r/shanghai is a subreddit with 125k members. The community frequently discusses shanghai, travel, looking for a, looking for a shanghai, and culture, and they frequently recommend/review steakhouse, gym, and peking duck, and the most common flair used is question, discussion, meet, help, and picture.
A subreddit for redditors living in, visiting, or interested in China's most populous and ever-expanding city, Shanghai (上海).
Share your experiences of the city, photos of shiny things, noteworthy places to go, your favourite restaurants, bars, clubs, tourist traps, and everything else here!
Popular Topics in r/shanghai
#1
Shanghai
285 posts
#2
Travel
51 posts
#3
Looking For A
44 posts
#4
Looking For A Shanghai
44 posts
#5
Culture
35 posts
#6
China
34 posts
#7
Language
28 posts
#8
Friends
26 posts
#9
Food
23 posts
#10
Shopping
20 posts
Products Discussed in r/shanghai
Steakhouse
9 reviews
#1
Texas Roadhouse
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
1515
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Lawry's
4.0★ from 1 review
Gym
8 reviews
#1
24/7
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Circle
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
PURE Fitness
4.0★ from 1 review
Peking Duck
6 reviews
#1
Si Ji Min Fu
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Xindalu
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Xihe Yayuan
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/shanghai
#1
Question
: "How rare/what benefits does the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card in Shanghai have?"
48 posts
#2
Discussion
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
32 posts
#3
Meet
: "I moved to Shanghai yesterday"
25 posts
#4
Help
: "Taxi driver charged RMB500+ for 30 mins ride"
21 posts
#5
Picture
: "I mapped the Shanghai lives of Eileen Chang and Su Qing, two writers, two very different versions of the same city"
16 posts
#6
Event
: "Shanghai August mega-list: 80+ things to do across every district, most of them free!"
9 posts
#7
Tip
: "Got money refunded from a bad Bumble date"
7 posts
#8
Buy
: "Toy store recommendation"
5 posts
#9
City
: "Nanjing road was so empty last night what's going on?"
3 posts
#10
News
: "Metro lines affected by the tifoon dolphin 08.10"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/shanghai
Yearly
+24k members(23.9%)
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Last updated: September 16, 2026