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September 19, 2007

Shanghai Neighborhood Guide-French Concession

Filed under:My Shanghai Tourist Survival Guide—admin@September 19th, 2007

The historic French Concession is roughly a 10 sq km area consisted of the present-day Luwan, Xuhui Districts, along with a smaller portion of JingAn and Changning Districts.  From the mid-1800's to 1930's, the area saw an influx of people from all over the world and all walks of life: the French, and later on the White Russian refugees, entrepreneurial Jews, Chinese gangsters, and communist revolutionaries.  The area is best explored on foot so you can take a closer look at the old buildings scattered throughout.

Here are some of my favorite cafes and restaurants in the west part of the French Concession around my apartment.

Around the apartment block
1. Arch Cafe 2. XiNet.Life 喜年来 Chinese Fastfood
3. BiFengTang 避风塘 (Hong Kong, dim sum) 4. A Future Perfect Cafe
5. iiit Cafe (inside the Summit Club House) 6. Café Montmartre (French, crepes)
7. Jamaica Blue café (coffee, sandwich) 8. Enoteca Wine Bar
9. La Aroma de Vida Café (set lunches) 10. Amokka Café
11. Feidan 飞蛋 (import grocery shop) 27. Thai Station (in the alleyway)
Julu Rd/Fumin Rd (巨鹿路/富民路) area:
12. Velvet Lounge/Casanova 13. Embre Café
14. Nepali Kitchen 15. People 7 (stylish Chinese)
16. Shintori (upscale Japanese) 17. Guyi 古意湘味浓 Hunan Restaurant
18. Coconut Paradise (Thai) 19. BaoLuo Shanghainese Restaurant
Toward Huaihai Rd (淮海路) area:
20. Frangipani Nail Bar 21. ChengCheng 承承 (Chinese home cooking)
22. Diage Restaurant/Lounge 23. Element Fresh
24. Whisk Café  
Fuxing Rd (复兴路) area:
25. Club JZ 26. Arugula Café
28. Charmant 小城故事 (Taiwanese Restaurant)  

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