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The Shanghai Outdoor Pools Report 2026: Here's Where to Go Swimming

Hot town, summer in the city. Here's where to find Shanghai's best outdoor pools for a proper...

1 year ago

The Shanghai Pools Report 2025: Here's Where to Go Swimming

Hot town, summer in the city. All the pools you need for a swim day in Shanghai....

4 years ago

[Home-Style]: Who's Got Shanghai's Best, Most Authentic Churros?

A churro crawl in Shanghai's downtown. Sugar-loaded and deep fried: here's a ranking of...

We Visited 20 Places For Tacos. This Is What We Learned.

The state of the Shanghai taco, in 20 acts.

Maya Turns 10, Celebrates This Thursday With Big Party, Arab Tacos

Though today we might be flooded in salsa, things were not always this way. Ten years ago, when...

[Shanghai Famous]: BottlesXO’s Ludovica Damonte

It’s their birthday Saturday, so SmSh sat down for wine with GM Ludovica Damonte to catch up and...

[How to]: Be a Better Person in 2018

It’s time to be the person you always wanted to be in 2017 but couldn’t quite find the time for....

A Customer Helped Create Maya's New Vegan Friendly Menu

Here's a heart-warming tale of customer, manager, and chef getting together to improve Shanghai's...

"I'm sorry but i really cannot understand why people queue up so long for such ice cream."

Whoa. We got way more user reviews than usual last week. Possibly people using our new app?...

"A foreign DJ does not guarantee you to be hip especially in a place like Shanghai"

So many literary gems, dish recommendations, and truths in our user reviews of restaurants and...