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Your up-to-the-minute guide to Shanghai life, culture, pop-ups and openings

Meet Shanghai's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

The 2021 Shanghai Michelin guide has dropped. The fifth year of the Shanghai guide sees the amount of star-worthy restaurants in our fine city grow by three from last year to a total of 43...

Posted: 7:03 pm, 23 October 2020

Get specials at more than a dozen bars during Time Out Nights Out

How do you make a good night out a great night out? Discounts and free perks...

Posted: 6:44 pm, 23 October 2020

The top 10 things to do this weekend

TGIF! This weekend fill your well-deserved days off with a jazz and booze fest down at Waitanyuan, catch Barcelona vs Real Madrid, Manchester United Vs Chelsea and UFC 254 (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje) at Cage's night of sport, p...

Posted: 3:50 pm, 23 October 2020

The best things to do in Shanghai this week

Autumn is starting to settle in now and October seems to be flying by, but with another new week comes tons of good stuff to check out. From the return of Pushfest's skateboarding film festival to Common Rare's new concep...

By: Rupert Hohwieler Posted: 5:01 pm, 19 October 2020

There’s a big live reggae show going down at LOFAS tomorrow night

Big reggae events aren’t exactly commonplace in Shanghai – a shame if you ask us, but all the more reason to make the most of it when they come around. So, mark your diaries as DJ collective Shanghai Dancehall a...

By: Rupert Hohwieler Posted: 11:03 pm, 15 October 2020

World-famous dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan just opened in Shanghai

Love dim sum? Then you’ll be very excited to hear that Hong Kong’s legendary dim sum house Tim Ho Wan has just set up shop in Shanghai...

By: Alastair Reid Schanche Posted: 4:04 pm, 09 October 2020

Eco-friendly designer Nanou on her favourite family-friendly things to do in Shanghai

Looking for a little weekend inspiration? Founder of local eco-brand Baluchon and full-time environmental engineer Nanou shares her favourite places to hang out with her family in Shanghai...

Posted: 5:29 pm, 07 October 2020

Take map-making artist Gareth Fuller on a tour of your neighbourhood

'Walkers are "practitioners of the city," for the city is made to be walked,' Rebecca Solnit writes in Wanderlust: A History of Walking. 'A city is a language, a repository of possibilities, and walking is the act ...

By: Cat Nelson Posted: 4:11 pm, 05 October 2020

Austin Hu of Heritage by Madison has passed away

In a relentless year, the heartbreaking news was just announced that Austin Hu of Heritage by Madison passed away suddenly yesterday morning. The young chef was a fixture in Shanghai’s food world, with every venue he touched – Madison, Madi...

Posted: 4:54 pm, 01 October 2020

This year's Shanghai Michelin date announced, a new mezcaleria and more news in the food world

As we head into the bumper Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday (eight straight days off!), Shanghai's food and drink scene keeps rolling along...

By: Cat Nelson Posted: 6:39 pm, 30 September 2020