| Shanghai Garden Restaurant | |
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The restaurant's exterior in 2020 | |
![]() Interactive map of Shanghai Garden Restaurant | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1990 (1990) |
| Closed | 2025 (2025) |
| Location | 524 6th Avenue South,Seattle, King, Washington, 98104, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°35′52″N122°19′34″W / 47.5977°N 122.3262°W /47.5977; -122.3262 |
| Website | theshanghaigarden |
Shanghai Garden Restaurant (traditional Chinese:滬江春;simplified Chinese:沪江春), or simplyShanghai Garden, was aChinese restaurant inSeattle'sChinatown–International District, in theU.S. state ofWashington. Established in 1990, the restaurant closed permanently in May 2025.[1][2]
TheChinese restaurant Shanghai Garden operated inSeattle'sChinatown–International District. The interior featured a large saltwater aquarium.[3]
Shanghai Garden catered to a mostly Chinese clientele[4] and servedAmerican Chinese andShanghai cuisine.[5] The menu included approximately 100 options,[6] including barley noodles with spinach and beef,chicken,shrimp, ortofu.[7][8] The restaurant also served black fungus,hot and sour soup, pea vines, and soup dumplings.[5][9][10]
Helen and chef Hua Te Su opened the restaurant in 1990. The business relocated in 1992. The couple opened a second location inIssaquah in 1996. The outpost operated for approximately one decade. Following Helen's death in 2005, four children took over the family business: Betty, Christine, Dan, and Kathy Su-Tsow.[1]
Naomi Tomky included Shanghai Garden inSeattle's Child magazine's 2016 list of seven of the best child-friendly restaurants in the city.[5] Oneguide book byMoon Publications in 2019 recommended Shanghai Garden for families.[11]