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Shanghai transforms after dark. Neighborhoods around Former French Concession take on new energy, new sounds, and new possibilities — and the best way to discover it is on foot, moving between venues the way locals do. Track down Tianzifang for the kind of night that only locals know about.
Shanghai is China's most cosmopolitan city, where Art Deco mansions along the Bund face off against the futuristic Pudong skyline across the Huangpu River. Walking its tree-lined concession-era streets reveals a glamorous past meeting an ambitious future.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided nightlife tour route in Shanghai. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Former French Concession — a leafy neighborhood of plane tree-lined avenues, 1920s villas, and hidden lane houses now home to boutiques and cocktail bars, plus hidden gems like Tianzifang — a labyrinth of narrow lanes in a former residential area, now filled with art galleries, craft shops, and tiny cafes and Wukang Road — a tree-lined street in the Former French Concession with beautifully restored Art Deco and Spanish-style buildings.
Use this page as a starting point for a Shanghai walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Shanghai. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Shanghai is primarily visited for architecture and food, but the city takes on a different character at night. Areas near Former French Concession come alive after sunset, offering an experience you can't get during the day. Look for Tianzifang — the kind of place that daytime visitors never know existed.
The Former French Concession is best explored by wandering without a fixed plan — the joy is in discovering hidden courtyards and cafes behind unassuming gates.
October through November offers crisp autumn weather with clear skies, or March through May for pleasant spring temperatures and blooming plane trees.
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