Though much of the centre can be skipped, the enormous scale model of the city on the third floor is the main reason to come here. The sheer scale of it all is worth the 30RMB entrance fee alone. Read more.
This chic, New York-style lounge bar does delicious pizza. The base is classic Italian – thin and crispy with a bubbled cracker-like crust. A hit is the pesto, feta, mushroom and mozzarella (85RMB). Read more.
This Nanjing homestyle restaurant is sometimes inconsistent, but has standout pork dishes. Try the pork dumplings (12RMB/three), which have an unusually sweet filling studded with coriander. Read more.
De Refter went through 12 varieties of potato and 30 different recipes before they perfected their Belgian fries (35RMB), but perfect them they did - eat them quick, before your table-mates do. Read more.
The star of the starters is the fried squid (35RMB) – some of the crispiest, tastiest calamari we’ve had. Linguini with seafood (88RMB) is served in an easy, no fuss style. Read more.
The pizzas that are the real reason to head over to this Lujiazui location. Our favorite is the materdei (108RMB), with fresh mozzarella, a few basil leaves and imported salami. Read more.
When it comes to classics done the right way, there’s no beating their offerings. The divine margherita (128RMB) comes with lushly dough-y crust and the calabrese (148RMB) is exquisitely textured. Read more.
This chic canteen-like joint offers possibly the best pizza/view combination in town. While the margherita (120RMB + 15%) is a no-frills classic, be sure to try the Parma ham pizza (120RMB + 15%). Read more.
With art deco touches, the drinks menu here offers a good range of bottled wine (from 250RMB; 50RMB/glass) with a bias for Bordeaux, decent cocktails (from 45RMB) and Belgian beers (Duvel, 50RMB). Read more.
The seating to the right of the entrance provides cosy spots in a friendly atmosphere. Go on a Friday or Saturday (from 10.30pm) for one of our favourite cover bands in the city, The Sultans of Swing. Read more.
They offer studiously wrought classic cocktails (from 60RMB) and probably one of the city’s most evolved lists of whiskies and single malts in a consciously subdued, dependably hushed atmosphere. Read more.
Papaya feels like it’s been lifted from a tinselly Vegas motel, but this only serves to make it thoroughly endearing. Classic pours are pricy at 80RMB each, but otherwise, it’s up there with the best. Read more.
Experimental temporary shows are the draw at the Bund’s only contemporary art gallery, which wows with an eye-catching Art Deco façade and interiors by London-based architect David Chipperfield.
A former private garden during the Ming dynasty, this green oasis is now a prime spot for people-watching, with couples practicing the fox-trot and elderly women belting out Chinese opera.
