Hey, I'm a Non Chinese speaker new to Shanghai. I just graduated from college and found a job in the southern part of the Minhang District and now I'm looking at areas to rent an apartment in. What areas are fun, exciting places to live in Shanghai, where other younger ex-pats live or frequent? I'd be interested in knowing areas that are the best in general and the best close to my job. Thanks for any advice.

-Nick

Coffee bar or night club, but it is expensive for ordinary consumer.

Dingxi Lu, YanAn Lu.

Not close to your job but then nothing is. Living in Minghang is freaking tragic no matter how you look at it. May as well commute from somewhere fun.

I think If you really interest in it, you could change place for rent room in future, what is you job, why you insist close foreigner to development your career, you should know many younger guy come to china find job.