M on the Bund is a restaurant located on the 7th floor of the Nissin Shipping Building at No. 5 The Bund, Shanghai, China and is known as the first restaurant to open on The Bund overlooking the Huangpu River and Pudong. Established in 1999 by Australian restaurateur Michelle Garnaut, "Stay.com: M on the Bund" Shanghai Eats: M on the Bund the restaurant specializes in dishes with a mixture of Middle Eastern and European flavor. "CNNGo.com: M on the Bund"
History M on the Bund opened in 1999 by Michelle Garnaut. Garnaut had moved to Hong Kong in 1984 and previously established M on the Fringe in late 1989. Wanting to push herself, she saw the potential for a fine-dining restaurant in Shanghai after opening a 10-day pop-up restaurant at the Peace Hotel in 1996. Finding space on the seventh floor of the Nissin Building on the Bund, Garnaut signed the lease for premises during the spring of 1998. M on the Bund officially opened in January 1999. In the summer of that year, the owner of the group that had given the restaurant the lease was arrested on corruption charges, prompting Garnaut to quickly sign a new lease in September.
In December 2021, Garnaut announced over social media that M on the Bund would be closing, after its last service on February 15, 2022.
Menu The restaurant uses local ingredients including black truffles, foie gras, and local fruits to make its dishes. Some of its signature dishes include crispy suckling pig, salt encased leg of lamb, and pavlova dessert. Privy 5 Shanghai City Guide
Awards Best Global Cuisine 2010, City Weekend Reader's Choice Awards The Best of Shanghai Dining 2010 Restaurant of the Year 2009 – Editor’s Pick, City Weekend Shanghai Restaurant Awards 2010 City Weekend Reader's Choice Awards: Previous Winners Best Outdoor Space 2009, City Weekend Shanghai Restaurant Awards 2010 City Weekend Reader's Choice Awards: Previous Winners Dining al fresco ~ Editor’s Pick, Financial Times"Financial Times: Dining al fresco" Top 20 Restaurants in Asia (since 2008), Miele Guide 上海米氏西餐厅: Mishi Xicanting Voted “Most Popular Restaurant” by readers since 2004, Shanghai Zagat Zagat Guide: Most Popular Restaurants “Best Wine Selection”, 2008 City Weekend Reader’s Choice Awards Shanghai 2008 Reader's Choice Awards: Dining “Shanghai’s Best Fusion Restaurant”, 2007 City Weekend Reader’s Choice Awards 上海米氏西餐厅: Mishi Xicanting One of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World, Conde Nast Traveler 上海米氏西餐厅: Mishi Xicanting
Notable guests Notable guests that have dined at M on the Bund include Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, supermodel Tyra Banks, the Ferragamo family, the United Kingdom's Prince Edward, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, the queen of Thailand and the queen and crown prince of the Netherlands. CNNGo.com: Where the Celebrities Eat in Shanghai
Arts and Culture Events
M on the Bund has hosted the Shanghai International Literary Festival since 2003. The annual event runs through multiple weekends in March featuring wine and poetry readings, literary lunches, workshops, and panels with some of the most acclaimed authors in the world."How a martini led to the Shanghai International Literary Festival"
Additionally, M on the Bund partnered with the Atelier of Chamber Music EnjoyShanghai.com: "Chamber Music Benefit Concert & Dinner" at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and has been regularly hosting chamber music events in the restaurant's Crystal Room since then. Shanghai Daily: "Opening chamber music door"
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