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.
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.
The Apartment is a lounge-bar/nightlife spot located on Huaihai Zhong Lu, Shanghai. It first opened in 2010 and closed in 2017. It’s now making a comeback.
满MANIA is a new LA-style nightclub in Shanghai with a focus on hip-hop, trap, and dubstep. Cocktail towers, easy-going cocktails, and edgy entertainment.