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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

7 Events Celebrating International Women's Day

2021-03-04 - By SmSh

Choose to Challenge inequality this March by coming together and celebrating IWD2021. Read more...
25 Events for the Last Weekend of February

2021-02-25 - By SmSh

Jianbing cocktails, Daft Punk Tribute night, a pet adoption and more – time to fill in that calendar. Read more...
Behind the Pass: Tai'an Table's Sous Chef on Where to Eat in Shanghai

2020-07-23 - By Christopher St Cavish

Shanghainese cooks, represent. Recommendations right from the line. Read more...
These Ten Places are Where the Chef of Oxalis Eats in Shanghai

2020-07-06 - By Christopher St Cavish

From luxury crab to a bowl of shaved noodles, these are chef Jonas Noël's picks. Read more...
Behind The Scenes: We Took Paul Pairet to Homeslice. He Made Us Pizza.

2020-05-12 - By Christopher St Cavish

Plus SmartShanghai's first video in ages! Read more...
This is Where Three-Star Chef Paul Pairet Eats in Shanghai

2020-05-11 - By Christopher St Cavish

Fancy stuff, yes, but also lots of nostalgia. Read more...
The Beer Lady's Story, In Her Own Words

2020-04-29 - By SmSh

Zhang Yindi tells the story of how she became the Beer Lady. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Xime Chef Jun Nishio

2019-05-22 - By Christopher St Cavish

The Japanese chef and long-time Shanghai residents dishes up his favorite spots in the city. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Mercato's Chef Kelvin Chai

2019-03-28 - By Christopher St Cavish

The Shanghai native on his favorite haunts for after-work and off-day eats and a few of the city's best drinks. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Shake's Danyi Gao

2018-12-05 - By Christopher St Cavish

"Shanghai Famous" Danyi Gao may have never set out to be a chef, but she's always been a damn good customer. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Homeslice's Nat Alexander

2018-11-22 - By Christopher St Cavish

The long-time Shanghai resident, and chief pizza slicer of Homeslice Pizza, dishes on Chinese and Japanese favorites Read more...
[Industry Nights]: UnTour's Jamie Barys

2018-10-18 - By Christopher St Cavish

Jamie Barys runs a company dedicated to sussing out the city's best eats and showing them off to her customers. Here, she gives a glimpse of a few of her hidden gems. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Funky Monkey Bossman

2018-09-19 - By Christopher St Cavish

Drinking around Shanghai with the city's number one spirits collector and bar owner, Jeff Buck. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: The Penguin Guide Guy

2018-08-28 - By Christopher St Cavish

Eating around the city's Chinese and Japanese options with Wang Zhiwei, whose roots in Shanghai run deep Read more...
[Industry Nights]: The Little Catch Sisters

2018-08-02 - By Christopher St Cavish

Eating around Shanghai with Jiayi and Wenyi Huang. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Baker About Town, Son Quach

2018-03-29 - By Christopher St Cavish

The main man at Farine, Son Quach, points you in the direction of Shanghai's best baked confections. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Jackie from the Beer Nest

2016-05-27 - By Ian L.

Five super local restaurant picks from the king of Laoximen. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Michelle Garnaut

2016-03-21 - By Ian L.

A woman of no small import and influence comes by with some dining recommendations in Shanghai. Here's an "Industry Nights" with Bund benefactress, Michelle Garnaut. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Shanghai Baker, Ox

2016-03-08 - By Ian L.

The man behind The Shanghai Bakery shares five picks for vegetarian fare, ramen, and Japanese comfort food. Read more...
[Industry Nights]: Sam Norris

2016-02-24 - By Ian L.

The man behind Wishbone shares restaurant recs for deep-fried snake, craft beer, pizza gyoza, and Cantonese diner food. Read more...

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