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.
Maolago is a restaurant and bar in Shanghai that serves contemporary Guizhou bar snacks, hotpot, wine and cocktails. Good for dates and adventurous palates.
Xiao’s Izakaya is a quirky Japanese restaurant in Shanghai’s Gubei district that serves skewers, sashimi and izakaya staples until late. Highballs for ¥40.
Michelin one-star modern Asian and French restaurant Sir Elly’s at The Peninsula Shanghai switches from textbook modern fine dining by adding Asian flavors.