Lao Zhengxing
A long-established Huangpu restaurant cooking benbang, the sweet-savoury local Shanghai repertoire of braises, soy-heavy sauces and river fish.
Ideal stay:
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Places
Independent guides, reviews and answers for travelling in Shanghai: where to eat, stay, get around, and what to see, buy and do.
Where to eat
Getting around
Pudong International Airport
Shanghai's main international gateway, PVG, and what the exit from it actually involves.
Ideal stay:Metro Line 2 to Pudong International Airport station; the maglev links the airport with Longyang Road, where you change to Metro Lines 2, 7 and 16
What to see
The Bund
Shanghai's riverside promenade, with 1920s bank facades on one side and the Lujiazui skyline across the water.
Ideal stay:East Nanjing Road station (Metro Lines 2 and 10), then walk west to the river
What to buy
Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street
A pedestrian shopping street on middle Nanjing East Road, running east from the People's Square side towards the Bund, and the busiest retail stretch in Shanghai.
Ideal stay:East Nanjing Road station (Metro Lines 2 and 10); People's Square station (Metro Lines 1, 2 and 8)
What to do
Shanghai Circus World — ERA
A long-running acrobatics and multimedia show in a domed theatre in Jing'an, built for visitors and families rather than for the circus avant-garde.
Ideal stay:Shanghai Circus World station (Metro Line 1), a short walk from the theatre