Located a short walk away from Nanjing Xi lu station, Yoshizoh is the perfect place for grabbing a little Japanese comfort food. You can find it by looking for the white and red lanterns, noren curtain and a kitchen which is visible through the front window. When the cooks see you heading up the narrow stairway, they all shout out ‘irrashimase!’ and it feels more like you’re heading into someone’s home rather than a restaurant.

The atmosphere is very welcoming and the waitresses are eager to practice their English, Chinese or Japanese with patrons. Expect to be seated amongst Japanese office employees, who ask if you mind if they smoke and then bow in response when you say that you don’t. You can choose to sit in western style tables or in small, individually lit rooms with Japanese style tables. The dark wood furnishings are close enough to feel snug and facilitate conversation, but it doesn’t feel overly cramped.

I found a facial place that is really good and definitely worth a visit! They do extraction (not many places in Shanghai do that) and they also can do things like Microdermabrasion. They have treatments for both men and women. This is a new spa and is a totally different concept to your normal Spa’s - the design is very modern and it has different functions like being able to listen to your own music while receiving a treatment, etc. They have very good deals on at the moment, because of being new. Their memberships also have another great benefit, which I haven’t found at any other places in Shanghai and that is that you can go in with one or two friends instead of having to pay for the whole thing yourself!

With a membership Connie said facials will range from 140 – 400rmb and massages start from 75rmb! Definitely not a bad deal for a western style Spa in Shanghai.