The classic Bund: art deco and skyline
3.2 km · ~half day · Huangpu · 7 stops
- Waibaidu Bridge
- Rockbund Art Museum
- The Peninsula & Yi Long Court
- The Bund
- Three on the Bund
- BFC & Da Vittorio
- Nanjing Road pedestrian
121 places · Michelin 2026, Asia's 50 Best, Black Pearl, Xiaohongshu · 5 routes · transit
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This interactive map of Shanghai (China) brings together 121 hand-picked places: 38 attractions, 42 restaurants, 20 cafés and 21 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
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3.2 km · ~half day · Huangpu · 7 stops
4.1 km · ~half day · Xuhui · 6 stops
5.4 km · ~full day · Jing'an & Putuo · 7 stops
4.8 km · ~full day · Pudong · 6 stops
3.9 km · ~half day · Huangpu · 6 stops
外滩 · Huangpu
Shanghai's icon: 52 heritage buildings facing the futuristic Pudong skyline
Tip: Come back 21:00-22:00: lights at full blast and far fewer crowds than sunset
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map东方明珠 · Lujiazui
The pink-sphere tower that defined China's 1990s skyline
Tip: The 259 m glass floor is the viral shot; arrive at opening to skip the line
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Tripadvisor top
Show on map上海中心大厦 · Lujiazui
632 m: China's tallest building and the world's fastest elevator
Tip: Stop at Duo Yun Books on floor 52: the world's highest bookstore
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide · Xiaohongshu viral
Show on map上海环球金融中心 · Lujiazui
The 492 m bottle opener with a glass skywalk suspended at 474 metres
Tip: Floor 100 at sunset: you see the whole Shanghai Tower from below
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map金茂大厦 · Lujiazui
88-storey art deco pagoda hiding Asia's most vertiginous interior atrium
Tip: Grab a drink on floor 87 and peer down the free 152 m atrium
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide
Show on map豫园 · Old City
Ming garden from 1559: rockeries, carp ponds and carved wooden pavilions
Tip: Enter at 08:30 sharp: half an hour alone in the garden before tour groups
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上海城隍庙 · Old City
15th-century Taoist temple, spiritual heart of the old walled city
Tip: The snack stalls on Fangbang Road behind the temple are the real find
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map新天地 · Huangpu
Grey-brick shikumen lanes reborn as the city's most photogenic block
Tip: The north block keeps the original architecture; the south is all new retail
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · That's Shanghai
Show on map田子坊 · Xuhui
1930s lane maze packed with art studios, indie designers and tiny bars
Tip: Enter via gate 210 on Taikang Road: the good alleys start right there
🚇 Dapuqiao — Line 9
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on map武康大楼 · Xuhui
Laszlo Hudec's 1924 flatiron: the single most reposted shot on Xiaohongshu
Tip: Shoot from the Huaihai and Xingguo corner, not the sidewalk straight across
🚇 Shanghai Library — Line 10
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map武康路 · Xuhui
A kilometre of plane trees, art deco villas and blue heritage plaques
Tip: Start at no. 113: Ba Jin's house is free and almost nobody goes in
🚇 Shanghai Library — Line 10
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu citywalk
Show on map静安寺 · Jing'an
Golden temple ringed by skyscrapers: the most Shanghai contrast there is
Tip: Head up Reel mall opposite for the golden roof plus skyscrapers shot
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide
Show on map玉佛禅寺 · Putuo
Two 1882 Burmese jade Buddhas plus the best monastic vegetarian canteen
Tip: Lunch at the temple refectory: vegetarian noodles for under 30 yuan
🚇 Changshou Rd — Line 7/13
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide
Show on map龙华寺 · Xuhui
The city's oldest Buddhist complex, with a wooden pagoda from 977 AD
Tip: In April the courtyard peach blossom is Shanghai's finest spring moment
🚇 Longhua — Line 11/12
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide
Show on map上海博物馆 · People's Square
Bronzes, jades and calligraphy: the country's finest ancient Chinese collection
Tip: Free entry but book online: weekend slots sell out days ahead
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上海博物馆东馆 · Pudong
The 113,000 sq m 2024 wing, Asia's largest museum building by floor area
Tip: The floor-2 bronze gallery and the floor-5 terrace are the building's highlights
🚇 Sci & Tech Museum — Line 2
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu viral
Show on map浦东美术馆 · Lujiazui
Jean Nouvel museum with mirror halls and a giant window onto the Bund
Tip: Mirror halls on floors 2 and 3 are the shot; save the big window for sunset
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · That's Shanghai
Show on map上海外滩美术馆 · Huangpu
Contemporary art inside a 1932 art deco shell restored by David Chipperfield
Tip: The top-floor terrace overlooks the Bund and nobody goes up: ask at the desk
🚇 Tiantong Rd — Line 10/12
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · That's Shanghai
Show on map上海当代艺术博物馆 · Huangpu
An 1897 power plant turned into China's largest state contemporary art museum
Tip: Free except during the biennale; the floor-5 cafe has a tourist-free river view
🚇 Xizang South Rd — Line 4/8
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map龙美术馆西岸馆 · West Bund
Brutalist concrete vaults on an old coal wharf, showing modern Chinese art
Tip: The original coal hopper still stands outside: the best West Bund shot
🚇 Yunjin Rd — Line 11
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · That's Shanghai
Show on map西岸美术馆 · West Bund
David Chipperfield glass box hosting shows from Paris's Centre Pompidou
Tip: Pair it with Tank Shanghai: a 15-minute riverside walk away
🚇 Yunjin Rd — Line 11
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map油罐艺术中心 · West Bund
Five decommissioned aviation fuel tanks recycled into galleries and a park
Tip: Tank 5 usually holds immersive installations; the outdoor lawn is free
🚇 Yunjin Rd — Line 11
Featured in: That's Shanghai · Xiaohongshu viral
Show on map上海自然博物馆 · Jing'an
A nautilus spiral buried in a park, with dinosaurs and a 30 m living wall
Tip: Book online and arrive at opening: school groups land around 10
🚇 Natural History Museum — Line 13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map张园 · Jing'an
An 1882 shikumen compound restored in 2022: Jing'an's most elegant courtyard
Tip: Come at night: lanterns against grey brick is the shot that goes viral
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上生新所 · Changning
A 1924 American club with Hudec's pool, now a courtyard of cafes and bookshops
Tip: Hudec's art deco pool is free to walk into and almost always empty
🚇 Jiaotong University — Line 10/11
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on map天安千树 · Putuo
Heatherwick's hanging mountains: 1,000 tree-topped columns over Suzhou Creek
Tip: The full shot comes from the far bank of the creek, not from inside
🚇 Jiangning Rd — Line 13
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Time Out Shanghai
Show on mapM50创意园 · Putuo
1930s textile mills on the creek reborn as 100 independent galleries
Tip: Closed Mondays; the Moganshan Road graffiti wall outside is free and huge
🚇 Jiangning Rd — Line 13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on map1933老场坊 · Hongkou
A 1933 art deco abattoir: Escher-like spiralling concrete ramps
Tip: The central atrium with crossing ramps is free and always empty
🚇 Hailun Rd — Line 4/10
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · That's Shanghai
Show on map多伦路文化名人街 · Hongkou
The 1930s writers' street, with a church, a clock tower and Lu Xun's circle
Tip: Almost no tourists: walk it to Lu Xun Park and return via Sichuan North Road
🚇 Dongbaoxing Rd — Line 3/8
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map鲁迅公园 · Hongkou
An 1896 park where Shanghai's grandparents dance, sing opera and play mahjong
Tip: Sunday before 9am: choirs, tango and Yue opera all at once, all free
🚇 Hongkou Football Stadium — Line 3/8
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上海犹太难民纪念馆 · Hongkou
The story of 20,000 Jews Shanghai saved from Nazism, in the Ohel Moishe synagogue
Tip: Give it 90 minutes: the wall with 18,578 names comes at the very end
🚇 Tilanqiao — Line 12
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map外白渡桥 · Hongkou
A 1907 steel bridge where Suzhou Creek meets the river facing the whole skyline
Tip: Best free spot to get the Bund and Pudong in a single frame
🚇 Tiantong Rd — Line 10/12
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map复兴公园 · Huangpu
The city's only French-designed park: plane trees, tai chi and late-night clubs
Tip: 7am: tai chi, waltzes and roller skaters. The Shanghai nobody films
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map徐家汇天主教堂 · Xujiahui
A 1910 neo-Gothic cathedral with twin 56 m spires and Chinese stained glass
Tip: Local artisans made the windows: look for the Chinese peony motifs
🚇 Xujiahui — Line 1/9/11
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide
Show on map上海宣传画艺术中心 · Xuhui
A basement of 6,000 Maoist posters: the city's oddest, most memorable museum
Tip: It hides in the basement of block B of a housing compound: ask the guard
🚇 Jiangsu Rd — Line 2/11
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Atlas Obscura
Show on map世纪公园 · Pudong
140 hectares of lakes and woodland: downtown's biggest green lung
Tip: Rent a bike at gate 1: the lake loop is 5 car-free kilometres
🚇 Century Park — Line 2
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上海迪士尼乐园 · Pudong
The largest Disney castle on earth and the planet's fastest Tron coaster
Tip: Buy Tron Premier Access in the app: it is the only queue that matters
🚇 Disney Resort — Line 11
Featured in: Tripadvisor top · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上海海洋水族馆 · Lujiazui
A 155-metre underwater tunnel, one of the longest anywhere
Tip: Perfect rainy-day plan with kids: enter at 09:00, out before noon
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Tripadvisor top
Show on map泰安门 · Changning
Shanghai's only three-Michelin-star table: Stefan Stiller's European menu
Tip: Book two months out; ask for the counter facing the open kitchen
🚇 Jiangsu Rd — Line 2/11
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (3 estrellas)
Show on map福和慧 · Changning
Chinese vegetarian fine dining: No. 11 in Asia and two Michelin stars
Tip: Take the full tasting menu: eight courses and not a gram of meat
🚇 Jiangsu Rd — Line 2/11
Featured in: Asia's 50 Best 2026 · Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas)
Show on map令 · The Bund
No. 9 in Asia: Favian Chang's modern Chinese cooking inside the Waldorf
Tip: The hardest booking in town: slots open on the 1st of each month
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Asia's 50 Best 2026 · Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map达维多 · The Bund
The Cerea brothers brought their flambeed paccheri from Bergamo to the Bund
Tip: The paccheri al pomodoro is flambeed tableside: that is the dish to order
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas) · Asia's 50 Best
Show on map八乃二分之一 · Huangpu
Umberto Bombana's Italian inside a 1930s building on Yuanmingyuan Road
Tip: During Alba white truffle season the whole menu changes: October to December
🚇 Tiantong Rd — Line 10/12
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas)
Show on map喜粤8号 · Huangpu
The Cantonese kitchen that won two stars while staying the cheapest of its class
Tip: Lunchtime dim sum at neighbourhood prices: the best value in the guide
🚇 Laoximen — Line 8/10
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas) · Black Pearl
Show on map唐阁 · Xintiandi
Luxury Cantonese at The Langham: peerless crispy duck and bird's nest soup
Tip: The weekday lunch set lands at half the price of dinner
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas)
Show on map御宝轩 · Huangpu
Tableside roast duck and precision dim sum, with Bund views
Tip: Pre-order the duck when you book: only a few are made per service
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas)
Show on map头灶 · Jing'an
Contemporary Chinese cooking in Shanghai Centre, obsessed with live fire
Tip: Tasting menu only; sit at the counter to watch the charcoal wok
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas) · Black Pearl
Show on map荣府宴 · Jing'an
Historic Shanghainese banquet served inside the 1934 Pei Mansion
Tip: Ask for a table in the mansion's original salon: flag it when booking
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas)
Show on map吉品轩 · Xuhui
Top-tier Cantonese in a concession villa, big on abalone and bird's nest
Tip: Seasonal Cantonese: ask what came in this week before ordering
🚇 Hengshan Rd — Line 1
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (2 estrellas)
Show on map莱美露滋 · Lujiazui
Burgundy's three-star French house on floor 68 of Shanghai Tower
Tip: Ask for a west-window table: the whole Bund unfolds during dinner
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map成泽 · Putuo
The China outpost of Yoshihiro Narisawa's Tokyo kitchen, inside 1000 Trees
Tip: Pair it with the 1000 Trees photo op: the restaurant is on floor 7
🚇 Jiangning Rd — Line 13
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on mapObscura · Jing'an
DeAille Tam's authored Chinese cuisine, China's first female chef with a star
Tip: Only 20 covers per service; the door has no sign, look for the street number
🚇 Changping Rd — Line 7
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella) · Black Pearl
Show on map尼罗餐厅 · Suzhou Creek
Niko Romito's Italian on floor 47 of the Bulgari, above Suzhou Creek
Tip: Have an aperitivo at the floor-48 bar: the terrace angles onto the Bund
🚇 Tiantong Rd — Line 10/12
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map逸龙阁 · The Bund
The Peninsula's Cantonese room: lunch dim sum looking straight at the Huangpu
Tip: Book lunch dim sum by the window: the finest Bund view on the strip
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map粤色 · The Bund
Modern Cantonese at Three on the Bund, with a terrace over the promenade
Tip: Dine at 18:30 on the terrace: you catch the Pudong sunset seated
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map老正兴菜馆 · Huangpu
Since 1862: the temple of classic Shanghainese cooking, crab and eel
Tip: Order the hongshao pork and the stir-fried eel: those are the house plates
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map成隆行蟹王府 · Huangpu
The hairy crab house since 1919, in a Jiujiang Road villa
Tip: Hairy crab season is October and November. Off-season, order the xiefen
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map比尔加尼耶 · Xuhui
Pierre Gagnaire's signature bistro inside a Jianguo West Road mansion
Tip: The three-course lunch menu is the most affordable way in
🚇 Jiashan Rd — Line 9/12
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map大董 · Xuhui
China's most famous roast duck, on the sixth floor of iapm mall
Tip: Order half a duck for two: the skin arrives separately with house sugar
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map利苑酒家 · Xuhui
Hong Kong precision dim sum: Asia's most Michelin-starred restaurant group
Tip: Pre-order the crispy chicken 24 hours ahead: it is the secret dish
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on map新荣记 · Jing'an
Taizhou seafood cooking: China's most awarded restaurant brand of the decade
Tip: Order the steamed wild yellow croaker: the absolute house signature
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella) · Black Pearl
Show on map雍福会 · Huangpu
Refined Shanghainese in a private club stuffed with Chinese antiques
Tip: Arrive 20 minutes early and wander the rooms: it reads like a lacquer museum
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella)
Show on mapFabula · Jing'an
Cantonese and Ningbo fusion, one of three brand-new stars in the 2026 guide
Tip: New star for 2026: you can still get a table with a week's notice
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella, nuevo)
Show on mapVivant · Huangpu
Johnny Pham's French-Asian fusion: the most talked-about new star of 2026
Tip: Short tasting menu and a 12-seat counter: book the second sitting
🚇 Dashijie — Line 8/14
Featured in: Michelin 2026 (1 estrella, nuevo)
Show on map佳家汤包 · Huangpu
The xiaolongbao locals actually queue for: paper-thin skin, pure broth
Tip: Go before 11am: when the day's dough runs out they simply close
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Bib Gourmand · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map南翔馒头店 · Yu Garden
A century of xiaolongbao from the same building in the Yu Garden bazaar
Tip: Skip the takeaway queue: head up to the second floor and sit right away
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map绿波廊 · Yu Garden
The Shanghainese dining room that hosted Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II
Tip: Order the eight-piece dim sum platter: each dumpling a different shape
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map功德林 · Huangpu
Buddhist vegetarian since 1922: duck and crab built entirely from soy
Tip: Order the crispy vegetarian duck: it would fool any carnivore
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map小杨生煎 · Wujiang Rd
The city's most famous shengjianbao: crisp base, a jet of hot broth
Tip: Bite a corner first: the broth shoots out and genuinely burns
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on map阿娘面馆 · Huangpu
Yellow eel noodles from an eight-table shop on Sinan Road
Tip: Order the huangyu mian: yellow croaker noodles, the house specialty
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map扬州饭店 · Huangpu
Huaiyang cooking since 1936: Shanghai's original Yangzhou fried rice
Tip: Order Yangzhou fried rice and shizitou: the lion's head meatballs
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map大壶春 · Yunnan Rd
Old-school shengjianbao: no soup, fluffy dough, deep golden base
Tip: This is the no-soup school: if you wanted the broth jet, go to Yang's
🚇 Dashijie — Line 8/14
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map何洪记 · Lujiazui
Michelin-honoured Hong Kong wonton noodles, inside the IFC mall
Tip: Get the wonton noodles plus oyster-sauce lettuce: the perfect combo
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026
Show on map坛 · Yu Garden
Authored Sichuan with beautifully calibrated heat, steps from Yu Garden
Tip: New Bib Gourmand for 2026: the best dinner option near Yu Garden
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026 (nuevo)
Show on map花马天堂 · The Bund
Southwest Chinese tribal Yunnan cooking in a theatrical Bund dining room
Tip: Order the Dai grilled chicken and the flower salad: peak Yunnan
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Tripadvisor top
Show on map古意湘味浓 · Jing'an
The Hunan place that fills up nightly for its cumin lamb ribs
Tip: Join the waitlist from the app: walk-ins wait around 40 minutes
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on map王宝和酒家 · Huangpu
Since 1744: the king of hairy crab and Shaoxing rice wine
Tip: Only worth it in crab season: mid-October through December
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map鼎泰丰 · Xintiandi
The 18-pleat xiaolongbao that turned Taipei into a global religion
Tip: Order pork and crab baskets together to compare in one sitting
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on mapPolux · Sinan Mansions
Franck Pecol's French brasserie among the Sinan Mansions villas
Tip: Weekend brunch on the terrace is the concession's finest plan
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: Bib Gourmand 2026 · Time Out Shanghai
Show on mapSpeak Low · Huangpu
Shingo Gokan's four-floor speakeasy, a fixture of the world's best bars
Tip: Enter through the barware shop and push the shelf at the back
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: World's 50 Best Bars · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map星巴克臻选烘焙工坊 · Jing'an
2,700 sq m of roastery: the largest Starbucks on the planet
Tip: Order a Nitro at the Teavana bar and watch the two-storey copper cask
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu viral
Show on mapManner 南阳路店 · Jing'an
The 2 sq m Nanyang Road window that launched the Manner empire
Tip: Bring your own cup: you get 5 yuan off, like every local does
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · Xiaohongshu
Show on mapSeesaw 愚园路店 · Jing'an
The brand that put specialty coffee on China's map, at its Yuyuan Road shop
Tip: Ask for a single-estate Yunnan pour-over: that is the local pride
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai
Show on map% Arabica 张园店 · Jing'an
Kyoto's white minimalism inside Zhangyuan's 1882 shikumen lanes
Tip: Latte against grey shikumen brick is THE Shanghai shot on Xiaohongshu
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Specialty coffee
Show on mapSumerian Coffee · Jing'an
Bagels, cold brew and Brooklyn energy: a Shanghai specialty pioneer
Tip: Go early for the fresh bagels: they sell out before noon
🚇 Natural History Museum — Line 13
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on mapO.P.S. 太原路店 · Xuhui
Signature-espresso lab: the most technical coffee bar in the city
Tip: Twelve seats, no bookings: turn up 15 minutes before opening
🚇 Hengshan Rd — Line 1
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · Sprudge
Show on mapMetal Hands 永嘉路店 · Huangpu
Beijing's cult roaster landed on Yongjia Road, roasting in house
Tip: Order the oat flat white: that is the version that made them famous
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · Xiaohongshu
Show on mapPlusOne 巨鹿路店 · Jing'an
Colonial villa with a terrace and wild cold brews: watermelon, mojito
Tip: Take a terrace seat at the old villa: the best hour on Julu Road
🚇 Changshu Rd — Line 1/7
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · Lost Plate
Show on mapCoffee Enough · Jing'an
A museum of vintage brewers plus hand-poured Brazilian coffee by the owner
Tip: Order the Brazilian pour-over and let him pick the brewer: he knows better
🚇 Natural History Museum — Line 13
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · Lost Plate
Show on mapCafe del Volcan · Xuhui
A tiny bar on Yongkang Road serving arguably the city's best espresso
Tip: Five stools, nothing else: drink it standing on the pavement like locals
🚇 Jiashan Rd — Line 9/12
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai · Sprudge
Show on mapRAC 安福路店 · Xuhui
The Breton galettes and brunch that made Anfu Road famous
Tip: Weekends run a 40-minute wait: go on a weekday at 10am
🚇 Changshu Rd — Line 1/7
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu viral
Show on mapEgg 襄阳北路店 · Xuhui
The Australian brunch spot that made poached eggs a Shanghai religion
Tip: No bookings: put your name down and wait outside with a coffee
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on mapM Stand 安福路店 · Xuhui
Raw concrete, giant croissants and the design that swept Xiaohongshu
Tip: Order the coconut latte with the salted croissant: the most shot combo
🚇 Changshu Rd — Line 1/7
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Specialty coffee
Show on mapGrey Box 静安嘉里店 · Jing'an
In-house roasting and national champion baristas in the heart of Jing'an
Tip: Ask for the single origin of the month: it rotates every four weeks
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
Featured in: Specialty coffee Shanghai
Show on mapBaker & Spice 安福路店 · Xuhui
European bakery with the busiest communal tables on Anfu Road
Tip: Grab a pain au chocolat and sit outside: pure people watching
🚇 Changshu Rd — Line 1/7
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on mapSunflour 永嘉路店 · Xuhui
The concession's favourite neighbourhood bakery: sourdough and tarts
Tip: Cheap, excellent breakfast before walking Wukang and Anfu Road
🚇 Hengshan Rd — Line 1
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on mapLostrip · Huangpu
Family cafe with worn sofas and homemade cakes, steps from Tianzifang
Tip: Perfect rest stop after Tianzifang: order the cake of the day
🚇 Xizang South Rd — Line 4/8
Featured in: Lost Plate · Specialty coffee Shanghai
Show on map300号过道 · People's Square
Theatre-themed cafe beside the Grand Theatre, light filtered through planes
Tip: Ideal between Shanghai Museum and the Bund: it sits right in between
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
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Show on mapCoffee Tree 武康庭 · Xuhui
The Ferguson Lane courtyard: Shanghai's most European outdoor breakfast
Tip: Sit in the courtyard under the plane trees: the obligatory Wukang stop
🚇 Shanghai Library — Line 10
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · SmartShanghai
Show on map湖心亭 · Yu Garden
An 1855 teahouse on stilts over the pond, at the zigzag bridge pavilion
Tip: Head to the second floor: the zigzag bridge from above is worth the tea
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Michelin Green Guide · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map南京东路步行街 · Huangpu
1.2 km of neon and heritage stores: China's most famous shopping street
Tip: Walk it west to east at dusk and you pop straight out onto the Bund
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map安福路 · Xuhui
China's most hipster street: indie boutiques, theatre and nonstop street style
Tip: Saturday afternoon is pure street style: fashion photographers hunt here
🚇 Changshu Rd — Line 1/7
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Show on map五原路 · Xuhui
Anfu's quiet sister: florists, vintage racks and designer workshops
Tip: Fewer crowds than Anfu and better vintage prices: walk the whole strip
🚇 Changshu Rd — Line 1/7
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Show on map武康庭 · Xuhui
Hidden Wukang Road courtyard of boutiques, galleries and outdoor cafes
Tip: Enter through a discreet gate at 376 Wukang Road: there is no sign
🚇 Shanghai Library — Line 10
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Show on mapTX淮海 · Huangpu
The youth-curation mall: streetwear, brand pop-ups and digital art
Tip: Floor-3 pop-ups rotate every fortnight: there is always something new
🚇 South Huangpi Rd — Line 1
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu viral
Show on map环贸iapm · Xuhui
Luxury open till midnight on Huaihai Road, with two Michelin stars inside
Tip: Open till midnight: the only luxury mall that still works after dinner
🚇 South Shaanxi Rd — Line 1/10/12
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map恒隆广场 · Jing'an
China's temple of luxury: the country's densest cluster of top brands
Tip: With your passport, claim the tax refund at the floor-1 desk
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map兴业太古汇 · Jing'an
Garden mall with the Starbucks Roastery and Zhangyuan's restored shikumen
Tip: The giant south-plaza pop-ups are what go viral every season
🚇 West Nanjing Rd — Line 2/12/13
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map上海国金中心商场 · Lujiazui
Pudong luxury at the foot of the towers, with City Super gourmet market
Tip: The City Super basement is the best place for gift teas and snacks
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
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Show on map芮欧百货 · Jing'an
Jing'an mall with two Michelin stars inside and a strong designer floor
Tip: Floor 5 gathers the awarded restaurants: book before you go up
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
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Show on map静安嘉里中心 · Jing'an
Open-air complex with a pedestrian lane, specialty coffee and Japanese brands
Tip: The inner lane is pedestrian and full of terraces: great at sunset
🚇 Jing'an Temple — Line 2/7/14
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Show on map港汇恒隆广场 · Xujiahui
Xujiahui's giant mall: more affordable than Plaza 66 and always packed
Tip: Linked to the metro by tunnel: ideal on a rainy day in Xujiahui
🚇 Xujiahui — Line 1/9/11
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map豫园商城 · Old City
Blocks of curved rooftops selling tea, seals, silk and old-city snacks
Tip: During February's Lantern Festival the whole bazaar lights up: the best night
🚇 Yuyuan Garden — Line 10/14
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map七浦路服装市场 · Hongkou
Five buildings of wholesale-priced clothes: Shanghai's toughest haggling
Tip: Open at a third of the asking price: that is the unwritten rule
🚇 Tiantong Rd — Line 10/12
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Show on map南外滩轻纺面料市场 · Huangpu
Three floors of tailors: a made-to-measure suit in 48 hours
Tip: Bring a garment that fits you perfectly to be copied: results are better
🚇 Nanpu Bridge — Line 4
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Show on map第一食品商店 · Nanjing Rd
Four floors of Chinese food: teas, mooncakes and heritage snacks
Tip: Best place for gifts: Longjing tea and their own mooncakes
🚇 East Nanjing Rd — Line 2/10
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai
Show on map朵云书院旗舰店 · Shanghai Tower
The world's highest bookstore: floor 52 of Shanghai Tower, all in white
Tip: Book a time slot online: afternoon spots always sell out
🚇 Lujiazui — Line 2/14
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Show on map思南书局 · Huangpu
Three-floor bookshop in a concession mansion, with an English section
Tip: Pair it with the Sinan Mansions book fair on weekends
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
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Show on map泡泡玛特 新天地店 · Xintiandi
The global blind-box phenomenon: Labubu, Molly and China-only collabs
Tip: China-exclusive series only sell here: they never reach export markets
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: Xiaohongshu viral · Time Out Shanghai
Show on map新天地时尚 · Huangpu
The mall of emerging Chinese designers, right beside the shikumen lanes
Tip: This is where to buy independent Chinese fashion you cannot get abroad
🚇 Xintiandi — Line 10/13
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu
Show on map上海书城 福州路店 · Huangpu
Fuzhou Road's mega bookstore, reopened in 2023 behind carved glass
Tip: Seven floors and a rooftop: solid rainy-day refuge near the Bund
🚇 People's Square — Line 1/2/8
Featured in: Time Out Shanghai · Xiaohongshu viral
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