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Taken opposite the Bund
Shanghai Museum
Hi,
Myself and a friend will be in Shanghai beginning of March.
How easy is it to get a Chinese SIM pay-as-you-go that will work if we leave Shanghai as well.
Could anyone recommend a place or a mobile service provider.
Also, can anyone recommend a good bar/club for rNb music and good dancing and friendly atmosphere
Is Xin Tian Di still the place to go?
We would love to try out a lot of local (interesting) food, what are your top 3 restuarants you wouold recommend? :)
Thanks
None of them would auto-roam internationally, you need to call the service provider up and tell them you need the service. However it would be pretty expensive across-the-board (even domestically) once you have the privilege. Why do you need a SIM card useable outside China?
Restaurants:
1) Nanxiang xiaolongbao restaurant in Yuyuan Bazaar
2) Lang Yi Fang in Super Brand Mall, Pudong
3) Heaven on Earth off Nanjing Lu pedestrian street
I went to the Bon Bon Club; it was very crowded but a great dj; also liked the three levels at Barbaroossa ( Spelling?) in People's Park...also had a good dj and excellent drinks. For food I loved Element Fresh: one in the French Concession and the one at the Ritz Carlton (super brunches and fab health drinks as well); Vegie Life is amazing...all vegetarian and deeeeelicious! (it's just off Nanjing Rd.,) and the Boonna cafe has some yummy sandwiches and fun "pancakes", besides being the coolest cafe. Have fun!! The people I met were wonderful and the French Concession always vibrant and interesting.
Thanks Ellyse for the reply.
I think I should've been more clear - I meant I would like to get a pay-as-you-go SIM card that will work outside of Shanghai, like in Beijing too. I have heard some people purchased pay-as-you-go SIM but once they left Shanghai they were unable to get connection in Beijing or Xi'an and other places.
I will put those restuarants on my list of my food adventure itinerary :)
thanks
Cindy
Cheers, I will check out those places, HooptheWorld
do you recall what music they were playing?
Ok simple enough, you need a Shen Zhou Xing SIM card by China Mobile, assuming you're using a GSM phone.
If you want me to accompany you to buy a SIM card so that you'll know for sure that you're getting the right card for a reasonable price, VTMail me. I recently met HooptheWorld so ask her if you want a reference.
Hi..the two places I went to, BonBon and Barbaroossa, both had good DJ's; the BonBon gets big names and the night I went was no exception...but, it was very crowded; I hear Muse (near Malone's) is a good place to dance too.Have fun!!
oops...I think jet lag is getting to me...Mint is near Malone's...some say it is the best place to dance but I don't know...probably best to pick a place fairly close to where you are staying...I found it was more relaxing to walk because the taxi rides can be nervewracking!
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we were planning to visit M on the Bund, and stumbled on Three on the Bund instead. It is across from M, and on the same road.
Three on the Bund is very very interesting complex of several levels of fashionable restaurants, and Evian spa (the only one i know outside France) and a barber.
The ground floor has Armani boutiques, a wine shop etc, and the floors above is just amazing. You have top notch chefs Laris and Jean Georges, and a funky Whampoa Club restaurants, and several others. The cupola of the building is also the most discreet dining place.... we did not get there, but i was told it seats only very few diners due to its constraint size.
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