There goes my summer diet - according to Smart Shanghai, Carls Jr., the burger chain we went gaga for when its first location started serving artery clogging goodness in People's Square, will now have a second shop in the Wujiang Lu food mall. more ›

The demise of the stalls and vendors on the eastern portion of Wujiang Lu has been rumored for a few months now. While the modernization of the popular food street might very well come to fruition in 2009, it's apparent that Yang's fried dumplings (小杨生煎) will maintain its Wujiang Lu roots for quite a while longer. more ›

So you're walking down that much talked about half of Wujiang Lu that has been torn down and built back up as a blandclean and modern commercial pedestrian street. You notice this section between Shimen Lu and Maoming Lu is bookended by a Costa Coffee on one end and a Starbucks on the other. A Coffee Bean is located in between, just in case you simply do not have enough time to reach the other two places for your emergency corporate caffeine fix. You notice the more homegrown Il Panino has reserved a spot here, and regional chains Awfully Chocolate and Honeymoon Dessert have taken root as well. more ›