PlaceActivities
Yu Garden
Ponds, rockwork and framed views in the old city. Give the garden its own visit, separate from the shopping streets outside.
Good things are out there
Follow your curiosity.
A name, a neighbourhood, a mood. Start somewhere.
RestaurantCantonese
Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Chinese cooking at Lei Garden (Xuhui), with the exact address ready for your city route.
PlaceOutdoors
Shanghai Botanical Garden
Plant collections and garden paths reward an unhurried visit in the south of the city.
PlaceCulture
Chenshan Botanical Garden
Specialist gardens, plant collections and the landscape around Chenshan make a substantial green escape in Songjiang.
EventActivities
Garden: Dance Theatre
A reworking of R.U.R. asks what an artificial being might feel when an unexpected embrace changes its world.
GuideCulture
Old Shanghai to an evening of jazz
A garden, dumplings, contemporary art, the Bund and live music. A central Shanghai route that keeps changing its point of view.
StoryCulture
Shanghai tickets: which part of the visit is free?
A free promenade, a museum collection and a garden ticket are different plans. Match the admission rule to the experience you want.
RestaurantInnovative
Taian Table
Make room for another side of Shanghai’s food scene: Taian Table is an address for contemporary cooking.
PlaceFood & drink
Punch Room
A reservation-only room at The Shanghai EDITION, with warm wood, punch-led cocktails and the skyline close at hand.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
Fuxing Park
A green pause near Huaihai Road. Come without a checklist and let a park bench become part of the plan.
RestaurantShanghainese
Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant: Yuyuan
A soup-dumpling stop in the Yuyuan area. Choose the branch on Yuyuan Road and make the meal a plan of its own.
PlaceFood & drink
La Terrazza
A high terrace at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai, with Suzhou Creek below and a wide view towards Pudong after dark.
EventExhibitions
Yangyun Donum Art Festival
Contemporary art moves through courtyards, gardens and interior spaces at Amanyangyun in Minhang.
PlaceCulture
Yangyun at Amanyangyun
Historic courtyards and a landscaped resort setting host selected art programmes outside central Shanghai.
EventActivities
Dream in Peony Pavilion
Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei’s love story moves into contemporary dance, between dreams, gardens and painted space.