Restaurant in Shanghai, China
High-altitude Fujian for occasion dining.
Meet the Bund Skyline earns its Tatler Asia-Pacific 2025 recognition with modern Fujian cuisine 56 floors above Shanghai's North Bund — a credible choice for business dinners and special occasions where the room and the menu both need to deliver. Booking is straightforward, which makes it a practical pick when Taian Table is fully booked and you need a serious alternative.
If you are planning a business dinner, anniversary, or any occasion where the setting needs to carry as much weight as the food, Meet the Bund Skyline is built for exactly that moment. Perched on the 56th floor of Raffles West Tower on Shanghai's North Bund, it pairs a view across the Huangpu River with a modern Fujian menu — a regional cuisine that rarely gets this kind of platform in Shanghai. The restaurant earned a place on the Tatler Leading Restaurants Asia-Pacific 2025 list, which puts it in credible company and signals this is not a view-first, food-second tourist trap.
Fujian cooking is worth knowing before you arrive. The province's culinary tradition leans heavily on seafood, light broths, and fermented ingredients , it is more delicate and nuanced than the bolder flavours of Sichuan or Cantonese cooking, and it rewards attention. At the level of polish implied by a Tatler Asia-Pacific listing, you should expect that sourcing discipline to show up on the plate: Fujian cuisine's identity is inseparable from coastal and mountainous ingredient provenance, and a kitchen serious about the cuisine will let that drive the menu rather than dilute it for a broad audience. That editorial angle , ingredient sourcing as the menu's spine , is what distinguishes a restaurant like this from the many high-floor Shanghai venues that prioritise the room over what is served in it.
The address at Raffles West Tower places this on the North Bund, a stretch that has seen significant dining investment in recent years and now competes directly with the Bund's south bank for serious restaurant attention. For diners travelling from elsewhere in Shanghai, the North Bund is accessible but not as instinctively central as the Former French Concession or Xintiandi , factor that into your logistics, particularly for guests unfamiliar with the city. For more on what else is worth booking nearby, see our full Shanghai restaurants guide, our full Shanghai hotels guide, and our full Shanghai bars guide.
Booking difficulty here is rated Easy, which means walk-ins or same-week reservations are likely achievable for most dates. That said, if you are planning around a specific occasion , a private room, a weekend dinner, or a holiday period , book at least two weeks out to secure your preferred configuration. The restaurant can be reached directly at +86 021-68889080. No online booking portal is confirmed in available data, so a direct call or email inquiry is the safest approach, particularly for group arrangements.
For context on how booking difficulty compares across Shanghai's high-end Chinese dining circuit: Taian Table is considerably harder to secure (weeks to months out), while Xin Rong Ji (West Nanjing Road) and 102 House operate in a similar accessibility range to Meet the Bund Skyline.
If Fujian cuisine specifically interests you, it is worth noting that serious regional Chinese cooking at this tier remains relatively rare across the country's fine dining circuit. For reference points in other cities: Xin Rong Ji in Beijing and Xin Rong Ji in Chengdu pursue a similarly ingredient-led approach to Taizhou cuisine, and Ru Yuan in Hangzhou is worth considering if you are travelling through the region. For celebratory Chinese dining at the highest tier elsewhere in Asia, Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau and Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine in Guangzhou are credible reference points, as is Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing.
For broader Shanghai dining context, Fu He Hui and 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana sit at the opposite ends of the city's special-occasion spectrum , vegetarian Chinese and Italian respectively , and are worth knowing if your group's preferences are split. For experiences beyond dining, our full Shanghai experiences guide and our full Shanghai wineries guide cover the wider picture.
Book Meet the Bund Skyline when the occasion calls for a room that signals seriousness and a menu that goes beyond the expected Shanghai high-rise formula. The Tatler Asia-Pacific 2025 listing gives it enough credibility to back a business dinner or celebration. Pricing is not confirmed in available data, so call ahead to align expectations , but at 56 floors up in a Raffles tower with a Tatler-recognised kitchen, budget accordingly for a premium spend. If your priority is proven fine dining at the very leading of Shanghai's hierarchy, Taian Table remains the harder-to-book benchmark. If you want recognised Chinese cooking at a more accessible price point, Xin Rong Ji is the more practical choice. Meet the Bund Skyline sits in the middle ground: a credible, bookable option for the occasion diner who wants altitude, regional specificity, and a room worth the reservation.
| Detail | Meet the Bund Skyline | Taian Table | Yè Shanghai |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisine | Modern Fujian | Modern European | Shanghainese |
| Price tier | Not confirmed | ¥¥¥¥ | ¥¥ |
| Booking difficulty | Easy | Hard (weeks out) | Easy |
| Recognition | Tatler AP 2025 | Multiple awards | Established brand |
| Setting | 56/F river views | Ground-floor intimacy | Heritage building |
| Leading for | Special occasions, business | Serious food focus | Casual celebration |
Almost certainly yes , a 56th-floor venue in a Raffles tower is designed with corporate and celebratory dining in mind, and private room options are standard at this level. Call directly on +86 021-68889080 to confirm availability, minimum spend requirements, and room configurations for your group size. Do not assume online booking covers group reservations; a direct inquiry is the right approach.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so for a standard table of two to four, a week's notice should be sufficient on most dates. For a private room, a weekend slot during peak periods, or any date tied to a specific occasion, give yourself two to three weeks. The Tatler Asia-Pacific 2025 recognition may have increased demand, so erring on the side of earlier is sensible. Reach out by phone: +86 021-68889080.
No dress code is confirmed in available data, but a Tatler-listed restaurant on the 56th floor of a Raffles tower in Shanghai runs smart-casual at minimum, and business or smart attire is the safer call for evening dining. In this price tier and setting, jeans and trainers will likely read as underdressed. Treat it like any other serious occasion restaurant in the city.
Fujian cuisine has a strong tradition of seafood and light broths, but specific allergy protocols and vegetarian or vegan accommodation are not confirmed in available data. Call ahead on +86 021-68889080 to flag restrictions before you arrive , do not leave this to the night of the reservation. If plant-based dining is the priority, Fu He Hui is the more appropriate booking in Shanghai.
Bar seating is not confirmed in available data. At a high-floor venue of this type, a lounge or pre-dinner drinks area is plausible, but whether that extends to a full bar menu is unclear. If a walk-in bar experience with a view is what you are after, the North Bund area has options worth researching separately. Check our full Shanghai bars guide for alternatives.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meet the Bund Skyline | Easy | ||
| Fu He Hui | Vegetarian | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown |
| Ming Court | Cantonese | ¥¥¥ | Unknown |
| Royal China Club | Chinese, Cantonese | ¥¥¥ | Unknown |
| Scarpetta | Italian | ¥¥¥ | Unknown |
| Yè Shanghai | Shanghainese | ¥¥ | Unknown |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
The 56th-floor setting at Raffles West Tower includes private room options, making it suitable for corporate dinners or celebrations where a degree of separation from the main floor matters. For groups of six or more, call ahead on +86 021-68889080 to confirm availability and room configuration. Smaller groups of two to four will likely be seated in the main dining area with Bund views.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so same-week reservations are achievable for most dates. That said, private rooms and weekend evenings at a Tatler Asia-Pacific 2025-listed venue at this address can fill faster than the general rating suggests. Booking three to five days ahead is a safe baseline; for a fixed date like an anniversary, a week's notice is the better call.
No dress code is specified in available venue data, but a 56th-floor restaurant listed in Tatler Asia-Pacific's Best Restaurants 2025 signals a room where business casual or above is the practical default. Arriving in beachwear or sportswear would likely feel out of place given the setting and clientele.
Fujian cuisine's base ingredients — seafood, light broths, fermented elements — are accommodating for pescatarians and many dietary needs, but specific allergen or dietary protocols at Meet the Bund Skyline are not documented in available data. check the venue's official channels at +86 021-68889080 or via their Instagram at @meetthebund_sh before your visit if restrictions are a firm requirement.
Bar seating is not confirmed in available venue data for Meet the Bund Skyline. At high-floor destination restaurants of this format in Shanghai, standalone bar access without a dining reservation is the exception rather than the rule. Call +86 021-68889080 to confirm what bar or lounge options exist before making plans around a drinks-only visit.
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