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Take a day trip to Xinchang Ancient Town
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Take a day trip to Xinchang Ancient Town

Pudong covers a vast area, but thankfully so does the Shanghai metro, and when considering day trips out of the city, you needn’t always look to the gaotie. In fact, before you even reach the end of Line 16, you’ll find Xinchang Ancient Town, a vibrant tangle of...
Make a quick escape to Chongming Island
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Make a quick escape to Chongming Island

It may technically still be in Shanghai, but the journey over the Yangtze basin via one of the longest bridges in China is enough to make a trip to Chongming feel like you’re escaping the hustle and bustle of downtown. It’s also close enough to make...
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...
Shanghai Walks: Hidden French Concession
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Shanghai Walks: Hidden French Concession

Walking time: 1.5 hours Starting point: Shanghai Library metro station, Line 10 Secret garden From Shanghai Library metro station, head north up Hunan Lu. At number 11, you’ll find the 1984 bookstore (open 11am-10pm daily), where you’ll have to buzz to get in. Through the back is a...
9 things Shanghai has that the world needs
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9 things Shanghai has that the world needs

We think Shanghai is the greatest city in the world – and we’re not just saying that because of contractual obligations… From our phenomenal skyline to the heaps of fantastic food offerings, we’ve listed ten things that Shanghai has that wouldn’t go amiss in cities around...
Shanghai’s best al fresco happy hours
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Shanghai’s best al fresco happy hours

Come fair weather, this city has some mighty fine rooftop bars, and knows a thing about al fresco brunching too. There are even some brilliant swimming pools to dip into when the temperature cranks up. But when the weather is clever, we know you want to sip outside. Here, we map...
65 ways to rule summer in Shanghai
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65 ways to rule summer in Shanghai

When Shanghai’s streets start steaming with more heat than your neighbourhood barbecue joint and the summer showers are really raining on your parade, just keep calm and carry on. You might already know about the fantastic al fresco happy hours or how to live like it’s the weekend everyday of the...

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Lounge by Topgolf
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Lounge by Topgolf

The first Shanghai (and China) expansion of American sports entertainment superchain Topgolf, this sports bar-meets-restaurant-meets-arcade specializes in golf emulators and digital derivations thereof. This “Lounge by Topgolf” is a smaller derivation of the American version, and is comprised of several bookable “Swing Suites” for private parties,...
THE CUT Rooftop
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THE CUT Rooftop

After a couple of years at the rooftop second floor of The Cut, this spot is now The Cut Rooftop, an upscale casual dining lounge thing aimed at young professionals. Seems like a really good spot for an after-work drink if a) you work nearby and...
MESS Gallery Restaurant & Bar
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MESS Gallery Restaurant & Bar

Up-scale fusion restaurant along Binjiang Avenue in Pudong, with an elegant interior, imaginative cuisines, and attentive staff. Dining area is pretty spacious, with five parts over two floors, featuring plenty of artworks. Lush lounge, open kitchen, outdoor dessert bar, oversized tables… Everything is designed delicately for...
El Bodegon (Panyu Lu)
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El Bodegon (Panyu Lu)

A casual Argentinian steakhouse with a focus grilled steaks and Peruvian ceviches, tiraditos, and antichuchos. They have the some of the best value steaks in town here with quality cuts including 200g rib-eyes, striploins, and rump steaks going from 95rmb and 300g steaks from 145rmb. Also...
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...
Goose Island Brewhouse
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Goose Island Brewhouse

Goose Island’s 2-storey brewery, boasting 29 taps serving the Goose Island beers you’ve probably seen everywhere around town, it seems, as well as house-crafted brews. They’ve also got an “urban craft kitchen” rustling up grub like aged cuts of steak, house-cured pastrami, homemade sauce and various beer-infused dishes....
Italo Trattoria
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Italo Trattoria

Formerly just “Italo”, but after a renovation upgrade and an impressive menu re-design, Italo Trattoria is now a nice date-night spot in Xuhui. Dim lighting, jovial retro wall hangings, and an attentive staff make this a real casual but elevated Italian option in the Fumin Lu,...