Reviews for China

If you are located in Pudong, for example in Grand Hyatt or Intercontinental Pudong, you don't have to cross the river to do some serious shopping. Super Brand Mall is the biggest lure on this side of the river, specialising mostly to Chinese and Asian brands.

The ground floor of the mall has the... More >

Mystically named T8 is acclaimed to be one of the best restaurants in Shanghai, and Conde Nast has selected it to be on the top 50 restaurants of the world. Not bad reputation.

The place is ultra-designed, a lot of darkness with a few strategically placed lightspots here and there. The kitchen is... More >

The tex-mex fast food chain Taco Bell has opened also real restaurants, called "Taco Bell Grande". The joint in Shanghai showed that the concepts needs some severe finalisation and attention to the detail.

The place itself is nice and clean, staff is attentive and the prices are not bad, at least... More >

Thai Thai offers the basic Thai fare in the Super Brand Mall in Pudong. The restaurant is a haven between shopping sprees. The food is good and cheap. The staff is very attentive and positive, some speak also English.

We ate two chicken curries and bowls of rice. The total cost was less than five... More >

The Bund is the tourist centerpiece of the town. The name is derived from a Hindi word "Band", meaning an embankment. It was built to protect the city from flooding of the river, and later converted to a place for pleasant strolling.

There are several attractions along the Bund, including the Bun... More >

Three on the Bund is a newly developed collection of eclectic fashion shops and restaurants just next to the Bund. The ground floor hosts a few high-end stores, such as Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani, ready to drain your wallet.

The place is designed with an edge, especially Giorgio Armani's s... More >

The Western end of the Nanjing Road has a few more Western oriented malls; West Gate is the first west from the Shimen Yilu metro station. The mall itself is quite small, only a few shops per floor, but there is also an Isetan department store, so the selection is good.

The department store has m... More >

Xiangyang Market is the place to get brands for less. Sometimes you get even three of more designer labels on the same garment, and as the service is not with the par of designer boutiques, you may already guess that the items sold here are fake.

There are more than a hundred stalls selling bags,... More >

Newly developed Xintiandi Plaza is a dream come true for gourmet food aficiniados. There are excellent restaurants next to each other in two blocks, intercepted only by a few cafes and selected stores.

Xintiandi is easily accessible from Huang Pi Road metro station (line 1). Take Huang Pi Road so... More >

Yuyuan Garden is a cramped rock garden that host several classical Chinese buildings and the watery jade, a large piece of jade rock that was shipped to the imperial court in Beijing, but got sunk near Shanghai. The rock itself is a small disappointment, as it doesn't look like jade at all, but the ... More >