Paying homage to Shanghai's French influences, Chef Michale serves contemporary French cuisine with an Asian twist. Start with a salad of heirloom tomatoes, fromage blanc, basil and pine nut granola. Follow with black cod, razor clams, sweet potato and peas and then finish with the indulgent peanut butter, salted caramel and chocolate parfait. You'd be mad to miss brunch on the weekend. Like the breakfast buffet but much, much bigger, diners can either pick from a range of fresh seafood, charcuteries, roasted meats, freshly baked breads and cheeses or order from the à la carte menu. A Sunday brunch coupled with free flowing Moet or bloody marys will set you back £68.

Some of Shanghai's most opulent dining options find their home in Three on the Bund, a huge complex of restaurants and bars. For modern Korean food in a low-key setting, try CHI-Q on the fifth floor. Meanwhile on the sixth floor, the unfinished wood, exposed lightbulbs and wrought iron tables of Mercato look like a slice of Brooklyn transported to Shanghai. Serving the kind of Italian that leaves you satisfied but not full, Mercato's menu is made to share. The house-made ricotta with strawberry olive oil and grilled bread, oven roasted asparagus with fontina and prosciutto, kale and three cheese pizza.

With dimmed blue lighting, black latticed woodwork and marble sculptures, this recently-opened Shanghai spot has the hallmarks of the Hakkasan group down to a tee. The bar sits in front of Shanghai's famous skyline so order an espresso martini and watch the vast ships drift slowly down the Huangpu River, while the brightly lit tourist riverboats dash across in between. The main restaurant is known as 'the cage' but if you're dining in a group take refuge in the Ling Ling Lounge. Try the dim sum platter, roasted silver cod with champagne and honey, black truffle roast duck, jasmine tea smoked pork ribs.

Located in the heart of Shanghai's Old City, the Yu Garden is believed to have been built over 400 years ago during the Ming Dynasty. Yu means 'peaceful' in Chinese, though if you visit on the weekend the peace will probably be shattered by the hoards of tourists. Visit during the week when the crowds are calmer to take it all in. Cross the pond via the famous zigzag bridge before stopping by the Huxinting teahouse.

You might think you know Chinese food, but this walking tour around Shanghai's French Concession will unlock a whole new world. Follow your guide around local street food vendors - you'll pick up some new favourites such as jiānbǐng, savoury crepes which allegedly saved a wok-less army from starving 2,000 years ago. Untour's guides are full of facts to keep you awake throughout several rounds of dumplings: did you know that the distinct lack of raw vegetables on menus across China is in part down to an age-old proverb that states: 'only barbarians eat salad.'? Don't make the mistake of eating breakfast before!