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Restaurants Keep Closing: Shinpaku, Blackbird 2.0, Blind Pig, Tandoor and More

The sun sets on a whole bunch of Shanghai restaurants.

The Westin Bund Center Hotel Shuts Down For a While, Taking a Breather

Times are so hard in the hotel industry these days that some hotels are just saying, f*** it, I...

Bar Rouge, Le Baron and Parrot Reopening This Weekend, Things Still Weird

Good news, club fans. Bar Rouge (and its terrace), Le Baron and Parrot are all back this week...

Hakkasan Shuts Abruptly Due To COVID-19; Last Day Was Monday

In the highest profile closing so far this year, lux Cantonese restaurant Hakkasan announced that...

There Is (Still) a Revolving Restaurant in the Pearl Tower

Ten years later, we re-revisit the buffet over Lujiazui.

El Willy, Napa And The Rest Of Bund 22 Is Closing (For Renovation)

Or... "renovation"? No, apparently the government has "found a crack" in the side of Bund 22. One...

CE LA VI Lets All Staff Go, Suspends Operations, Puts Future "Under Review"

New nightclub and restaurant Ce La Vi has wrapped up operations on the Bund for the foreseeable...

Scott Melvin, Long-Time Shanghai Chef, Is Moving Abroad, Leaves Us With Farewell Letter, Replacement

Scott Melvin has been a quiet force in the development of Shanghai’s restaurants....

The Ultimate SmSh Guide to New Year's Eve 2019

A bazillion options, from high to low, for getting sozzled.

[Lookback]: The Drunk's Guide to 2019

The year in bars, clubs and other nighttime hideaways.

[Lookback]: The Year in New Restaurants

Some of the new openings! Most of the closings! Get your fix here!

The North Bund Is Coming Into Its Own. Here's Where It's At Now.

Art installations, repurposed warehouses, shipping cranes and shopping.

MYST Becomes BEEHIVE, Skrillex Presiding Over Its Baptism

Shanghai's nightclub scene acts like it's reinventing itself after a messy divorce and custody...

[On The Radar]: JUJU, Korean BBQ & Ganbei Joint

The Bund gets a kick in the pants.

Jay Chou's Bubble Tea Shop Opens on the Bund, Steals Spotlight, Life's Precious Minutes

Jay Chou's favorite bubble tea shop Machi Machi opened its pop-up yesterday on the Bund and...

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