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Rachel Gouk

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Rachel Gouk has been writing about food and drink in Shanghai since 2011. She is a food critic, writer, photographer, and F&B consultant based in Shanghai. Nomfluence was founded in May 2018 as a means to express her love for the Shanghai F&B scene. Follow her blog www.nomfluence.com or on Instagram @nomfluence.
Pasha Turkish restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Pasha For Excellent Turkish Food & Steaks in Shanghai

Explore Turkish cuisine at Pasha, one of few Turkish restaurants in Shanghai. Platters of meats and kebabs, steaks, and zesty seafood salads.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 24, 2024
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Dentree, a sustainable cocktail bar in Shanghai with drinks by Hope & Sesame, powered by Remy Cointreau. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Cocktail Bars in Shanghai: The Upper Room & Dentree

Bund-side bar The Upper Room to serve a revolving cocktail menu by the J.Boroski team, and Dentree, a sustainable project with drinks by Hope & Sesame.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 24, 2025
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Shake, a restaurant and bar for live funk and soul music performances in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Latest Bites: Shake, Sui Tang Li, Smokin’ Hog

House of funk and soul Shake reopens, Sui Tang Li launches a Dassai sake pairing menu, and American-style barbecue delivered by Smokin’ Hog.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 16, 2024
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The Merchants Shanghai, a restaurant that does dry aged fish and fowl, grilled over open flame. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

3 New Restaurants in Shanghai: The Merchants, Charbon, Drunk Lee Bistro

Open-flame grilling and dry-aged fish and fowl at The Merchants, Paul Pairet opens Charbon, a casual grill serving skewers and sundaes in iapm.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 7, 2025
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Shanghai Wine Bistro Le Verre a vin Gets A Refresh

Le Verre a vin, one of Shanghai’s longest standing wine bars, relocates to Ferguson Lane with an upgrade in both food and ambiance.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 31, 2022
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Restaurant Fu, Cantonese restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

3 New Openings in Shanghai: Restaurant Fu, KRU On Tap, Huata

The OHA Group opens Restaurant Fu, a traditional Cantonese restaurant; The Flask Group opens bistro-bar KRU On Tap, and upscale Spanish restaurant Huata.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 3, 2025
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Bastard, a contemporary Chinese restaurant in Jing'an, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Bastard: Hip & Trendy Contemporary Chinese Restaurant in Shanghai

This season’s hyped up new opening in Shanghai is Bastard, a contemporary Chinese restaurant in Jing’an by chef Michael Janczewski.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 11, 2024
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Sugar Area, a rum-based cocktail bar near Tianzifang, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Playful Rum-Based Drinks at Cocktail Bar Sugar Area

Sugar Area is a rum-focused cocktail bar near Tianzifang led by award winning bartender Jackie Lo. Havana bar party vibes.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 24, 2023
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Creative Coconut Water Drinks at Cucurucu

Cucurucu is a café that does creative coconut water based drinks. You’ve heard of juice bars, right? Well, this is a coconut water bar.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 24, 2023
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Rumor For Yoshoku, Japanese-Western Foods Like Hamburger Steak

Rumor is a tiny café brimming with character that does yoshoku, a style of Japanese cuisine influenced by western/non-Japanese food.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 24, 2023
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