Free entry
PlaceActivities
The Bund promenade
A riverbank walk with room for looking. Historic facades on one side, the Pudong skyline across the water.
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The Bund
Make more of a Bund visit with Rockbund Art Museum, the riverside promenade and a choice between Long Bar and Punch Room for the evening.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
Rockbund Art Museum
Contemporary art near the Bund, with free exhibition admission. Check what is on before building a day around it.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Jota Mombaça: stuck in movement (in the tide)
An announced autumn exhibition at Rockbund Art Museum, opening on 31 October. A free art stop to plan around a future Bund visit.
PlaceFood & drink
Punch Room
A reservation-only room at The Shanghai EDITION, with warm wood, punch-led cocktails and the skyline close at hand.
PlaceFood & drink
Long Bar
A long polished counter in the Waldorf Astoria’s heritage building, for an evening that begins with the architecture of the Bund.
EventExhibitions
Wong Kit Yi: BANK-A-OKE / TEM-PLE-OKE
Karaoke, architecture and ritual connect two installations in Wong Kit Yi’s Rockbund Art Museum exhibition.
The Bund can be more than a photograph taken across the river. Give Rockbund Art Museum time at the start of the outing, then use the promenade as a change of pace. Contemporary art and the waterfront tell different stories about Shanghai, and the contrast is the point.
For a drink, Long Bar and Punch Room are two distinct hotel-bar choices in this wider area. Select the setting that suits the evening rather than trying to fit both in. Check the museum’s current exhibition and visiting arrangements, and confirm bar access separately. The linked listings keep addresses and practical details attached to the actual places.