Shanghaiist received an anonymous tip a few days ago that Laris, brainchild of restauranteur, David Laris, was scheduled to shut down soon but with the breaking news of the catastrophe in Jing'an, we had to put that story on the back burner. Nonetheless, intrigued to hear that such a highly visible venue on the Shanghai food scene might be on the verge of closure, we had to investigate. more ›

The Kee Club (796 HuaiHai Lu) is a beautiful private restaurant, bar and retail complex in a mansion just off the well-worn track of Huai Hai Lu. Now if you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s because you are poor and they don’t want your type in there. Now move along please. more ›