Information for: Shanghai
China’s honorary capital is moving very quickly from the Communist shadows to become a full-on party city. Yes, it can take you a while to get around because of its sheer size. But the hotels, bars and restaurants are first-class, with very heavy Western influences now. And the scale of this vast city (the population is over twenty million!) naturally leads to some great places to see and to visit.
Hotels located in: Shanghai
URBN Hotel Shanghai
The URBN Hotel Shanghai is a sleek and stylish (& carbon-neutral!) boutique offering. A smaller alternative (there are only twenty-six rooms here) it’s in a great location just two blocks off Nanjing Road – so you’re right in the thick of things. This place goes way beyond offering the traditional hotel experience and you’ll soon [...]
183 Jiaozhou RdShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 5153 4600
Pudong Shangri-La
The Pudong Shangri-La is a multiple award-winning stunnerand most-likely the city&rsquos pre-eminent luxury hotel. A modern scratch-built tower hotel with impressive views out across the river it offers world-class facilities including six restaurants/bars/clubs and Chi The Spa at Shangri-La: one of the most gorgeous spas you’ll ever encounter. This is expensive and substantial luxury from [...]
33 Fu Cheng RoadPudong
ShanghaiTel No: +86 21 6882 6688
Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai
The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai is a luxurious hotel offering that delivers everything that you’d expect. Situated right in the heart of Shanghai’s entertainment& expocomplex this is a popular business travellers’choice. Every single luxury hotel box is ticked here including an indoor pool tennis courts and the inevitable fantastic Ritz-Carlton Spa. In a city with many [...]
1376 Nanjing Xi RdShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6279 8888
City Hotel
City Hotelis a four-star business-oriented hotel in downtown Shanghai. And it has recently been smartened-up to move it in closer to the quality of the big chains. The in-house dining and bar options are very good with a total of seven to choose from. And although the guest rooms are solid rather than spectacular this [...]
5-7 South Shanxi RoadShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6255 1133
Jin Jiang Tower
Jin Jiang Tower is a landmark deluxe five-star hotelthat’s taken big strides in its comparatively short life. The modern glass-fronted tower stands out a mile – and it’s in a brilliant location on People’s Square. The restaurant and bar options are plentiful including the Blue Heaven Revolving Restaurant on the 41st floor – one of [...]
161 Changle RdPeople's Square
ShanghaiTel No: +86 21 6415 1188
JIA Shanghai
JIA Shanghai is an upmarket luxury residence concept right in the heart of the city. And it’s also a fully-serviced five-star boutique hotel (just like its sister in Hong Kong). The in-house dining is Italian and classy and no expense has been spared on either the design or the facilities. And the further up the [...]
931 West Nanjing Road(Entrance on Taixing Road)
ShanghaiTel No: +86 21 6217 9000
Culture & Entertainment Located in: Shanghai
Lounge 18
Located within the oh-so-cool Bund 18 complex of luxury shops and restaurants Lounge 18 is a trendy lounge bar that caters to those who like to be seen in the right places! Regularly featuring top DJs this is a highly-expensive ‘bar of the moment’. But even if you don’t like it you’re so close to [...]
The Bund4f 18 Zhongshan Dong Lu
Near Nanjing LuTel No: +86 21 6323 8399
FACE
FACE is a very chíc bar located in the rich gardens and historic buildings of the Ruijin Hotel. The country house-style setting makes this place pretty chilled and a popular after-work stop with a young-ish business clientele. It also features a couple of good restaurants serving Thai and Indian cuisine.
118 Ruijin Er LuBldg 4
Ruijin HotelTel No: +86 21 6466 4328
Bar Rouge
Bar Rouge is one of Shanghai’s ttrendiest hangouts and perhaps its best-known club. A sexy bar-cum-club and a place for the beautiful people it’s located in the city’s hip Bund district with lots of other goodoptions nearby. And expect Shanghai’s coolest citizens to be in here – plus very steep prices.
Level 718 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road
ShanghaiTel No: +86 21 6339 1199
California Club
California Club is a Fuxing Park bar/club that’s one of the current stars of Shanghai’s nightlife. Stylish and sexy – this place is laid-out inover-the-top red! – the club is popular but it’s the bar that’s the star. Popular with a young and trendy local crowd this is one of the best places to come [...]
2A Gaolan RoadFuxing Park
Nr Sinan RoadTel No: +86 21 6318 0785
Cloud 9
Cloud 9 is an in-house bar at the ultra-modern Grand Hyatt Hotel. And at eighty-sevenfloors up this is the tallest bar in the World! There are other bars on the way up too and a Sky Lounge one floor further up. Cool chic modern and one you’re not going to forget in a hurry!
Grand Hyatt HotelJin Mao Tower
88 Century BoulevardTel No: +86 21 5049 1234
Zin Wine Bar
Despite the city’s size wine bars are far from commonplace in Shanghai. However Zin Wine Bar & Grill Restaurant looks after any wine lovers very well indeed. This smart modern place offers almost two-hundred varieties ranging from New Zealand to Argentina. And when you’re enjoying these fine wines you can choose between the outdoor patio [...]
No 2 Lane 66Danshui Lu
Near JinlingTel No: +86 21 6385 8123
Aria Jazz and Wine Bar
This award-winning bar is very likely the best wine bar in Beijing. Aria is one of the in-house restaurants of the fantastic Shangri-La China World Hotel. And it’s worth stopping in here for a drinks whether you’re dining in the restaurant or not. The wine list is fantastic but there’s a terrific range of other [...]
China World Hotel1 Jianguomenwai
Tel No: +86 10 6505 2266
Restaurants Located in: Shanghai
Ad Domus
Generally considered as the best Italian restaurant in Shanghai Ad Domus is like something from an Italian opera – expect marble antique furniture Gianni Versace uniforms etc! However it absolutely hits the spot for either businessor leisure with a high-end traditional menu and great service. It’s expensive here but it’s also a greatdining experience.
200 Yan'an Xi LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6248 8499
Crystal Jade
Locals accept no substitute when the desire for Cantonese dim sum strikes. Don’t let the appearance of this noisy crowded café on the twentieth floor of a retail mall discourage youthe food here is some of the very best in the city. And it’s not particularly expensive either. If you are into Chinese food to [...]
2F-12A Lane 123 Xinye LuSouth Block Xintiandi
ShanghaiTel No: +86 21 6385 8752
Jean Georges
This is a very swanky restaurant that wasthe brainchild of world-renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Expect French cuisine with a slight Asian twist and look out for thewine cellar that holds around 2500 bottles. The setting is Western and the location perfect for moving on after your meal. This is most certainly one of the best [...]
Three on the Bund3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road
4th Floor HuangpuTel No: +86 21 6321 7733
T.G.I. Friday’s
The famous New York East Side restaurant chain has a couple of branches here too. And this one follows the Friday’s formula in decor menu and service just as you’d expect – all the American dining favourites are here plus a sprinkling of kitsch. If you absolutely have to have someof theirportions to remind you [...]
10 Heng Shan RoadShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6473 4602
Laris
One of theupmarket and popularrestaurants at Three on the Bund is Laris -a genuine International Fusion offering from stellar Aussie chef David Laris. And the bar here is popular too – this is asmart place to eat drink or both! Elegant imaginative impressive and expensive.
1221
Consistently named as one of Shanghai’s best restaurants 1221 has a chic layout modern Chinese dishes and still manages to stick with pretty affordable prices. Popular with both cool locals and in-the-know foreign visitors this place is sleek stylish and in an ideal central location.
1221 Yan'an Xi LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6213 6585 or +86 21 6213 2441
Sporting/Leisure/Beauty Located in: Shanghai
Zest Food Tours of New Zealand
A must-do in Wellington stroll between top food outletswhere you cansample tasty treats and take inthe district’s food and wine specialities.Zest’s Capital Tastes Tour is a fantastic way to experience the gourmet delights of Wellington and to learn more about the city. Friendly and knowledgeable guides have developed great relationships with the hosts at each [...]
PO BOX 6030Wellington
Tel No: +64 4 801 9198
Huai Hai Road
Built in 1901 the 6km long Huai Hai Road is Shanghai’s most fashionable street. There are over four-hundred shops restaurants bars and businesses here and this is where the city’s well-to-do come to shop. National Western and International brands can all be found here and most of the boutique shops tend to be open bwteen [...]
Huaihai LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6333 2226 (Tourist Information)
Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club
Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club is an impressive Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole layout. Located just a short-ish taxi ride from downtown Shanghai the golf facilities are all of a very high standard including a good practice area to sharpen-up your game! And there area also good non-golf options including tennis courtsa pool and a gym.
1600 Ling Bai RoadShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 5897 3068
Shanghai JC Mandarin Spa
This fantastic hotel is situated right in the centre of the city and this makes it the perfect place for some post-shopping pampering time! The facilities are excellent and the range of treatments very comprehensive. So whether you’ve got an hour to spare or more come here to relax rlax relax! Or for a one-off [...]
1225 Nan Jing Xi LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6279 1888
Isetan Department Store
One of the first Japanese retailers to open stores in other Asian countries in the early 1970s Isetan has two stores in Shanghai (The older Huai Hai Road store is located near Yan Dang Road a quaint cobble-stone street). In either store you’ll find a good range of upmarket clothes cosmetics and more general items. [...]
527 Huaihai Zhong LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 5306 1111
Nanjing Road
China’s premier shopping street 3.4-mile-long Nanjing Road starts at the Bund in the east and ends in the west at the junction of Jingan Temple and Yan’an West Street. It’s is a must-see metropolitan destination attracting thousands of fashion-seeking shoppers – and now you can join them! There are more than six-hundred shops so you’ll [...]
Nanjing Xi LuSahnghai
Tel No: n/a
Silk King
Now you really can’t come to China without experiencing some of the amazing silk that’s on offer! Silk King one of the top silk retailers in Shanghai and makes a great selection of qipaos (a traditional Chinese woman’s shirt) shirts blouses skirts dresses ties sheets and other finishedgoods. Andsilk (or wool)suits can even be custom-tailored [...]
139 Tianping LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6282 1533
Entertainment located in: Shanghai
Shanghai Art Museum
Located in People’s Square in the Huangpu District The Shanghai Art Museum is actually situated in the former clubhouse building of the Shanghai Racing Club. There are twelve exhibition halls on five floors here showing modern and traditional fine art. Temporary art shows are also organized regularly as are Visitors sketching and painting lessons (go [...]
325 Nanjing Xi Road WestShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6327 2829
Jade Buddha Temple
This famous temple which was constructed in 1918 ranks as one of Shanghai’s top tourist draws. The most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai serves as host to the beautiful jade Buddha statues brought to China from Myanmar in 1882. The main attraction is these twostatues and you’ll pay 10RMB to get in and another 10RMB [...]
170 Anyuan RoadShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6266 7647
Xujiahui Cathedral (St. Ignatius Cathedral)
This famous attraction is Shanghai’s great cathedral opened by the Jesuits who’d had a church here as early as 1608.The brick-red Gothic structure has served numerous purposes over the years: the headquarters for rebel forces during the Taiping Rebellion a missionary seminary orphanagecollege and library. Today’s structure dates to 1910. Services are Mon-Sat 6:15 and [...]
158 Puxi LuShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6438 2595
Shanghai Grand Theatre
In front of the People’s Square on the Xizang Road is the Shanghai Grand Theatre a masterpiece of the French architect Saul Pound. Since its opening on August 27 1998 the Shanghai Grand Theatre has staged operas musicals ballets symphonies chamber music concerts spoken dramas and various Chinese operas. If you’re a fan of theatre [...]
300 Renmin Da DaoShanghai
Tel No: + 86 21 6372 8702
High Park
High Park is Toronto’s favourite outdoor space it’s 399acres and haslots of different things to do.Some of the highlights include the historic Colborne Lodge a petting zoo a trackless train ride swimming pool tennis courts playground nature centre ice rink beautifully landscaped gardens and stunning natural areas – especially in the spring and summer months. [...]
1873 Bloor StreetTel No: +1 416 392 1111
Shanghai Museum
Shanghai Museum possesses agiganticcollection of 120000 precious works of Chinese art. These include bronzes ceramics and paintings among other artifacts. And other facilities include a library with 20000 books and a conservation laboratory In total the museum has eleven galleries and three special temporary exhibition halls – so set-aside lots of time if you’re coming [...]
201 Renmin AvenueShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 6372 5300
Shanghai Botanical Gardens
Shanghai’s largest botanical garden features 240 acres of rolling landscapes and over 5000 kinds of plants. It’s mobbed on the weekends but during the week makes a great place to get lost within the city. This expansive natural flower garden is home to a range of flower and plant species – you can view natural [...]
1111 Longwu RoadShanghai
Tel No: +86 21 5436 3369