This incredibly glam and glitzy six-storey mall beneath the Cesar Pelli–designed twin towers of the Shanghai International Finance Center hosts a swish coterie of top-name brands, from Armani via Prada to Miu Miu and Vuitton and a host of great dining options including Lei Garden and branches of Baker & Spice, Simply Thai and Haiku by Hatsune.
IFC Mall
Shanghai
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