Former French Concession
Former French Concession
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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A residential area of Shanghai once designated for the French, the French Concession is popular with tourists and expats, and appreciated for its cafes, tree-lined avenues, and tudor houses.
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Neighbourhood: Huangpu
How to get there
- Huangpi South Road • 1 min walk
- South Huangpi Road • 1 min walk
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FellowTraveler777811
Brisbane, Australia21 contributions
Oct 2021
The french quarter the buildings were lovely but this area is mainly bars and cafes. Unless you wish to eat or drink an hour would cover it.
Written 7 May 2022
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Stephen C
Singapore, Singapore1,080 contributions
Feb 2022 • Friends
This attraction is best done on foot. Depending on how far and what you want to cover, it could be as long as 7 kilometers.
The main draw for me was the old architecture, which is remnants from the French concession period. The local government has done a good job of preserving the buildings so that you can still get a flavor of how locals many decades ago.
There are plenty of eateries and coffee shops along the way. There are also shops selling paintings and other creative items.
The famous Xintiadi and Tianzifang are also part of this area.
The main draw for me was the old architecture, which is remnants from the French concession period. The local government has done a good job of preserving the buildings so that you can still get a flavor of how locals many decades ago.
There are plenty of eateries and coffee shops along the way. There are also shops selling paintings and other creative items.
The famous Xintiadi and Tianzifang are also part of this area.
Written 5 February 2022
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NickInChina1
Shanghai Region, China273 contributions
Nov 2020
If you want to see interesting architecture, enjoy a large number of good restaurants - both Chinese and various regional food - then this is the place to check out
Written 10 November 2020
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taqqie
Utrecht, The Netherlands3,458 contributions
Dec 2019
This is of course a very untypical Chinese quarter, but one that played a major role in Shanghai unique history. Streets and alleys resemble the south of France and there;s an overall relaxed attitude. But please read about the history of this and other concessions.
Written 31 October 2020
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EtaTandela
Jakarta, Indonesia324 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Lots of Cafe and beautiful French buildings in here
Good place to take photos
Price is quite expensive in here
Good place to take photos
Price is quite expensive in here
Written 28 October 2020
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robertgatti
Shanghai, China60 contributions
Oct 2020 • Couples
I’ve lived in this area for two years now. I absolutely love it. Feels like I am walking down a street in a small French village early in the morning. Best times to enjoy the area are at early morning or late evening when all the instagramming girls are done blocking the streets :) During the day is also amazing to stroll around and visit all the cool shops.
Written 17 October 2020
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EwaJulianP
Basel, Switzerland34 contributions
Oct 2020
Tianzifang Market In French Concession is a place full of character , shops with a silk, soaps, tea, creams and nick nacks. Lost of lovely restaurants, street food places and little bars with nice atmosphere. I will recommend Bell Bar/Restaurant and a Tibetan Restaurant where you can find unusual food, really worth to try.
Written 15 October 2020
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Adrian B
Shanghai, China230 contributions
Oct 2020
One of my favourite parts of Shanghai. Meander around the old streets, find somewhere to have coffee or food. Experience Shanghai of yesteryear.
Written 5 October 2020
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Kaja Å»
Beijing, China19 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
There are some nice restaurants both for bf/brunch and dinner but that all. Dont plan to spend too much time there as there is nothing really to see
Written 2 August 2020
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Isabella W
Richmond, Canada37 contributions
Nov 2019
I used to live there 30+ years ago, went to school in the neighbourhood. My home used to look like that. So this bring s back a lot of memories. It was entirely a residential area, now it becomes a tourists attraction. The old architecture resembles old French quarters.
Written 16 July 2020
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zvillevacationers
Zionsville, IN88 contributions
How late are the shops open on a Friday night?
Traveler
Oslo, Norway965 contributions
Quite late into the evening between 8pm and 10pm
rabobi123
Jakarta, Indonesia27 contributions
French Consession & Xintiandi
Hai i want to ask how i get French Consession & Xintiandi from yuyuan garden or from people's Park?
Are that 2 places close to each other?
Thank you
ornella t
Melbourne, Australia92 contributions
We took the hop on hop off to the sites.
rabobi123
Jakarta, Indonesia27 contributions
French Consession & Xintiandi
Hai i want to ask how i get French Consession & Xintiandi from yuyuan garden or from people's Park?
Are that 2 places close to each other?
Thank you
Teresa H
63 contributions
The French Concession as an area is quite big. Therefore there are quite a few relevant Metro stations. You can consider HengShanLu station. Again you would want to check out the map. Whilst in Shanghai you can use the Metroman App to manoeuvre the metro. It's very user friendly
Patrickhillary
1 contribution
How to contact the tour guide you mentioned, Lisa? Thanks in advance.
Mark G
Brisbane, Australia22 contributions
Hi there
We used Viator, filtered to Shanghai and looked for cycling tours. It was really good fun.
Cheers
Mark
Susanne B
Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
hey , mein Partner und ich haben heute den ganzen Tag das französische Viertel gesucht, aber vergebens.. Könnt ihr uns vielleicht weiterhelfen mit einer genaueren Beschreibung? Welche Haltestelle dort in der Nähe ist, etc.? das wäre super:)
axelangeli
Schleiden, Germany63 contributions
Guten Tag,
das Französische Viertel ist auch nicht besonders zu erkenn, es ist einfach ein stadtquartier. Es befindet sich in dem Bereich Maoming Lu/Changle Lu. Kennzeichen des Viertels sind die vielen Maßschneider.
Wenn Sie mit der Metro fahren, nehmen Sie Haltestelle Linie 1 "South Shaanxi Lu" und Ausgang Moaming Xi (South) Lu bis zur Changle Lu, dort ist auch das Zentrum des Viertels mit dem alten "Jin Jiang" Hotel; gehen Sie ruhig mal dort rein, im "Cathay (South) Building" gibt es eine beeindruckende "Hall of fame" der Ehrengäste.
Und dem Hotel diagonal gegenüber ist enes der besten Restaurants Shanghai's: "Di Shui Dong (D-SH-D) (56 Maoming South Rd., 1 Stock ) - ganz ohne Schnick-Schnack echt gutes chinesische Küche.
Namensgeber des Viertels ist die frühere French Concession bei Kreuzung Changle Lu/Wulumuqi Lu.
njalan1981
Kolkata (Calcutta), India9 contributions
are there good vegitarian food resturants..? we are Indians..
Peter K
Sydney, Australia225 contributions
I am sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Definitely, yes, I did see some vegetarian and whole food restaurants (and Indian) but I did not try them. You have a much better chance of finding something good in the French Concession than anywhere else as I think the Chinese do not 'get' real vegetarian food. Good luck!
TheBluenoses2
Birmingham, UK14 contributions
If l get a taxi from Pudong Ritz carlton, we're do l ask for
Marmite62
Auckland Central, New Zealand235 contributions
As Peter B answered, your Hotel will help you and they will also tell your taxi driver. Remember to get a Hotel card or directions in local language for your return trip to your Hotel. Not all drivers speak enough english to understand you. We did this with every cab no matter where we went and it elimated any confusion. Make sure you eat at Lost Heaven on the Bund. It has an amazing out door roof bar and food is fabulous.
Have a great trip, awesome city.
Sophia Y
Vancouver, BC, Canada153 contributions
Hi,
Should I include this in our private tour or just do it on our own (easy to get to from Tomorrow Square)?
Thanks.
Urbancitygirl64
Chicago, IL273 contributions
I would do it on my own. There are SO MANY stores and boutiques and sites in general, I would hate to feel rushed through the process. My son is American but lives in Shanghai so we made a day of it. We just walked around for about six hours and took in "Guardians of the Galaxy" in English. I had read about the area online prior to our tour so I felt reasonably informed. Not being boxed into a time slot worked for me. I guess it depends on what you like as an experience.
in0r
Los Angeles, CA238 contributions
I am looking for a 4 or 5 star hotel that is right in the center of the French Concession. I'd like to be able to walk out the door and be an area for strolling, eating, hanging, etc. Do you know if the Intercontinental Ruijin would be in such a location. Or can you recommend another choice. Thank you
werner g
Hamburg, Germany3,839 contributions
Nice hotel are the Garden Hotel Ort the andaz ( my Favorit )
Former French Concession (Shanghai) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
Frequently Asked Questions about Former French Concession
- Former French Concession is open:
- Sun - Sat 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
- We recommend booking Former French Concession tours ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. See all 182 Former French Concession tours on Tripadvisor
- According to Tripadvisor travellers, these are the best ways to experience Former French Concession:
- Private Walking Tour in the Former French Concession (From HK$743.83)
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- Hotels near Former French Concession:
- (0.19 km) The Langham Shanghai Xintiandi
- (0.27 km) Andaz Xintiandi Shanghai
- (0.21 km) Luxury1 BR at city center, next to Xintiandi
- (0.26 km) Ascott Huai Hai Road Shanghai
- (0.33 km) Fraser Place Xintiandi Shanghai
- Restaurants near Former French Concession:
- (0.01 km) Starbucks (ZhongHuan)
- (0.01 km) Yi DongHai Gang MingChu
- (0.01 km) Lan XiangJing Cui ShiShang Restaurant
- (0.06 km) Wo Ge Si (ZhongHuan Plaza)
- (0.12 km) Wagas (Huaihai Road)
- Attractions near Former French Concession:
- (0.01 km) Central Plaza
- (0.19 km) Xintiandi
- (0.13 km) k11 Art
- (0.28 km) Culture Shock Tours
- (0.09 km) Xiang Dai Plaza