The Bund - Explore Shanghai - page 67

creation of the famous Long Bar. To the right, the Salon de Ville , see 2 , is a gorgeous set-
ting for tea.
Exit and cross the Bund again to visit the 1908 Gutzlaff Signal Tower 8 [map] (Waitan
Xinhao Tai, 1 Zhongshan No. 2 Road; daily 9am-11pm), which once announced weather
conditions using nautical flags flown from its pinnacle.
Food and Drink
1 VICTOR'S CAFÉ
Fairmont Peace Hotel, 20 Nanjing Road East; tel: [phone];
www.fairmont.com/peacehotel ; $$
Victor's recreates the retro glamour of a 1930s European café, but
its real draw is the freshly baked pastries and the floor-to-ceiling win-
dows overlooking Nanjing Road.
2 SALON DE VILLE
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai, No. 2 The Bund; tel: [phone];
www.waldorfastoriashanghai.com ; daily 4pm-1am; $$$
Shanghai's best traditional afternoon tea, in an old-school salon
complete with live classical music and windows overlooking the
Bund.