SHANGHAI VLOG 🇨🇳🥟 ft. faouzia :) yummy food, luxury shopping, village trip, etc! ♡︎

Pokimane| 00:19:11|Mar 24, 2026
Chapters8
Intro to the trip, meeting family, and planning a birthday cake celebration

Pokimane shares a vibrant Shanghai trip full of foodie finds, luxury shopping, a playful hotel room tour, and candid solo explorations with friends.

Summary

Pokimane brings viewers along on a whirlwind Shanghai visit with her sister and Jake behind the camera. The vlog blends food adventures—from a fancy hot pot to street bites and a pair of light, tasty sandwiches ordered via a Chinese app—with luxury mall visits at IFC and a thoughtful, gossip-free behind-the-scenes hotel room tour. She also drops personal moments, like a birthday serenade for Faouzia, fanbillboard moments in Chengdu, and a playful “laboo” hustle with a street vendor. Throughout, Pokimane peppers in practical notes: how she navigates local apps with Google Translate, what it’s like to shop and bargain in a foreign city, and her open reflections on fashion, comfort, and privacy while traveling. The piece culminates in a relaxed hotel-room reveal that doubles as a candid lifestyle diary—showing her organized but lived-in spaces, from the vanity to the Dyson in the room. If you’re curious about modern Shanghai vibes, this video delivers a vivid, girl-next-door travelogue with sensory detail and personality.

Key Takeaways

  • Laboo souvenirs can create memorable, first-person moments when traveling; a street vendor in Shanghai offered a ‘laboo’ that became a running gag and a potential purchase, illustrating spontaneous local connections.
  • The Chinese food scene in Shanghai blends high-end and street-level experiences, from bougie, visually striking chicken dishes to hyper-local, commute-friendly options showcased with vivid tasting notes (avocado, egg, lemon sandwich) and a hot-pot highlight.
  • Shopping in Shanghai’s IFC mall offers a clean, luxe experience and accessible fashion finds; Pokimane documents trying on items and chatting with sales associates, highlighting the vibe of shopping as part of the travel experience.
  • Practical travel hacks are shared in real time: using Google Translate and a screenshot-then-translate workflow to navigate Chinese ordering apps, showing how technology enables comfortable travel for non-Chinese speakers.
  • The hotel room tour doubles as a personal diary segment, offering an unfiltered, authentic look at the space, daily routine, and gear setup (including a Dyson and a well-organized vanity) that resonates with viewers who crave behind-the-scenes content.
  • Candid cultural observations include a reflection on Shanghai’s hospitality and the sense of security while exploring, with a note on the potential shift in sentiment as a city becomes more touristy.
  • The vlog captures a strong sense of sister-mriendship and travel companionship, emphasizing moments of spontaneity, in-the-moment experiences, and a relaxed approach to documenting memories while abroad.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for fans who want a vivid, personality-driven travel vlog to Shanghai—especially followers of Pokimane who enjoy foodie explorations, shopping strolls, and candid hotel-room diaries. It’s a good fit for viewers seeking practical travel tips wrapped in relatable humor and friendship dynamics.

Notable Quotes

"I felt like a princess. This is one of the craziest hotel rooms I've ever been in."
Expresses the hotel room wow factor and sets the luxurious, personal tone of the trip.
"The vibes here are so nice and genuine, people mean it when they say welcome."
Reflects on Shanghai hospitality and the genuine friendliness during travel.
"I downloaded this food delivery app that is in Chinese. I translated my hotel name, put it in."
Shows a practical, step-by-step travel hack for ordering food in a non-English-speaking city.
"This is the bougiest chicken I've ever seen."
Highlights the luxury-meets-food moment in the vlog.
"I would never in a million years wear a mini skirt on stream."
Personal reflection on fashion, safety, and public perception while traveling.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How to navigate Chinese delivery apps as a non-Chinese speaker with Google Translate?
  • What makes Shanghai’s mall scene like IFC Mall appealing to travelers?
  • What hotel room features make a stay feel luxurious in Shanghai?
  • What’s the best way to find local street food in Shanghai without getting overwhelmed?
  • How does Pokimane capture travel moments authentically without overdocumenting?
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Full Transcript
Why is that? We had the craziest encounter. Can I tell you a secret? I This is one of the craziest hotel rooms I've ever been in. I can't wait to come back. I felt like a princess. [music and singing] But hi everyone. We're in Shanghai with my little sister and Jake behind the camera. We're going to be making some quick cakes to celebrate her birthday. Wish her a happy birthday. Thank you. You got some cake. You're here now. Oh. Oh, I want to taste it. It's really yummy. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. I can do [music] this. That's really cute. I feel like you're having fun. I'm having a great time. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 I always forget this one. How many times did you practice the thumbs wrist? Yeah, exactly. 1 2 3 4 5 six. [music] So cute. What are these fingers doing? Let look. They're on the side. Now we're going to start beating the cream. I actually do this in my spare time. No, I don't. Have you baked a cake like this before? Never in my life. Wait. Sounded like someone's water broke. Yeah. And you layer it up all the way. Wait, that's so cool. It looks so funny. [music] That's I'm giving him like a cute haircut. Wait, it's looking really Laboo right now. No, that's the cutest cake. Yeah, I agree. Whoa. Damn dude, hearing is like from Morocco is crazy. So cute. This is so interesting. I need to tell you. So her birthday technically was yesterday here and what her fans did is they bought billboards and put her on the billboards. This is in Chungdu and Chonga cities. They ran some large screens to Hello. Good morning. Sorry I'm having a bum day, but we are going to a very special ancient town right outside of Shanghai. Jake and Wawa are going to take me. My voice is dying. But let me show you guys a beautiful spot. And unfortunately, Fosia's throat also hurts, so [music] she's not coming with us, but I'll see her later today. [music] It's the Venice of China. Yeah. They got ancient laboos for handmade ancient laboo. How about Oh, she said 65. I know. So, I want to give her more. She said too much. [laughter] Okay. Okay. It's so pretty. Gently down the stream. These homes are so pretty. And you hear the birds chirping. How peaceful. They got an upgraded version of our boat. Hey. Hi. Vlog for vlog. It's the birthday girl. I'm paying for everything today. Mark my mark. Look at how orange that yolk is. I feel like all the yolks here are so orange. Oh my god, she's a star. She's a star. It's her birthday. [laughter] I'm like a proud mom. Say hi in my vlog. Oh yeah, sure. Hello. She has a Lily phone case. Wait, what? My friend Lily looks like this. People keep tagging me in this picture. A [ __ ] It's so cute. The way it has hair. I know. The way it keeps getting in the way of the camera. Oh, we'll bring the hair. Back at a hospital in Shanghai. Let's go. Damn, it really is so nice here. They got cute vending machines at the hospital. Good news, I don't have strep throat or CO. My throat is just very inflamed. I will heal. And we are at a mall now. We're going to try some good food. They have a lot of good land inside. It's so beautiful here. All the streets are so interesting. We had the craziest encounter. We were sitting drinking milk tea and then this [music] guy asked for my number, like my contact. I was like, "Oh, sorry. I don't get my number out." She goes, "She's married. He's like, "Okay, whatever." He [music] comes back 20 minutes later, gives me a laboo. Huh? Also, these are expensive, [music] impossible to find, and out of stock everywhere. I said, "No, no, no, no, no, no." He said, "Take it." I said, "No." He said, "Take it." I'm not going to say no [music] three times. Give me that [ __ ] labu. [laughter] Turns out he's a laboo plug. He sells these all [music] the time. I asked her to get me his email so I could buy them from him, but then he said, "Too bad you're married." and points [music] to a finger on his left hand. The way there's no ring. I was about to put one on. I was like, "Take it. Take it. Take it. Take it. Take it. Take it." There you are. He was really sweet though. He really was. So, if y'all see me giving away some boooos, thank him. Is this not the most insane hot pot you've ever seen? menu and let me show you everything we eat. Well, actually, I'm eating hers. She doesn't really [ __ ] with seafood like that. More for me. I got chicken. This is the bougiest chicken I've ever seen. A salad for the for the lady. It's a Tik Tok. I'm sorry. This is wasabi cream, so it's just spicy enough that I like it, but not too spicy at all. And I go with medium fatty tuna. Let's try it. Bad cake. Oh, no. Hopefully it'll be a good cake. Cheers. That's really good. M m. One thing I love about Shanghai is the malls [music] close at 1000 p.m. and it's 8:00 p.m. and I feel like shopping. Let's go do some solo shopping. This is the IFC mall and it's gorgeous. So pretty, so clean, and during the daytime it's actually quite empty. I always wanted to try their [music] accessories in person. She said that was pretty. You guys are also very beautiful. So cute. Hello. Hello. So beautiful. [laughter] Can I tell you a secret? I'm limit testing today. I'm wearing a short skirt. I never wear mini skirts because the shape of my thighs, my upper thighs, there's so much of them. So, usually I don't like to show that part, but I was like, I'm in a foreign country. Who gives a freak? I'm also so used to being worried about what I'm wearing, especially on stream. I would never in a million years wear a mini skirt on stream. You teach me how to say cute in Chinese. C. Hi. I love the light blue. I was a bit worried about the size, but I think it's okay. Good for you to match your own skirt the same color. Mhm. It does match. Think I'll take it. I can't help it. She's so cute. I hope she gets good commission off this. Picked up some things from the mall. Flirted with some sales associates. [laughter] Now I'm going to go to U Garden with Fosia. Swapped out of the skirt though for a cute long skirt. Listen, my review of wearing a minikrt, me personally, I give it a 5.5 out of 10. Six. The girls I think liked it. The fit was cute. But at one point, this man started I kind of felt like he was following me. He was ahead of [music] me. Then all of a sudden, he was behind me. And then all of a sudden, he kept heading the same way that I was heading. And I tried to lose him twice in some stores. It was a whole ordeal, whatever. And I heard that sometimes people take sneak photos of you in China. I heard this from my friends who are in the public eye. But either way, I just got so paranoid that I was like, "What if he takes a photo, an unflattering photo of my skirt or something?" So, I just can't do it. I'll stay looking like a milkmaid. It's so pretty here. My eyeballs are so happy. Look, there's a lot of locals, which I love to see. I don't really like to just be in touristy spots. Though I'm sure this is a very touristy spot. Just one man in a corner and his trombone. I respect it. I have been begging her for us to get these shirts so we can take a cute ass photo in them. Thank you. I love you. They have speed on the TV. That's so cute. Thank you so much. These [snorts] are some big boys. Oh, that's so good. Rated out of 10, dude. For street food, like a nine. I'm making you take a bite. What's your name? I'm Kayie. Kaylee. Nice to meet you. Hello. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, Kevin. So, I downloaded this food delivery app that is in Chinese. I translated my hotel name, put it in. You do need a Chinese phone number, so if you can get a friend who has a Chinese number, just verify the account. You can see all the different food options nearby. You also kind of see a rating like 4.9. And they always have really cute emoji styled sections. While I'm browsing for what [music] I want, I screenshot every page. Then I open Google Translate. I put Chinese to English. Then I go to the camera button. Hello. But instead of it being me, I go to my photos. And then I open up a screenshot of the page that I just screenshot. And then it translates everything. So now I see that the yellow button says choose a package which is saying choose [music] what you want in your sandwich. This is basically my entire camera roll. So I was looking at three different sandwiches and I'll just open each one. This is like their main signature one. So, I'm going to try that one. So, here you're probably confused. You're like, "How the hell do I check out?" Screenshot that. Open it up. At the bottom, total amount. Go to checkout. So, I know to click this. [music] And yeah, long story short, I just translate every single page. I already know everything that this is now cuz I've ordered from here before. And then this is usually, do you want cutlery or not? And done. But yes, that's how I navigate a lot of things. Google Translate is incredible for conversations, for ordering, for really everything. Let's get the food. I'm so freaking hungry, too. Like, I have a headache. This is where I ordered from. Also, sadly, Fellow Zia had an order order earlier flight than me. So, we've already [music] separated, but I said bye to her last night. We hung out really late. It was so cute. I love that girl. And it's been really, really nice to travel with her. It feels like traveling with a family member. and we are both able to do our own things sometimes and then come back together. Do our own things, come back, no drama. And I love that she came on stream with me a couple times, but we got these iHeart Shanghai shirts. Actually, the worst part of traveling with that girl is that we keep having so much fun in the moment. We forget to document anything, take photos of anything, do anything. We did not take a single photo together, I don't think. But in a way, that's also a sign of us being like so in the moment. I couldn't choose between two sandwiches, so I got both. While I try these, I'll also just talk about my thoughts on Shanghai. I adore it here. I feel like in the next couple years, it's going to be a huge travel tourist destination. These are so thin and cute and they look really healthy. I can't wait to come back. I felt like a princess. Everybody was so nice to me. It made me so happy. Sorry, my stomach keeps grumbling. The people here are so nice. The hospitality here is next level because not only are they nice, but it feels like they mean it. [music] Like they really, really mean it. They're not just saying it. And as you guys saw when I went shopping, everybody's so sweet. Part of me is like, is it cuz I booked a fancy hotel, which I'll give you guys a tour of. You know, is my opinion biased? But when I talk to anyone else here and also when I really go anywhere, [music] even like nowhere near this hotel or even outside of the city, people are just so nice and fun and they feel genuinely excited that you're here. I would say come before it gets too touristy cuz I understand if you're in a city and it becomes kind of overrun with tourists, sometimes the sentiment towards foreigners can change. So while the sentiment is good, you should visit. That was pretty yummy. But like pretty chill yummy. This one is avocado, egg, and lemon. M. This is it for me. I'm a sucker for this kind of bread. I [music] don't know what it's called, but it's so squishy and delicious. Okay, I'm going to go watch the violin. Hello, beautiful people. I'm going to give you guys a real and unfiltered hotel room tour. Wa! The weather here has been crazy. Sometimes it's gorgeous and sunny out. It's been extremely hot. But right now, apparently, it's also typhoon season. This is a hotel room tour at the end of my stay. I have not cleaned. And I'm going to show you guys like really how I live when I'm in a hotel. I haven't packed. I haven't cleaned stuff. Let's start at the beginning. The room is gorgeous. There is a nice little guest bathroom here. The toilet likes to say hello. Hello. And then when you walk in, there's this huge table where I've put all the stuff I've accumulated. I know it's a lot of stuff. I bought this handmade laboo a grandma made. Is this not so cute? And then here I have some fan gifts. Look at this. How cute is that? And this as well, a gift from Mimi. My daily hat. This is one of the craziest hotel rooms I've ever been in. This is [music] the first section, like the entrance living room section. And then you have this little door which you can slide open and closed. And then it is the bedroom area. So yes, unfiltered. Don't judge me. I know what you're doing. No, I'm kidding. This is kind of meant for you to judge me, but in a not so judgmental way. But of course, my bed is unmade cuz I sleep in it. I have this because I iron my clothes. I have my second phone with this cute charger from PopMart. I got my shoesies. Actually, the reason that these are here and not where all the other shoes are, as well as this tripod, is because I filmed a little outfit of the day, which I'll insert here. Miss, you forgot [music] something. Thank you. I have this luggage always open here because don't look at a bra. Oh my god, I wear bras. [ __ ] duh. Streaming has made me weary of everything. Oh my god, don't show bras or feet or pinky nails or this or that. Like, [ __ ] who gives a [ __ ] So, I keep this open because it just has a bunch of random stuff that I use dayto-day. This is my electronic section and stuff that I use every day. For example, supplements. My daily journal, guys. Oh my gosh. No, I can't show you those pages. But my journal is like a drug. Like, I need it if I don't journal every day. I mean, I'm kind of crazy anyways. But some random cameras, lights. These are more supplements. Isn't this the cutest supplement case you've ever seen in your whole life? Best sleeping mask ever? It's from M Cosmetics. I've tried a million, so trust me when I say that. This is my vanity area. Isn't she cute? I have my jewelry all laid out. I know it's very messy, but that's what it looks like when I get ready. I wish I got ready like perfectly clean and took things and used it and put it back, but no, bro. I'm using everything. And when I got to pack up, I'm packing everything. That's it. And bro, they give you a Dyson to use, which is insane. And you get a beautiful view. This landmark, I keep forgetting what it's called cuz we've um we've been naming it something else. So so pretty. I'm in love with this hotel room. Like why is there a chandelier in the bathroom? I don't know, but I like that [ __ ] There are two sinks for me and for me. [laughter] Yeah, I just have like my dailies. This is not the skincare that I use. Do not be fooled. I forgot all of my skin care. All of it. I want to die. And then last is a little wardrobe. I hope you guys enjoyed that little tour. Actually, if you did, can you please do me a favor and let me know in the comments? Like I like to see the hotel cuz I keep thinking when I travel like do you guys care about the hotel room or is it like me whatever? I like to see that stuff and I hope you did too.

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