Local Talk: Yongkang Lu
Nosh
This small storefront delivers Western style food to your door daily from 11am to 9.30pm. The menu ranges from Italian black truffle lasagne to Middle Eastern tabbouleh, and the shop aspires to provide something for everyone. Check out its website for ‘Healthy Wednesday’ deals on fresh squeezed juices as well.
126 Yongkang Lu, near Xiangyang Nan Lu. Tel: 3469 0668. Web: www.noshdelivery.com
It’s Coffee
This cosy coffee shop is more than just a café; it’s a community. Photos and paintings donated by customers line the walls, and the wait staff takes a keen interest in their customers, engaging in conversations on topics such as photography and cookie making. While you’re there, be sure to order the Irish coffee that comes complete with pyrotechnics.
66 Yongkang Lu, near Xiangyang Nan Lu. Tel: 3368 3371
Cheers In
Claiming to sell the most inexpensive imported beers in Shanghai, this 10 square meter shop is packed with more than 150 different brews from 25 countries. Free delivery is offered within the French Concession. Of course, you can also buy cold beers from the store to drink while taking a walk through this burgeoning neighbourhood.
25 Yongkang Lu, near Jiashan Lu. Tel: 6418 8400. Web: www.cheers-in.com
The Sailors Fish & Chips
Three Fudan University finance majors have cooked up a new option for those craving British cuisine’s claim to deep fried glory: fish and chips. The batter-fried cuts of fish are paired with chips. You’ll also find all the classic dipping sauces available: tomato ketchup, malt vinegar and even home made tartar sauce.
35 Yongkang Lu, near Jiashan Lu. Tel: 150 0009 9490. Web: weibo.com/xuemizi
Value Wine
Originally a foot soldier in Shanghai’s legion of wine importers, the owner/sommelier of this shop decided to be done with the middlemen and struck out on his own, importing directly from wineries throughout the world. The store holds regular wine tasting events to enjoy and share knowledge about the age old libation.
181 Yongkang Lu, near Taiyuan Lu. Tel: 5509 1573
Shanghai Table Company
Whether it’s a coat rack, coffee table, or desk for your home office, this custom furniture shop prides itself on being able to make anything to specifications using teak, elm, walnut, mahogany and oak. The carpenters here focus on quality, using traditional mortise and tenon joints, not nails or glue, to hold these pieces together.
59 Yongkang Lu, near Xiangyang Nan Lu. Tel: 3368 6075. Web: www.elmworkshop.com
Unique Pottery & DIY Studio
For the budding artisan, this pottery studio could be the site of a great creative awakening, one slab of clay at a time. Born and raised in Jingdezhen, China’s world renowned centre for pottery, the owner brings state-of-art technology and craftsmen from his hometown to help customers hand make their own porcelain.
45-47 Yongkang Lu, near Jiashan Lu. Tel: 6466 7836
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