Had a Tour de Soup Dumplings around Shanghai, and Yang's won without question. The crispy bottom is perfection.
delicious xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and great service. spend some time watching the assembly line of staff make dumplings in the kitchen (don't worry: there's glass separating you from them)
Jia Jia Tangbao basically offers one thing: soup dumplings, in eight varieties (9RMB/pork, 10.5RMB/shrimp and pork, 22.50RMB/crab and pork). Their dumplings are revered as some of the best.
Fried potato strips (12RMB) are a must try. Threads of potato, fried to a perfectly crispy golden brown, are mixed with bits of fresh coriander & slivers of dried chilli, in a Tower of Pisa-like pile. Read more.
The noodles at this chic noodle joint come in a cavernous bowl that contains thick chunks of tenderly stewed beef and a few sprigs of bok choi mixed with delicious noodles and a lip-smacking broth. Read more.
The best ramen in the world, now available in Shanghai. Pork buns are a must. Get your ramen extra spicy with a poached egg, always.
Arcade offers strong drinks, non-pretentious atmosphere and yes, a little video game madness. Drinks-wise, we like the gingery highball Kraken (65RMB) from the well designed menu of cocktails. Read more.
Best coffee (espresso, capuccino, etc.) In a coffee forsaken city. Roasts its own beans imported exclusively from a plantation in Guatemala.
If you don't get the BBQ chilli beef on toothpicks and the fried yunnan goat's cheese, you are probably not worth knowing.
Lemon chicken, house curry, pineapple buns, and poached chicken are amazing. I love this restaurant. Small and casual. One of my favorite Chinese restaurant in town.
The lamb in tin foil is absolutely delicious - soft, succulent lamb with amazing crispy potato chunks, with red and green peppers and coriander. Heaven for any lamb lover. Also, pumpkin dumplings.
Bund also called Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu is regarded as the symbol of Shanghai, and "Museum of International Architecture" by its buildings.
the skywalk on the 100th floor is, at this moment, the world's highest observation deck
shanghai's art scene is growing as fast as its buildings. browsing the maze of galleries here is a good way to spend a few hours one afternoon.
dive bar in a labyrinthine underground bunker, cheap and suitably grungy. bring a marker and add your touch to the wall art :)
Kiitos is a tiny, refined Japanese cocktail bar serving some of Shanghai's best drinks in considered surroundings. The drinks, including the dry martini (55RMB) and Chai Chai (50RMB), are excellent. 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.
The Dark Mystic (70RMB) lives up to its name with reduced Guinness, chocolate bitters, Ketel One and Becherovka digestif crowned with lapsang souchong tea smoke -- a real taste of molecular mixology. Read more.
Dishes are fiery and generously portioned. Try one of the classics: koushuiji (mouthwatering chicken, 32RMB) or fuqi feipian (beef offal slices in chilli oil, 26RMB) chief among them. Read more.
Excellent Sichuan food. Spicy enough without it overwhelming the dining experience. Decor is pleasant, bordering on fantastic. Service was good & efficient. An overall great go-to option for Chinese
