Shanghai Old City
This renovated Qing dynasty stretch of Middle Fangbang Rd is lined with specialist tourist shops, spilling forth with shadow puppets, jade jewellery,…
Must-see shopping in Shanghai
Shanghai
Run by esteemed interior-design duo Neri & Hu – the last word on everything tasteful in Shanghai – Design Republic has set up this multilevel showroom…
Shanghai Old City
This old building with more than 100 stalls is one of the best and easiest fabric markets for tourists as many of the stallholders speak a little English…
Shanghai
Running low on loose-leaf oolong and aged pū'ēr cakes? This three-storey sprawl is hands down the largest collection of tea shops in the city. Taste-test…
Shanghai
The first China branch of this glamorous Milan boutique incorporates the same model of 'slow shopping'. Over five floors there's a mix of men's and women…
Shanghai
This is one of the best places for high-quality traditional Chinese porcelain. Blue-and-white vases, plates, teapots and cups are some of the many choices…
AP Xinyang Fashion & Gifts Market
Shanghai
This mammoth underground market by the Science & Technology Museum metro station is Shanghai’s largest collection of shopping stalls. There are tonnes of…
Aura A Space & Akimbo Cafe Lab
Shanghai
Half–indie fashion store and half–minimalist cafe serving single-origin brews, this is an extremely cool space to hang out in and the price tag is…
Shanghai
Amylin's is the most reliable retailer of pearls of all colours and sizes. It's been touting its wears since 1993 in the most unlikely location – a pearl-…
Shanghai
This incredibly glam and glitzy six-storey mall beneath the Cesar Pelli–designed twin towers of the Shanghai International Finance Center hosts a swish…
Shanghai
Excellent supermarket with rows crammed full of imported goodies. Whether you're craving some Weetabix cereal, a pop tart or an international newspaper or…
Shanghai
You'll find gorgeous vibrant-coloured ceramics, cloisonné and lacquer, in pieces that celebrate traditional Chinese forms while adding a modern and deco…
Shanghai
This tea shop has a good collection of pǔ'ěr cakes (aged fermented tea from Yunnan), as well as loose-leaf oolong, white and herbal teas. The backroom…
Shanghai
Always busy, this gargantuan shopping mall is also ultrahandy for its dining options, its supermarket in the basement, a kids’ arcade on the 6th floor and…
Shanghai
Local style mavens XinleLu.com have ventured into the offline world with this original showroom, displaying the best of their hand-picked bags, shoes and…
Shanghai Old City
Having silk shirts, dresses and cashmere coats tailor-made for a song is one of Shanghai’s great indulgences. This three-storey building, one of several…
Shanghai
Set in the M50 complex, this simple photography gallery shares a space with Osoi Design and sells abstract photos. Many present close-ups of the…
Shanghai Old City
There’s a permanent antique market here on the 1st and 2nd floors, but the place really gets humming for the Ghost Market on Sunday at dawn, when sellers…
Tong Han Chun Traditional Medicine Store
Shanghai Old City
An intriguing emporium of elixirs, infusions and remedies, this place has been selling Chinese medicinal cures since 1783. There’s a vast range here,…
Shanghai
Fed by the metro station below ground, Grand Gateway 66 is a vast, airy space and one of Shanghai’s high-end malls. It has a wide range of designer and…
Shanghai
Staff outnumber shoppers at this upmarket mall, featuring fake palms, a live pianist and an entire line-up of haute-couture fashion brands straight from…
Shanghai
Sumptuous Shanghai Tang’s shops add splashes of vibrant colour to the greyest of Shanghai days: elegant blouses, vivacious silk dresses, gorgeous tops,…
Shanghai
Imported goodies from shampoo to Champagne, Scrumpy Jack cider, spam, Stolichnaya, Trappist Chimay beer, cheeses, wines and other treats for homesick…
Shanghai
Mid-sized mall with a huge Hershey's chocolate store and a handy branch of Food Republic on the 6th floor. On the 5th floor, there's an SFC Cinema, which…
Shanghai
Set in the M50 complex is this sleek boutique filled with ready-to-wear haute-couture minimalist creations by the award-winning socialist and feminist…
Shanghai
Stationery shop selling cute items for your every writing need, from little design diaries to coloured pens and dumpling-shaped pencil sharpeners as well…
Hongqiao International Pearl City
Shanghai
Popular with expats, the 2nd floor of this market has a selection of freshwater and saltwater pearls that is worth a browse. There’s a relaxed atmosphere…
Shanghai
For a quality range of oil paints and other art supplies, come to this well-stocked outlet at M50.
