Restaurant in Shanghai, China
Two Michelin Plates. Easy to book.
A back-to-back Michelin Plate winner (2024 and 2025) in Xuhui District, The Meat delivers Michelin-recognised steakhouse quality at a ¥¥¥ price point with a 4.2 Google rating. Booking is easy, the location is Metro-accessible, and the format suits celebration dinners or business meals without the premium outlay of Shanghai's top-tier hotel dining rooms.
Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) at a ¥¥¥ price point make The Meat one of the more direct decisions in Shanghai's steakhouse category. It sits in Xuhui District on Xiangyang North Road, holds a Google rating of 4.2 from 56 reviews, and earns its recognition without the heavy price premium of the city's top-tier Western dining rooms. If a celebratory steak dinner in a recognised, mid-to-upper range setting is what you need, book it. If you want maximum splendour or a longer tasting format, read the comparison section first.
The Michelin Plate designation is the guide's signal that a restaurant serves food of good quality — it sits below the star tier but above the noise of Shanghai's crowded dining market. Earning it in back-to-back years (2024 and 2025) suggests consistency rather than a one-season spike, which matters more than a single strong showing when you are planning a special occasion meal. For a celebration, a client dinner, or a date where the format needs to feel deliberate without demanding three hours of your evening, a double-Plate steakhouse at ¥¥¥ is a reliable call.
The ¥¥¥ tier in Shanghai's Western dining context places The Meat in a competitive bracket where you are spending meaningfully but not at the level of the city's prestige hotel dining rooms. That positioning is actually useful: you get Michelin-recognised quality without needing to justify the outlay the way you would at a ¥¥¥¥ address. For groups splitting a bill, or for business meals where the receipt needs to be defensible, this price tier works in your favour.
Xuhui address is relevant to your planning. The district is well-served by the Shanghai Metro and is among the city's more walkable neighbourhoods for post-dinner drinks or a short ride to the Former French Concession. If you are building an evening rather than just a dinner, the location adds logistical flexibility. Pair with a stop at one of Shanghai's better cocktail bars afterwards — see our full Shanghai bars guide for current options.
Database record does not include a wine list or cocktail program, so specific bottle recommendations or bar details are not available here. What the ¥¥¥ price tier and Michelin Plate status imply, in Shanghai's steakhouse context, is that drinks are taken seriously enough to support the food program. A recognised mid-to-upper steakhouse in this city's current market typically carries a curated red wine selection weighted toward New World and Bordeaux varietals that work with beef, alongside house cocktails. Whether the bar program is genuinely strong enough to stand independently as a reason to visit, rather than as a complement to the meal, is not something the available data confirms. If a standout cocktail experience is the priority for your evening, Shanghai's dedicated cocktail bars are a stronger bet. If you want drinks that serve the meal well in a Michelin-recognised room, The Meat is a reasonable expectation. Verify the current list directly when booking.
Meat is in Xuhui District at 93 Xiangyang North Road. No phone or website is listed in our database , reach out via the venue directly or use a third-party reservation platform. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, meaning walk-ins or same-week reservations are generally feasible, though a special occasion dinner warrants booking ahead to secure the right table. Hours are not confirmed in our data; confirm before making travel plans.
Shanghai has a deep field of Western steakhouses, and The Meat sits in a sensible position within it. For context on the broader competition, 1515 West Chophouse and Shaughnessy are two other Shanghai steakhouse addresses worth benchmarking against when deciding where to spend at this tier. Stonesal is another option in the city's carnivore-focused dining bracket. If your group or occasion calls for something beyond steak, 102 House and Fu He Hui represent the Cantonese and vegetarian sides of Shanghai's special-occasion dining market respectively.
For those building a broader trip itinerary, Pearl covers the full range of dining options , see our full Shanghai restaurants guide and our full Shanghai hotels guide. For regional context, strong comparable steakhouse-adjacent experiences can be found at A Cut in Taipei and Capa in Orlando if you are travelling across the region. Fine Chinese dining in nearby cities , from Xin Rong Ji in Beijing to Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau , rounds out what a China dining itinerary at this level looks like. Also worth exploring: Ru Yuan in Hangzhou, Xin Rong Ji in Chengdu, Imperial Treasure in Guangzhou, and Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing. Explore Shanghai wineries and Shanghai experiences to complete the picture.
The Meat earns two Michelin Plates and a 4.2 Google rating at a ¥¥¥ price point in one of Asia's most competitive restaurant cities. Booking is easy, the location is convenient, and the occasion framing is direct. What you do not yet have from public data is a clear picture of the drinks program or the room's atmosphere. Book it for a celebration meal or business dinner with confidence on the food side; verify the wine list separately if drinks are central to your evening.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meat | ¥¥¥ | Easy | — |
| Fu He Hui | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Ming Court | ¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Royal China Club | ¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Scarpetta | ¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Yè Shanghai | ¥¥ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between The Meat and alternatives.
Specific menu items are not documented in our database, so we cannot name dishes here. What the Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) does signal is consistent quality across the core offering, which at a steakhouse means the beef program is the thing to anchor your order around. Ask the server what cut is current and go from there.
The Meat is a ¥¥¥ steakhouse in Xuhui District holding back-to-back Michelin Plates, which puts it in the credible-but-accessible tier of Shanghai dining rather than the blow-out category. No website or phone number is listed in our database, so plan your booking through a third-party reservation platform or walk in. Xuhui is well-connected, so getting there is not the logistical challenge — confirming a table is.
No booking policy is documented in our database, but a Michelin Plate venue at ¥¥¥ in Xuhui will fill on weekends. Aim for at least a week's notice for Friday or Saturday; mid-week is likely more available. Since no direct phone or website is listed, use a platform like Dianping or SmartShanghai to confirm availability before turning up.
For Western steakhouse competition at a comparable or higher tier, 1515 West Chophouse & Bar at the JW Marriott is the most direct benchmark in Shanghai. If you want Chinese fine dining instead, Fu He Hui is the vegetarian Michelin-starred option in the same city. The choice between them comes down to format: The Meat is for committed carnivores, Fu He Hui is for the opposite.
At ¥¥¥ with two consecutive Michelin Plates, The Meat offers a reasonable value case by Shanghai steakhouse standards. The Michelin Plate is the guide's signal for good-quality food, not a star, so temper expectations accordingly — this is a reliable, well-regarded steakhouse, not a destination meal. If your budget runs to ¥¥¥¥, there are starred options in Shanghai; if you want quality meat without the full splurge, The Meat sits in a sensible position.
No tasting menu is documented in our database for The Meat. As a steakhouse format, a set tasting progression is less common than à la carte ordering — expect to build your own meal around cuts, sides, and sauces rather than following a fixed sequence. Confirm with the venue directly before booking if a tasting format is what you are after.
Two Michelin Plates and a ¥¥¥ price point make The Meat a credible choice for a birthday or business dinner where you want a recognisable quality signal without the full ceremony of a Michelin-starred booking. It is better suited to groups who want a proper steak dinner than to couples looking for a tasting-menu occasion. For the latter, Shanghai has starred options that fit the format more naturally.
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