Bund 22 Shanghai

Originally built in 1906 for the foreign banking institution Swire Pacific, Bund 22 was later turned into a pen factory. It was recently renovated and reopened as a restaurant, bar and shopping complex. Seeing the six-story, red-brick building alone is worth a visit (particularly impressive are the views over the Huangpu River and the three inner balconies in the grand atrium). Skip Bund 22’s largely generic luxury stores and head straight to the restaurants on the upper floors. Options include everything from high-end Japanese to a Californian wine bar, as well as an outpost of Shanghai stalwart El Willy.