Shanghai is a glass of shaking Negroni - the neon on The Bund is the sharp vermouth, the fireworks in the lane are sweet red vermouth, and the coffee under the wutong tree is the refreshing golden wine. For foreign tourists, the charm of this city is hidden in the "cute contrast": the old tailor shop in the shadow of the skyscraper, the intangible cultural heritage works beside Disney Castle, and the Xiaolongbao soup held with chopsticks reflect the magic of the century old house and the futuristic skyline. This guide will take you to understand the AB side of this city with your tongue and footsteps.
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1. The Bund: The morning and evening variations of neon lights and fireworks
The golden moment of the light and shadow hunters: At 19:30, stand at Chen Yi Square on time to watch the "three piece set" consisting of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai center and the World Financial Center light up the night sky. When shooting with the mobile phone telephoto, keep an old Shanghai street lamp in the lower left corner of the picture. The warm yellow glow can soften the coldness of the reinforced forest. The river breeze swept over the century old arch of the Bund source, mixed with the sweet aroma of red beans from Shen Dacheng's cake. At this moment, the Huangpu River was like a flowing silk, dyed seven colors by neon lights.
Double decker Bus Mobile Observation Deck: Jump onto the second floor of the Bund sightseeing bus, and as the vehicle passes by Jinling East Road, the neon light strips on both sides of the arcade will flow into a liquid rainbow on the window. It is recommended to hold a "Big Pot Spring" pan fried dish - the thick base is crispy, and when bitten open, the meat juice is fried in the mouth, creating a wonderful contrast between the salty soy sauce and the dazzling night view. Locals call this "Bund Taste Montage".
Unlocking the secret plane slot: bypass the crowd and walk along Beijing East Road to the Bund Source. With the dome of Rock Bund Source as the foreground, focusing on the Shanghai center on the opposite bank, you can take a deep impression of "time and space tunnel". When posting on social media, the caption reads: "Under the arches of the 1940s, meet the future of 2040." The faintly visible packaging bag of the "Lao Xiang Zhai" moss strip cake in the background is a taste footnote of old Shanghai.
The Soul Ceremony of Local Breakfast
Double combination method of pan frying: "Da Hu Chun" on Jiangxi Middle Road represents the hardcore faction, with thick base pan fried until crispy, and biting it down feels like gnawing on "meat flavored potato chips"; Across the street, 'Xiao Yang Sheng Jian' takes a delicate route. For the thin skinned crab meat dish, a spoon is needed to pick up the soup - first sip the soup, then eat the meat, and finally soak the skin. The waiter will demonstrate 'Three steps to enjoy a soup dumping' in English.
Carbon water supply station: The moss cake in the "Old Xiangzhai" on Nanjing East Road is a hidden surprise. The salty seaweed crumbs are wrapped in crisp cakes, with a cup of freshly ground soybean milk. The Bund in the morning mist has an instant sense of the grain of old Shanghai. It is recommended to pack one and treat it as a snack when strolling around Lujiazui in the afternoon. The crumbs of the pastry fall into the pockets of the suit, which is the "taste code" left by this city for travelers.
2.Lujiazui: Taste Experiment in Vertical Cities
A journey of delicious food from underground to the clouds
Underground food Jianghu: "Shell Western Restaurant" on B2 floor of Century Plaza. Oysters in seafood platters are salty and fresh in the Atlantic Ocean. When dipped in lemon juice, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower outside the window just reflects a light, like a layer of "food starlight" on oysters. The spicy beef rice next door, "Ajisen Lamian Noodles", is a survival package for local white-collar workers. When soft eggs are punctured, the egg yolk flows in a strange way, which coincides with the cruise track of the Huangpu River.
Cloud Coffee Philosophy: Click a cup of "Top of Shanghai center" on the "Cloud Coffee" on the 118th floor of Shanghai Center, and watch the coffee flower slightly deform at 423 meters above sea level. At this time, the cruises on the Huangpu River are like matchboxes, and the skyline of Lujiazui is a decorative painting on the edge of the cup. It is suggested to match a piece of "Shen Dacheng" gold ball - coconut silk wrapped in Red bean soup, sweet and not greasy, just to balance the vertigo brought by high altitude.
Interesting Biology at the Science Museum
Take your children to visit the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and don't miss the "Food Travel" project: ride on a capsule train to simulate the digestion process, and the "Oriental White" restaurant at the end provides "Carbon Water Education". The deep-fried dough sticks Rice and vegetable roll with freshly ground soybean milk can tell children when tearing the pastry: "This is a double delicacy of physical change (frying) and chemical change (fermentation)." If you want to experience the local breakfast culture, the shrimp Steamed dumplings next to "Xiao Yang Sheng jian" are a good choice. The pink shrimp wrapped in a transparent thin skin looks like a biological cell model in the science and technology museum.
3.Wukang Road: Literature and Art Gene of wutong Alley
The Shadow Magic Hidden by Photographers
Misplaced photo of Wukang Building: At 4 p.m., let the model stand in front of the acute angle balcony of the building and pretend to run with the building. The sun will outline the dynamic shadow along the wall, and the light spot of the background wutong leaves will automatically generate a "natural filter". At this moment, if you hold the almond with "Farine" in your hand, you can sing praises. The crispy and flaky moment is captured, and the breadcrumbs fall like golden fragments in the light and shadow. The picture immediately has the texture of "flowing poetry".
The coffee ceremony of the revolving staircase:% Arabica in Courtyard 376, using a low angle to tilt the revolving staircase, the curve of the coffee cup echoes the curve of the handrail. It is suggested to choose the "Spanish Latte", which can offset the laziness of wutong shadow with the mellowness of double concentration and priming. When sunlight shines through the glass window on the coffee, forming a boundary between light and dark, press the shutter button - the name of this photo is' Shanghai's Literary Lazy '.
The Heaven's Law for Sweetheart Enthusiasts
Farine's praiseworthy philosophy: Tear up the traditional butter at the scene, and layer upon layer of honeycomb tissue falls on the paper tray. With the sweet and sour raspberry tarts, sit on the windowsill on the second floor and watch the wutong leaves fall. Locals will tell you that the best way to eat is to first smell the aroma (the nutty aroma of butter), then listen to the sound (the sound of crispy skin cracking), and finally taste (the tightness of the tongue and the sour and sweet impact). This "sensory trio" is the ritual that Wu Kanglu imbues sweet foods with.
Luneurs' hidden ingredient: there are caramel chips hidden in the salt flower ice cream. When eating on the road, wutong leaves often float into the dessert cone - don't be disgusted, this is the "season limited eggs" given to diners by Wukang Road. Suggest pairing it with "Cycle&Cycle" salted bread, for a taste experience that blends salty and sweet flavors, reminiscent of the diverse character of this city: both French romance and Japanese rigor, while also embodying the shrewdness and refinement of Shanghainese people.
4.Jing'an Temple: Urban Zen under the Golden Summit
Zen of plain noodles in the morning: Go to the vegetarian restaurant of Jing'an Temple before 7 o'clock, and the 12 kinds of mushroom soup of plain noodles served by Arhat is crystal clear. At the last sip, the morning bell just rings. Remember to pack the soup with a thermos, this is the secret "urban soul chicken soup" passed down by the locals. When you bring it back to the hotel to make oatmeal, you can even taste the aroma of the mountains and forests. If you want to experience the collision of modernity and tradition, the American coffee paired with vegetarian buns at "% Arabica" next door is a "morning lesson ritual" for young white-collar workers.
Redemption of Spicy Meat Noodles in the Evening: The Red Oil Spicy Meat Noodles at Fumin Noodle Shop are made by simmering the spicy diced meat in yellow wine, with a sweet and spicy taste and a slight numbing sensation. The noodles are selected as the "hard core" style, and after mixing, each one is wrapped in sauce. Paired with the neighboring Korean rice wine "ZARI", the bubbles burst on the tip of the tongue, instantly curing all "urban anxiety". It is recommended to sit in an open-air position, watch the golden roof of Jing'an Temple shimmer in the twilight, and listen to street performers playing "Rose, Rose, I Love You". At this moment, spicy meat noodles are not just food, but also an immersive urban theater.
Jazz Moment on the Park Lawn
Every Wednesday evening, the large lawn of Jing'an Park transforms into an open-air music hall, where street performers perform "Rose, Rose, I Love You" with saxophones. The flying eaves and upturned corners of Jing'an Temple in the distance are natural music stands. At this moment, the "Xiao Da Dong" on the 5th floor of Ruiou Department Store served hawthorn foie gras, wrapped in sweet and sour hawthorn sauce. The laziness of jazz music and the delicacy of our dishes danced on the tongue. It is recommended to buy the almond pastries from "Lao Xiang Zhai" in advance, and slowly chew them while sitting on the lawn listening to music. The crumbs of the pastries fall on the grass, like a layer of "taste applause" for this outdoor music concert.
5.Disney: Chinese Easter eggs in the fairy tale world
Atypical Play Guide
Light and Shadow Capture Technique: At 10am on Mickey Avenue, use continuous shooting mode to record Starry Dew's ballet spin, with the Mickey waffles freshly baked at the "M Street Bakery" in the background. The heat will give the photo a "sweet halo". Suggest buying a Mickey avatar cone of "Paparino Ice Cream", with vanilla cream mixed with crispy rice, while eating and shopping. The melting speed of the ice cream just catches up with the rhythm of the parade floats.
Seasonal limited magic: The spring cherry blossom Mickey pancake contains real cherry blossom shavings, while the autumn pumpkin spice popcorn bucket has Mickey ear hair clips, making it a local secret "fairy tale peripheral". If visiting during the summer, the spicy chicken wings paired with ice cold cola at the exit of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project are the best combination to resist high temperatures. Sitting on a pirate ship shaped bench to rest and watching the sunset gilding the castle, Disney at this time resembles a summer evening in a alleyway, except the background has been changed to a fairy tale castle.
Localized Taste Surprise
The Caribbean pirate set meal at "Barbossa Barbecue" features a rum cake with pirate ship anchors embedded in cream. Remember to shout "Yo ho ho" while eating; The Shanghai stir fried noodles from "Mickey's Good Companion Delicious Market" are served on Mickey's plate, with the soft yolk flowing, resembling the "childhood flavor" of a alley breakfast shop. It is suggested that children order "Mickey Steamed dumplings with Shrimps" from the "Jingcai Qihang" theme restaurant, pink shrimps wrapped in transparent thin skin, and Mickey smiling faces painted with tomato sauce, so that the food in the fairy tale world can be more like the fireworks in Shanghai alleys.
In fact, the charm of Shanghai lies in its "interpretability" - the crispness of fried dumplings is the city's fireworks, Disney's fireworks are the footnotes of fairy tales, and the wutong shadow on Wukang Road is the comma of time. Please remember: Don't be superstitious about punch lists, follow the footsteps of locals into the alleyway. When you can distinguish the personality differences between "Da Hu Chun" and "Xiao Yang Sheng Jian", and know how to drink a bowl of plain noodles at the morning bell of Jing'an Temple, Shanghai will truly reveal its texture to you. With an empty stomach bag and curiosity, every bite of this city will become the most special "Shanghai color" in your photo album.
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