Must-see shopping in Shanghai

Bruce Ren is an awesome traditional cobbler who will make you the custom-made kicks you've always dreamed of. He'll also make shoes for people with larger…

You'll find gorgeous vibrant-coloured ceramics, cloisonné and lacquer, in pieces that celebrate traditional Chinese forms while adding a modern and deco…

Good spot to pick up imported cereals at reasonable prices, plus rare items like avocados (for the bargain price of ¥10) and other imported goodies like…

This Tianzifang shop has been in business for over a decade, selling rows of original vintage glasses frames from the 1940s to the 1990s, plus old watches…

This tiny used bookstore stocks back issues of Time, Elle and Vogue, along with three walls of well-priced used English-language books, from Balzac to Dan…

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…

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…

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…

The Taiwanese brand sells midrange bikes and is an option for those who don't have WePay and thus can't use the city bike scheme. Bikes start at around …

Miao embroidery from southwest China. Plus indigo-die items, jewellery from indigenous communities, bags, gifts and trinkets, and custom clothing.

Little neighbourhood bike shop, selling new and secondhand models for cruising around town. It also fixes flats and does quick tune-ups.

Top bottle shop, with a decent array of local and imported beers and lots of vintage whiskies.

Branch of the French-Chinese hybrid that sells kids’ clothes.

Branch of the contemporary Shanghai label.

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…

Heirloom’s staple is a range of vibrant, stylish and LA glam-influenced clutches, satchels and handbags, as well as sneakers and smaller accessories such…

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…

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…

An intriguing emporium of elixirs, infusions and remedies, this place has been selling Chinese medicinal cures since 1783. There’s a vast range here,…

Consisting of two run-down, rabbit-warren department stores surrounding the North Henan Rd intersection, Qipu Market is where ordinary Shanghainese go…