Shanghai is China's most international city — a place where a century of colonial history, Communist revolution, and hypercapitalist reinvention have created something utterly unique. The Bund's Art D...
Check Visa-Free Entry →Each attraction below has its own dedicated page with opening hours, prices, insider tips, and directions.
The Bund is Shanghai's most iconic promenade — a 1.5km waterfront stretch of 52 preserved colonial-era buildings facing ...
Full Guide + Tips →The French Concession is Shanghai's most livable and photogenic neighborhood — a grid of plane-tree-lined streets filled...
Full Guide + Tips →Yu Garden (Yuyuan) is a classical Chinese garden built in 1577 during the Ming dynasty — a remarkable oasis of pavilions...
Full Guide + Tips →The Shanghai Tower stands 632 meters tall — the world's second tallest building — and its observation deck on floors 118...
Full Guide + Tips →M50 is Shanghai's premier contemporary art district, located in a former textile mill complex from the 1930s along Suzho...
Full Guide + Tips →Tianzifang is a creative arts and shopping area developed in renovated traditional shikumen (stone gate) houses and fact...
Full Guide + Tips →Every restaurant below includes the full address in English and Chinese, phone number, hours, and must-order dishes.
Din Tai Fung is the most internationally famous xiaolongbao restaurant in the world — a Taiwanese chain that perfected t...
Address + Menu →Jia Jia Tang Bao is what serious food travelers seek out after doing Din Tai Fung — a tiny, unassuming hole-in-the-wall ...
Address + Menu →Yang's Fry-Dumplings invented the definitive Shanghai shengjianbao — thick-bottomed dumplings pan-fried until the base i...
Address + Menu →Lost Heaven is Shanghai's most acclaimed restaurant for Yunnan and Southwest China ethnic minority cuisines — a part of ...
Address + Menu →Lao Zheng Xing has been serving classic Shanghai cuisine since 1862, making it one of the oldest restaurants in Shanghai...
Address + Menu →The Chenghuangmiao snack area surrounding Yu Garden is the best place in Shanghai for traditional Shanghainese street fo...
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