First of all, it is Xin Tian Di, not Xin Dian Di (Xin Tian Di means New Horizon). Although the concept is cool and smart, the restaurants there are poor and overpriced (perhaps except for Fountain). Tian Zi Fang is a much more authentic place, though of course mostly filled with expats and rich Chinese (but the sewer smell makes it more authentic than Tian Zi Fang). The brunch at Kommune there is quite nice.

The Oriental Pearl Tower and especially the restaurant there are one of the biggest tourist traps. For a view go to the taller Shanghai World Financial Center.

A stroll in the Bund is a must. And going to G Plus club? That place is full of expat teens who go there on weekends to escape their compounds. I guess no one took you to Bar Rouge or M1NT or any of the other clubs on the Bund. What about something more authentic, like JZ Club or The House of Blues & Jazz for some very nice live jazz performances?

The best view in Shanghai? Well, you have to go to the Hyatt on the Bund (which is actually not on the Bund but north of it on Huang Pu Road) and go to Vue, their bar at the top. You get a view facing South and you can see Pudong on the left and the Bund on the right.

Restaurants: Too many to list, but some of my favorites: Lost Heaven (Yunnan) on the Bund. Southern Barbarian (Yunnan and THE best selection of craft beers in all of China). Xiao Yang’s Sheng Jian for the best fried dumplings (many locations). And Jia Jia for the best Xiao Long Bao in Shanghai. Really authentic.

Anyway, this is from someone who only spent 1.5yrs living in Shanghai, and I am sure I am missing a ton of other things to do, drink, and eat.