First up, more details on Chefs Kim Melvin and Bina Yu’s new project have emerged over the last month. Simply named Together, Melvin and Yu will be serving a menu of French-Asian communal dishes. We’re told it will soon be ready at 546 Yuyuan Lu.
You might know Camden Hague from Bird and Bitter, EGG, or festivals like FEAST and SIP, but her tight bond with the Shanghai F&B community all started with her monthly private dinner parties, Shanghai Supperclub. That, however, is changing to a quarterly model this year. Look out for announcements of the next event on their WeChat account (ID: shsupperclub).
UnTour just launched a new Night Eats tour that promises three full hours of authentic regional eats from almost every corner of China. Expect fresh seafood from Ningbo, mouthwatering Sichuanese spicy snacks, halal food from Xinjiang, the best roujiamo you can find in Shanghai, and much more.
Over at Yu Garden, iconic dumpling and steamed bun joint Nanxiang is closed until the fall as it undergoes massive renovations. For those who like to wait in line for half-an-hour or more for their xiaolongbao should check out our review of Man Long Chun.
In other news, cinnamon roll purveyor Cinnaswirl has expanded their footprint, opening up a second location in Pudong’s Century Link Mall, while Homeslice down at Found 158 is now serving Detroit-style pizza every Wednesday. Yum.
Bund dwellers on a budget, rejoice! Beijing transplant Heaven Supermarket (which is a bar, not a supermarket, we’re told) has opened up shop right along the riverside promenade at 16 Pu. Much like their outlets in the Big Smog, there will be a vast selection of imported beers for those in need of some serious pre-gaming. (Those fancy RMB120 cocktails at venues nearby ain’t paying for themselves!)
Shifting our focus over to Changning, Yuyintang’s second livehouse Yuyintang Park at 1398 Yuyuan Lu (close to Zhongshan Park) is scheduled to open in mid-May. Their first big show features Canadian punk rockers Metz, who will be playing on Saturday, May 26.
On a more niche end of things, Paw&Six, a bar dedicated to our bigger and hairier friends in the LGBTQ community (and their followers) have now opened their doors on the sixth floor of the building attached to Lucca in Shanghai’s famous gayborhood.
In sadder news, Funkadelino on Xikang Lu has closed, but it’s survived by its brother, Fumin Lu’s Funkadeli.
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