Shanghai - Duolun Road worth a visit

Who is sick and tired of the overrated Xintiandi, the prestegious and too expensive top-location in Shanghai, should visit Duolun Road. Admitted, it is with its location in Sichuan Beilu a bit off track and probably the main reason I had never been there.
Much less pretentious and shows that you can redevelop an area on a human scale. In Xintiandi ten of thousands of families had to be relocated. In Duolan Lu they still live in the area and make a living there, giving it a nice and human face. It is concentrated around some literary themes and it used to be a favorite hangout for writers, but I have been studying more on the Korean food there.