Xixi -- a brief run but they made some waves. They're planning to reopen in Xintiandi after the CNY.
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- The American outpost on Changle, Southern Belle ended their lengthy run after a dispute with the landlord.
- Soprano -- formerly a casual little trattoria and pizzeria in Jing'an.
- The short lived but popular Pirata, felled by neighbor complaints.
- A real iconic Shanghai venue, the Paulaner Brauhaus on Fenyang Lu closed up in 2016.
- Bar Nimbus. Flashy steampunk-ish place in the Cool Docks. Maybe too cool, I guess?
- Masse, a popular pool and poutine hang-out, ended their run in 2016.
- Exeunt Lune. Enter Elevator.
- La Stazione. Former Jing'An Italo place.
- JZ Club. The storied Shanghai jazz venue basically took all their furniture and moved across town.
- Funkadeli AKA "the one the Italians hang out at". Another Yongkang casualty that has found new life at a new location.
- Fortune Cookie -- the popular US-style Chinese restaurant surprisingly closed up this year despite being quite awesome. That's the way the cookie crumbles... Very much missed this one.
- Flame. Ex-steakhouse in Jing'an Kerry Center.
- el Coctel. The trend-setting cocktails hang-out hung it up in the face of landlord disputes.
- Cantina Agave. The long-running Mexican restaurant was re-branded as Tepito.
- Le Cafe des Stagiaires also on Yongkang Lu. There's a trend.
- Bocado -- erstwhile serving Spanish comfort food on Yongfu Lu.
- Angelina -- now a tearoom for the damned. (Actually they just moved here.)
- The Shelter, closing up after nine years on December 31. Heads down, hands up, testify.
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