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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.
Modern Spanish brunch at Ocean's Table in Shanghai

Ocean’s Table: Spanish Brunch on the Terrace

Spanish newcomer Ocean’s Table takes over the beloved Commune Social space, serving up a fresh but familiar take on tapas and brunch.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 16, 2025
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Nasu House is a Japanese yakitori restaurant in Jing'an Shanghai.

Nasu House: A Late-Night Yakitori Sanctuary in Jing’an

Located in Jing’an, Nasu House is a yakitori restaurant that deals in charcoal-grilled chicken. It’s the kind of unpretentious, easygoing spot that every neighborhood needs.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 3, 2025
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Atica, a Spanish restaurant in Shanghai with terrace views.

Atica Shanghai: Authentic Spanish Flavors in a Stunning Space

Atica Shanghai is a stylish yet casual restaurant delivering authentic Spanish comfort food in a stunning space. Sunlit terraces and classic dishes await!
Rachel Gouk
  • October 22, 2025
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La Diosa is a Mexican restaurant and bar in Shanghai slinging comfort food and killer cocktails.

La Diosa Shanghai: Mexican Eats, Killer Cocktails and Party Vibes

Enter La Diosa, a vibrant Mexican bar and restaurant serving crave-worthy comfort food, top-shelf mezcal and tequila, and Instagram-worthy interiors – complete with a huge terrace and lively energy.
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  • October 22, 2025
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Grumpy Dog is a casual eatery serving gourmet hotdogs and beer in Shanghai

Grumpy Dog: A Hotdog Haven Slingin’ Gourmet Sausages

Grumpy Dog, as the name suggests, is a casual eatery devoted to the humble hotdog. Gourmet sausages, straight-forward drinks, and street-side vibes.
Rachel Gouk
  • June 27, 2025
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Penicillin, Shanghai cocktail bar from Hong Kong, Asia's 50 Best sustainable bar.

Asia’s 50 Best Bar Penicillin Opens in Shanghai

Introducing mad-scientist creativity and world-class cocktails. Asia’s 50 Best Bar Penicillin opens in Shanghai, delivering high-caliber cocktails forged with a sustainable ethos.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 22, 2025
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Nebula, a Spanish fine dining restaurant with molecular cuisine in Shanghai.

Nebula Shanghai: Second Coming of Spanish Fine Dining

A daring combination of Spanish and Asian flavors, peppered with molecular gastronomy. Nebula Shanghai launches its second menu — a bold new take.
Rachel Gouk
  • June 24, 2025
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Aster by Joshua Paris, restaurant in Jing'an, Shanghai

New & Hot in Jing’an: Aster by Joshua Paris

Borderless cuisine at this highly anticipated restaurant opening. Aster by Joshua Paris, founded by the former head chef of Michelin three-star Ultraviolet in Shanghai.
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  • October 22, 2025
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Hot Deals: Buffet at The St. Regis Brasserie

Buffet lunch and dinner! Steak of a deal: ¥158 for lunch (and brunch) plus free-flow included for dinner at ¥258.
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  • October 14, 2025
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The Old Jazz Band at the Peace Hotel Shanghai

Shanghai Must-Do: Old Jazz Band at the Fairmont Peace Hotel

A Shanghai institution: Catch the Old Jazz Band at The Fairmont Peace Hotel on the Bund. Guinness World Record holders playing seven nights a week.
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  • October 22, 2025
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Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Tuesday at La Diosa is a whole vibe 🇲🇽 tacos are just ¥25 each, all day long. 

• Birria y Consomé with dipping broth (Favorite)
• Al Pastor Trompito - Achiote pork with pineapple (2nd spot)
• Carnitas - New! Slow-cooked pork cheek
• Pollo - Smoked jalapeño pulled chicken
• Pescado Estilo Baja - Battered cod with avocado crema
• Gringa - Shredded pork with mozzarella & pineapple
• Quesadilla - Loaded with cheese, dressed as a taco

🌮 @ladiosa.sh 

〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
🔘 La Diosa
📍 1/F, 82 Xinle Lu 新乐路82号 
📞 33682997
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

#shanghaieats #shanghai #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #tacosarelife #tacotuesday🌮 #zaishanghai
Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOM Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai.

Last October, I had the rare opportunity to experience a very special menu at the Michelin two-star restaurant, where all three chefs were present: the legendary founder Umberto Bombana @umbertobombana (Hong Kong 3 ⭐️) and his protégés Nicolò Rotella @nick_rotella (Shanghai 2 ⭐️) & Marino D’Antonio @marinodantonio (Macau 1 ⭐️). 

So. Much. White. Truffle!

White truffle season runs until late December / early January — now serving, along with other equally excellent non-truffle seasonal dishes. 

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🔘 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai
📍 6/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu 圆明园路169号六楼
📞 021 60872890
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

#米其林 #shanghaieats #shanghai #shanghaifood #michelinrestaurant #michelinstarchef #finedining #italianfood
At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Exec At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Executive Chef Cielo Liu @changliuchef begins a new culinary chapter.

His cooking is deeply rooted in Italian tradition, yet he holds a firm belief: the future of flavor knows no borders. 

His Italian cuisine is a natural convergence of his Chinese heritage and Japanese culinary experience.

· Pasta aged with koji to boost umami
· Chinese yellow wine for aromatics
· And a ravioli inspired by a xiaolongbao. 

This is Cielo Liu, and the latest menu at Giada Garden.

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🔘 Giada Garden
📍 3/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Street 建国门外大街1号中国大饭店三层
📞 010-65057671
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#michelinguide #michelinrestaurant #beijing #beijingfood #finedining #italianfood #michelinstarchef #finedininglovers
Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai. Feral Bahn Mi Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai.

Feral Bahn Mi 

• Started out back in May as a pop-up street cart (totally illegal, totally gangsta) that roamed Shanghai. Now it has found a brick n mortar on Maoming Bei Lu.

🥖 The bread is... THE RIGHT KIND. You usually don’t find this in Shanghai. The bread has an extremely thin, brittle crust, shattering at a bite. And the crumb is soft, airy, and cotton-like — it’s like biting through a hard meringue. 

To order: Lemongrass chicken & crispy pork belly. Sauces are dope too, I favor the “buttery fruit chili sauce”.

📍82 Maoming Bei Lu 茂名北路82号

#shanghaifood #sandwiches #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifoodie #上海美食 #bahnmi
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