Bakery, cafe and quasi-restaurant using quality ingredients. The sour dough olive bread comes highly recommended. It gets absolutely packed during lunch time, and they don't take reservations. Try towards the evening instead. Read more
O’mills is an artisanal sourdough bakery and bistro known for quality sourdough bread, sourdough pizza, plant-based dishes, healthy desserts and fermented foods. Healthy, natural and organic are big buzzwords here. Their location at Kerry Center is slightly... Read more
Pain Chaud is a chain of bakeries. This one's located on the ground floor in L'Avenue, surrounded by luxury shops like Luis Vuitton, Prada, Bvlgari, Montblanc etc., with outward facing windows, clean, grey-and-white interiors, and a mix of couch and bar-style... Read more
Artisanal bakery and pastry shop set in a breezy, sunlit converted house-front, serving traditional french style baked goods made fresh in store daily. Baguettes, croissants (12rmb), pain au chocolate, as well as their own special pain for 28rmb, with a little space... Read more
Pain Chaud is a chain of bakeries. Opened in 2018 on a beautiful corner in Xuhui and designed in a European minimalist style, this well-lit two-story incarnation has something the other stores don't: outdoor seating. Their specialty is freshly baked breads, pastries,... Read more
Second location of the popular bakery and ice cream shop. Their special Luneurs’ salted caramel ice cream is very, very good. Another flavor to look out for is the apricot thyme sorbet. Also delicious. Read more
A mod-ish French Bakery opened at 500 Xiangyang Lu. They start with freshly baked bread served in bountiful piles in baskets right when you walk in the door. From there, they unfold into cafe, cocktails, pizza, and more. An ambitious project, in addition to a massive... Read more
From the team behind Lost Heaven and More Than Eat right next door, Lost Bakery offers an assortment of pastries, deserts, and bread at affordable prices. Raspberry tarts, croissants, and rolls are all under 20rmb. Desert items such as eclairs and slices of cake are... Read more
Epicerie & Caviste 62 is Nicolas le Bec's retail/café/wine bar on Xinhua Lu. The wine selection is — you guessed it — largely French with a mix of established and independent labels and even a few nice apple and pear ciders. Bottle prices start just below 300rmb with... Read more
Artisanal bakery and deli from the Wagas Group, in a striking wood-grained marble storefront. Baguettes, bagels, cakes, jams, pates, granola, coffee, etc... One rough-hewn communal table for seating, reasonable prices. Read more
The third venue from the people behind Cannery and Nest, downstairs it's a bakery and/or bistro decked out in browns and golds. It's got an all-day menu, baked goods, and a section dedicated to smørrebrød, a kind of open-faced Danish sandwiches on rye bread. Some... Read more
Mod-ish French Bakery, starting with freshly baked bread served in bountiful piles and unfolding into cafe and more. The bakery does loafs, buns, croissants, and pastries, and from there their offerings delve into a range of dine-in options: salads, pizzas, hot &... Read more
Pain Chaud is a chain of bakeries. Outward facing windows looking onto the pedestrian street between Jing'an Temple and the Jiuguang City Plaza. Clean, warm interiors, with seating for maybe fifty. Their specialty is freshly baked breads, pastries, coffee, juices,... Read more
This little bakery is a compact street-front affair from Japanese baker Hiroaki "Hiro" Homma, who's got an impressive track-record that includes one of Japan's finest French bakeries DonQ,
A chic but approachable modern bakery and ice cream shop from Shanghai's resident baker's manager, Son Quach. He's hosting a succinct and delectable line of frugally priced baked goods, as well as that trendy WIYF ice cream, which remains staggeringly great. This... Read more
High-end supermarket from Hong Kong that sells a lot of premium goods, fresh fish and seafood, fresh meat, imported fruit and packaged foods. You'll pay through the nose, but you'll get exceptional produce in a large, stroll-around-and-graze environment. Read more
Sunflour is a bakery and cafe selling a variety of breads and pastries for take-away or sit down service. Also on offer is a menu of sandwiches, salads, and a surprisingly good big English breakfast with all of the traditional accoutrements: bacon, sausage, eggs,... Read more
Artisanal bakery and deli from the Wagas Group, in a striking wood-grained marble storefront. Baguettes, bagels, cakes, jams, pates, granola, coffee, etc... One rough-hewn communal table for seating, reasonable prices. Read more
Just beneath Pierre Gagnaire's other venue in Jian Ye Li, this is what it says on the tin: both a boulangerie and a patisserie. The quality's high, the design's pretty classic, and the price point isn't overinflated. Read more
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