The Monte Olive dining room: green armchairs and marble tables in front of the open kitchen, lit in warm gold

Monte Olive · Mediterranean Low-Carb Kitchen

Protein First. Olive Oil on Everything.

Globally Sourced Premium Proteins.

A Mediterranean low-carb kitchen in Shanghai.

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Monte Olive · Shanghai

02Our Story

A Mediterranean Kitchen, Low in Carbs.

橄榄山 · Shanghai · 2026

Monte Olive is POETS Hospitality Group’s Mediterranean low-carb kitchen, opened in Shanghai in 2026.

Protein comes first, olive oil goes on nearly everything, carbs play a supporting role, and dessert is very much included.

The proteins are sourced directly from around the world: flatfish from Icelandic waters, flash-frozen on board at −60°C, bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean coast of Spain, and Australian beef.

Olive branches framing the dining room, its tables set beneath a hand-painted Mediterranean mural — The dining room · Monte Olive

03Signature Dishes

Globally Sourced.Mediterranean Made.

One seafood pot in five layers, Australian beef, multigrain sandwiches for the working lunch, and a yoghurt ice cream finished with extra virgin olive oil by our Chief Pastry R&D Chef, Frederic Jaros.

The Monte Olive seafood pot: black tiger shrimp, mussels, clams and seared fish in a rich tomato stock

Sliced Australian beef, pink in the middle, with asparagus, greens and roasted tomatoes

Greek yoghurt ice cream finished with olive oil, berries, almonds and an olive, with an orange Monte Olive tile on top

An open multigrain sandwich of black tiger shrimp beside arugula and a small dish of olives and pickles

A swirl of pistachio and olive ice cream topped with crushed pistachios and a green olive

Monte Olive Golden Spritz in a wine glass with green olives, lemon and thyme

Grapefruit rosemary spritz in a wine glass with a grapefruit slice and a rosemary sprig

Negroni kombucha in a cut-glass tumbler with orange peel and thyme

A bottle of Monte Olive jasmine kombucha beside jasmine flowers and tea leaves

Three Monte Olive smoothies, orange, green and red, with a yellow pepper, kale and watermelon

Seafood Potblack tiger shrimp, mussels and clams

R&D Kitchen Log II

Valerio Izzo smiling as he holds up a small white sculpted creation

04The Kitchen

Italian Heritage.Mediterranean Inspiration.

Valerio Izzo

Culinary Partner · Monte Olive

Valerio Izzo brings Italian culinary expertise and a contemporary Mediterranean perspective to Monte Olive. His connection to Piazzetta Milù, the two-MICHELIN-star restaurant in Italy, contributes to the culinary inspiration behind Monte Olive’s Mediterranean Low-Carb Kitchen concept.

The R&D Kitchen Log follows him in the Monte Olive development kitchen, from sauces and fresh pasta to bread and the grill.

Monte Olive R&D Kitchen Log II · October 2026

Meet the leadership

05Inside Monte Olive

Globally Sourced Premium Proteins.

06Experience

Protein.Olive Oil.Sunshine.

Warm wood, olive trees indoors and a mural of the Mediterranean: a room for a protein-first lunch, a long dinner with friends or a kombucha that looks like happy hour.