Luggage storage in Shanghai is now easiest to plan around two dependable systems: staffed airport counters and the expanding self-service locker network inside major Metro stations. That gives travelers useful options both at the flight terminals and in central sightseeing districts where carrying a...
Shanghai looks fundamentally different from the water. A Huangpu River cruise places the Bund and Lujiazui in one moving panorama, while a Suzhou Creek boat reveals smaller bridges, warehouses and regenerated neighborhoods. Farther out, canal and lake rides trade skyscrapers for traditional...
Vegetarian eating in Shanghai is much more varied than a handful of salad cafés. The city has historic Chinese vegetarian institutions, modern vegan kitchens, plant-based dumpling specialists, refined tasting menus, neighborhood lane-house restaurants, and casual contemporary cafés. For...
Shanghai works best when a first visit includes both the images everyone recognizes and at least one place that complicates the stereotype of a futuristic megacity. The skyline is essential, but so are classical gardens, museum collections, former-concession streets, water-town canals, and...
Shanghai’s wine scene is strongest when it stops trying to imitate a formal European tasting room and lets the city’s neighborhood bar culture take over. Small cellars, sommelier-run rooms, natural-wine pioneers, bistro hybrids, and bottle shops with seating give drinkers very different ways to...
Shanghai’s bakery culture is unusually international, but the best stops do not all serve the same croissant in a different interior. French-style boulangeries, Italian baking, hybrid bakery-glaciers, and all-day bread cafés each fill a different role in the city’s morning and afternoon rhythm. For...
Electronics shopping in Shanghai is easiest when you separate official-brand retail from multi-brand markets. Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi stores are best for genuine current products and warranty questions, while established electronics centers are more useful for accessories, components and specialist...
Shanghai’s art map is anchored by the West Bund, the Bund, Suzhou Creek, and several central museum spaces that blur the line between gallery and contemporary-art institution. The strongest places differ in scale: some can absorb an entire afternoon, while others are compact enough to pair with...
Shanghai is a flat, dense metropolis, but outdoor time is not limited to walking the Bund. Long riverfront greenways, major forest parks, wetland landscapes, suburban hills, and huge post-Expo parks create very different ways to spend a day outside. This Guide-Explorer list favors activities where...
Car rental in Shanghai is a specialized choice rather than the default way to see the city, but travelers with the required Chinese driving authorization can choose from established networks with branches at airports and major railway hubs. eHi and CAR Inc. both maintain multiple Shanghai pickup...