Root Down: Cocktails, Vinyl & Great Ambience
Root Down is a Japanese vinyl bar in Shanghai that’s quickly becoming the new favorite hangout for quality cocktails and seekers of great music.
Impressive Modern Chinese at Shanghai’s The Dining Room
The Dining Room (Yue Xuan 悦轩) is a Chinese restaurant specializing in Jiangnan cuisine at Park Hyatt Shanghai. This is what modern Chinese food looks like.
Cellar To Table, Bistro & Wine Bar in Shanghai
Cellar To Table is a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar housed within a villa at 20 Donghu Lu in Shanghai. I highly recommend it.
New Menu Surf and Turf at Mr & Mrs Bund
Mr & Mrs Bund reopens with a new menu sporting luxurious seafood towers and big trays of grilled meats. Check out the dishes here.
Lamb Hotpot in Shanghai: Lao Men Kuang 老门框
Lao Men Kuang (老门框爆肚涮肉馆) is a traditional Beijing-style hotpot restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in hand-cut lamb and beef. Chopsticks at the ready!
Unlimited Dim Sum Brunch at YEN CHA, W Shanghai
The W Shanghai just launched a new dim sum brunch at YEN. It’s all-you-can-eat for ¥268 and it’s pretty damn good. And of course, there’s free-flow.
Chinese Food in Shanghai: Dongbei Iron Pot Stew at Yao Ji 姚稷大铁锅
Yao Ji is a Chinese restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in Dongbei-style Iron Pot Stew “Tie Guo Dun” 铁锅炖.
Rui Fu Yuan: A Shanghai Institution for Shanghainese Food
Rui Fu Yuan 瑞福园 is a home-style Shanghainese restaurant in Shanghai with two decades of local cred. This is a great place to explore Shanghainese food.
Enigmatic Cocktail Bar J.Boroski Opens in Shanghai
J.Boroski is a secluded cocktail bar that does high-caliber bespoke drinks in Jing’an. The entrance-way is hidden and there is no menu.
Ramen Mitsuyoshi (满吉拉面) For Bib Gourmand-Level Noods
Ramen Mitsuyoshi (满吉拉面) is a small shop that does excellent, traditional ramen which just opened not too far from Madang Road metro station. It’s a tiny space, seating diners around a bar counter facing the open kitchen.