Sam’s Club is a high-end, paid member-only store with over 800 clubs and 50 million members worldwide, offering high-quality and high-value products selected from top brands and origins in the world. They only sell around 4,000 items. Member’s Mark, their private... Read more
Sam’s Club is a high-end, paid member-only store with over 800 clubs and 50 million members worldwide, offering high-quality and high-value products selected from top brands and origins in the world. They only sell around 4,000 items. Member’s Mark, their private... Read more
Beautiful lounge with great food at good prices. This one is by the same team as popular Rockbund venue The Nest, but located far west of there on mellow and historic Yuyuan Lu. One of the main themes here is the sea, so fresh seafood is all over the menu. Go for the... Read more
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
The famous Shanghai "Fabric Market" is home to hundereds of tailors and seamstresses, and is the city's prime destination for bespoke clothing garments. If it can be stitched and sewn, they can do it for you at the South Bund Fabric Market. Payment is mostly in... Read more
The no-nonsense Foreign Language Book Store is the closest thing you'll find to whatever mega bookstore you know from your home country. The entire building is dedicated to English-language books, so they've got everything from business texts, classics, romance... Read more
Named after the mom-and-pop food stores peppered throughout Italy, Alimentari is brought to you by the people behind Gemma, selling fresh foods and imported pantry goods. There's also space to nibble and... Read more
This market in Hongqiao sells more than an assortment of flowers and birds. They also have a hodgepodge collection of furniture, housewares and art. Read more
The Avocado Lady is not an urban myth, but to many expats is one of Shanghai's urban legends. Her store is ever gaining in size and produce, what she doesn't have she can order. Her store is regularly stocked with fresh mints, herbs, tropical fruits, cheese, olive... Read more
Green & Safe is a chain of specialty grocers and restaurants by the same folks who own organic hotpot chain Qimin. The retail side of the operation sells produce and meats grown and raised at the company's organic farm in nearby Kunshan as well as specialty items... 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
The cafe offshoot of the furniture store by the same name. Brut Cake Cafe's a popular spot for coffees, desserts, and sitting in groups of trendy-looking people. They've got a condensed menu of breakfast-lunch items with interesting (and mostly successful) twists.... Read more
A smaller, 3,000sqm version of IKEA located in the very heart of Jing'an. It has a cafe, a small food mart, a Design Center to help you pick out what marble you want in your kitchen, furniture, and the usual array of useful, cheap and good-quality home living bits... Read more
This is the third venue from Shanghai's celebrity beer mart owner, The Beer Lady. This one's even bigger, stocks the expected thousands of beer types, and, interestingly, also features a separate area intended for sit down meals. Read more
The American supermarket chain opens in Minhang. Before making your purchases, make sure to stop by the service center and get your membership card for enjoying their deals. 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
This butcher shop has been on Xiangyang Lu for years, and in Spring 2016, they did some major renovations, doubling the size and adding a full-on restaurant and bar with a patio overlooking the street. So you can grab steaks to cook at home, or eat them in the... Read more
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