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Shanghai Terrace offers Chinese cuisine highlighting contemporary interpretations of Shanghainese, Cantonese, and Sichuanese classics amidst a 1930s supper club décor, or outside on The Terrace with spectacular skyline views and cocktails. Step into the seductive setting of the restaurant and savor distinctive cuisine, consistently honored with the AAA Four Diamond Award. With Chef de Cuisine Elmo Han at the helm, the menu encompasses a magnificent blend of traditional dishes and creative rendition of classics. Dinner is available Wednesday – Sunday.
High-end Chinese dining amid swanky ’30s-era decor & on a terrace with views in the Peninsula Hotel.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 108 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 573-6744
Website: https://www.peninsula.com/en/chicago/hotel-fine-dining/shanghai-terrace-cantonese
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Reviews
Karol Tituaña
Food was amazing, the lobsters rolls and the Peking duck are a must! Smokey cocktail was great as well. The mango pudin is out of this world ✨✨ the attention is impeccable. Since it was my anniversary I was expecting like a dessert with a candle or something hehe but everything else was fantastic.
… moreMichael Ong
What a wonderful restaurant! Love the old style elegance, our server Christina was fabulous, and the terrace was a wonderful experience. The quiet background Chinese music adds to the atmosphere. Great presentation with the food, and can’t wait to come back.
… moreLacey Mizell
Needless to say, the Peninsula does an amazing job of creating a wonderful dining experience at this spot, located on the 4th floor of the hotel.
Cocktails, wine and a curated sale menu complement the traditional Chinese dishes perfectly. This is a great place to share some dim sum and a plate of delicious meats, fish or fried rice. You won’t be disappointed.
… moreCocktails, wine and a curated sale menu complement the traditional Chinese dishes perfectly. This is a great place to share some dim sum and a plate of delicious meats, fish or fried rice. You won’t be disappointed.
Christina Huynh
This is a high end Chinese restaurant, as you would expect. The patio was really nice, shaded. I was disappointed by the seabass but would come here to try more dishes in the future. The mango Peninsula dessert was very good!
… moreNan Zhu
The food is delicious. Peking duck is hands down the best you can find in town. Our server is great! We enjoyed our dessert a lot too and Mango pudding is a must try!
… moreJennifer Tang
This is the worst dinning experience I had in last a few years. I chose the restaurant because it’s within the hotel we stayed and convenient for us to go. I also had high expectations for the restaurant since it’s a Chinese Restaurant located within The Peninsula, which has a Hong Kong background. But I have to say it’s even below the average standard of most Canton style Chinese restaurants, the menu is lack of choices, the dishes are too salty and the service is far away from the definition of fine dinning, which the price is charged based on. The food didn’t taste weird as they were too salty to tell but my little one and I developed symptoms of vomit and diarrhea after the dinner that night while my husband and older one seemed to be fine and we had to cancel all the plans the next day to rest in the hotel.
… moreKamila Kroczak
My husband took me here for my birthday dinner and we had a phenomenal experience! First of all, the staff are all so friendly and helpful; they immediately set the ambiance while seating you. The outdoor terrace had such a great energy about it and was a great spot to enjoy our meal.
The pork dumplings were very juicy and flavorful, the scallops were melt-in-your mouth good (although the picture doesn’t do them Justice), and the Kung Pao Chicken was incredible. We also both loved our cocktails!
In addition, the restaurant brought a complimentary dessert to help make my birthday that much more special. We would definitely come here again!
… moreThe pork dumplings were very juicy and flavorful, the scallops were melt-in-your mouth good (although the picture doesn’t do them Justice), and the Kung Pao Chicken was incredible. We also both loved our cocktails!
In addition, the restaurant brought a complimentary dessert to help make my birthday that much more special. We would definitely come here again!
金兰吕
Fried rice and Fried noodle is the best, peking duck and lobster is on par, dim sum and soup is a bit disappointing, doesn’t taste like freshly made in the day. Free mooncake and birthday cake is great, better than most desert I ever had in other restaurants, flavorful but not too sweet and too heavy. I would like to come back again for the fried rice/noodle, desert , maybe veggies next time.
… moreRobert Mitchener
This was one of the places I was most excited to try when coming to Chicago. I had never seen a roof top Chinese restaurant before especially one that has a dumpling menu.
My experience was interesting, firstly getting into the restaurant was a bit of a challenge; but, that was partially due to my own fault. Just be sure to look for the signs as like me you may get lost.
If you enjoy a decent bar experience you may want to go to another place first then come here. There is a bar, but it’s small and lacks some variation you’d see as places of similar price points. Instead they have a small outside bar that is nice, but doesn’t offer the options a true bar would support. I usually always enjoy a cocktail at the bar before dinner and instead we took them to the table as the bar really wasn’t conducive for that kind of experience.
The atmosphere with the servers seemed more formal and less social than I am used to. The hostess Kimberly was nice enough, and Paula my server was efficient. I had no complaints, but nobody made me or the table feel special. No long term connection that would make me feel like if I came back I’d want to say hello.
Although, despite those minor details the food at Shanghai Terrace is great!
I ordered Peking Duck, Shanghai Fried Noodles, Crab Siewmai, Shrimp Hot and Sour Soup, and Chinese Style Beef Tenderloin. I loved them all except the Chinese Style Beef Tenderloin. I’m not sure what spice was in the Beer Tenderloin, but there was a flavor I just wasn’t able to enjoy; although, my partner loved it so it just depends on your preferences. It does need to be called out that every bit of food is very well prepared and made with quality.
If you come here for nothing else the Peking Duck is fantastic and I wish I got more of it.
… moreMy experience was interesting, firstly getting into the restaurant was a bit of a challenge; but, that was partially due to my own fault. Just be sure to look for the signs as like me you may get lost.
If you enjoy a decent bar experience you may want to go to another place first then come here. There is a bar, but it’s small and lacks some variation you’d see as places of similar price points. Instead they have a small outside bar that is nice, but doesn’t offer the options a true bar would support. I usually always enjoy a cocktail at the bar before dinner and instead we took them to the table as the bar really wasn’t conducive for that kind of experience.
The atmosphere with the servers seemed more formal and less social than I am used to. The hostess Kimberly was nice enough, and Paula my server was efficient. I had no complaints, but nobody made me or the table feel special. No long term connection that would make me feel like if I came back I’d want to say hello.
Although, despite those minor details the food at Shanghai Terrace is great!
I ordered Peking Duck, Shanghai Fried Noodles, Crab Siewmai, Shrimp Hot and Sour Soup, and Chinese Style Beef Tenderloin. I loved them all except the Chinese Style Beef Tenderloin. I’m not sure what spice was in the Beer Tenderloin, but there was a flavor I just wasn’t able to enjoy; although, my partner loved it so it just depends on your preferences. It does need to be called out that every bit of food is very well prepared and made with quality.
If you come here for nothing else the Peking Duck is fantastic and I wish I got more of it.
Tom G
An article in the New York Times said Shanghai Terrace was one of the best restaurants in Chicago. Sadly, I disagree.
I had golden shrimp, lobster, and chicken dumplings, steamed pork dumplings (soup dumplings), Szechuan string beans, and the the Seabass with traditional szechuan sauce.
It was not bad but not great. The fish seemed to covered in a thick hoisin sauce. It felt like Chinese food for North Americans. The terrace was lovely, especially for late summer. And it was pricey.
… moreI had golden shrimp, lobster, and chicken dumplings, steamed pork dumplings (soup dumplings), Szechuan string beans, and the the Seabass with traditional szechuan sauce.
It was not bad but not great. The fish seemed to covered in a thick hoisin sauce. It felt like Chinese food for North Americans. The terrace was lovely, especially for late summer. And it was pricey.