Where to stay · Local feel
Most local neighbourhoods in Shanghai
Where to stay in Shanghai to feel like a resident — the neighbourhoods with genuine local life, independent restaurants, and the fewest tourists.
Top pick for local feel
French Concession & Xuhui
The tree-lined former French Concession — plane-tree streets, art-deco villas, the city's cafe and indie restaurant heartland.
French Concession & Xuhui
Top pickThe tree-lined former French Concession — plane-tree streets, art-deco villas, the city's cafe and indie restaurant heartland.
10/10
Walk
5/10
Price
7/10
Local
8/10
Central
Yu Garden & Old Town
GoodShanghai's historic Chinese quarter — the Ming-dynasty Yu Garden, City God Temple, Huangpu Old Street, and zigzag bridges over koi ponds.
8/10
Walk
7/10
Price
5/10
Local
10/10
Central
Jing'an
Trade-offSkyscraper-and-shopping mid-town district with the Jing'an Temple and Nanjing Road West as anchors — expat-heavy, polished.
9/10
Walk
4/10
Price
5/10
Local
9/10
Central
The Bund & Huangpu
Trade-offThe 1.5km riverfront strip of 1920s European-style banks and trading houses with the iconic view of Pudong skyscrapers across the Huangpu.
9/10
Walk
3/10
Price
4/10
Local
10/10
Central
Pudong & Lujiazui
Trade-offThe skyline you see from the Bund — Shanghai Tower, SWFC, Jin Mao and Oriental Pearl, financial towers, Disneyland 20km east.
6/10
Walk
4/10
Price
3/10
Local
7/10
Central
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