14 Western Specialty Food Stores For Your Grocery Needs
Here is our list of the best Western specialty boutiques and shops in Shanghai. Whether you are looking for imported meats, cheeses, sauces, wines, whatever. They’ve got you covered and they do it with friendly managers, great products, and amazing prices!
MAISION TRAITEUR
FRENCH DELICACIES
Gourmet paradise, Maison Traiteur has everything you’ve been dreaming about (if you are a cheese and meat lover). It’s all made with lots of love and passion, and all in-house, at honest prices. If you’re a food safety freak, we’re happy to tell you we’ve even visited their kitchen and it passed our unofficial inspection. Delivery is possible through their wechat (LaMaisonTraiteur). For those who are too lazy to travel out to their HongQiao spot, they just open a venue in More Than Eat.
Address: 3213 Hongmei Lu, 1/F Room G, 758 Julu Lu at More Than Eat
Time: Daily 10am-8pm
SPROUT LIFESTYLE
ORGANIC GROCERIES
Sprout lifestyle is total heaven for health conscious foodies. First floor has nuts, superfoods, books, make-up, grains… all related to healthy lifestyle and an organic spirit, plus a booth for Better Bentos (and we’ve told you may times how much we love them). The second floor is dedicated to Happy Buddha! Agreeable fresh and sunny venue to regain that occasionally elusive inner peace.
Address: 388 Shaanxi Nan Lu
Time: Daily 9am-10pm
RAKIABAR
RAKIA(SERBIAN ALCOHOL)
Do you know about Rakia? Well you should! Rakia is a traditional alcohol from Serbia you are going to love. Strong as hell but full of subtle flavors and a slightly sweet finish. To complete your geographic education and please your palate, head for Rakiabar! They’ll even let you have a try before selecting the flavor you want to bring back home.
Address: 255 Wuyuan Lu
Time: Daily 11:00am - 8:00pm
LITTLE CATCH
FISH/SEA FOOD
We all love fish but getting a great cut can be tricky sometimes in China for many obvious reasons. At Little Catch (Wulumuqi Lu venue only) you can find frozen imported seafood. Actually the girls from Little Catch used to be exclusively a seafood import spot before launching their wildly successful restaurant. Now they are both, and you can trust their products!
Address: 247 Wulumuqi Zhong Lu, No 6
Time: Daily 10am-9pm
HOT BOX
SPICY SAUCE
These guys are nuts with spices and they are willing to spoil us with their unrelenting passion for the heat. Come check out the sauces and shoot the breeze with them (because they are super cool and friendly). They truly believe that for every person, a very special spicy sauce exists. Great time and a spice learning experience for sure, 100% guaranteed. One more tip: bring a beer with you, to “appease your palate.”
Address: 273-4 Jiaozhou Lu, near Xinzha Lu
Time: Daily 12pm- 9pm
AVOCADO LADY
EVERYTHING
Come on, do we really have to tell you about avocado lady? Did you just move here or something? Everyone knows about Wulumuqi lu’s angel, providing us with convenient and inexpensive imported food options.
Address: 274 Wulumuqi Zhong Lu
Time: Daily 7am- 9pm
JUST COOL/BEER LADY
BEER
Tired of buying qingdaos for RMB50 at whatever posh bar just opened? Just Cool and Beer lady are two excellent options if you want lots of… well, options. Just Cool has hundreds of imported beers, and Beer Lady 2 has more than 3,000. Most beers at both spots are around RMB20-30, and are so laid back you’ll never want to leave.
Beer lady
Address: 1693 Yan'an Xi Lu, 455 Fahuazhen Lu
Time: Never stops (no for real though, open 24 hours a day)
Just cool
Address: 291 Panyu Lu
Time: Daily 10am-11:30pm
JUST GRAPES
WINE
For a more mature palate, Just Grapes is the spot to grab some goodies, and by goodies we mean bottles of wine. The selection is huge, the staff is friendly and they even give you great advice on which wines you might like (something many other places surprisingly don't do).
Address: 462 Dagu Lu, 162 Anfu Lu
Time: Daily 10:30am-11pm
SWISS BUTCHERY/MY BUTCHERY/NICOLSON
MEAT
Imported meats, roasted chicken, sausage, short ribs… My Butchery is famous for its mouth-watering meats and we love them. They have a great reputation in town, so if you don’t take our word for it just ask around. Highly recommended for any carnivores. FYI: after choosing your meat you can have them grill it there on the spot, or bring it back home and cook it yourself.
Swiss Butchery
Address: 3187 Hongmei Lu, 264 Baihua Lu
Time: Tue-Sun 10am-6:30pm
My Butchery
Address: 315 Wulumuqi Zhong Lu
Time: Daily 10:30am-8pm
Nicolson
Address: More Than Eat Julu lu N758 (other venues in town but we recommend you this one)
Time: Daily 11am-10pm
LA FORMAGGERIA
CHEESE
The place is a total paradise for Italian cheese lovers. La Formaggeria offers one of the biggest collections of cheese in the city. They also stock organic pine honey that comes straight from the Italian bees. There’s even a home delivery option (with a minimum order of RMB200 + RMB30 for the shipment).
Address: 1250 Huaihai Zhong Lu
Time: Daily 10am-9pm
KOSHER MART
KOSHER FOOD
Whether you’re Jewish, or just interested in some great and specialty foods in Shanghai, The Jewish Center’s Kosher Mart prepares great foods following strict kosher rules. They have specialty meats, baked goods and even kosher wine. And guess what? Vodka is kosher! Yala !
Address: 233 Wuding Road
Time: Sun - Thu 9am – 9pm Fri 9am – 5pm; Shabbat closed
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