Guidebook for Xuhui Qu
Food Scene
Delicious Xiao Long Bao. Go early as there is usually a line. There is a very short menu only in Chinese. I would recommend original XLB and XLB with crab
Jia Jia Tang Bao
90 黄河路Delicious Xiao Long Bao. Go early as there is usually a line. There is a very short menu only in Chinese. I would recommend original XLB and XLB with crab
Dong Bei Four Seasons serves food from the north western part of China. Lots of dumplings, noodles and a juicy flat roasted chicken.
1791 Huai Hai Zhong Lu
1791 淮海中路Dong Bei Four Seasons serves food from the north western part of China. Lots of dumplings, noodles and a juicy flat roasted chicken.
Serving Traditional Shanghainese fare, this restaurant is quite popular, especially with Hong Kongers. Try to book a table in advance: 021 6282 9260
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Jesse Restaurant
Serving Traditional Shanghainese fare, this restaurant is quite popular, especially with Hong Kongers. Try to book a table in advance: 021 6282 9260
Lotus Eatery serves food from the southern province of Yunnan. Food from this area tends to be slightly spicy and there are some amazing cold dishes like the spicy chicken salad and mint salad. Mashed potato is also good.
1112 Dingxi Rd
1112 定西路Lotus Eatery serves food from the southern province of Yunnan. Food from this area tends to be slightly spicy and there are some amazing cold dishes like the spicy chicken salad and mint salad. Mashed potato is also good.
If you are missing western food and feeling fancy, Commune Social by Jason Atherton serves modern Spanish tapas. The restaurant does not take any bookings so you just show up. It is usually busy so you may need to wait at the bar. Would not suggest going with a group larger than four. Top notch food and good value for the quality. Around 300 CNY per person.
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The Commune Social
511 江宁路If you are missing western food and feeling fancy, Commune Social by Jason Atherton serves modern Spanish tapas. The restaurant does not take any bookings so you just show up. It is usually busy so you may need to wait at the bar. Would not suggest going with a group larger than four. Top notch food and good value for the quality. Around 300 CNY per person.
Modern Italian for if you are at the Bund and feeling fancy. Around 300 CNY per person
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Mercato by Jean Georges
Modern Italian for if you are at the Bund and feeling fancy. Around 300 CNY per person
Little Catch
247 Wu Lu Mu Qi Zhong LuDelicious Hawaiian poke bowls right across the street
Zhaojiabang Rd, 680号-4
680 肇嘉浜路Halal Xinjiang cuisine - noodles, lots of lamb and beef
Sightseeing
Beautiful Chinese garden - although touristy and often crowded, this is where you can find the best Tang Bao (soup dumpling) in town
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豫园
279 Yu Yuan Lao JieBeautiful Chinese garden - although touristy and often crowded, this is where you can find the best Tang Bao (soup dumpling) in town
Lujiazui Ring Road
Lu Jia Zui Huan LuFuturistic skyscrapers and the pedestrian overwalk where they shot the film "Her"
This is a good choice if you don't want to line up and pay to visit one of the observation towers in Pudong (oriental pearl tower, shanghai tower, etc). This is just two floors below the observation deck in the bottle opener building - you may order a drink in the hotel bar or lobby and enjoy the view without people pushing and shoving around you (and the drinks are same price as what you'd pay in most bars around Shanghai)
Park Hyatt Shanghai Hotel
100 Shi Ji Da DaoThis is a good choice if you don't want to line up and pay to visit one of the observation towers in Pudong (oriental pearl tower, shanghai tower, etc). This is just two floors below the observation deck in the bottle opener building - you may order a drink in the hotel bar or lobby and enjoy the view without people pushing and shoving around you (and the drinks are same price as what you'd pay in most bars around Shanghai)
Lights up sometimes at night time. There's also a shopping area around it. During the summer there is a delicious green tea shop selling green tea soft serve...
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静安寺
1686 Nan Jing Xi LuLights up sometimes at night time. There's also a shopping area around it. During the summer there is a delicious green tea shop selling green tea soft serve...
Getting Around
Changshu Road station
Shanghai Library Subway Station
Arts & Culture
This is a tiny apartment in a residential compound housing a private collection of propaganda posters from the cultural revolution. 100% recommend and it is just a short walk from the apartment! When you reach the compound, as the guards, they will give you a small map to find the museum :)
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Propaganda Poster Art Center
This is a tiny apartment in a residential compound housing a private collection of propaganda posters from the cultural revolution. 100% recommend and it is just a short walk from the apartment! When you reach the compound, as the guards, they will give you a small map to find the museum :)
West Bund is my favourite area of Shanghai. It is along the quieter, south western bank of the Huangpu River and has a number of art museums as well as a boulder climbing wall, dedicated running and cycling tracks and a skate park. The Long Museum in particular is an interesting building designed by Aterlier Deshaus on the site of a former coal factory. They usually host prominent international artists in a few major shows each year. The current exhibition is "Still Moving" sculptor Antony Gormley. Following your visit to the museum you can wander around the area or cycle along the river.
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Long Museum (West Bund)
3398 Long Teng Da DaoWest Bund is my favourite area of Shanghai. It is along the quieter, south western bank of the Huangpu River and has a number of art museums as well as a boulder climbing wall, dedicated running and cycling tracks and a skate park. The Long Museum in particular is an interesting building designed by Aterlier Deshaus on the site of a former coal factory. They usually host prominent international artists in a few major shows each year. The current exhibition is "Still Moving" sculptor Antony Gormley. Following your visit to the museum you can wander around the area or cycle along the river.
Modern art exhibitions in a former power station. Usually showing interesting installations plus architect's retrospectives. You can actually cycle here from Long Museum if you follow the "Huangpu Riverside Cycling Route"
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上海当代艺术博物馆
200 Hua Yuan Gang LuModern art exhibitions in a former power station. Usually showing interesting installations plus architect's retrospectives. You can actually cycle here from Long Museum if you follow the "Huangpu Riverside Cycling Route"
Art musuem closer to the more touristy part of Puxi riverside. The nearby Suzhou Creek is also very nice to cycle along. If you're into gritty tragic love stories and Chinese films I recommend the film Suzhou River
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Rockbund Art Museum
20 Hu Qiu LuArt musuem closer to the more touristy part of Puxi riverside. The nearby Suzhou Creek is also very nice to cycle along. If you're into gritty tragic love stories and Chinese films I recommend the film Suzhou River
Parks & Nature
Shanghai isn't known for having lovely pockets of nature but what you WILL find here and in other parks around China, are the elderly people dancing, practising calligraphy, playing cards and generally being merry.
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Xiangyang Park
Shanghai isn't known for having lovely pockets of nature but what you WILL find here and in other parks around China, are the elderly people dancing, practising calligraphy, playing cards and generally being merry.
Everything Else
These are some event listing sites for gigs or other suggestions:
Smart Shanghai (www.smartshanghai.com)
City Weekend (www.cityweekend.com.cn)
Timeout Shanghai (http://www.timeoutshanghai.com)
196 Wu Lu Mu Qi Zhong Lu
These are some event listing sites for gigs or other suggestions:
Smart Shanghai (www.smartshanghai.com)
City Weekend (www.cityweekend.com.cn)
Timeout Shanghai (http://www.timeoutshanghai.com)
Shopping
栋梁
184 Fu Min LuYoung Chinese Designers.
There is a smaller menswear store on Changle Rd called The Crow House
The Crow House
Young Chinese Designers (run by Dong Liang)
Triple-Major
Multi brand imported designer clothing
ALTER
Ma Dang LuMulti brand imported designer clothing