FABIEN VERDIER

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, THE CHOP CHOP CLUB/UNICO SHANGHAI

The Park Hyatt Shanghai for its privacy (it has a separate lift for hotel guests), Zen feeling, ultraprofessional staff, and mind-blowing swimming pool.

Da Hu Chun early in the morning for typical Shanghai breakfast; Villa Lebec, my favorite French restaurant in a beautiful villa; and Mr. and Mrs. Bund— I opened it with Paul Pairet and it’s now an

institution.

Speak Low— master Shingo Gokan is one of the greatest bartenders in the world. Stay on the second floor with the festive crowd or try to get access to the third floor, where the most

exclusive cocktails are made. If you press the right city on a map, the

door opens.

The IAPM luxury mall on vibrant Huaihai Middle Road has all of the latest trendy shops and a steak house with a beautiful terrace called the Cut that’s become

my canteen.

I love to run on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River;

it’s great for a walk, too. Take a boat across from the Bund and then choose your direction: south toward the Expo site or north toward the

Oriental Pearl Tower.