This chain noodle restaurant was established over ten years ago and though there used to be 12 restaurants in the chain, only 5 remain. The quality of the food has, in our experience lacked consistency in standard but, the restaurant IS consistently clean and pleasingly inexpensive. more ›

The recent hoopla over poisonous, tainted, and otherwise malignant Chinese exports — toothpaste, toys, and pet food, oh my! — has left us with an unpleasant taste in our mouths (and not just the minty-fresh kind). Industrial malfeasance has become the bane of Chinese commerce, and we have no intention of downplaying the unique brand of terror experienced by a parent who realizes he just gave his kid a lead-addled plaything. more ›

There was a lot of buzz among Shanghaiist's circle of friends about the recent addition to Shanghai's burger scene: ROK-based chain Kraze Burger in Xujiahui. We'd heard good things: cheap food, clean environment, great k-pop music videos and, of course, decent burgers. It wasn't that hopes were necessarily high, it's just that we had hopes. Hopes that Xujiahui would become a burger destination once again--not since the area branch of Rendezvous Cafe closed has the southwestern district laid claim to that title. more ›

Shanghaiist wandered into Shanghai Times Square on Huaihai Lu the other day -- against our volition, of course (this being a shopping mall and all). But in the end it was worth the pain of having to stand inside various clothes shops and nod glumly in support of countless new items that the better half seemed incredibly energetic about the purchase of. more ›

We'd like to thank everyone who braved the rain Thursday night and attended the first Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Cotton's. About 75 people showed up, and a crazy good time was had by all (just look at that photo). Here's what one party goer said: "Had no idea there were so many hipsters in Shanghai, it looked like a giant Weezer video shoot ... great stuff." Interestingly, the DJ for the party -- Shanghaiist's iPod -- played not one Weezer song, but his performance was still good enough to move him up 1,177 spots in the world rankings. Impressive. (Actually, the DJ judges said he would have jumped even higher in the rankings had he not played a Zeppelin song --in his defense, it was a request.) Other key stats for the night: more ›