The former French Concession: plane trees, three-storey villas, coffee shops and the city's best hospitals. Slower and greener than Jing'an, and the reason a lot of people never move again once they land here.
At a glance
Life without Chinese
Metro access
Quiet at night
Value for money
Good for students
What is around
Metro26
Supermarket32
Park32
Pharmacy11
International hospital47
Shopping mall28
Counted from OpenStreetMap data for this district.
What works
The prettiest streets in the city, and genuinely quiet ones
Zhongshan and Huashan hospitals both have international wings
Jiaotong University and a dense student and academic crowd
What to expect
Heritage buildings mean small rooms, old wiring and damp in spring
Wukang Road and Anfu Road are packed with visitors at weekends