Shanghai Travel Guide

Taiwanese chain famous for xiaolongbao soup dumplings pleated to a precise 18 folds, a benchmark stop for dumpling lovers.

Old-school Shanghainese eatery packed with locals for braised pork, drunken chicken and sweet-savory red-braised dishes.

Upscale Shanghainese dining inside a restored 1930s villa in the former French Concession, serving refined versions of local classics.

Yunnan and Dai minority cuisine on the Bund, known for sour-spicy fish and mint-forward dishes in an atmospheric carved-wood interior.

Cult favorite for shengjianbao, pan-fried pork buns with a crisp bottom and soupy interior, eaten standing at simple counters.

Pioneering rooftop fine-dining restaurant overlooking the Huangpu River and Pudong skyline, credited with kickstarting the Bund's dining scene.

Single-table, multisensory tasting-menu restaurant combining projection, scent and sound with each course, one of the most exclusive reservations in China.

A strip of rooftop and riverside bars along Zhongshan Road with views across to Pudong's neon skyline, including Bar Rouge and Vue Bar.

Underground nightlife complex in a former air-raid shelter on Julu Road, home to techno club Elevator and several live-music venues.

Speakeasy-style cocktail bar hidden behind a fake bookshelf inside a small shop near Yongkang Road, multi-level with a Japanese bartending pedigree.

Former Concession-era street lined with small bars and outdoor drinking crowds, a longtime late-night hangout though periodically restricted by the city.

Renowned collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy and jade at People's Square, with a new East Bund branch opened in Pudong.

Housed in a converted glass factory in Baoshan, mixing industrial history with contemporary glass art installations.

Basement gallery hidden in a residential compound displaying original Chinese Communist Party propaganda posters from the 1950s–1970s.

China's first state-run contemporary art museum, set in a converted 1985 power plant on the Huangpu riverfront, host to the Shanghai Biennale.

Art Deco building near the Bund reworked by architect David Chipperfield, showing rotating contemporary art exhibitions.

Art Deco cinema on Huaihai Road operating since 1932, one of Shanghai's oldest surviving movie theaters.

Large modern multiplex near Xujiahui Cathedral showing first-run Chinese and international blockbusters with IMAX screens.

One of Asia's major film festivals, screening Chinese and international films across venues citywide with red-carpet premieres.

Traditional temple fair and bell-ringing ceremony at Longhua Temple, one of the city's oldest Buddhist sites.

Boutique strength-training gym chain popular with expats, with several French Concession locations offering personal training.

Olympic-standard aquatics center in Pudong built for the 2011 World Swimming Championships, open to the public for lap swimming.

Mainland China's first Disney resort in Pudong's Chuansha area, featuring the Tron Lightcycle Power Run and Enchanted Storybook Castle.

Marine-themed park in Lingang combining an aquarium, animal shows and rides, one of the newer large parks on the city's outskirts.