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And That's A Wrap: Sproutworks Closes Its Last Retail Location

You would have thought it would end differently. Shanghai in early 2013 was a hard place to find...

This New Place is Just Your Average Neighborhood Coffee Shop / Bar / Tattoo Parlor

Dian Shi San (店溡三) is that rare place that is unequivocally hip but doesn’t feel like it. A...

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

The sun sets on a whole bunch of Shanghai restaurants.

Stone Brewing Space Re-Opening as Commune Reserve, 90% the Same but Now with French Fries!

Stone Brewing made a surprise exit back in March. And now their old space is making a surprise...

R.I.P.: Wolfgang Puck is Out of Xintiandi, Replaced by Drinks & Co

A belated R.I.P. for Wolfgang Puck in Xintiandi, whose lease expired in February. The 1980s Spago...

Get Naked and Clean: Bathhouses Re-Open But Not All Allow Foreigners In

It's time to get naked and scrubbed again. Bathhouses are beginning to re-open. Or at least the...

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...

Shanghai Brew House Returns To Downtown Right Across From Jing'an Temple

Not be mistaken for Shanghai Brewery.

The Curry Gaeng: New Delivery Service for Regional Thai Curries

Cool new place crossed the SmartShanghai radar this week: The Curry Gaeng. A passion project by...

Incoming! Hipster Bar Called Lucky Mart Opens This Weekend With Highballs and Japanese Convenience Store Snacks

Here's something interesting: a Japanese whiskey highball bar on Fumin Lu with Japanese...

A Latin District, Heretic Tacos and Hidden Cocktails: What's New in Nightlife

Plus Caribbean food! A round-up of what goes bump in the night.

Gain One Lose One: New Tacolicious Opens, Yi Zhang Hong Closes

Life is a finite resource in the F&B cycle, and when one rises, one must fall. It is the way of...

Rest in Peace: Two More Downtown Restaurants Call It Quits

The restaurant purge of 2020 continued this week, as two more dining rooms on Nanjing Xi Lu went...

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