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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

Party Pictures: DJ Takeover @ Bar Rouge

2021-07-09 - By SmSh

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Party Pictures: Party Glow@Bar Rouge

2021-05-19 - By SmSh

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Egggggs and Booze — Where to Brunch and Free-Flow in Shanghai

2020-12-17 - By SmSh

Smashed avo, salmon, unlimited bubbly — the usual weekend shizz Read more...
Ce La Vi is Open Again. Maybe It's Too Soon.

2020-11-02 - By Christopher St Cavish

Revisiting the nightclub restaurant at The House of Roosevelt. Read more...
Jazz At Lincoln Center Is Bursting with Jazz Nights Through the End of October

2020-10-21 - By SmSh

Hey daddy-o. The newly renovated Nanjing Dong Lu is alive with the sultry sounds of jaaaaazz this week and next: top-floor Read more...
Here is What's Up with the Bund Light Show Over the Holiday

2020-09-30 - By SmSh

Shanghai is rolling out the Bund light show again this year for the October holidays. Want to go see? The big show runs every night from September 30 to October 7 (inclusive), from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. The show itself lasts about five minutes and... Read more...
Seven Super Duper Awesome Ways To Like Totally Hang Loose This Weekend

2020-09-03 - By SmSh

So much music! We've got like four music things for you, if you've missed standing in dark places while sweet sound washes over you, but if music's not your thing, if the plucking of strings does not quicken your pace, then we've also got pool... Read more...
Back From The Quasi-Dead: Bund Lounge CE LA VI To Reopen in September

2020-08-24 - By SmSh

Flickers of unlife above the Bund. Seems like CE LA VI , from hyper luxury brand LVMH, might be coming back this September, according to Read more...
M1NT Closes Its Doors, Possibly For Good

2020-08-03 - By SmSh

Lot of talk swirling around this one, so here's what we know: after reopening in May, one of Shanghai's longest-standing and opulent Bund club/restaurants M1NT has... Read more...
So Much Afternoon Tea, So Little Time. Six Worthwhile Places!

2020-06-23 - By Lynn Yen

Pinky up or down? Read more...
This 598rmb Lunch is Obscenely Expensive. It’s Also a Great Deal.

2020-05-20 - By Christopher St Cavish

I never thought Otto e Mezzo would become a favorite of mine. I’m not sure what I abhor more: Michelin stars (they have two), four-figure dinners or hushed carpeted dining... Read more...
Super Lounge KOR and Shark Reserve M1NT Come Back, Clubbing is Complete

2020-04-27 - By SmSh

A shot of methadone for those in bottle service withdrawal: M1NT has posted an image on their WeChat that just reads "May 8, 2020." So mysterious! What could it mean? Oh... Read more...
30+ Patios to Eat, Drink and Be Merry On

2020-04-24 - By SmSh

Now with 20% more terrace!! Read more...
Hey, Look, We Have This Great Deal on a W Hotel Stay

2020-04-24 - By SmSh

Hey, if you're looking for something to do this weekend or maybe next or sometime before May 31, here's an idea: book a night at W Shanghai - The Bund and for an extra 10rmb,... Read more...
Restaurants Keep Closing: Shinpaku, Blackbird 2.0, Blind Pig, Tandoor and More

2020-04-20 - By Christopher St Cavish

The sun sets on a whole bunch of Shanghai restaurants. Read more...
The Westin Bund Center Hotel Shuts Down For a While, Taking a Breather

2020-04-16 - By Christopher St Cavish

Times are so hard in the hotel industry these days that some hotels are just saying, f*** it, I need a minute to collect myself. That's what's going on at Read more...
Bar Rouge, Le Baron and Parrot Reopening This Weekend, Things Still Weird

2020-04-15 - By SmSh

Good news, club fans. Bar Rouge (and its terrace), Le Baron and Read more...
Hakkasan Shuts Abruptly Due To COVID-19; Last Day Was Monday

2020-04-13 - By SmSh

In the highest profile closing so far this year, lux Cantonese restaurant Hakkasan announced that it is has closed after six years as one of the Bund's best known restaurants. We... Read more...
There Is (Still) a Revolving Restaurant in the Pearl Tower

2020-03-16 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

Ten years later, we re-revisit the buffet over Lujiazui. Read more...
El Willy, Napa And The Rest Of Bund 22 Is Closing (For Renovation)

2020-03-12 - By SmSh

Or... "renovation"? No, apparently the government has "found a crack" in the side of Bund 22 . One of those things you never want to hear when you live in an old concrete and... Read more...

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