is the clearest signal that this is not a novelty address. It is a venue serious diners in Shanghai return to. For food and travel enthusiasts who want a focused, ingredient-driven experience rather than a broad Chinese menu, Madam Goose is the right call.
Madam Goose sits on the sixth floor of a building at 268 Xujiahui Road in Huangpu, a central Shanghai district that puts it within reasonable reach of the city's main hotel corridors. The cuisine is Chinese roast goose — a category with deep roots in Cantonese cooking tradition, where the craft lies in the marinade, the air-drying process, and the precision of the roast itself. Roast goose is less forgiving than roast duck: the bird is fattier, the skin more variable, and the window between properly rendered and greasy is narrow. A venue that holds OAD Asia rankings for three consecutive years in this category is doing something consistently right.
On wine: the OAD database does not detail the wine program at Madam Goose, so specific list depth cannot be confirmed here. What is relevant for the explorer diner is that roast goose, with its rich, savoury fat and caramelised skin, is one of the better arguments for aged Pinot Noir or a structured white Burgundy at the Chinese dining table , pairings that have become more common at Shanghai's higher-end Chinese restaurants. Whether Madam Goose's list supports that pairing is worth asking when you book. If the wine program is limited, the venue is steps from Huangpu's wider dining corridor, where pre- or post-dinner options are available. For deeper wine context in Shanghai, venues like Taian Table operate a more developed wine-with-Chinese-food model if that pairing is the priority of your evening.
The OAD ranking trajectory is worth reading carefully. Moving from Recommended (2023) to #424 (2024) to #459 (2025) shows a slight slip in rank , but OAD lists shift as more venues enter the pool, and a Recommended-to-ranked progression followed by a position inside the top 460 across all of Asia remains a substantive credential. For context, Shanghai alone has hundreds of restaurants; holding a named Asia position puts Madam Goose in a competitive tier alongside venues such as 102 House and the broader Cantonese-rooted dining circuit that includes Xin Rong Ji (West Nanjing Road). It is not in the same register as the multi-Michelin set , 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana or Fu He Hui , but that is also not what it is competing for.
Pricing information is not available in Pearl's current database. Given the OAD recognition and the specialist nature of the menu, expect mid-range pricing for central Shanghai, though you should confirm directly when reserving. Booking is rated Easy, which matters: you do not need to plan three months ahead. A few days' notice should be sufficient for most visit windows, making this a practical addition to a Shanghai itinerary that already has tighter reservations elsewhere.
For explorers building a serious Shanghai food trip, Madam Goose fits well as a focused, single-dish-driven lunch or dinner stop. Pair it with a broader Shanghainese or modern Chinese dinner at Taian Table or the Taizhou precision of Xin Rong Ji, and you have a Shanghai eating week that covers genuine range. For those extending the trip regionally, the OAD-calibre roast and Cantonese tradition context connects logically to stops at Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau or Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine in Guangzhou, where the same culinary lineage plays out at different price points and formats. For the full picture of where to eat, drink, and stay while you are in the city, see our full Shanghai restaurants guide, our full Shanghai hotels guide, and our full Shanghai bars guide.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. No advance reservation system or months-long waitlist applies here. A few days' notice is typically sufficient. Contact the venue directly to confirm hours and current availability, as phone and website details are not listed in Pearl's database at this time.
| Detail | Madam Goose | Fu He Hui | Ming Court |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisine | Chinese Roast Goose | Vegetarian Chinese | Cantonese |
| Price range | Not confirmed | ¥¥¥¥ | ¥¥¥ |
| Booking difficulty | Easy | Harder | Moderate |
| OAD Asia ranking | #459 (2025) | Listed | Not listed |
| Location | Huangpu, Shanghai | Jing'an, Shanghai | Shanghai |
| Leading for | Focused roast specialist | Vegetarian tasting menu | Cantonese banquet dining |
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| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madam Goose | Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #459 (2025); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #424 (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Recommended (2023) | — | |
| Fu He Hui | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | ¥¥¥¥ | — |
| Ming Court | Michelin 1 Star | ¥¥¥ | — |
| Polux | ¥¥ | — | |
| Royal China Club | ¥¥¥ | — | |
| Scarpetta | ¥¥¥ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Go specifically for the roast goose — that is the reason this restaurant has held consecutive Opinionated About Dining (OAD) Asia rankings since 2023, reaching #424 in 2024 and #459 in 2025. The venue is on the sixth floor at 268 Xujiahui Road in Huangpu, so allow time to locate the entrance. Booking is rated easy, meaning a few days' notice is typically enough rather than weeks-out planning.
The menu is built around Chinese roast goose, which makes it a poor fit for vegetarians or those avoiding poultry. No dietary flexibility details are documented for this venue. If dietary restrictions are a central concern, Fu He Hui — a plant-based Chinese restaurant with strong Shanghai credentials — is a more suitable alternative.
For roast goose specifically, Madam Goose has few direct Shanghai rivals with equivalent OAD recognition. If you want a broader Chinese dining experience with similar regional seriousness, Royal China Club is worth considering. For a complete change of format — modern European in Shanghai — Polux is the comparison point, though it serves a different purpose entirely.
No group-seating details are documented in available venue data. Given the sixth-floor location at a standard Huangpu address, check the venue's official channels before planning a large group visit. Booking difficulty is rated easy, which suggests the restaurant does not operate at the kind of capacity pressure that typically blocks group reservations.
It works well if roast goose is the occasion itself — the OAD Asia ranking gives it enough credibility to anchor a meal worth planning around. It is less suited to the full-service, multi-course special-occasion format; for that, Ming Court or Fu He Hui offer a more ceremony-oriented dining structure.
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