Shanghaiist: One night in Shanghai ... what would you do?

Pam Snyder

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:28:56 +0800

M on the Bund or New Heights are old hangouts. Best place on the Bund is walk from North to South and walk downstairs into the I LOVE SHANGHAI Lounge for a good quality drink. Never been short poured there like I've been in any other Bund bar. No view except through their portholes, but who cares, I just walked the Bund, now give me a drink!

JW

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:43:37 +0800

I am with you. It's disgusting. Greasy, sloppy, sweet and shitty.

TW

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:14:38 +0800

Am I the only person in Shanghai who thinks the food in BaoLuo is digusting?

xingyu

Wed, 31 May 2006 18:57:06 +0800

If you have only one night in Shanghai, you wouldn't want the local experience. I would think you'd want to see all the iconic sites that you read about (like the Bund and Xintiandi), no matter if locals (foreign locals) avoid it like the plague. And Bi Feng Tang?? I wish I could boycott that place, I really really hate the food there. I would go to Yong He Da Wang over that place.

Dan

Tue, 30 May 2006 18:56:51 +0800

So you think Xintiandi is more important for someone to see than The Bund and the Pudong skyline at night? If I was a visitor, I'd feel cheated if I didn't see those sites. Some places are popular for a good reason.

A.Robb

Tue, 30 May 2006 18:31:22 +0800

Shanghaiist sure is clichéd - would have thought a local expert could suggest an evening beyond the pages of Lonely Planet. How about some tea in a good tea house like Tangyun (199 Hengshan Lu), then dinner at a real local joint like "Wo Jia" an old school hole in the wall (of someone's house) off Huashan Lu across from the Hilton, hidden down the lane next to Date Bar. Best potato salad in town, just ask them, their meatball (shi zi tou) kicks my ass, and try the fresh bullfrog. After dinner, share a bottle of wine and people-watch outdoors at one of the Xintiandi joints like Luna (ok, that's a little LP), then go throw dice with the locals at SoHo, or if you, and budget, are up for it: KTV somewhere classic like Paradise. If you don't get take-out, massage is a nice idea, but Dragonfly will have too many Australian ladies waiting in line even late at night. Better to drop into a spa like Dongfang Luoma where you can pass out and sleep after. If you did sneak some late night eats, I'd avoid Bao Luo, it's just too bright and noisy for that time of day. The ubiquitous Bi Feng Tang is good for people (freak) watching, esp #1 on Changle Lu @ Maoming, or better - the Hong Kong place to its left.

Micah

Tue, 30 May 2006 00:31:10 +0800

I swear it was an original quote, even though it's been said before.