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Six months ago, it was busi-ness as usual on Yongkang Lu, where flocks of rowdy

and tipsy bar hoppers would spill out onto the street from late afternoon each weekend. A few blocks west on Wuyuan Lu, Xixi Bistro would fill every seat and table during dinnertime – if you didn’t make a reservation, don’t even bother. Later on at night, the beautiful sounds of jazz vocalists and musicians would brighten up the smoky lounge at Fuxing Xi Lu’s JZ Club, taking one’s mind far away from this noisy and crowded city.

For one reason or another, however, these places (and a few other prominent ones around Shanghai) have all ceased to exist in their original forms.

More recently, we’ve noticed that many of these venues have joined forces and reopened (or are scheduled to reopen in the near future) next to one another across the city. This seems to be a trend that’s not limited to bars and restaurants, as seen in cases like Anken Life, where fitness startups have huddled to-gether to create a destination for healthy lifestyle enthusiasts.

While small shops on the streets of Xuhui District are drawing the curtains, Yuyuan Lu is undergoing a revival of sorts. With the support of the Changning District government, this initiative aims to bring in fashion and arts concepts to the street and transform the area into a new cultural hub. Read all about these changes in the cover story (p54).

Another season of Shanghai Fashion Week has come and gone. In case you missed it, the Life & Style section (starting p20) has highlights the fashion shows, presentations and talks that happened around the city last month.

As the weather cools down, our Food & Drink Editor Betty Richardson has prepared a fea-ture about broths to warm you up on p74.

Elsewhere in the maga-zine, Andrew Chin chats with Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Armin Van Buuren (p39) ahead of his November 12 show at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. In the Community section, Alyssa Wieting profiles some of the local organizations raising awareness of AIDS and HIV ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1. Turn to p68 to find out how you can support this good cause at the Red Ribbon Gala Dinner hosted at the Andaz this year.

Last but not least, I hope you’ll enjoy the new opening pages and layout to the maga-zine!

Until next month.

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17 revenge of the nerDs iDodging Deadpools and sitting on the Iron Throne at Shanghai Comic Con.

18 revenge of the nerDs iiAcademic powerhouses Harvard and Stanford do battle on the basketball court.

20 LIfe & styLe 21 reDuce, reuse, recycleChristina Dean of Redress talks about making the fashion industry more sustainable.

26 all about fashionHighlights from Shanghai Fashion Week and Beijing’s Fashion Now

36 ParaDise in the PhiliPPinesThe perfect beach getaway in Palawan

38 arts44 the neXt WaveFuture Orients carries the touch for Beijing art-rock traditions.

47 shakesPeare, comeDianHow the Reduced Shakespeare Company are laughing all the way to the bank with the Bard.

52 tarantino on stageReservoir Dogs gets a Shanghai theatrical makeover.

70 eat/DrInK74 all about brothsWe dive into the traditions of the world's oldest dish.

80 neW restaurantsBaked goods galore, and milkshakes to kill for

84 neW barsSip 'n' bat at new Cages bar, plus a hop 'round the globe at World of Beer


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tales of the city

THe LoVeLeSS cOrnerShanghai IKEA Cracks Down on Elderly RomanceBy Lauren Hogan

The latest hotspot for getting hit on in Shanghai (if you're in the 60-plus age bracket): IKEA. Or at least, it

was until last month.The Xuhui IKEA (yes, the place where

you buy furniture and home accessories) is trying to regain control of their canteen from what has been for several years a 'matchmaking corner' for the elderly, ac-cording to Shanghai Daily.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, single senior citizens had been coming in to meet friends (and possibly new love as well). But after complaints from custom-ers criticizing the 'vintage models' for occupying tables for excessive periods of time, talking too loudly, bringing their own food and even fighting, the store introduced a new policy: Order food first, then take a seat.

This was quite a rude awakening for elderly IKEA customers returning to their love nest after the National Holiday only to find the eating area railed off and staff hawking at patrons to place an order be-fore they could gain entry.

But it seems most are understanding of the new rule.

According to Shanghai Daily, last month about 60 regulars accepting of the change either stood around tables outside the eating area or bought food... some or-dering a full meal, while others went for just the cheapest items on offer. As they say, love conquers all.

And on another positive note, sleep-

ing on the furniture is still permitted.As we’ve reported in the past, IKEA's

Chinese shoppers are notorious for their tendency to crawl under the display cov-ers to catch some Zs. They’ve been known to take the company’s slogan, "Make a house a home," as license to quite literally make themselves at home, with custom-ers frequently spotted napping in branch-es across the country.

But what is IKEA’s take on all the sleepy freeloaders? They’re okay with it, apparently. A spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal in 2014: “This is a spon-taneous phenomenon. Some customers who enter the Chinese stores sleep in the beds. IKEA in China does nothing to pre-vent nor attract sleepers. But we don’t see it as a problem, we’re happy people feel at home in our stores. Certainly, it entails a little extra work for the staff. But on the other hand, if customers try out our furniture and like it, we can sell an extra mattress or two.”

Despite rumors last year that the Swedish furniture chain was planning to ban in-store napping, IKEA reiterated that customers are always welcome to make themselves at home in their stores.

"I would like to emphasize here, there is no new rule to ban customers sleeping on IKEA products in our stores," said a China-based spokeswoman in 2015.

So for now, it seems IKEA's China cus-tomers are free to drop while they shop.

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The number of billionaires in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, which has now surpassed the United States. At the top is Wanda boss Wang Jianlin with USD32.1 billion, Jack Ma of Alibaba follows immediately after, whose net worth comes in at USD30.6 billion. Ma’s wealth has report-edly increased by 41 percent in the last year, while the title for the biggest increase goes to Yao Zhenhua, who saw an 820 percent increase following his hostile takeover of real estate giant Vanke. The significant increase in billionaires is testament to the economic progress the country has made in the last decade, despite the recent slowdown.

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“Are you proud of your carving? this is a part of world heritage, not the toilet of your home”Houston Rockets point guard – and resident artist – Bobby Brown man-aged to piss off Chinese netizens by daubing his name on the Great Wall. He posted a picture of his handiwork to his official Weibo account with the caption, “Had a blast at the Great Wall of China today,” which was swiftly deleted and replaced with a groveling apology. Brown was no doubt embarrassed by his ignorant actions – and shoddy art work – after he received criticism from thousands of users. Brown and his teammates had been on a visit to the iconic sight following their victory over New Orleans.

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chili Oil chuggerChug, chug, chug! Fun with beer, not so much with chili oil. A 20-year-old Sichuan man thought it would be a good idea to lives-tream himself chugging chili and sesame oil. His reward? Twenty-one days in hospital, a RMB3,000 medical bill and a moderately viral video. Huang Junjun managed to hold off the inevitable hospital trip for seven days before giving in after constant diarrhea and a sore throat. Doctors said that if he had con-tinued to ignore the symptoms the problem could’ve become life threatening. After being discharged from the hospital and gaining 2.2 million fans, he was only allowed to eat por-ridge for the next three weeks. In any case, the stunt was a success for Huang, whose original intent was to make some noise for his baked rabbit restaurant.

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‘squad.’ This is only achieved if every mem-ber makes compromises and sacrifices for the collective good. And this takes time. Take a Chinese dinner party, for example. If it starts at 6pm, there might be a couple of hours of self-deprecation, sincere compli-ments, ass-kissing and heavy drinking to build an environment where everyone feels comfortable. But all that work can be ruined by one misjudged comment or act, resulting in an evening plagued by the dreaded gan’ga ai.

Expert autopsies of gan’ga ai have con-cluded that it is a mixture of anxiety, social awkwardness, shame and guilt. People with deep capacity for empathy suffer from it the most, because they feel embarrassed not only for themselves, but for those around them. When they see a bad movie, they feel embarrassed for the director. When they watch the US presidential debate, they feel embarrassed for the candidates. When their date squirts mustard all over his shirt, they suffer from gan’ga ai for the rest of the even-ing.

Like real cancer, we’re still searching for a cure for gan’ga ai, though we know that a thick skin boosts immunity. So now you know: When your Chinese friends look pained when you speak bad Chinese, it’s be-cause their health is at risk.by Mia Li

We all know those situations in which you feel so embarrassed that you just want to move away from civili-

zation and into a cave. Like when your mother talks to your crush on Facebook, when your dad calls you “fam” in front of your friends, or when you mistake your new boss for the jani-tor and give him a tip.

But some things can be so cringeworthy that the muscles all over your body freeze. The feeling is so visceral that you can actually feel a heavy load sink in your stomach or a chill racing up your spine. Since the sensation is so physical – and there seems to be no cure for it – the Chinese Internet gave it a name: gan’ga ai, or ‘awkwardness cancer.’

Given that a little embarrassment never hurt anyone, you might wonder why Chinese people take it so seriously. Well, let me explain. In Chinese culture, the wellbeing and harmony of the group trumps that of any individual – it’s an absolute priority for all members of the

Yeah, you’ll be suffering from that until summer.

I can’t watch the Spring Festival Gala anymore.

Why not?

Gan’ga ai / gān’gà ái / 尴尬癌lit. Awkwardness cancer; n. The feeling of be-ing in an extremely embarrassing situation

Every year I have to sit and watch my parents laugh at Internet jokes from 2005. I t ’s so awkward that my entire body becomes paralyzed from gan’ga ai.

the wilD nOrthweStUrumqi, the gateway to the Rest of

Xinjiangwords by matthew Bossons and Zoey Zha, Photos by Li ye

Ah Xinjiang, that almost mythical land that resides in China’s far-flung north-west. A region famed for its rich cultural

heritage, scenic landscapes and internationally-renowned cuisine, Xinjiang, in our humble opinion, is a place that’s not to be missed.

The magic of Xinjiang comes from the di-verse ethnic groups that make up its populace, including Han, Kazakhs, Tajiks, Russians, Hui, Uyghur, Kyrgyz and Mongols. Nowhere in the region is this diversity more visible than in its capital, Urumqi.

Serving as the gateway to the rest of Xinjiang, almost every visit here (by air any-way) will mean passing through Urumqi. Even a short stay in the city can be a rewarding travel experience, offering the adventurous a glimpse into the region’s history and rich traditions.


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Sights Anyone that’s been to Urumqi will tell

you the bazaar, referred to as Erdaqiao market by some, is the city’s most enticing tourist site. Admittedly, it’s a classic tourist trap, but offers some good souvenir shopping opportunities, with stalls selling everything from dried fruits to clothing to old war medals and coins.

From a cultural perspective, the bazaar is noteworthy due to its reputation as a traditional Islamic market – a feature that is apparent based on the local dress, language and occasional Arabic call to prayer from a nearby mosque.

A lesser-known sight, but one equally worthwhile for a visit, is Red Mountain (Hongshan), which offers commanding views of the Urumqi skyline. A perfect stop for selfie aficiona-dos, the mountain also hosts a Buddhist temple and, for cou-ples and those traveling with children, a Ferris wheel.

Animal lovers can pay a visit to Liyushan Park, an area that is home to a number of rare horse breeds, including Przewalski horses, and some rowdy cowboys. With no admission charge, the cowboy shows are fun to watch and offer a glimpse into the crazier things that can be done on horseback (like riding on your head…).

In addition to the horses Liyushan Park harbors an im-pressive collection of artifacts and art installations that offer curious individuals a glimpse into the region’s long equestrian history.


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food Urumqi is not exactly a place where you

will find fancy restaurants or bars like the ones in Shanghai, and you’d be surprised by how tranquil Urumqi’s bar street can be. Their local food, on the other hand, could be the sole rea-son to make this city your favorite.

There is no better experience than to go to a local kebab restaurant to enjoy a sizzling plate of roasted mutton and lamb chops. At only RMB6 per skewer, your taste buds will in-stantly fall in love with the meat’s flavors and textures.

If you are not too keen on grilled food, pilaf is another highly recommended option. Served in different flavors, the original pilaf is made with fried rice, carrots and mutton, while raisins and pickles offer some nice surprises with each bite.

Finally, don’t leave without tasting the local yogurt, which is a bit heavier than most of the other ones you can find on the market but we really like the creaminess. There’s a thin layer of milk: simply stir it into the rest of the bowl and enjoy.


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ShAnGhAi cOMic cOnA Song of Ice and FireBy Andrew Chin

Winter is coming and so is the Iron Throne. The ultimate symbol of power in HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones is among the highlights

of the second edition of Shanghai Comic Con (SHCC), which takes over Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing on November 5-6. Already, it was a huge hit at this year’s inaugural Beijing Comic Con (BJCC).

“Fans lined up like crazy for a photograph,” recalls ReedPOP China’s SHCC Project Manager Michael Chen.

“For Shanghai, we will have more for Game of Thrones fans like a green screen area where fans take photos with Drogon [the most prominent of the show’s dragons] and we got the license from HBO to produce show items exclusive to Shanghai Comic Con.”

As organizers of Comic Cons around the globe – in-cluding the world’s largest, New York Comic Con (NYCC) – ReedPOP entered the mainland last summer with the

first SHCC.Chen admits they “spent quite a lot of effort educat-

ing fans and vendors what a Comic Con is,” but is excited by the concept’s growth.

Over 16,000 people attended BJCC and he notes the upcoming SHCC will boast “more guests from abroad and other cities in China, more exhibitors with bigger sized booths and more things to show the fans.”

Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Prison Break’s Robert Knepper, Person of Interest’s Amy Acker and Billy Boyd (Pippin in Lord of the Rings) will be the celebrity guests.

Other attractions include a screening of the full first season of HBO’s acclaimed robot cowboy drama Westworld, a Storm Troopers performance and displays celebrating hit titles like Adventure Time, Dragon Ball, Star Trek, Transformers, Doraemon and much more.

Acclaimed toy designers like Chunkies’ Alex Solis, Nathan Hamill and Jason Freeny will showcase their works, while the Cosplay Competition provides the win-ner an opportunity to compete in a global contest at next year’s Chicago Comic Con.

“The interaction between fans and the comic crea-tors was extremely awesome during the first SHCC,” Chen says. “It told us that a lot of fans appreciate the art and would love to meet the creators face to face to chat with them. So this year, we invited almost 30 guests from abroad.”

Artists representing powerhouses Marvel (Arthur Adams and Salvador Larroca) and DC Comics (Marcus To) will be joined by Japanese comic artists Shoji Kawamori (Macross) and Hidetaka Tenjin (Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary), as well as Hong Kong comic stal-warts Ya Jie Duo, Ye Ming Fa and Li Chong Hao for an international lineup.

“We’re also planning to have around 20 local crea-tors,” Chen adds, noting Shi Tuzi and Ji Di have become “quite famous on Weibo so fans would love to see them on site.”

While Chen is confident that fans will be drawn to this year’s SHCC lineup, he’s even more excited to see how they will contribute to the proceedings.

“Last year, we had a lot of good costumes but some fans were a little timid about dressing up,” he says. “This year, they will not be shy and will show up fully dressed up whether it’s as something from manga, sci-fi movies or local content. Let’s see what kind of creativity fans will come up with.”

Nov 5-6, 9am-7pm, RMB200 (per day). Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing, 2739 Guangfu Xi Lu, by Zhongjiang Lu 光复西路2739号, 近中江路 (www.comiccon.com.cn)

“Last year, fans were a little timid about dressing up. this

year, they will not be shy”


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BAttle Of the eGG heADSHarvard vs. StanfordBy Andrew Chin

After last year’s historic game, the Pac-12 returns to Mercedes-Benz Arena on November 12 to kick off the college basketball regular season with an on-court battle between academic superpowers Harvard and Stanford. Here’s everything you need to know about the Pac-12’s second ever China game.

Why is this game in China?

Presented by Alibaba, the Pac-12 trip is funded by the e-commerce giant and also includes an educational seminar for both universities held at their Hangzhou headquar-ters. It’s a big initiative for the Ali Sports division and provides the Pac-12 schools a chance to recruit mainland students. The game will air live in America on ESPN and provides an authentic college basketball atmosphere with crowds raucously supporting their alma mater. Last year’s game featured Marquese Chriss, who was drafted eighth overall by the Phoenix Suns in this year’s NBA draft.

Is Harvard any good?

Forget about last season’s mediocre 14-16 record. Under head coach Tommy Amaker, the Harvard Crimson has already won five Ivy League titles and produced point guard Jeremy Lin. They’ve managed to recruit four freshmen ranked in EPSN’s Top 100 List highlighted by point guard Bryce Aiken, who turned down nu-merous offers from more established college basketball powers.

Senior Zena Edosomwa (13.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game last season) and sophomore Tommy McCarthy comple-ments the young core that goes into the season with high hopes.

Is Stanford any good?

While they’ve won two of the past five National Invitation Tournament (NIT) titles, the Stanford Cardinals endured a me-diocre season last year, finishing 15-15.

New head coach Jerod Haase will attempt to summon the same magic that he used in guiding the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to the NCAA tournament in 2015 in reviving

Stanford. While last year’s leading scorer Rosco Allen is gone, the team has brought back 10 of its top 11 scorers from last year, as well as highly touted freshmen Kodye Pugh and Trevor Stanback.

Which school is better?

Both schools are currently ranked No. 1 (Harvard) and No. 2 (Stanford) in the annual Academy Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Harvard boasts eight US presidents, 62 living billion-aires and 150 Nobel laureates among their alumni.

Dubbed by Slate as “the Harvard of the 21st century” and the New York Times as “America’s ‘it’ school,” Stanford makes up for its lack of US presidents (although JFK did attend and drop out) with its growing economic power. Its faculty and alumni have founded companies like Google, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Tesla Motors, Netflix and Snapchat, generating more than USD2.7 trillion a year. It is also the alma mater of 60 Nobel laureates, 17 astronauts and 30 living billionaires.

Nov 12, noon, RMB80-980. Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Shibo Da Dao, by Yaohua Lu 世博大道1200号, 近耀华路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)


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A new StAnDArD Of CardioVaSCuLar CareDeltaHealth Hospital ·Shanghai opensBy Andrew Chin

With the opening of its first hospital in Shanghai, DeltaHealth aims to inspire a new standard of cardiovascular care in China.

Located in Qingpu where it’s easily accessible from the Hongqiao Hub, DeltaHealth’s cardiovascular–focused general hospital will serve patients from Shanghai, and rest of the Yangtze Delta region.

Backed by Eight Roads, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited, the DeltaHealth Hospital was designed and built in accordance to Joint Commission International (JCI) standards. It has a capacity of 200 beds during the first phase to serve patients and their families, while offering general and cardiovascular outpatient services.

“We want to inspire a new standard of heart care in China,” says Daniel Auerbach, Chairman of the Board of DeltaHealth.

“As you can see by the level of detail, time and dedication spent on constructing the hospital, we are serious in our quest to bring together the best clinical care from outside and inside China.”

Backed by a clinical team from the Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, DeltaHealth is the only hospital in China advised by the Columbia HeartSource team.

Over the past two years, the multi-disciplinary ‘One Heart team’ approach was developed to offer a seamless and integrated patient care experience from screening, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and nutrition.

“We are pleased that our broad experience enables us to support DeltaHealth in upgrading medical outcomes in cardiovascular care,” says Craig R. Smith, MD and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.

“We see our relationship with DeltaHealth as only the beginning, and will continue to work closely with the clinical teams to ensure the best practices of Columbia HeartSource is successfully instilled and localized here at DeltaHealth.”

DeltaHealth has an all-star clinical team headed by President and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sun Lizhong whose pioneering aortic surgeries are now widely adopted around the world. “DeltaHealth will

become a beacon for Sino-Foreign exchange in the area of cardiovas-cular disease, providing a positive impetus and role model for the pro-motion of international standards and protocols in China,” he says.

Professor Ge Junbo, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, serves as Chief Medical Officer, Cardiology. To provide the highest standard in patient care, seasoned international hospital professionals David Hoidal and Cecilia Ma serves as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Nursing.

Professor Ge says, “Proactive prevention and all-around patient-centric care are the fundamental tenets to building a truly innovative and transformative platform here at DeltaHealth to advance cardiovas-cular care.”

In order to provide all around care to patients, DeltaHealth hospital also set up the General practice, Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Dental services.

Please check Listings "Health Service-DeltaHealth Hospital•Shanghai " for more details.


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What is Redress?

Redress is an environmental NGO working to reduce waste in the fashion industry through educating the supply chain and catalyzing positive changes, all across how our clothes are made, worn and disposed of.

I started Redress because through my previ-ous career as a journalist, I uncovered so many horrific truths about the fashion in-dustry’s impact on the environment and this realization – along with the fact that China is the world’s biggest clothing and textile manu-facturer – lead me to devote my life to raising awareness of this issue.

Why should consumers pay attention to sus-tainable practices in the fashion industry?

Don’t we aspire to be more than merely ‘con-sumers’? I think we want to be citizens of the world rather than robotic users of consumer goods. That’s why we should shop and dress with ethical intentions. The fashion industry is the world’s second biggest polluter and fashion ‘customers’ have the power to change this. It’s hugely invigorating to use our closet as a vehicle to express our deeper intentions. Plus, who really wants to wear the world’s suffering on their back? Not me.

How can people make more sustainable choices for what they buy or wear, or re-duce waste?

• Buy clothes from the heart. This means only buying clothes that you absolutely love and will wear – with a minimum of 30 wears at the back of your mind. Durability and how long you wear your clothes for is key while supporting more ethically designed and pro-duced clothing is also important. • Quality over quantity. Buy clothes that are well-made – so turn them inside out in the shop and check the fabrics, linings, hemlines, zippers and buttons. Then look after them

well – so wash carefully and at lower temper-atures so that you don’t damage your clothes. ‘Less is more’ will leave you with more space in your closet to breathe. • Do a wardrobe edit. The first step to reducing your waste is to remember what clothes you already have. Take a few hours

to re-organize and try new clothing combi-nations from what you already have. You’ll be able to ‘shop’ from your own closet for months to come. • Find alternatives to buying. Consider secondhand clothing stores or use tailoring services to alter your unwanted clothes back to new again. Clothing rental services are another great option to get the look you love without consumption.

Since starting Redress in 2007, have you noticed any significant changes in the fashion industry in their efforts to become more environmentally friendly?

The fundamental and most exciting change that I’ve seen over the last decade is that people are now taking the fashion industry’s challenges seriously – there is no denying how caustic the industry is to people and the planet, and there is now a widespread genu-ine need (as opposed to merely a desire) to find solutions. Making the fashion industry more sustainable and ethical has moved from a moral issue to a money issue. Not doing something is not an option and the industry must change in order to survive.

What about in China, specifically?

While China is often considered a polluter, we are seeing China move to becoming a pioneer across the supply chain. I’m really excited to see how China can use its power to innovate and promote more sustainable fashion design and production. The world should watch out for more good news from China.

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The fashion industry is the world’s second largest polluter. Among the many voices drawing attention to this issue is a Hong Kong-based NGO founded by former journalist Christina Dean, who was named by Vogue as one of the UK’s “Top 30 Inspirational Women.” Before Dean’s presentation at Shanghai Fashion Week’s GreenCode Day Talks, we speak to her about a cause that she’s most passionate about.

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suitsupply x 700BikeSuitSupply recently collaborated with 700Bike for a special biking event dur-ing Shanghai Fashion Week. In a video released by fashion app 'iever,' over 20 hot male models dressed in SuitSupply’s 2017 S/S menswear started their ride from the brand’s Anfu Lu store in the former French Concession all the way through Huaihai Lu, and finally arriving at Shanghai Fashion Week’s home base, Xintiandi. The world-renowned Dutch menswear brand recently opened its first Beijing outlet (its third in Mainland China) in Parkview Green, while its first store in Hong Kong is expected to open soon.

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Heaven GaiaChinese fashion brand Heaven Gaia made its debut in Paris Fashion Week this year, where the show was an instant hit. Designed by Chinese designer Xiong Ying, the three-year-old brand’s collec-tion revolves around the theme of the old Summer Palace and features traditional details such as embroideries with luxuri-ous golden stitches, bold hollow dresses covered by layers of sheer fabrics, or sim-ple but elegant oriental ink paintings on modernized cheongsam. While celebrat-ed designer Guo Pei wowed the world with boldness and grandeur, Xiong’s work focuses on more toned-down and subtle beauty of Chinese culture.

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A netizen commented on Benedict Cumberbatch’s red carpet look while he was promoting his latest movie, Doctor Strange, with Tilda Swinton and director Scott Derrickson in Shanghai. Starring as the titular character, Cumberbatch attracted a huge crowd of screaming fans in Xintiandi. Both actors spent about an hour walking down the hundred meter-long red carpet, taking selfies with lucky fans and signing autographs.

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Diving Heart by young Chinese BloodKnown for its stylish silk pocket squares, neckties, wal-lets and other gentlemen’s accessories, Young Chinese Blood recently launched a new limited edition product line called Diving Heart, inspired by Italian contemporary art-ist Francesco Clemente’s ‘The Diver.’ Unlike YCB, items in the Diving Heart collection takes on a younger, more urban look with neutral color tones (grey, black and white) tak-ing center stage. Highlights in the series include the unisex messenger tote (RMB120, comes in black or white) with the quote, “Reshape environment; don’t try to reshape man” and a leather cardholder (RMB280, comes in brown and dark green).

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ages made waves when the service debuted in 2007. But until recently, taking 360-degree photos was the sole province of businesses or wealthy hobbyists

who used multiple cameras to stitch together a picture.Enter the single-lens 360-degree camera. Affordable and simple, a raft

of these gadgets are coming to the market. YouTube and Facebook already support 360-degree images and video; more importantly, so does your smartphone.

At That’s, we got our hands on the Wipet and soon-to-be-released Camorama. Both cameras use independent apps to view captured material

through a smartphone, allowing the user to simply point the phone where they want to look and resulting in plenty of ‘woah!’ moments among friends.

But like smartphone cameras, lowlight situations are a natural enemy. The Camorama, which can record video in 4K, does a competent job of dealing with

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tHe CreatiON Of CreativityRounding Up Shanghai Fashion Week and Beijing’s Fashion NowBy Timothy Parent

Timothy Parent is the founder of chinafashionbloggers.com and has followed Shanghai Fashion Week for 15 seasons and Fashion Now in Beijing for six. Here he gives That’s an exclusive recap of which local fashion designers we should be looking out for.

China is undergoing a fashion (re)evolution.The Chinese mainland and surrounding areas have their own unique sartorial traditions that go back hundreds if not thousands of years, but fashion in a contemporary

sense started in China in 1996, when the elusive Ma Ke established China’s first designer brand, Exception de MixMind.

Fast-forward 20 years and there is literally an explosion of creativity hap-pening around us. From one designer to hundreds, there’s now an entire indus-try that has been built around designer talents. There are more shows, presen-tations and performances, events, showrooms and tradeshows, and more indie

and alternative runways than ever before. It’s not that more is necessarily better, but it is at least increasingly diverse…

But with approximately 70 fashion shows and presenta-tions, 10 showrooms and tradeshows, and countless events in Shanghai alone you still need to sort through the noise. So here’s a roundup of my favorite parts of Fashion Week in Beijing and Shanghai so you know what to look out for next season.

beijing's fashion nowSo let’s start at the beginning. Fashion Now, something of an alternative fashion week, was held on October 10-11 in Beijing. It’s only two days so it is highly curated, and I know I’ll only see top-notch designers there.

The first show was an incredibly romantic and femi-nine collection from M Essential by designer Muki Ma, who was previously the designer for Exception de MixMind (a FLOTUS favorite) and recently noted as the favorite designer of Opening Ceremony’s Fashion Director Carol Song. Known for using the best material available and creating the high-est quality garments of any designer in China, Ricostru (who had just shown her Spring/Summer 2017 collection at the Armani Theater in Milan) also staged a runway show at Fashion Now, which I thought was her strongest to date.

Evening, who is based in Beijing’s 798 Art District where the event was held, also showed her strongest collection to date. Inspired by icebergs, she interpreted the theme beauti-fully using color, shapes and cuts, which were complemented by eclectic, artistic jewelry and beautifully-crafted geometric bags. Lastly there was Zhao Qianyan, a new designer based in Shenzhen, who presented a collection that’s both avant-garde and wearable.

shows at shanghai fashion WeekLabelhood, a special project in collaboration with Shanghai Fashion Week, is only in its second season but has already grown leaps and bounds, and impressed not only the local but also the international fashion community.

The ‘festival’ featured many of China’s top designer brands, including Museum of Friendship, SHUSHU/TONG, Yirantian, Angel Chen, Xu Zhi, FFIXXED, Uma Wang, Hiuman and Staffonly. There were actually too many talented design-ers to see and give credit to, which is a great problem to have.

Rockbund served as a perfect host and featured multiple venues that were breathtaking, as well as a pedestrian street next to the old British Consulate for people to pose.

At the main SFW tent on Xintiandi’s Taiping Hu, the organizers changed the entrance so there were fewer photo-

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ops, much to the dismay of a small group of local retirees that have invested in nice cam-era equipment. But the venue is essentially the same, with two runways, and a daunting list of shows from brands around the world. Noteworthy this season were C.J. Yao, mikum-kum by Lu Kun and Ji Cheng.

But not everything worth seeing was part of the official SFW schedule. BY MISSY SKINS showed at Central Studios and will eventually offer paperweight leathers that are unreal! Helen Lee showed a refined, practical col-lection that is typically only seen by such a seasoned designer as herself. And Rolling Acid combined fashion and art to create a rebellious but cultured vision for Spring/Summer 2017.

showrooms around shanghaiBesides Fashion Now, Labelhood, Shanghai Fashion Week, and the indie shows, there were still the tradeshows and showrooms – and everyone seems to be getting in on the game. Over the last two years, it has grown from two to about a dozen, all spread across the city from Hongqiao to Pudong.

Showrooms and tradeshows are gener-ally closed to anyone who isn’t a buyer or media, but they are a crucial part of the fash-ion system and this is the area that has devel-oped the most around Fashion Week so they are at least worth a mention.

The first trip I made was to the Coda showroom out at the Hongqiao Airport, and they are super well-curated – featuring some of my favorite brands like Percy Lau and FFIXXED. There was also an exhibition next door that asked the question, “What Is Good Design” and defined it in 10 different ways – it was the most holistic showroom at SFW, hands down.

Beijing’s Fashion Now held its first show-room in Shanghai and brought in some new talents to complement its base of seasoned

designers. Tube offered a highly curated selection as well but introduced a number of new talents. There were plenty of standouts at Tube, but this was the only place to see the incredibly innovative Xiao Li, who everyone should know about.

Then there were the larger, noisier and more tradeshow-esque platforms like the official SFW tradeshow MODE, Ontime and Showroom Shanghai. We are still in China after all, and there are a lot of brands that lack a unique perspective and just clutter up the system. Perhaps the most crowded was MODE, which also seemed to have drawn the biggest crowd. Showroom Shanghai had some nice brands and 70 percent of them were showing for the first time, while Ontime had a couple of brands, but the standout for me was Feifei Yang’s child soldiers-themed collection. Her clothes can magically change sizes so they can be both shrunken and oversized, and the use of unexpected materials like rubber cords from hospitals is not only innovative but also meaningful.

Who Wins?And that is what designers should do... They should interpret and (re)create culture, and have a positive impact on people and society.

Fashion in general is now such a large part of the culture in China that it affects people dai-ly, whether or not one is conscious of it. Some may see it as superficial, but it is a world full of creativity and passion, and the industry has blossomed as a result of this growing interest. So it is partially because of you that the (re)creation of creativity in China is hap-pening now, but where will you take it in the future?

The real question though is who should and who will win in this increasingly com-petitive market. The aforementioned are just a few of China’s increasing number of talents and institutions that make it all happen, but at the end of the day it’s the end consumer that is really driving the fashion bus. So where will you take it?

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angel chenAnother favorite from Labelhood was Angel Chen, who arguably made the best use of Catholic church setting to create an ‘all hell breaks loose’ vibe during her dramatic pres-entation. Androgynous models dressed in loose-fitting streetwear walked on the stage as if they were possessed by evil spirits, along with the heavy beats of the music and eerie lighting – it was a scene that could’ve been part of a horror movie. Red and white were quintessential to Chen’s 2017SS collec-tion, showcasing the bold confidence of the 25-year-old designer.

deepmossFounded in 2013 by Central Saint Martins alumnus Dido Liu, deep-moss’ 2017SS collection ‘The Color of Pomegranate’ portrays the dreamy qual-ity of ancient Persian art and mythology through the use of fresh and light fabric and soft layering. Keeping it subtle and clean, the collection emphasizes on white and light grey colors, while dashes of dark red and indigo blue add bold ac-cents and a striking contrast.

missy skinsAlthough it wasn't part of the official schedule of Shanghai Fashion Week, the presentation of Missy Skins’ pre-spring (‘Love Kills’) and 2017SS (‘Heavenly Creatures’) collections drew a massive crowd to Central Studios. Soft materials like chiffon and lace were juxtaposed against denim and white sneakers in the first collec-tion, while black leather was paired with lace details in the latter to give it a lighter touch.

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museum of friendshipFirst up on the first day of Labelhood, de-signer Momo Wang showcased the MOF 2017SS collection ‘I Did It My Way’ with models arranged in an all girls choir forma-tion, lip-syncing to a selection of bubbly songs – it reminded us of figurines inside a music box. While the flowery garments in the collection still follow the cutesy ‘girl next door’ style that Wang is known for, she’s offering a glimpse into a rebellious, sarcastic side with quotes like “I hate my childhood” and “Do not disturb” incorpo-rated in her latest design.


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ticketsBoasting a big fight night ambi-ence, Brawl on the Bund’s capacity is limited to 1,500 people with tables of 10 starting at RMB9,000. Prices rise the closer you are to the action with ringside tables going for RMB20,000 with four bottles of champagne included. All tables come with dinner and free cock-tails, wine and beer.

Dec 3, 6pm-late, RMB9,00-20,000 (per table). Kerry Parkside, 1388 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu 花木路1388号，近芳甸路 (134 8278 2933, [email protected])

the charityProceeds from the live auction and charity will benefit More Than Aware.

Started five years ago in Shanghai, the breast cancer awareness organization is

more than a pink ribbon. Their innovative initiatives focus on preventative lifestyle tips

and programs to empower those recovering from breast cancer. For more on the organiza-tion, visit www.morethanaware.com.

The social event of the year is back as the latest edition of the white collar boxing

event takes over Kerry Parkside on December 3. Organized by China Sports Promotions, this edition has an 'Enter the Dragon' theme.

As per tradition, expect these white collar warriors to tap into their in-ner Bruce Lee as they show off the skills they learned from weeks of intense boxing training at Golden Gloves Boxing Gym.

Seven bouts have been scheduled and 1,500 people are expected to attend in this strictly black-tie or qipao event. A four-course Western dinner, a live auction and a raffle will also take place, adding to the festive ambience. The official after-party will go down at Bar Rouge; those with Brawl on the Bund tick-ets will get free admission.

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Located right next to the historic Donghu Hotel is Nininio, a brand new lifestyle concept and multi-brand store with a bright and sleek design, complete

with a large floor-to-ceiling glass window overlooking the always bustling Donghu Lu. Designed by Spanish interior design team MTM Design, the store is divided into two sec-tions: a cafe area at the entrance and a sizable boutique behind.

Walking past the café area where people can pause for a small break to enjoy specialty coffee (RMB25-38), Nininio offers a well-curated selection of apparel, acces-sories, home décor items, bathroom products, bags, art and stationery – most of which are imported from abroad.

“We want to let people know that fashion isn’t just about beautiful things; that’s too shallow. It should also be an attitude towards life – it’s about quality living,” owner Annabel Zhang says of her concept. “We also want to make sure our products are easy to reach and affordable.”

Vittorio Ceccoli, Monday Edition, SMK and Chris Habana are among the brands she stocks. Interesting items include a vinyl clutch bag that resembles a roll of paper by SMK, Chris Habana’s bold pure silver jewelry pieces (Rihanna and Lady Gaga are reportedly big fans of the brand), signature detergent and crease release from The Laundress, and Octaevo’s Mediterranean-inspired paper vase and bookmarks. “Look at our carpet. It’s actually a customized map of Shanghai,” Zhang points out.

She adds, “Life is full of ideas and fun inspirations. That is the message we want to deliver to all our customers once they step in.”

7 Donghu Lu, by Huaihai Zhong Lu 东湖路7号, 近淮海中路 (WeChat ID: Nininio_Concept)

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Stepping into barbershop/tattoo parlor Brash on Shaanxi Bei Lu, it’s easy to see why the raw-ness of the 140-square-meter space is attract-

ing creative types and hipsters from all walks of life around the city. “We want to separate Doc Guthrie’s from [this shop],” says founder Dylan Byrne. “And I want to be in the background, it’s all about [the team here].”

Unlike the old school shaves and haircuts of-fered at Doc Guthrie’s, Brash embraces new styles and designs. “It’s a modern take on barber culture. We do lines, bald fades, pompadours, Mohawks and things like that. We’re also developing our own modern shave using steam and natural essential oils (instead of the traditional hot towel and soap),” head barber Lexavier Black tells us. In tattoo artist ATao’s department, which is sealed off from the rest of the shop for sanitation, colorful tattoo ink bottles are neatly lined up on the shelf along with a collec-tion of reference books on his art form.

Byrne and Black also plan to use the shop as an event space for local brands with a focus on urban culture, which is easily achievable since most of the equipment in the haircutting area can be wheeled to the back. Black adds, “We’re very grassroots, so we want to support other up-and-coming startups too. They can set up a pop-up shop here, have your art displayed here. We’re looking to do stuff like that here – a creative space at a low cost or free for peo-ple who are looking to build and expand.”

848 Shaanxi Bei Lu, by Changping Lu 陕西北路848号, 近昌平路 (156 1805 7573)

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JUMaWell-traveled Siblings' First Shanghai StoreBy Dominic Ngai

Founded by Jamil and Alia Juma in Toronto over a decade ago, the brother-and-sister duo’s eponymous label of appar-el, fashion accessories and home décor items has recently

opened its first permanent multi-brand store in Shanghai.Set up at a small corner facing the lobby lounge of the Four

Seasons on Weihai Lu – a location chosen due to the brand’s collaboration with the luxury hotel chain on its home collection items in its Shanghai and Beijing properties – the small shop con-sists of a few low tables and mobile clothing racks for displaying a wide range of goodies.

Juma’s signature exotic and colorful prints are featured in the forms of socks, silk scarves, cashmere knits, pillows, women’s tops, teddy bears and more – which are inspired by head de-signer Alia’s favorite travel destinations in South Asia, Central America and Africa.

Besides their own brand, Juma also stocks sunglasses from Swedish brand Dienastie, handbags from Kris Xu, backpacks by Yang by Yang Du, as well as men’s knitted gloves from New York-based label Upstate Stock – all of whom are designer friends of the Jumas from around the world.

In addition to Shanghai, Juma already has presence in Tianjin and Beijing, while its products are also carried at high-end re-tailers such as Harvey Nichols, Ron Herman, Aishti, Calypso and Another Edition in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Dubai, New York, Tokyo and more. To tap into the ecommerce trend in China, Juma products are also available at their WeChat store and there’s a full catalogue of their complete line of products on its bilingual website.

The Four Seasons Hotel, 500 Weihai Lu, by Shimen Yi Lu 威海路500号上海四季酒店, 近石门一路 (www.jumastudio.com, WeChat ID: jumastudio1)


While there are now a total of six naked Hubs across the city, their newest location in Xintiandi is extremely special for the group’s Chief Design Officer Delphine

Yip-Horsfield. “It was the reason why I came to Shanghai… For me, it’s like going home.”

Yip-Horsfield originally came to the city 16 years ago as part of the design team for Xintiandi, which is now one of Shanghai’s most iconic dining, shopping and entertainment des-

tinations. Spanning four floors at The House (which is also home to Chikalicious, Paris Bleu, and several other F&B outlets), the 4,400-square-meter co-working space offers all the standard amenities – a total of 672 work stations and nine meeting rooms are on-site for ‘Hubbers’ (tenants and members of naked Hub).

“For this Hub, we have a lot of freedom [for the de-sign], we’re working with the architecture, the exterior and the plaza, [in addition to] the interior, so we can design a total experience,” she explains. Here’s a look inside.

COMiNG fUll CirCleA First look at the New naked Hub XintiandiWords by Dominic Ngai, Photos by Mario Grey

The large living room space at the new naked Hub overlooks the Xintiandi plaza on one side and Taiping Hu on the other. The large meeting room at the back (named Mandela Xiao Ping Pong Room, a tribute to China and founder Grant Horsfield’s South African heritage) can be combined with it to become one large event space.

Green walls are one of the signature de-sign features in all naked Hubs. Just like its older siblings around town, the Xintiandi location incorporates a lot of natural color tones and raw elements such as wood and grey brick flooring.

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Hanging mid-air above the atrium is a meeting space called the ‘Nest,’ which is one of the cool-est features of the whole space. Expect to see more of these in the newer Hubs in the future.

Following the tradition, walls are decorated with animal motifs and inspi-rational quotes in English and Chinese, courtesy of the graphic design team at naked.

Meeting rooms at the Xintiandi naked Hub are named after endangered animals such as rhino, panda, tiger and pangolin.


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Recently named by Conde Nast Traveller and Travel + Leisure as the “most beautiful island in the world,” Palawan, the island province of the Philippines that divides the Sulu Sea and South China Sea, represents some of the best value for travelers anywhere in Asia.

The sun shimmers on the turquoise waters of the Sulu Sea, as I crane my neck from the front row of our 19-seat twin-propeller plane. Through the cockpit windscreen, I get my first glimpse of Pamalican Island (in the northern part of Palawan), a 5.5km long, 500m wide stretch of white sand and jungle, fringed by coral reef and home to Amanpulo, one of Asia’s most exclusive and expensive resorts, an island paradise 360km southeast of Manila with its own private airstrip.

After arriving in Manila, we were chauffeured to Aman’s private hangar at Ninoy Aquino Airport, where we boarded our flight to Amanpulo (USD495 per person for return flights). Due to the relatively low flying altitude, the view from the window is its own in-flight en-tertainment: the urban sprawl of Manila and then out over Manila Bay, the mountainous jungle of Mindoro and then the final leg to the middle of the Sulu Sea. This body of water lies between the west coast of the Philippines’ main island group and the eastern coast of the thin diago-nal strips of island that constitute the province of Palawan.

The dwellings are inspired by Bahay Kubo stilted houses and are hidden within the foliage of the island. Beachside casitas are almost invisible from the shore, which can be reached from each little house via a private path shaded by a tunnel-like canopy of rainforest trees. Treetop casitas are perched above the treetops on concrete stilts - a design ploy originally created by villagers to keep their harvest safe from rats.

It takes roughly an hour to stroll around the island, with crabs scut-tling across the sand running the gauntlet of seabirds and baby black tip reef sharks skulking in the shallows just centimeters from shore. With so few other guests even at maximum occupancy, one feels like the island is theirs alone.

Although Boracay remains the country’s number one beach des-tination, Coron at the northern tip of Palawan is a viable alternative as a quick getaway from China’s distinctive brand of controlled urban chaos. Both Boracay and Coron are less than an hour away by air from Manila, yet this is where the similarity ends.

While Boracay has morphed into a party town with crowded beaches, nightclubs and rampant development, Coron boasts pristine white beaches amidst a mostly untamed landscape of mountain and jungle. Beneath its waters is the abundant marine life and coral that have made it a world-renowned diving destination. With little more than 40,000 people spread around its islands and islets, it is one of the Philippines most sparsely populated regions. Most of its residents live around Coron Town, along a single stretch of road dotted with restau-rants and dive shops.

The sleepy backwater Coron Town is backpacker heaven and a popular starting point for travelers to work their way southward down Palawan’s archipelago. Private rooms in hostels are from PHP500 (around RMB50) per night while private boat tours to the spectacular Kayangan and Barracuda lakes and Maquinit salt water hot springs are from PHP2,000 (RMB200). Rock lobster can be enjoyed for as little as PHP500 (RMB50). The town’s waterfront is, however, far from pictur-esque.

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Island and Resort Hopping in Palawan

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Infinitely more appealing is Club Paradise Palawan, a private island resort about an hour by road and sea from Coron Town and near Francisco B. Reyes Airport. The sea journey to Club Paradise begins from a small jetty on a mangrove-lined estuary on traditional banca boat. Soon the estuary gives way to calm open sea flanked by never-ending rows of jungle islands with jagged peaks. After about half an hour, we land on the powdery sand of Sunset Beach on Dimakya Island. At the triangular roofed Club House, we are greeted not just with a welcoming drink, but by a trio of singing guitarists belting out the resort’s theme song ‘Welcome to Club Paradise.’

Club Paradise is charmingly old fashioned and ticks all the boxes of what an is-land holiday is supposed to be about: sunshine, relaxation and idyllic tropical beach vistas. Accommodation (starts at around RMB1,000 per night) is limited to 51 suites and cottages on the island. Rustic beachfront cottages come with an inviting timber terrace and cane hammock.

A variety of activities from half-day and full-day island hopping tours and sun-rise hikes up to Eagles Point, the highest peak on the island, are offered. Early ris-ers can enjoy sunrise and a 360-degree view of the island as birds flit about in the canopy of the trees. The area is also home to a colony of fruit bats. Each day at dusk the bats leave their daytime roost behind the Club House to fly across the strait to the west, to return again before daybreak.

Possibly the greatest attraction of all is the underwater activities such as PADI-certified scuba diving courses and guided snorkeling tours. Tropical fish weave in changing formation, their group expanding and contracting in symmetry.

On our final evening, we were invited on a sunset cruise around nearby islands along with a group of Chinese. Elaine Xu, who now lives in Manila with her Filipino husband, says: “Palawan is a popular destination for Chinese, but I wanted to show my friends what an amazing place this is. For me, it’s the region’s last [undiscov-ered] paradise.” As the sun sets upon Dimakya Island, we can’t agree with her more.

www.visitpalawan.info www.aman.com/resorts/amanpulo www.clubparadisepalawan.com


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artsBlue Man GroupOn their 25th anniversary, the perfor-mance artists make their shanghai debut.

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in their own words

arMin van BuurenEmbraces Artistry

“As proud as I am of my past achievements, I don’t want to repeat

myself. I want to show people that I’m constantly reinventing myself”

Voted as the world’s best DJ for a record-setting five times straight by DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJ list, the Grammy-nominated Dutch DJ and producer is a trance legend. Revered for his euphoric DJ sets, van Buuren indulges his artistic side by bringing his Armin Only Embrace tour to Shanghai Oriental Sports Center on November 12. He gives us the details.

On bringing his Armin Only show to Shanghai…

It’s an incredible honor for me to bring the Armin Only show to Shanghai. I’ve been coming to China a lot since 2004 and I always dreamed of doing a bigger show, because I have many fans here. I think it’s going to be something new and it’s something I’m very proud of.

On the concept behind the Armin Only show…

The idea behind the Armin Only show is based around my last artist album, Embrace. The concept is that I’m the only DJ playing an extended set. But it’s not just about the music – there are live performances and special videos – things no one else is doing. One of the [special] things about Embrace is that the artwork was done by the famous photographer Anton Corbijn, who did all the album covers for U2 and Depeche Mode. He’s a famous movie director as well and is also from Holland. I asked him to do the photos for the artwork, which provided the ideas and base for the visuals of this show.

On Embrace…

The concept of Embrace is to embrace different styles – within trance and within my own sound. For example, I will be bringing world famous trumpet player Eric Vloeimans on tour.. wI’ve asked him to do a special track with me for the show. So it’s a little bit of art – I’m trying to incorporate different styles and sounds into my DJ set, to create something really [unique] for the listener.

On what makes the Armin Only shows so special…

I don’t do that many Armin Only shows. It’s really a solo show with a lot of live tracks and performances. It’s very different from my Intense tour and I’m not bringing any musicians from that show or playing any music from the Intense album. This will re-ally just be about the Embrace album, with a few exceptions.It’s very different from a normal DJ set. If you want to experience Armin van Buuren in full, you have to come to the show. For me it’s super exciting to do something like this. I’ve been DJing for quite a long time and I’m always trying to find new things to in-spire me.

On living up to his legend status…

As proud as I am of my past achievements – my tracks and my singles – I don’t want to repeat myself. I want to show people that I’m constantly reinventing myself, whether it’s working with a live band or with an orchestra or with session musicians or using different techniques to produce tracks. After 20 years, I’m still learning so much about music and production. That makes me so excited. It’s something I’m super proud of.

On what he’s up to…

Right now I’m spending a lot of time in my studio at home, working on new songs. Making a lot of new music is always one of my favorite things. I might play a lot of the new stuff in between the live action and performances during the Armin Only show, depending on how the tracks are sounding at the moment.

Nov 18, 8pm, RMB280-680. Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, 701 Yaoti Lu, by Linpu Lu 耀体路701号, 近林浦路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

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Billy lynn’s long Halftime WalkAcademy Award winner Ang Lee directs this British-American-Chinese produced adaptation of Ben Fountain’s celebrated debut novel. Taking place in a single day, newcomer Joe Alywnn stars as the titular Lynn – a 19-year-old army specialist who barely survives a tense battle in Iraq that receives broad news coverage. On his way to being feted during the halftime show of the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game, Lynn struggles with his tragic memories and the raucous welcome he receives when he returns home. Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Chris Tucker (Rush Hour), Vin Diesel (The Fast and the Furious) and Steve Martin co-stars.

HaoJack Ma’s Alibaba Pictures and Stephen Spielberg’s Amblin Pictures made their partnership official last month at a glitzy event in Beijing. The Academy Award-winning director hopes that the deal to co-produce and finance films will “bring more of America to China, and bring more of China to America.” The first film released under the deal was last month’s The BFG.

Bu HaoAt New York Comic Con, Matt Damon ad-mitted the whitewashing accusations of his inclusion in Zhang Yimou’s upcoming epic The Great Wall “was a fucking bum-mer.” The first major US-China co-produc-tion packed Madison Square Garden for the debut of its latest trailer, but questions remain on how audiences will react in China, where sci-fi has little tradition.

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Doctor strangeFresh off the critically acclaimed television adaptation of Luke Cage, the Marvel Universe continues to expand with the first cinematic adaptation of Doctor Strange. Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch stars as top neurosurgeon Stephen Strange whose life is turned upside down following a tragic car accident. As he attempts to rehab, he encounters alternative dimensions and becomes a student to the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) in the mystical arts. Newly empowered, Doctor Strange must protect the real world from others with his ability to move between alternate dimensions. Academy Award nominated actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams co-star.

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akonWhile he may have touted the everyman life when we last talked in 2014, there’s no denying Akon’s influence on mod-ern pop thanks to more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs including anthems like ‘Smack That.’ He takes over Mercedes-Benz Arena on November 8 for his first Shanghai show in two years. And although it’s now eight years and counting since his last disc, Akon has only increased his local fanbase thanks to an ap-pearance on this season's edition of the hit reality show, I Am A Singer.

> Nov 8, 8pm, RMB380-1,680. Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Shibo Da Dao, by Yaohua Lu 世博大道1200号, 近耀华路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

“I have never let fame affect my life. I’m still that guy that pumps

my own gas and eats at regular restaurants”

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Not content to ruling your phone, WeChat has introduced its Ying drone cameras that allow users to live stream to their contacts. Boasting a collapsible time and a flight time of one hour, the camera has the ability to shoot in high quality 4K video but livestreaming is limited to 720p. Priced at just USD299, it’s available for pre-order at ying.qq.com.

Compiled and translated by award-winning translator and author Ken Liu, Invisible Planets celebrates China’s budding literary sci-fi scene. Genre pioneer Liu Cixin (The Three Body Problem) contrib-utes an essay, but the compilation focuses on younger writers like Hao Jingfang, whose 2016 Hugo Award-winning novelette Folding Beijing is included. Available on Amazon.

A fixture at DADA Beijing, ris-ing rapper Bloodz Boi links with fellow Beijing emcee 3Bangz for a wavy eight-song mixtape. While a lot of Asian rap tends to be indebted to the Golden Age of hip hop, Noble Life is full of cloud rap and trap beats from Do Hits affiliate Zhi-16 and UK favorite PyrmdPlaza. Available at bloodzboi.bandcamp.com.

WickedIn a packed month of theater, Shanghai Culture Square may have stolen the spotlight when it announced that it will house the Shanghai premiere of Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz.

Stephen Schwartz’s 2003 musical has routinely smashed box office records around the world. Earlier this year, it passed Rent to be the tenth-longest running Broadway production ever.

Told from the point of view of Elphaba, a misunderstood girl of emerald-green skin who grows up to become the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked follows her friendship with the beau-tiful, blonde and popular Glinda, who grows up to become the Good Witch of the South.

Winners of a Drama Desk Award with Grammy and Olivier Award nominations to its name, Wicked will come to Shanghai Culture Square from April 11-13 with more dates expected to be added.

> Apr 11-13, 7.15pm, RMB80-780. Shanghai Culture Square, 36 Yongjia Lu, by Jianguo Lu 永嘉路36号,近建国路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)


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The Surreal world of the Blue Man Group

By Tristin Zhang

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Twenty-five years ago, three newly graduated friends wanted to somehow parlay their interest in design, science, comedy, drumming and music into careers.

Yet, unsurprisingly, they found that designer-scientist-comedian-drummer-musicians are in low demand.

So they started entertaining friends at parties. Sometimes they just wandered into New York City bars, bold and painted blue, receiving free drinks for just being weird. And so, from a simple foundation of alcohol-for-performance, the uncanny Blue Man Group came into being, uniting percussion, technology and pop culture.

“The Blue Man Group event is structured so the whole thing happens to the audience and the Blue Men together at once, spontaneously unfolding in real time,” says the show’s creative director, Bill Swartz. “I won’t simply say it’s ‘interactive’ or ‘immersive’ exactly – though it is both. Those are vogue words in contemporary theater which don’t cover enough ground to explain the special type of shared experi-ence we’ve been exploring and nurturing with our audi-ences for so long.”

Founders Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink conceived of the show from “nothing more than a general dissatisfaction with the grind of late-20th-century urban life,” as Swartz puts it. The concept developed “in a way that resonates with our time right now; that would allow us to build a community and to form the cultural connections that people long for.”

What’s most attractive about the show is how spur-of-the-moment it feels, drawing spectators into the act. There’s no telling what will take place next. This unpredict-ability allows the show to come alive in a way that would

not otherwise be possible. And it’s always changing. For a quarter of a century, the Blue Men have been evolving and adding new features in keeping with contemporary culture.

“Developments in technology and music – being two special and active interests of ours – are very easily incor-porated into our shows,” Swartz explains. “And you will see many new and spectacular things in these and other areas.”

The key to success, says Swartz, is to adapt to the cur-rent art climate. And the Blue Men have done this astutely.

“The themes haven’t changed much because they are universal and enduring. But if an audience member today could travel in time, they would not recognize much mate-rial from a Blue Man Group show 25 years ago.”

As the troupe embarks on its first tour of China, there is little knowing how locals here will react. A significant part of the show relies on audience interaction, which alters the texture of the planned scenarios. Every show, therefore, is different.

“I can promise that it’s a special adventure people will not forget, and a chance for us all to free ourselves from the norms of modern life in order to make some transcendent personal connections,” says Swartz. “And maybe laugh a bit in the process.”

And as for the blue? “It was an accident of convenience and simply an artistic inspiration.”

A fortuitous accident indeed, as blue is, in fact, the most popular color in world.

Nov 16-Dec 4, 7.15pm (Tues-Sun) and 2pm (Sat-Sun), RMB158-688. Shanghai Culture Square, 36 Yongjia Lu, by Jianguo Lu 永嘉路36号,近建国路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)


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Future OrientsMaybe Mars Anointed By Andrew Chin

For nine years, Maybe Mars has been cultivat-ing its vision of thoughtful Chinese indie rock by championing heady acts like P.K. 14, Snapline and

Hiperson. Their latest signing Future Orients continues that tradition on their excellent debut album.

Recorded in January at Psychic Kong, the studio of P.K. 14 frontman and Maybe Mars CEO Yang Haisong, Eat or Die impresses with nine songs of icy indie rock in the vein of the group’s influences Foals, Radiohead, Tortoise and Krautrock acts like Neu!

“It was so cold,” guitarist Guo Zhen recalls. “We had to wear thick coats and that wasn’t so comfortable.”

Despite the freezing temperatures, Guo lavishes praise on Yang, who he calls “an excellent partner and amiable producer who was not only an audio engineer but also a mentor.”

“The four of us were all nervous at the beginning because it was the first time we were in a studio to re-cord formally,” he adds. “Yang helped us a lot with adding more details to the songs while keeping the structures the same. We learned many things from him.”

It’s been an impressive rise for the quartet that formed just three years ago in university when guitarists Guo and Ayong jammed with good friend and bassist PC in their dorm. Buoyed by their chemistry, they decided to form a band and recruited another friend, drummer Zhang Yongguo.

Guo thanks Beijing mainstays Birdstriking and Chui Wan for being instrumental in their early development. It was an opening slot at last summer’s Chui Wan album release show at Yugong Yishan that kick-started the group’s relationship with Maybe Mars.

“After the show, Yang asked us whether we wanted to record some songs,” Guo recalls. “That was the first time we had any contact. Then everything just happened.”

The new album will be accompanied by their first national tour, a 27-city odyssey that stops off at Yuyintang on November 12, and Guo can barely contain his excitement.

“We’ve only played in Wuhan and Xi’an outside of Beijing,” he says. “It’s interesting to play [somewhere new]. We’re really excited to play in Shanghai, Macau and all the other cities.”

When it comes to his hometown, Guo admits to hav-

ing mixed feeling. He shouts out Lonely Leary as a band where “you can feel strong feelings from their live show,” but admits Beijing has seen better days musically.

“We still think Beijing has the best music scene in China, but to be honest, it’s not the best time, at least for now,” he explains. “There are not many young bands showing up re-cently. We can see the potential but we may still need to wait for a while.”

Regardless, the band is keen on broadening their horizons. They changed their name after discovering a British band called The Eat, which complicated their plans to release their debut in EP.

He admits the band toyed with silly names like Trap and Everlasting Tide before landing on Future Orients. “The words ‘future’ and ‘orient’ just popped up in our minds,” he says. “Those are also things we want to explore in our music.”

Despite just releasing their debut, Guo is already thinking about the next step for the band.

“We will have a short break and then prepare for the second album,” he says. “We all have relatively free jobs. Our employers know that we play in a band and they are happy with that, because we work really hard those other days.”

Nov 12, 9-11.30pm, RMB60-80. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号, 近延安西路 (5237 8662)

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If I wAS 22 And gEttIng IntO dJIng tOdAy, I wouldn’t be confident about pursuing it full-time. What do all these London nightclub closures say

about where UK club culture is going? If everything was shutting down around you then you wouldn’t believe in the industry.

grImE’S nOt pOpulAr In JApAn yEt, but It’S StArtIng. I was in London when it felt like there were only 30 people doing this. Then it became 200 people making grime actively, then 300, 500, 1,000. If that same thing happens in Japan then the potential is limit-less. I’ve seen it happen with footwork there, so why can’t it be the same thing?

The easiesT way To make a day-To-day living IS thrOugh plAyIng ShOwS. But the best way of progressing artistically and spiritually is through mak-ing music and records – spreading them as far as pos-sible.

I plAyEd At ShEltEr In ShAnghAI lASt yEAr. That was cool. I’m sad to hear it’s closing.

SkEptA wInnIng thE mErcury prIzE IS ImpOr-tAnt fOr SkEptA. But it doesn’t make that much difference to grime. It’s better to have happened than not, but it doesn’t correlate with what we do. You’d think that people who listen to Skepta will also listen to grime, but it’s not true at all.

Nov 25, 10pm-late, RMB70-100. The Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu 永福路5号, 近复兴西路 (6437 0400)

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“To be in a laboratory asking new questions, working with new forms and testing the limits of my percep-

tion and knowledge is a place that feels quite exciting and inspiring,” he explains. “I enjoy living in the unknown, and working towards answers that lead to new truths about theat-er, acting and humanity.”

Following its sold-out 2014 tour of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Actors’ Gang returns to Daguan Theater at Zendai Himalayas Center from November 10-13 with Harlequino: On to Freedom.

Written and directed by Robbins, the show is set simultaneously in 1530 and 2016. It’s a comedy masquerading as a history les-son that examines how history is written, what constitutes humor, and the differences between servants and slaves – all through the medium of a lecture hijacked by roving actors who draw inspiration from both time periods.

“Both eras were besieged with constant war,” Robbins notes. “Both had economic instability based on disparity between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots.’ Both had great conflict between believers and non-believers.

“One Italian critic, in particular, truly understood [the play’s] relevancy to today and to the Black Lives Matter movement in America.”

Developed over a year through a series

of workshops, Robbins traces the show’s inspiration to the early scripts of commedia dell’arte, a style of 16th century Italian street theater that tells the story of a servant trying to trick his master so he can pursue true love.

“To also discover the story of how the Duke Gonzaga of Mantua was so offended by a performance of the commedia dell’arte that he tried to kill three of the actors; these two things propelled me to write the piece,” he adds.

Following a rousing performance in Spoleto, Italy, Robbins has chosen China as the second stop for the world tour of Harlequino: Road to Freedom. He’s confident that Chinese audiences will embrace the ele-ments of commedia, noting that “the story is universal and told in every culture.”

“I remember traveling in Bali and seeing the same story portrayed in Balinese shadow puppetry,” he adds.

Through the show’s modern setting, Harlequino questions historical fact and modern historiography. Robbins notes, “the powerful write history and the vanquished's story is rarely told. In order to understand the truth of history, often times we need to understand who wrote it and read between the lines.”

In an age of so-called ‘post-truth politics,’ such issues are particularly pertinent. An out-

spoken activist, Robbins is forthcoming with his feelings on the current American election, comparing Donald Trump’s presidential cam-paign to a reality show.

“I have never been so appalled at the behavior of a candidate as I have been with Donald Trump. He lacks a basic maturity and empathy to be the leader of a nation,” Robbins says, comparing the Republican candidate and his advisers to the antagonists in Mean Girls (“they seem to have the sensi-bilities of shrill, immature and nasty teenage girls.”)

As well as being notoriously outspoken, Robbins has long put his principles into ac-tion. Most of Harlequino’s cast teaches in The Actors’ Gang’s education program and Prison Project that uses theatrical self-expression as a way to unlock creativity and develop social skills. The program’s rate of recidivism is 40 points lower than the state of California’s average and has been expanded to eight prisons.

“The Actors’ Gang isn’t only about the acting,” Robbins says proudly. “But also about the kind of work we do in the community.”

Nov 10-13, 7.15pm (with 2pm weekend matinees), RMB120-680. Daguan Theater, Zendai Himalayas Center, 1188 Fangdian Lu, by Meihua Lu 芳甸路1188弄1号, 近梅花路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

rOaD tO FreeDOMHarlequino, Tim Robbins’ Quest for TruthBy Jonty Dixon

“I enjoy living in the unknown, and working towards answers that

lead to new truths about theater, acting

and humanity.”

As an Academy Award-winning actor, an Oscar-nominated director and an acclaimed screenwriter with a solo album to his name, Tim Robbins epitomizes the modern Renaissance man. However, as he tells That's, he feels “most at home” workshopping new pieces with The Actors’ Gang, the theater group he co-founded in California 35 years ago.


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way – we love him, but are intimidated by him. We want to see more of him, but we don’t to work that hard to understand all the language. We mostly want to try to under-stand the stories being told and have a good time. That’s true all over the world.”

The high-energy performances – and the use of local references and jokes – ensure that no performance of The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) is an intimidating Shakespearean experience. Audience mem-bers are called up to participate, before the show famously concludes with a ‘fast, faster, backwards’ rendition of Hamlet.

While Main and Tichenor admit to their share of mistakes during this closing section, they agree that the slips can become part of the show.

“One of the joys of live theater is that the performers are on stage doing it live right there for you,” Tichenor says. “The audience understands this, and they love to see the

BarD sO HarDThe Complete works of Shakespeare (Abridged)By Andrew Chin

“what’s wonderful about Shakespeare as

a subject matter is that he’s universally beloved but also hated in equal

measure”

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Bard’s works are being performed all year long

across China. Last month, the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company passed through on its inaugural China tour. But on an entirely different end of the theatrical spectrum, the Reduced Shakespeare Company is bring-ing its hit show, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) to Huangpu Theater from December 2-3.

Company members Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor and Dan Saski star as exagger-ated versions of themselves – three actors attempting to pack all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays (and all his sonnets) into a single per-formance. The result is intentionally disas-trous.

“It started as a pass-the-hat perfor-mance of Hamlet at renaissance fairs across California, so the style was fast, funny and physical to keep people until the end of the show so they would put money into the hat,” Martin explains.

The concept evolved through the 1980s. Then, following its 1987 debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) became a bonafide hit which would enjoy a nine-year run in London’s West End.

“Scholars and neophytes like that we’re making fun of Shakespeare and taking him off his pedestal ever so slightly,” Tichenor says. “What’s wonderful about Shakespeare as a subject matter is that he’s universally beloved but also hated in equal measure.

“We all come to Shakespeare in a similar

mistakes. It makes the evening unique and special. Often it’s a lot of fun when we get it wrong.”

The group’s upcoming four-city China tour caps off a busy year that included April’s premier of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged) at the Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington DC.

“The reviews were great and audiences walked out strangely moved and satisfied,” Tichenor says. “I say that because The Complete Works ends famously with Hamlet. William Shakespeare’s First Play ends with three surprisingly moving and maybe, seri-ous, monologues. Not at all what you expect from a comedy show and the Reduced Shakespeare Company.”

While they plan to “drink a lot of beer” following their third China visit in two years, the Reduced Shakespeare Company members are optimistic that they’ll return with more shows in the future.

Tichenor admits that part of the com-pany’s enduring appeal is the fact it “does Shakespeare the way people think Americans would do it: loud, fast and funny.”

“[When we perform] in England, part of the joke is that there are three Americans who think they can do Shakespeare,” Martin adds. “Our characters are like what the English think Americans are – sort of dumb and with short attention spans. And we’re laughing… all the way to the bank!”

Dec 2-3, 7.30pm (with 2.30pm show on Sat), RMB50-500. Huangpu Theater, 780 Nanjing Dong Lu, by Guangxi Bei Lu 南京东路780号, 近广西北路 (www.ticket2010.com)


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tWO sHaDes OF sHen WeiA contemporary dance legend comes home

By Zoey Zha

Acclaimed as “one of the great artists of our time,” Hunan-born choreographer Shen wei is arguably the most lauded dancer internationally to come from the mainland. A winner of distinguished prizes at home and abroad, the 2003 winner of the Nijinsky Emerging Choreographer Award has never ceased

his artistic exploration.

When Shen Wei stunned the world with his calligraphy dance and choreography at the 2008 Beijing

Olympic opening ceremony, the Washington Post declared “the world knows Shen Wei now.”

Sadly, the reality is that his creations have always found more attention on inter-national stages than at home. The son of an opera director and a theater producer, Shen studied classical Chinese opera in his youth. He became a member of the Hunan State Xian Opera Company from 1984 to 1989, but left to attend the Guangzhou Modern Dance Company to indulge his newfound passion for modern dance.

A founding member of China’s first modern dance company, the Guangdong Modern Dance Company, Shen moved to New York City after being invited to study at the Nikolais/Louis Dance Lab. That three-month scholarship has turned into an over two-dec-ade long stay as the reputation of his Shen Wei Dance Company has soared internation-ally due to the Natural Body Development style that Shen has created and refined for

the past decade.He’s hoping to increase the Shen Wei

Dance Company's profile in his native coun-try when he bring a joint production of two of their iconic works, Near the Terrace and Map to Shanghai Grand Theater from November 7-8.

Despite being released five years apart, Shen describes each show as representing “a typical, yet different style of mine.”

“It’s going to be interesting to present them together on the stage,” he admits. “Having said that, I hope both pieces present refreshing artistic ideas that will echo with the audience.”

Since its premiere at the 2001 American Dance Festival, Near the Terrace has been lauded as an example of Shen’s distinct dream-like style of movement.

“The combination of stage setting and dancing – the way the dancers move to-gether – renders a sphere of surrealism,” he explains. “It’s a reflection of the calm and peaceful inner state I had when creating this work.”

While he will have to make some adjust-

ments to the piece, which prominently fea-tures either half-naked or nude dancers, he’s confident they will find the proper clothing material “that won’t affect the show visually nor its dream-like landscape.”

It’s a striking contrast from Map, which premiered five years later at the Lincoln Center Festival. Set to excerpts from mini-malist legend Steve Reich’s The Desert Music, Shen describes the performance as “rational and almost mathematical.”

“The whole dance consists of scenes of continuous movements,” he adds. “During that process, the audience will follow along to discover the potential of their bodies. The show marked my growth as a choreogra-pher.”

With strong roots in Chinese and Western modern dance, Shen has been lauded for balancing elements of both worlds in his work in unconventional ways. Later works like The Second Visit of the Empress and his Re-triptych were inspired by his personal journeys across China from 2005 to 2009.“

Cultures are rich,” he notes. “You have

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to understand them fully instead of turning to particular symbols. One of my early works, Folding, does not adapt Oriental elements in terms of expression but is deeply rooted in the culture.”

However, the 2007 MacArthur Award win-ner refuses to be pinned down to any style. For the past six years Shen’s works have increas-ingly incorporated other art forms like large-scale multimedia work, as well as original art creations spanning video and animation.

He’s happy that contemporary dance audi-ences have grown in China but notes time is important for the art form to being fully ac-cepted.

“I think audiences still confuse entertain-ment and art,” he admits. “They need to realize that the latter is created to inspire self-im-provement, rather than pleasing the public.”

Nov 7-8, 7.15pm, RMB80-880. Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 Renmin Dadao, by Huangpi Bei Lu 人民大道300号，近黄陂北路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)


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still in QuestiOnArtist Geng Jianyi’s New Solo Exhibition By Zoey Zha

A recipient of a Lifetime Contribution Award at the 2012 Chinese Contemporary Art Awards (CCAA), Geng Jianyi’s place in China’s art world has been firmly established. Renowned art museums like London’s Tate Modern have featured his work, which has had profound influence on China’s avant-garde art scene. Even so, the 50-year-old artist remains busy, presenting his latest solo exhibition, Stubborn Image, at OCAT Shanghai until November 20.

“Even we were shocked to learn that Lao Geng (Geng’s nickname) had another exhibition ready after car-

rying out two last year,” admits Zhang Peili, Executive Director of OCAT Shanghai.

While a health issue kept Geng scarce during the exhibition’s opening, Zhang hap-pily talked up his friend.

Despite their current lofty positions, the two began their relationship in 1986 when they co-founded one of Mainland China's first conceptual art groups, Pond Society in Hangzhou.

Their series of site-specific works were

considered groundbreaking and Geng’s 1987 work, ‘The Second State,’ which is composed of close-ups of four laughing faces in black and white remains iconic.

Zhang marvels at Geng’s ability to im-

print the distinct characteristics of his artistic vision in all his works despite its short crea-tion time. Showcasing his ‘non-artwork’ at-titude towards art creation, Stubborn Image lives up to its name – a challenging exhibition that aims “to provoke the viewer’s reflection on the liaison between everyday life, time, entirety and isolation.”

The show’s written introduction sets the tone for what is an intense experience.

Adopting a formal font, Geng introduces Stubborn Image with a six-line paragraph of Chinese characters with no punctuation. It’s almost impossible to finish reading it in its entirety, without pausing to digest the artistic message. Like a mischievous trick, the chal-lenge is set regardless of whether you are familiar with the language.

Remodeled into two winding corridors, OCAT Shanghai’s two main galleries have been remade into a labyrinth-like space. Entering the pitch-dark space, visitors auto-matically start to search for light by instinct. After stopping for a few seconds, there’s a realization that these old railway lights installed periodically on pillars complement-ing the aged warehouse space serve also as projectors that project Geng’s abstract videos or still images, triggering a conversation between the two mediums and the remade environment.

Until Nov 20, 10am-7pm (Tues-Thurs and Sun) and 11am-9pm (Fri-Sat). OCT Contemporary Art Terminal Shanghai, 30 Wen’an Lu, by Qufu Lu 文安路30号，近曲阜路 (www.ocatshanghai.com)

“Even we were shocked to learn that Geng had

another exhibition ready after carrying out two

last year”


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Bar rOuGeA Bund Institution

Last month, Bar Rouge, the multi-time That’s Shanghai Food and Drink Award winner for Best

Club, toasted its 12th anniversary with six nights of wild celebrations. However, General Manager Deniz Ali Otman tells us there’s no rest for the Bund hotspot as it protects its claim as the city’s top club.

congratulations on the 12th an-niversary party. how were the cel-ebrations?

Extraordinary! It was heartwarming to see all the guests that have been coming for years and see that they still enjoy a Bar Rouge night like they did in 2004. The atmosphere was crazy and emotional.

rumor has it that usher rolled through. Can you confirm or deny?

It’s a great marketing tool to have celebrities in your venue, but they mostly come to enjoy the night, the

view and to party a bit. We let them be and respect their privacy. People can won-der whom they may have partied with at Bar Rouge over the past few years.

how do you define the concept of Bar Rouge?

For us, Bar Rouge is a place that has soul. We see it as a place where magic happens and where the production or the theme of the night can take you away. And if it doesn’t, a nice drink on our terrace with the view over the skyline, surrounded by beautiful and friendly people will do the rest.

shanghai nightlife is notoriously competitive. how has Bar Rouge managed to maintain its reputation for so long?

Over the years, Bar Rouge has never stopped improving, whether it’s our theme parties or our designs. Our team has managed the hottest location in Shanghai very

well and set standards for the nightlife industry. Understanding the Asian market and mixing it with

Western behavior while partying was the big challenge at the beginning. Seeing now all nationalities enjoying the night out together in total peace and happiness is simply amazing.

how do you maintain your position as more clubs open?

New clubs will open and they will succeed if they do it well. And that would be great for everyone in Shanghai.

how has the bund changed since bar rouge has opened?

The Bund will never change. There is the Huangpu River, Bund 18, Bar Rouge and a beautiful view over the Pudong Skyline.

Bar Rouge is famous for its terrace, but winter is com-ing. what are some of the things the club has in store to warm things up during the cold season?

Bar Rouge is open 365 days a year and daily from 6pm. The colder season never stopped us from entertaining. We will bring different parties, DJs, themes and happenings to you. We don’t make a difference between summer and winter, some of the greatest memories in Bar Rouge were born in winter.

what are Bar Rouge's future plans?

Keep it going! The city and the people keep moving at a high speed. Every year should be better than the last and there are many new people coming to Shanghai who are very excited to visit Bar Rouge, as they have heard about us. We start every day from zero and need to prove why we are considered as the best club in Shanghai. That is our daily motivation, even after 12 years.

personally speaking, what’s been your wildest night at bar rouge?

Last weekend. Whenever you ask me, last weekend was definitely the wildest. That keeps me constantly excited about the upcoming Friday and Saturday at Bar Rouge.

7/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Nanjing Dong Lu 中山东一路18号7楼, 近南京东路 (6339 1199)

“Bar Rouge is a place that has soul. we see it as a place where magic happens and where the

production or the theme of the night can take

you away”


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reservOir DOGsTarantino Gets A Stage MakeoverBy Andrew Chin

While Urban Aphrodite may have recently changed its name to DreamWeaver, company co-founder Ann James promises they’ll be dipping into their bag of

tricks when they kick off their theatrical season with a stage adaptation of Reservoir Dogs from November 11-20.

Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 cinematic breakthrough fol-lows six professional criminals brought together for a heist. Despite not knowing each other’s real names, they must unravel the reasons why things have gone awry and which of them is responsible.

With past productions like Fight Club and Fast Times At Ridgemont High to her name, James promises the stage ver-sion will fully take advantage of its venue, The Market (see p62).

“We will be using all the levels and staircases in the space to reflect dominance and submissive moments,” she says.

“These guys have competing egos, so the different levels will illuminate who is in charge. The audience will be very ac-tive and involved because action will literally unfold around them like a huge tent.”

Shanghai stage veterans Mark Edwards (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Heroes) and Greg Carew (Glengarry Glen Ross, World Theater Masters: Athol Fulgard) join DreamWeaver staples Ryan Larsen (Fast Times), Mike Griffin (The 39 Steps), Eric Paci (The Princess Bride) and Liam McDermott (Psycho Beach Party) in the ensemble.

Making his on-stage debut is Johnathan Wilson. A self-confessed Tarantino super-fan, he jumped at the chance to play Mr. Brown, who was portrayed by the director in the film. He notes that Reservoir Dogs lends itself to the stage due to its ability to build a riveting story despite taking place in only two locations and not showing the actual heist.

“Everything that happens in between what takes place in those two locations is in the audience’s mind,” he raves.

“It’s not important what visually happens because all you need to know are how the characters feel about it. Tarantino tells a complete story with only the essential elements be-cause he gets so much out of them through his dialogue.”

Although Reservoir Dogs’ script remains revered for introducing early Tarantino-speak – dialogue-heavy riffs on irreverent subjects like the French pronunciation of Big Mac and the true meaning of Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’ – the film

is buoyed by its stellar cast featuring acclaimed ac-tors like Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen.

“You have to be somewhat loyal to the source material, but the key is to use it as inspiration. From there, you can build a character and back story that is its own thing,” McDermott says.

Groundbreaking for inspir-ing the 1990s American indie film boom and for its on-screen violence (legendary horror direc-tor Wes Craven walked out early and unnerved by it during a film festival screening), Reservoir Dogs remains a crime classic.

Despite its numerous knock-offs, Carew credits its continued appeal to its characters.

“There’s that cliche of there being no honor among thieves, but Tarantino is playing with that,” he says. “The charac-ters that are interesting emotionally are the ones with conviction – they believe in what they’re doing and have a sense of purpose.”

Nov 11-13 and 17-20, 8pm showtime, RMB180-200. The Market, 280 Aomen Lu, by Changhua Lu 澳门路280号,近昌化路 ([email protected])

“There’s that cliche of there being no honor among thieves, but Tarantino is playing

with that”

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Gu wenda: Journey to the west Nov 9-Feb 15. Minsheng 21st Century Art Museum (M21), 399 Bocheng Lu, by Tangzijing Lu 博成路399号, 近塘子泾路 (2121 601)

austin Lee: Light PaintingsNov 8-Dec 17. BANK, Bldg 2, B/F, Lane 298 Anfu Lu, by Wulumuqi Lu 安福路298号, 近乌鲁木齐路 (6301 3622, [email protected])

holzwegeNov 9-Feb 15. ShanghART (West Bund), 2555-10 Longteng Dadao, by Longyao Lu 龙腾大道2555-10号, 近龙耀路 (6456 6113)

ye hongxing: the accumulation of silence

Oct 30-Dec 31. Art+ Shanghai, 191 Nan Suzhou Lu, by Sichuan Zhong Lu 南苏州路191号, 近四川中路 (6333

7223)

slippagesNov 12-Jan 7. Pearl Lam Galleries, 181 Jiangxi Zhong Lu, by Fuzhou Lu 江西中路181号, 近福州路 (6323 1989, www.pearllam.com)

andy warhol: shadowsOct 29-Jan 15. Yuz Museum, 35 Fenggu

Lu, by Longteng Dadao丰谷路35号, 近龙腾大道 (6426 1901, www.yuzmshanghai.org)

Pick of sixart exhibitions


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Planning aheadRepurposed Urban Centers That Will

Redefine ShanghaiBy Dominic Ngai & Zoey Zha

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As one of the fastest growing cities on the planet, the turn-over of restaurants and bars,

retailers and shops on the streets of Shanghai has always been high. In the last six months, however, it seems like that breakneck pace has morphed into something that we haven’t seen in recent memory.

The death toll is perhaps the highest on Yongkang Lu. Over the summer, unlicensed bars shuttered one after another in rapid succes-sion, essentially cutting off the oxy-gen to the former drinking haven for expats and locals.

Not far away, various venues along a stretch of Shaanxi Nan Lu be-tween Jiashan Lu and Fuxing Lu have also shut down, reportedly because the land belongs to the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and wasn’t meant for commercial use. Over in the former French Concession, several popular venues such as JZ Club’s Fuxing Lu location and Xixi Bistro on Wuyuan Lu have closed down in May, while Shelter on Yongfu Lu will say its final goodbye at the end of the year.

So what’s the future for some of these small standalone businesses?

Many are moving into spaces like Aomen Lu’s The Market or Found 158 (formerly known as Datong Mill), where likeminded brands are brought together in an attempt to create a sense of commu-nity and ‘synergy’ that many people we speak to in this story have noted.

It’s something that we’ve seen happen before over at Anken Life, where several fitness studios and wellness brands have congregated to catch on to the rising awareness and desire to adopt a healthier lifestyle through diet and exercise.

While some argue that Shanghai will lose some of its charm with all these street level closures, the folks behind Art Yuyuan – a government-backed initiative to revitalize Yuyuan Lu – have grand plans to remake this tree-lined boulevard linking Jing’an with Zhongshan Park into a cul-tural hub with an artistic and styl-ish touch. Read on to find out more about these places in the story.

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revivalPreserving

yuyuan lu's Historic Charm

By DominiC ngai

New York City’s High Line is known as one of the world’s most successful urban renewal projects. Originally an

abandoned 2.33-kilometer elevated railway that runs through the Meatpacking District, Chelsea, all the way up to West 34th Street, High Line now attracts five million visitors per year, while the surrounding neighbor-hoods have seen a significant increase in the number of museums, restaurants, shops, ho-tels and real estate developments on the west side of Lower Manhattan.

Halfway across the world in Shanghai, on an 800-meter stretch of Yuyuan Lu connect-ing Jing’an and Zhongshan Park (between the intersections of Jiangsu Lu and Dingxi Lu), a group of people is using the famous elevated linear park in New York as inspiration for a revival project titled Art Yuyuan – an attempt to turn this tree-lined avenue into an arts, culture and fashion focused community.

Back in the 1930s and 40s, Yuyuan Lu was a distinguished residential area dot-ted with villas occupied by local dignitaries.

Many of these buildings are still standing to-day and are protected by the municipal gov-ernment due to their historical significance.

One of the main driving forces behind the Art Yuyuan initiative is Creater, a property de-velopment and management company – best known for their co-working spaces around Shanghai. When I met Flora Fang (General Manager) and John Huang (Deputy GM) at the Creater head office, which is in the same building as The Cannery (a tenant of the property developer), they seem very confi-dent about the project, and with good reason.

“There were a few attempts to initiate the Yuyuan Lu revival project over the last dec-ade by others, but none were successful. That in itself shows you how difficult an initiative of this scale can be,” Huang tells me. “It’s dif-ferent this time around, however, because of our company’s experience in carrying out projects like this and also, the Changning district government is very committed to this cause.”

He’s referring to the fact that Huge,

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Creater’s parent company, and a government-owned enterprise who owns one-third of the properties along Yuyuan Lu, have been asked by the district government to establish a joint venture to pass on the operation rights of these properties to Huge. Since the official kickoff in spring 2015, the area has attracted popular fashion concept retailers such as Regalo and New Buyer, while cafes, modern furniture shops and bookstores have been popping up along the street since then. One of the hottest new restaurants of 2016, The Cannery, also sits right smack in the middle of the area.

Chris Callahan of Build Shanghai, who was brought in as a consultant on Art Yuyuan, reiterates the vision of the initiative, “This is something that’s going to happen organically over the next two to three years. No one is demolishing anything – it’s revival, not rede-velopment. It’s about taking what’s already there, and transforming it into a vibrant fash-ion and arts community.”

He has also connected creative produc-tion company Central Studios to the develop-ers, bringing them in as a partner to define and refine Art Yuyuan’s overall direction – curating the right mix of tenants to bring the spirit of the community to life. “We were in-troduced to a store for our brand Missy Skins in what initially seemed like an unlikely part of town for retailers, but the vision of the Art Yuyuan team from Creater excited us,” says Natasha Ivachoff, founder and creative direc-tor for the studio and the fashion brand.

In addition to opening several stores on the street in early 2017, her studio will also be heading up the advisory board for the community, another element of the High

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Line that they’re referencing. (The park is maintained and operated by a non-profit group called Friends of High Line in conjunc-tion with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.) “We want to establish a sustainable, ever-growing cultural hub with local and international influence on fashion and arts – something that’s [very different from] the revolving doors of shopping malls and bar streets, something longstanding that isn’t solely commercially focused. It’s unique but also in the same line with [what we do], leveraging Central Studios’ network in the creative community to grow this into a larger physical space,” Ivachoff adds.

Back in the Creater head office on Yuyuan Lu, John Huang tells us there’s no set time-line for the Art Yuyuan initiative due to the organic nature of the project, but he teases that another major milestone at 1088 Yuyuan Lu (right across the street from The Cannery) will be unveiled next year. “[Lane 1088] will

be transformed into a mixed use residential and commercial space… We’re not trying to create another CBD for Shanghai, we want a ‘central lifestyle community.’”

He concludes, “This is a unique urban re-newal project that’s very different from shop-ping malls or other mixed use spaces in the city. It’s happening on a street with history. Decades ago, with all its high-end residences, Yuyuan Lu used to be quite a classy part of town. We’re planning to bring that back, and make it even better now.”

www.creater.com.cn www.centralstudios.cn

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reborn

Datong Mill used to be a thing. Back in its glory days (circa 2010), the basement level space in the middle

of a park at the corner of Julu Lu and Ruijin Yi Lu was filled with restaurants and bars – one even had an airplane as decoration. Reportedly due to poor management, how-ever, venues on Shanghai’s first ever subter-ranean bar street closed one after another, and the whole space was left dormant for the past few years.

After a few unsuccessful attempts to revive the Mill, a new management group was introduced in 2015 and the complex was renamed to Found 158 in hopes of a fresh start. With full support from the government, General Manager Xiao Haijiang and Chairman Shu Jing both have big plans for rebranding the place into a new urban entertainment hub, which includes a 350-seat theater, the new JZ Club, restaurant and bar concepts by the folks behind popular venues Xixi Bistro, El Luchador, Bull & Claw and Café des Stagiaires, a Japanese restaurant chain who will be setting up its first outlet in China at the space, and others.

“We plan to make this the new Xintiandi, but with its own unique features. [With the

lineup of venues we’re bringing in], we're tar-geting the upper-middle class clientele,” says Shu. “‘Uniqueness’ is what we’d like to focus on – we want to make sure that each restau-rant and bar in this space is one of a kind.”

JZ Club, Shanghai’s premier jazz music venue, is the first of the batch to open its doors at Found 158. It was just a couple of days before the club’s grand unveiling when I met with the club’s F&B Director. He admits that he’s still recovering from the sudden shock of closing down on Fuxing Xi Lu this May.

“Friends and longtime customers kept asking about our next plan, which was both touching and worrisome, we were all won-dering if they’d stop caring after a while,” he tells me. “My priority was to find a new place and stage a proper comeback, and I wanted to keep some of the iconic features that we’re known for, from the plaque over the gate to our signature food.” After looking at several different options, Found 158 was chosen due to its good lineup of F&B concepts that will be opening here. He adds, “We also have to take things like our noise level into account and make sure the new venue won’t violate any regulations.”

injecting new Life into

Found 158

Following JZ’s footsteps is Shanghai F&B veteran Pier Panozzo, who’s also behind Xixi Bistro and UVA Wine Bar. He’s developing a brand new casual Italian restaurant and bar concept at Found 158, scheduled to open in late December.

This new 250-square-meter restaurant and bar (the name is still to be confirmed at time of print) with an outside seating area will be serving a menu of modern Italian de-

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lights, utilizing lighter ingredients and cook-ing methods to present the strong flavors of Italian cuisine.

“We first heard about Found 158 from the folks at JZ Club, who were going through the same issues we had with Xixi Bistro back in May. Then we heard the boys from Café des Stagiaires were also relocating their Yongkang Lu bar here. So we thought, ‘If all these guys are all moving in, let’s give it a try.’”

While Xixi Bistro 2.0 is already in the works near Xintiandi, having to close its first Wuyuan Lu location just one year after it opened was a devastating experience for Panozzo. “The market for small/medium enterprises is not very well-regulated, and people are being pushed into shopping cent-ers or small clusters similar to The Market or Found 158. With fewer shops on the streets, I think Shanghai is going to lose its gritty charm, but anyway, ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do.’”

Also joining Found 158 is the Camel Group, who will be opening two brand new concepts in the complex in November. A spinoff of Bull & Claw, Todd Pearson tells us that Hooked will be a seafood and beer-centric spot serving seafood dishes like fish 'n' chips and poke bowls, paired with Chinese craft beers in an interior inspired by a beach shack. El Santo, on the other hand, will be a Mexican taqueria, where you’ll find gourmet tacos alongside tequila and mescal-based cocktails.

While the sudden demise of the city’s most famous bar street Yongkang Lu came as a surprise to many Shanghai residents, Pearson, who was one of the first to open on the street (Sliders in September 2012, and a few more venues in subsequent years), expected this to happen all along. “We were actively looking at spaces for new concepts long before the changes on Yongkang Lu… we made smart decisions with each opening on the street knowing it would always have a lifespan,” he explains.

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Focusing on the positives, Pearson finds the beautiful piazza feeling and the central location of Found 158 – which is right in be-tween the offices on Huaihai Lu and Nanjing Lu, and residential buildings in Jing’an and the former French Concession – to be its main appeal. He adds, “The deal clincher for us was the developer, who had a great understanding of the importance of getting the right mix of tenants. Found 158 has a great collection of some of the best F&B operators in Shanghai all in one place.”

While most venues are still undergoing renovations at the moment, expect to see more openings in the months of November and December.

158 Julu Lu, by Ruijin Yi Lu 巨鹿路158号, 近瑞金一路

El Santo

Pier Panozzo's new italian restaurantRendering of Hooked


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Health and wellness-related lifestyle and trends have become hot topic in recent years in China. According to

Xinhua, the number of gym attendees in doz-ens of major cities increased by four to five million per year between 2011 and 2015.

As disposable income rises, the new and young middle class find themselves increas-

ingly willing to spend more money, time and energy on a healthy diet and en-

gage in various forms of physi-cal activities to stay fit.

For the Shanghai-based real estate develop-ment company Anken Group, their prop-erty at the corner of Changhua and Anyuan Lu – Anken Life – taps right into this explod-ing trend with a lineup of tenants offering CrossFit, spinning, box-ing and other wellness-related studios, F&B

and retail concepts. “It was just a coincidence, we were just

really lucky [that wellness became the ethos of Anken Life],” says Anken Group found-ing partner/director Alexandra Chu when we met at Warehouse Café – the group’s in-house café brand. “It all happened organi-cally. About three years ago, Murat Erbaytan (of Reebok CrossFit MeWellness), who had been doing rooftop fitness classes at Anken Green, was looking for a space for a gym. He was Anken Life’s first tenant, and for the first few months, his place was surrounded by construction.”

Soon after that, Lizzy’s All Natural, Aboro Academy, Becycle, Factory 5, Little Bugz and Cryo World opened one after another between 2014 and 2016. Phase two of this 4,300-square-meter mixed-use group of re-purposed industrial buildings, which consists of a shared office space and Urban Grill res-taurant, was completed about a month ago.

With over a decade of experience in re-purposing abandoned or underutilized build-ings using creative and eco-friendly design,

reenergize

anken life taps into the rising Wellness trend

By DominiC ngai


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Anken Group also believes that management is just as important for creating a sustainable community vibe.

“Most of our tenants are startups, we try to think about what they want from their point of view,” Chu tells me. This is something that she knows well, since her company start-ed out as a three-person architectural design practice in 2003, at a small office in the Suzhou Creek area. The humble beginnings of the Anken Group is the inspiration behind their dedication to finding ways to pull together resources and cut down on costs for young startups.

Besides keep-ing rental fees rela-tively low, Anken Life's public fa-cilities (i.e. lockers, showers, meeting and event spaces) are shared among all the fitness studios and com-mercial tenants within the compound. “We’re basically setting up a platform, and trying to provide the best frameworks for companies coming in and hope that interesting things will happen.”

From her experience, the synergy be-tween tenants happens naturally if you bring together a good mix of likeminded brands that aren’t direct competitors. Aboro Academy cofounder Yilan Yuen agrees with Chu: “The energy between the neighbors is great, thanks to the careful selection of a mix of different disciplines of fitness that we each focus on. Boxing, for example, is a completely different beast from spinning or CrossFit; we all complement one another.”

Elizabeth Schieffelin, who first came to

Anken Life while training at Aboro Academy, was drawn to the complex’s positive energy and decided to open her first Lizzy’s All Natural here last year. “In some ways, it feels like an escape from the rest of the city… and it felt right to be part of it,” she says.

Both Yuen and Schieffelin say that the green wall – the signature feature of Anken Life that highlights the firm’s commitment to using sustainable design and practices – is one of the many reasons they fell in love with

this space. In addi-tion to its aesthetic appeal, Chu notes that the plants are specifically chosen based on their ability to remove toxins in the air.

Another funda-mental eco-friendly component is Anken Group’s preference on ren-ovating abandoned or underutilized spaces instead

of demolishing or rebuilding. “People often don’t understand how important this is. By not demolishing, you’re actually saving an enormous amount of environmental energy,” Chu adds.

With regards to the trend of small and medium-size startups closing down and mov-ing into mixed-use properties such as the ones featured in this story, Chu relates it back to the organic synergy that happens when the right group of businesses and people are brought together. She adds, “As a community, you’re a bit stronger; more people are start-ing to realize that now.”

667 Changhua Lu, by Anyuan Lu 昌化路667号, 近安远路 (www.ankengroup.com)

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Walking into The Market on Aomen Lu, the layout of having a diverse group of small food stalls sur-

rounding a spacious common seating area immediately reminds me of Singapore’s hawker centers – well-maintained food courts with a plethora of cheap and cheerful dining options that are found in every neigh-borhood.

“I haven’t heard that before, but a lot of people have been drawing comparisons to similar places that they’ve been to elsewhere in the world, like [Mario Batali’s] Eataly in New York,” says Sebastian Martin, the man-ager of The Market and founder of Cambio Coffee – one of the eight tenants in this 400-square-meter space in Putuo.

In its former life, The Market was once an abandoned swimming pool for a nearby residential building until property manage-ment company Build Shanghai took over. Along with Cuadrak Architecture Studio, they managed to transform the building into a functioning F&B-focused concept that can double as a venue for different events for the community.

At the time, Martin was dealing with the

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From a swimming Pool to

the Marketheartaches and pain of having to close down the previous Cambio shop on Jiangning Lu due to landlord issues. During a brief period where he had no permanent space, his team was working out of his apartment, where they carried on their wholesale business and preparation for various pop-up markets around town. He says, “It’s a huge hassle to have to pack up all your stuff into a van and set up your table at an event. It’s not easy to recreate a whole shop experience with a ta-ble. Sales are never guaranteed – sometimes you can cover the cost of the table, sometimes you can’t.”

Familiar with Martin’s background, Build Shanghai’s Chris Callahan asked him to col-laborate on The Market. “Back at Cambio’s first location, we did a lot of events and host-ed pop-up markets where we’d invite other grassroots brands to participate, so I had a pretty good network of potential vendors,” Martin explains, recalling the initial stages of nailing down the concept.

While Martin had pushed for an artisa-nal F&B concept with a community vibe all along – something similar to Union Market in his hometown Washington D.C. – some of the other partners weren’t 100 percent on board with the idea. “Some thought it should be a sports bar or a showroom for a car company, but thankfully, Brent [Beisher, founder of Build Shanghai], who’s the majority partner, decided to stick with the original idea,” he tells me.

In the first few months, Martin employed the same event strategy he used with Cambio to put The Market on the map. “It’s how you get people in, to start building brand loyalty and creating a destination. You need a com-munity of people. We’ve been super active in filling our events calendar,” he says while flipping through pictures on his WeChat Moments of a jazz night they hosted a few days before.


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The amphitheater-style public seating area in the center (which used to be the location of the pool) allows the space to be extremely versatile in creating the ideal setup for art exhibitions, workshops, theater and music performances, movie screenings, networking events and talks, all of which have been hosted here since opening. “We’re still finessing the system, finding out what’s lucrative and what works. It’s also important not to interrupt the business of our vendors. Every time we do events, it’s a collective ef-fort.”

Martin’s scouting process for the F&B concepts at The Market was based on the types of cuisine that each stall specializes in to make sure there are no direct competitors among the mix. Besides his café, The Market also houses small startup brands like Topo Express (pizza), Asian Plus (Southeast Asian eats), Happy Buddha (vegan and vegetarian

dishes), Papito Pancakes, Dutch Pies, Amelia’s and Bar 31 – a lineup that he’s very proud of. “It’s a little bit like starting a new company, and we’re all in this collectively,” he says, reflecting upon the first few months of opera-tion.

“I think this is the new trend, where small food vendors are grouping together and sharing a communal space,” Martin says, pointing out the emergence of places like More Than Eat and Found 158. “Yongkang Lu was a little bit like that too – a lot of small concepts all next to one another to create a destination – it goes beyond selling the com-modity, it’s about building a sense of commu-nity and belonging. It’s a model that has a lot of potential; there’s power in the synergy.”

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cHAnG RuiAll About Commercial Vehicles and Developing a Business in ChinaEdited by Alyssa Wieting

Born in Shanxi, Rui Chang is a Shanghai-based entrepreneur who’s the owner and creator of Kakebanchi Tech Co. Ltd, a company that works on projects related to commercial vehicles. He has big dreams for his company and is trying to grow his Shanghai operations nationally. Here he tells us a bit about his experience and expertise...

Why did you move to Shanghai?

I was born in Liuxian county, Shanxi province, but always dreamed of studying at leading universities in Shanghai. In the end, I chose Zhengzhou University instead. Although I found myself to be com-petitive in my home province after graduating, I decided to come to Shanghai because I love the city. Later on I received my MBA from Antai College of SJTU.

What are the biggest challenges for setting up a business here?

The biggest challenge for me was to leave a high-paying job to start my own business during a slump in the logistics industry and commercial vehicle tire sector, which is capital-intensive and asset-oriented. Since 2014, the industry’s gross margin level has been falling constantly and the vast majority of traders are losing money. It was definitely a chal-lenge to survive the slump, but I did it.

What is the greatest lesson you have learned as an entrepreneur?

You need to make a good financial budget. It is critical to make objec-tive and sufficient research on projects you’re about to carry out, such as the average daily cost, operating revenue and profit levels. It is also important to understand the fundamental profit model of the project. For instance, the upper limit of the daily cost and the minimum aver-age daily revenue.

What makes your team unique?

With the exception of our CTO, all members of our team are from out-side of Shanghai. They come from Liaoning, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Shanxi,

Guangdong and so on. They left their hometowns and now work here in Shanghai with me, all with a common goal and passion for our company. I feel so honored to have their trust and I cherish them very much.

Who is your personal business idol?

I would have to say Ren Zhengfei, the founder and president of Huawei. He started his own business when he was 43 years old and managed to turn a local company into one of the world’s innovators in science and technology. He also came up with a management solution for Chinese enterprises that’s based on traditional Chinese culture for the first time in history. In this sense, Ren is truly a great entrepreneur.

Do you have plans to expand your business outside of China?

I would prefer to further enlarge and strengthen our business here in China first. China not only has a considerable logistics capacity, but it also has an enormous market for commercial vehicles. In the near future, we hope to gain the attention of foreign enterprises when we become the best overall solution to the commercial vehicle market.

Which Chinese company do you admire the most and why?

Alibaba, because it is the world's best and fastest growing e-commerce enterprise. It created a new business model and changed our con-sumption habits.

Where do you see your company in five years?

I hope to see my company in over 70 percent of the logistics distribu-tion centers in China.

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Eating for a cause This year marks Chi Fan for Charity Shanghai’s 6th annual event. On November 12, with sup-port from The Good Agency and That’s Shanghai, Chi Fan will host over 500 people at dozens restaurants around the city to raise money for this year’s beneficiaries, Shanghai Young Bakers and Educating Girls of Rural China. Chi Fan for Charity is the largest F&B-related charity event in Asia, which is also hosted in Beijing and Hong Kong. Participating restaurants donate a table for 10 people with a three-course meal and beverage pairings. To date the event has raised over RMB4.7 million for over 20 charities. Make sure to book your table and take part in one of this city’s most unique charitable events while enjoying great food and great company.

> www.chifanforcharity.org

Zero Waste ShanghaiA new trend is hitting Shanghai, and Alizee Buysschaert is leading the way. After moving to Shanghai, she decided to reduce her envi-ronmental footprint and created a Zero Waste challenge for herself about six months ago. Zero Waste means diverting waste from going to landfill by altering habits on a daily basis. This process is simplified by using the rule of the 5R's: refuse, reduce, recycle, reuse and rot.

She started a blog about her journey and is now organizing projects and workshops in Shanghai to cater to the growing trend and interest in the mission. The goal is to make it easier for people to live a waste-reducing life, particularly in a place like China where there are various challenges for environmentally-friendly initiatives. Workshops will be held monthly along with upcoming DIY projects to help families create compost bins. Check out the initiative on her website along with starter tips and tricks to living a more environmental-ly-aware life.

> www.zerowasteshanghai.com uS Election Viewing PartyDemocrats Abroad has done their part over the past few months in making sure that Americans have registered and are casting their votes in Shanghai. After many voter registration parties, they will be hosting a viewing party on the day of the election. So whether you are an American or just interested to see the outcome of this crazy election cycle, join the Dems at Liquid Laundry on November 8 for live coverage. We hope that all you US citizens have done your part to get out the vote, now let’s see who wins this thing (*cough cough*, Hillary).

> www.democratsabroad.org

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Shanghai French WeekBack for its 15th year, this celebration of everything French took over Yandang Lu for a week in October. Vendors offered the finest in French fashion, design and food, with plenty of French nationalist pride going on. Here’s a look at the event.

> www.gibcom.cn

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tHE FiGHt continuESHonoring World AiDS Day in ShanghaiBy Alyssa Wieting

red ribbon Gala dinner

Thursday, December 1

7:30pmAndaz Xintiandi, Shanghai

RMB900 per seat

Buy tickets by scanning the QR code below.

Despite the fact that the fight against HIV/AIDS has been ongoing for over 30 years, many are still unaware of the

realities of the disease. While it may be easy to dismiss AIDS as a problem of the 90s, it is still very much a part of today’s world.

Let’s talk numbers. According to the US Department of Health, 36.7 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV/AIDS, with 1.8 million of those being children. The vast majority of those infected live in low- to middle-income countries, namely Sub-Saharan Africa; however, Asia, and China specifically, are no exception. According to the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease and Prevention, there were 97,000 new cases of HIV in China alone in 2015, with 1,975 of those cases being in Shanghai. The number of those affected in Shanghai depicts a 31 per-cent increase from those infected in 2014.

While the number of infections is on the rise in China and other areas of the world, there is a general lack of awareness and bias against those who are infected. Local organi-zations have taken up the cause in an effort to bring about awareness to both the local and foreign communities.

One of these organizations is ShanghaiPRIDE, whose core effort (among others) is to bring more awareness of HIV/AIDS to the Shanghai community. Raymond Phang, director of ShanghaiPRIDE, explains their challenges, “[HIV/AIDS] remains a taboo in many local communities, schools and corporate environments. Many are not receiving accurate information about the disease and thus have serious bias towards those infected. They have a very difficult time

getting back to mainstream society because of discrimination. We think there is still a lot of work to be done locally. While movements on the international level have been running for many years and the international commu-nities are more empathetic, it is still a continuous effort to reach out to the broader audience.”

Shanghai Qingai Health Center has dedicated their work to targeting youth and provid-ing safe sex education, STI and HIV testing, counseling services for those infected and consul-tancy services for medication and government assistance. Sex education is a priority concern at Qingai and they are trying to reach out to more universities to establish their programs. The challenge they often meet is that sex education is not a priority for Chinese parents.

Robert Bu of Qingai ex-plains, “It is more about the par-ents’ concern and they are not very open-minded. They think that if you talk about sex, then kids are more prone to having sex. I understand the schools’ concern, but they should learn more about our center and what we do. When we enter into schools we concentrate on talk-ing about preventing HIV and STIs instead of focusing on sex itself.”

While China has made significant strides

in making medication and treatments avail-able for those infected, the center hopes to overcome the obstacle of basic mentality about HIV/AIDS, as this is most often their biggest obstacle.

ShanghaiPRIDE, in partnership with Q-Events, will be continuing the annual tra-dition of the Red Ribbon Gala Dinner at the Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai to honor World AIDS Day on December 1 and raise aware-ness of HIV/AIDS. All proceeds this year will benefit the Shanghai Qingai Health Center and go towards their efforts to expand their safe sex education program to universities across the city.

Learn more at www.shpride.com and www.shqingai.com

“[HiV/AiDS] remains a taboo in many local communities, schools

and corporate environments. many are not receiving accurate

information about the disease and thus have serious bias

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Influenza is a viral infection that has caused several pandemics over human history, and is characterized by the sudden onset of high fe-ver, body ache, headache, cough, sore throat and a runny nose.Most patients recover within one to two weeks without treatment.

However, for the young children, the elderly and those with preexist-ing medical conditions, infection can lead to severe complications, pneumonia and even death.

Worldwide, influenza is the culprit for three to five million cases of severe illness, and causes about quarter of a million to half a million deaths annually.

In temperate climates, seasonal flu peaks during the winter months but can also occur in autumn and spring. In tropical regions, it occurs throughout the year.

There are three types of seasonal influenza viruses: A, B and C. Type A influenza viruses are classified into subtypes according to vi-rus surface proteins, among which H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes are the most common.

transmission and treatmentThe virus is spread easily from via droplets and small particles

produced when patients cough or sneeze. The virus can also be transmitted by hand contact, or by touching furniture or objects con-taminated with the virus and it tends to spread rapidly in seasonal epidemics.

To prevent transmission, people should cover their mouth and

nose with a tissue when coughing, wash their hands regularly, cough into the elbow instead of in the hand and stay home until the fever is gone.

To reduce the chance of getting infected, never touch your eyes, nose or mouth without washing your hands. Another good hygiene practice is to always wash your hands well when you return home from being outside every day. Better yet, take a shower, change clothes, rinse your nose and gargle.

In addition, an effective way to prevent the influenza virus is vac-cination. Safe and effective vaccines are available and a flu vaccine is needed every season because your immune system’s response to the vaccination declines over time. Also, flu viruses are constantly chang-ing, so the formulation of the flu vaccine is reviewed each year and updated to keep up with changing flu viruses.

The US Center for Disease Control recommends everyone 6 months or older get a flu shot (except if someone has had a severe allergic reaction to the flu shot). In particular, the World Health Organization especially recommends annual vaccinations for:

• Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy• Children aged 6 months to 5 years• Elderly individuals (65 years of age and over)• Individuals with chronic medical conditions• Health-care workersWhen more people get vaccinated, there are smaller chances of

an outbreak in the community. Flu vaccinations are available at many locations around the city. Shanghai United Family Hospital and Clinics (SHU) in particular provides flu shot services until December 24, 2016. The protection you receive will last throughout the flu season.

Dr. Lincoln Sakiara Miyasaka is a Family Medicine Physician at Shanghai United Family Hospital and Clinics (SHU).

Flu season is beginning again and it’s time for you and your family to get vaccinated.

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interviewJenny GAoThe Girl Bringing Sichuan Food to the WorldBy Betty Richardson

Having departed from Baoism, the restaurant she co-founded this year, food writer and cook Jenny Gao turned her hand to the cuisine of her hometown: Chengdu. We sat down to learn about her new street food pop-up brand, Fly by Jing.

Why Sichuan food?

Many people know I’m from Sichuan, and when I started writing my blog, Jing Theory, it was mostly about sharing Sichuan food culture. It’s what I grew up around, and is the reason why I really got into food in the begin-ning – as a way to get to know my heritage a bit better.

To me, Chinese food is the most under-rated in the world, despite being one of the first Asian cuisines to spread in the West. I started Fly by Jing as a means to share the amazing food culture of Sichuan. As a pop-up, I love that it has flexibility to be anywhere, be it here in Shanghai or abroad.

Why did you choose the name Fly by Jing?

Chengdu, my hometown, is a place that’s food obsessed, people of all ages and backgrounds love food. In my opinion, the craze around food is even greater than other ‘foodie’ cities like Taipei or Singapore.

One thing that you only find in Chengdu is this idea of a ‘fly restaurant;’ down and dirty, hole-in-the-wall eateries that serve the most delicious food that people are willing to line up for hours for. Hidden down alleyways with no advertising, they’re like old school pop-ups – so flavorful and good that people come regardless, flocking to them ‘like flies.’

A lot of people associate Sichuan food with spice. Is there more to it than that?

Definitely! Many regional cuisines in China are dominated by certain flavors, whereas in Sichuan there are dozens and dozens of different flavor combinations. Some of them are really complex, meaning certain chefs become famous for mastering them. Getting the balance right takes both practice and a developed palate.

Who taught you how to cook in that style?

I never went down the culinary school route actually, but after a sudden and unexpected departure from a project I spent two years building, I found myself back at square one, questioning what brought me to this industry

"To me, Chinese food is the most underrated in the world, despite being one of the first Asian cuisines to

spread in the West."in the first place. Naturally, I gravitated to the food of my hometown, because to me, it's the most comforting and soulful cuisine in China. That's when I sought out training with Sichuan master chef Yu Bo (喻祥波), who I first met when writing an article about his restaurant Yu's Family Kitchen (喻家厨房).

Why did you choose street food as the theme of Fly by Jing?

‘Fly restaurants’ were the strongest memory of eating during my childhood; every week-end I’d go with my grandparents to eat plates and plates of these incredible noodles and dumplings that you just can’t find anywhere else. I particularly remembered the complex-ity of the delicious sauces they used, and that’s something I’d like to represent through Fly by Jing.

I mentioned this to my teacher Yu Bo, and he thought it was a good idea, so we went through his library – he has hundreds of these old, crumbling cookbooks packed with fantastic recipes – to find inspiration.

How do you put what you learned into practice?What I do at Fly by Jing isn’t strictly tradition-

al; I’m happy to modernize certain elements, like putting uni with mapo tofu, or using the best imported Italian 00 flour for my 'sweet water' noodles. But what I took away from those recipes is that if you’re going to cook in this style, you really have to do everything from scratch and with the proper ingredients, there are no shortcuts.

How do you mean?

For example, the dressing used for my dump-lings isn’t any old kind, it’s actually a mixture of ‘red soy,’ sugar and spices, which need to be cooked down together. Some types of doubanjiang (preserved fava bean paste) I use needs to be aged for years, the best chefs in Chengdu have stock that’s aged for over 20 years.

Even in Chengdu, this culture of taking the long way is fading, authentic flavors are getting harder to find, since many restaurants now take shortcuts or use artificial flavoring. Even if what I’m cooking at Fly by Jing is not traditional, it’s important for me to see the flavors I grew up with preserved.

www.flybyjing.com

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Lizzy’s All-naturalHere’s a sign that the smoothie bowl trend isn’t going any-where; Lizzy’s All-Natural – Shanghai’s resident purveyor of

ludicrously healthy smoothies – has a new shop dedicated to them. Situated in the entrance to the newly opened More Than Eat food hall (where less virtuous eats can also be sourced), the shop currently sells four bowls, from RMB45 each. Try the granola topped peanut butter and banana number (pictured) for a protein-packed meal

replacement.

> 758 Julu Lu, by Fumin Lu 巨鹿路758号, 近富民路. Nearest metro: Jing’an Temple, 10 mins. Open daily, 10am-10pm. (www.lizzysallnatural.com)

Albero at Grand kempinski Hotel wIn! Dinner for two worth rmb1,000A new chef has arrived in the kitchen of Albero, the Grand Kempinski’s signa-ture Spanish restaurant, and his name is Alvaro Bonache Utile. Hailing from vibrant Barcelona, Chef Alvaro has worked in some of Spain’s most renowned restaurants, in-cluding a stint with the Adria brothers at Heart Ibiza.

Now in Shanghai, he brings a unique brand of seasonality to his first menu at Albero. Lovers of Spanish cuisine can expect to see traditional favorites like crispy suck-ling pig, croquetas, and seafood paella lavish-ly topped with langoustine, crab, mussels and squid. Other dishes have been given a lick of

modernity, like juicy watermelon cubes mari-nated in sangria, or pepper-infused yoghurt foam with red fruit and beetroot biscuits.

Fancy trying Alvaro’s dishes courtesy of That’s? We’ve got a voucher worth RMB1,000 to give away. Enter our competition by scan-ning the QR code, and stay tuned for the com-petition announcement later in the month.

> 2/F, Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai, 1288 Lujiazui Huan Lu, by Dongyuan Lu 陆家嘴环路1288号上海凯宾斯基大酒店2楼, 近东园路. Nearest metro: Lujiazui, 10 mins. Opens Mon to Sat, 12-3pm, 6-10pm. (3867 8888)

They might have said adieu to The Pantry on Wulumuqi Lu, but Amelia’s, purveyors of fine British jams, chutneys and more, have opened a brand new shop at 699 Julu Lu. Here you’ll find breakfasts, lunches, coffee, tea and alcoholic drinks too.

Fine dining lovers, Stefan Stiller’s Michelin starred restaurant Tai’an Table will be back in action at an all-new location at the end of November after a brief hiatus, when it arose they didn’t have the correct licenses for restaurant operation. Oops!

Another homegrown brand has sprung from the fertile soil of Shanghai’s entre-preneurial landscape: Kobo. Specializing in healthy, unprocessed snack boxes, we imagine these will be the guys to keep you from going Paleo to pizza when hunger sets in (www.eatkobo.com)

It’s been another busy month for The Camel group, whose caravan of F&B con-cepts stretches ever longer with the an-nouncement of two new venues: Hooked and El Santo. The former will be a beer bar serving a daily catch of seafood fare including fish ‘n’ chips and poke bowls, and the latter a modern Mexican cantina, to be situated in the new Found 158 com-plex.

Meanwhile a flurry of new menu items have hit the stage over at EGG Cafe. Old favorites like the potato rosti waffle have returned, alongside a particularly delish cola-brined pulled pork eggs benedict, served on a fluffy American-style biscuit.

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Wine Barsour Pick of Five for Fortified FunBy Lauren Hogan

We can’t think of an occasion that can’t be improved by a decent glass of wine, and luckily Shanghai has its fair share of cozy bars specializing in affairs of the grape. here are our favorites, with a focus on offerings by the glass.

Cape GrapeVibe: Having recently decamped from Yongkang to Wuding Lu, this South African establishment is not only cheery and inviting, but the pours are generous too. With seating for 30 indoors and about 20 on the patio, it’s great for both large groups and casual dates.Imbibe: RMB45-70/glass (about 15). Specializing in South African wines.Happy Hour: Daily 12-8pm, wines from RMB35/glass. Ladies’ Night: Wednesday 6-11pm (buy one get one free).

> 986 Wuding Lu, by Jiaozhou Lu 武定路986号, 近胶州路. Open daily, noon-late. (5466 8793)

Project wineVibe: Dark, industrial and mysterious, Project Wine acts as a hideaway for a late night tipple with friends or a date (couches for cuddling are on the second floor). A small selection of food, such as pizza, is available for those who want something to nibble on.Imbibe: Four by glass from RMB48. Global selection.Happy Hour: Daily 5-10pm, buy one get one on glasses. RMB288/two bottles. Sunday live music from 9-11pm.

> 17-1 Xiangyang Bei Lu, by Julu Lu 襄阳北路17-1号, 近巨鹿路. Open daily, 3pm-2am. (5497 9519)

KartelVibe: With a stellar bird’s-eye view of the for-mer French Concession, Kartel is the spot for after work wine – where groups frequently wind up staying late into the night on week-ends. Come wintertime, they set up a cozy

‘chalet’ bar on the rooftop terrace, complete with hot mulled wine and Alpine favorites like cheese raclette. Imbibe: RMB45-65/glass (about 15). Organic and Old World, with a focus on French. Happy Hour: Daily 6-8pm, RMB25-30/glass.

> 5/F, 1 Xiangyang Bei Lu, by Julu Lu 襄阳北路1号5楼, 近巨鹿路. Open daily, 6pm-2am. (5404 2899)

Dr. wineVibe: Sultry and intimate inside, Fumin Lu’s Dr Wine is an unimpeachably good spot for wine drinkers both seasoned and novice, and with something to suit every budget. Over two floors, the place features long wooden tables, bar seating and comfy leather couches – expect them to be fairly populated on week-ends. Imbibe: 11 by the glass (RMB50-55), by bot-tle from RMB128. Global selection

Happy Hour: 12 oysters for RMB98 before 8pm.

> 177 Fumin Lu, by Julu Lu 富民路177号, 近巨鹿路. Open daily, 5pm-1am. (5403 5717)

Le verre à vinVibe: Doing exactly what its name promises (French for ‘the glass of wine’) this classy yet cool little bar is sister to Le Vin further up the road. Le Verre offers a curated daily selec-tion of red and white wines by the glass, with many more available by bottle. The vibe here is usually on the tranquil side; stepping up several notches come the weekend.Imbibe: From RMB42/glass, global selection.

> No. 1221, 1 Changle Lu, by Wulumuqi Zhong Lu 长乐路1222弄1号，近乌鲁木齐中路. Open daily, 5pm-1am. (5403 4278)


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Many millennia before Kobe Bryant and assorted Paleo dieters espoused the healing effects of ‘bone broth,’ man discovered the simple revelation that

boiling bones, vegetables and herbs caused their valuable nutrients to be released into the water. That your body can assimilate these nutrients more efficiently, because it didn’t have to break down or digest the meat and vegetables, is the second stroke of brilliance to this culinary staple that’s been around as long as the kitchen itself.

In this story, we dive into the deep waters of broth in all its glorious forms. From the re-emergence of Western interest in the stuff, long-simmered ‘bone broths’ loved by a modern generation of Paleo dieters and clean eaters, to the culturally ingrained Chinese tradition of soup making, we look at the numerous health benefits that everyone can get from broth. No matter which part of the world you come from, your ancestors probably prepared and drank the stuff every day, and to be honest, you should too.

the brotherhood of brothIf you’ve found yourself immune to the cult of bone broth, it boils down to the emergence of the Paleo diet, which ad-vocates an unprocessed, grain-free diet mimicking that of our Paleolithic ancestors. Practitioners are wholeheartedly encouraged to make like pre-agricultural man and eat plenti-ful quantities of meat and bones, leading to the emergence of such a thing called ‘bone broth,’ a rich elixir-like soup made from boiling animal bones for over 12 hours.

Things really began to take off for ‘bone broth’ after an endorsement from Kobe Bryant, who turned to its restora-tive effects after a series of near career-ending injuries in

China, The Cult of Bone Broth, and what It can Do For you

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2014. Touting its enormous capacity for reducing inflammation, both Bryant and his nutritionist credit the “liquid gold” as sup-plying the aging star’s damaged joints with much needed collagen, effectively nourishing him back to health and onto the court.

Since then, the cult of broth is showing no signs of slowing down. It’s not to everyone’s tastes; skeptics of the trend – chefs, food writ-ers and grandmothers among them – say it’s just stock, and a basic one at that. Whichever side of the debate you’re on, the trend is cred-ited with reawakening the average Western home cook or clean eater to the benefits of homemade bone-based broth, made the long way rather than with processed stock cubes, and it is here that the trend converges with China.

Soup for each SeasonBroth might have been news to Bryant and his sports nutritionists, but no culture is more familiar with the nutritional benefits of soup than China. Thanks to the prevalence of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the tradition transcends the simply restorative to specific medicinal treatments in their own right, each specially calibrated to treat ail-ments, or, more importantly, prevent them.

The TCM practice of using soups and tonics as vehicles to deliver vital nutrients and, at times, medicines to the body is as old as the field itself, and a topic that would take many more pages than we have here to discuss. Aside from qualified practitioners


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of TCM, however, the influence of the field is pervasive enough that its wisdom runs through the core of professional and home kitchens alike. Moms, grandmas, ayis and chefs everywhere in China know the compo-nents of a good nourishing soup, laden with TCM-approved ingredients geared to fit the season.

Focusing on the ‘special essence’ of ingre-dients and how they interact with the flow of energy within the body (known as qi), TCM understanding follows the seasons when it comes to selecting foods. Specific organs within the body are affected differently at various times of the year, corresponding with the Five Element theory, which organizes natural phenomena (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) into five categories that work in accordance with natural law.

As per the Five Element theory, summer is associated with a bitter taste, fall with spicy, winter with salty, and spring with sour. According to the Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, regularly includ-ing foods in the diet that support the organ system during seasonal peaks plays a funda-mental part in maintaining bodily balance of the Five Elements. That may sound complex, but according to Shen-Nong, an international, publically available resource on TCM, the logic is simple: eating seasonal foods that are similar in nature to the external environment enables the body to stay in harmony with it, help it adapt better to environmental changes and stay generally healthy.

As such, different kinds of hot broths and soups are prepared for each season (regard-less of the temperature), and though their ingredients vary wildly, they all have the ultimate goal: maintaining bodily equilibrium of yin and yang. For example, during the sum-mer months when the body’s qi flows vigor-ously, foods containing ‘cooling’ elements should be consumed, like bitter gourd, or duck soup, which is believed to be conducive to dispelling summer heat and the negative health symptoms associated with it.

During winter and fall, when drinking soup is perhaps most appealing, qi flows less vigorously and insularly to the body, so broths that nourish the yang and subdue the yin are order of the day. For fervent followers of TCM, eating foods associated with ‘cold’ during winter is a big no-no, leaving the body vulnerable to imbalance, and thereby disease or affliction.

what is bone broth Good for?ImmunityBoiling for long periods of time extracts amino acids, arginine, glutamine, cysteine, minerals, chondroitin and hyaluronic acids from bones, which can boost immunity.

Building MuscleThose amino acids aren’t just good for your immune system; they can also stimulate muscle protein synthesis.

Healthy Joints and SkinBroth made with joint bones is particularly rich in gelatin and collagen, which helps maintain healthy joints and boost skin firm-ness.

A Source of Omega-3 FatsBroth made with grass-fed beef bones (rather than grain) is a source of omega-3 fats.

Restoring HydrationBroth made with vegetables can be an excellent source of electrolytes, which are vital for rehydration after exercise.


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nourish, nurture and HealIn traditional Chinese households, preparing a seasonally tuned soup for daily consumption is part and parcel of daily life. But for specific ailments too, broths provide rich abundance. Singaporean Phoebe Lim Choon Lan, who operates www.homemade-chinese-soups.com, a popular website and recipe database dedicated to the art of Chinese soup making, has much to offer on the subject.

“Chinese soups have been a part of my life since I was young. Personally, I suffer from bloat-ing and fluid retention, so drinking less salty soups can really help with this,” she explains. Lim tells us certain soups she makes can also hold benefits specifically for women; “My mum used to make a double-boiled lean pork with Chinese angelica root soup, which helps to alleviate symptoms as-sociated with the menstrual cycle.”

At times of emotional stress too, the answer in the Lim household could also be found at the bot-tom of a soup pot. “An infusion of red dates, goji berries and American ginseng provided a gentle tonic when I was prepping for exams,” says Lim.

For beginners, Lim recommends testing the waters with a quick, cheap and nourishing ‘egg drop’ soup, numerous recipes for which can be found on her website. “I have also always enjoyed what we call the ‘ABC soup.’ Clear, and made with onion, carrot, corn or potato and lean pork or chicken, plus a teaspoon of goji berries, I crave this whenever I feel stressed. Thanks to its absence of herbs, the mild flavor is such that everybody can drink it.”

o broth, where art thou?Luxurious, double-boiled and/or ‘superior’ soups with lavish and exotic ingredients have long had a place at the tables of Chinese restaurants. And while you’ll find soup of some variant on the menu just about every-where, 'super broths' have found their appeal to cus-tomers in less conventional places: hotpots.

In Shanghai, two of the most popular hotpot res-taurants to have graced the city in recent years put high quality soup bases at the core of their business. The first, Taiwan export Ding Wang Wulao, prides itself on a hotpot broth with both medicinal and cosmetic benefits.

In stark contrast to the typical, angry red and spicy oil-topped hotpot broth, Wulao’s signature soup base is a pale, milky white and dotted with red dates, ginseng, goji berries and celery. The broth gets its color from a collagen-heavy mix of chicken and pork bones, and is apparently loved particularly by female customers for its powerful skin-boosting effects. So good is the broth, that they urge customers to forgo extra seasonings and sauces altogether.

Local restaurateur Anthony Zhao has also been quick to capitalize on consumer thirst for impecca-ble quality broth at his Holy Cow hotpot restaurants. Himself a keen sports enthusiast, Zhao advises custom-ers to drink a bowl of the nourishing broth, straight out of the hotpot, before adding seafood, vegetables and other hotpot ingredients.

“Our broth at Holy Cow is made according to traditional Chaoshan style (in Eastern Guangdong Province). In Cantonese culture, broth made with medicines, bone and dried fruit is an important part of cooking, sometimes even more important than other dishes,” Zhao tells us.

“We use beef spine, rich with collagen and nutri-ents, Asian ginger and other herbs.”



Chicken Soup: a Cure for the Common Cold?The Jewish community has long main-tained that chicken soup can ‘cure’ the common cold, and while there’s no such thing as a cure per se, research suggests there may be something to ‘Jewish penicil-lin’ after all.

According to the Chest, the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, chicken soup made with bones alleviates cold symptoms by clearing mucus; reduc-ing inflammation and providing the body with a shot of easily digested nutrition. UCLA professor Dr Irwin Ziment has also noted that the protein cysteine, found in chicken bone broth, chemically resembles the bronchitis medication acetylcysteine.

Soup for Long LifeThere are many Chinese broth recipes you’ll find with this title, and as to whether it works? Only time can tell. One thing is for sure, it is delicious, cheap and easy to make. For an extra collagen-rich broth, add two pork knuckles to the pot in addition to the chicken.

ingredients:1 whole chicken ½ cup dried shrimp 2 heads of garlic, cloves unpeeled1 chopped onion1 chopped chili (dried or fresh)1 tsp whole black pepper corns3 1-inch chunks of peeled ginger1 carrot, peeled and chopped2 tbsp sunflower oilOptional:1 tsp sesame oil1 tbsp goji berries

1. Heat the sunflower oil in a very large pot, and add chopped onions and garlic cloves. Stir for 2 minutes. Next add the dried shrimp and stir for a further minute.

2. Next add the remaining ingredients except goji berries, and cover with bot-tled water (don’t be tempted to use tap). Simmer on a low heat for three to six hours, topping up water when necessary.

3. After boiling, turn off the heat and pour soup through a strainer into a large recep-tacle. Add goji berries, and serve.


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A MovABLe FeAsTcamden hauge tells us what to expect

from Her Homegrown Food FestivalBy Betty Richardson

If you love partying as much as you love eating fine food, then the forecast for your dining cal-endar this November is looking very promising

indeed, as the Shanghai FEAST festival prepares to return for a second installment.

The offspring of Supperclub founder Camden Hauge and Olivia Mok’s new events agency, Social Supply, FEAST festival brings 10 of the city’s hot-test chefs together for a two-day culinary binge at the rooftop of Xintiandi’s The Place, complete with three mixologists, DJs and live music.

The weather’s cooling down, and the theme for this installment of FEAST will take on a cozier tone. “We’ve been calling it ‘Kinsfolk Thanksgiving’ amongst ourselves,” Hauge laughs. “You can expect plenty of seasonal cheer and cocktails to warm your blood.”

While the venue is the same as the May edition of FEAST, Hauge tells us they’re wisely weather-proofing the festival this time around. “We’ll be sticking to the format of putting our chefs booths outside, but inside will be where the party itself takes place,” Hauge explains. “This FEAST edition will also have more of a focus on cocktails, so we’ve drafted in three of our favorite ‘bar stars’: Logan Brouse (Logan’s Punch), Yao Lu (Union Trading Company) and Daniel An (Shrine, Taste Buds Cocktail Palace).”

Cocktails aside, food will still be at the heart of the festival, courtesy of an assortment of local

chefs. “I fell in love with the con-cept of food festivals while living in London,” explains Hauge. “After the economic bust in the late 2000s, these markets, popups and gour-met festivals like Street Feast es-sentially became a way for people to experience quality food without doing a full on sit down meal,” she adds.

Hauge hopes that FEAST will offer a similar effect for Shanghai’s diners too, allowing guests to try food from some of the city’s best chefs for less, and with a fun social atmosphere to boot.

But she’s not alone; Shanghai’s seen a number of international food festivals enter the city in recent years, including Omnivore, Savour and Taste (incoming next year). “We’re aiming to differenti-ate ourselves from other food fes-tivals by focusing on local talent,” says Hauge. “We want to really celebrate what the city has to offer in terms of food and drink.”

FEAST Festival, November 19-20, from 12-8pm. Tickets RMB50 (presale), RMB80 on the door, RMB90 for both days. Food from RMB30, beverages from RMB35-55. The Place, Bridge 8, Phase IV, 457 Jumen Lu 局门路汇上城市空间花园，8号桥4期

FeaSt 2016 in a nutshell

Chefs:• scott & Kim melvin – the commune Social

• beth cosgrove – Alan wong’s

• Anna bautista & sean Jorgensen – Blue Plate Consulting

• Julio gomez – tomatito

• carlos sotomayor – elefante

• Pol garcia – el Patio

• stefan stiller – taian table

• Danyi gao – shake

mixologists:• yao Lu – union trading company

• Logan brouse – Logan’s Punch

• Daniel An – taste buds cocktail Palace, Shrine



the PlaceIf the name ‘Bread etc.’ sounds casually dis-missive, it’s probably for the reason that this newly opened bakery and cafe does so much more than its name suggests. Like many of the more successful openings of late, this is a place that has adapted its definition to fit the needs of Shanghai’s fickle market, in this instance, an all-day eatery in the mold of a French bakery. Judging by the crowds, we’d say the formula is a doozy.

the FoodFurnished with a full-size kitchen and onsite bakery, food here is a relatively serious affair, supplying all-day breakfast, brunch, salad, sandwiches, pizzas and even entrees.

Israeli-French owner Stephan Laurent is a seasoned patissier who cut his teeth in numerous fine dining kitchens, evidence of which is palpable in the buttery and perfectly laminated croissants. In addition to French standards like sourdough baguette; mille feuille; fresh lemon, mango, blueberry, straw-berry and fig tarts; Bread etc. offers more niche patisserie too, like roasted vegetable-topped focaccia and cream-filled choux buns.

Innovation is also at hand. Donuts here are baked rather than fried – sacrilege, we

BreAd eTc.overachieving bread baker and coffee makerBy Betty Richardson

know – but this allows them to be filled with scandalous amounts of fresh pastry cream. The result is decadent and exquisite, each bite offering a delicately chewy pastry, sugar icing and voluptuous not-too-sweet filling. This is break-up food at its finest.

At RMB113-136 the breakfast sets aren’t exactly cheap, but in return you’ll get a meal likely to render you stuffed for hours, com-plete with coffee, juice, a baker’s basket and salad.

More frugal dishes like eggs Benedict or shakshouka (both RMB70) are also tasty, the latter of which bears the spicy hallmark of an Israeli maker. Served in a piping hot metal saucepan that gently cooks two eggs envel-oped in a robust shakshouka sauce, we’d recommend this to anyone for whom over-cooked eggs constitute a cardinal sin. 2/3

the vibeIt’s hard not to be charmed by Bread etc.’s laidback yet modern interiors. Abundant and comfortable seating, cozy corners, floor-to-ceiling windows, not to mention the occasional whiff of freshly-baked bread

wafting from ovens placed strategically near the kitchen door, it’s no wonder the place is populated throughout the whole day. We’d rec-ommend bringing your laptop or a good book in case, like us, you’re tempted to stick around after your meal. 1/1

value for moneyIt comes as no surprise to us that Bread etc.’s management has grand designs for the concept to expand to multiple locations – two more are already in the works. As it is, the place more than stands up to Shanghai’s other cafe chains, and bakeries too for that matter. We hope they’re able to maintain this level of quality at their other branches. 1/1

totaL verDiCt: 4/5Price: RMB40-150 per personWho’s going: locals and expatsGood for: brunch, coffee, patisserie, bread etc.

500 Xiangyang Nan Lu, by Jianguo Xi Lu 襄阳南路500号, 近建国西路. Nearest metro: Jiashan Lu, 10 mins. Open daily, 8am-10pm.


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BLue FeAsTerA cordon bleu Dessert havenBy Tongfei Zhang

the PlaceLocated on the corner of Kangding Lu and Shaanxi Bei Lu neighboring Delimuses cafe and Ozaoza Bistro, Blue Feaster is a newly established European-style bistro that’s been going viral on Chinese social media.

With a total of 12 Cordon Bleu trained chefs (yes you read it right, 12), we showed up with high expectations for this unassum-ing little eatery. Co-founded by owner Harry Han and Xiao Yan, along with several of their classmates from Le Cordon Bleu, Blue Feaster hits the mark somewhere between ‘dessert bar’ and ‘bistro.’

the FoodOffering an extensive menu from pasta to salad, pizza to risotto, Blue Feaster also has our favorite fish ‘n’ chips for RMB88 (at-tention Brits!) as well as peri peri chicken (RMB58/98 half/whole). Marinated with spices and flame-grilled to golden, the ten-der and juicy chicken was a just rendition of that at our beloved Nando’s (another Brit thing). The half portion was enough for us, but it’s worth upgrading (RMB5) to get the sweet potato fries instead of regular potato.

Blue Feaster’s soft shell crab burger (RMB88) is said to be the one and only of its kind in town, and it didn’t let us down. A whole tempura battered soft shell crab sits betwixt two soft brioche buns, accompanied by a crunchy marinated coleslaw and mus-tard sauce. Again, be sure to upgrade to the vastly superior sweet potato fries.

While the savory dishes are tasty, the real reason you should be visiting Blue Feaster is the milkshakes (all RMB52). Huge enough to constitute a full meal, the elaborately stacked shakes are a nod to the Australian sundae-esque creations that took our Instagram feeds by storm last summer. Perfectly combining the freshness of banana and a unique salty flavor, salted caramel banana is topped with criminal amounts of

cream, popcorn, marshmallow and chocolate swirl sticks, with a thick layer of sea salt caramel sauce around the edge of the glass. Chocolate brownie pretzel and chocolate ha-zelnut oreo are both super rich, but the latter is a bit sweeter and fused with berry flavor. These are the first Australian-style shakes we’ve seen thus far in Shanghai, and easily worth the expenditure in terms of both mon-ey and calories. Blue Feaster also serves over 20 types of patisserie-style desserts priced from RMB30-50. 2.5/3

the vibeBlue Feaster is a relaxed option for dates or low-key catch-ups over dessert and/or shakes. Brunch is also available on weekends between 11am and 3pm.

Waiters are reasonably welcoming and helpful, and both drinks and bites arrive quickly. The general vibe is a bit gloomy though, so window seats are recommended for a brighter dining experience. 0.5/1

value for moneyGiven its master-level desserts and friendly pricing, Blue Feaster is a great value option for casual dining in the neighborhood. If the location were better, we imagine they’d have a line out the door. This place is definitely worth the journey if you have a sweet tooth that won’t be placated by basic desserts. 1/1

totaL verDiCt: 4/5Price: RMB100-150 per personWho’s going: local and young couplesGood for: afternoon tea, desserts, casual dining

361 Kangding Lu, by Shaanxi Bei Lu 康定路361号, 近陕西北路 Nearest metro: Changping Lu, 10 mins. Monday-Friday 11am-3pm, 5-9.30pm. Weekend brunch 11am-3pm. (6257 8767)


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opposiTeA mutual Attraction By Betty Richardson

the PlaceOperating from the beautiful two-story villa that once upon a time housed VIA, Opposite is a new restaurant by Jenson Pei and Allen Hsu. One part mixologist (Hsu), one part chef (Pei), Opposite is the duo’s first permanent brick-and-mortar endeavor, having previ-ously operated a private kitchen.

the FoodAs seems to be the style in Shanghai, Opposite serves a sharing menu. In this in-stance, the menu focuses on global dishes that might have been termed ‘fusion’ prior to 2004. A mixed bag of good value and fancier vittles, you could be dining on some chicken liver parfait (RMB18) one minute and a plate of M9 striploin (RMB388) the next.

Said striploin is among the most imagina-tive plates Opposite offers, wrapping gamey chunks of foie gras in wide, thinly sliced strips of Australian M9 steak and tucking them, four in a row, into a hot skillet with potato purée and cheesy deep-fried rice balls. That alone is enough to steer us into the depths of food coma, but Chef Jenson is of stronger stature and supplies two dips; one of truffle egg yolk, the other a distant cousin of spicy mayonnaise.

Leanly opposite to that utterly lavish cre-ation is the sliced pork shoulder (RMB168), which may be the least fatty piece of pork we’ve ever seen in China. The idea is to wrap it in lettuce with kimchi and some spicy sauce as you would at a Korean barbecue joint, though we can’t help but think that a more luscious cut like pork belly would have made more sense.

Beasts of the sea also get a look in at Opposite. Seen on almost every table is the house specialty of egg custard topped with sushi-grade tuna belly, sea urchin, caviar and the obligatory flower petal. At RMB148 a pot, it’s a bit of a stretch, though undeniably tasty.

Sweet dishes are also rather good. Minty mojito-flavored granita with simple mari-nated fruit and yoghurt felt alive with flavor, while slices of the crisp, caramel topped apple tart are a doozy for non-committal des-sert eaters. 2/3

the vibeTrendy and with an awesome cocktail lounge downstairs (the domain of the brooding, genetically-blessed Allen Hsu), Opposite is frequented by a young crowd of locals. It’s the kind of place where the girls wear baseball caps to dinner, and look like they might have lots of followers on Weibo.

Service was excellent: genuine, unfussy, and fully bilingual. Be sure to ask about the pre-order menu if you book by phone – we felt pangs of envy when the adjacent table was served a huge box of honey-smoked ham with chipotle and mustard roasted vegeta-bles. 1/1

value for moneyOpposite has a lot going for it in terms of style and quality, and it’s clear that the two proprietors are a passionate, well-matched team. We’d return for cocktails, or to dine with a group to take advantage of the larger dishes on the pre-order menu. 0.5/1

totaL verDiCt: 3.5/5Price: RMB300-500 per personWho’s going: young localsGood for: groups of 3-6, special occasions, fusion food, cocktails, al fresco drinking

222 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu 建国西路222号1-2楼,近陕西南路. Nearest metro: Jiashan Lu, 5 mins. Open Tue-Sun 6pm-12am. Local cards accepted. (6427 0127)


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BAr cenTrALeAn Average but Likeable Italian JobBy Betty Richardson

the PlaceAs residents of Jing’an’s Yanping and Wuding Lu can no doubt attest, their neighborhood has experienced a windfall of new bars and restaurants over the last year. Joining the likes of Hunter Gatherer, Revolucion Cocktail, Raw Bar & Grill, Fat Cow, Grinder and Ola is Bar Centrale, fittingly named for its position at the revamped area’s epicenter.

Owner Yuri Valazza, also of eateries Gemma and Piccolo, tells us this was exactly his intention, imagining Bar Centrale like one of the cheerfully utilitarian piazza eateries of Italy, to be relied upon for a meal, spritz or espresso at any time of day.

the FoodLike its older siblings, Bar Centrale is a pureblooded Italian,

JAde on 36good value business Lunch

When you think of Jade on 36 Restaurant at the Pudong Shangri-La hotel,

what comes to your mind? High-end? Luxurious? We have another keyword for you – good value.

Offered on weekdays, Jade on 36 extends a new dining opportuni-ty for business lunch, offering value and innovative European fusion cuisine to guests and office workers nearby, starting from RMB118-178 per person* for a one- to three-course set menu.

We started off our three-course lunch with a taste of Japan; wasabi tuna paired with salmon roe and crispy rice, which comes topped with a rich, soy sauce-infused egg. Foie gras three ways (add an extra RMB38) is a deliciously indulgent option for those in need of a treat, featuring umami-infused pan-seared duck liver, a foie gras crème brûlée, and last but not least, a spe-cialty of head chef Jeremy Biasiol: passion fruit foie gras lollipop. The innovative fruit fusion magically balances out the richness of the foie gras, making it a fun appetizer per-fect for sharing.

Proceeding to the mains, squid and bacon, lamb loin and pork belly ‘crackling’ with roasted seasonal fruits are all delicious, but it’s the aromatic matcha cod that gets our vote. Paired with vegetable maki and ginger sauce, the salmon steak is slow-cooked and arrives to the table with a lusciously even tender-ness, preserving the natural flavors of the ocean within.

As the menu refreshes on sea-sonal basis, Chef Biasiol uses the best fruit of the season for desserts, and the pear ‘belle Helene’ makes for an indulgent finish. Chocolate French Toast is another dessert vy-ing for attention from chocoholics. Enhanced with a strong hazelnut flavor, the toast is soft on the inside, covered by a tasty caramelized exterior.

Business lunch at Jade on 36 is served between 11.30am and 1.30pm from Monday to Friday. Sit back and relax while enjoying the panoramic view of the Bund from across the Huangpu River – enjoy making the most of your lunch break!

*Prices are subject to 10 percent service charge and 6 percent value added tax.

36/F, Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Minshang Lu 浦东香格里拉大酒店36楼, 富城路33号, 近名商路. Nearest metro: Lujiazui. Mon-Fri: Lunch, 11.30am-1.30pm; Dinner, 5-10pm. Sunday Brunch: 11.30am-2.30pm. Local and international cards accepted. (6882 8888 ext. 6888)

backed up by the credentials of a wood-fire pizza oven and a slew of imported ingredients. They do, how-ever, spare you the highbrow shtick in favor of basic, diner-like comforts.

As a party firmly siding with the salty charms of anchovies, we kicked off with a baseball-sized pair of Bar Centrale’s bombette (RMB38), baked dough balls filled with molten buf-falo mozzarella and the briny fish. Paired with a cold Estrella, these ‘lit-tle bombs’ make a persuasive argu-ment for partaking in Bar Centrale’s happy hour (beers, spritzes and wine RMB25-30 from 4-8pm).

Let downs included the house-made ricotta ravioli (RMB88), which might have been tasty had they re-ceived a lick of seasoning. We’d also skip the dry truffle fries (RMB48) next time. See the beef carpaccio (RMB88) with grilled artichokes and walnuts for a more exciting truffle-laden escapade. 1.5/3

the vibeLike its pleasantly utilitarian modus operandi, Bar Centrale conjures a modern and comfortably functional

atmosphere. It’s a place that doesn’t try particularly hard with the ris-torante Italiano gimmicks, but has plenty of chill because of it. Neither busy nor empty, a cheerful team of chatty Italians and locals do most of the service. 0.5/1

value for moneyThere are plenty of places in Shanghai where you’ll find better Italian food than here, but in all hon-esty, probably not for the same price. We’ll come here again next time we’re looking for cheap and cheerful lunch and dinner, or as a pre-cursory happy hour to visiting this blossom-ing area’s cocktail and wine bars. 1/1

totaL verDiCt: 3/5Price: RMB100-200 per person Who’s going: young locals and expatsGood for: casual dining, happy hour, wine, pizza

135 Yanping Lu, by Wuding Lu延平路135号1楼, 近武定路. Nearest metro: Changshu Lu, 10 mins. Open daily, 7-12am. (6205 1068)


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sTrAiGHT no cHAserThe biggest news of the month comes in the form of a new speakeasy, due to open at a ~hidden location~ in the former French Concession. Named Dry Goods Cold Drinks (DGCD for short), the bar will be accessible through an inconspicuous-looking shop front, behind which a luxurious whisky cocktail den will await. Rick Starr, formerly of Commune Social will be manning the bar.

It’s been another fabulous year for fellow speakeasy Speak Low, they’ve just clinched the 15th spot on the 2016 World’s 50 Best Bars list.

Not one to rest on their laurels, Logan’s Punch bar in Jing’an is de-buting one heck of a free-flow deal. But here’s the catch: it’s on a Monday. Still, RMB150 for all the Goose Island Honker’s Ale you can drink from 9pm until closing time is hard to say no to. We’re also hearing the eponymous bar owner Logan Brouse may or may not have plans to spread his wings to open a new bar in Jing’an. Talk about spreading the love. And the hango-vers.

Further beer-induced hangovers can be found at the next Shanghai Beer Festival, recently re-named to ‘Beernanza’ for reasons that elude us. Taking place on December 9-11, the festival will take place at Xuhui’s Everbright Convention Center, so no need to worry about any pesky weather concerns this time around.

Sad news for club fiends: long time party den The Shelter has been un-able to renew their license, meaning permanent closure for the alternative club in January. We don’t think there’ll be a more unique club in Shanghai than this to replace it, so get your fill of the place before it’s all over. Sniff sniff.

WorLd oF BeerWhat Brews Beneath by Jonty Dixon

It might look like a run-of-the-mill sports bar chain from the outside, but surpris-ingly, World of Beer holds one of the best

craft beer selections we’ve found anywhere in Shanghai. The selection offered isn’t just var-ied; many of the beers available are excellent in their category.

Clearly chosen with an expert eye, we were astounded to find names like the Samuel Smith Brewery on the list, a fantastic brewery that’s rare to find even in its native home of Yorkshire. From Italian lagers to US West Coast pale ales, Belgian Saisons to Irish Stouts and local Chinese craft beers too, there really is something for everyone. Prices range from RMB40 upwards and beer is served mainly by bottle, though there 20 beers on tap too. Make sure you check the price before ordering, as some beers can be as much as RMB120 each for particularly rare breeds.

The massive beer list, smartly presented on an iPad, also allows you sort the beers by style, color, country, percentage of alcohol and price, which makes choosing a beer a less intimidating experience. Yet settling on just one beer still remains a difficult experi-ence – thankfully one is able to order a flight of tasters. The flights (from RMB58/four), rather disappointingly, don’t allow you to cre-ate your own but are rather chosen for you. While that isn’t a bad thing, you feel that the beers chosen are the cheapest or the least popular.

Luckily, the good value happy hour makes up for this. Starting at 3pm and finishing at 8pm before continuing at 11pm, discounts are to be had on both food and drink. The happy hour beers (RMB29-34) are definitely limited and pretty poor when compared to the rest of the menu, but the food offered

is good. We’d recommend getting a couple of soft shell tacos with your drink; at only RMB40 during happy hour they’re a steal considering how tasty they are. A perfect ac-companiment to whichever beer you choose.

In terms of vibes, World of Beer doesn’t really compete with some of the hipper craft beer bars in town; it definitely feels like a chain establishment, intensified by numerous wall-mounted TV’s screening anything from soccer to monster truck rallies. However, if what you’ve come for is flavor and variety, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better choice than this. The atmosphere may be a little dry, but you certainly won’t be.

Price: RMB50-150 per personWho’s going: locals and expatsGood for: beer, sports screening, hangouts, casual dining

> 85 Fumin Lu, by Julu Lu富民路85号巨富大厦1楼, 近巨鹿路 . Nearest metro: Jing’an Temple, 10 mins. Open daily, 11am-1am. (6205 8885)


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cAGesIf you build It, they will comeBy Lauren Hogan

BudWeiser FreAks ouT WiTH sHFT

On October 28, Budweiser teamed up with the cool kids in SHFT to present the Shanghai leg of the Freak Out Warehouse Halloween Festival at One Space

Warehouse.Thousands boogied

down, Bud in hand, to the spooky sounds of double-headliners, South Korean rap sensation Keith Ape and revered producer AraabMuzik, who de-lighted fans by making his triumphant long-awaited Shanghai debut, after a

planned 2015 performance was cancelled due to his being at-tacked at home.

“What happened actually had a positive effect on my life,” AraabMuzik told us. “I am happy to still be here and I’m going harder than ever before,” the popular DJ explained. Originally known for his hard-hitting beats for Harlem crew Dipset, AraabMuzik has been the rare hip hop producer to success-fully transition to EDM with last year’s album, Dream World.

However, the producer plans to keep his feet in both worlds, touting his upcoming project with New Jersey rhymer Joe Budden, Rage and the Machine, while working on a sequel to his 2011 mixtape, Electric Dream 2.

“Everyone loves music and music has no barriers,” he says. “I can read the crowd and pretty much just go with the vibe in playing what they want to hear. The vibe at Budweiser Freak Out was so special tonight, it was awesome to see fans connect-ing so much with the music and atmosphere.”

That creative versatility could be found throughout the Budweiser Freak Out party, which also boasted a stellar local line-up including trap rappers Al Rooco and Blow Fever, the Budweiser STORM Festival approved DJ and producer Carta and MIIA of the rising Co:Motion crew.

Don’t miss out on the next Budweiser party; stay tuned to all the upcoming events by visiting www.bud.cn

Cages Sports Bar and Grill has stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam with its new, expanded location on the corner of Wuding and Jiangning Lu. Needless to say, the go-to for

batting practice has made it to the big leagues.Not just a bar – or a batting cage – the new indoor center

has it all: squash courts, corn hole, darts… we saw people play-ing football and cricket, taking swings in both their softball and baseball cages, gearing up for dodgeball and little ones creating their own games in the kids’ area. They’ve even got bubble soccer, which they’ve started a league for on Saturdays (RMB100 to play with drink discounts). Balls to the walls! And if that’s not enough activities for you, there are 70 screens to ensure you catch all the games.

But let’s talk about the truly important things: that post- (or pre-) practice refreshment. Despite all the amenities, they haven’t overlooked the most important one: the beverages.

The menu includes an extensive selection of wines (RMB40/glass), drafts, which include two Boxing Cat pours (RMB40-65), bottled beers, spirits and over 20 cocktails to choose from (RMB50-65). Come in Monday-Friday from 5-8pm for happy hour: RMB25 Tiger pints and RMB15 off all alcoholic beverages. (A sec-ond happy hour comes in the formation of their preferred sport: Half-price Hitting, daily 9am-5pm).

For those looking to sit and stay awhile (and why wouldn’t you?), there’s plenty to eat – the plates here feature standard bar fare like wings (RMB65), chili cheese fries (RMB63), ‘head-first sliders’ (RMB83), salads, Asian fare and sandwiches. There are also eight burgers, including ‘The Pounder’ (RMB118), which features two massive half-pound patties and basically two of eve-rything else to top them off.

If you're looking for a lively atmosphere or somewhere to sit and catch an upcoming match, welcome to your new home, a safe bet ensuring endless amounts of entertainment.

Price: RMB40-100 per personWho’s going: Sports fans, young expats and locals, familiesGood for: Catching a game, sports activities, casual business, fam-ily activities, hanging out

Those looking to join a league email [email protected] or add them on WeChat for games and sports schedule: cagessports.

> 3/F, 428 Jiangning Lu, by Wuding Lu 江宁路428号3楼, 近武定路. Nearest metro, Changping Lu, 15 mins. (3112 2950)


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Corona Sunsets Music Festival Promotion @Laowaijie, Hengshan Road

Nov 1 | NIGHTLIFE

Sun Kil Moon

As frontman of alternative rockers Red House Painters, Mark Kozelek has been rack-ing up critical reviews since the 1990s. The accolades have only grown thanks to his folk project Sun Kil Moon, whose profile was boosted by the universal acclaim of their stunning 2014 disc, Benji. For his China mini-tour, they’ll be joined by former Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley.> Nov 1, 8.30pm, RMBTBA. Q.S.W. Culture Center, 179 Yichang Lu, by Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路

Nov 2&4 | NIGHTLIFE

Music By Design

After pairing four Chinese and five Norwegian artists for three days in the studio last year, this cross-cultural col-laboration returns with 13 shows in 11 cities across China. For the Shanghai showcase, Danish electropop singer Lydmor and soulful electronic producer share the bill with Norwegians Bror Forsgren of Jaga Jazzist and rising upstarts The Fjords on November 2. Two nights later, award winning Nordic rhymers Arif and Erik Lundin team with Swedish soul singing sensation Cherrie, as well as the critically acclaimed Danish live electronic producer Taragana Pyjarama.> Nov 2, 9.30pm, RMB80. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号,近延安西路 (5237 8662)> Nov 4, 10pm, RMB80. Arkham, 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, by Hengshan Lu 乌鲁木齐南路1号, 近衡山路 (6211 6317)

Nov 3 | NIGHTLIFE

TroyboiThere’s no rest for the SHFT crew who follow up their Halloween warehouse rave tour, Freak Out, with its official after-party headlined by the rising East London producer. Thanks to hit collaborations with Diplo and Flosstradamus, Troyboi’s versatile and highly musical approach to trap has torn up clubs across the world and racked up millions of views on YouTube.> Nov 3, 10pm-late, RMB100-200. Arkham, 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, by Hengshan Lu 乌鲁木齐南路1号, 近衡山路 (6211 6317)

Nov 3-6 | NIGHTLIFE

Shanghai Improv FestivalImprov teams from India, France, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, China and the USA, including the acclaimed Sand and Search Engine groups from Chicago will converge onto both branches of Shanghai Comedy Club for the third edition of the Zmack and People’s Republic of Comedy organized festival. Fans can get in on the act with numerous workshops taking place during the festival. > Nov 3-6, 9pm (Thurs-Sat), 7pm (Sat-Sun), 4pm (Sun), RMB100-200 (per show) and RMB300-500 (per workshop). Ruijin Cajun, Block A3, 800 Show, 800 Changde Lu,

by Changping Lu 常德路800号A3楼, 近昌平路; Jalapeño,393 Weihai Lu, by Shimen Yi Lu 威海路393号近石门一路 ([email protected])

Nov 4-12 | ARTS

Crested IbisesNow housed in the re-cently opened Shanghai International Dance Center, the award-winning Shanghai Dance Theater toasts their new home with their popular produc-tion based on the “bird of good fortune.” Once plentiful across China and Japan, crested ibises were driven to near extinc-tion when 20th century urbanization wiped out the blue sky, clean water and tranquil environment they needed to survive. However the discovery of seven wild crested ibises in Shaanxi Province in 1981 has led to joint international scientific efforts to protect and revive the bird’s population. This dance drama tells the story of the bird while celebrating its elegant, yet vulner-able, qualities.> Nov 4-6 and 11-12, 7.30pm, RMB80-280. Shanghai International Dance Center, 1650 Hongqiao Lu, by Shuicheng Lu 虹桥路1650号, 近水城路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

Nov 4-20 | CoMMUNITY

M TalksWith the Shanghai International Literary Festival a few months away, the organ-izers are continu-ing their always illuminating M Talks series. On November 4, Chef Virgilio Martinez hosts a literary show-casing why the Peruvian master was voted the

fourth best chef in the world. On November 5, there will be an Australian journalists panel. Down Under will be well represented on November 11 when cooking star Maggie Beer leads a literary lunch. Paul Armstrong-Taylor will provide a fascinating look on shadow banking in China on November 19. The month’s programming caps off on November 20 with a talk from award-winning second generation Chinese-American writer Gish Jen.> Nov 4, 5, 11, 19 and 20, noon (Nov 4&11), 4pm (Nov 5, 19 & 20), RMB75 (with one drink). Glam, West 7/F, No 5 The Bund, Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu 中山东一路外滩5号7层西侧, 近广东路 (6329 3751, www.m-restaurantgroup.com)

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Nov 5 | EAT/DRINK

Bubba’s Chilli Cook-Off

It’s an end of an era, as Bubba’s famed annual Chilli Cook Off returns to its original home, Bubba’s Hongqiao one last time before the building is reclaimed by the mili-tary. Fifteen teams will compete for the title of Shanghai’s best chilli. There will be plenty of live music and a ton of drinks with each guest receiving one vote ticket.> Nov 5, 2pm, RMB100. Bubba’s (Hongqiao), 2262 Hongqiao Lu, by Jianhe Lu 虹桥路2262号, 近剑河路 (6242 2612, www.bubbasasia.com)

Nov 5 | CoMMUNITY

Secret gardenCommunity Center Shanghai’s annual fun-draising gala will take over the Grand Hyatt Shanghai for a night of enchantment and elegance. Proceeds will help the organization to continue offering class-es, counseling services, charity events, tours and other quality program-ming throughout 2017.> Nov 5, 6pm-late, RMB1,000. Grand Hyatt

Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower, 2/F, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Dongtai Lu 世纪大道88号店2楼, 近东泰路 ([email protected])

Nov 5 | NIGHTLIFE

nine Treasures

Since forming five years ago in Beijing, Nine Treasures have risen to be among the leaders of the Mongolian-metal fusion horde. They’ve headlined the MIDI Festival and completed their second European tour earlier this year. They’ll be rampaging across China to toast their new third album, Spiritual Eyes, which continues their mix of thunderous riffs with gutteral throatsinging and traditional instruments like the morin khuur (horse head fiddle).> Nov 5, 8.30-10.30pm, RMB80-100. Q.S.W. Culture Center, 179 Yichang Lu, by Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路 (6226 3191)

Nov 5 | NIGHTLIFE

The Pearl’s Third anniversary

Housed in a landmark building in Hongkou built in 1931, The Pearl has carried on the anything goes creative spirit that made its former incarnation Chinatown such a Shanghai staple. They celebrate their third birthday showcasing their favorite artists

performing across a range of fields like fire dancing, burlesque, cabaret and music. Expect a riveting show and come dressed to impressed. Get your tickets through That’s by scanning the QR code.> Nov 5, 9pm-late, RMB100. The Pearl, 471 Zhapu Lu, by Wujin Lu 乍浦路471号, 近武进路

Nov 5 | NIGHTLIFE

r3habAlong with Afrojack and Chuckie, R3hab has become one of the faces of modern Dutch house. He’s won IDMA Awards, collaborated with Hardwell and rocked the world’s biggest festivals.> Nov 5, 10pm-late, RMB150. M2, 4/F, Hong Kong Plaza, 283 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu 淮海中路283号香港广场4楼, 近黄陂南路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

Nov 5-DEC 11 | ARTS

aCT Shanghai International Theatre Festival

This massive theatre fes-tival celebrates its 12th edition with award win-ning shows from across the world like Polish mime maestro’s Trygve Wakenshaw’s Kraken (Nov 13-15) and Hong Kong’s groundbreaking physical theatre show Titus Andronicus 2.0 (Nov 18-20). Stay tuned for our festival preview at www.thatsmags.com/shanghai.> Nov 5-Dec 11, vari-

ous times, RMB120-280 per show. Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, 288 Anfu Lu, by Wukang Lu 安福路288号,近武康路 (5046 2471, 247tickets.cn)

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Nov 6 | NIGHTLIFE

Michael rother

The Krautrock innovator founded the genre-defining group Neu! and had a short stint in Kraftwerk. His influence is especially pronounced in China where young indie standouts like Future Orients (see p44) cite them as a major influence. He’ll dip into Neu! classics and tracks from other projects like Harmonia in this Noisey x Vice organized show.> Nov 6, 8.30pm, RMB150. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (6445 0086)

Nov 9 | NIGHTLIFE

Ian Shaw

Nov 9 | NIGHTLIFE

Knife Party

The Australian duo started as a side project from members of live drum and bass band, Pendulum, to create evil electronic dance music. They’ve succeeded in their mission, thanks to Beatport chart-topping discs like Haunted House. They’ve worked with heavy hitters like Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, who guested on their recent single, ‘Battle Sirens.’> Nov 9, 10.30pm-late, RMB150. MYST, 1123 Yan’an Zhong Lu, by Fumin Lu 延安中路1123号, 近富民路 (6437 9999)

Nov 9-13 | ARTS

west Bund art + Design Fair 2016

The budding cultural corridor of the West Bund celebrates the third edition of this international art fair, welcoming 31 leading contemporary galleries from around the world. Highlights include the first large scale exhibition from pop art master Alexander Katz (pictured) and the opening of ShanghART’s West Bund gallery.> Nov 9-13, noon-6pm (Wed-Fri), 10am-6pm (Sat-Sun), RMB60-80. West Bund Art Center, 2555 Longteng Dadao, by Longyao Lu 龙腾大道2555号, 近龙耀路 (6456 6113, www.westbundshanghai.com)

Nov 10 | NIGHTLIFE

Moritz van oswald

For their first anniversary, Say Yes celebrates with the German multi-instrumentalist who became one of the most influential producers in 1990s dub techno. He’s still go-ing strong, collaborating on dream projects like his work with Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen and with techno original Juan Atkins.> Nov 10, 10pm-late, RMBTBA. The Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu 永福路5号, 近复兴西路 (6437 0400)

Nov 11-13 | LIFE/STYLE

Shanghai International Kids Fashion week

China’s first and most high profile kids fashion event returns for its fifth edition. Designers will attempt to redefine the future of kids fashion while celebrating the leading brands in America, Europe, China and across the world will show off their latest seasonal collections and custom series. While the show is invitation only, we are giving away passes. For your chance to win, e-mail [email protected] with your name, contact number and the number of kids attending. More info can be found at sikfw.com.

JZ Club is taking full ad-vantage of its new larger space at Found 158 with this prime booking of the two-time BBC Jazz Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist. A fixture in London’s jazz and cabaret scene, Shaw has been praised as a pianist, songwriter, comedian and humanitarian.> Nov 9, 9-11.30pm, RMB150. JZ Club, 158 Julu Lu, by Ruijin Yi Lu 巨鹿路158号, 近瑞金一路 (6431 0269)


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Nov 12 | NIGHTLIFE

electric Zoo: Countdown ShanghaiThe New York mega electronic music festi-val drew in a record-breaking 83,000 people to this year’s edition. They’re bring-ing their famed giant octopus stage, animal themed costume performers and an impressive lineup of top DJs like Dada Life, Sander Van Doorn and Hucci when it makes

it holds its first China edition. Tickets available through That’s by scanning the QR code.> Nov 12, 1.30pm-late, RMB299-499. Expo Park, Shibo Dadao, by Changqing Bei Lu 世博大道, 近长清北路

Nov 12 | NIGHTLIFE

gqom oh!

The leading purveyors of gqom – a new style of apocalyptic bass music emerging from Durban, South Africa – bring their inaugural Asia tour to The Shelter. Derived from an onomatopoeic Zulu word signifying a drum, gqom is “riot music” accord-ing to Gqom Oh! label boss, Nan Kolè. He’ll be spinning a set of the raw form of South African house along with producer and self-proclaimed gqom king, DJ Lag. Recommended for fans of UK bass and Chicago footwork.> Nov 12, 10pm-late, RMB80. The Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu 永福路5号, 近复兴西路 (6437 0400)

Nov 12 | NIGHTLIFE

Till von Sein

Shiny Shoes and Holly Sh*t team up to present the house favorite known for his euphoric, heart-racing sets that incorporates elements of soul and techno. The last time he came to town, Till Von Sein tore down Lola and he’ll be making his Elevator debut. Miki Discosnot, Charp and Thoma Cher support.> Nov 12, 10pm-late, RMBTBA. Elevator, 4/F, 218 Xinle Lu, by Donghu Lu 新乐路218号4楼, 近东湖路 (136 6174 7409)

Nov 12-13 | ARTS

arT021

Named after Shanghai’s area code, this massive contemporary art fair features a who’s who of international galleries. Highlights include Kaw’s memorable Companion but there will be plenty of other stellar exhibitions and events for art lovers to enjoy. The festival is part of the Shanghai International Arts Festival.> Nov 12-13, 11am-6pm, RMBTBA. Shanghai Exhibition Center, 1000 Yan’an Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu 延安中路1000号, 近陕西南路 (www.art021.org)

Nov 12-MAR 12 | ARTS

Shanghai BiennalePower Station of Art hosts the 11th edition of this mas-sive contemporary art fair that will emphasize “the possibilities of South-South dialogue within the current scenario of a highly con-nected world.” The acclaimed Dehli-based Raqs Media Collective curates presenting a destination for many differ-ent kinds of exploration and investigation that will also serve as a launching pad for new visions, ideas and artists.> Nov 12-Mar 12, 9am-5pm, RMB20. Power Station of Art, 200 Huayuangang Lu, by Miaojiang Lu 花园港路200号, 近苗江路 (3127 8531, powerstationofart.org)

Nov 15-16 | ARTS

Paul Taylor Dance Company

As one of the first touring companies of American modern dance, the Paul Taylor Dance Company has cast a wide influence on the artform. For the Shanghai stop of their China tour, they’ll perform selections from 1980’s Sacre Du Printemps, The Rehearsal, 2002’s Promethean Fire and 2008’s Beloved Renegade.> Nov 15-16, 7.15pm, RMB280-880. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu, by Shiji Dadao 丁香路425号, 近世纪大道 (5046 2471, 247tickets.cn)


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Nov 18 | NIGHTLIFE

SMZB

The groundbreaking Wuhan punkfathers are hitting the road to celebrate their 20th anniversary and their fiery new album. Released on Maybe Mars, The Chinese Are Coming mixes the group’s customary brew of socially conscious lyrics and Celtic punk.> Nov 18, 8.30-11.30pm, RMB80-100. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号, 近延安西路 (5237 8662)

Nov 18 | NIGHTLIFE

Louie vega

With a jazz saxophonist as a father and an uncle who sang in the salsa group Fania All-Stars, Louie Vegas has added his own immense chapter to the family’s musical heritage. A DJ at AGE 13, Vega held residencies at New York’s hottest spots before teaming up with Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez in the early 1990s to form the legendary remix team, Masters at Work.> Nov 18, 10pm-late, RMB100. UNICO Shanghai, 2/F, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu 中山东一路外滩3号2楼, 近广东路 (5308 5399)

Nov 18 | NIGHTLIFE

Solomun

The Hamburg-raised DJ is a three-time DJ Awards winner for Best Producer and Best Deep House DJ. His remix of Noir & Hayze’s ‘Around’ was dubbed remix of the year by Resident Advisor and he held down two Ibiza residencies this summer thanks to a sound that’s been described as “house music, but with deep, ultra funky basslines, euphoric melodies and emotionally charged vocals.”> Nov 18, 10.30pm-late, RMB180. Fusion, 5/F, Bldg 6, South Block, 123 Xingye Lu, by Madang Lu 兴业路123号6号楼5楼, 近马当路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

Nov 18-19 | NIGHTLIFE

vlad Caamaño

Despite his Russian sounding first name, Caamaño has become one of New York’s hottest stand-ups, mining laughs from his upbringing in an immigrant Dominican family making it work in the Big Apple. Mixing urban grit and intellect, Caamaño was named on Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch list this year, and NBC recently ordered a pilot for a sitcom based on Caamaño’s real-life family dynamic.> Nov 18-19, 8.30pm (Fri) 8pm and 10pm (Sat), RMB170-200. Kung Fu Komedy Club, 4/F, 1 Xiangyang Bei Lu, by Julu Lu 襄阳路1号4楼, 近巨鹿路 (5046 2471, 247tickets.cn)

Nov 22-25 | EAT/DRINK

Masters of Food and wineGourmands and vinophiles descend on the Park Hyatt Shanghai for the sixth annual edition celebrating the finest in French food and wine. Michelin-starred restaurant chefs George Blanc, César Troisgros, Michel Rostang and Jean-Pierre Vigato will prepare gala dinners. Celebrity masters in fields ranging from desserts to floral arrangements will share their insight, into their field through public classes held throughout the day from Nov 23-25 from 10am-6pm. > Nov 22-25, 7-10pm (gala dinner), RMBTBA. Park Hyatt

Shanghai, 100 Shiji Dadao, by Dongtai Lu 世纪大道100号柏悦酒店, 近东泰路 (6888 1234, [email protected])

Nov 23 | NIGHTLIFE

Birdy nam nam

Pioneers of turntablism in France, the DMC World DJ champions are lauded for us-ing the form to create inventive beats. After a four-year break, they’re back as a trio with a new high octane electro sound in place of the smokey abstract hip hop they were previously known for. As their new album states, Dance or Die. Sun Glitters opens prior to his headlining show at The Shelter on November 25.> Nov 23, 9pm, RMB180-240. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (6445 0086)


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Nov 23-26 | ARTS

Matt & Ben

An experienced producer with Urban Aphordite, Brandi Burtts (The 39 Steps, The Last Five Years) has started a new company, The Theater Underground. In their debut show, Awesta Zarif (Fight Club) and Sarah Wun star as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck – two struggling actors plugging away at a screen adaptation of Catcher in the Rye whose lives change for the better when the screenplay of Good Will Hunting mysteriously drops from their ceiling. Hijinks ensue. The 2002 Fringe Festival Audience award winner was co-written by Mindy Kaling (The Office, The Mindy Project) shortly after she graduated from Dartmouth.> Nov 23-26, 7pm (Wed-Thurs and Sun), 8pm (Fri-Sat), RMB150-180. The Market, 280 Aomen Lu, by Changhua Lu 澳门路280号, 近昌化路 ([email protected])

Nov 24 | EAT/DRINK

ThanksgivingIt’s turkey time. Stuffing season. Pie-o’clock. Americans and non-Amer-icans alike can embrace this holiday where the only requirement is a strong ap-petite and an ability to fight off the tryptophan long enough to get to dessert. There are plenty of restau-rants across Shanghai host-ing massive Thanksgiving feasts and others offering hampers for those who want to celebrate at home. Stay tuned to www.thatsmags.com/shanghai for our full Thanksgiving in Shanghai guide.

Nov 24 | ARTS

José gonzález

Split Works and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Hall kick off the third season of their perpetually sold out Contemporale series with the award-winning Swedish soulful troubadour. Known for his sparse mix of classical guitar and his soft voice, González has scored hits like ‘Crosses’ and his cover of The Knife’s ‘Heartbeats.’ He’s collaborated with Zero, been remixed by Tiësto and won last year’s Impala’s Independent Album of the Year for his third album, Vestiges & Claws.> Nov 24, 7.45-9.30pm, RMB80-180. Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, 1380 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Baoqing Lu 复兴中路1380号, 近宝庆路 (5046 2471, 247tickets.cn)

\Nov 24-25 | ARTS

Zai Live

Live Nation presents the second edition of this concert series dedicated to celebrat-ing diversity in music. On November 24, Japanese indie-pop giants Sekai No Owari returns after headlining the Concrete + Grass Festival. They’ll be presenting their fantasy-like show, End of the World. The next night, singer-songwriter Yen J makes the trip up from Taiwan to showcase his skilled mix of jazz and pop that have made him a favorite in the Mandopop world.> Nov 24-25, 8pm, RMB180-680. Yunfeng Theatre, 1700 Beijing Xi Lu, by Jiaozhou Lu 北京西路1700号, 近胶州路 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

Nov 24-26 | NIGHTLIFE

Punchline ComedyWhat happens when an Englishman (Barry Castognola), an Irishman (Andrew Stanley) and a Scotmsman (Mark Nelson) try to topple each other for laughs? Hilarity in the last Punchline Comedy tour that brings top comics from the UK on Asian tours.> Nov 24, 8.30pm, RMB290. The Exchange, Basement, River Wing, Pudong Shangri-La,33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu 富城路33号浦东香格里拉大酒店浦江楼负一层, 近陆家嘴环路> Nov 25, 8pm, RMB290. The Camel, 1 Yueyang Lu, by Dongping Lu 岳阳路1号, 近东平路

> Nov 26, 8pm, RMB290. Blossoms, 2/F, Kerry Hotel Pudong, 1378 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu 花木路1378号, 近芳甸路

Nov 25 | NIGHTLIFE

rolling Bowling

After spending part of the year touring Europe, the Beijing rockabilly trio are bring-ing some old school rock and roll chaos across China to celebrate their Modern Sky debut, Love, Don’t Have Tomorrow. The Psyders and DJ B.O. support.> Nov 25, 9-11.30pm, RMB80-100. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号, 近延安西路 (5237 8662)

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Nov 25 -26| NIGHTLIFE

Sub-culture Shanghai 9-Year anniversary

While we’re still reeling from the news that The Shelter will close after New Year’s Eve, the show must go on. Formed the same month that the club opened, Sub-Culture celebrates its anniversary with two nights of parties. On Friday, the Rick Owens approved producer Jlin shows off her bold new sound captured on her acclaimed 2015 debut album, Dark Energy. Choreographer and performance artist Avril Ungar, who founded Bangalore’s The

Storm Factory, will perform live during Jlin’s set. On Saturday, it’s Hyperdub’s Ikonika returning to unleash her melodic twisted take on UK underground dance music. Rising Beijing producer Shackup supports.

> Nov 25-26, 10pm-late, RMB80 (per show). The Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu 永福路5号, 近复兴西路 (6437 0400)

Nov 26| NIGHTLIFE

Split works 10th anniversary PartyCelebrating a decade of bringing top acts from Kurt Vile to A$AP Ferg to China, Split Works are throwing a warehouse party at a secret location with a killer trio of bands. The godfathers of mainland art-punk P.K. 14 will play their first Shanghai show of the year. They’re joined by rising UK post-punk group Eagulls and raucous hometown heroes, Dirty Fingers.> Nov 26, 6pm, RMB150. Location will be revealed to those who purchase pre-sale tickets.

Nov 26 | NIGHTLIFE

elenore

The Beijing trio mixed Britpop pomp with hazy classic rock to great effect on last year’s, King of the Circus. The Tree Records affiliated group bring their epic sound to Yuyintng for a rare Shanghai appearance.> Nov 26, 8.30-11.30pm, RMB80-100. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号,近延安西路 (5237 8662)

Nov 26 | NIGHTLIFE

J.rocc

Le Baron welcomes the turntablism original who co-founded the seminal Beat Junkies crew. Despite his legend status, J.Rocc remains a vital force in instrumental hip-hop, thanks to his production work for Stones Throw, his DJ work for Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s duo Black Star and his role on Dr. Dre’s Beats 1 radio show, The Pharmacy.> Nov 26, 9pm-late, RMBTBA. Le Baron, 7/F, 20 Donghu Lu, by Huaihai Zhong Lu 东湖路20号7楼, 近淮海中路 ([email protected])

Nov 26-27 | CoMMUNITY

French Christmas MarketThe Pearl hosts the third edition of this weekend holiday mar-ket featuring French Christmas specialties like traditional hot wine, foie gras and waffles. Around 50 vendors will be ped-dling unique or home-made products and there will be live music and performances throughout the day.

Kids will also get a chance to meet le Père Noël (aka. Santa).> Nov 26-27, noon-10pm (Sat) noon-8pm (Sun), RMB20 (free entry for kids under 5). The Pearl, 471 Zhapu Lu, by Wujin Lu 乍浦路471号, 近武进路 (137 6488 9962)

Nov 26-FEb 27 | ARTS

Beyond rubik’s Cube

Created by the Liberty Science Museum, Google and the cube’s Hungarian inventor, Ernõ Rubik, this exhibition celebrates the world’s most popular puzzle. During its world tour, Beyond Rubik’s Cube has delighted guests with interactive physical and digital challenges. Other highlights include a giant Rubik’s Cube the size of a car and the world’s most expensive toy, a jewel-encrusted Rubik’s Cube.> Nov 25-Feb 27, 10.30am-9.30pm, RMB70 (weekday), RMB100 (weekends(. Shanghai Global Harbor Museum, 3300 Zhongshan Bei Lu, by Jinshajiang Lu 中山北路3300号环球港, 近金沙江路 (5046 2471, 247tickets.cn)


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Nov 27 | CoMMUNITY

Charity Santa run

Spread some festive cheer as the Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai holds its second Charity Santa Run with proceeds going to Fudan University Children’s Hospital to aid children suffering from leukemia. Runners can choose between a 5K and a 10K with a complimentary T-shirt, duffel bag, festive cookies, Santa hat, breakfast and a hotel gourmand passport valued at RMB1,000 all included.> Nov 27, 7.30am, RMB188 (RMB128 for kids between 8-16). Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu 富城路33号近陆家嘴环路

Nov 27 | CoMMUNITY

Beardageddon 2016

Move over Movember. Throughout the month, over 20 Shanghai beards of note are raising money for a charity aiding dis-placed persons in the city by sacrificing their stubble. It all comes off live at this official showdown celebra-tion that also includes live music, pop-up food ven-dors and raffle giveaways with sweet prizes like con-cert tickets and a Peyton

Manning signed football up for grabs.> Nov 27, 2-8pm, RMB50. Inferno, Lane 1, No. 658 Dapu Lu, by Longhua Dong Lu 打浦路658弄1号, 近龙华东路

Nov 27 | NIGHTLIFE

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Fronted by Dum Dum Girls drummer Sandra Vu, the LA indie group is known for mixing psychedelic pop with electronic elements. They bring their inaugural China tour to Arkham.> Nov 27, 9pm-late, RMB130-160. Arkham, 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, by Hengshan Lu 乌鲁木齐南路1号, 近衡山路 (6211 6317)

Nov 30-DEC 19 | CoMMUNITY

Magic Xmas Market

Get a head start on holidays season and stock up on uniquely designed gifts as Shanghai Centre welcomes a variety of vendors from across the city. Adding to the festive spirit are holiday treats and decorations.> Nov 30-Dec 19, 10.30am-7pm (Mon-Thurs), 10.30am-8pm (Fri-Sun), free entry. Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu 南京西路1376号上海商城, 近西康路

DEC 1 | NIGHTLIFE

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The Japanese post-rock quartet returns to MAO Livehouse after stunning in their Shanghai debut two years ago. On this New Noise organized tour, they’ll be pre-senting their new critically acclaimed album, Hear You, which continues their mix of intense instrumentals with beautiful harmonies and melodic guitar riffs.> Dec 1, 8.30-10pm, RMB220-260. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (newnoise.taobao.com)

DEC 1-4 | CoMMUNITY

ChristkindlmarktBLN Restaurants & Catering pre-sent the 10th edition of their popular German style Christmas market at the Paulaner Bräuhaus Expo location. Seventy seasonally deco-rated wooden huts will be set up across the venue’s spacious garden serving

up sizzling sausages, hot spiced Glühwein and traditional desserts like Belgian waf-fles, sugard roasted almonds and Magenbrot (German style gingerbread). Vendors will be selling seasonal items like Christmas trees, wreaths and ornaments, as well as handicrafts that make for unique gifts.> Dec 1-4, 3-10pm (Thurs-Fri), 11am-10pm (Sat) and 11am-9pm (Sun), RMB30 (free entry for kids under 10). Paulaner Bräuhaus (Expo), 555 Shibo Dadao, by Guozhan Lu 世博大道555号, 近国展路 (2206 0555)


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The 2016 Urban Renewal and Business Center Forum was held at the Shanghai Natural History Museum Auditorium on September 22.

Sara Jane Ho, who was named Forbes Asia's most high-profile woman, attended Grand Summit’s equestrian event on Nanjing Xi Lu on September 23.

MAY HSU, an original brand created by Taiwanese designer Xu Mingmei, made its debut during Shanghai Fashion Week. By introducing innovative and elegant design in Europe and mainland China, MAY HSU’s target customers are independent, intellectual, talented women.

Artist Kris Ruhs introduces New York’s vibrant art scene to Shanghai with the launch of RAT TAR ART BAR, a place for art lovers to chat, dine and get inspired in Réel Department Store.


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Shui On Land is introducing another comprehensive Xintiandi-like commercial establishment – Hall of the Moon to Hongkou district by the end of the year, focusing on quality shopping experiences and year-round music events.

Last month, over five million viewers tuned in on Tencent to watch the first Fashion Rocks China at Shanghai Oriental Sports Arena. Pop stars Usher, Charli XCX and Coco Lee rocked the house and celebrated the best in the worlds of music and fashion.

BridgeClimb, one of Sydney’s most popular tourist attractions, witnessed the 89-year-old Lloyd Poulton complete his 120th climb at the Sydney Harbor Bridge on September 20.

Shanghai ifc Mall collaborated with four renowned European artists for an art exhibition to celebrate National Day.

Entertainment One (eOne) presented its major preschool property Peppa Pig, a popular pre-school show that has accumulated over 10 billion views in China, at an exclusive brand showcase in Shanghai on October 19.


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Marriott International Held Charity Gala Dinner for Yao Foundation

Marriott International hosted its fourth annual charity gala in support of Yao Foundation on October 14 and raised a total of RMB2.24 million to support education projects for underprivileged children in rural China. All proceeds generated from ticket sales and the evening’s charity auction will be used for the further development of Marriott-Yao Foundation Hope Primary Schools.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Unveiled InterContinental Shanghai NECC in the New Hongqiao CBD

InterContinental Shanghai NECC celebrated its grand opening in the new Hongqiao CBD on September 6, making it the only luxury hotel in that area. It is the 38th hotel under the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand in China. With a great location, InterContinental Shanghai NECC hotel is a short drive to Hongqiao Railway Station and only minutes away to Metro Line 2 on foot.

T’ang Court Becomes the First and Only Restaurant to Receive Three Michelin Stars in Mainland China

T’ang Court at The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi is now officially the only restaurant in Mainland China to have earned three Michelin stars in the inaugural edition of the Shanghai Michelin Guide.

Mr. Sven Isberg, managing director of The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi, was delighted to share the joy and thanked the T’ang Court team for their contribution.


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americanAE KITCHEN NOT JUST BRUNCH. One of the most popular brunch places in town! 1) 491 Yuyuan Lu, by Zhenning Lu (6241 3233) 2) 1632-5 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Hunan Lu (3123 5633) 3) 457 Jumen Lu, by Runan Jie (3159 5833) 1) 愚园路491 号 , 近镇宁路 2) 淮海中路 1632-5 号 , 近湖南路 3) 局门路 457 号 , 近汝南街

Bistro Burger Bistro Burger serves 100 percent Australian beef patties with special spices and fresh ingredients and milkshakes made with New Zealand ice cream. The bistro also functions as a bar where a wide selection of beers and cocktail concoctions can be best enjoyed. 1/F, 291 Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu (6170 1315) Mon-Sat: 11-12am; Sun: 11-10pm www.bistroburger.com.cn 富民路 219 号 1 楼 , 近长乐路

Blue Frog is pleased to introduce a creative new Drinks Menu. As the new year begins, this new menu wakes up everyone’s taste buds with a bevy of specialty and original cocktails, mocktails, shots, beer, wine and healthy drinks inspired by popular ingredients.1) Room 1E27, 1/F, Building 1, Chamtime Plaza, 1239 Zuchongzhi Lu, by Jinke Lu (5080 1320) 2) No. 30 Hong Mei Leisure Pedestrian Street, Lane 3338 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Zhong Lu (5422 5119) 3) Green Sports & Leisure Center, R3-633 Biyun Lu, by Yunshan Lu (5030 6426) 4) Lower Level, Unit 12, 131 Tianyaoqiao Lu, by Nandang Dong Lu (3368 6117) 5) Daning Life Hub, 102A-103A, Block 6, 1918 Gonghexin Lu, by Daning Lu (6631 3920) 6) No. 176 Fashion Park, Jinfeng Lu and Yunle Lu (3490 9880) 7) Room 118, Shanghai Plaza, 138 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Pu’an Lu (6390 0277) 8) Unit 131, 1st Floor Kerry Parkside, 1378 Huamu

Lu (6237 8863) 1) 太仓路 181 号，新天地北里 5 号楼 2) 淮海中路 999 号上海环贸广场地下一层 LG1-142, 近马当路 3) 延安中路 1238 号静安嘉里中心一层S1-04 号单元及二层 S2-04 单元 , 近常德路

Shanghai Beer Factory, or affectionately called by its fans as “SBF”, has finally opened its second outlet in Jin Qiao, Pudong in July 2016. First established in 2014, SBF started brewing and serving its very own craft beers out of its location at Shanghai Indoor Stadium, achieved recognition as the “Best Craft Beer Restaurant” in 2015. SBF also offers both classic all-time favorites and innovative dishes with Jinqiao branch launched its whole-new desserts selection since August. 1) Pudong: Rm124, Building 7 of Life Hub, 3611 Zhangyang Lu, by Jinqiao Lu. (6160 0116) 2) Xuhui: West Gate of Shanghai Indoor Stadium, 1111 Caoxi Bei Lu, by Zhongshan Nan Er Lu (3356 5005) 1) 张杨路 3611 号金桥国际商业广场 7 号楼

124 室 , 近金桥路 2) 漕溪北路 1111 号上海体育馆北门 , 近中山南二路

bakeryglo London Bakery Cafe Freshly-baked bread, croissants, pastries, cakes and scones plus fresh juices & roasted coffee. 1/F, 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, by Dongping Lu (6466 6565) Daily 7am-10pm [email protected] www.glolondon.com 乌鲁木齐南路 1 号 1 楼 , 近东平路

Gourmet High class sweets and other baked goodies. Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Level 1, Tower 2, 33 Fu Cheng Lu, by Yincheng Dong Lu (5888 2957) Daily 8am-8pm 富城路 33 号香格里拉酒店 2号楼 1 楼 , 近银城东路

SHERMAN ORIGINAL HOMEMADE. Now offers fresh bread everyday. E04, 1F, 150 Hubing Lu, by Jinan Lu HUBINGDAO (6333 2833) 湖滨路 150 号湖滨道购物广场 1 楼 E04, 近济南路

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Qimin Organic Hotpot Marketplace Qimin, the restaurant originated from Taiwan and created by the same people who brought us “GREEN & SAFE.” The bustling marketplace environment is filled with organic groceries, fresh seafood,a variety of vegetables, assorted meats, open kitchen food stands and diners surrounded by lively marketplace food stands, creating a real food bazaar atmosphere. Every item on the menu is carefully selected from the original source, making sure all ingredients are completely natural

Lu, by Fangdian Lu (3378 0271) 9) B109, 100 Shiji Dadao, by Dongtai Lu (6877 8668) 10) No.12-14, Fucheng Lu, by Mingshang Lu (6891 0977) 11) Unit 122, 1/F Plaza 96, 796 Dongfang Lu, by Laoshan Lu (6891 5210) 12) Unit 1-L119 & 1-LM12, The Place, 100 Zunyi Lu, by Ziyun Lu (6237 1236) 13) 10b, 1/F, Skymall, No.5001, Dushi Lu, by Xinzhu Lu (3350 8122) 14) 755 Shanghai Disneytown, Lane 255, West Shendi Road, Pudong New Area (5833 0399) 15) Unit 113 & 115 & 211, East Block, BINGO PLAZA, 345 Tianshan Lu, by Tianzhong Lu (6278 7269) 16) Unit 124 & 125, 950 Zhenhua Lu, by Dahua Er Lu (6070 6908) 1)祖冲之路 1239 弄长泰广场 1 座 1 楼 1E27, 近金科路 2) 虹梅路 3338 弄虹梅休闲步行街 30 号 , 近延安中路 3) 碧云路 633 号 1 层 R3, 近云山路 4) 天钥桥路131 号地下 1 层 12 室 , 近南丹东路 5) 共和新路 1918号 6 幢 102A-103A 室 , 近大宁路 6) 金丰路运乐路丰尚国际广场 176 号 7) 淮海中路 138 号上海广场商场 118 室 , 近普安路 8) 花木路 1378 号浦东嘉里城商场一层 L131 单元 , 近芳甸路 9) 世纪大道 100 号上海环球金融中心 B109 室 , 近东泰路 10）富城路 12-14号 , 近名商路 11) 东方路 796 号 96 广场第一层 122单元 , 近崂山路 12) 遵义路 100 号虹桥南丰城步行街1-L119&1-LM12 单元 , 近紫云路 13) 莘庄都市路5001 号仲盛世界商城 1 层 10b, 近莘朱路 14) 浦东新区申迪西路 255 弄上海迪士尼小镇 755 号 15) 天山路345 号缤谷文化休闲广场东座第 113&115&211 单元 , 近天中路 16) 真华路 950 号 124&125 室 , 近大华二路

Element Fresh Chain of restaurants and one of the longest running with quality ingredients and good service. One of the mainstays in Shanghai. 1) Rm.112, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu (6279 8682) Mon-Thurs: 7am-11pm; Fri-Sat: 7-12am Sun 7am-11pm 2) 4/F, 1028 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Donghu Lu (5403 8865) Mon-Thus: 8am-11pm; Fri-Sat: 8-12am; Sun 8am-11pm 3) 1/F Super Brand Mall, 168 Lujiazui Xi Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (5047 2060) Mon-Thurs: 9am-10.30pm; Fri 9am-11pm Sat-Sun: 8am-10.30pm 4) 1/F, Grand Gateway, 1 Hongqiao Lu, by Huashan Lu (6407 5992) Mon-Thurs: 7am-11pm; Fri-Sat: 7-12am; Sun 7am-11pm 5) 6/F, 228 Xizang Nan Lu, by Taoyuan Lu (6334 3598) Daily 7am-10.30pm 6) 2/F, Shanghai World Financial Center, 100 Shiji Da Dao, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (6877 4001) Daily 10am-10pm 7) 1/F, 2088 Yanan Xi Lu, by Yili Lu (6083 7436) Mon-Thurs: 9am-10.30pm; Fri 9am-11pm; Sat 8am-11pm; Sun 8am-10.30pm 8) Green City, 331 Hongfeng Lu, by Biyun Lu (3382 1700) Mon-Fri: 9am-10.30pm; Sat: 8am-11pm; Sun 8am-10.30pm 9) 1/F 1378 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu (2022 2537) Mon-Thurs: 9am-10.30pm; Fri 9am-11pm; Sat 8am-11pm; Sun 8am-10.30pm 10)unit 2, building 18, north block xintiandi, 181 taicang Lu Sun-Thurs 8am-12pm; Fri-Sat 8am-2am (6326 0950) 11) Shop 402, 4/F, K11 Art Mall, 300 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu Daily 10am-10pm (6315 2070) 12) Unit

N1-12, N2-11, Jing’an Kerry Centre, 1551 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Tongren Lu Sun-Thurs 8am-11pm; Fri-Sat 8-12am (6139 8297) 1) 南京西路 1376 号上海商城112 室 , 近西康路 2) 淮海中路 1028 号嘉华中心 4 楼 ,近东湖路 3) 陆家嘴西路 168 号正大广场 1 楼 , 近陆家嘴环路 4) 虹桥路 1 号港汇广场 1 楼 , 近华山路 5) 西藏南路 228 号 6 楼 , 近桃源路 6) 世纪大道 100 号环球金融中心 2 楼 , 近陆家嘴环路 7) 延安西路 2088 号虹桥嘉顿广场一层 , 近伊犁路 8) 红枫路 331 号 , 近碧云路 9) 花木路 1378 号浦东嘉里城 1 楼 , 近芳甸路 10) 太仓路 181 弄新天地北里 18 号楼 02 单元 11) 淮海中路300 号 K11 艺术中心 4 楼 402, 近黄陂南路 12) 南京西路 1551 号静安嘉里中心 N1-12，N2-11 单元 , 近铜仁路

POP a generous and playful all-day dining rooftop American Brasserie with spectacular Bund views. Opening daily 11am-1am. 7/F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6321 0909) www.threeonthebund.com 中山东一路 3 号 7 楼 , 近广东路

Hooters Great food, great beverages, and pretty HOOTERS Girls. -This is HOOTERS! 1) 1/F, Super Brand Mall, 168 Lujiazui Xi Lu, by Fucheng Lu (5049 0199) 2) 1/F, 1498 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Wulumuqi Nan Lu (6437 9811) 3) 3/F, L’Avenue, 99 Xianxia Lu, by Zunyi Lu (6212 0296) 4) 201, China View Building No.1,East Worker's Stadium Lu,Chaoyang District,Beijing (010 6585 8787) 5) 1F, Lippo Tower, No.62 North Kehua Lu,Chengdu (028 6281 8877) 1) 陆家嘴西路 168 号正大广场一层 , 近富城路 2) 淮海中路 1498 号 1 号楼一层 , 近乌鲁木齐南路 3) 仙霞路 99 号尚嘉中心三层 , 近遵义路 4) 北京市朝阳区工人体育场东路，中国红街 1 号楼201 5) 成都市武侯区科华北路 62 号力宝大厦一层

KABB 1) North Block House 5 Lane 181 Taicang Lu, by Madang Lu (5465 3856) 2) LG1-142, Shanghai iapm mall, 999 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Nanchang Lu (6448 3039) 3) Unit S1-04, Jing An Kerry Center, 1238 Yan’an Zhong Lu, by Changde

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or organic. Without exception, all dishes are from “Farm to Table” using the most natural ingredients for the boiler in order to extract the primary flavors nature has to offer. 1) 7/F, Takashimaya Department Store, 1438 Hongqiao Lu, by Manao Lu (6295 2117) 2) (NEW) 4/F, Reel Department Store, 1601 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Changde Lu (6258 8777) Daily 10.30am-11pm 1) 虹桥路 1438 号高岛屋百货 7 楼 , 近玛瑙路 2) 南京西路 1601 号芮欧百货 4 楼 , 近常德路

cantoneseCAI FENG LOU: CAI FENG LOU Chinese Res-taurant serves traditional Cantonese cuisine and dim sum treats adapted in alluring contemporary style. In addition to the elegant main dining room with semi-private alcoves, six VIP dining rooms accommodate between eight and 18 guests. The glamorously styled room features a private lounge and a bathroom, complemented by a private VIP entrance and impeccable personalized service. INTERCONTINENTAL SHANGHAI NECC, 1700 Zhuguang Lu, by Yinggang Dong Lu (National Exhibition Convention Center, Gate 3) (67001888-6030) 国家会展中心洲际酒店 , 诸光路 1700 号国家会展中心 3 号门，近盈港东路）

Canton Canton features authentic Cantonese cuisine with signature dishes of duck and healthy seasonal soup. Six private dining rooms are available for exclusive gatherings. Daily from 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm; 55/F, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu (5047 8838) www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com 上海金茂君悦大酒店 56楼 , 浦东新区世纪大道 88 号 , 近银城中路

MUK CHAI KEE (木仔记 ) - the continuation of Muk Kee (木记 ), the first generation of milk tea stall since 1958. Specialties like hand-made eggpuffs (鸡蛋仔 ) and silk stocking milk tea (丝袜奶茶 ) are all made from traditional formulas. 1) Unit B2-07, B2/F, HUBINDAO, 150 Hubin Lu, by Jinan Lu 2) 2/F, Building 10, Daning The Life Hub, 1988 Gonghe Xin Lu, by Daning Lu 3)Unit B1-3-38, B1/F, Building 1, Jinqiao International Commercial Plaza, 3611 Zhangyang Lu, by Boshan Dong Lu 4) Unit LG1-36, LG1/F, Crystal galleria Shopping Center, 68 Yuyuan Lu, by Changde Lu 5) Unit G5, B1/F, Skymall, 5001 Dushi Lu, by Xinzhu Lu 6) Unit B102-42 , B1/F, Joy City, 198 Xizang Bei Lu, by Haining Lu 7) Unit G09-B1-1-7-007 , B1/F, Bailian New Era Mall, 8 Songhu Lu, by Zhonghuan Lu 8) Unit B1-04, B1/F, The Place, 150 Zunyi Lu, by Ziyun Lu 1) 湖滨路 150 号湖滨道购物中心 B2 楼 B2-07, 近济南路 2) 共和新路 1988 号大宁国际 10 座 2楼 , 近大宁路 3) 张杨路 3611 号金桥国际商业广场 1座 B1 楼 B1-3-38, 近博山东路 4) 愚园路 68 号晶品购物中心 LG1 楼 LG1-36, 近常德路 5) 都市路 5001号仲盛世界商场 B1 楼 G5, 近莘朱路 6) 西藏北路 198号大悦城北楼 B1 楼 B102-42, 近海宁路 7) 淞沪路 8号百联又一城购物中心 B1 楼 G09-B1-1-7-007, 近中环路 8) 遵义路 150 号虹桥南丰城 B1-04 单元 , 近紫云路

YUE Chinese Restaurant is presenting an exciting blend of local & traditional Cantonese dishes served in a modern atmosphere boasting nine private dining rooms. 2/F, Pullman Shanghai

South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Lunch 11.30am - 2pm; Dinner 5.30– 9.30pm 浦北路 1 号 , 上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 2 楼 , 近柳州路

YUE 1525 Enjoy authentic Hong Kong- style Cantonese cuisine at YUE 1525 for either business lunch, family gatherings or special occasions. YUE 1525 is headed by the veteran Cantonese Chef Wong from Hong Kong. Dim sum, clay pot dishes, double-boiled soups and chef’s signature recipes are among the favourites. Lunch daily, 11.30am-2.30pm. Afternoon tea, 2.30-4.30pm on weekends only. Dinner daily, 5-10pm. Level 3, 1555 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6225 8665) 定西路1555 号巴黎春天新世界酒店 3 楼 , 近愚园路。

Yu Yuan Chinese Restaurant A fine dining room designed in modern Art Deco style. Their experienced chefs bring their rich experience and passion for cooking into authentic Cantonese and Taiwan cuisines. Hotel Pravo, 3/F Yu Yuan Chinese Restaurant, 299 Wusong Lu, by Kunshan Lu 吴淞路 299 号宝御酒店 3 楼 , 近昆山路

VUE Dining This restaurant is designed to create marvelous dining experience in privacy with one of the city’s best skyline views. Featuring authentic handmade dim sum and Cantonese cuisine, it is an ideal venue for family celebrations and friends’ gatherings. 31/F, West Tower, Hyatt on the Bund, 199 Huangpu Lu, by Wuchang Lu (63931234-6330) Lunch: Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm; Sat&Sun: 11.30am-3.30pm; Dinner: Daily 5.30pm-10.30pm www.hyattonthebund.com 黄浦路 199号 , 上海外滩茂悦大酒店西楼 31 层 , 近武昌路

shanghaineseClub Jin Mao With superlative views overlooking the Shanghai skyline, Club Jin Mao is one of the most prestigious Shanghainese restaurants in the city, offering exquisite and authentic Shanghainese cuisine. Daily from 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 86/F, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu (5047 8838) www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com 上海金茂君悦大酒店 86 楼 , 浦东新区世纪大道 88 号 , 近银城中路

The Chinoise Story A unique restaurant featuring radically fused cooking styles. Lovely space. Expect classic Chinese dishes served in individual portions rather than family style. Cathay Building, Jin Jiang Hotel, 59 Maoming Nan Lu, by Changle Lu (6445 1717) 11am-2.30pm; 6-10.30pm 茂名南路 59 号锦江饭店北楼底层 , 近长乐路

RIVER DRUNK RIVER DRUNK specializes in grand Huaiyang cuisine and fresh seafood, offering patrons a journey to traditional southeastern flavours in charming, refined surroundings. Daily 11.30am-2.30pm/6-10.30pm. 5/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路

Grape Restaurant Originated from 1987, Grape Shanghai is a well-known Shanghainese restaurant popular in the expat community. Chinese traditional cuisine is offered here, featuring Peking

Duck, Mandarin Fish with Pine Nuts and Kung Pao Chicken, Deep Fried Ribs with Garlic and dishes served on a sizzling hot cast iron skillet. Jia, 55 Xinle Lu, by Xiangyang Bei Lu (5404 0486) 新乐路55 号甲 , 近襄阳北路

The Crystal Garden Bathed in natural light, the Chinese restaurant Crystal Garden offers the very best of authentic Chinese cuisine including provincial cuisines plus high-quality seafood. The restaurant's garden-style setting and professional, friendly team makes The Crystal Garden a popular venue for intimate wedding banquets and private functions. 5/F, The Westin Bund Center Shanghai, 88 Henan Zhong Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6103 5048) Lunch: 11:00am – 2:30pm (Mon-Fri), 11:00am – 2:30pm (Saturday & Sunday, Yum Cha); Dinner: 5:30pm – 10:00pm (Daily). 河南中路88 号上海威斯汀大饭店 5 楼，近广东路

Whampoa Club This Bund institution specializes in modern reinterpretations of Shanghai classics. Great view, fancy eats. 5/F, 3 on the Bund, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6321 3737) Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm www.threeonthebund.com/ 中山东一路 3 号 , 外滩三号 5 楼 , 近广东路

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Sichuan Citizen The people who brought you Citizen Cafe and Bar have gone native with this Sichuan eatery. Here you’ll find all the classics amply spiced and served in bamboo-clad dining room. 30 Donghu Lu, by Huaihai Zhong Lu (5404 1235) Daily 11am-10.30pm 东湖路 30 号 , 近淮海中路

Pin Chuan 1) 47 Taojiang Lu, by Wulumuqi Nan Lu (6437 9361) Daily 11am-2pm; 5-11pm 2) 5/F Plaza 66, 1266 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Shanxi Bei Lu (6288 8897) Daily 10.30am-10pm 3) Unit 312B, 3/F, L’Avenue Shanghai, 99 Xianxia Lu, by Zunyi Lu (400 820 7706, delivery: 6209 6209) Mon–Sun: 11am-10pm 4) Daily 11am-10pm S801-1B, Level 8, Jiu Guang Department Store, 1618 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Jingan Temple (4008207706) 1) 桃江路 47号 , 近乌鲁木齐南路 2) 南京西路 1266 号恒隆广场5 楼 , 近陕西北路 3) 仙霞路 99 号上海尚嘉中心 3 楼312B, 近遵义路 4) 南京西路久光百货 1618 号 8 层S801-1B, 近静安寺

yunnanGathering Clouds Specializing in distinctive Yunnan food, Gathering Clouds inherits the most charming Yunnanese cuisine and culture in a modern vibe. Carefully selecting natural ingredients from original source, the place introduces the most authentic Yunnan flavor as well as live sports to all. Unit 105, Building E, 381 Panyu Lu, by Fahuazhen Lu (6271 7162) Daily 11:30am – 2:00pm, 5:30–10:00pm 番禺路 381 号幸福里步行街 E105, 近法华镇路

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Lost Heaven 1) 17 Yan’an Dong Lu, by Sichuan Nan Lu (6330 0967) 2) 38 Gaoyou Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu (6433 5126) Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-

10.30pm 1) 延安东路 17 号 , 近四川南路 2) 高邮路 38号 , 近复兴西路

The Middle 8 This buddha-themed restaurant offers the beauty of Yunnan cuisines with sincere and love in a quiet vibe. With a large statue of buddha and traditional interior, this Beijing transplant is where you could taste out the pure flavor of Yunnan without leaving Shanghai.Unit406, South Block, HK Plaza, 283 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu (6029 6350, 6029 6352) 淮海中路 283 号香港广场南座 406 室 , 近黄陂南路

XinjiangMiss Ali Come and enjoy Miss Ali's 100 percent homemade traditional xinjiang food, draft beer and BBQ. 2/F, 20 Yuyuan Dong Lu, by Tongren Lu (6335 5016)Lunch: noon-2pm (1:45pm last order ) Dinner: 5.30-10.30pm (9.45pm last order) 愚园东路 20 号 2 楼 , 近铜仁路

Miss Ali Barchuke Famous for its lamb from Barchuke farmland, Miss Ali's second restaurant brings you the most authentic and original Xinjiang food. 133 Fuxing Xi Lu, by Yong Fu Lu (6433 4261) 复兴西路 133 号，近永福路

cafesCafé Reign The all-day-dining restaurant, Café Reign features a spacious and comprehensive open kitchen, offering an authentic Shanghai breakfast buffet, a la carte lunch and an all-you-can-eat set menu dining experience. Daily 6am-10.30pm 1/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路

CHA Lounge CHA Lounge is the place for a well-deserved afternoon break. An extensive selection of traditional Chinese and Western tea and delicacies, delicious beverages and international wines, as well as pastries, homemade chocolates and macaroons are offered daily. Guests can also treat themselves to an exquisite afternoon tea buffet at RMB108 per person which is offered daily. Open daily, 8am-8pm. Afternoon tea buffet, 2.30-5.30pm. 1/F, 1555 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6240 8888-8155) 定西路 1555 号巴黎春天新世界酒店 1 楼 , 近愚园路

Citizen Café & Bar is a sophisticated coffee house, a craft cocktail bar, and a restaurant serving New American cuisine. Opened in 2005, it went through a complete renovation in 2014, and became more inviting than before. The ever popular Basil Drop remains the same. And the terrace is lovely on a nice day. 222 JinXian Lu, by Shanxi Nan Lu (6258 1620) Daily 11-12.30am www.citizenshanghai.com 进贤路 222 号 , 近陕西南路

Coffee Tree With a light and airy European look, the cozy spot offers an array of fresh and homemade items including salads, sandwiches, quiche, pasta, and cakes using the finest ingredients. Ferguson Lane, 376 Wukang Lu, by Tai’an Lu (6466 0361) Mon-Sun 9am-10pm www.coffeetreecafe.com.cn 武康路 376 号 , 近泰安路

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DELI Enjoy French desserts, pastries, cakes, or hand crafted chocolates from the Deli counter located in Lobby Lounge. Your choice, eat in or take away. Special price for cakes and pastries everyday after 6pm. 1/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Daily 9am - 9pm 浦北路 1 号，上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 1 楼，近柳州路

NONG CAFÉ Located on the second floor, NONG Café offers a lively culinary experience with its open-kitchen stations in a light and airy, interactive, market-style setting. Diners can watch chefs use impressive culinary techniques to prepare their favourite à la minute dishes in the open-kitchen. Breakfast, Monday to Friday, 6-10.30am; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 6-11am; Lunch, 12-2pm. Dinner, 5.30-9.30pm. 2/F, 1555 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6240 8888) 定西路 1555 号巴黎春天新世界酒店 2 楼 , 近愚园路

Wagas 1) 1168 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Jiangning Lu (5292 5228) 7am-10pm 2) 199 Fangdian Lu, by Dingxiang Lu (5033 6277) 7am-10pm 3) Rm108 Maxdo Center, 86 Xianxia Lu, by Hami Lu (5208 1978) 7am-10pm 4) 300 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Madang Lu (6335 3739) 7am-10:30pm 5) 288 Jiujiang Lu, by Henan Zhong Lu (3366 5026) Mon-Fri: 7am-8pm; Sat-Sun: 9:30am-6pm 6) Shop 201, 169 Wujiang Lu, by Nanjing Xi Lu (6267 0339) 8am-10:30pm 7) 283 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Jiashan Lu (5466 8312) 7am-8pm 8) G104, 999 Pudong Nan Lu, by Zhangyang Lu (5134 1075) 7am-9:30pm 9) 1/F, 1233 Lujiazui Huan Lu, by Dongchuan Lu (5879 4235) Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm; Closed on Sat&Sun 10) 1/F, 265Jiaozhou Lu, by Xinzha Lu (6272 0353) 7am-11pm 11) L102, 1/F Channel One, 155 Changshou Lu, by Shanxi Bei Lu (3131 5008) Mon-Sun: 7am-11pm 1) 南京西路 1168 号 ,近江宁路 2) 芳甸路 199 弄大拇指广场 31 号 , 近丁香路 3) 仙霞路 86 号万都商城 108 室 , 近哈密路 4) 淮海中路 300 号香港新世界广场 , 近马当路 5) 九江路 288号 , 近河南中路 6) 吴江路 169 号 201 商铺 , 近南京西路 7) 建国西路 283 号 , 近嘉善路 8) 浦东南路 999 号新梅联合大厦 104 号 , 近张杨路 9) 陆家嘴环路 1233号汇亚大厦 1 楼 , 近东川路 10) 胶州路 265 号 1 楼 ,近新闸路 11) 长寿路 155 号调频壹广场 1 楼 L102, 近陕西北路

DeLi shopsGreen & Safe With an organic farm in Kunshan, this organic store provides daily delivered vegetables and a variety of local and imported organic goods, such as organic extra virgin olive oil, white and red balsamic vinegar, organic pasta, muesli and more. 30% off on all breads after 7pm everyday in Dongping branch. 1) 6 Dongping Lu, by Hengshan Lu 5465 1288, 1/F: 8am-10pm; 2/F: 6pm-12am 2) 2) 4/F, 1438 Hongqiao Lu, by Hongbaoshi Lu 10am–9.30pm 1) 东平路 6 号 , 近衡山路 2) 虹桥路 1438 号 4 楼 , 近红宝石路

fine DiningFive Live: Serving daily breakfast and dinner buffets, a la carte menu and extravagant Sunday Brunches, Five Live All Day Dining welcomes guests and gastronomes into a compelling cooking theater. An array of local Shanghainese, regional Chinese and international cuisines are prepared at five interactive cooking stations, including fresh seafood on ice, a grill and carving station, specialty noodles and dumplings, soup and Taiwanese hotpot, a Mediterranean kitchen and a dessert counter. INTERCONTINENTAL SHANGHAI NECC, 1700 Zhuguang Lu, by Yinggang Dong Lu (National Exhibition Convention Center, Gate 3) (6700 1888-6028) 国家会展中心洲际酒店 , 诸光路1700 号国家会展中心 3 号门，近盈港东路）

Jade on 36 Restaurant This stunning restaurant makes traditional French fare a bit more lighthearted. Excellent wine list, beautiful views and a sumptuous weekend brunch. 36/F Grand Tower, Pudong Shangri-La, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (6882 3636) Sunday:11:30am-3pm, Sunday brunch: RMB788+15% service charge per person, 11.30am-3pm, www.shang-rewards.com/aspx/RestaurantBarJade36.aspx 富城路 33 号

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana An extension of the three Michelin Star venue (by the same name) in Hong Kong, a fantastic fine dining fare that will leave you both comforted and breathless. 6-7/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu (6087 2890) 圆明园路 169 号 6-7 楼 , 近北京东路

M on the Bund This Bund pioneer serves up impeccable service and a menu peppered with Continental, Aussie and Moroccan inspiration. Try the pavlova for dessert. 7/F, No.5 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6350 9988) Mon-Fri: 11.30am-2.30pm; 6.15-10.30pm; Sat-Sun: 11.30am-3pm; 6.15-10.30pm [email protected] www.m-onthebund.com 中山东一路外滩 5 号 7 楼 , 近广东路

MARC restaurant Located on the rooftop, under the helm of the legendary Michelin-starred French

chef Marc Meneau, MARC restaurant serves guests with customized afternoon tea and an exquisite Michelin-starred fine-dining experience. Daily 12-10.30pm, 21/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路

Mare Western Restaurant It’s the only place where you can taste Marseille Seafood Hotpot! The tomahawk steak is the best in Shanghai. Hotel Pravo, 2/F Mare Western Restaurant 299 Wusong Lu, by Kunshan Lu 吴淞路 299 号宝御酒店 2 楼 , 近昆山路

NAPA Wine Bar & Kitchen Bringing the best in creative European cuisine from Chef Francisco Araya together with one of the widest selections of fine wines in China at the prestigious South Bund 22. 2/F, South Bund 22, 22 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, by Xin Yong'an Lu. (6318 0057) Open daily, 6-11pm. 南外滩中山东二路 22 号 2 楼 , 近新永安路

Roosevelt Sky Restaurant Ultimate Panoramic Views of Pudong and Bund; International and Asian Fine Dining. Executive Lunch: RMB138/two-course-set. 8/F, The House of Roosevelt, 27 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu (2322 0800) [email protected], www.27bund.com 中山东一路（外滩）27 号罗斯福公馆 8 楼 , 近北京东路

Oceans Dining in a romantic and contemporary setting, an extensive array of selected premium products from the sea. A distinct and innovative gourmet experience to satisfy the most discerning of tastes, Ocean fully realizes the art of cooking. Lobby floor, Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund, 19 Haiping Lu, by Gongping Lu (2509 1188) Lunch 11.30am – 2.30pm; Dinner 5.30– 9.30pm. banyantree.com 海平路 19 号悦榕庄 1 楼 , 近公平路

ON56 This four-in-one restaurant at Grand Hyatt Shanghai offers the best cuts of prime beef from the Grill, sumptuous Italian classics from Cucina, top-shelf sushi from Kobachi and delectable sweets from Patio. Daily from 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm; 56/F, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu (5047 8838) www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com 上海金茂君悦大酒店 56 楼 , 浦东新区世纪大道 88 号 , 近银城中路

Pelham’s Celebrated Chef Jean-Philippe Dupas presents modern French cuisine with a brand new menu, highlighted a mix of premium, local ingredients with contemporary flair. 1/F, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6322 9988) Lunch Mon-Fri: 11.30am-2pm; Dinner daily 6-10pm www.waldorfastoriashanghai.com 中山东一路 2 号外滩华尔道夫酒店 1 楼，近广东路

Sir Elly’s Restaurant & Bar Dine on fine modern European cuisine while overlooking the Huangpu River. Expert cocktails offered at both the circular bar and the expansive 14th floor terrace. 13/F The Peninsula Shanghai, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Nanjing Dong Lu (2327 6756) Lunch daily 12-2.30pm; Dinner Sun-Thurs: 6-10.30pm; Fri-Sat 6-11pm www.peninsula.com/Shanghai/en/Dining/Sir_Ellys_Restaurant/default.aspx 中山东一路 32 号上海半岛酒店 13 楼 , 近南京东路

SAVOR All Day Dining Restaurant offers Western and Eastern cuisine showcasing an open interactive kitchen with buffet and a la carte options. 2/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Daily 6am - 12pm 浦北路 1 号 , 上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 2 楼 , 近柳州路

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Jean Georges Chef Jean-Georges’ first signature restaurant outside of New York brings his famed French fine dining to all gourmets in Shanghai. With the completion of renovation in March 2016, Jean-Georges Shanghai now opens for guests to discover the new bar, lounge, dining room, private room and open kitchen. 4/F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6321 7733) Lunch, Monday – Sunday 11.30am – 2.30pm, Dinner, Mon – Sun 6–11pm, Brunch, Saturday & Sunday 11.30am – 3pm, Last Order 10.30pm www.

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ginteijapanese for every occasionGintei is a laidback Japanese eatery with an extensive menu that whets the ap-petite before you even begin the feast. Thankfully making your mind up is not too difficult because for RMB180 or RMB280 with alcohol, it’s all-you-can-eat, so you can try a little bit of everything.

Mouthwatering salmon sashimi, an indulgent tempura selection and live cook-ing make Gintei a must for fans of Japanese cuisine. The experience really shines through in their dishes and service, both of which are exemplary.

Popular dishes on the menu include the Japanese beef carpaccio served with a balsamic dressing – a great starter to the feast yet to come. Ordering is easy, since the menu is in Chinese and English and comes with pictures of every dish and the staff are very helpful.

No trip here would be complete without enjoying some sushi and sashimi. All the usual favorites are there, from tuna nigiri sushi to the classic California roll. Fine cuts of salmon and tuna, directly from Norway and Scotland are super satisfying, while the barbecued skewers and meat from the teppanyaki grill immediately draw envious looks from your dining neighbors.

While the all-you-can-eat option is the most popular choice, a la carte options are also available. The steaks (ribeye and tenderloin) are served fresh from the tableside grill and will only set you back RMB130, while melt in the mouth sushi and sashimi start from RMB25 and skewers start from RMB25. Quick, cheap and delicious for those in a rush.

Gintei is also perfect for those with lunch on a budget. The generous lunch set menu starting at RMB50 is a deal you really can’t beat that anywhere else.

For business meetings, large yet intimate tables allow conversation to flow freely and undisturbed. For large groups and families, the teppanyaki grill sta-tion provides a performance to accompany your meal.

> 75 Nanhui Lu, by Beijing Xi Lu 南汇路75号, 近北京西路 (6218 1932)


Listings

threeonthebund.com 中山东一路 3 号 4 楼 , 近广东路

La Creperie A charming Brittany-style crêperie. A cup of dry cider and a savory gallette make a great Sunday brunch. Try their set lunch; RMB78 gets you a main, dessert and drink. 1) 1 Taojiang Lu, by Fenyang Lu (5465 9055) Daily 10.30am-late 2) UnitD, 1/F, Réel, 1601 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Jingan Park (3253 7978) www.lacreperie.com.cn1) 桃江路1 号 , 近汾阳路 2) 南京西路 1601 号芮欧百货 1 楼 D座 , 近静安公园

Le vin A tiny but cozy place to get profes-sional wine services and yummy bistro food. 936 Changle Lu, by Wulumuqi Zhong Lu (3256 1506) Mon-Sat 12-2pm, 4pm-1am (11pm last order), Sun 4.30pm-1am (11pm last order) 长乐路 936 号 , 近乌鲁木齐中路

Le Verre à vin It's difficult to stop Jeffery create new dish again and again, surprise is a always thematic! 1221-1 Changle Lu, by Wulumuqi Zhong Lu (5403 4278) 5pm-1am (11pm last order) 长乐路 1221-1 号 , 近乌鲁木齐中路

Mr. & Mrs. Bund Molecular madman Paul Pairet takes a more laissez-faire approach with this modern French eatery. Expect straightforward food and a great wine list. 6/F Bund 18, Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Nanjing Dong Lu (6323 9898) Dinner: Monday to Sunday 5.30-10.30pm,late Night: Thus-Sat 11pm-2am, brunch: Sat-Sun 11.30am-2.30pm www.mmbund.com 中山东一路外滩 18 号 6 楼 , 近南京东路

PHÉNIX eatery & bar Rooted in the philosophy of “Life is about the ingredients”, a visit to PHÉNIX is a charming invitation to reconnect with the essentials through an intuitive French cuisine inspired by the richness of seasonal natural ingredients. PHÉNIX also features an intimate yet vibrant lounge space, allowing guests to enjoy classic minimalist cocktails and an impressive wine selection with 250 labels. Level 2, 1 Changde Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu Daily 6.30am – 11pm, [email protected], phenix.thepuli.com (2216 6988) 上海璞麗酒店二楼，常德路 1 号，近延安西路

Vue Restaurant Enjoy classic European fare with one of the city’s best skyline views. 30/F Hyatt on the Bund, 199 Huangpu Lu, by Wuchang Lu (6393 1234-6328) Daily 6-11pm 黄浦路 199 号 , 上海外滩茂悦大酒店西楼 30 楼 , 近武昌路

germanPaulaner Brauhaus Enjoy Bavarian food (and more importantly, beer) in a warm, well-populated atmosphere. 1) House19-20, North Block Xintiandi, Lane181 Taicang Lu, by Madang Lu (6320 3935) Daily: 11am-2am www.bln.com.cn 2) 2967 Lujiazui Xi Lu, by Binjiang Da Dao (6888 3935) Sun-Thu: 11am-1am; Fri-Sat: 11am-2am 3) 150 Fenyang Lu, by Yueyang Lu (6474 5700) 3) Mon & Tue: 11am–11.30 pm; Wed & Thurs: 11am-12am; Fri: 11am-1.30am; Sat: 10am-1.30am; Sun: 10am-11.30pm 4) 3/F, 555 Shibo Da Dao, by Guozhan Lu (2206 0555) Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-12am [email protected] 1) 太仓路 181 弄新天地北里 19-20 号楼 , 近马当路 2) 陆家嘴西路 2967 号 , 近滨江大道 3) 汾阳路150 号 , 近岳阳路 4) 世博大道 555 号 3 楼 , 近国展路

greek/meDiterraneanAzul Tapas & Lounge Perched on top of Ferguson Lane's new eight-story building, Chef Eduardo Vargas' tapas restaurant offers a number of delicious original Mediterranean and South American dishes. Every weekend, enjoy the view from the terrace while discovering or rediscovering the most popular brunch in town. 8/F, Ferguson Lane, 378 Wukang Lu, by Taian Lu (5405 2252) 武康路 378 号 8 楼 , 近泰安路

Greek Taverna 1) Thumb Plaza, Unit 41, 199 Fangdian Lu, Century Park, by Dingxiang Lu (5033 7500) Daily 8.30am until late www.greektaverna.cn 2) Villa 1, 3911 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Lu (6262 5011) Daily 10am until late 3) 1 Yueyang

Lu, by Dongping Lu (6431 7751) Daily 10am-late 1) 芳甸路 199 号 , 大拇指广场 41 铺 , 近丁香路 2) 红梅路 3911 号 1 号 , 近延安路 3) 岳阳路 1 号 , 近东平路

inDianBhoomi stores One stop destination where a wide range of Indian & Pakistani food products are served. 266 Yaohong Lu, by Hongsong Dong Lu, Minhang district, (2428 3400) Mon-Sat 9.30am-9.30pm, Sunday 2-7pm 闵行区姚虹路 266 号 , 近红松东路

Bollywood Indian Restaurant is a fine dining restaurant comprising of three stories. Authentic Indian food hailing from the north-west provinces are provided here as well as live Indian dance & live screening of cricket matches. 10.30am-11.30pm. Cards accepted. 326 Hongfeng Lu, by Biyun Lu (3872 6176) 红枫路 326 号 , 近碧云路

Kebabs On the Grille Indian eatery specializing in grilled fare and situated in the picturesque environs of the Cool Docks. 1) The Cool Docks, 505 Zhongshan Nan Lu, by Fuxing Dong Lu (6152 6567) Daily 11am-10.30pm [email protected] www.kebabsonthegrille.com/ 2) Unit103, 227 Huangpi Bei Lu, inside Peoples Square (3315 0132) Daily 11am-10pm [email protected] www.kebabsonthegrille.com 3) Unit A4 Green Sports Center, 633 Biyun Lu, by Yunshan Lu (5030 2005) Daily 11am-10pm [email protected] www.kebabsonthegrille.com 1) 中山南路 505 号 , 近复兴东路 2) 黄陂北路 227 号 103 室 , 人民广场中区广场内 3) 碧云路 633 号碧云体育休闲中心 A4, 近云山路

Masala Indian cuisine at reasonable prices served in a warm, hospitable atmosphere. 8 Jinan Lu, by Taicang Lu (6384 6838) Daily 11.30am-2pm; 5.30-10.30pm 济南路 8 号 , 近太仓路

Tandoor Shanghai’s first, and arguably one of the best, Indian eateries features dance performances, first-class service,great classic curries and tasty tandoori meats. Jin Jiang Hotel, 59 Maoming Nan Lu, by Changle Lu (6472 5494, 6258 2582) Daily 11.30am-2pm; 5.30- 10.30pm www.tandoorchina.cn 茂名南路 59 号锦江饭店 , 近长乐路

Vedas A consistent winner of Readers Choice Awards, Vedas offers countless classic Indian dishes and a classy environment. 3/F, 83 Changshu Lu, by Julu Lu (6445 8100) Daily 11.30am-2pm; 6-10.30pm [email protected] www.vedascuisine.com 常熟路 83 号 3 楼 , 近巨鹿路

itaLianFratelli Di Cucina Using imported high quality ingredients, talented chef hailing from Italy serves traditional Italian food in a classic Italian atmosphere. Daily 11am-11pm. No.40, Lane3338 Hongmei Lu, by Hongxu (3463 3771) 虹梅路 3338弄 40 号 , 近虹许路

japaneseChin-Agiku Specializing in traditional Japanese charcoal grill, various seafood and daily imported top grade sashimi and sushi, Chin-Agiku is a well established international cuisine restaurant providing healthy Japanese and Thai fusion food in a luxury and contemporary dining atmosphere. LG1-83, IFC, 8 Shiji Dadao, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (3381 7878) 世纪大道 8 号国金中心 LG1-83, 近陆家嘴环路

DOZO A transplant from Taipei that specializes in izakaya cuisine. Wheelock Plaza 2/F, 17171Nanjing Xi Lu, by Huashan Lu (3127 8558) Noon: 12-2.30pm; Dinner Sun-Thurs: 6pm-1.30am; Fri-Sat: 6pm-2.30am [email protected] www.dozoizakaya.com 南京西路 1717 号 , 近华山路

Miyabi Japanese Restaurant & Sky Bar Nested on the 37th floor boasting a stunning night view of the Bund and Lujiazui area, Miyabi Japanese restaurant sees open teppanyaki stations and exquisite Japanese cuisines in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. A guest DJ plays live lounge music every night from Tuesday to Saturday, making Miyabi a perfect choice to enjoy the night over a cocktail or a Japanese whisky. 37/F, Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel, 59 Siping Lu,by Hailun Lu (2601 0088, sheraton.com/shanghaihongkou) 5.30-10.30pm 四平路 59 号虹口喜来登酒店 37 楼 , 近海伦路

Haiku by Hatsune A perennial Readers’ Choice Award winner. This wildly popular restaurant is best known for it’s Cali-style sushi. 28B Taojiang Lu, by Hengshan Lu (6445 0021) Sun-Thu 11.30am-2pm, 5.30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 11.30am-2pm; 5.30-11pm Wifi available, RMB250/person via Sherpas delivery. [email protected] www.haikushanghai.com 桃江路 28 号乙 , 近衡山路

Gintei Teppanyaki Sushi Restaurant Gintei has been serving traditional and authentic Japanese dishes with seasonal ingredients prepared in unique, simple, and attentive ways since 2002. Come and enjoy the finest sashimi, sushi and teppanyaki in town and we hope to serve you the best. 75 Nanhui Lu,by Beijing Xi Lu (6218 1932) Mon-Sat 11.30am-2pm;5.30pm-10pm 南汇路 75号 , 近北京西路

HE Japanese Restaurant The Tokyo-native head chef introduces authentic Japanese cuisine using only jet-fresh imported ingredients, with sophisticated cooking methods and time-honored craftsmanship. Daily 5.30-10.30pm. RMB1088/1538/1888. 5/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路

KOI KOI will light up your senses by sizzling Teppanyaki , fresh Sashimi, Sushi, BBQ and Sake. Reasonable-priced business lunch sets also available. 2/F, InterContinental Shanghai Puxi, 500 Hengfeng Lu, by Tianmu Xi Lu (5253 9999-6326, www.intercontinental.com) Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm; 5.30-10pm 上海浦西洲际酒店 2 楼 , 恒丰路500 号 , 近天目西路

Roosevelt Ichiban Modern Izakaya offers contemporary Japanese cuisines and a variety of Japanese drinks. With unique Art & Jazz music at Whiskey Lounge, it provides a Ginza Style indoor & outdoor dining experience. Free wi-fi,Valet parking.6pm-2am. 1/F, The House of Roosevelt, 27 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu (2322 0800) [email protected], www.27bund.com 中山东一路（外滩）27 号罗斯福公馆 1 楼 , 近北京东路

[ 瑠 RYU] Designed by HK designer Alan Chan and the father of Japanese Light God Mr.Kawamura, RYU, meaning jewels, is located on the Bund 5 which presents a unique type of Cuisine du Japon - a sumptuous infusion of Japanese and French cuisine. Monday to Sunday lunch set from RMB98. 3/F, 5 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6333 7633) 中山东一路 5 号外滩 5 号 3 楼 , 近广东路

TSUBASA A fusion of traditional & modern offerings featuring a TeppanyakiIsland and a sake bar matched with creative sushi rolls and traditional Japanese food like sashimi, udon noodles, tempura, grilled fish and an array of set menus. 2/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) 浦北路 1 号上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 2 楼，近柳州路

Sakitori Japanese Restaurant The newly reno-vated Japanese restaurant with four private dining rooms is where guests get to indulge themselves in authentic Japanese cuisine complemented with a variety of sake. Chef Hideki Kamata with over 22 years of culinary experience is well versed in traditional Kaiseki cuisine, Teppanyaki and Sushi. 2/F, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Changfeng Park, 158 Daduhe Lu, by Guangfu Xi Lu (2215 6250) 上海新发展亚太 JW 万豪酒店 2 楼，大渡河路 158 号 , 近光复西路

Ooedo Japanese Restaurant Serving authentic and high quality Japanese cuisine

on an extensive menu since opened in 1995, they’ve introduced consultant Mr. Yoshida-san from Hyogo for traditional Japanese cooking. Daily lunch:11.30am-2pm(last order 1.30pm), dinner:5.30pm-10pm(last order 9.30pm). 1)Room 104E,Lujiazui Investment Tower, 366 Pudian Lu, by Dongfang Lu (6841 6377) 2)L3-E03, 150 Hubin Lu,by Ji'nan Lu 1) 浦电路 366 号 , 近东方路 2 ) 湖滨路 150 号 L3-E03, 近济南路

TSUBASA Japanese Restaurant A fusion of traditional & modern Japanese cuisine featuring a teppanyaki island and a sake bar with creative sushi, sashimi and an array of set menus. 2/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Lunch 11.30am - 2pm; Dinner 5:30pm – 9:30pm 浦北路 1 号，上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 2 楼，近柳州路

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CHI-Q This Korean restaurant concept developed by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and his wife Marja at Three on the Bund puts a gourmet spin on traditional Korean barbecue. Expect high-quality grilled meat, seafood and vegetables served in a beautiful space crafted by Neri & HU. 2/F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6321 6622) 6-10.30pm (last order) www.threeonthebund.com 中山东一路 3 号 2 楼 , 近广东路

Latin americanLatina Latina pulls out all the stops with their endless portions of gaucho-style grilled meats. It’s easily one of the best Brazilian churrascarias in town. 1) 2/F, La Villa, 165 Lujiazui Huan Lu, by Lujiazui Dong Lu (3383 0577) 11am-11.30pm 2) 166 Grand Gateway, 1 Hongqiao Lu, by Zhaojiabang Lu (6447 2260) Mon-Fri 11am-11pm; Sat-Sun 11-12am 3) 1/F, 633 Biyun Lu, by Lan’an Lu (5030 6672) 11am-11.45pm 4) B1-B2, 2002 Shiji Da Dao, by Yingchun Lu (6854 5484) 11am-9pm 5) 2/F, 88 Tongren Lu, by Nanjing Xi Lu (6320 3566/ 6326 0905) 6) 1E09, 1239 Zuchongzhi Lu, by Jinke Lu (5877 0182) 7) Block C, 1128 Wanghai Lu, Nanshan District, Shenzhen (0755-26677679) 8) Unit201, 19 Dongfang Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing (010-8531 5287) 1) 陆家嘴店 : 陆家嘴环路 165 号 2 楼 2) 虹桥路 1 号港汇恒隆广场内街 166 号 3) 碧云路 633 号碧云体育休闲中心 1 层 A5 4) 世纪大道 2002 号亚太盛汇购物广场B1-B2 5) 铜仁路 88 号 2 楼 , 近南京西路 6) 祖冲之路 1239 弄长泰广场 1E09 , 近金科路 7) 深圳市南山区蛇口望海路 1128 号海上世界 C 区 8) 北京朝阳区东方东路 19 号亮马桥外交办公大楼官舍 201 商铺

Cantina Agave Voted “Best New Restaurant” and “Restaurant of the Year” in our 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards for their great tacos and bar full of artisan tequilas. Suite01, A2-2, 291Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu (6170 1310) Daily 11-11pm www.cantineagave.com 富民路 291 号01 套房 A2-2, 近长乐路

Chala Tapas & Bar Bringing a taste of South and central America, Chala combines excitement of Latin American cuisine with a modern and urban flavor. Join for tapas complimented by traditional Pisco cocktails. 4B, 1/F, 291 Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu (6076 1925, [email protected]) 富民路 291 号 1 楼 4B, 近长乐路

Unico by Mauro Colagreco The largest tapas lounge in Asia is reflecting the trendiest part of Latin contemporary culture with unique cocktail creations, stunning interior design, special music compilations, and exquisite selections of tapas by Chef Mauro Colagreco. Located at Three on the Bund, the prestigious address in Shanghai, UNICO is committed to enlarge the Latin culture, while inviting people to feel and share passions within the space. Here, discover a new experience in Shanghai nightlife, where food and feelings naturally merged. 2/F, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (5308 5399) Mon-Fri 6pm-2am;


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Sat-Sun 6pm-late. www.unico.cn.com 中山东一路3 号外滩三号 2 楼 , 近广东路

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Maya Voted “Best Latin American Cuisine” in our 2009 & 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards, Maya was arguably the first restaurant in Shanghai to start doing Mexican right. Grand Plaza Club House 2/F, 568 Julu Lu, bu Shanxi Nan Lu (6289 6889) Daily 5pm-12am; kitchen closes 10.30pm (Sun 9.30pm); bar food until 11pm 巨鹿路 568 号 , 近陕西南路

miDDLe eastern1001 Nights Here, some of the city’s best Middle Eastern cuisine is served in a fun, festive atmosphere. Come for the kebabs, stay for the belly dancers. 4 Hengshan Lu, by Wulumuqi Nan Lu (6473 1178, 6473 8289) Daily 11-2am 衡山路 4号 , 近乌鲁木齐南路

Habibi Shisha Bar & Cafe New opened on Yongkang Lu, the restaurant provides authentic Middle Easten food in a nice and relaxing environment. 131 Yongkang Lu, by Xiangyang Nan Lu (6472 0210) 永康路 131 号 , 近襄阳南路

Id Kah Muslim Restaurant Specializing in authentic muslim cuisine, the restaurant sees beef and lamb flown in daily from the prairie of Inner Mongolia to ensure the freshness. Opening 24 hours a day. 665 Changping Lu, by Changde Lu (6299 7887) 昌平路 665 号 , 近常德路

moDernBlue Marlin Bar & Restaurant Blue Marlin Bar & Restaurant offers an exceptional environment for all with live music at night, great food and drinks, and an ambiance making you want to come back again and again. The food is a global cuisine with great flavors from all over the world. 1) No.689 Lantian Rd. Green City Jinqiao Pudong10.30–2am www.bluemarlin.cn 2)No.17/199 Fangdian Rd.Thumb Plaza Pudong (6886 7376) Daily 10.30–2am 1) 浦东金桥碧云国际社区蓝天路 689 号 2) 浦东新区芳甸路 199 弄 17 号大拇指广场

Café LIANG & mezzanine The two-level CAFE LIANG & mezzanine treats diners with multiple dining options and cuisines. The buffet style concept on the first level features a “tick box” menu card for main courses integrated with buffet for appetizers and desserts, while the mezzanine level serves contemporary Japanese-inspired cuisine. Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai, 1218 Yan'an Zhong Lu, by Tong Ren Road (2203 8889, www.jinganshangdining.com) 静安香格里拉大酒店，延安中路 1218 号，近铜仁路

Flame Signature steaks and seafood are meticulously grilled over imported charcoal. This unique cooking methodology, combined with premier ingredients and fusion recipes gives Flame’s cuisine a unique flavor unmatched anywhere in downtown Shanghai. N2-20, 2/F, Jing’an Kerry Center, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Changde Lu (5285 6269) www.flamegrill.com.cn 南京西路 1515 号静安嘉里中心 2 楼 N2-20，近常德路

Ginger by the Park The latest branch of Ginger continues to offer a mix of international dishes in a vintage three-storey building. With a bistro on the first floor and al fresco terrace on the second, guests get to enjoy the picturesque view of the well manicured park from cozy dining rooms. 91 Xingguo Lu, by Hunan Lu Mon-Sat: 8am-11pm; Sun: 8am-10pm. (3406 0599, [email protected], www.gingerfoods.com ) 兴国路 91 号 , 近湖南路

Green Kitchen Using the freshest seasonal food and vegetables coming directly from its organic farm, Green Kitchen provides a homey atmo-sphere in the most authentic taste. 6 Dongping Lu, by Hengshan Lu (5465 9135) Mon-Fri 5:30-11pm, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm, 5:30-11pm) 东平路 6号 , 近衡山路

Greyhound Café was the first fashion café in Bangkok offering the fashion, service and food concept - 'Thai with a twist' as a casual dining experience. With various outlets between Hong Kong, Beijing and now Shanghai - Greyhound Café is the modern take on fusion cuisine. 11am-midnight. 503, IAPM, 999 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu (5466 6105, www.greyhoundcafe.com.hk) 淮海中路 999 号 IAPM mall 503 商铺 , 近陕西南路

Morton’s Steak and Seafood Grille The world’s first Oyster Bar and Seafood Grille by Morton's focuses on presenting the city’s finest seafood dining experience with premium seafood flown in fresh daily. L4-403, iapm Mall, 999 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu (6067 7888) 淮海中路 999号 iapm 环贸广场 , 近陕西南路

MO'S Restaurant Lounge Bar Located in the heart of former French Concession, newly opened MO’S Restaurant Lounge Bar Shanghai specializes in modern Chinese and Western food in a one-stop designed restaurant which includes a lounge, restaurant and a bar. 1 Yueyang Lu, by Fenyang Lu Daily lunch 11am-2pm/Sat-Sun brunch 11am-4pm. Dinner 5-10pm (Sat-Sun till 11pm) (5435 6018/6051 0659) 岳阳路 1 号 , 近汾阳路

Mr Willis An inviting kitchen-dining room offers straightforward homey mains and lovely starters. Served family style. Expect a small seasonal menu that is market and whim driven. 3/F, 195 Anfu Lu, by Wulumuqi Zhong Lu (5404 0200) Mon-Fri 11am-2pm 5pm-12am, Sat-Sun 11am- 12am 安福路 195 号 3 楼 , 近乌鲁木齐中路

Pudong City Bistro An all-day-dining restaurant featuring interactive show kitchens and live cooking stations for breakfast, lunch, dinner buffet, complimented by an extensive a la carte menu. 15 Jinqiao Lu, by Zuijiao Lu (6036 8855) 金桥路 15 号 , 近嘴角路

Shook! Restaurant & Rooftop Terrace Matthew Ona serves up creative international cuisine with beautiful views and the biggest Terrace on the Bund. 5-6/F, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel (Bund 19), 23 Nanjing Dong Lu, by Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu (2329 8522) Daily 11.30am-2.30pm; 6-11pm www.shookrestaurantshanghai.com 南京东路 23号上海斯沃琪和平饭店艺术中心 5-6 楼，近中山东一路

Sasha’s Steeped in history, this hugely popular bar is located in a 1920’s mansion that formerly housed the famous Soong sisters and boasts one of Shanghai’s largest and favorite alfresco terraces. Huge beer list, diverse food offering and 24 wines by the glass. 11 Dongping Lu, by Hengshan Lu daily 11am – 2am (6474 6628) 东平路 11 号，近衡山路

naked Bite - Special promotion: RMB88 healthy set lunch. naked Bite is an extension of the naked lifestyle, sharing happiness over good food, spending quality time with family and good friends. The set lunch includes a daily starter, soupy, big bite and daily dessert, giving you the pick-me-up you need to finish your day. It is also a great space to experience our vibrant green wall and rare collectibles imported from South Africa. 1F, 297 Wuyuan Lu, by Wukang Lu (3356 6007) lunch: 11am-2.30pm, afternoon tea: 2.30-5.30pm, dinner: 5.30-10pm, www.nakedretreats.cn/naked-bite/ 五原路 297 号 1 楼，近武康路

T Modern Chinese Tea Cuisine As the first Chi-nese restaurant that sees various teas mixed into dishes, T Modern Chinese restaurant creates a serious of tea menus using natual tea ingredients and seasonal food materials, providing a light and pleasant tea-in-food experience and healthy dining concepts to all. RMB365 speical menu for two. Rm401, Hongkong Plaza, 282 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu (15900629276) www.kervanchina.com 淮海中路 282 号香港广场北座 401室 , 近黄陂南路

Table No. 1 by Jason Atherton Former Gordon Ramsay lieutenant and chef of the Michelin star-studded Maze restaurant set up his own venture in the first floor of the Waterhouse Hotel. Expect creative, excellent Euro-style cuisine with local sensibility. A stellar experience. 1-3 Maojiayuan Lu, by Zhongshan Nan Lu (6080 2918) Daily, 11am-2.30pm, 5pm-10.30pm www.tableno-1.com/ 毛家园路 1-3 号 , 近中山南路

Thought For Food is the flagship restaurant inside The Living Room by Octave, open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch serving tasting menus, sharing plates and quick meals that all feature responsibly and honestly sourced ingredients.Vegetables are sourced from certified organic farms and their own roof-top garden - fully traceable to ensure safety and quality to the table. The poultry, pork and seafood are carefully selected from free range sources that are certified and traceable.Daily 7am-10pm;Sunday brunch 11am-3pm. Former French Concession>357 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Taiyuan Lu (3338 4660) [email protected]. www.livingoctave.com 建国西路 357 号 , 近太原路

The Spot Bar & Restaurant Since opened in Sep 2006, the Spot Bar and Restaurant has been

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green & safereopening their fresh organic marketYou may know Green & Safe from their delicious salads and healthy meal selection that make for a great casual lunch or dinner. But their Dongping Lu location has just reopened their marketplace with an exciting new design and an even fuller range of products.

They have revamped their customer experience and changed the layout to their store to offer more options and making their products easily accessible. Before you even walk into the store, customers will see all of their produce in quaint wooden baskets, giving the shop a friendly European market vibe.

What Green & Safe prides themselves on most is food safety. All of their vegetables and most of their fruits are organic, and are all from their own farm and transported to the store every morning to ensure their freshness. Love the menu in the restaurant? It’s because all of those ingredients come straight from their marketplace, giving peace of mind to customers who want the safest and greenest food in Shanghai.

They are also excited to supply the best seasonal fruits and vegetables. Live seafood is also now available, and all are raised in clean and fresh water. Their spruced up shop includes ready-to-cook meals, a bakery, fresh veggie and fruit, meats, seafood, seasonings, healthy snacks and even a full wine selection.

Blackboards surround the store promoting deals and giving detailed informa-tion regarding the origin of their products. While some products can also be found in other stores in Shanghai, many are unique to Green & Safe whose purchasing team travels the world to find exclusive items. One of our favorites is Viride extra-virgin olive oil, which is great for healthy cooking aficionados.

So enjoy the fresh new selection at Green & Safe, we certainly do.


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home of many expats away from home. The menu introduces delicious food items as well as the Spot’s signature dishes at reasonable prices. With a warm ambiance, it’s an exciting place where you get to meet friendly people. 255 Tongren Lu, by Nanjing Lu (www.thespot.com.cn)t 铜仁路 255 号，近南京路

nepaLeseNepali Kitchen Still the friendliest service this side of Kathmandu. Enjoy authentic food delivered with the necessary spicy punch in a pleasant atmosphere. 4 Lane 819 Julu Lu, by Fumin Lu (5404 6281) Mon 6-11pm, Tues-Sun 11am-2pm, 6-11pm巨鹿路 819 弄 4 号 , 近富民路

pizzaCalifornia Pizza Kitchen Straight from America’s shopping mall to Shangers. This chain-restaurant has all the classic pizza, pasta and salad favorites, plus some more Asian oriented offerings. 1) 2/F, Bldg. 3, Lane 507, Sinan Mansions, Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Sinan Lu (5465 4800) Daily 11am-11pm www.cpk.com.cn/home_en.html 2) Rm. L231, 2/F, Kerry Parkside, 1378 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu (5036 1177) Daily 10am-10pm [email protected] 1) 复兴中路 507 弄思南公馆 3 号 2 楼 , 近思南路 2) 花木路 1378 号浦东嘉里城 2 楼 L231 室 , 近芳甸路

New York Style Pizza 1) 336 Hongfeng Lu, by Biyun Lu (3872 6606) Daily 12-10.30pm 2) No.23-4, Lane 248 Taikang Lu, by Sinan Lu (5466 0969) Daily 12-10.30pm 3) B/F, Email Fashion Plaza, 1699 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Huashan Lu (3214 0024) Daily 12-10.30pm 4) Rm150, 1118 Pudong Nan Lu, by Zhangyang Lu (3868 2738) Daily 12-10pm 5) L116, Kerry Parkside, 1378 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu (2022 2198) Daily 12-10pm 6) Rm106, warehouse4, 653 Waima Lu, by Wangjia Matou Lu (3376 8308) Daily 12-9.30pm 7) Rm108, 59 Shuicheng Nan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (5239 7368) Daily 12-9.30pm 8) 8) Rm104, Building6, 569 Yunle Lu, by Jingfeng Lu (3490 5177) 1) 红枫路 336 号 , 近碧云路 2) 泰康路 248 弄23-4 号 , 近思南路 3) 南京西路 1699 号，近华山路 4)浦东南路 1118 号 150 室 , 近张杨路 5) 花木路 1378号浦东嘉里城 L116 店 , 近芳甸路 , 6) 外马路 653 号 4库 106 室 , 近王家码头路 7) 水城南路 59 号 108 室 , 近延安西路 8) 运乐路 569 弄 6 号 104, 近金丰路

PizzaExpress 1) 380 Huangpi Nan Lu, by Xingye Lu (5383 3999) Sun-Thurs: 11.30am-11pm; Fri & Sat: 11am-11pm [email protected] www.pizzamarzano.cn 2) Suite 107, Shanghai Center,1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu (6289 8733) Daily 11am-11pm [email protected] 3) No.1, Unit 111, 570 Yong Jia Lu, by Yue Yang Lu (6467 8898) Sun-Thurs: 12-11pm; Fri&Sat: 11am-11pm [email protected] 4) 507B/C, 5/F Grand Gateway, 1 Hongqiao Lu, by Huashan Lu (6447 8880) Daily 10am-10pm [email protected] 5) Unit 403, 4/F, K11 Art Mall, 300 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu 1) 黄陂南路 380 号 , 近兴业路 2) 南京西路 1376 号上海商城西峰 107 号 , 近西康路 3) 永嘉路 570 号 111 单元 1号楼 , 近岳阳路 4) 虹桥路 1 号港汇广场 5 层 507B/C,近华山路 5）淮海中路 300 号 K11 购物艺术中心 403号铺 , 近黄陂南路

steakhousesChar Grill Located inside of the Hotel Indigo, this beautiful steakhouse serves up a lovely view and lots of haute meat. 29-31/F, Hotel Indigo, 585 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, by Dongmen Lu (3302 9995) Daily, Dining Room, 6-10.30pm Bar, 6pm-late www.char-thebund.com 中山东二路 585 号29-31 楼 , 近东门路

JW’s California Grill Located on the 40th floor above Shanghai's stunning skyline, the relaxed and classy setting offers refined lifestyle dining with seasonal, market fresh cuisine using premium products cooked to perfection. Discover sophisticated chef-crafted cuisine in the main area or enjoy exclusivity in the private room among friends or business partners. 40/F, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Tomorrow Square, 399 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu (5359 4969, www.jwmarriottshanghai.com) 上海明天广场 JW 万豪酒店 40 楼，南京西路 399 号，近黄陂北路

Manhattan Steakhouse The Manhattan Steakhouse offers classic upscale dining in a nostalgic and elegant ambiance. Signature prime-aged steak are presented in an artistic flair while a bold selection of wines are served from a vast in-house wine cellar. 2/F, Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao, 2270 Hongqiao Lu, by Jianhe Lu (6010 6000) 5.30-10.30pm www.marriotthongqiao.com 虹桥路 2270 号 2 楼，近剑河路

Morton’s the Steakhouse The first Morton’s in Chinese mainland specializes in classic, hearty American cuisine including the grain-fed prime aged Australian beef, fresh seafood and

spectacular desserts served in generous portions. 1) 4/F, IFC Mall, 8 Shiji Dadao, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (6075 8888) Sun-Thurs 11.30am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11.30am-11pm www.mortons.com/shanghai 1) 世纪大道 8 号 , 国金中心 IFC 商场 4 楼 , 近陆家嘴环路

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Located in a restored historic building on Shanghai’s famous Bund waterfront, the fine dining steakhouse hailing from the New Orleans presents the finest custom-aged Australian Wagyu beef which is served “sizzling” hot. Further complemented by friendly services and an inviting atmosphere, it’s a perfect location for business dinners and family gatherings. 4/F, Five on the Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu, by Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu (6071 4567) 外滩 5号 4 楼 , 广东路 20 号 , 近中山东一路

The 1515 WEST, Chophouse & Bar In The 1515 WEST CHOPHOUSE & BAR, an appetite for premium Australian beef, American-sized desserts, signature drinks and a classic bar awaits you. Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai, 1218 Yan'an Zhong Lu, by Tong Ren Road (2203 8889, www.jinganshangdining.com) 静安香格里拉大酒店，延安中路 1218 号，近铜仁路

Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse Thick, juicy prime steaks from a custom stone oven. All-American beef. Enjoy martins and California wines on the backlit bar. Frequented by the Shanghai elite and those with expensive tastes. 160 Taiyuan Lu, by Yongjia Lu (6433 8240) Sun-Thurs: 5-10pm; Fri-Sat: 5-11pm [email protected] www.rooseveltsteakhouse.com 太原路 160 号 , 近永嘉路

The Grill With a central grill, rotisserie and a large built-in marble displaying the freshest seafood, it is a contemporary and colorful venue for guests in search of the freshest seafood and succulent prime grade meats grilled right in front of them in the open kitchen. 56/F Jin Mao Tower, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Dongtai Lu (5047 1234) Lunch: Daily 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner: Daily 5.30-10.30pm 世纪大道 88 号金茂君悦大酒店 56 楼 , 近东泰路

The MEAT The Kerry Hotel’s meat mecca, make sure you take a peek into their meat locker to see your dinner up close and personal. 1388 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu (6169 8888) 5.30-10pm 花木路1388 号 , 近芳甸路

speciaLity fooD shopsAmphora As a chain of specialty stores that brings healthy food from Greece and the Mediter-ranean world, the Amphora stands for the “Best from Greece” and provides authentic, premium and healthy products to customers in China. 1) 409 Shanxi Bei Lu, by Beijing Xi Lu (5213 9066) 2) 434-1 Shaanxi Nan Lu, by Yongjia Lu (6431 0145) 3) 330 Madang Lu, by Xintiandi (5382 0237) 4) 7-1 Taojiang Lu, by Fenyang Lu (3460 5181) 5) 3899 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (6262 0519) 6) 611 Changle Lu, by Donghu Lu (3461 2161) 7) 907 Yuyuan Lu, by Jiangsu Lu (3256 9610) 8) 230 Danshui Lu, by Zizhong Lu (3330 1509) 9) 151&148a, B1, Himalaya Center, Fangdian Lu, by Meihua Lu 1) 陕西北路 409 号，近北京西路 2) 陕西南路 434-1，近永嘉路 3) 马当路 330 号，近新天地 4) 桃江路 7-1，近汾阳路 5) 虹梅路 3899 号，近延安西路 6) 长乐路 611 号，近东湖路 7) 愚园路 907 号，近江苏路 8) 淡水路 230 号，近自忠路 9) 芳甸路 1088号喜马拉雅中心 B1，近梅花路

Bhoomi stores Bhoomi store One stop destination where a wide range of Philippines food products are served. 266 Yaohong Lu，by Hongsong Dong Lu (021-2428 3400) Mon-Sat 9.30am-9.30pm, Sunday 2-7pm 闵行区姚虹路 266号 , 近红松东路

City Super Shanghai Offers a one-stop shopping for both groceries and prepared foods from around the world. LG 2, Shanghai IFC Mall, 8 Shiji Dadao, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (5012 0998) Daily: 10am-10pm www.citysuper.com. 世纪大道 8 号国金中心商场地下 2 楼 , 近陆家嘴环路

Green & Safe With an organic farm in Kunshan, this organic store provides daily delivered vegetables and a variety of local and imported organic goods, such as organic extra virgin olive oil, white and red balsamic vinegar, organic pasta, muesli and more. 1) 6 Dongping Lu, by Hengshan Lu 5465 1288, 1/F: 8am-10pm; 2/F: 6.30pm-12am 2) 2) 4/F, 1438 Hongqiao Lu, by Hongbaoshi Lu 10am–9.30pm 3) 4/F, 1601 Nanjing Xi Lu (6258 8777) 1) 东平路 6 号 , 近衡山路 2) 虹桥路 1438 号 4楼 , 近红宝石路 3) 南京西路 1601 号 4 楼 B 区

Feidan 1) 153 Anfu Lu, by Wulumuqi Lu (5403 6991) Daily 8am-10pm. 2) 283 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Jiashan Lu (6473 3194) Daily 9am-10pm. 3) 332 Jinyan Lu, inside Shanghai Lujiazui Center Palace (5059 3723) Daily 9.30am–10pm. 4) 382-1 Dagu Lu, by Chengdu Bei Lu (6340 0547) Daily 9.30am-10pm 1) 安福路 153 号 , 近乌鲁木齐路 2) 建国西路283 号 , 近嘉善路 3) 锦延路 332 号 , 陆家嘴中央公寓 4) 大沽路 382-1 号 , 近成都北路

FIELDS China A premier online grocery store based in Shanghai who provides healthy and safe options for all your grocery needs, including vegetables, fruits, meat & poultry, fish & seafood, dairies, bakeries and personal care products. Seasonal produce and ready-to-serve dishes are also available. With same day delivery on orders in Shanghai, FIELDS makes it convenient and affordable for you to have healthy and safe organic, imported food items in China. 400-021-0339, www.fieldschina.com, [email protected].

KATE & KIMI - The 100% Community Owned online grocery store. Yes we have everything - already 3500 products. You will love our homemade products from Blue Sky Kitchen, Our superfood smoothies from Lizzy's All Natural, and our ever growing selection of dairy, meats, fish, and more! We are constantly striving to improve and bring you impossible to find products you love. We are certainly unique and we add new products weekly. Stop by our website, you won’t be disappointed www.KateandKimi.com

Mahota Kitchen The farm-to-city store carries fresh traceable farm produce from Mahota Farm in Chongming island to be brought home or be enjoyed in the hot pot restaurant. Taste the difference in quality as the produce are harvested and delivered to the store within 24 hours. 1) 10-1F, M-Town, 1580 Kaixuan Lu, by Huaihai Xi Lu (5267 9988) 2) B1-101/102, 660 Dapu Lu, by Longhua Dong Lu (5318 8111, www.themahota.com ) 1) 凯旋路 1580 号新淮海坊 , 近淮海西路 2) 打浦路 660 号 B1-101/102, 近龙华东路

thaiSimply thai 1) 5C Dongping Lu, by Yueyang Lu (400 880 7729, 6209 6209) Sun-Thurs:11am-11pm;Fri & Sat: 11am-midnight 2) 159 Madang Lu, by Xingye Lu (400 880 7729, 6209 6209) Mon-Sun: 11am-midnight 3) No.28 Laowai Jie, lane 3338 Hongmei Lu (400 880 7729, 6209 6209) Sun-Thurs: 11am-11pm; Fri & Sat: 11am-midnight 4) A6 Green Sports & Leisure Center, 600 Lantian Lu, by Lan’an Lu (400 880 7729, 6209 6209) Mon-Sun: 11am-11pm. 5) 4/F IFC, 8 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu (400 880 7729, 6209 6209) [email protected] www.simplythai-sh.com Mon-Sun: 11am-10pm 6) Unit 312A, 3/F, L’Avenue Shanghai, 99 Xianxia Lu, by Zunyi Lu (400 880 7729, delivery: 6209 6209, [email protected] , www.simplythai-sh.com) Mon-Sun: 11am-10pm 7) Level 8, S801-1A, Jiu Guang Department Store, 1618 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Jingan Temple 8) Level 4, N4-11, Shanghai Kerry Centre, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Tongren Lu 9) Ciros Plaza, Level 3, 312-314 388 Nanjing Xi Lu,by Huangpi Bei Lu 10) 4/F, L4101-4105, Global Harbor, 3300 Zhongshan Bei Lu, by Jinshajiang Lu Mon-Sun 11am-10pm. 11) 6/F, Rm612, Grand Gateway Plaza66, 1 Hongqiao Lu, by Huashan Lu Mon-Sun 11am-10pm 12) 5/F, Rm503, Plaza 66, 1266 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu Mon-Sun 11am-10pm 1) 东平路 5 号 C 座 , 近岳阳路 2) 马当路 159号 , 近兴业路 3) 虹梅路 3338 弄老外街 28 号 , 近延安中路 4) 蓝天路 600 号碧云休闲体育中心 A6, 近蓝桉路 5) 世纪大道 8 号上海国金中心四层 , 近银城中路 6) 仙霞路 99 号上海尚嘉中心 3 层 312A 单元 , 近遵义路7) 南京西路 1618 号久光百货 8 楼 S801-1A, 近静安寺 8) 南京西路 1515 号静安嘉里中心 4 楼 N4-11 , 近铜仁路 9) 南京西路 388 号仙乐斯广场 3 楼 312-314 0) 中山北路 3300 号环球港 4 楼 , 近金沙江路 11) 港汇广场 6 楼 612, 虹桥路 1 号 , 近华山路 12) 南京西路1266 号恒隆广场 5 楼 503, 近西康路

Lapis Thai 1) 285 Hunan Lu, by Gaoyou Lu (5466 3026) Daily 11.30am-2.30pm; 6-10pm 2) 3/F, No.19, Lane 199 Fangdian Lu, by Dingxiang Lu (5033 9223) Daily 11.30am- 2.30pm; 6-10pm 3) No.14, Lane 248 Taikang Lu, by Ruijin Er Lu (6473 3989) Daily 11.30am-2.30pm; 6-10pm 4) L109, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu (5252 0082) Daily 11.00am-Late 1) 湖南路 285 号 , 近高邮路 2)芳甸路 199 弄 19 号 3 楼 , 大拇指广场 , 近丁香路 3)泰康路 248 弄 14 号 , 近瑞金二路 4) 南京西路 1376号 109 室 , 近西康路

Coconut Paradise This cozy, Modern-Thai style house offers casual dining with lots of attention

to southeast Asian detail with soft light,Dark teak wood and a faint hint of incense.The spicy beef lettuce wraps sprinkled with fresh mint make a perfect starter for the shrimp Pad Thai, also have the best curry cuisine .1) 38 Fumin Lu, by Yan’an Zhong Lu (6248 1998) 2) 2/F, 378 Wukang Lu, by Hunan Lu (5424 5886) Daily 11.30am-2pm; 5.30-9.30pm [email protected] www.lostheaven.com.cn/main.html1) 富民路 38 号 , 近延安中路 2) 武康路 378 号 2 楼 , 近湖南路

Thai Gallery Thai Gallery Those well-versed in Thai food will admire the authenticity of these dishes. Creative art covers the walls. 127-1 Datian Lu, by Beijing Xi Lu (6217 9797) Daily 11am-3pm; 5.30pm-12am 大田路 127-1 号 , 近北京西路

Thai Loft Express Quick, easy and well priced Thai food. If you don’t want Thai, you can also order Vietnamese. 105B, Kerry centre lobby, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Tongren Lu (159 2161 6618) Daily 11am-9.30pm 南京西路 1515 号嘉里中心大堂105B, 近铜仁路

Urban Thai Tiny Thai restaurant with excellent steamed sea bass and authentic curries. Their Thai iced tea is the best in town. 938 Changle Lu, by Wulumuqi Lu (3250 3863) Daily 11;30am-11pm urban-thai.com/ 长乐路 938 号，近乌鲁木齐路

vietnamesePHOCO Set in a pretty lane house, the enormous outdoor courtyard is the spot’s most attractive attribute, which is graced with bamboo gardens and features mainly Vietnamese dishes and western fusion cuisine including steaks and pasta. No.1, Lane 920 Changle Lu, by Wulumuqi Lu (5289 6275) 长乐路 920 弄 1 号 , 近乌鲁木齐路

Pho Season With 20-years experience in South-East Asian cooking, theirFrench-born-South Asian chef has all the South-East Asianspecialties– Vietnamese ‘Pho’, Cambodian ‘Loc Lac’ and Thai ‘Pad Thai’. 427 Dagu Lu, by Chengdu Bei Lu (6327 3778) Daily 11am-11pm 大沽路 427 号 , 近成都北路

Pho Store Owned by an Australian Vietnamese, the Pho Store offers Vietnamese street-flavor phos in a cozy and trendy environment. 118 Xikang Lu, by Nanyang Lu daily 11am-10pm (6215 5534) 西康路 118 号 , 近南阳路

Pho Real Some of Shanghai’s finest pho and Bánh mì, with high-quality ingredients and a young, hip environment. 1) 166 Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu (5403 8110) Mon-Fri: 11am -2 pm, 5.30pm -10pm; weekends: 11am -10pm 2) 1465 Fuxing Zhong Lu by Huaihai Zhong Lu (6437 2222) Mon-Fri: 11am -2 pm, 5.30pm -10pm; weekends: 11am -10pm 3) Kerry Centre Store, Kerry Centre SB1-12, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Changde Lu (6299 1827) Daily 11am-10pm 4) 1-L206, The Place, 100 Zunyi Lu, by Tianshan Lu 11am-10pm (5291 0907) www.phorealgroup.cn 5) Hongkong Plaza. S2-11 Hongkong Plaza, 283 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu (6313 8927) 11am-10pm 1) 富民路 166 号 , 近长乐路 2) 复兴中路 1465 号 , 近淮海中路 3) 南京西路 1515 号嘉里中心 SB1-12, 近常德路 4) 虹桥南丰城南区 1 期 -L206, 遵义路 100 号 , 近天山路 5) 淮海中路 283 号，香港广场南座 2-11 室 , 近黄陂南路

nightlifebars

Avenue Joffre BAR Started by cocktail master Munenori Harada, formerly of el Coctel, this 1920’s Shanghai-style bar mixes high-quality cocktails in a relaxed and refined environment. Specializes in gin with over 20 types from all over the world. Daily 7pm-3am 1/F,Unit 5, 570 Yongjia Lu, by Yueyang Lu (6029 9725) 永嘉路 570 号 5 号楼 1 楼 , 近岳阳路

Barbarossa Restaurant & Lounge Stand by the lake inside People’s Park, the three-story Barbarossa restaurant and lounge offers an array of fine food, cocktails, shisha, tapas and live


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entertainment in an exotic ambience. 231 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Huangpi Bei Lu (6318 0220) Restaurant: 11am-11pm; Bar: 5pm-2am. www.Barbarossa.com.cn 南京西路 231 号 , 近黄陂北路

Bin 74 A slick, cozy, glass-encased wine bar+shop in the heart of the French Concession. 74 Fuxing Xi Lu, by Yongfu Lu (6431 0258) Daily 2pm-1am www.cosmogroup.cn 复兴西路 74 号 , 近永福路

Big bamboo 1)132 Nanyang Lu, by Xikang Lu (6256 2265) 2) No.20 LaoWai Entertainment Street Lane 3338 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (6405 8720) 3) 381 Hongfeng Lu, by Mingyue Lu (5030 1779) 1) 南阳路 132 号 , 近西康路 2) 虹梅路3338 号虹梅路休闲街 20 号 , 近延安西路 3) 红枫路381 号 , 近明月路

Bounty Rhumerie A French-owned, pirate-themed rum bar that is surprisingly low in cheese and high in atmosphere. You can get just about any type of rum cocktail ever conceived by man and then a few more. 47 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu (137 6451 0616) Daily 6pm-late www.bountybar.cn [email protected] 永福路 47 号 , 近复兴西路

CHAR bar Classy cocktails and sophisticated setting, best known for its exquisite 270-degree views over The Bund and Pudong skyline. 30/F, Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund, 585 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, by Dongmen Lu (3302 9995) Daily 4:30pm-late, www.char-thebund.com 中山东二路 585 号英迪格酒店 30 楼 , 近东门路

Cloud 9 Cloud 9 is one of the highest bars in the world, located on the 87th floor of Grand Hyatt Shanghai. Cloud 9 owns a spectacular 360 degree view of Shanghai and offers the best cigars, cocktails and savory treats to all guests. Monday-Thursday: 5pm – 1am; Friday: 5pm – 2am; Saturday: 2pm – 2am; Sunday: 2pm – 1am. 87/F, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu (5047 8838) www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com 上海金茂君悦大酒店 86楼 , 浦东新区世纪大道 88 号 , 近银城中路

Constellation Bar A quiet bar with low-key 30’s ambiance. Known for its unique cocktails and ice-making technique, this is the perfect place for lovers and friends’ get-together. 1) 1-2/F, 33 Yongjia Lu, by Maoming Nan Lu (5465 5993) Daily 7pm-2am www.seiza-bar.com.cn 2) 86 Xinle Lu, by Xiangyang Bei Lu (5404 0970) Daily 7pm-2am 3) 251Huangpi Bei Lu, by Jiangyin Lu (5375 2712) Mon-Sun: 7pm-2am 1) 永嘉路 33 号 1-2 楼 , 近茂名南路 2) 新乐路 86 号 , 近襄阳北路 3) 黄陂北路 251 号 ,近江阴路

Cotton’s A charming bar with Jazz played in the garden, you can “smell” relaxed ambiance in the air. 1) 132 Anting Lu, by Jianguo Xi Lu (6433 7995) Mon-Fri: 4pm-2am; Sat-Sun: 11:30am-2am 2) 294 Xinhua Lu, by Panyu Lu (6282 6897) Mon-Fri: 4pm-2am; Sat-Sun: 11:30am-2am 1) 安亭路132 号 , 近建国西路 2) 新华路 294 号 , 近番禺路

De Refter A cozy Belgian style Brasserie boasting more than 50 Belgian beers, De Refter offers an intimate, friendly and relaxed atmosphere mixed with a classy crowd equaling the perfect spot for enjoying the evening with friends, colleagues or a good book. 181 Jinxian Lu, by Maoming Nan Lu (3230 2595) www.derefter.com 进贤路 181 号 , 近茂名南路

elevens 888-8 Changping Lu, by Jiaozhou Lu (13585784784) 昌平路 888-8 号 , 近胶州路

El Cóctel From virtuoso Spanish chef Willy Trullas Moreno comes this super swank cocktail lounge. Expect specialty drinks mixed with surgical precision. Reservations recommended. 2/F, 47Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu (6433 6511) Daily 5pm-3am www.elwilly.com.cn 永福路 47 号 2 楼 ,近复兴西路

EPIC A fine and cozy craft cocktail bar located at former French Concession. 7pm-2am (5411 1189) 高邮路 17 号 , 近复兴西路142 号 , 近南京西路

POP Bar influenced by the playfulness, art deco highlights and tropical vibe of cosmopolitan Miami, is a fun and elegant rooftop lounge to enjoy afternoons and nights in good company and funky music. Opening Sunday to Friday from 2:00pm till late; Saturday from 1:00pm till late. 7/F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6321 0909) www.threeonthebund.com 中山东一路 3 号 7 楼 , 近广东路

La Cocina A spanish restaurant with a authentic pinchos bar at first floor.La Cocina serves Pinchos,Tapas,Sangria, Cocktail and wines. 9 DongPing Lu, by HengShan Lu (6473 1021) Daily 11am - 2am 东平路 9 号 , 近衡山路

Malabar A cozyand exquisite Spanish tapas bar with nice food in a good value. Try the Spanish beer and wines plus excellent pinchos and tapas. 1081 Wuding Lu, by Jiaozhou Lu (5237 3085) Mon 17:00-01:00 Tue 12:00-01:00 Wed 12:00-

01:00 Thu 12:00-01:00 Fri 12:00-02:00 Sat 12:00-02:00 Sun 12:00-01:00 武定路 1081 号 , 近胶州路

Jenny’s Blue Bar Second home to hordes of blokes who regularly stop by for a drink or a home-made snack. A free foosball table, classic rock and a big screen showing ESPN and Star Sports channels. 7 Donghu Lu, by Huaihai Zhong Lu (6415 7019) Daily 1pm-2am [email protected] www.jenny-shanghai.com 东湖路 7号 , 近淮海中路 142 号 , 近南京西路

Judy’s Established in 1993, Judy's is the longest running party venue in Shanghai! Have a few drinks, settle on the vibrant party atmosphere and enjoy the house band. Enjoy dancing the night away seven days a week with your favorite party rocking music. Food is available all day until wee hours. 331 Tongren Lu, by Beijing Xi Lu (6289 3715) Daily 11am-late www.judysco.com.cn 铜仁路 331 号，近北京西路

Kaiba Belgian Beer Bar 739 Dingxi Lu by Yan’an Xi Lu (6280 5688) Sun-Thurs 4pm-12am; Fri-Sat 4pm-2am [email protected] 定西路739 号 , 近延安西路

Over Night Bar An old Shanghai Style Villa (former office of Soong Ching-ling) located near STA. Every night after 6:00pm, it incarnates to a charming bar where you get to enjoy spaghetti、roasted beef tongue and cocktails all night. 643 Huashan Lu, by Zhenning Lu 华山路 643 号 , 近镇宁路

Roosevelt Sky Bar Enjoy rooftop bar with the best view on the Bund and heated glass atrium. 9 /F, The House of Roosevelt, 27 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu(2322 0800) [email protected], www.27bund.com 中山东一路 ( 外滩 )27 号罗斯福公馆 9 楼 , 近北京东路

Senator Saloon Senator Saloon has the largest selection of Bourbon and Rye in Shanghai. Cocktails are carefully crafted. The atmosphere is intimate with velvet flock wallpapers and artisan tin ceilings. Popular bar snacks include Mac and Cheese, Pork Belly Sliders, and Chicken Pot Pie. 98

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niraku shabu shabuseafood DelightAlready praised for their refined robatayaki, the Takumi empire has expanded to include Ooedo (with their famed buffet deals) and now, Niraku Shabu Shabu.

Opened last month at Hongqiao mall, The Place, Niraku Shabu Shabu mixes high quality ingredients with Japanese styled hotpot.

While the menu boasts a range of delicious offerings like the selected beef shabu shabu combination (RMB168), the Seafood & Meat shabu shabu com-bination (RMB248), they’re focusing on their Live Snow Crab Shabu Shabu combination and All Live Seafood by providing a special 8.3 percent discount on its RMB718 price all month long.

Recommended for two – although it can easily fill a table of more – the Live Snow Crab Shabu Shabu Combination is a treat for seafood lovers.

Imported from the Sea of Japan between Hokkaido and Russia, the snow crab weighs in at nearly 800 grams and is presented live at the beginning for diner’s approval.

A staff member oversees hotpot duties, carefully preparing and serving up a spread that includes a Pollution-free vegetable and seasonal seafood platter full of locally sourced goods.

Premium items like clams, abalone and shrimp will impress with their freshness and their sizable portions, with the handmade dipping sauce adding to the taste.

Complementing the delicious snow crab are Canadian Boneless Beef Short Ribs that are served with a separate homemade peanut sauce. Once all the meals are done, the shabu shabu broth is turned into a special seafood por-ridge that is the perfect capper to this refined meal.

> The Place, 5/F, Rm 501-502, The Place, 150 Zunyi Lu, by Ziyun Lu 遵义路150号南丰城北区5楼501-502，近紫云路


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Wuyuan Lu, by Wulumuqi Zhong Lu (5423 1330) 五原路 98 号，近乌鲁木齐中路

Shiva Lounge Owned by a yoga instruc-tor, Shiva Lounge is decked out in batiks, candles and many handed Hindu gods. Room 102, 47 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu (6433 5330) Sun-Thu10pm-2.00am, Fri- Sat 10pm-5am 永福路 47 号 102 室 , 近复兴西路

The Apartment The boho decor, quirky furniture, classy rooftop terrace and expertly mixed cocktails just might fool you into thinking you’re at the loft party of a SoHo socialite. Not to be missed. 3/F, 47 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu (6437 9478) Sun-Thurs: 11am-2am; Fri-Sat: 11am-3am www.theapartment-shanghai.com 永福路 47 号 3 楼 , 近复兴西路

The BREW Try one of their six home-brewed beers and you’ll never go back to bottles of Qingdao again. Warm wood interior, right on the edge of Century Park. The Kerry Hotel, 1388 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu (6169 8888) Daily 11am–2am www.shangri-la.com 花木路 1388 号 ,近芳甸路

Zapata’s Classic “Spring Break” party bar, where anything goes…bartop dancing, tequila girls, TOP 40, you name it. 5 Hengshan Lu, by Dongping Lu (6474 6166, 6433 4104) Daily 5pm-late www.zapatas-shanghai.com 衡山路 5 号 , 近东平路

Xiao Lao Ga A Unique cocktail & lounge bar hidden at FaHuazhen Lu that offers a full selection of classic cocktails and single malt whiskey. You also get to try the exclusive house cocktails thanks to chief bartender’s professional skills. Open from 5pm, you’ll also find fine and cozy bar foods here and turn the second floor into a private party house if needed. Mojito Night Every Weekend. 909 Fahuazhen Lu, by Yan'an Xi Lu 5pm-2am (6233 8162) 法华镇路 909 号 , 近延安西路

cLubsBar Rouge The go-to spot for Shanghai’s glitterati, this chic lounge offers expertly mixed cocktails, the latest electro beats and one of the best views on the Bund. 7/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Nanjing Dong Lu (6339 1199) Sun-Wed: 6pm-3am; Thu-Sat: 6pm-late www.bar-rouge-shanghai.com 中山东一路 18 号 7 楼 , 近南京东路

M1NT Winner of 2009 Readers’ Choice Award for “Club of the Year”.Join the posh and the poser alike in this quasi exclusive nightclub, where a chic dining room offering up superb Asian inspired fusion and grilled fare are a;sp available. 24/F, 318 Fuzhou Lu, by Hankou Lu (6391 2811) Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm; Dinner: Mon-Sat 6-11pm; Club: Wed-Sat 9:30pm-late [email protected] www.m1ntglobal.com 福州路318 号高腾大厦 24 层 , 近汉口路

MARC Club Located on the rooftop with a big terrace, MARC Club boasts stunning views, where patrons can sip enticing cocktails to beats from world-famous DJs.Daily 10.30pm-midnight, 21/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538号 , 近龙潭路

MYST Daily 9:30pm-late 1123 Yanan Zhong Lu, by Fumin Lu (64379999) 延安中路 1123 号 , 近富民路

hoteL barsBAR 99 International bar features a unique Pullman Vinoteca wine concept with a Tapastry menu. Select from 99 wines or enjoy a Pullman signature cocktail after a hard day’s work. 1/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Daily 5pm - 12am 浦北路 1 号，上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 1 楼，近柳州路

Banyan Tree Located on the rooftop of Banyan Tree Shanghai on the Bund, TOPS is the first

open rooftop bar with full 180°unobstructed view in Shanghai, offering a breathtaking panorama spanning across the Bund. 19 Gongping Lu, by Haiping Lu (2509 1188) Tue-Sun, 2.30pm-1am 公平路 19 号 , 近海平路

BRU: Open from afternoon until late, BRU is a gastro pub serving casual comfort food, including rotisserie prime meats, fresh seafood and tapas plates accompanied by a wide selection of beers, wines and cocktails. As the name suggests, beer is the highlight with bottled craft beers from around the world and eight premium beers on tap. Communal benches and kegs to share are ideal for groups of colleagues and friends. Each evening, a live band enhances the stylish ambiance with contemporary and classic tunes. INTERCONTI-NENTAL SHANGHAI NECC, 1700 Zhuguang Lu, by Yinggang Dong Lu (National Exhibition Convention Center, Gate 3) (6700 1888-6031) 国家会展中心洲际酒店 , 诸光路 1700 号国家会展中心 3 号门，近盈港东路

CHAMPIONS BAR At Champions you get to chow on some great American eats. With sports memorabilia, a billiard table, a foosball table and 34 screens playing national and international sports events, this is a favorite hotspot among sports fans. 1/F, Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao, 2270 Hongqiao Lu, by Jianhe Lu (6010 6000) Sun-Thurs 5pm-1am; Fri-Sat 5pm-2am www.marriotthongqiao.com 虹桥路 2270 号 1 楼，近剑河路

Chatters Bar Designed in a red and elegant chic design, Chatters Bar on the second floor of this new MetroPolo Classiq boutique hotel which locates off Bund offers coffees, afternoon tea, cocktails and wines, and naughty nibbles. 2/F, Jinjiang Metropolo Classiq, 98 Nanjing Dong Lu (6321 1666, www.JJMPH.com) daily 10am-10pm 南京东路 98 号锦江都城南京东路外滩经典酒店 2 楼 , 近四川中路

Cloud 9 Located on Level 87 of Jin Mao Tower, this sky lounge has magnificent views of the entire city, where guests can enjoy a wide collection of creative cocktails, champagnes and Asian Tapas. The floor-to-ceiling glassed double-height section also holds a hide-away mezzanine bar. 87/F Grand Hyatt, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Dongtai Lu (5049 1234) Mon-Fri 5pm-1am; Sat-Sun 2pm-1am 世纪大道 88 号金茂大厦 87 楼 , 近东泰路

HU Bar & Lounge is Shanghai’s newest nightlife destination and showcases the Best of Shanghai’s Past and Present. HU looks back at the past while embracing the progress and fast-paced evolution Shanghai is known for all while giving its guests towering, iconic and the most amazing views of the city’s skyline from all around. 65F / 66F, 789 Nanjing Dong Lu, by Xizang Nan Lu 南京东路 789 号 65-66 层 , 近西藏南路 http://www.leroyalmeridienshanghai.com/hubar

Lobby Lounge With large floor-to-ceiling windows and a crystal chandelier, the Lobby Lounge offers a distinct atmosphere that is perfect for a rendezvous with a wide selection of top and rare whiskeys and fine wines. Daily 8am-midnight, 1/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路538 号 , 近龙潭路

Music Room is a cozy yet private spot high above the clouds. In addition to an extensive collection of specialty drinks, whiskeys and cocktails, Music Room offers different entertainment themes from Monday through Saturday, including Ladies’ Night on Wednesday. 92F, Park Hyatt Shanghai, 100 Shiji Dadao, by Dongtai Lu (6888 1234) Mon-Thur 6pm-1am; Fri-Sat 6pm-2am 世纪大道 100 号上海柏悦酒店 92 楼 , 近东泰路

Penta lounge Every Sunday between 11 am and 4pm, diners at Penta lounge at Penta hotel Shanghai get to enjoy a spiced-up lazy Sunday Brunch at RMB148 per person or RMB108 for those arriving after 2pm, with a new menu and free-flow make-your-own Bloody Mary station. 1/F, 1525 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6252 1111-8100) 定西路 1525 号酒店 1 楼 , 近愚园路。

The Compass Bar This unique bar offers an extensive collection of marine memorabilia to celebrates Shanghai’s maritime history, also check out the open-air promenade. The Peninsula Hotel 1/F, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu (2327 6737) Daily: 11am-2am www.peninsula.com 中山东一路 32 号上海半岛酒店一层 , 近北京东路

Jade on 36 Bar Breathtaking views, creative cocktails and stunning interior design make this a must-see venue. Sunday Brunch: RMB 788 + 15% service charge per person, effective 28th October 2012. 36/F Grand Tower, Pudong Shangri-la, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Xi Lu (6882 3636) 5.30pm-1am (weekends until 2am) [email protected] https://www.shang-rewards.com/aspx/RestaurantBarJade36Bar.aspx 富城路 33 号香格里拉大酒店紫金楼 36 楼 , 近陆家嘴西路

JW Lounge Bar Popular with high-flyers, this lofty lounge boasts panoramic city views and offers

an extensive champagne list, either by the glass or the by bottle. Live music six days a week. 40/F, JW Marriott, 399 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Huangpi Bei Lu (5359 4969-6864) Daily 5pm-2am www.jwmarriottshanghai.com 南京西路 399 号 JW 万豪酒店 40 楼 , 近黄陂北路

Long Bar Offering a good selection of cocktails, deluxe oysters and premium cigars, legendary Long Bar remains to be a part of the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund after architectural restoration. Lobby, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6322 9988) Mon-Sat 4pm-1am; Sun 2pm-1am 中山东一路 2 号外滩华尔道夫酒店大堂 , 近广东路

YOU BAR An ideal whisky and cigar bar, YOU Bar is designed in a sleek and stylish vibe completed with a fireplace. With a cozy down-tempo ambiance and an extensive selection of whisky-based cocktails, single malts and cigars, this is a great place for smart-casual gatherings. Daily happy hours from 6-8pm. 1/F, 1555 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6320 8888) 定西路 1555 号巴黎春天新世界酒店 1 楼 , 近愚园路

Live musicJZ Club Shanghai’s true jazz scene has finally arrived. Check it out and dig the vibe. 46 Fuxing Xi Lu, by Yongfu Lu (6431 0269) Daily 7pm-2am www.jzclub.cn 复兴西路 46 号 , 近永福路

LOgO 298 Xingfu Lu, by Pingwu Lu 幸福路 298号 , 近平武路

The Shelter This former bomb shelter is THE place for alternative electronic music in Shanghai. Low/no cover and good drinks prices make this an indie haven. 5 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu (6437 0400) Wed-Sat 9pm-late [email protected]永福路 5 号 , 近复兴西路

Yu Yin Tang Warehouse music space run by the Yu Yin Tang collective, filled with a motley crüe of rock aficionados at the forefront of shanghai’s burgeoning hardcore scene. 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (5237 8662) Tue-Sun: 8pm-2am; closed on Mon. [email protected] www.yuyintang.org 凯旋路 851 号 , 近延安西路

sports barsBig Bamboo A sports bar offering an expanded food menu, with entertainment including pool tables and flat screen televisions. Big Bamboo pulls large crowds for events like the World Cup and Superbowl. 1) Hong Mei Entertainment Street, No. 20, Lane 3338 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (6405 8720) Daily: 11am-late www.bigbamboo.cn 2) 132 Nanyang Lu, by Tongren Lu (6256 2265) Daily: 2pm-4am [email protected] 3) 381 Hongfeng Lu, by Biyun Lu (5030 1779) Sun-Thu: 11am-2am; Fri-Sat: 11am-3am [email protected] 1) 虹梅路 3338 弄虹梅休闲街 20 号 , 近延安西路 2) 南阳路 132 号 , 近铜仁路 3) 红枫路 381 号 , 近碧云路

Boxing Cat Brewery 1) Unit 26A, Sinan Mansions, 519-521 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Sinan Lu (6426 0360) Mon-Fri: 5pm-2am; Sat-Sun: 10am-2am [email protected] www.boxingcatbrewery.com 2) 82 Fuxing Xi Lu, by Yongfu Lu (6431 2091) Mon-Thu: 5pm-2am; Fri: 3pm-2am; Sat-Sun: 11am-2am 1) 复兴中路 519-521 号思南公馆 26A, 近思南路 2) 复兴西路 82 号 , 近永福路

The Camel Bar The screens, hot-blooded crowd and happy hour specials make this a fun place to meet and watch a game. 1) 1 Yueyang Lu, by Dongping Lu (6437 9446) Daily 10am-2am www.camelsportsbar.com 2) 116 Weifang Xi Lu, by Pudong Nan Lu (5879 5892) Daily 10am-2am 1) 岳阳路 1 号 , 近东平路 2) 潍坊西路 116 号 , 近浦东南路

TShanghai Brewery Microbrewery restaurant and sports bar with the chef from Michelin two-Star restaurant. Great hand-crafted beer (6 styles), tasty food with international flavors and live sports on big screens. Try brew master's winter special – golden, malty, slightly sweet French/Belgian season brewed with oats and five different malts, Slovenian hops, black pepper and coriander seeds for a full flavored winter beer.1) 15 Dongping Lu, by Hengshan Lu (3461 0717) Daily: 10am-2am www.shanghaibrewery.com 2) 21C, Hongmei Entertainment Street, 3338 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (6406 5919) Sun-Thu: 10am - 2am; Fri-Sat 10am-3am 1) 东平路 15 号 , 近衡山路 2) 虹梅路 3338 号 , 虹梅休闲街 21C, 近延安西路

wine barsBrick Restaurant and Wine Lounge Quaint, cozy, comfortable and cool, Brick also offers a jazz scene. Get a table by the piano, tuck into some Mediterranean-style cuisine. 30 Sinan Lu, by Huaihai Zhong Lu (6093 2005) Daily 11-2am [email protected] 思南路 30 号 , 近淮海中路

Dr Wine This sumptuous wine bar has bottles from RMB118 (a French Cab Sauv) to RMB45,000 for a 1982 Chateau Lafite. Don’t worry if the selection overwhelms you, someone will be there to hold your hand. 177 Fumin Lu, by Julu Lu (5403 5717) Sun-Sat 5pm-2am [email protected] 富民路 177 号 , 近巨鹿路

L’Aveue A classy and trendy wine bistro in Xintiandi offering a selection of home-made tapas, dips, pizza, sharing plates and wines in a comfortable and warm atmosphere. 1/F, 333 Huangpi Nan Lu, by Taicang Lu (6301 9999) 24/7, 11-2am 黄陂南路333 号 1 楼 , 近太仓路

Roosevelt Wine Cellar The Largest Wine Cellar in Town with over 4,000 labels. Every Wednesday is Winesday 6.30-8pm. The House of Roosevelt, 2/F, 27 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu (2322 0800) [email protected], www.27bund.com 中山东一路（外滩）27 号罗斯福公馆 2 楼 , 近北京东路

HoF A popular wine bar that provides super tasty chocolate and cakes for afternoon tea, featuring chocolate velvet cakes, death by chocolate, etc. A variety of wines and cocktails are provided at night. B1/F, DBS Building, 1318 Lujiazui Huan Lu, by Dongyuan Lu (5010 0800) Mon-Sat: 3pm-10pm www.houseofflour.com 陆家嘴环路 1318 号B1 层 , 近东园路 , 武定西路 1251 弄 20 号 , 近江苏路

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SHANGHAI (43 LOCATIONS)

Cloud 9 [New]上海龙之梦大厦中心24/F, Cloud 9 International Plaza, No.1018 Changning Road, Changning District

上海市长宁区长宁路 1018 号龙之梦大厦 24 层

Longemont Yes Tower [New]上海龙之梦雅仕企业大厦中心8/F, Longemont Yes Tower, No.399 Kaixuan Road, Changning District

上海市长宁区凯旋路 399 号龙之梦雅仕企业大厦 8 层

Oriental Financial Centre [New]上海东方汇经中心7/F, Oriental Financial Centre, No.333 Lujiazui Ring Road

上海市浦东新区陆家嘴环路 333 号东方汇经中心 7 层

Changxing Building [New]上海畅星大厦中心1/F, Changxing Building, Building 1, No.888 Bibo Road, Pudong

上海市浦东新区碧波路 888 号畅星大厦 1 层

Central Plaza [New]上海中区广场2/F, Central Plaza, No.227 North Huangpi Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区黄陂北路 227 号中区广场 2 层

Henderson 155 [New]上海恒基名人商业大厦20/F, Henderson Metropolitan, No. 155, Tianjin Road, Huangpu District

上海市中国上海市黄浦区天津路 155 号恒基名人商业大厦 20 层

Carlton Building [New]鸿祥大厦11/F, Carlton Building, No. 21 Huanghe Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区黄河路 21 号鸿祥大厦 11 层

Shui On Plaza上海瑞安中心12/F, Shui On Plaza, No.333 Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区淮海中路 333 号瑞安广场 12 层

One Corporate Avenue上海企业天地中心15/F, One Corporate Avenue, No.222 Hubin Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区湖滨路 222 号企业天地一号楼 15 层

Bund Centre上海外滩中心18/F, Bund Centre, No.222 East Yan’an Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区延安东路 222 号外滩中心 18 层


Listings

Raffles City上海来福士广场51/F, Raffles City, No.268 Middle Xizang Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区西藏中路 268 号来福士广场 51 层

The Headquarters上海都市总部中心25/F, The Headquarters Building, No.168 Middle Xizang Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区西藏中路 168 号都市总部大楼 25 层

Hong Kong Plaza上海香港广场26/F, Hong Kong Plaza, No.283 Middle Huai Hai Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区淮海中路 283 号香港广场 26 层

Silver Court上海永银大厦3/F, Silver Court Office Tower, No.85 Taoyuan Road, Huangpu District

上海市黄浦区桃源路 85 号永银大厦 3 层

Shanghai Tower [Coming Soon]上海中心29/F, Shanghai Tower, Dongtai Road, Pudong, Lujiazui

上海市浦东新区东泰路上海中心大厦 29 层

Jin Mao Tower上海金茂大厦31/F, Jin Mao Tower, No.88 Shiji Avenue, Pudong, Lujiazui

上海市浦东新区世纪大道 88 号金茂大厦 31 层

21st Century上海 21 世纪中心6/F, The 21st Century Tower, No.210 Shiji Avenue, Pudong, Lujiazui

上海市浦东新区世纪大道 210 号 21 世纪大厦 6 层

Aurora Plaza上海震旦国际大楼11/F, Aurora Plaza, No.99 Fucheng Road, Pudong, Lujiazui

上海市浦东新区富城路 99 号震旦国际大楼 11 层

Standard Chartered Lujiazui上海陆家嘴渣打中心5/F, Standard Chartered Tower, No.201 Shiji Avenue, Pudong, Lujiazui

上海市浦东新区陆家嘴世纪大道 201 号渣打银行大厦5 层

BEA Finance Tower上海东亚银行金融大厦中心15/F, BEA Finance Tower, No.66 Hua Yuan Shi Qiao Road, Pudong, Lujiazui

上海市浦东新区花园石桥路 66 号东亚银行金融大厦15 层

Plaza 66上海恒隆广场15/F, Tower 2, Plaza 66, No.1266 West Nanjing Road, Jing'an District

上海市静安区南京西路 1266 号恒隆广场二座 15 层

Eco City上海 1788 国际中心9/F, Eco City, No.1788 West Nanjing Road, Jing'an District

上海市静安区南京西路 1788 号 1788 国际中心 9 层

Shanghai Centre上海商城5/F, West Office Tower Shanghai Centre, No.1376 West Nanjing Road, Jing’an District

上海市静安区南京西路 1376 号上海商城西峰 5 层

Garden Square [New]上海嘉地广场11/F, Garden Square, No.968 West Beijing Road, Jing’an District

上海市静安区北京西路 968 号嘉地中心 11 层

Nanjing West Road上海南京西路中心18/F, Shanghai Oriental Centre, No.699 West Nanjing Road, Jing’an District

上海市静安区南京西路 699 号东方众鑫大厦 18 层

Yueda 889上海悦达 889 中心8/F, Yueda 889, No.1111 Changshou Road, Jing’an District

上海市静安区长寿路 1111 号悦达 889 广场 8 层

The Tower上海锦江向阳大厦14/F, Jinjiang Xiangyang Tower, No.993 West Nanjing Road, Jing’an District

上海市静安区南京西路 993 号 14 层

Henderson 688 [New]

上海恒基 688 广场16/F, Henderson 688, No.688 West Nanjing Road, Jing'an District

上海市静安区南京西路 688 号恒基 688 广场 16 层

ICC上海环贸广场7/F, One ICC, Shanghai ICC, No.999 Middle Huaihai Road, Xuhui District

上海市徐汇区淮海中路 999 号上海环贸广场 7 层

CCIG International Plaza上海中金国际广场12/F, Building A, CCIG Int’l Plaza, No.331 North Caoxi Road, Xuhui District

上海市徐汇区漕溪北路 331 号中金国际广场 A 座 12层

Huaihai Plaza [New]上海淮海国际广场28/F, Huaihai Plaza, No.1045 Middle Huihai Road, Xuhui District

上海市徐汇区淮海中路 1045 号淮海国际广场 28 层

CCIG Int’l Plaza Lv 17 [New]上海中金国际广场 17 层17/F, Building A, CCIG Int’l Plaza, No.331 North Caoxi Road, Xuhui District

上海市徐汇区漕溪北路 331 号中金国际广场 A 座 17层

Grand Gateway [New]上海港汇广场48/F, Grand Gateway, No.1 Hongqiao Road, Xuhui District

上海市徐汇区虹桥路 1 号港汇广场 48 层

Shanghai Mart Hongqiao上海虹桥世贸商城2/F, ShanghaiMart, No.2299 West Yan’an Road, Changning District

上海市长宁区延安西路 2299 号上海世贸商城 2 层

Maxdo Centre [New]上海万都中心43/F, Maxdo Centre, No.8 Xingyi Road, Changning District

上海市长宁区兴义路 8 号万都中心 43 层

Silver Centre上海银座企业中心No.1388, North Shaan Xi Road, Putuo District

上海市普陀区陕西北路 1388 号银座企业中心

Central Towers上海品尊国际中心11F, Tower B, Central Towers, No.567 Lan Gao Road, Putuo District

上海市普陀区岚皋路 567 号品尊国际中心 B 座 11 层

Zhabei Centro上海恒汇国际大厦22/F, Zhabei Centro, No.568 Hengfeng Road, Zhabei District

上海市闸北区恒丰路 568 号恒汇国际大厦 22 层

One Prime上海壹丰广场25/F, One Prime, No.360 Wu Jin Road, Hongkou District

上海市虹口区武进路 360 号壹丰广场 25 层

Harbour One上海东方海港国际大厦中心16/F, Harbour One, No.1080 Dong Da Ming Road, Hongkou District

上海市虹口区东大名路 1080 号东方海港国际大厦 16层

Baoland Plaza [New]上海宝地广场16/F, Tower B, Baoland Square, No.688 Dalian Road, Yangpu District

上海杨浦区大连路 688 号宝地广 B 座 16 层

KIC Yangpu上海创智天地9/F, Tower 12, KIC III, No.333 Songhu Road, Yangpu District

上海杨浦区淞沪路 333 号创智天地广场三期 12 号楼 9层

THE HUB Centre上海虹桥天地5/F, Tower 3, THE HUB, No.29 Suhong Road, Minhang District

上海市闵行区苏虹路 29 号上海虹桥天地三号楼 5 层

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Le Salon Boasting an international team with more than 15 years’ experience, LE SALON with

a unique French style is the expert in hair color & blond highlights and international brand offering. Welcome to a unique experience dedicated to your hair and beauty. Unit332, Bld3, Surpass Court, 570 Yongjia Lu, by Yueyang Lu (6074 0365) 永嘉路 570 号 3 号 332 室 , 近岳阳路

Mirage.M Hairdressing & Makeover A well-trained team from London and Singapore specialize in European and Asian haircut & colour, an expert on blonde hair that uses exclusively professional Wella & Organics products. Unit 101, block 11, Cool Docks, 505 Zhongshan Nan Lu, by Xin matou jie ( 6152 6762) www.miragemhairmakeup.com 中山南路 505 弄老码头11 号楼 101 室 , 近新码头街

Toni and Guy Celebrating 51 years of fashion,hair and heritage, Toni and Guy is an international brand offering the best and creative hairstyle to suit each client. 1) East Tower 209, ShanghaiCen-tre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu 2) 1380 Dingxiang Lu, by Yingchun Lu (5843 3830) 3) Unit F1A-06, B2, Super Brand Mall, 168 Lujiazui Xi Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (5047 2298) 4) 4/F, River Wing, Pudong shangri-La, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Mingshang Lu (2828 6691) 1) 南京西路 1376 号上海商城东峰 209 室 , 近西康路 2) 丁香路 1380 号 , 近迎春路 3) 陆家嘴西路 168 号正大广场地下二层 F1A-06 室 , 近陆家嘴环路 4) 富城路 33 号浦东香格里拉 4楼 , 近名商路

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Helen Nail Spa A long-time favorite among locals and expats alike, Helen Nail Spa is much more than a nail spa; they have a variety of pampering treatments and excellent waxing services. 1) 120 Nanchang Lu, by Yandang Lu (5383 8957) Daily 10am-10pm 2) No 6, Lane 819 Julu Lu, by Fumin Lu (5403 7802) 3) 70 Shimen yi Lu, by Dagu Lu (6333 7535). 1) 南昌路 120 号 , 近雁荡路 2) 巨鹿路819 弄 6 号 , 近富民路 3) 石门一路 70 号，近大沽路

heaLth servicesAmerican Medical Center The American Medical Center (AMC) was founded with the mission to bring the highest American standards of health-care to Shanghai. AMC provides comprehensive orthopedic care for all bone, joint, and soft tissue injuries, as well as internal medicine, preventive medicine, pain management, and medical imaging services. AMC’s renowned physicians have treated US presidents and professional athletes and bring their expertise to help patients in Shanghai. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm. 888 Tianlin Lu, by Lianhua Lu (6485 7333) http://www.amc-shanghai.com. 田林路 888弄 1 号东楼 , 近莲花路

Bioscor Shanghai Clinic With over 10 years' experience, Bioscor's team of international docors and skin specialists are committed to provide you with the best level of service for all your cosmetic needs such as Botox, Filler, Pixel, Cutera, Ulthera, Microdermabrasion, Chemical Peel, Vein Therapy and Cosmetic Sugerys. 1) No.5, Lane89 Xingguo Lu, by Hunan Lu (6431 8899) 9am-6pm [email protected] www.bioscor.com.cn. 2) 2/F, Zhongrong Jasper Tower, 8 Yincheng Zhong Lu, by Pudong Nan Lu (6859 0020) 1) 兴国路 89 弄 5号 , 近湖南路 2) 银城中路 8 号中融碧玉蓝天大厦 , 近浦东南路

DeltaHealth Hospital·Shanghai is affiliated with innovative healthcare provider DeltaHealth. Focusing on cardiovascular care, the general hospital is designed and built in accordance with joint Commission International (JCI) standards. DeltaHealth Hospital·Shanghai is built to cover the entire Yangtze River Delta. The 200-bed capacity will enable the hospital to better serve patients and their families. Following its inauguration, DeltaHealth Hospital·Shanghai will open its general and cardiovascular outpatient services while accepting appointment requests for cardiac surgeries such as CABG, cardiac value repair, and certain aortic surgeries. (6015 1313/400 8210 277, www.deltahealth.com.cn, Wechat: DeltaHealth_CN) 109 Xule Lu, by Zhulu Xi Lu, QingPu District 青浦区徐乐路 109 号，近诸陆西路

Global HealthCare Medical & Dental Center – Puxi Suite 303, Eco City 1788Nanjing Xi Lu, by Wulumuqi Bei Lu (5298 6339, 5298 0593) 南京西路 1788 号 1788 国际中心 303 室 , 近乌鲁木齐北路

Global HealthCare Medical & Dental Center – Pudong Shop 212, Shanghai World Financial Center, 100 Shiji Dadao, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (6877 5093, 6877 5993 ) 世纪大道 100 号上海环球金融中心商场 212 室 , 近陆家嘴环路

TOKUSHINKAI Dental Clinic 1) Jing’an: 2/F, Pacheer Commercial Center, 555 NanjingXi Lu, by Chengdu Bei Lu 10am-6pm (6340-0270, 6340-0290) 2) Jinqiao: 160 Lan'an Lu, by Biyun Lu 10am-10pm (6340-0270, 6340-0290) 3) Lianyang: 1192-1198 Dingxiang Lu, by Fangdian Lu 10am-10pm (6856-1040 | 6856-1045) 4) Hongqiao: 3/F Maxdo Center, 8 Xingyi Lu, by Xianxia Lu (5208-0208, 5208-0218)10am-8pm 5) Greenway: 4/F Shanghai Times Square, 93 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Liulin Lu (3366-6129) 9.30am-6pm 6) Takashimaya: 5F,Takashimaya, 1438 Hongqiao Lu, by Manao Lu (6268 2286) 1) 南京西路 555 号 555商厦 2 楼 , 近成都北路 2) 蓝桉路 160 号 , 近碧云路 3) 丁香路 1192-1198 号 , 近芳甸路 4) 兴义路 8 号万都商城 3 楼 , 近仙霞路 5) 淮海中路 93 号大上海时代广场办公楼 4 楼 , 近柳林路 6) 虹桥路 1438 号高岛屋百货 5 楼 501 室 , 近玛瑙路

IMCC Founded in 1993, International Medical Care Center of Shanghai General Hospital was the first join-venture medical facility in town, providing medical treatments, health care and physical examinations by professional medical team and nurses who have a good command of foreign languages. 1) 585 Jiulong Lu, by Wujin Lu (6324 3852) 2) 650 Xin Songjiang Lu, by Jiasong Nan Lu (3779 8630) www.firsthospital.cn 1) 九龙路585号, 近武进路 2) 松江区新松江路 650 号 , 近嘉松南路

Single Medical Aesthetics provides one-stop individual medical beauty service.A professional team of doctors and skin specialists are committed to providing the best services to meet all your needs including Botox and Derma-filler injections, Skin Rejuvenation, Laser treatment, Skin tightening and Cosmetic Surgery. Room 202A, 285 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Xiangyang Nan Lu (6433 0056) WeChat: singlemedical. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Friday 10am-8pm. [email protected], www.singlemedical.com 建国西路 285 号科投大厦202A 室 , 近襄阳南路

Shanghai Aier Eye Hospital Shanghai Aier Eye Hospital, which was founded by the largest chain ophthalmology center in China, is a first-rate, comprehensive ophthalmic medical center and hospital that provides excellent English service for expats. 1286Hongqiao Lu, by Songyuan Lu (3251 9930) Mon-Sun: 8.30am-5.30pm [email protected] en.aier021.com/ 虹桥路 1286 号 , 近宋园路

Shanghai East International Medical Center has been providing quality 24-hour care to the international community since 2003. The teams of highly-respected multinational doctors provide a wide range of services for multinational corporations, international schools, consulates, hotels, and families from all over the world. Mon– Fri 9am – 8pm, Sat-Sun 9am – 6pm. 150 Jimo Lu, by Pudong Dadao (5879 9999/150-0019-0899, [email protected]) www.seimc.com.cn 即墨路150 号 , 近浦东大道

Shanghai Redleaf International Women and Infants Center; Shanghai Redleaf International Women's Hospital 1209 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Donghu Lu 8am-5pm, 24/7 (6196 3333) [email protected] www.redleafhosptial.com 淮海中路 1209 号 , 近东湖路

Shanghai United Family Hospital and Clinics 1) 1139 Xianxia Lu, by Qingxi Lu (2216 3900, 2216 3999) Mon-Sat: 8.30am-5.30pm 2) Shanghai Racquet Club, Lane 555 Jinfeng Lu, by Baole Lu Mon-Sat 9am-5pm 3) 1/F, area A & B, 525 Hongfeng Lu, by Mingyue Lu (5030 9907) Mon-Sat: 8.30am-5.30pm 4) 8 Quankou Lu, by Linquan Lu Mon-Sat: 8am-5.30pm www.ufh.com.cn 1) 仙霞路 1139 号 , 近青溪路 2) 金丰路 555 弄上海网球俱乐部内 , 近保乐路 3) 红枫路 525 号 A&B 区1 楼 , 近明月路 4) 泉口路 8 号 , 近林泉路

massage & spaChi Spa CHI, the Spa at Shangri-La, offers massages and treatments that are based on authentic natural healing methods found in the traditional well-being practices shared by many Asian cultures. 6/F, Tower 2, Pudong Shangri-La, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Mingshang Lu (5877 1503) 10-12am www.shangri-la.com/en/corporate/chi 富城路 33 号上海浦东香格里拉大酒店二座 6 楼 , 近名商路

Chuan Spa This world-class spa located within the new Langham Hotel specializes in traditional Chinese treatments. Designed for contemplation and inspiration, rediscover your inner self with an escape to a spa treatment in any of the four luxurious therapy rooms. 3/F, The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, 740 Hankou Lu, by Xizang Zhong Lu (6080 0722) 10am-10.30pm [email protected] www.chuanspa.com/en/Shanghai/


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Dragonfly 1) 2/F, 559 Nanchang Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu (5456 1318) 2) 206Xinle Lu, by Fumin Lu (5403 9982) Daily 10-2am 3) 2/F, 218 Xinle Lu, by Fumin Lu (6327 1193) Daily 11-2am 4) L119, 1378 Huamu Lu, by Fangdian Lu (6469 7258) 11-12am 5) Villa 5, 3911 Hongmei Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu (6242 4328) Daily 9-2am 6) 193 Jiaozhou Lu, by Xinzha Lu (5213 5778) Daily 10-2am 7) LG2-47 IFC, 8 Shiji Dadao, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (6878 5008) 8) 616 Biyun Lu, by Yunshan Lu (5835 2118) 9) SB1-05B, B1 South Retail, Jingan Kerry Centre, 1218 Yan'an Zhong Lu, by Changde Lu (6266 0018) 1)南昌路 559 号 2 楼 , 近陕西南路 2) 新乐路 206 号 , 近富民路 3) 花木路 1378 号浦东嘉里城 L119 单元 , 近芳甸路 4) 虹梅路 3911 号 5 号别墅 , 近延安西路 5) 胶州路 193 号 , 近新闸路 6) 世纪大道 8 号国金中心 LG2-47, 近陆家嘴环路 7) 碧云路 616 号 , 近云山路 8) 延安中路 1218 号静安嘉里中心商场南区地下一楼 SB1-05B (25 号商铺 ), 近常德路

The Peninsula Spa Escape from the hustle city life and enjoy massages, facials or make-up applications, it is the first spa in Shanghai offering award-winning Biologique Recherche skincare treatments and facial products. 3/F, The Peninsula Shanghai, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu (2327 6599), Mon-Fri 11am – 12am; Sat-Sun 10am – 12am; treatment reservation begins at 10am. 中山东一路 32 号，上海半岛酒店 3 楼，近北京东路

Waldorf Astoria Spa The Waldorf Astoria Spa offers an international elixir of luxury spa experiences delivered by a team of highly skilled therapists. Each experience is enhanced by purest exquisite products selected from around the globe, sending you on a journey of enlightenment. 3/F, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6322 9988-3620) Daily10am-10pm 中山东一路 2号外滩华尔道夫酒店 3 楼 , 近广东路

Yu Massage Step into a tranquil dynastic setting when you cross the threshold of this spa, adorned in antique Chinese-style decorations. Matching the decor, the services are primarily Chinese, offering Chinese massage, aroma oil massage and foot massage. 1) 366 Wuyuan Lu, by Wukang Lu (5403 9931) 11-1:30am 2) 199 Huangpi Bei Lu, by Renmin Dadao 10am-1:30am (6315 2915) www.yumassage.cn 3) 2/F, 218 Xinle Lu, by Donghu Lu 1) 五原路 366 号 , 近武康路 2) 黄陂北路 199 号，近威海路口 3) 新乐路 218 号 2 楼 , 近东湖路

推油网 ·Seven Massage 宫七 A high-end massage brand that provides door to door service and a variety of body essential oil spa massage in a quiet and private environment. Whether you prefer a pampering spa at home or during your hotel stay, feel free to make appointments by calling 3490 1117 or 6882 1317 or go to their actual stores. Opening hours: 11-1am. Home service hours: 9am-midnight. Pudong: 2302 Zhangyang Lu, by Jingnan Lu (6882 1317, 15221309767) Puxi: 2/F, 1832 Gubei Lu, by Hongsong Dong Lu (3490 1117; 17717447707. www.toyoo7.com) 1) 张杨路2302 号 , 近泾南路 2) 古北路 1832 号 2 楼 , 近红松东路

pregnancy heaLth serviceAmerican-Sino OB/GYN/Pediatrics Services ASOG was founded in 2003. We provide a comprehensive array of on-site services for women and children by certified specialists from overseas and China. Our facilities located in the city center are comfortable and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. We are committed to providing quality, compassionate, and personalized healthcare with international standards. Our medical staffs are bilingual in English and Chinese.Opening Hours Monday-Friday 9:00--20:00 Saturday-Sunday9:00--17:00 Vaccination for

children is not available after 5pm Direct billing with over 30 international insurance companies 1) Inpatient: 14/F, Complex Building Huashan Hospital, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Lu, by Changle Lu (6249 3246, 5288 7240) 2) Outpatient: 3/F, Block 6, Clove Apartment, 800 Huashan Lu, by Zhenning Lu (6210 2299) Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat- Sun 9am-5pm 1) 乌鲁木齐中路 12 号华山医院综合楼14 楼 , 近长乐路 . 2) 华山路 800 弄丁香公寓 6 号裙楼3 楼近镇宁路

Shanghai Redleaf International Women and Infants Center; Shanghai Redleaf International Women's Hospital 1209 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Donghu Lu 8am-5pm, 24/7 (6196 3333) [email protected] www.redleafhosptial.com 淮海中路 1209 号 , 近东湖路

VIP Maternity&GYN Center This is a reputable chain of hotel-style VIP Maternity & GYN Centres delivering premium Obstetric and Gynaecological (“OB/GYN”) services. There services include prenatal examinations, examinations, genetic consulting, general examinations, minor operatio VIP13-15/F, 1961 Huashan Lu, by Changle Lu (6407 0399, 5288 9999) Daily 8am-10pm www.upmg.us 华山路 1961 号贵宾楼 13-15 层 , 近长乐路

yogaKarma Life Yoga This large newly renovated high-end studio in Pudong offers a diverse range of styles and classes, including Ashtanga, Anusara, Hot yoga, soft Yin and Basics. The teachers are top notch and international, with world-renowned visiting guest teachers offering workshops and teacher trainings. Classrooms are spacious and bright, and changing areas are clean and stylish. Classes taught in both Chinese and English. 1) 160 Pucheng Lu, by Shangcheng Lu (5882 4388, 150 0003 0588) Daily 9am-10pm [email protected] www.karmayoga.com.cn 2) 2nd floor, No. 758 South Xizang Lu 1) 浦城路 160 号 , 近商城路 2) 西藏南路 758 号 2 楼

The Pure Yoga Shanghai flagship studio is located at iapm mall on 999 Huaihai Middle Road, in the heart of Shanghai’s shopping district. Pure is Asia’s leading lifestyle brand and is proud to extend its foothold in Shanghai after Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and New York. Pure Yoga brings to our city its yoga and fitness expertise, a team of passionate and internationally recognized instructors, plus exciting workshops and teacher training conducted by renowned yoga masters. L6-615, iapm mall, 999 huaihai Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu (5466 1266) 淮海中路 999 号环贸iapm 商场 L6-615, 近陕西南路

Y+ Yoga Centre Whether you are looking to develop your spiritual wellbeing, body toning or just socialise with the hip young crowd, Y + Yoga Centre will have the right class for you. 1) 2/F, Bldg2, 299Fuxing Xi Lu, by Huashan Lu (6433 4330) Daily 6.45am - 8.45pm [email protected] www.yplus.com.cn 2) 3/F, 308 Anfu Lu, by Wukang Lu (6437 2121) [email protected] 3) 2/F, 202 Hubin Lu, by Shunchang Lu (6340 6161) Daily 7.30am-8.45pm [email protected] 1) 复兴西路299 号 2 号楼 2 楼 , 近华山路 2) 安福路 308 号 3 楼 ,近武康路 3) 湖滨路 202 号 2 楼 , 近顺昌路

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Shanghai Tang 1) No.15 North Block,181 Taicang Lu, by Madang Lu (6384 1601) Mon-Sun 10.30am-11pm 2) Shop E, Jinjiang Hotel, 59 Maoming Nan Lu, by Changle Lu (5466 3006) Mon-Sun 10am-10pm 3) Shangri-La Pudong Lobby Level, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Mingshang Lu (5877 6632) Mon-Sun 10am-10pm 4) 1/F, 333 Huangpi Nan Lu, by Taicang Lu (6384 1601) Mon-Sun 10.30am-11pm 5) L1C, Level 1 the Peninsula Hotel, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Nanjing Dong Lu (6329 6255) Mon-Sun 10.30am-11pm 6) L221, Citic Square, 1168 Nan Jing Xi Lu, by Jiangning Lu (5212 2162) Mon-Sun 10.30am-11pm 1) 太仓路181 弄新天地北里 15 号 , 近马当路 2) 茂名南路 59 号锦江饭店 E 店铺 , 近长乐路 3) 富城路 33 号浦东香格里拉大酒店一楼 , 近名商路 4) 黄陂南路 333 号新天地 1 层 , 近太仓路 5) 中山东一路 32 号半岛酒店 1 层L1C 铺 , 近南京东路 6) 南京西路 1168 号中信泰富广场 2 层 221 单元 , 近江宁路

furniture & LifestyLeChapin House Boasting 4,700 square meters, Chapin House is a sizable showroom specializing

in a mix of Chinese and western furniture: furnish-ings, upholstery, decorative lighting, mattresses, tables, table ware, accessories, as well as a large selection of kids’ furniture. 1) 2622 Jinqiao Lu, by Jinxiu Dong Lu Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sunday 11am-5pm 2) HuBinDao Mall, 150 Hubin Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu Mon-Sun: 10am-10pm (5858-1329, http://ChapinHouse.com/) 1) 金桥店 , 金桥路2622 弄 59 号 5 号门 , 近锦绣东路 2) 新天地店 , 湖滨路 150 号 , 近黄陂南路

DTL HOME&GARDEN FURNITERE Having over ten years’ experience of manufacturing, custom-made solid wood furniture, the company also includes indoor furniture featuring Chinese and Western style, children’s furniture, outdoor garden pieces, Afghanistan handmade carpets and featured decorations, etc. Products are popular in Europe, America and around the world. 1) PuXi Store:B-1, 1568 HuQingPing Gong Lu, by Xiewei Lu (6976 0245) [email protected] www.dingtang.com 2) Pudong Store: 160 JinFeng Bei Lu, by Longdong Dadao (5833 1968) 1) 沪青平公路1568 号 B-1 铺圣保艺术园区内 , 近谢卫路 2) 浦东新区金丰北路 160 号 , 近龙东大道

Lily’s Antiques Specializing in high quality and genuine Chinese antiques, Lily’s Antiques offers 100 percent wood furniture and home decor for the modern home. Tailor-made furniture can be ordered on request and free shipping is provided within Jinqiao area. 1037 Biyun Lu, by Huangyang Lu (5019 1199) [email protected]; www.lilysantiques.com 碧云路 1037 号 , 近黄杨路

Platane Platane combines traditional savoir faire, worldwide design home wares in a distinctive simplicity and elegance. Discover its own range of handmade ceramic and porcelain as well as imported brands like Zoeppritze, Bertozzi, Charvet, La Rochere, LSA. www.platane.cn 1)439 Wukang lu by Huaihai Zhong lu (6433 6387); 2)156Taikang lu by Sinan lu (6466 2495). 1) 武康路 439 号（6433 6387）2）泰康路 156 号（6466 2495）

LE REXO has clients - interior designers, individuals - coming from as far as Europe, USA, Singapore etc… famous for its combination of four different factors: craftsmanship, materials, quality and personalized interior decoration service. Each furniture is handcrafted, unique, 100 percent organic and custom made. You can order your own high end custom made furniture on line, or meet us in our showroom (open by appointment). LE REXO and designer Echo Chen have launched amazing collections of jewellery, unique pieces of fine craftsmanship. 2F, N.20, Lane 383, South Xiang Yang road (By Yong Jia Road). (you can call us: 180 1793 8251, Mon-Sat, 13:00-18:00, or send an email to: [email protected]). www.lerexo.com. 上海市徐匯區襄陽南路383 弄 20 號 2 樓（近永嘉路 )

SHANG XIA 1) 233 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Songshan Lu (8017 9777) 2) No.8D-16, Departure Hall on Hongqiao Airport T2 (2238 2549) 1) 淮海中路 233 号 , 近嵩山路 2) 虹桥机场 T2 航厦出发大厅8D-16

famiLy fun

NBA PlayzoneThe NBA is excited to provide children and their families with a safe, clean environment for sports and fun right in the heart of Shanghai. Our 1,500 square meter space features ten signature elements including a concessions area and a retail store. Whether it’s hitting a buzzer-beater at the Arena, exploring the twists, turns and slides in the Mascot Training Ground, building balance and coordination in the Rookie Challenge, watching your favorite player come to life at the Interactive Court, dunking like a pro on our trampoline lanes or measuring yourself against your favorite star at one of our NBA Measure-Ups, NBA Playzone is sure to deliver an active, inspiring, educational, and fun experience for the whole family. What’s more, our world famous NBA mascots, Clutch and Benny the Bull, will make regular appearances at NBA Playzone, delighting parents and children alike with their comedic routines.Website: www.nbaplayzone.comEmail: [email protected]: 2F, Hubindao Shopping Mall, Huangpu DistrictOpening this Summer!

BOOkstOres

Garden Books SHANGHAI CENTER, F1/1376 Nanjing Road (W), (EAST SUITE)Sells imported books, newspapers, magazines and other foreign publications. www.bookzines.com [email protected] 325 Changle Lu, by Shaanxi Lu (5404 8728) 长乐路 325 号 , 近陕西路

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cLassifieDsLevel 35, CITIC SquareNo.1168 West Nanjing Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai (West Nanjing Road Station, Line 2)上海市静安区南京西路 1168 号 , 中信泰富广场 35楼 ( 地铁二号线南京西路站 )

The Executive Centre – Xintiandi 德事商务中心 - 新天地Level 5, XintiandiNo.159 Madang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai(South Huangpi Road Station, Line 1)上海市黄埔区马当路 159 号 , 新天地 5 楼

（地铁一号线黄陂南路站）

The Executive Centre – The Center德事商务中心-世纪商贸广场Level 20, The CenterNo.989 Changle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai (Changshu Road Station, Line 1)上海市徐汇区长乐路 989 号 , 世纪商贸广场 20 楼 ( 地铁一号线常熟路站 )

The Executive Centre - Chong Hing Finance Center 德事商务中心 - 创兴金融中心Level 12, Chong Hing Finance CenterNo.288 West Nanjing Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai (People Square Station, Line 1)上海市黄浦区南京西路 288 号 , 创兴金融中心 12 楼 ( 地铁一号线人民广场站 )

TINVESTTinvest Group- boutique serviced office ( Former French concession)www.tinvestgroup.com6433 5707 or 18317070380

T2889F/10F,Dramatic Art Center 288 Anfu Rd,Xuhui District,Shanghai Close to Changshu station (Line 1&7),Close to Shanghai library station (line 10)

T297#297,Wuyuan RdClose to Changshu station (Line 1&7),Close to Shanghai library station (line 10)

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• WFOE & Rep. Office Set Up• Accounting & Tax Compliance• Payroll, HR & Visa Solutions• Hong Kong & Offshore Company Registration• Hong Kong & China Bank Account OpeningServing all your business needs for investing in China. Call us for a free consultation.

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Shanghai: Suite 904, OOCL Plaza, 841 Yan An Zhong Road, Jing-An District, Shanghai, PRC.上海市静安区延安中路 841 号东方海外大厦 904 室

Beijing: Room 2302, E-Tower, No.12 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC.北京市朝阳区光华路 12 号数码 01 大厦 2302 室

Guangzhou: Room D-E, 11/F., Yueyun Building,3

Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, PRC.广州市中山二路 3 号 ( 东山口 ) 粤运大厦 11 楼 D-E室

Hong Kong: 7/F., Hong Kong Trade Centre, 161-167 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.香港德辅道中 161-167 号香港贸易中心 7 楼

J&K Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.WOFE, JV & Rep. Office Set Up.Visa, Work Permit, Residence Permit.Tax & Accounting Advisory.Payroll & HR Solutions. Trade Mark Registration. HK & Overseas Company.Tel: 51179353; [email protected]

24M²Large Bedroom For Rent13th Floor, view, 20GB Broadband, En-Suite Toilet, IPTV Over 120 International Channels. Steps to North Xizang Rd. Station, Line 8. 3 Stops Away From People Square. Rent: 3000 Per Month. Mobile: 18916038577;Email: [email protected]出租主卧，靠近西藏北路地铁站（8 号线）

Shanghai Sunglow Elite Law Firm:We focus on Criminal Defence / Labour Dispute / Marriage Legal Service.E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 159-0075-6080 (Bruce Yin)Tel: 021-51699615Add: B206, No.85 Loushanguan Rd, Shanghai, China

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AIAAIA CFO Forum on Dec 15This is the 14th CFO Forum AIA (the Association of International Accountant) has held in Shanghai. This time we invite Yu Chun, a director of one international accounting firm to share her view on bank fraud.Tel: 400-820-2803Free, 2:00-3:30pm. 10F, Towel 2, No. 2230, Zhongshan Road West, close to Yi Shan Road Station(Line3, 4, 9)徐汇区中山西路 2230 号 2 号楼 10 楼，靠近宜山路地铁站（3、4、9 号线）

LONG Mandarin--With 6 centers throughout Shanghai, Long Mandarin has taught Chinese to over 14,000 expats over the past 10 years. Long Mandarin is an official registered HSK testing center as well. Free HSK seminar held every month. Course—Classes are available for survival, conversational, business Chinese, Chinese character course, HSK course and more. Cultural courses are also available, with special events held every month.

Campus徐家汇校 Xujiahui School徐汇区天钥桥路 93 号中福实业大厦 11 楼 ( 近肇嘉浜路，1,9,11 号线徐家汇站 )93 Tianyaoqiao Rd 11F near Zhaojiabang Rd, Xujiahui Station (Line1,9,11)

中山公园校 Zhongshan Park School长宁区凯旋路 166 号凯旋坊 6 号楼 3 层 D 座（近汇川路，2,3,4 号线中山公园站）166 Kaixuan Rd, Bldg 6, 3F/D near Huichuan Rd, Zhongshan Park Station (Line2,3,4)

八佰伴校 Babaiban School - Pudong浦东新区浦东南路 1088 号中融大厦 9010-9011室（近张杨路 9 号线商城路站）1088 South Pudong Rd, Ste. Rooms 9010-9011 near Zhangyang Rd,

Shangcheng Rd Station(Line9)

古北校 Gubei School长宁区荣华西道 79 弄 10A 金鹿公寓 1-4 楼（近水城南路 10 号线水城路站）79 West Ronghua Rd, No 10A near South Shuicheng Rd, Shuicheng Rd Station (Line10)

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（近东绣路 9 号线杨高中路站）1650 Jinxiu Rd./Bldg.2, 702 near Dongxiu Rd, Middle Yanggao Rd Station (Line9)

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Kerry CenterLevel 29 Shanghai Kerry Centre1515 Nanjing West RoadJing An District, Shanghai 200040Close to Jing’An station (Line 2,7)嘉里中心 29 楼南京西路 1515 号中国上海市静安区靠近静安寺地铁站（2 号线）

Servcorp At the Bund5th Floor Somekh Building, Bund149 Yuanmingyuan RoadHuangpu District Shanghai 200002Close to People Square Station (Line 1,2,8)圆明园路 149 号外滩哈密大楼 5 楼中国上海黄浦区靠近人民广场地铁站（1 号线）

Citigroup TowerLevel 23, Citigroup Tower33 Huayuanshiqiao RoadPudong, Shanghai 200120Close to Lujiazui Station (Line 2)花旗集团大厦 23 楼花园石桥路 33 号中国上海浦东靠近陆家嘴地铁站（2 号线）

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The Executive Centre – International Finance Center 德事商务中心 - 上海国金中心Level 8 & 36, Tower 2, International Finance Center No.8 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai (Lujiazui Station, Line 2)上海市浦东新区世纪大道 8 号 , 上海国金中心二期 8楼 / 36 楼（地铁二号线陆家嘴站）

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Pudong, Shanghai Language Center23/F, Shanghai Stock Exchange Building (N), 528 Pudong South Road, Shanghai上海浦东南路 528 号上海证券大厦北塔 23 楼Tel: 021-6881 0588Puxi, Shanghai Language Center35/F, Ciro’s Plaza, 388 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai上海南京西路 388 号仙乐斯广场 35 楼Tel: 021-6334 6262Gubei Language Center2D, St. Laurent Building, 3215-201 Alley, Hongmei Road, Shanghai上海虹梅路 3215 弄 201 号圣伦兰商务大楼 2DTel: 021-5430 7565WEB: http://www.berlitz.com.cn/

CTYME1) Top 2000-5000-hours-experrenied frofessional teacher, exploring Memory code, to help students learn Chinese Fast! 2) Special 3-STEP-Learning-Method, sprint vocabulary, grammer,communication, and HSK examination.3) Different teachers focus on different courses(Oral Chinese/ busi-ness Chinese/HSK, etc) 4) Headquaters in Jing'An:Room 1213,12 Floor,Zi'an Mansion, 309 Yu'yuan Road. Branch School in Xu'Hui(On line Course Center): Building 1,50 Lane, 200 Long'cao Road.

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HanYuan Promotion Daytime Course What is Taobao Course ?

Taobao Course is a special course for foreign ladies who living in Shanghai.You are able to do shopping not only by lower price but also by more choices.It makes your life more convenient and more efficient.So we are 100% make sure that you will regret your whole life if you miss this course.Don't hesitate and join our lessons now!Address:Huaihai Road Campus: No.28 Gaolan Rd. 021-53067271Zhongshan Park Campus: Room A, 13F, No.121, Jiangsu Rd. 021-62418767

Mandarin City Mandarin City is dedicated to providing high quality and professional Chinese courses for foreigners. It has a good reputation for achieving results through excellent teaching and considerate service! Mandarin City also can sent teachers to your office or home for your convenience! Address: No.40, Lane 56 Yandang Road (Close to Middle Huaihai Road) Tel: 8621 5306-2960, 8621 5306-0968 E-mail: [email protected] www.mandarincity.cn

Panda Language InstituteHotline: 4008203587Jing’an School: Suite 311-315, 3F, Tower 3, Donghai Plaza, 28 East Yuyuan Rd. 愚園東路 28 號，東海廣場， 3 號樓，3 樓，311-315室Pudong School: Suite B, 14F, Regal Tower, 15 Xiangcheng Rd. 向城路 15 號，錦城大廈，14 樓 B 座Hongqiao School: Suite 03, 27F, Shartex Plaza, 88 South Zunyi Rd. 遵義南路 88 號，協泰中心，27 樓 03 室School in Japan: Suite F, Hayami Building, 1-5-3, Machikuzuha, Hirakata-shi, Oosaka, Japan. 日本國大阪府枚方市町楠葉 1 丁目 5-3 速水大廈，3 樓 F 座Expert Teaching and Competitively Priced

With 10 year of teaching experience, 4 schools and over 12000 satisfied graduates, the Panda Language Institute is only source you need for effective mandarin Chinese instruction, English instruction or Chinese cultural training, whether for business or personal enrichment.

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Shanghai Centre CampusRm720, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu 南京西路 1376 号上海商城西峰 720 室 , 近西康路Tel:021- 3222 1028 Xintiandi CampusSuite1708, 333 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu 淮海中路 333 号瑞安广场 1708 室 , 近黄陂南路Tel:021-3308 0508 Zhongyin CampusSuite2312, 200 Yincheng Zhong Lu, by Shiji Dadao 银城中路 200 号中银大厦 2312 室 , 近世纪大道 Tel:021-5037 2711 Jinqiao Campus1779 Yunshan, by Biyun Lu 云山路 1779 号 , 近碧云路Tel:021-6105 9572 Yuandong CampusRm1916, Bldg B, 317 Xianxia Lu, by Gubei Lu 仙霞路 317 号远东国际广场 B 座 1916室 , 近古北路 Tel:021-5239 2807 Hongqiao CampusRmC207, Shang-Mi Ra Commercial Centre, 2633 Yan’an Xi Lu, by Shuicheng Nan Lu 延安西路 2633 号美丽华商务中心 C207 室 , 近水城南路Tel:021-3223 1046

Mandarin House (Shanghai)International quality accredited Chinese language programs. Whether at your office, home, or our conveniently-located schools; learn practical and modern Chinese with experienced teachers. Call us or visit our school and see why more than 30000 people have chosen Mandarin House for learning Chinese!People's Square12F, Asia Mansion, 650 Han Kou Road上海市黄浦区汉口路 650 号亚洲大厦 12 层HongqiaoRoom 538,68 Shui Cheng Road上海市长宁区水城路 68 号 538 室（近虹古路 321号）Tel: 400 633 5538E-mail:[email protected]:www.mandarinhouse.com

Mandarin NOW This centrally located Mandarin educa-tion center focuses on practical Chinese with a focus on real-world situations and realistic usage. Students can apply what they learn in class to their life and work from the very first lesson. They teach in Chinese, using English only when absolutely necessary. They measure progress and use the results to provide feedback to students and test students’ knowledge at regular milestones and compare this with hours spent in class and the teaching methods used. This allows students to benchmark their progress and also allows us to identify learning points that may need increased focus.

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Shanghai International MBAA two-year Part-time MBA designed for multinational managersClasses are taught in English by international professors on average 4 consecutive days per monthTel: +86 (21) 65980610E-mail: [email protected]: www.simba-tongji.comRoom A309,Sino-French Center, Tongji University,1239 Siping Road, Shanghai

200092, China同济大学上海国际 MBA, 中国上海四平路 1239 号同济大学中法中心 A309 室

Recruiting for British Teachers SEATTON is the number-one etiquette training brand in China, teaching clients western style and culture. This year Seatton opens a Club House in Shanghai dedicated to offering clients luxury cultural experiences.

The candidate:• Confident teacher ideally with experi-ence teaching both adults and children• Will be trained on the Seatton cur-riculum• Will be responsible for delivering Seatton Etiquette and Style classes• Salary negotiable depending on experience• Both full-time and part-time positions

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Youmandarin always has the right course for you! Whatever your objectives - personal training, corporate training, cultural acclimation, providing your children with an opportunity for a head start, or even just fine-tuning your accent- our customized training system ensures that all your needs can be met in a timely fashion. Quality assurance is our foremost concern. Jing’an Campus: Suite 1405A,Shanghai International Group Mansion , 511 Weihai RoadTel:52047618Website: www.youmandarin.com. Email:[email protected]

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DR. HARRIET JIN’S DENTAL SURGERYRm 1904, Hui Yin Plaza (South Build-ing), 2088 Huashan Lu Tel:021-6448 0882 [email protected] www.drharrietdental.com.华山路 2088 号汇银广场南楼 1904 室

DR. LI’S CHINSES MEDICINE CLINIC5C No.28 Lane 18 Hongqiao Rd. (Appointment Only)Tel:021-3424 1989email:[email protected]虹桥路 18 弄 28 号 5C

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3+1bedrooms Beijing / 3+1bedrooms hutong3+1 Bedrooms meets the needs of the most meticulous guest: complete immersion in traditional Beijing coupled with first class comfort only found in a modern-day metropolis17 Zhanwang Hutong, Jiugulou Dajie, Dongcheng district, +86 10 6404 7030Tianjin / 3+1 bedrooms minyuanMinyuan 33 is a boutique hotel that combines the storied legacy of Tianjin with the finest modern conveniences. To understand Minyuan 33’s history, we must go back to the days when Tianjin was a bustling port city situated at a nexus of important mairtime and rail trade routes. Strict restrictions on European trade began to ease after China suffered military setbacks, and in the last century of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), zones were approved for foreign trade.31-33 Changde Rd. Wudadao Heping District +86 2331 1626

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ASIAN EXPRESS is an expert in international, domestic, local household goods and office moving, storage and full relocation services.We have been servicing the chinese mainland since 1980, which makes usone of the most experienced movingcompanies. Call today and get anobligation FREE quotation from our multilingual expat staff.Tel: (021) 6258-2244Fax: (021) 6258-4242Email: [email protected]: www.aemovers.com.hk

BALtrans International Apecial Freight Ltd. Tel:(8621)62281993 www.bim.com.hk

BEYOND RELOCATION(core members of the EUROMOVERS and IAM) - From one box to full containers, let us carry the load for you! Available Moving Solutions: international Door to Door Moving, Local Moving, Groupage Service to US, Europe, Asia and Australia, Home Search, Corporate Relocation Package, Storage and more. Call us for an obligation-free estimate and find out what we have to offer. Tel: +86 (0)21 3255 3762 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.beyond-relo.com

Excel World Wide Moving & StorageInternational/ Domestic/Local/Office Removal StorageTel: 3462 8040Email: [email protected]: www.excelrelo.com

Hanna Relocation –Hanna keeps it safe.International/ Domestic/Local MoveStorage ServiceOffice MoveM:138 1742 2742 MenicusTel:6475 2726 F:5479 6362Email:[email protected]: www.hannapack.com

“Simplify and Convenience Service” OTTO Packing & Transport Co., LtdOffice move experts, over 300 office relocations annually, each project over 300 headcounts.We provide professional International, domestic and local household goods relocation service and office move. As well as warehousing and records managements service.

OTTO has headquartered office in Beijing, branch office in Shanghai and GuangzhouTel: 8621-54246872, Mob: 13801604452 Email: [email protected]: 4008101279http://www.ottochina.com

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reloSMART was built with one aim, to offer SMART moving solutions. We believe that moving house is simple, not rocket science. Our Asian experience paired with European efficiency makes us the smartest choice in the region.

SCHENKER CHINA LTD. – Worldwide & local removals specialists for personal effects, fairs & exhibition and office removals. Room.4001-4006, Raffles City (office tower) No.268 Xi Zang Zhong Road. Contact: Eric Chen 13661810964

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Zikko Group (core members of IAM)was found in 1996 and specialize in international relocation service , domestic / local removal, office removal and stoarge service.Call us to get free survey and quotation.Choose Zikko, Enjoy your move!Tel: 86-21-63811583 / 400-681-1583Email: [email protected] Web service: www.zikko.com 上海子归货物运输代理有限公司

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Mina MassageWe serve authentic and professional massage to all people who want to have a good memory in Shanghai. Foot Mas-sage, Full Body Oil Massage, Romantic Massage, and other good and relaxing services. English speaking massagist comes to your place within 30 minutes (Taxi fee charged by your side).158 0032 2162

VIP Romantic Massage(139 1664 3647) feel tired? We have good massage services. Come to your place. Let me know your needs. We give you a surprise. Add: 328 Nanjing East Road, near Radisson Hotel & JW Marriot.Also available in Suzhou and HangzhouHi, guys! My name is seven! I am a nice girl come to your hotel or home. I’m gorgeous and great body shape. I’m tall and slim not fat.Please call me at 13818927285 for more information.

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GGBOX Storage is self-storage, delivered to your door! We deliver a sturdy 7m3 storage module to your address, you fill it, then we take it away for storage in our secure warehouse. When you need it again, you can access your module by appointment, or we deliver it back to your address. We are cheaper and more convenient than traditional self-storage. Please call 4006 252 559 for more information, or visit us at www.ggboxstorage.com

MINISTORAGE Self StorageAre you moving house? Have too much stuff? Need more space to store your personal items or for your growing business?MINISTORAGE is an expert in self storage and offers clean, secure and flexible storage units ranging from 1m² to 50m² (larger upon request). The units are climate controlled and ideal to store your rarely used items, furniture, equipment and more.Contact us now for more information!Tel: 021 6045 6838Email: [email protected]: www.minicc.comAddress: Building 1, No. 33 Jinji Road上海浦东新区金吉路 33 弄 1 号楼

Rayca Storage ServiceOpen 365 daysState-of-the-art security monitoring systemReasonable pricing policyStorage solutions for both individuals and businessesFREE packing materials offeredService hotline: 400 048 9099Email: [email protected]: http://www.raycatrans.comAddress: No. 355, Hua Cai Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai

StorHub Self StorageStorHub is Singapore’s first, largest and friendliest self-storage operator, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Group. StorHub is now proud to have extended its experience and brand to China through our facilities in Shanghai.StorHub offers individuals and busi-nesses a range of reliable and secure storage solutions to resolve storage challenges at home or in the office, provides cost effective and flexible storage solutions to our customers with clean and secure self-storage units with 24/7 access.Tel: 400 821 3150Web: www.storhub.cnAddress: 3F, No. 1581 ChangYang Rd., YangPu District, Shanghai上海市杨浦区长阳路 1581 号 3 楼

A class - You You Space Security Self Storage Need help solving your storage problems in China? You You Space security self storage is your best choice.All storage units are clean and climate-controlled. The store is accessible 24/7. As the first USA self storage association member company in the mainland of China, You You Space has been servering customers from many countries for five years, ensuring your belongings stay safe and protacting your privacy carefully. Moving trucks available.Web: www. youyouspace.com/en (English)Hotline: 400-680-1716158-2103-0431 (English)Email: [email protected] Address: 1-3F, East Tower,800 East Guo Shun Rd, Shanghai. 上海市国顺东路 800 号东楼 1-3F

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Relaxation & Discovery TravelWe are a boutique travel agency based in Shanghai, ,provide expatriates & inbound travelers with travel services including booking of flights, hotels,

cruises, holiday packages, designing tailormade packages, organizing activities, transportation arrangement, as well as visa service.We are expert in China tours, beach holiday packages, history & culture exploration packages.Our professional and bilingual travel consultants have many years of experience in designing travel programs customized to your interests.Please tell us your travel plans and requirements, we will make all the arrangements down to the last detail, and try our best to arrange nice holidays for you. 9/F, 88 Fengyang Rd.,by middle Xizang Rd.. 上海市黄浦区凤阳路 88 号（近西藏中路）， 9楼

Silk Road Travel Management Ltd.Silk Road Travel is a pioneer in organiz-ing Silk Road tours and other classic routes in China. Founded in 1997, we are specialized in tailor making travel packages that allow travellers to truly experience the local cultures and explore the amazing heritages. Whether you are a small group of 2-9 persons or a corporate group, our professional staff will tailor make the tour programme based on your needs.Email: [email protected]

Expats HolidaysExpats Holidays is a top proficient travel agency in China which caters not only to the Chinese locals but especially for expats living in China. Our team is com-posed of people highly knowledgeable and experienced with the travel industry. They all speak English professionally and are devoted to providing a high level of service.If you have your own ideas and prefer-ences to planning a trip, we are able to help you to customize one. According to your schedule, specific needs and budget. We can design a private trip for you, your family or friends.

Why choose Expats Holidays?• Our company is a legitimate licensed travel agency.• We have our own office in which you are welcome to visit anytime and rest assured that our efficient staffs will be assisting you.• A very good relationship has been established between our company and the best hotel chains, airline companies and tourism bureaus.• If an inevitable thing happens after your reservation is made, we will continue to assist you the best way we can may it be prior, within or even after your trip.• Your feedback is always important to us as it will also help us to continuously improve our service.Web: www.expatsholidays.comTel: 021-60547788Email: [email protected] Address: 9/F,1730 West Nanjing Road,Jing'an District Shanghai China 中国上海市静安区南京西路 1730 号 9 楼

XPATS TRAVEL SHANGHAIXpats Travel is a premier international travel agency in Shanghai with a bilingual team providing western standard services.We specialise in talor making travel packages with our first hand independent travel experiences to classic routes in China and beach holidays in Sanya, South East Asia and South Pacific countries. We also have special travel deals with group price to popular destinations. The information on this website is for guide only, more details, please contact us.E-mail: [email protected] www.xpatstravel.comTel: (+86) (21) 6439 2985Address: 4/F, 285 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Jiashan Lu 建国西路 285 号 4 楼 , 近嘉善路 (6439 2985, www.xpatstravel.com)


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GuanGzhou must Be stopped!sixth successive title rubs rivals' faces in the mudby ian waLker

To be honest with you it is getting a little bit boring! Guangzhou Evergrande sealed their sixth Chinese Super League title on the trot with two matches to

spare – congratulations to the players and everybody at the club, it is a great achievement. They are the benchmark.

It is about time some other teams stepped up and gave them a challenge, though... Shanghai SIPG included. At the moment they are too strong. We may have run them close last year, taking it to the last day of the season, but they usually win the league by about 10 points.

When everyone knows they are going to win it every year, it is not good for the fans, and it is not good for us at other clubs. We’re in the game to win things. That is when you cel-ebrate. Not being an ‘also-ran.’

The CSL spent more in the last winter transfer window than any other league in the world, more than RMB2.2 billion. Let’s hope Guangzhou’s rivals will invest wisely this time around, otherwise it will soon be 10 titles in a row (and un-bearable for everybody else).

On a more positive note, both Shanghai teams qualified for the Asian Champions League, finishing third and fourth as they did. It is usually only the top three in the CSL that quali-fy, but as this season’s FA Cup Final features Guangzhou and Jiangsu, who finished first and second respectively, the cup

qualifying spot goes to the fourth placed league team. The two Cup Final legs are set for the 20th and 27th.

Not faring so well is the Chinese national team. World Cup qualifying losses to Syria and Uzbekistan has left China's hopes of reaching Russia 2018 in tatters, which in turn led to the resignation of coach Gao Hongbo.

Stepping into the hot seat is Italian World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi. He has his work cut out - China have claimed just one point from four games and lie at the bottom of a six-team group that also includes Iran, South Korea and Qatar.

Still, if anyone can pull it off, it might just be him. The 68-year-old Paul Newman lookalike has won a few things; as well as that World Cup triumph with Italy in 2006, he also numbers a UEFA Champions League and five Serie A titles among his silverware. Often seen with a cigar fixed between his teeth, he loves it when a plan comes together!

Perhaps more pertinently, however, he coached Guangzhou Evergrande to three of those six consecutive Chinese Super League titles we talked about earlier (between 2012 and 2014) and led them to Asian Champions League glory in 2013. All in all, he’s a great choice. China play Qatar on November 15 – it will be interesting to see what changes he makes. And whether it will be enough.

a former england international goalkeeper, ian walker played for tottenham hotspur, Leicester city and bolton wanderers. in 2012 he moved to china to become goalkeeper coach of shanghai shenhua, before crossing the city divide to join shanghai sipg in 2014. follow him on twitter @ianwalks1.

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