NOMFLUENCE - A SHANGHAI FOOD AND DRINK BLOG

The Zuk Bar at The Sukhothai Shanghai has just gotten a major upgrade with a Thai-style garden terrace. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

9 Excellent Terraces with Happy Hours in Shanghai

Praise be, spring is here. Here are 9 restaurants and bars in Shanghai with excellent terraces & outdoor seating. Plus, info on their drink deals.

Crave is a cafe and wine bar serving all day pastries and hearty bistro fare in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Crave: Comforting Bistro Fare At This Intimate Wine Bar

Café and wine bar Crave adds a comforting bistro fare for dinner, featuring small plates of duck puff pastries and fantastic bavette steak.

Black Rock Shanghai is a whisky bar that carries more than 170 labels. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Cocktail Bar Black Rock Shanghai, A Citadel of Whisky

Black Rock Shanghai is no ordinary whiskey-specialized cocktail bar, but rather a citadel of whisky for novices and connoisseurs alike.

Xibo is a fantastic Xinjiang restaurant in Shanghai that has a diverse menu of ethnic dishes. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Xibo: A Xinjiang Food Feast, Exploring Ethnic Cuisine

Xibo is a smart casual Xinjiang restaurant in Shanghai. It is a long-standing favorite that serves a fantastically colorful range of ethnic Xinjiang dishes.

Fafu is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Jing'an, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Fafu For Excellent Korean Barbecue in Jing’an (Open Till Late)

Fafu is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Jing’an, Shanghai — KBBQ that’s almost as good as the ones in K-town. Opens till late.

Borsh & Kompot: A Mom-n-Pop Slavic Cafe in Shanghai

Borsh & Kompot is a cozy Slavic restaurant and bar in Shanghai. Home-style Russian and Ukranian food, kompot drinks, and house-infused vodkas.

Elevated American bar food at Cages Huangpu, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

2 New Openings: Cages Huangpu, O’Mills Light

lavic restaurant and bar Borsh & Kompot, Cages opens a second location at One East mall near West Bund, and O’Mills has another outpost in Xingfu Lu.

Loushang 楼上 Hotpot is a Chinese restaurant in Shanghai serves Cantonese-style hotpot.

Loushang: Late Night Cantonese-Style Hotpot in Shanghai

Loushang Hotpot (楼上火锅) is an upmarket Cantonese-style hotpot restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in fresh seafood. Oh, and it’s open until 4am.

Juke is a creative western bistro in the Former French Concession, Shanghai

New & Hot: Juke, A Neighborhood Eatery on Dongping Lu

Juke is an intimate 18-seater neighborhood eatery on Dongping Lu serving a chef-driven menu of Mediterranean food with Asian accents alongside wines.

Klay, one of the best restaurants in Shanghai 2021.

Favorite New Restaurants in Shanghai From 2021

A round-up of my favorite new restaurant openings in Shanghai from the past year, plus a shortlist of notable mentions. A good recap of 2021.

Hanro Shanghai: Dry-Aged Korean BBQ That’s A Cut Above

Fu He Hui: Shanghai’s Extraordinary Vegetarian Restaurant

Rambu Levels Up Southeast Asian Flavors in Shanghai

VICE Shanghai: Chef-Driven Restaurant & Bar by Carlos Sotomayor

9 Excellent Terraces with Happy Hours in Shanghai

Crave: Comforting Bistro Fare At This Intimate Wine Bar

Cocktail Bar Black Rock Shanghai, A Citadel of Whisky

Xibo: A Xinjiang Food Feast, Exploring Ethnic Cuisine

Fafu For Excellent Korean Barbecue in Jing’an (Open Till Late)

Borsh & Kompot: A Mom-n-Pop Slavic Cafe in Shanghai

2 New Openings: Cages Huangpu, O’Mills Light

Loushang: Late Night Cantonese-Style Hotpot in Shanghai

New & Hot: Juke, A Neighborhood Eatery on Dongping Lu

Favorite New Restaurants in Shanghai From 2021

Lin Long Fang (Xuanhua Road)

Holy Spice

Pepite

Madame Ching Charts A Course Through Cantonese-Asian Fusion

Pepite: French Coastal Seafood on Donghu Road

Dine First, Dance Later: La Barra’s All-New Food Menu

Cejerdary (蟹家大院) (The Bund)

Lai Lai Xiao Long Bao (莱莱小笼) (Huangpu)

Madame Ching