Few blocks from the shore, but so many restaurants and shops... also quite unique, yet modern architecture!
There is so much natural beauty here... amazing tree + small canal with men on bamboo rafts offering to transport you across to the huts across + many leashed animals and their "owners"!!!
Amazing shopping street... lots of wonderful+legitimate business, but also some greedy+sketchy ones!!! You can get almost anything you want/need here - huge variety of products sold along the street!!
NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE - very wet, slippery, and dark!!! Otherwise, it's all cool and neatly carved out with awesome designed lighting onto the walls... there are unique stories about diff parts!!!
Everything is great here... super crowded during lunch rush but all the vendors are quick and attentive - plenty of variety to choose from, especially further away from main street!
Mao Zedong mausoleum entry is so symbolic and wonderful... massive security line to get inside, but plenty of space to wander around once in!! Easy to cross the street to actual square, via tunnels
Absolutely incredible steelwork, amazing to see it up close and how it's intertwined. The interior is like any stadium but still so neat to see the Olympic rings everywhere, history placards, and more
Entrance fee gets you into grounds and can walk around, climb the stairs/hills, etc... also portions that have additional cost to enter/see
Love the local hotspots and wandering around, not knowing what/where I'm actually getting myself in to.... there's plenty of food options and tons to clothing shops!
Coming from NYC, halal food is explicitly Middle Eastern dishes (chicken, lamb, beef over rice or salad or gyro)... but here, it's "normal" Chinese food and all was pretty delicious!!!
Small and sketchy, but incredibley high-pressure and intentional massage... they immediately hit my body's pressure points and undid most of my knots, which felt amazing and was so relaxed + at-ease!!
Love scenic outlooks and modern parks within any high-rise city... because of the great views (of both the East and west side of the city), it'll be super crowded and busy during most of the day!!
We were actually quite surprised, this show was really awesome and the performers were beautifully flexible... kind of like cirque du soleil but with the local feel/vibes of China
When my white touristy family walked in, all of the locals turned and stared... that's when we knew this food would be good and it absolutely was some of the best food we had in Shanghai.
On the site of a former synagogue, this wonderful museum is for the Jews who fled Europe before WW2 and created new lives in Shanghai... you can visit 3 exhibits with stories and the main sanctuary!!!
This beautiful garden is nestled into the old town section!!! The place is so expansive and can wander for hours... kind of boring, but actual sculptures and waterfalls and plants are gorgeous!!
Really chill low-key bar. No menu, so know what to order (in Mandarin) or ask for suggestions from someone already seated... lots of the patrons speak English but not all the bartenders!!
For $10, you can get a huge Israeli breakfast plate (egg, avocado, salad, etc) and it's really quite filling + comes with coffee or juice too!!!
Burger and fries were absolutely on point, so delicious... kale and artichoke dip was good, not my fave!!! Overall, great higher-end pub food and chill staff
Aah this place is so sweet... they have a HUGE backyard space (part heated/covered and part is outside). Some great local beers on tap (and Ithaca Beer Co. too), plus you can bring your own food!!!
Best bagel I've had in midtown east... cream cheese was perfect amount and had spread beautifully!!! Small but sufficient outdoor seating, in front!
Love to visit craft breweries... even if I've never drank or heard of them!!! The staff giving tour was hilarious and did great job ensuring everyone had fun!! $10 includes tour+4 beers+pint glass
Crowded, but expected for Saturday afternoon... plenty of food options to choose from for lunch!!! Plus, there's seating on upstairs patio for some good people-watching
OMG this was so amazing, especially after an early morning flight!!!! Coming from NYC or LA, we compared this to shake shake or in n out... but this is wayyy better + the onion rings are to die for!!
It's a chain... but all of them have such great foods, so many kinds of meat options for burgers and still decent amount of veggie options too!!!! Fries and onion rings are fried to perfection
Stupidly came on weekend for tightening, wait was super long... ended up shopping and buying new sets of glasses!!!! Honest, helpful, and efficient staff
