10am: Breakfast at RAC Coffee & Bar
Down to the last day in a blink! After check-out of airbnb and leaving our luggages at the building, we head to RAC Coffee & Bar for breakfast. RAC specialises in crepes and galettes. Their best selling galette is the bacon, mushroom and egg (培根蘑菇蛋可丽饼). Other popular items are the Avocado and Prawn Salad (牛油果鲜虾沙拉), and Avocado on Toast (牛油果吐司). This place is very popular, so be sure to be there early to avoid the long waiting time!
Avocado on Toast.
Mushroom and Egg Galette.
Bacon and Egg Galette.
11am: Walk around Wukang Road, French Concession 上海法租界 - 武康路历史文化名街, Wukang Mansion 武康大楼 (1.5hrs)
Next, we take a walk around Wukang Road. This area is known as the French Concession, the preferred residential area amongst expats. It features European style villas and buildings from the early 20th century, and was the best and the richest residential area in the 1920s. You can find hip cafes and restaurants, concept bars and breweries, boutiques, art galleries and antique shops here. One of the most frequently photographed building here is the oblong-shaped Wukang Mansion.
1pm: Lunch at Man Long Chun 满陇春
After which, we head to Man Long Chun for lunch. The unique concept about this place is that you get multiple types of vinegar to choose from to dip your soup dumplings in. Other dishes like the Scallion Oil Mixed Noodles (葱油拌面), Boiled Chicken (白斩鸡), Sweet and Sour Ribs (糖醋小排), and Mini Wontons in Chicken Soup with Sesame Oil (麻油鸡汁小馄饨) are very popular as well.
Soup Dumplings.
Scallion Oil Mixed Noodles.
Drunken Crabs.
2:30pm: Chill at Dear You Café, Dearyou日式咖啡店
Lastly, we head to Dear You Cafe that is located within walking distance to our airbnb to chill till it's time's up to leave for the airport. Dear You is a white and wood Japan-style cafe. They offer Japan-style snacks like strawberry roll cake, chestnut roll cake, matcha red bean cake roll, Japan-style fluffy thick white toast (现烤厚切日式生吐司), and Romantic Sakura, Peach and Seasalt Soda Drink (恋爱樱花蜜桃海盐汽水).
Strawberry Cake Roll.
Tiramisu.
Chestnut Cake Roll.
Japan-style fluffy thick white toast.
3:45pm: Back to airbnb to get luggage (500m walk)
4pm: To airport by taxi (1hr)
5pm: Arrive at Pudong Airport
7:10pm: Depart from Shanghai
12:30am: Arrive in Singapore
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