2008/2009 Miele Guide
July 19, 2007
M on the Bund appeared on Shanghai’s dining scene in 1999, perched atop the historic Beaux-Arts Nissin Shipping Building with unrivalled views of the Bund and the Pudong skyline. Established by Melbourne-born chef and restaurateur Michelle Garnaut, it is helmed by executive chef Hamish Pollitt and serves refined yet simple European fare. The menu is made up of a collection of classic, seasonal and innovative dishes. Standouts include a satisfying appetiser described on the menu as ‘a fluffy omelette filled with truly wild mushrooms and slivers of black truffle’, as well as their ‘famous salt-encased slowly baked selected leg of lamb with caramelised pumpkin, a tart parsley salad and a pot of aioli’. The latter is a wonderfully hearty main with meat that quite literally melts in the mouth. Don’t leave without going to the roof terrace to take in the sights. To do so would mean you’ve missed out on the quintessential M on the Bund experience.