The former french concession is always the highlight of a visit to shanghai it also becomes the citys hottest and hippest neighborhood where trendy bars and clubs multiply like mushrooms after a rainstorm the area still holds something of the alluring mix of scrappy shanghainese street life shopworn european colonial charm art deco edifices hidden brick courtyards and film noir intrigue that have along with the proud stone edifices of the bund and the twisting alleys of shanghais old ci