Explore Shanghai
Shanghai is China's dazzling showcase — the Art-Deco Bund facing a science-fiction skyline across the river, with Ming gardens and leafy Concession lanes in between. Chauffyr links a Bund morning, a soup-dumpling lunch and a three-star dinner in a fixed-price black car.
The colonial Bund facing the futuristic Pudong skyline, classical gardens, French-Concession lanes, and a world-class fine-dining scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Shanghai
1 MichelinXin Rong Ji
Taizhou · Seafood · $$$$ · West Nanjing Road
A Michelin-starred temple to Taizhou seafood — diners choose from the daily catch at the entrance display.
2 MichelinDa Vittorio Shanghai
Italian · $$$$ · The Bund
The two-star Shanghai outpost of the storied Cerea family restaurant, overlooking the Bund.
Fu 1088
Shanghainese · $$$$ · Jing'an
Elegant Shanghainese cuisine served in private rooms across a restored 1930s garden villa.
Jesse (Lao Ji Shi)
Shanghainese · $$ · Former French Concession
A tiny, legendary hole-in-the-wall serving benchmark Shanghainese home cooking — book well ahead.
Jia Jia Tang Bao
Soup dumplings · $ · People's Square
A famous no-frills counter for Shanghai's signature xiaolongbao — go early before they sell out.
Yang's Fry Dumplings
Street food · $ · People's Square
The city's most famous sheng jian bao — juicy pan-fried pork buns with crackling bases.
What to see in Shanghai
The Bund (Waitan)
Huangpu
Shanghai's iconic riverfront promenade of grand colonial buildings, facing the futuristic Pudong towers.
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
Huangpu
An exquisite 16th-century classical Chinese garden of pavilions, ponds and rockeries beside a lively bazaar.
Shanghai Tower & Pudong Skyline
Pudong
The 632-metre twisting Shanghai Tower crowns the futuristic Lujiazui financial skyline of Pudong.
Tianzifang & the French Concession
Xuhui
A warren of restored 'shikumen' lane houses turned into boutiques and cafés in the leafy French Concession.
Nanjing Road
Huangpu
One of the world's busiest shopping streets, a dazzling neon-lit promenade from People's Square to the Bund.
Shanghai Museum
Huangpu
A superb museum of ancient Chinese art on People's Square, renowned for its bronzes and ceramics.
One perfect day in Shanghai
9:00 · Morning
The Bund (Waitan)Huangpu — Colonial waterfront architecture
11:00 · Late morning
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)Huangpu — Ming-dynasty classical garden
13:00 · Lunch
Jesse (Lao Ji Shi)Shanghainese · Former French Concession — Red-braised pork (hong shao rou)
15:00 · Afternoon
Shanghai Tower & Pudong SkylinePudong — World's second-tallest building
20:00 · Dinner
Xin Rong JiTaizhou · Seafood · West Nanjing Road — Braised yellow croaker
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.