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[On the Radar] Oriental Springs

Oriental Spring is Shanghai's first "hot springs" that doesn't require you to travel hours...

Tim Ho Wan Does Good, Famous Dim Sum. I Don't Like It.

Earnest har gow or corporate hype balloon?

Shanghai's Original BBQ Pit Master Returns With Bubba's Food Co.

Ken Walker reintroduces the Bubbacue.

Azul is Back. And This Time Something Is Different.

Eduardo Vargas's longest-running restaurant gets a new home and a fresh menu.

Gin & Juice Wants To Be Shanghai's Temple to the GnT

With my mind on my tonic and my tonic on my mind.

Lucky You Cafe is a Hong Kong Canteen With a Hint of Chinatown

But how sticky is the General Tsao's Chicken?

RIINK 2.0 Is Bigger, Better and (Most Importantly) Now In Jing'an

The fan-favorite roller disco migrates to Shankang Courtyard and adds daytime options.

[On the Radar:] Black Note is a Loft Bar Dedicated to Jazz on Vinyl

A bar that'll let you play the whole album.

Booze Giant Pernod Ricard Opened a Bar and Showroom in Xintiandi. It's Good!

Booze Giant Pernod Ricard Opened a Bar and Showroom in Xintiandi. It's Good!

[On The Radar]: Lucky Diner

Lucky Mart's sequel: now with more food.

This is Everything That's Happening at the Blackstone Apartments Development Right Now

We check out a historical building in Xuhui, now turned into a culture hub.

This New Vegan Restaurant is Different. And Packed.

Donghu Lu gets an idealistic newcomer.

Danish "Beer King" Mikkeller Opens Tasting Room in Shanghai

Nerd favorite brewery makes its China debut in a Jing'an alley.

KOR is Meant to be Shanghai's First "Superlounge". What's That Even Mean?

The Taipei transplant feels like drinking in a spaceship.

J. Boroski Makes the City's Best Cocktails. You Probably Shouldn't Go

Shanghai may have hit peak cocktail with J. Boroski. Hidden entrance. Reservation only. No real...

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