Meilong Flower and Bird Market
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Meilong Flower and Bird Market

Close to Jinjiang Action Park to the southwest of the city, this market may not be exactly what you’d consider conveniently located. However, its leafy aisles stock blooming flowers like hydrangea, azalea and camellia, and more towards the front, have greens and pitcher plants, native to...
City Shop (Shanghai Centre)
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City Shop (Shanghai Centre)

CityShop was a life saver for expats in China back in the day, and is still the neighbourhood import grocery store for many — often the only place to find western imported ingredients. They make you pay for it though. Nevetheless, it remains an excellent place...
Big Bamboo
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Big Bamboo

Big Bamboo transports their tried and true formula — sports on lots of TVs, beers, bar games, big Western food portions. It’s one of the most popular sports bar chains in town with no frills drink and food deals matching major sporting events.  
The best rooftop bars in Shanghai
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The best rooftop bars in Shanghai

There’s just something about this city that makes it so much more enjoyable viewed from up high, sipping on something swanky – it’s probably the iconic skyline, big city lights and world-class cocktails. Whether you’re after something bold and in your face or quiet and out...
Zhujiajiao, but not as you know it
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Zhujiajiao, but not as you know it

We’ve long maintained that Zhujiajiao is best visited as an early evening and early morning excursion rather than a day trip. But while this approach enables you to avoid the majority of the matching baseball cap-wearing, megaphone-wielding tourist hordes and the tat sellers that thrive off...
Café Gray Deluxe
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Café Gray Deluxe

Café Gray Deluxe Shanghai, China Having launched a successful collaboration with New York-based chef Gray Kunz at The Upper House hotel in Hong Kong, the Shanghai branch of Café Gray Deluxe at The Middle House continues to meld Western classics with Asian flavours. This charming crescent-moon shaped...
BLATAGE COFFEE
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BLATAGE COFFEE

This monochromatic cafe is hidden in an industrial park by Huangpu River. Sit by the river bank and sip on their “Punch Roast” coffee made with precise percentages of coffee to milk from 33 percent to 120 percent (25-38RMB). Snack on the “Bladog” (30-35RMB) made with...
A wonderfully colourful street art exhibition is now at Bund 18
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A wonderfully colourful street art exhibition is now at Bund 18

Photographs: courtesy Bund 18 Jiushi Art Gallery If you like rainbow colours and funky patterns, the latest exhibition at Bund 18 Jiushi Art Gallery might be just the ticket: a fantastic show from Spanish street artist Okuda San Miguel, presenting a collection of his iconic works defined...