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.
New in Jing’an is BANDIT. It’s wild, loud, and wacky, and looks like a scene right out of Blade Runner 2049. It’s a restaurant & bar from the BIBIMI Group.
That’s right! ALDI is taking over Shanghai. The international retailer is opening its eighth store in Shanghai’s Hongkou District this weekend, September 12.
Botong Sikdang is a Korean restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in grilled pork and banchan. It’s wildly popular and worth the wait. Store #2 in Jing’an.
I’m doing another pop-up! This time, Malaysian food in one of my favorite forms of comfort food—sandwiches! Four sammies and pork belly, coming right up.