Top 10: New Openings of Summer 2011

This summer has brought a raft of great new restaurants and bars to Shanghai. Here are 10 of our favorites.

By Susie Gordon | Aug 22, 2011

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Sushi Abuse

This new sushi place on Yanping Lu serves sustainably sourced fish inside imaginative maki rolls.

Kush

Kush Shanghai

Vegetarian restaurant Kush Shanghai

Right next door to Sushi Abuse is Kush - an organic vegetarian restaurant serving super-healthy stuff like tofu burgers and veggie spring rolls.

Cuivre

Cuivre Shanghai

Shanghai French restaurant Cuivre

Michael Wendling's new French restaurant is already proving popular, serving Euro food in a copper-themed space.

glo London

Glo London Shanghai

glo London's deli on the first floor

There are four separate floors of fun at this new multi-function venue: a bakery, a gastro-grill, a cocktail lounge and a rooftop BBQ.

Craft

It's vodka's turn in the limelight, and Craft showcases the spirit in all its glory, with straight shots and cocktails aplenty.

The Food Central

The guys behind the Apartment launched this multi-cuisine restaurant with a deli downstairs. Choose from Asian noodles, sushi and Western grills among pale wood furniture.

Zeal

Shanghai bar Zeal

Shanghai bar, Zeal

The new Bund 22 complex is filling up with great venues, and this club/bar is one of our instant faves.

Dvino

The Yanping Lu triumvirate is completed by this intimate bar that serves mainly Italian wine.

Nosh

Shanghai delivery service Nosh

Nosh delivery

This fledgling delivery service is already earning its stripes, with tasty, healthy and fresh Western food brought right to your door.

Sugar 

Sugar bar Shanghai

Sugar bar Shanghai

This classy bar (with an amazing roof terrace) tempts us with regular events like shirtless barmen for Ladies' Night.

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