Oh man, did you hear Funkadelino's closing? Bummer. In other news, Milos Taverna finally closed down on Yueyang Lu, and this total wreck of a Beijing dive bar, Heaven Supermarket decided Shanghai didn't have enough beer marts, oh, and Diva is reopening in April! So excite.

Now Open

So this place called Heaven Supermarket opened up on the Bundish-side of town. The original Beijing bottleshop, it's like Beer Lady (it may have been what inspired her in the first place hot gossip), but grimier. So now they're stepping into the hot, hot Shanghai beermart arena, knives sharpened, teeth bared, with a bottle-shop in the underside of the Bund promenade near the ferry terminal. Prime location. Blue Moon has unveiled its taphouse, now open on Shaanxi Bei Lu. They put orange slices in their beer, we hear. Quick mention again; Kurogi is open. Start booking months in advance. A glittery, glitzy, pinky, daring store-front has opened up on that Taojiang Lu/Yueyang Lu/Dongping Lu triangle, just next to Project Aegis. The floral arrangement announces its name as Pink Mamma, and it appears to be slinging Mediterranean dishes; pastas, risottos, steaks, some desserts. Fusion. International. Apparently same owners as Nico's Oyster?

Casualty List

Speaking of that Yueyang Triangle, Milos Taverna shut down about a week ago after roughly 7 years at 1 Yueyang Lu. Being part Greek, I'm obligated by ancient binding oaths to express remorse. It's unclear what the reason was, but in recent months, they'd shifted away from being a restaurant and more towards being an event space. The Milos Taverna on Laowaijie is the last tsolias standing. Kαλή επιτυχία. Ariverdareshe Funkadelino's closing up shop this weekend, as announced via a WeChat post. Having carried a few variations of the name "Deli," it changed to Funkadelino in 2014. A popular streetside aperitivo spot, they're having one last blowout on St. Paddy's Day. Don't worry, there's another one opening up just around the corner. Wonder if that has anything to do with it. Funkadelino more The Gili Steakhouse closed up shop on Dagu. Never saw that many people in that cavernous, oddly-laid out space, but it held out for a while. Finally, it looks like Al's Burgers in Reel Mall has closed down.

The Word Around Town

Bakery news! Fresh hot news loaves, this week okay, couple days old, still good though. Famed Taiwanese baker Wu Pao Chun is partnering with BreadTalk to open up a franchise of bakers in Mainland China and further. The first shop is set to open later this year in Shanghai. Yo, Diva's reopening soon. The second-story Fumin Lu club's been shut for a minute while they underwent renovations. They've put out a pretty loud WeChat blast about it, proudly announcing an April reopening date. Our Man in the Chinese Club Scene says "Those things are usually not set in stone. If I know Chinese clubs, they haven't installed the bar, the sound system or found any staff yet. It all comes together the last 24 hours." Word on the street is end of April. Ish. Probably. Diva. It might not look like this anymore. *** Check back next week for more unsubstantiated, irresponsible F&B gossip. Photos of Pink Mamma and Milos couresty of Rachel Gouk (you may have heard of her)