2019’s had a rough start.
Here is a list of Shanghai restaurant, bar, and café closures in Q1 of this year. Or at least, the ones I know of
Closures…and a few rebrandings and relocations
- Above The Globe
- Al’s Place (K11)
- Bianchi (Tianzifang)
- Bo Shanghai
- Chelae
- Chez Jefke
- Chez Maurice
- Cinker Pictures
- Constellation (Shanghai Centre)
- Crystal Jade (Xintiandi)
- Daimon Bistro
- Daliah — turned into Jinhua (Yunnan food)
- DASH (United Valley)
- Dr Beer (All locations)
- Dr Wine
- EQ (Yanping Lu)
- Estia
- Favorita (Xinzha Lu) — replaced by Jobu (bar)
- Foam Heaven — DOC’s reopened here
- Fresh Maple
- FUNKA del Sur — rebranded into Funkadeli
- Glass House — replaced by Greyhound Café
- GOD
- Graze
- hoF (All locations)
- Hooters (Huaihai Lu)
- Jackie’s Beer Nest (original on Zhaozhou Lu)
- La Bodeguita del Medio — turned into Bohemia
- La Maison Gourmande
- Lil’ Laundry
- Mamma Mia (Huaihai Lu) — now at More Than Eat
- Mendo Noodle Bar
- MITO
- Moon’s Steakhouse
- MYST
- Oriental House (Anfu Lu)
- Oxalis — rebranded into The Waterhouse
- Paras Coffee (Shaanxi Nan Lu)
- Paris Blanc — replaced by Fu Gong Guan
- Paris Bleu
- Paris Rouge
- PF Chang’s
- Pret a Manger
- Purple Garlic
- Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse (Ruijin Intercon)
- Seesaw Café (Yuyuan Lu original)
- Simply Thai (Xintiandi)
- Superhuman — closed under a few weeks
- Sushi’O (Yanping Lu)
- Tailor Bar
- TGI Friday’s (All locations)
- The Caxton (Dagu Lu)
- The Extraction Lab
- The Mansion
- UMI
- Urban Diner Gastropub
- Xuan (Andaz Hotel) — rebranded into Bleu Bar
- Yannick Alleno
Closing Soon
Beer Plus — last day April 13.
Cobra Lily — to rebrand into Boxing Cat Brewery flagship soonish.
Zhangyuan 99 is closing, timeline April 21—an official document has been issued.
When it does, all the venues will go, including:
Tomatito, el Ocho, Logan’s Punch, Black Pepper, Taste & See, Small Arms Big Heart, Taphouse, and Oji.
Tomatito and el Ocho’s last day is April 31
RIP.
