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5 months ago

A Pop-Up Bar in the Peninsula Garage, With a Ride Included

Garage Project opened April 18, tucked not behind a bookshelf or a freezer door, but down in the...

5 months ago

Low-Key Metal Toy Museum Hidden in a Hongkou Factory Park

Easy to miss, this one. The Shanghai Metal Toy Museum is inside a slightly worn industrial park...

5 months ago

Stranger Things x WHOOSIS Pop-Up Lands in Jing’an

The Stranger Things x WHOOSIS collaboration has arrived in Shanghai with a multi-city rollout,...

6 months ago

Margiela Takes Over a Shanghai Street

Maison Margiela has taken over part of the street with a row of shipping containers. Inside...

6 months ago

Qingtuan Season Is Back (Yes, It Smells Like It)

At Shen Dacheng (沈大成) on Nanjing East Road, the long lines are back. You can barely see the...

6 months ago

Make Clothes for Your Dog at This Shanghai Pet Fashion Workshop

If you've ever wanted to make something cute for your dog yourself, Fujiaweng (富家翁) is a cozy...

6 months ago

Nike x Labelhood: A Black Pottery Design Sneaker

LABELHOOD HOUSE (796 Julu Road) is running a "Black Pottery" concept store until April 20....

6 months ago

Six Centuries of Literary Icons, All in One Room at Shanghai Museum East

What is itThis exhibition brings together 135 items from the National Portrait Gallery in London,...

6 months ago

Gentle Monster Launches F1-Inspired Circuit Collection in Shanghai

With Formula One back in Shanghai this weekend, Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster has rolled...

6 months ago

A Digicam Shop and the Aesthetics of Nostalgia

You've probably seen them popping up again. Someone at a party pulls out a chunky little digital...

7 months ago

Esenes Worldwide’s Dumpling Bag Looks Ready to Steam

Esenes Worldwide has made a handbag that looks like a soup dumpling. Not dumpling-adjacent. Not...

7 months ago

Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House Nears Completion Along the Huangpu

The Shanghai Grand Opera House is starting to look less like a rendering and more like a real...

7 months ago

[The List]: 6 Places for Peking Duck in Shanghai (2026 Edition)

Exploring Peking Duck in Shanghai, where tradition meets new takes on the classic.

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