Bird Hut is a fast-growing restaurant in Shanghai that does quality Cantonese-style roasts and barbecue over rice. Inexpensive and solid quality.

Bresca Bomboloni is a dessert shop specializing in bombolini, filled Italian donuts, priced from ¥22 to ¥26. Fluffy and not too dense.

Uni Shushi is an intimate 12-seater Japanese omakase restaurant brought to you by Sun-San of Ochiyo fame. High quality sushi at ¥498 or ¥698.

Bar OJ, short for “orange juice,” is a cozy, living-room-style cocktail bar slingin' a pretty interesting menu — drinks made to profile pizza, tiramisu, and sushi, among others.

Ronglek is a casual Yunnan restaurant that specializes in dishes from Shangri-La and Xishuangbanna, featuring fresh mushrooms, air-dried yak, and goat cheese from the province.

Dip In Gelato is a gelato shop in Shanghai that does creative flavor combinations.

American chain restaurant The Cheesecake Factory dishes cult classics of cheesecakes and American comfort food like Chicken Diane and Steak Madeira.

Egg is a long-standing cafe that does breakfast-y and brunch-y fare.

Loon Fung House (龙凤楼) is a well-regarded Cantonese restaurant in Shanghai, known for its refined take on traditional Southern Chinese cuisine and dim sum.

Mammamia is an award-winning Italian restaurant and Neapolitan pizzeria with a straightforward approach to classic Italian comfort food.

Seventh Son (家全七福) is a Michelin one-star Cantonese restaurant. The dim sum here is legendary, as is the crispy skinned chicken and roasted pork.

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai is the coffee giant's premier destination store in China, located in Jing'an district, Shanghai.