In Jinqiao alone, you will find restaurants catering to almost all taste buds—Chinese, Korean, American, Indian, Singaporean, Thai, Japanese, Swiss, Cantonese, Brazilian, Fusian, Tapas, Greek, and Mexican. When you want a quiet night in and a bit of home, there are half a dozen grocery stores in our neighborhood carrying a variety of local and imported products from around the world. Many families also encourage their Ayi to cook a few nights a week and may even teach her how to shop for and cook some of their family’s favorite home recipes (Community Center Shanghai sells a great bi-lingual cookbook!) Additionally, Concordia invites seasoned cooks from different countries to teach cooking classes each semester, giving you the chance to take advantage of living in such a diverse community and learn a new set of culinary skills from a pro.
Grocery Stores
- Carrefour: the staple grocery store. French venture, Western-style grocery store without exorbitant prices. Find all types of foods, household domestic appliances, produce and baked goods at Carrefour. Online shopping catalog isn’t complete; store itself has a decent size import section; home delivery available.
- City Shop All imported goods from around the world. Many organic products; home delivery.
- Pines the Marketplace: International gourmet supermarket chain with branches in both Puxi and Pudong offering imported groceries, over 1,200 wine labels, fresh cheeses, Australian steak and lamb and organic vegetables and fruits. No website. Delivery available.
- Metro: A German wholesale/retail large store. Carries groceries to electrical appliances to clothing. You’ll need to purchase a membership card.
- Sam’s Club: A US wholesale/retail store. Unfortunately not as stocked with Western products as we’d like. Cards purchased in the US work in Shanghai.
Online Delivery Services