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LAN, situated on the corner of Guangdong Lu and Sichuan Lu, is a massive structure that takes over 4 floors, with modern-Chinese decor. The bar is a nice place to appreciate the design, with astronomical ceilings, a lit up champagne wall, and friendly service. Also check out their cigar lounge where you're surrounded by books and leather, a good place for intimate gatherings with cognac & cigars.

This massive, minimalist warehouse of a Japanese restaurant is easy to miss; look for an unmarked doorway in the gray wall and follow the bamboo-lined path beyond. Shintori is immensely popular, more for its hip decor and vibe -- lofty ceilings, fully-open kitchen, polished concrete warehouse interior -- than its decent food. There's a wine list in place of sake or shochu and English-speaking...

M1NT is Shanghai's latest membership-style lounge/club/restaurant, perched on the 24th floor of a downtown building. Views from up there are spectacular, as is the long shark tank that graces the entryway. The restaurant is a modern Asian-accented grill, and the club's packed with beautiful people. Roof terrace up top, private access for VIPs, and priority for members, but open to all.

The sumptuous Glamour Bar on the Bund is a multi-functional space that opened from early evening hours through the darkest moments of the morning. Home to Shanghai's International Literary Festival, the space appeals to all types of people who bring with them a variety of personalities and expectations. The idea for the shiny, curvaceous bar was taken from the image of a ladies shoe found in a...

Jia Shanghai offers luxurious accommodations within minutes of many of the main sights in Shanghai: Nanjing road; People's Square; the Shanghai Museum; and the Bund. All 55 rooms are equipped with kitchenettes, and if you don't feel like cooking yourself they also have a signature Italian restaurant called Issimo located on the second floor of the hotel.

Jade on 36 is the flagship restaurant and bar of the luxe Shangri-La Hotel group's flagship hotel. Both, designed by NY bigshot Adam Tihany, are modern China, two steps removed -- the bar is enclosed on one side by an abstract hot pink and jade-colored jewel box and as you walk along the Italianate marble floors (it's a five-star hotel, after all) to the restaurant, you pass through a blue...

The South Beauty chain's formula of dressed-up Sichuan food in plush surroundings has made them a China-wide success. This highway-side location exemplifies their emphasis on style and surroundings - an imposing colonial mansion with a heavy bar that would make a perfect Gentleman's Club and a gorgeous lawn that's popular for weddings. The monstrous ribs are standouts among a rather tame...

Located on the second floor of JIA Shanghai boutique hotel. Issimo is an up-market Italian restaurant serving authentic, home-style Italian pizzas and pastas in a sexy, modern and playful atmosphere.

1933 transforms an old art deco abattoir into a creative hub hosting restaurants, creative retail, design companies, artists, galleries and design and exhibition spaces across four heritage-listed building.

The Urbn hotel brings its appeal through being environmentally friendly whilst maintaining modern architecture and design. With only 26 rooms this hotel is one of the smallest in town and yet is indisputably unique with its reused wood and bamboo infrastructure. It's all very peaceful; all very Zen-like - which in the middle of Shanghai, is arguably very hard to achieve! It may not be for the...