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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Journey & Mystery @ Songjiang Art Museum

Journey & Mystery @ Songjiang Art Museum

  On January 19, the Songjiang Art Museum will open its doors to ‘JOURNEY & MYSTERY’, an exhibition showing the work of three exceptional artists. Piers Bateman, Carlos Morell and Wei Yijia all explore the same subject in their art; Nature and Life. However they do this from completely different points of view. While Piers...
Le Dior Club

Le Dior Club

You can find Le Dior Club on the corner opposite of the church in Thames Town, can’t miss it.   Le Dior Club is the bar-alternative I’ve been waiting for since I’ve moved to Songjiang. The spacious bar is the ideal place to go for drinks and a chat. The leather furnishing, wooden walls and...
941 Coffee

941 Coffee

941 Coffee is temporarily closed – You can find 941 Coffee next to the Church in Thames Town in one of the London Style houses (next to ‘Le Dior Club’) Every so often we stumble across a newly opened venue in Thames Town and we can’t wait to take a look inside. Last month I...
Jacob Jensen: Minimalism to the grave

Jacob Jensen: Minimalism to the grave

  Minimalism to the grave the jacob jensen form language   Tell me about the series of events that led Jacob Jenson to opening a studio in Songjiang, China I backpacked around the world in 1989. And of course I did Europe, Southeast Asia; I went to the Pacific and North America. So I spent...
Drunk Interview - Mr & Mrs Wang Noodles

Drunk Interview – Mr & Mrs Wang Noodles

By far the best drunk noodles in Songjiang! If you are stumbling out of a KTV or bar then you will kill for Mr & Mrs Wangs noodles. You can find them on New Songjiang Road, they have since moved from Tesco a little down the road to ‘whore street’. Interview as seen in Downtown...
288 WINE STORE OPENING - FREE BBQ & WINE 06/14

288 WINE STORE OPENING – FREE BBQ & WINE 06/14

This thursday (14th) 288 is opening its’ doors in Thames Town (next to the slightly unfortunate Lady Diana statue, in between Rose bar and the river). Other than the great BBQ I’m expecting from the MeiChu Club and the amazing italian wine, and it being FREE, the greatest thing about this opening is that it...
TAIWANESE BBQ @ DIMPLES BAR 6/9/12

TAIWANESE BBQ @ DIMPLES BAR 6/9/12

Hold your horses and throw on your party pants, taiwanese style BBQ coming up this saturday at Dimples, to make sure you still get in RSVP at this number 13916637611 (message is enough) you can also join the dimpldge qq group 151379883  
AYI Jacket Dinner Party

AYI Jacket Dinner Party

Join us to the Chino-Germanic-Ayi-Jacket- Dress-Up-Dinner-Partay! Enjoy a 4-course german dinner Eintopf, Salat Gulasch & mash, und Deutsche Nachspeise. All-you- can-drink beer & wine Only 15 seats available RSVP quickly! Seat costs 220 rMB or 180 if you wear an ayi jacket available at tesco maurice@downtownsongjiang.com / Tel. 13482276100 Starts at 19:00, 12th of April...
Car Wash 15 - 25 RMB

Car Wash 15 – 25 RMB

It’s not hard finding a car wash in Songjiang. There’s basically one around every corner. They often won’t have a drive-in garage, instead two or three guys will hose down and sponge the car by hand. The going price is 15-25 RMB which includes a quick vacuum and swipe on the inside as well (You...
DOWNTOWN Magazine Launch Party

DOWNTOWN Magazine Launch Party

With a great launch of the Dts mag, we are already looking forward to working on the second issue which is to be released on February 30th. EO bar at Kai Yuan Med (Tesco Mall) saw the biggest crowd yet, with every seat being occupied by eagerly waiting fans for Jack Prior & Band to...
Best Affordable VPN

Best Affordable VPN

The best VPN service (to access youtube, facebook, etc..) i’ve tried so far is Astrill. It is very low priced and with a choice of many servers in various countries it is a stable and reliable service. If you choose Astrill feel free to add my email if there is a referee option; moe.latzke@gmail.com www.astrill.com...
DOWNTOWN SONGJIANG MAGAZINE - China's Most Popular Free Magazine

DOWNTOWN SONGJIANG MAGAZINE – China’s Most Popular Free Magazine

Check out the online version of Downtown Songjiang Magazine Issue 1. You can also download the PDF by clicking here,