Shanghai

The hand-picked Shanghai list: 13 venues chosen for quality, service, and how well they work for English-speaking visitors.

13 curated entries in Shanghai

Fu He HuiVerified Trust

Fu He Hui

Shanghai · Restaurants

4.8

A Michelin-starred vegetarian tasting menu that treats vegetables with the gravity of a tasting menu.

VegetarianMichelinTasting Menu
M50 Art DistrictVerified Trust

M50 Art District

Shanghai · Shopping & Creative

4.4

Fifty independent galleries inside a former textile mill, where Shanghai's contemporary art scene lives.

Contemporary ArtGalleriesFree
Mandarin Oriental SpaVerified Trust

Mandarin Oriental Spa

Shanghai · Wellness

4.7

One of Asia's best hotel spas, with treatment rooms looking straight at the Bund skyline.

Luxury SpaSkyline ViewsHotel
Lost HeavenVerified Trust

Lost Heaven

Shanghai · Restaurants

4.7

Yunnan's spice, smoke, and ritual in a dark-wood French Concession mansion that feels like a film set.

Yunnan CuisineMansion SettingExpat Favorite
TianzifangVerified Trust

Tianzifang

Shanghai · Shopping & Creative

4.3

A living maze of shikumen lanes packed with studios, tiny galleries, and cafes - Shanghai's bohemian heart.

Shikumen LanesBoutiquesGalleries
Fuxing Park MorningVerified Trust

Fuxing Park Morning

Shanghai · Wellness

4.5

Shanghai's liveliest morning: tai chi under the plane trees, then ballroom tango on the terrace.

Tai ChiTangoLocal Life
Peace Hotel Old Jazz BarVerified Trust

Peace Hotel Old Jazz Bar

Shanghai · Culture

4.7

The world's oldest jazz band - average age over 80 - playing swing in a 1929 Art Deco lobby.

Jazz1920sHeritage
UnTour Food ToursVerified Trust

UnTour Food Tours

Shanghai · Agencies

4.9

Shanghai's acclaimed food tours: soup dumplings at dawn, night markets, and kitchens most tourists never find.

Food ToursSmall GroupLocal Kitchens
Shanghai FoodieVerified Trust

Shanghai Foodie

Shanghai · Agencies

4.9

Shanghai's top-rated food tours - street-food classics by day, late-night runs and breweries after dark.

Food ToursNightlifeSmall Group
Wendy Wei ToursVerified Trust

Wendy Wei Tours

Shanghai · Agencies

4.9

China's most trusted private tour operator - tailor-made Shanghai days, from Yuyuan Garden to Tongli water town.

Private ToursLicensed GuidesCustomizable
Shang XiaVerified Trust

Shang Xia

Shanghai · Shopping & Creative

4.7

The Hermes-backed Chinese luxury house - furniture, ceramics, and clothing that revive imperial craft.

LuxuryDesigner BrandHermes
LeiyunshangVerified Trust

Leiyunshang

Shanghai · Wellness

4.2

A 280-year-old Shanghai TCM brand - herbal clinics, tuina massage, and remedies that locals swear by.

TCMHerbalTuina
Banyan Tree SpaVerified Trust

Banyan Tree Spa

Shanghai · Wellness

4.7

A spa above the Huangpu River with treatments built around traditional Chinese healing.

SpaRiver ViewsTCM Rituals