Shanghai living上海生活
The city, curated
Coffee, restaurants, weekends away, sport, community — selected for internationals, with the context the big platforms can't give you.
Specialty coffeeMore cafés than any city on earth
Flavour restaurantsWhere to take guests — and what to order
Cocktail barsSpeakeasies, conversation rooms, hotel views- Craft beerLocal tanks, not hotel imports
- Brunch & bakeriesSourdough, bagels and weekend tables
- Tea, milk tea & new Chinese drinksTea houses, fruit tea, milk caps, sugar and ice — decoded
- Weekend escapesMoganshan, Suzhou, Hangzhou — no flight needed
Live music & nightlifeJazz rooms, live houses, theatres- Visa-free Shanghai240-hour transit, short business trips
Getting aroundMetro, DiDi, taxi ranks — an IDP will not hire the car
Shopping with characterStreets, Western sizes, dry-clean- Groceries & imported foodWhere the butter, cheese and turkey live
- SIM & eSIMData before the plane. A Chinese number after you land.
Fitness & sportGyms, climbing, tennis, riverside runs- Hair & groomingStylists who have cut hair like yours before
- Counselling & mental healthEnglish-speaking counsellors, and how insurance treats it
Kids’ sport & activitiesSwimming, football, music — outside the school timetable- Renting furnitureFor a lease shorter than the furniture pays back
Buying furnitureIKEA, the Yiwu-style markets, and what ships to a compound- Appliances that matter hereDryers, dishwashers, water filters, air purifiers
- Moving inInternational shipping, local movers, compound rules
- Voices of the cityOfficial channels, by language and community.
Eat & Drink
- Specialty coffeeMore cafés than any city on earth→
- Flavour restaurantsWhere to take guests — and what to order→
- Cocktail barsSpeakeasies, conversation rooms, hotel views→
- Craft beerLocal tanks, not hotel imports→
- Brunch & bakeriesSourdough, bagels and weekend tables→
- Tea, milk tea & new Chinese drinksTea houses, fruit tea, milk caps, sugar and ice — decoded→
Play & Explore
- Weekend escapesMoganshan, Suzhou, Hangzhou — no flight needed→
- Travelling ChinaShanghai as your base for the whole country→
- Live music & nightlifeJazz rooms, live houses, theatres→
- Kids & family daysDisney, science, parks, rainy-day saves→
- Visa-free Shanghai240-hour transit, short business trips→
- Art & exhibitionsThe West Bund museum mile and beyond→
Daily Life
- Getting aroundMetro, DiDi, taxi ranks — an IDP will not hire the car→
- Flights & high-speed railTwo airports, four station names, passport on 12306→
- Shopping with characterStreets, Western sizes, dry-clean→
- Groceries & imported foodWhere the butter, cheese and turkey live→
- Delivery & couriersChina's magic infrastructure, unlocked→
- SIM & eSIMData before the plane. A Chinese number after you land.→
- Payments & bankingCovered step-by-step in our arrival guide→
Body & Mind
- Fitness & sportGyms, climbing, tennis, riverside runs→
- Hair & groomingStylists who have cut hair like yours before→
- Counselling & mental healthEnglish-speaking counsellors, and how insurance treats it→
- Kids’ sport & activitiesSwimming, football, music — outside the school timetable→
- Yoga, spa & groomingIncluding hairdressers who cut Western hair→
- Healthcare & insuranceClinics in your language, direct billing→
At Home
- Renting furnitureFor a lease shorter than the furniture pays back→
- Buying furnitureIKEA, the Yiwu-style markets, and what ships to a compound→
- Appliances that matter hereDryers, dishwashers, water filters, air purifiers→
- Moving inInternational shipping, local movers, compound rules→
- Furnishing & plantsFurniture rental, a dryer at the viewing, broadband→
- Ayi & household helpIn the first-30-days guide→
- PetsImport, vets, pet-friendly buildings→
Live near what you love.
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