Art Salon Restaurant

Traditionally decorated venue with authentic Shanghai home cooking is set in a beautifully refurbished building on calm and quiet Nanchang Lu. Highlights: Art Salon offers a large number of vegetarian dishes and has yet to be invaded by the expat cro..

Amokka Cafe

This cafe/restaurant/wine bar serves light American fare such as sauteed fish and pasta dishes. Upstairs the ambiance is cozy, with an inviting fireplace as the centerpiece and soft couches to lounge on if you're there for a beverage.

Citizen Cafe

The consummate expat hideaway, Citizen serves good food and better martinis. It's cozy lounge seating on the first floor is idea for reading, working or meeting fellow cafe-goers. Used to be that Citizen was the only game on Jinxian Lu, but now the ..

Vienna Cafe

Cakes, muffins, scones and myriad other baked goods are the big draw at Vienna cafe on tranquil Shaoxing Lu. Thursday night movie screenings are a bonus - the cafe shows everything from European Indie Films to American Oscar nominees.

Arch

A delightful little café in arguably the French Concession's prettiest neighborhood, Arch is not to be missed. The space is quite small (be sure to make dinner reservations!) and accompanying atmosphere very unique. Usually busy throughout the day, ..

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