If the beer, huangjiu and baijiu on our Shanghai Night Eats tour weren’t enough for you, we’ve got more options! Hanabili This Japanese izakaya right around the corner from our last stop (and Jing’an Temple metro station) offers excellent cocktails … Read More
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Shanghai’s Best Vegetarian Restaurants
East Asian Buddhists do not follow a vegetarian diet as strictly as other practitioners, but when they do, they do it well. Some restaurants offer meat substitutes, made from gluten, tofu and mushrooms, while others let the vegetables speak for … Read More
Shanghai Family Day Out: Urban Planning Museum + Dumplings
With its multitude of parks, markets and riverside spaces, Shanghai is an easy place to entertain the kids. But when the plum rains hit, or the air quality drives you indoors, the city’s many museums offer an equally fantastic day … Read More
Shanghai’s Best Shandong Cuisine (Lu Cai)
With a menu featuring deep fried veggies, braised pork belly and/or ribs, sweet potatoes, crispy fried pig intestine, candied sweet potatoes, and oysters: Lu cai, the food of Shandong province, is China’s soul food. Read on to find our picks … Read More
Shanghai’s Best Art Galleries – Bund, West Bund & Former French Concession
China’s museum boom has taken the city by storm and is shifting the nation’s cultural capital from its traditional seat in Beijing to Shanghai. Although art spaces and institutions can be found scattered throughout the sprawling metropolis, the West Bund, … Read More