Boxing Cat Brewery (Xintiandi)
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Boxing Cat Brewery (Xintiandi)

Serial restaurateur Kelley Lee’s popular American-style pub has a flagship in Xintiandi. On tap is a selection of Pilsners, lagers, stouts, and a rotating cast of others. The menu features Southern American comfort food with Southwest accents. As you’d expect for the area, it’s all just...
Paras Coffee (Shanxi Nan Lu)
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Paras Coffee (Shanxi Nan Lu)

Giving off some serious industrial warehouse vibes, the spacious interior upstairs is airy and luminous from the reflective mirrors and glass windows. The downstairs doesn’t have seating, rather it’s for coffees to-go. Paras has a second pop-up coffee bar just five-minutes away on the corner of...
The Press by Inno Coffee
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The Press by Inno Coffee

The Press by Inno Coffee (not to be confused with The Press which is the obvious facade for Flask on Shaanxi Nan Lu) takes up the huge corner space on Hankou and Shandong Zhong Lus, near Epices & Foie Gras. Built in 1872, the building was...
Teddy Bear Family
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Teddy Bear Family

Teddy Bear Family is a well-loved and welcoming shrine to the humble ted where enthusiasts go to carefully stitch their own bears. The cosy nook festooned with teddies in a dizzying array of shapes and sizes sits just above the teddy bear cafe, a Thai restaurant,...
Line Friends Cafe and Store
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Line Friends Cafe and Store

This cutesy cafe and shop based around the Japanese messaging app Line (banned in China) features themed cupcakes, coffees and merchandise. Venue name: Line Friends Cafe and Store Contact: Metro: Xintiandi English address: Unit B101, SOHO Fuxing Plaza, 388 Madang Lu, near Fuxing Zhong Lu, Huangpu...
Cafe Chez W
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Cafe Chez W

Straight out of a storybook, Cafe Chez W’s simple storefront holds a vintage treasure behind the facade. Evoking a sense of nostalgia with the interior decked out with vintage postcards, polaroids and flowers. Venue name: Cafe Chez W Contact: CALL VENUE Opening hours: 11am-7pm Mon, Wed-Sun...
RootSpace (Paloma/White Bird)
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RootSpace (Paloma/White Bird)

Just around the corner from Tianzifang, this multi-room café is already a well-loved hangout for those who know it. Artworks lean against white-painted exposed brick walls, wooden tables are dotted with fresh and fragrant flowers, and windows open onto trees and greenery and allow fresh air...
Wanshang Flower and Bird Market
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Wanshang Flower and Bird Market

Wanshang is a real hustle and bustle with birds chirping, vendors shouting and shoppers haggling. It feels more like a hub where seniors hang out and meet others who share their pastime interests, like bird keeping or cricket fighting. Flower stalls are small and passages cramped,...