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Dive bar Dada is a Shanghai nightlife institution and they're turning seven this Friday night. Round of applause on that. On DJ duty all night long is writer, cook, and music nerd Chris St. Cavish, a.k.a. Read more...
Do you like getting locked inside dank nightclubs in total darkness with zero cell phone signal while some cyperpunk bros from the UK blast psychedelic bass music into your mind and body? Well then. Here's an event I know you're gonna like. Read more...
Seafood fans, here's something you're gonna like. The sisters from neighborhood Poke-stop / fishmonger Little Catch are taking over kitchen duties at Elefante's dumbo truck brunch this Saturday and... Read more...
Hey Shanghai... It's hot. Wanna chat? There's a lot of news in the world of F&B. You ready for these drops? Read more...
"Topolino" means Mickey Mouse in Italian, and Shanghai has at least three -- possibly more -- pizza shops with some form of "Topolino" in their name. There is " Pizza Topolino ", " Topolino by Pizza Street " (
Hey remember that Donghu Lu ice cream pop-up we wrote about a few weeks ago in On The Radar ? Turns out it was an illegal structure. Sorry, no more ice cream outside tha' club. For now. The stand is gone, but the waffle gang say they're hoping to put their cart there on the... Read more...
Back to the Westside for fountains, creepy statues, green spaces, hills, and a bouncy castle. Read more...
Shanghai's street food doesn't compare to that of cities like Xi'an or Hong Kong, but there are some spots worth seeking out. One of those is Er Guang Huntun , a.k.a. Slap You In The FACE Wontons, which is set to close any day now as this Luwan neighborhood south of Xintiandi gets updated. Our friend Jamie Barys... Read more...
Check it, as we reported last week , September's Concrete & Grass festival has an insane lineup. We've got the whole list for you after the jump, and you can reserve tickets
Broadcasting LIVE from the Saizeriya on Nanjing Dong Lu, it's the SmartShanghai restaurant review of the week! Much love to everyone who wrote in. Now let's review some quotes and give someone 500rmb in Sherpa's delivery cash… Fact :... Read more...
There's a resort for dogs out in Pudong. Their owners can come too. Read more...
After her much-loved tapas restaurant Pirata had to close a few months ago to preserve the harmony of the Xinle Lu neighborhood, boss Ling Huang went to Miami to find some proper Cuban food and inspiration for her next project. The former el Willy and
"Club nights, one of the reasons I love life." -- Clipse Here's songs by six of the DJs / producers / cliques playing clubs in Shanghai this weekend. Big weekend, especially Sunday. Tunes are all on Soundcloud, so hit the VPN. Read more...
Could baijiu, the world's most consumed spirit, ever get the same love abroad as say, Pisco, or aquavit, Buckfast, or even gin? Probably not, because it tastes like dead dreams and old sweat. But with the corruption crackdown in the Mainland causing high-end baijiu sales to Read more...
Back in 1989, Chicago DJ Bad Boy Bill pulled out his member and scratched a record at the end of his set in the Disco Mix Club (DMC) Championship, the world's biggest competition for battle DJs. He got third place. If anyone was going to do something that brazen at Saturday's
Box of rain coming your way... Here's five songs by producers or DJs playing the city over the weekend that we thought you'd like to hear. Tunes are on Soundcloud, so you'll need a VPN. Read more...
This week in The Shanghai F&B Circle of Life and free drinks... Remember Factory54 , that Warhol-themed club on Suzhou Creek that opened and closed last year? Now it's called E-Universe . Seems they moved the DJ booth downstairs and did a bit of... Read more...
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