Shanghai Places to See

Places to see

In Shanghai you can find a weekly magazine called '8days' and a monthy one called 'That's Shanghai' where you can finde all the happenings and adresses of all the restaurants and club, is kind of theChinese 'Time Out'.

Temples (Jade Buddha one is the best).

Maglev Train - Its in PUDONG Takes you quicker and Cheaper to the AIRPORT= The suspended magnetic train that connects the ariport to the city, I strongly suggest you to try it, you will save time and you see one of Shanghai's modern futures)

 Yu GArden For Shopping amongst old Chinese Buildings and a cup of Chinese tea at the famous Huxung Tea House in the Old City.

Nanjing rd -@ night with all its neon-lit billboards crowded places full of tourists and Chinese scalpers, This places makes Vegas blush

THE BUND

A specta-bulous, dazzling waterfront esplanade with a wide range of colonial styles of architecture. Particularly striking at night, when brilliantly illuminated (note: lights off at 10:30pm). One of the most famous streets in China, and an absolute necessity to visit. Over the past few years, the buildings have started to be inhabited by shopping arcades and restaurants. The most impressive are 3 on the Bund and Bund 18, which have some of Shanghai’s most glamorous restaurants and bars as well as high-end glitzy international boutiques.

XINTIANDI

A must-see on any tourist’s itinerary. This outdoor section of “shikumen” (1920’s – 1930’s Shanghai style houses) was completely rebuilt in 2000 -1 and has become a complex of shops, restaurants and bars. It is all a bit too new looking, but the architecture can inspire one’s imagination of Shanghai’s glamorous past. Xintiandi is often packed with tourists and is home to some of Shanghai’s best restaurants. We like: 

 FRENCH CONCESSION

Shanghai’s most charming district, was administered by the French from the mid 1800’s to the mid 1900’s. The streets are tree-lined, with few high rises, and colonial villas dot the landscape; it has become an elite district of the city. Try wandering around the FFC on foot. Scenic bits include such small streets as Yuqing Lu and Kangping Lu. For a nice walk, try Fuxing Xi Lu, near Yongfu Lu or Wukang Lu. Dongping Lu has many good small restaurants 

YU GARDENS

In one of the oldest parts of Shanghai, the area has been renovated and rebuilt to the extent that it hardly seems authentic. Still, on most tourist itineraries as a sample of pre-colonial Shanghai. Beside the gardens are a small lake with a funky bridge and a cute teahouse nearby. With lots of tourists come plenty of shops. Very crowded.

EAT SHANGHAI

Great Eats all over Shanghai

Ye Shanghai, Crystal Jade, Kabb, Va Bene, Simply Thai and T8

COCONUT PARADISE - Thai Lunch

Quaint little restaurant with a lovely garden and plenty of Buddhas to show you the way. Tasty Thai food in an attractive villa setting.

38 Fumin Road, near Julu Road.

Tel: +86 (21) 6248 1998

ROOM TWENTY EIGHT - Very cool, hip small hotel with a great lunch, Urban Hotel

183 Jiaozhou Lu, near BJ Lu

PUDONG area - Very Modern part of Shanghai, across the river, Business area

Cloud 9 at the Grand Hyatt . THIS HOTEL and Lobby area is a MUST SEE, I think. Great view of all Shanghai.

The world's tallest hotel, the ultra-modern Grand Hyatt, also happens to house Shanghai's chicest bars. There's the sleek and intimate Piano Bar on the 53rd floor, and the spectacular Patio Bar on the 56th floor, but nothing compares to the appropriately named Cloud 9, up amongst the cumulonimbus of the 87th floor - the highest bar in the world. S

http://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/50/Cloud_9_shanghai

All OVER SHANGHAI

SOUTH BEAUTY 881

Attractive big old house setting, rather modern design elements. Food not very spicy. But the venue is appealing. Rather interesting, but not the place to meet peopel, its more a date place

881 Yan’An Road, by Shaanxi Road

Tel: +86 (21) 6247 5878

MARRAKESH -Restaurant Bar pretty good food

133 Fuxing Xi Rd, by Yongfu Rd

+86 (21) 6433-4261

Daily: 6.00 pm - 12 midnight

MEDITERRANEO - Resturant Opened June 2006, in a lovely colonial villa. Dining in an attractive garden, with snazzy swing chairs. Lengthy menu, mainly Italian. Mixed review on cuisine, but the outdoor terrace upstairs more than makes up for it!

1317 Wu Ding West Road, by Jiangsu Road

www.mediterraneo.cn

SHANGHAI DRINKS/LOUNGES

     

Shanghai Drinks

                         

BUND AREA

Reminds me of the South of France with the french Architecture, for dinner and drink or have a walk along Huangpu River's banks.
There are plenty of restaurants and trendy bars. Everything is blocks from one another so try to hit up all the bars just to take a look, they are so cool with beautiful terraces

Three on the Bund is a building that holds a few AMAZING resturants and Bars

http://www.threeonthebund.com/

Laris . Its gorgeous and cross the street FROM Bar Rouge ON THURS. ASW gettogethers are there

Lounge 18. One of my FAVORITES.. classy sufisticated joint.. great drinks, pretty people.. great view

- go to the most beloved expat bar called the best terrace-disco in Shanghai where everybody is

http://www.bar-rouge-shanghai.com/

www.delacoast.com - Beautiful view, of Pudong.. its cool for dinner

Jean Georges - pretty fancy restaurant/ drinks on the Bund

4F, 3 on the Bund, 3 Guangdong Lu

Xintiandi (pronounced Chi tandi) area (ancient hutong area rebuilt with and now a good restaurants and night venue Its a MUST See area to take a walk

around at night.. its a happening part of town!! Check out these resturants as well in that area Ye Shanghai, Crystal Jade, Kabb, Va Bene, Simply Thai and T8 they are all great

and right next door to one another.

TMSK just check out the bar its all made of colored glass, Its amazing.

Unit 2, House 11

North Lane Xintiandi, Lane 181, Tai Lang Lu

Shanghai

Telephone:

00 86 21 6326 2227

Hours:

1:30pm-midnight

CJW have a nice western-style
restaurant, Spanish chef and lounge jazz bar.

French Concession area - beautiful tree lined colonial area of town, great resturants as well great boutiques

Shintori – DINNER- great japanese food , really cool very modern restaurant a MUST see. Go use the mens toilet, its a trip. Then you MUST

go next door to PEOPLE 7 bar to look at it.

803 Julu Lu, (Shintori)

near Fumin Lu

5404 5252 巨鹿路803号，近富民路

PEOPLE 7 BAR SHANGHAI ask Shintori resturant how to enter this bar and the code..(you put your hand in a wall of cylinders to get inside)

People 7 Bar Shanghai is located next to Shintori Restaurant, with a similar minimalist, cement-y and open design concept. People 7 is often fully booked. It's got a very entertaining entryway. This chic restaurant and bar is so minimalist that first-timers have a hard time finding the entrance. Once you've figured out the puzzle of a main door, relax in the stone-grey interior and comfortable couches. Be warned, leave some extra time to figure out how to get into the bathroom. 805 Julu Road, by Fumin Road.

BARBAROSA LOUNGE

Barbarossa lounge has a Middle Eastern theme design and very decent lounge music - often a very good DJ. Barbarossa is a floating Morracan Villa in the middle of a lake, It is located behind Starbucks building in a park, near the Shanghai Art Museum. Up-upstairs has a cool, open atmosphere. Barbarossa is a sweet place for an evening drink. Not so popular weekdays.

Barbarossa Lounge Shanghai
231 Nanjing Rd, inside People’s Park, near Shanghai Art Museum.

Tel: +86 (21) 6318 0220

SHANGHAI

Do or Die.. Shop till you drop is my 

motto in this town.

Do you want to make a Armani-Wanna Be suit, a St. John Jacket?.. Yes Shanghai can make it for you.  

I will post my favorite spots to eat, drink, shop and see...

Getting there...

1) Make sure you have your Visa to enter the country

2) Don't fly cheap.. Fly a name brand airline please... I flew cheap once.. lets just say

it had the word china in the airline brand and I think I saw a chicken walk down the aisle. The food was barely edible and I had to watch Chinese soap operas in black and white.

3) Take the Meglev train into Pudong from the airport. Then take a taxi with the hotel name written in chinese from the train station. No ones speaks english..

The Meglev saves you alot of time and its one of the fastest trains in the world. Soooo cool.

DRINK SHANGHAI