Introduction
Ask anybody living in Shanghai what is their favourite hobby and they might tell you that they have joined a book club or that they swim a lot or enjoy discovering new foods.
But, you can pretty much always take this for granted because you can bet the thing that sets their pulse raising the most is shopping.
Everyone has their favourite stores (although they might not wish to share the exact location with you), where they can pick up thousand dollar designer clothes for the cost of a burger. Or, a favourite tailor who will copy any design in any fabric. Yes, indeed, Shanghai expats’ wardrobes must be among the most stylish anywhere in the world.
But it doesn’t stop with clothes, there are amazing places to buy and design your own furniture or shoes or interior fabrics or jewellery or…well, you name it really. Whatever it is that you want, you will be able to find it in this metropolis.
Info: Business Hours |
Office hours |
9 am - 5pm, Mon - Fri |
Shopping hours |
10 am - 10pm, daily |
Banking hours |
9 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri; 9 am - noon, Sat and Sunday |
Doctors |
9 am - 6 pm at clinics; 24 hours at hospitals |
Government |
9 am - 5pm, closed noon - 2pm |
Restaurants |
11 am - 2pm, 5 pm - 10pm daily |
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With Shanghai's huge population, you will be able to find everything you need on your doorstep. plus a hundred more useful services will be at your disposal, like bike repairs, tailors and affordable furniture makers. All of which have gone into serious decline in the west. Here's a list of the essentials to get you started.
Consumer Association Shanghai
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Product Quality Complaint Hotline |
Tel: 6248 8931 |
Consumer Association |
Tel: 12315 |
Consumer Complaint Hotline: |
Tel: 6228 2726 |
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Website: |
Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights |
http://www.sfic.com |
Shopping Malls
We have listed all malls of Shanghai with their address and the nearest metro station below. All malls are open from 10 am to 10 pm.
Info: Location of Shopping Malls in Shanghai |
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Nearest Tube Station |
Ascendas Plaza , 333 Tianyaoqiao Lu |
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Central Plaza
381 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near MadangLu |
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CITIC Square
1168 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Jiangning Lu |
Jing An Temple |
City Plaza
1618 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huashan Lu
Tel: 62180180 |
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Dimei Plaza
Subway Stop , near Xizang Nan Lu |
People Square |
Grand Gateway Mall
1 Hongqiaolu, Xujiahui
Tel: 64070111 |
Xujiahui |
Holiday Department Store
No. 1 Anshan Road |
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Hong Kong Plaza
300 Huaihai Zhong Lu |
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Hongqiao Friendship Shopping Centre
6 Zunyi Road |
Shuicheng Road |
Isetan
1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, corner of Jiangning Lu |
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Maison Mode
1312 Central Huaihai Road |
Changshu Road |
Metro City, 1111 Zhaojiabang Road |
Xujiahui |
New Asia Plaza
401 Changshou Lu, near Changde Lu, |
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Nine Sea Parkson Plaza
918 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Shaanxi Nan Lu |
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Parksons
918 Central Huaihai Road |
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Plaza 66
1266 Nanjing Xi Lu, east of Portman
Tel: 62790910 |
Jing An Temple |
Shanghai Southwest Shopping Mall
131 Humin Road |
Shanghai South Railway Station |
Shanghai Yichuan Shopping Center
No. 60 Yichuan Road |
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Sincere Rest Harbour, 479 Nanjing East Road |
People's Square |
Super Brand Mall
168 Lujiazui Xi Lu, near Yincheng Xi Lu |
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Superbrand Mall
168 Lujiazui Road
Tel: 6887-7888 |
Lujiazui |
Times Square
500 Zhangyang Lu, near Pudong Nan Lu |
Dongfang Road |
Times Square Mall
99 Central Huaihai Road - Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 63910304 |
Changshu Road |
Westgate Mall
No.1038, Nanjing Xilu, just east of Citic Square
Tel: 62187878 |
Jing An Temple |
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Shanghai Shopping Malls Online
Websites |
Xiangyang Kidworld |
Shanghai No. 1 Department Store |
Yuyuan Tourist Mart |
Kaikai Department Store |
Hualian Commercial Building |
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Department Stores
Shanghai's department stores stock almost everything under the sun, and range from top-end, designer malls to more pedestrian (but nonetheless well-stocked) varieties. We have listed Shanghai's department stores below.
Addresses |
Department Store |
Location |
Phone |
Da Fa Department Store |
758 Central Huaihai Road |
6437 0290 |
Dongbao Department Store |
1666 Sichuan Bei Lu
near Dongbaoxin Lu
Hongkou Disctrict |
6356 1818 |
Fuhia Commercial Building |
1318 Sichuan Road (N) |
6307 0510 |
Hong Kong New World Department Store |
939 Huaihai Zhong Lu
near Shaanxi Nan Lu
Luwan Disctrict |
6431 0118 |
Hongqiao Department Store |
100 Zunyi Lu
Changning District |
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Huaihai Juvenile Articles |
775 Central Huaihai Road |
6445 4300 |
Hualian Commercial Building |
788 Jin Sha Jiang Road |
6256 2222 |
Hualian Department Store |
635 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Zhejiang Zhong Lu
Huangpu Disctrict |
6322 4466 |
Hui Jin Department Store |
1000 Zhaojiabang Lu
near Tianping Lu
Xuhui District |
6426 9999 |
Jia Li Du Trade Building |
615 Central Huaihai Road |
5306 4562 |
Jia Shi Ke Company |
218 Tianmu Road (W) |
6354 1110 |
Jing An Local Products Shop |
632 Changde Road |
6255 0182 |
Kaikai Department Store |
785 Nanjing Road (W) |
6256 5379 |
New World Department Store |
2 Nanjing Xi Lu
near Xizang Zhong Lu Huangpu District |
6358 8888 |
New World Departmnt Store |
2 Nanjing Road (W) |
6358 8888 |
No 2 Novel Department Store |
887 Huaihai Zhong Lu
near Maoming Nan Lu
Luwan Disctrict |
6473 2828 |
Oriental Department Store |
8 Caoxibei Lu
near Zhaojiabang Lu
Xuhui District |
6487 0000 |
Pacific Department Store |
932 Hengshan Road |
6407 8888 |
Pacific Department Store |
Huaihai Lu
333 Huaihai Zhong Lu
near Huangpi Nan Lu
Luwan Distrrict |
5306 8888 |
Pacific Department Store |
Tianmu Lu
218 Tianmu Xi Lu
near Hengfeng Lu
Zhabei District |
6381 8888 |
Pacific Department Store |
Xujiahui
932 Hengshan Lu
near Huashan Lu
Xuhui District |
6407 8888 |
Printemps Department Store |
939 Central Huaihai |
6431 0118 |
Pudong Departmnt Store |
73 Wei Fang Rd (W) |
5887 4326 |
Shanghai Friendship Store |
40 Beijing Dong Lu
near Yuanmingyuan Lu Huangpu District. |
5308 0600 |
Shanghai No 1 Department Store |
800 Nanjing Dong Lu
near Xizang Zhong Lu Huangpu District |
6322 3344 |
Shanghai No 1 Yaohan Department Store |
501 Zhangyang Lu
near Pudong Nan Lu
Pudong New Area |
5830 1111 |
Shanghai No. 1 Department Store |
523 Central Huaihai Road |
5306 1818 |
Times Suare |
93 HuaiHai Zhong Lu |
6391 0691 |
Times Square Pudong |
500 Zhangyang Lu |
5836 7777 |
Wings Department Store |
869 Nanjing West (Rd) |
6255 1111 |
Xiangyang Kidworld |
993 Nanjing Rd (W) |
6267 0300 |
Yaohan (Next Age) |
501 Zhangyang Rd, Pudong |
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Youyi Spring Department |
258 Moling Road |
6317 5200 |
Yuyuan Department Store |
84 Yuyuan Lu, near Henan Nan Lu |
6328 9850 |
Yuyuan Tourist Mart |
269 Central Fangbang Road |
6355 5525 |
Zhongsi Itokin |
592 Nanjing Rd (E) |
6352 3668 |
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Supermarkets
Supermarkets are well stocked and supply is mainly imported from the region, the UK, Australia, Europe and the US.
You will almost always find what you are used to buy in your home country but for a price. Some supermarkets have special areas targeting expatriates living nearby and we list gourmet shops with more choices in our food section.
View the location and phone number of Shanghai's leading supermarkets and food chains.
Addresses |
International Mega Mart (IMM)
7388 Humin Lu
Tel: |
Jusco Supermarket
Kerry Everbrigth City
Tian My Xi Lu |
Park 'N Shop Supermarket
#8, Lane 2B, Ronghua Xi Lu, Gubei New Area
West Gate Mall Basement, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu
18 Hu Song Gong Lu
242 Julu Lu (near Garden Hotel) |
The Market
West Tower Shanghai Center
1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
Tel: 6279 7077 |
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Hymart Supermarket
1230 Siping Lu
Tel: 6579 9656 |
Lotus Supermarket
3521 Shanguan Road; 8 branches
Tel: 6832 1188 |
Lianhua Shopping Mall11F
Dong Bao Bai Huo,
1666 Si Chuan Bei Lu
Tel: 6393 7700 |
City Supermarket
Times Square
Shanghai Centre
New World Department Store Hong Mei Road
West Side Citigroup Tower Pu Dong
Tel: 62150418 + 62674248 + 64779671 |
Metro Warehouse
1425 Zenghbei Road
Tel: 6265 4521
Membership required, but this can be obtained on the spot |
Metro Putuo Store
1425 Zhengbei Lu
Putuo District
Tel: 6265 8888
Metro Minghang Store
No.80 Gudai Road
Minghang District
Tel: 6480 8888 |
Metro Hongkou Store
No.418 Guangyue Road
Tel: 6526 8888
Metro Pudong Store
No.382 Baiyang Road
Tel: 689 2888 |
Carrefour Jin Qiao
550 Biyun Lu
Tel: 5030 6899
Carrefour, Gongjiang Lu
1168 Gongjiang Lu 3611 4510
Tel: 3611 4510
Carrefour, Humin Lu
7388 Humin Lu
near Lianhua Lu
Tel: 3412 4688 |
Carrefour, Shuicheng Lu
268 Shuicheng Nan Lu
near Yan’an Xi Lu
Changning District
Tel: 6209 8899
Carrefour, Wuning Lu
24 Wuning Lu
near Changshou Lu
Tel: 6231 7788 |
More Carrefour stores see store locator online |
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Info: Shopping Centers with Supermarkets |
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Yaohan (Next Age) |
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Westgate Mall |
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Parkson |
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The Portman Shanghai Centre |
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Carrefour |
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Shanghai Orient Shopping Center |
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Hongqiao Friendship Shopping Centre |
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Markets
Product (Food) Markets in Shanghai
Shanghai 's produce markets are the best places to get farm-fresh, seasonal fruit, vegetables, poultry and fish, as well as a host of other items, from hardware to underwear. Refreshingly, foreigners are charged the same price at locals at these markets (not always the case in clothing markets). Note to the faint-hearted: the seafood and poultry are live, and fresh-killed for customers. Every neighborhood has its own market; listed below are some of the bigger markets:
Info |
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Wukang Lu market |
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Yandang Road market |
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Danshui Road market |
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Xiangyang Road Market |
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Specialized Markets
Info |
Confucius Temple Book Market |
215 Wenmiao Lu
near Zhonghua Lu
Huangpu District |
Dong Tai Road Antique Market |
Xizang Nan Lu
near Liuhekou Lu
Huangpu District |
Jiangyin Flower and Bird Market |
18-28 Huangjiajue Lu
near Zhonghua Lu & Penglai Lu |
Jingwen Flower Market |
225 Shaanxi Nan Lu |
Qi Pu Lu Clothing Wholesale Market |
168 and 183 Qipu Lu
near Henan Bei Lu
Zhabei District |
Shanghai Tongchuan Aquatic Product Market |
871 Tongchuan Lu
near Cao Yang Lu
Putuo District |
Xiangyang Fashion and Gifts Market |
Xiangyang Nan Lu
near Huaihai Zhong Lu
Xuhui District |
Gubei Bird and Flower Market |
Gubei Nan Lu |
Nanjing Xilu Stones and Curios Market |
Nanjing Xilu Xi Lu |
Wenmiao Book Market (Sundays) |
215 Wenmiao Lu
Confucian Temple |
Flower Market Changshou Lu |
1148 Changshou Lu
Near Caojiadu |
Shanghai Metropolis Flower Market |
Xizang Zhong Lu
behind Shanghai No 1 Department Store |
Shopping Areas
As a basic starting point, Shanghai has four main shopping areas; in Puxi there are Huahai Lu, Nanjing Lu and Xujiahui and in Pudong the largest – but by no means the only – shopping area is Lujiazui, incorporating the vast Super Brand Shopping Mall.
Famous streets and top sightseeing in Shanghai
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Xintiandu, Luwan District
Shikumen architecture, dining, retail entertainment |
Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall, Huangpu
China's no 1 commercial street |
Riverside Avenue - Pudong New Area
dine alongside the river |
Duolun Road, Hongkou District
historical villas with shops selling antiques and ceramics, paintings |
Hengshean Road, Xuhui District
nightlife with bars and dining |
Meichuan Road, Putuo District
50,000 sqm shopping center |
Zhongshan Road E1 The Bund
symbol of Shanghhai featuring 52 buildings of different architecture |
Shanghai Old Street - Fangbang Road
road with architecture from Ming and Qing Dynastys - handicraft shops |
Qibao Old Street, Minghang District
traditional style of small town street features |
North Street - Zhujijiao Township
best preserved ancient street in Shanghai |
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 The epicentre of shopping is definitely the several-mile-long Huahai Lu.
Here you will find the ever-popular and entirely infamous Xiang Yang copy market, a multitude of malls serving all needs and budgets, major brand outlets and the famous Xintiandi development.
You will need them to restore your energy thankfully there is no shortage of places to eat or drink. It is also well worth checking out the numerous clothing, shoe and interior design stores on Shaanxi Lu, which is the preferred place to shop for many expats.
Xintiandi is a renovated area near Huaihai Lu and is home to a large number of international boutiques with designer fashion from around the world. Visit the many trendy restaurants housed in Shanghai's restored past architecture .
Being the central business district, Nanjing Lu is a little glitzier than Huahai Lu and it is here that you will find the more expensive foreign brands. Japanese department store, Isetan sits alongside the glamorous Plaza 66, which in term rests against the ultra-expensive stores of the Shanghai Centre and City Plaza.
This western part (Nanjing XiLu) is usually a lot less crowded than Huahai Lu because there are not many bargains to be found. If you find yourself at City Plaza (large whitewashed, swathe of concrete), make sure you go to the road behind to check out the indoor market where you will find cheap but funky t-shirts, trainers and jeans.
As Nanjing Lu creeps towards the Bund, you will find the anchor stores of yesteryear like the Number One Food Store and old department stores. These are eternally busy with local bargain seekers, but the crowds can be too much even for the seasoned bargain-hunter and the
prizes not so great in any case. Step away from Nanjing Lu onto Fuzhou Lu where you will find a more relaxed pace among interesting bookstores, small stationary  specialists, galleries, potters and cobblers. At the Bund, you will discover that the old colonial bank buildings have been transformed into upmarket ‘retail and dining experiences’ offering top brands at top prices. You certainly will not need to fight for space here.
At the bottom of the former French Concession, on the crossroads of Zhaojiabang Lu and Huashan Lu sits Xujiahui. This is mall shopping at its pinnacle. A maze of underground walkways connects several vast, towering malls. Here you will find Shanghai’s young, moneyed shoppers. Concentrating mainly on this market, you will find good value and high quality clothes for both sexes, sports equipment and sportswear as well as two bustling malls that specialise in electrical, computing and mobile phone equipment. However, don’t think Shanghai is like Hong Kong or Bangkok for gadgets – high import taxes mean that technological goods are often cheaper in your own country and that is certainly true of the US and even the UK. If you do need to buy something – haggle and haggle again!
 Shopping in Pudong definitely centres on Super Brand Mall. And, why not, it is Asia’s largest shopping mall after all! Whatever it is you want you will find it here.
There is a huge supermarket in the basement which offers great value food compared to the western options.
There is nothing exciting or atmospheric about Super Brand Mall, you really could be in a mall anywhere but it does its job well and if you tire of shopping, the fifth floor offers heaps of choice for places to eat and drink. Some even boast a great view over the Bund.
The great thing about Shanghai is that it is flat and safe, so you are free to wonder day and night to discover the little tucked-away shops and stalls near to your home offering clothes, dvds, furniture, gifts or even fruit and vegetables. These will probably come to provide you with the mainstay of the things you need and by building up rapport with the shopkeeper, you can be assured of better bargains and a better service. Enjoy!
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