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Crowds congregate at this hip joint for hearty servings of panini, burgers, wraps, salads and desserts. It's a congenial environment with Wi-Fi, quality food and good prices to match. Go during breakfast and dinner as this café is always in demand and packed during lunch, making seats scarce.
This expat popular international cafe with a tiny patio lets you catch up on your current read or surf the web in peace. Enjoy one of Shanghai's best quesadillas, a perfectly prepared seafood number with creamy mozzarella, and sip a ginger martini on the balcony overlooking quiet Jinxian Lu. The best part? Their second floor has a no smoking policy.
This board game cafe has a friendly environment and lots of gaming options for those inclined. They've got the normal range of cafe options, but look out for their club sandwich--it's got a unique twist to it. . New Eats | Unicolor CaféMarch 2009A massive collection
This cafe in the People's Square area boasts free wifi and a rooftop view onto Yunnan Lu in addition to Naxi-style snacks from a restaurant on the first floor. Reasonably priced drinks, southern Chinese snacks and (we hear) a suave guitarist are the draws.
Library-cum-cafe by photographer Deke Erh and notable Shanghai historian Tess Johnston, dripping with atmosphere, character, and plenty of English books on China.
Owned and managed by one of Shanghai's most active members of the hip hop community (V-Nutz of The Lab), KIN is one part street wear boutique and one part café. On the clothing shop side of it, KIN is shirts, shoes, records, toys, and accessories inspired by music and soul / hip hop culture. Shoes are from Nike, Vans, and Converse, with prices ranging from 350rmb for Vans at the low end to around 1,300rmb for the high-end Nikes. Shirts are from various record labels and boutique fashion comp ...
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This Japanese chain serves up a good range of baked goods at very reasonable prices. They've got everything from multigrain loaves to curry-flavored naan to croissants and bagels, and most everything is less than RMB12. . Reviewed in October, 2010. Expats often lament that good bread is hard to find in Shanghai and, for that reason, Bread Studio is a welcome addition to the scene. Originally a Japanese chain started by a French-trained Japanese chef, this bakery offers great value. Each of the ...
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This cozy bookstore / café in Moganshan boasts great selections of design / art / architecture books in town. In fact, the entire store is dedicated to the genre, and they’re expanding the selection weekly. The books are laid out in a stylish yellow, grid-style library all along the left-hand-side of the long store. The first several sections are Chinese language, but foreign books abound. And if for some reason they don’t have what you’re looking for, they can special order it.