As with so many other aspects of life, Shanghai
is on China's cutting edge where leisure
activities are concerned. Despite the fact that
most Shanghainese have never been to a theatre
or restaurant in their lives, there is now a
sufficiently large class of people for whom
dining out and evening entertainments are a
serious option. Restaurants in particular
have improved enormously in recent years, in
terms of quality and variety. It is hard to
believe that up until the early 1990s, simply
getting a table was a cut-throat business. The
sheer diversity of food on offer, representing
all regions of China and every continent save
Antarctica, is a reflection both of the openness
of the city, and of the presence of an
increasing expatriate population.
Restaurants and snack food
The traditions of Shanghai's cosmopolitan past
are still dimly apparent in the city's
restaurants . Many of the old establishments
have continued to thrive and although the
original wood-panelled dining rooms are
succumbing to modernization...
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The Bund, Nanjing Dong Lu and around
The highlight of this area is the presence of a
number of specialist food streets . In order of
proximity to the top end of Nanjing Lu, the
first of these is Shashi Xiaochi Shijie , a
small lane leading south off Nanjing Dong Lu,...
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