Xixi -- a brief run but they made some waves. They're planning to reopen in Xintiandi after the CNY.

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.