Scarpetta

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A Taste of Italy in Huangpu

Scarpetta sits on Mengzi Road in Shanghai's Huangpu district, part of a neighbourhood that has quietly become one of the city's more interesting dining corridors. The restaurant earned a fork from Gambero Rosso in 2024 — the Rome-based guide being one of Italy's most authoritative voices on Italian cuisine worldwide — a mark of recognition that places Scarpetta among a small circle of restaurants outside Italy that the guide considers worth the attention of serious diners.

Gambero Rosso and the Italian Tradition

A Gambero Rosso fork is not handed out lightly, particularly for Italian cuisine served abroad, where the guide applies the same exacting standards it uses at home. For Scarpetta, the recognition signals a kitchen committed to the fundamentals: quality ingredients, honest technique, and the kind of cooking that doesn't need elaborate explanation to make its point.

Finding Scarpetta

The address — 33 Mengzi Road — puts the restaurant within reach of central Shanghai, accessible to both the city's international community and local diners with an appetite for well-grounded Italian food. Whether you are new to the address or returning, the Gambero Rosso endorsement offers a reliable reason to book a table.