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Yanping Road and Wuding Road: One of Jing’an’s Best Food and Drink Neighbourhoods
Yanping Road and Wuding Road sit right in the heart of Jing’an and have become one of Shanghai’s most reliable pockets for cafés, restaurants, bars and relaxed neighbourhood living.
Read MoreYongfu Lu: Villas, Wine Bars and a New Wave of Neighbourhood Dining
Yongfu Lu has moved on from its bar-strip past. A converted villa doing dry-aged meats, a Chinese-Italian pasta spot behind an unmarked door, and a compact natural wine bar — here's how to do the street properly.
Read MoreWulumuqi Lu: Classic Former French Concession Living With Food, Bars and Casual Charm
The older, more elegant cousin of Shanghai's bar and restaurant clusters — tree-lined FFC streets, legendary dive bars, and some of the best coffee, cocktails and dinner spots in the city.
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North Shaanxi Road: Jing'an's Easygoing Food, Drink and Local Life Corridor
Jing'an's easygoing food, drink and local life corridor — neighbourhood restaurants, relaxed bars, and old residential lanes in one of Shanghai's most dependable lifestyle streets.
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5 Xiaohongshu-Famous Spots in Shanghai This Summer
The spots blowing up on Xiaohongshu this summer — from leafy French Concession streets to a surreal retail spectacle and a free riverside sunset corridor.
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