Places are The Bund, Nan Jing RoadPeople's Square (Renmin Guang Chang).
Go up to the Pearl Tower.
SHANGHAI SHOPPING STREETS
Nanjing West Road: top end shopping malls, including Plaza 66, Shanghai Center & (new) City Plaza.
Huai Hai Road: The city’s main shopping street. Starts around Times Square shopping mall.
Xujiahui: Shopping malls galore & people galore to match. Even James Bond would have trouble getting around the swarms. Try Pacific Mall.
XINTIANDI
A must-see on any tourist’s itinerary. This outdoor section of “shikumen” (1920’s – 1930’s Shanghai style houses) was completely rebuilt in 2000 -1 and has become a complex of shops, restaurants and bars. It is all a bit too new looking, but the architecture can inspire one’s imagination of Shanghai’s glamorous past. Xintiandi is often packed with tourists and is home to some of Shanghai’s best restaurants. We like:
Ye Shanghai, Crystal Jade, Kabb, Va Bene, Simply Thai and T8.
Art Galleries and Museums in Shanghai
Shanghai has a thirving art scene, with several good art museums and a few world-class art galleries. If you appreciate art, these venues are well worth visiting. Shanghai also has a lot of low quality art, and you can find copies of the most famous Chinese contemporary artists' works on sale at markets around Shanghai.
Shanghai's restaurant scene is ever-changing and exciting. Lots of new restaurants keep popping up all over the Shanghai. Even Pudong now has more and more restaurants. It's sometimes tough to keep up with all the latest places.
We have selected some of the best restaurants that should be "in" for years to come. These are some of the most exceptional and special restaurants in Shanghai.
LARIS RESTAURANT
Fusion
Chic, beautiful and modern white marble interior. At 3 on the Bund. Yummy oyster bar. The place to be!
6th Floor, 3 on the Bund, 3 Zhong Shan Dongyi Road, by Guangdong Road
Tel: +86 (21) 6321 9922
Shanghai Music Bookstore: No. 365, Middle Tibet Road Tel: 63223213
Shanghai Ancient Books Store: No. 424, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63223453
Shanghai Foreign Languages Bookstore: No. 390, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63223200
Shanghai Books City: No. 401, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63200651
Shanghai Fine Arts Articles Shop: No. 402, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63528706
JW MARRIOTT
Nestled on top of one of the tallest, pointiest buildings in Puxi. Relatively new hotel offers fab-tastic views of the city. Quite central.
Tomorrow Square, 399 Nanjing West Road
Tel: +86 (21) 5359 4969
Enjoy Hangzhou's West Lake