Mimilato makes gelatos and sorbets using premium ingredients sourced from across China with a focus on vibrant, fruit-driven flavors.

Sit Gelato is a tiny shop specializing in inventive flavor combinations — most delightfully approachable, with a few daring exceptions. 

Making Gelato is a small, artisanal gelato shop in Shanghai that does an excellent tofu pudding flavored gelato.

Zhong Yao Tang (中曜堂) is a must-visit Shanghai gelato shop that makes unique Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ice creams.

Di-Solve is a creative ice cream shop in Shanghai serving up some really funky flavor combinations and booze-spiked scoops.

Doiceful in Xintiandi serves reliably excellent ice creams with rotating seasonal selections.

Located in Xintiandi's Red Building (The Roof), Bleuska specializes in American-style ice cream and soft-serve.

Spiceman Gelato blends crowd-pleasing options with more adventurous creations. Multiple locations in Shanghai.

TonTon is a Shanghai bakery and sandwichery known for its freshly baked breads, flaky croissants, viral cinnamon rolls, Berliner-style donuts, and massive sandwiches.

Nunu Donut is a small shop that serves donuts, both classic and creative, including some savory donuts.

On Yongkang Lu, Beiye Tofu is a small shop specializing in tofu desserts of gelato and puddings. Gelato comes in tofu (vegetarian), rice, almond, and matcha.

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