Hongkou & North Shanghai
High on creative flair, Spin offers a modern take on Chinese ceramics with oblong teacups, twisted sake sets and all manner of plates, chopstick holders,…
Hongkou & North Shanghai
High on creative flair, Spin offers a modern take on Chinese ceramics with oblong teacups, twisted sake sets and all manner of plates, chopstick holders,…
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,…
The Bund & People's Square
Right off the Bund, this cute boutique sells exquisite hand-embroidered silk slippers, bags, hats and clothing. Patterns and colours are based on the…
French Concession
There are dozens of 1920s brooches and pearl necklaces in glass display cabinets, rock and roll on the stereo and brilliantly kitsch bits and bobs like a…
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…
The Bund & People's Square
Brave the crowds to check out the amazing variety of dried meats, mushrooms, ginseng, chicken feet and sea cucumber, as well as more tempting snacks…
The Bund & People's Square
Attached to the Shanghai Museum and entered from East Yan'an Rd, this shop offers a refreshing change from the usual tourist tat. There is an excellent…
The Bund & People's Square
Just off the Bund, this little boutique is a great place to browse for a contemporary take on a traditional art form. It sells a tasteful selection of…
The Bund & People's Square
Open since the 1950s, this monumental red-brick bookshop is Shanghai's best for English-language fiction, nonfiction and travel guides. There's also a…
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…
French Concession
French-Chinese hybrid Chouchou Chic sells kids’ clothes (up to age eight) that are infinitely cuter than what you find at the souvenir stalls. Most of the…
French Concession
This charming gallery and shop behind a gate is too easy to miss, but deserves to be found. D.Art packs colourful prints depicting rural Chinese life into…
French Concession
Urban Tribe is the only contemporary Shanghai label to draw inspiration from the ethnic groups of China and Southeast Asia. The collection of loose…
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-…
French Concession
From the entrance, this looks like just another tea shop, but poke around inside and you’ll find specially blended herbal teas from Ayako, a traditional…
French Concession
What better way to brighten up your hall than with a poster of jubilant socialist workers? Madame Mao's Dowry has an emphasis on design during the Mao era…
French Concession
There is a mix of high-end designers (Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu, Prada) and younger casual brands (Mango, Camper, Muji) at this upscale…
The Bund & People's Square
The city’s largest fabric chain is good for a quick browse to see a typical selection of Chinese prints and fabric designs. In-house tailors can make you…
French Concession
You can spend a good while perusing the weird and wonderful gifts in this steampunk-style store. Awesome collector's items are displayed in a museum-like…
French Concession
The shelves are well stocked at this bookshop-cafe-gelato-bar, with a great selection of novels, art books, cookbooks, language references, and books on…
French Concession
Peruse an exquisite collection of minority handicrafts from China’s southwest, most of which are secondhand (ie not made for the tourist trade) and…
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…
French Concession
Fitted out by Shanghai-based designers Neri & Hu and located in the art deco Donghu Hotel building, this is the flagship store of Comme Moi. Created by…
French Concession
This Tianzifang Feiyue outlet – the legendary Shanghai sneakers brand dating back to the 1920s – is a good bet for lots of styles of the low-key classic…
The Bund & People's Square
This boutique shop specialises in garments made of cashmere from Inner Mongolia, with incredibly soft jumpers, gloves, beanies, rugs and accessories. They…
French Concession
For an up-to-the-minute look at what's hot in local fashion, head to this beautiful boutique housed in a converted villa – it's an incubator for young…
The Bund & People's Square
One of the top names in Asian haute couture, Taiwanese designer Shiatzy Chen finds her inspiration in traditional Chinese aesthetics. The exclusive…
The Bund & People's Square
A multistorey, traditional-looking building (look for the two enormous calligraphy brushes outside) with an excellent selection of art and calligraphy…
French Concession
A friendly, reliable tea shop, which has loads of good-quality clay teapots and cups, and a great range of Chinese tea from oolong and green to flower and…
French Concession
Serious shoppers should make for Xintiandi Style, a high-end mall featuring a handful of Chinese and independent designers including Singaporean label Mu…
French Concession
Small but serene shop with a highly browse-worthy collection of design-led gift ideas, including Frank Lloyd Wright–style bookmarks, pieces from the V&A…
French Concession
Super cute hand-designed qípáo dresses for young girls and children's Western-style outfits. Prices start at around ¥150. There are other branches on…
French Concession
An independent little indigo shop, selling awesome hand-made, hand-dyed blue-tinted garments, using traditional methods. Pick up stylish printed shirts,…
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…
French Concession
Awesome little vintage glasses store, hidden in a lane off Julu Rd, with refurbished original frames displayed in glass vats and bookcases. Glasses start…