Shanghai

Located in the South Bund district of Shanghai, the 19-room cutting-edge design boutique hotel sits beside the Huangpu River and features spectacular view of the Pudong skyline in the distance. The Water House offers unique guest rooms, some with private terraces and some with spectacular views of the river and city skyline.

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Saunter down the beckoning bund and be charmed by an urban oasis in a shimmering cityscape stretched along the glorious Huangpu River Prepare to experience the best of cosmopolitan Shanghai. Banyan Tree Shanghai On the Bund promises the brand’s classic signature service, innovative features and a central location for astute business travellers and jetsetters.

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Daimon Bistro is like journeying into somebody’s fantasy: it’s a wild ride with major ups and a few downs – but when you’re flying it’s fantastic. Daimon Bistro is the newest from Leung, his second of two concepts which share a space on the sixth floor of Five on the Bund. Daimon is the casual cousin of Bo. ‘It’s like a supper club, a place where people can relax. Casual. You go for a few drinks,’

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In a city where bars and restaurants come and go at gaotie speed, Constellation is a minor institution, the name a still reliable indicator of quality. It’s 15 years since the original opened on Xinle Lu. In the time since, founder Jin Zhonglei (more widely known as Kin-san) has steadily grown his empire to include similar bars on Yongjia Lu, Huangpi Bei Lu and Zizhong Lu, not forgetting Wine Plus on Wulumuqi Nan Lu.

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There’s a new speakeasy in town. On Yongjia Lu, a few blocks from those hellish watering holes on the corner of Hengshan, there’s a little barbershop that hides…Barber Shop, the bar. So you walk in, pass the shelves of pomade and switchblade combs, and a sharp-suited dude invites you to push down on some shampoo bottle pumps until the correct one opens the secret sliding door…

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The Chop Chop Club is Paul Pairet’s new restaurant for UNÏCO Shanghai. Renowned for his creativity and innovation, Pairet showcases the roots of home cooking here, serving dishes at the time of their absolute best. The Chop Chop Club recalls the ambience of a bustling family meal, with warmth in table setting and service.

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Super popular bar / restaurant / lounge, right by the Rockbund Art Museum. Good design, good drinks, great food. They specialize in vodka-based cocktails (60-80rmb) and high-end bar food like oysters and steaks.

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Speak Low, tucked inside a cocktail supplies shop on Fuxing Zhong Lu, is one of Shanghai’s best-known speakeasies. That seems like it should be something of a contradiction in terms, but the bar’s popularity lends the main drinking area a lively feel – and there’s always a ‘secret’ bar-within-the-bar upstairs for those who prefer things a little more low-key.

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The blanket term referring to three separate venues by Speak Low mastermind Shingo Gokan. The first floor is occupied by Sober Cafe, which opens at 8am and does coffee, coffee-based cocktails and all-day breakfast until 4pm, when it switches to small plates and more cocktails. The second floor is Sober Kitchen, a cozy eatery which does takes on modern Chinese cuisine. The third location is on the same floor as the restaurant, a dark and atmospheric cocktail bar called Sober Society.

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Dongliang is a retail multi-brand concept store committed to promoting new, talented Chinese designers. Dongliang engage in artistic and cultural activities as well as business and charity events.

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Spin’s studio overflows with gorgeous and creative pieces of porcelain combining ultra-modern design with the millennia-old tradition of Chinese ceramics.

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