Juxinyuan Massage & Waffles in Thames Town

Juxinyuan Massage & Waffles in Thames Town

15% discount on all Massage treatments for all DowntownSongjiang readers, simply show the staff this article on your phone    &   10% discount on all Belgian waffles! In Europe getting a massage is considered a medical treatment. You need to make an appointment with a professional who calls himself a...
The Sofitel Brunch

The Sofitel Brunch

Our DowntownSongjiang marketing sharks negotiated a 15% discount for the Sofitel Pommery Brunch exclusive for our readers! Sofitel Shanghai Sheshan Oriental introduces its new Summer Brunch concept @ Sofitel Sheshan Riviera. In partnership with the famous Maison Vranken Pommery, the Sofitel created a unique brunch package which lets you enjoy free access to...
La Paella - Spanish Restaurant

La Paella – Spanish Restaurant

A good place to get a taste of Spain. We recommend the salads, spaghetti vongole and of course the paella.  The Paella is Spain’s national dish. It soaks up the Spanish lifestyle of bright colors, lots of flavor and the ocean; and concentrates it all into a seafood rice dish. The owner...
Journey & Mystery - Opening Ceremony

Journey & Mystery – Opening Ceremony

On January 19th Journey & Mystery opened at the Songjiang Museum of Art. With over 100 visitors the exhibition was a huge success and DowntownSongjiang was proud to have been a sponsor!! The exhibition featured speeches by all three artists; Piers Bateman, Carlos Morell & Wei Yijia. We also enjoyed...
LUKASZ KOS // FOUR O NINE DESIGN //

LUKASZ KOS // FOUR O NINE DESIGN //

This month I had the pleasure of welcoming the Polish-Canadian architect and designer Lukasz Kos. Lukasz co-founded the Shanghai based design firm Four O Nine with designer Andrei Zerebecky in 2011. Since then it has won several international awards, most recently the acclaimed ‘40 under 40’ award in Hong Kong...
2046 Hong Kong Tea Restaurant

2046 Hong Kong Tea Restaurant

2046 is a Hong Kong Cinema themed restaurant in Thames Town. It puts out great food in short time, which is probably because of it’s very large kitchen (occupying the entire second floor). The menu is great, offering both traditional Hong Kong cuisine, and simpler choices such as curry. The...
MeiChu Club - People with birds on their heads

MeiChu Club – People with birds on their heads

I am always very eager to discover venues that cater for my western taste. I recently found such a place right here in Thames Town. Other than serving great food and featuring amazing interior decoration, it has also been a source of unexpected and entertaining strangeness! I found out about...
Latte Cafe

Latte Cafe

I wanted to feature a maid café in the first issue of DOWNTOWN Songjiang magazine but couldn’t find one! When it was time to distribute the mag and I went on my first run on student street, I was more than surprised when I walked up a dirty and seedy...
Heidi - Student

Heidi – Student

“Songjiang is booming.”, my friend said to me., we were walking down from the university area to the Tesco mall which is the busiest and most prospering shopping center in New Songjing. With a little sadness, already missing all the friends I was living together with from the ‘good old...
Dimples Bar

Dimples Bar

If you are exploring Songjiang in search of a relaxing environment filled with hospitality and Taiwanese beer, Dimples would be the place.  It is nestled behind a traditional Chinese KTV with modern music and a mix of expats and local inhabitants that fill the seats playing the traditional Chinese dice...
Thames Town

Thames Town

I remember arriving at Pudong airport, with the sweaty odour of my co-passangers still in my nostrils and the screaming of a crying baby still ringing in my ears, when I got into a car and drove to my new home. I was too excited to sleep but the desolate...
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Apex - Healthy Natural Food

Apex – Healthy Natural Food

12 % discount for all DowntownSongjiang readers! Simply mentioned this website and Apex will offer you a VIP card. Additional quantity discounts are available. Apex offers a fantastic choice of healthy and quality orientated goodies without artificial flavoring such as; Bulgarian yoghurt, naturally sweetened jam, healthy sauces and authentic cake and bread from Switzerland. The interior...
La Oliva "Your Escape to Western Cuisine"

La Oliva “Your Escape to Western Cuisine”

10% discount for all DowntownSongjiang readers, simply show the staff this article on your phone. Located on the 3rd floor of the KaiYuan “Tesco” shopping mall resides one of the only non-American Franchise restaurant in Songjiang serving authentic Western cuisine; La Olivia. It’s our personal favorite western restaurant in Songjiang! Their menu features a wide...
Shangcraft - Handcrafted Leather bags & Accessories

Shangcraft – Handcrafted Leather bags & Accessories

Shangcraft produces high quality handcrafted bags using handpicked fine grade leather. Readers of DowntownSongjiang will enjoy a very nice discount on in-store items as well as custom designs, just mention this article! Since living in China I have discovered that there is a strong countertrend toward mass production. This trend seems to be developing right...
Roger Christiansen - Hollywood TV director "Friends/Hannah Montana"

Roger Christiansen – Hollywood TV director “Friends/Hannah Montana”

With its ongoing economic development and its growing popularity, it is no surprise that China will start getting more involved in the lucrative global film industry. Hollywood too is starting to pay close attention to this shift. Some big names are already getting involved; John Cusack recently starred in the movie ‘Shanghai’, and Jackie Chan...
Dream Start Bakery

Dream Start Bakery

This new bakery just outside of Thames Town on Hong Xiang Lu offers a variety of breakfast foods such as sandwiches and croissants as well as cakes and lunch snacks. The extremely friendly and merry Taiwanese owner will probably give you a warm welcome as you walk through the doors for the first time. I found...
Sofitel Easter Brunch

Sofitel Easter Brunch

What better to do on easter Sunday than to go to the Sofitel champagne brunch in SheShan? Even though the event was fully booked, with kids and bunnies running around everywhere, the kitchen did an amazing job at pushing out a steady stream of delicious food. The waiters also did a great job at keeping my...
CreateMedias - Graphic Design, Websites & Photography

CreateMedias – Graphic Design, Websites & Photography

CreateMedias is an interactive creative design agency based in Songjiang & Shanghai and an official partner of DowntownSongjiang. We speak English, French, German and Chinese. www.createmedias.com “We love to create content for those who need solutions that are ‘just a little different’. This means we do not only create an online showcase of you, your work...
Pommery Brunch @ Sofitel Sheshan Riviera 31.3.2013

Pommery Brunch @ Sofitel Sheshan Riviera 31.3.2013

Time: Sundays from 11.30 to 15.30 Sofitel Shanghai Sheshan Oriental introduces its new Summer Brunch concept @ Sofitel Sheshan Riviera. In partnership with the famous Maison Vranken Pommery, Sofitel Shanghai Sheshan Oriental created a unique package which allows the customers to enjoy free access to the hotels man-made beaches, pools and shuttle bus if purchasing...
Thames Town Records - Recording & Band Promotion

Thames Town Records – Recording & Band Promotion

Thames Town Records is an independent record label, studio and music promotion company founded in late 2012 by English producer and DJ John V, world renowned artist Rainer Maria Latzke, and Rock Legend Herman ‘Ze German’ Rarebell, drummer and songwriter for one of the biggest rock bands in history, The Scorpions. The  label concentrates in bringing...
Journey & Mystery - Closing Ceremony

Journey & Mystery – Closing Ceremony

Join us between 3 – 5 PM on Saturday March 9, 2013 for some stunning artwork and free sangria. At 5 we’ll head over to the spanish restaurant next door La Paella for dinner (you’ll be enjoying a 20% discount on everything)
Winter in Thames

Winter in Thames

Thames Town is an unmistakably English town. Nothing makes this more obvious than at the end of a long winter, when the town wakes up to thick fog in the morning and a constant shower of light rain. This winter was especially romantic, as sudden unannounced snowfall throughout the night would cover the town in...
Forest Park West Mountain (SheShan) - Observatory, Church & Sightseeing Deck

Forest Park West Mountain (SheShan) – Observatory, Church & Sightseeing Deck

She Shan offers a variety of sightseeing destinations and outdoor activities. And being only a quick 10 – 15 minute drive, it is the perfect day trip destination (with new and mostly empty bike paths it also makes a great bicycle trip). The Forest Park (Sen Lin Gong Yuan) mountain west is the ideal hiking...