Shanghai - Nightlife - BlackBook Guides

32-33/F, Hyatt on the Bund, 199 Huangpu Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6393-1234 ext 63

Vue

Elegant late-night lounge designed by Japan’s in-demand Super Potato. The interior is styled like a contemporary wine cellar, with wooden vats and empty bottles lining the entranceway, and ex... read more

5 Hengshan Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6474-6166

Zapata's

Ever-popular two-level bar, club and Mexican cantina that rewrote the Shanghai book on raucous partying when it opened in 2004. The fun-loving crowd is a mix of locals and expats, and it serves Lat... read more

11 Hankou Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6321 8447

The Bund Brewery

Tucked away on a rarely visited street near the Bund, this large microbrewery and restaurant makes is popular with early evening tourists and large groups of local Shanghainese. The interior, large... read more

5 Yongfu Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6437-0400

The Shelter

Unpretentious dance club that manages to be cool without trying too hard. Small and sparsely furnished, it substitutes raw concrete walls and wooden bar chairs for the fussy lighting and blingy sof... read more

698 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6218-1360

Windows Underground

This fun dive bar caters to shoestring travelers, student and hard-up party animals. Located below ground level, don’t be put off by its cave-like atmosphere – Windows knows how to part... read more

125 Nanchang Lu, Shanghai
(86-21) 6466-4098

YYs

If you visit only one bar in Shanghai, make it YYs. The décor is dated and slightly grungy, the service so-so, and there’s absolutely no semblance of New Shanghai bling. But this long-... read more

Lane 181 Taicang Lu, Shanghai
021 63110358

DR Bar

No M.D.s here, this DR stands for Designer Resource. Xintiandi re-imagining architect Benjamin Wood's personal elevenses dispenser, this casual chic spot belies convention and pretension alike. Fla... read more

115 Xingfu Lu, Shanghai
150-0018-2212

Dada

Flannels and fitties rejoice. Shanghai's hippest party crew has the Antidote for your nightlife drearies. Cheap as whut drinks and plenty of seating. Packed dance floor guarantees your white-on-whi... read more

32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, B/F, Shanghai
021-2327-6731

Salon de Ning

The Peninsula's plutocratic anti-pub has been around the world and back again. From Manhattan to Manila, This Alice-in-Colonial-Wonderland has always been themed around a fictional 1930s Shanghaine... read more

47 Yongfu Lu, 2/F, Shanghai
021-6433-6511

El Coctel

Cocktail renaissance conquistador Willy Trullas Moreno takes his tipple very seriously. The components of Castillian chill and Ginza gonzo came together over a gin & Dubonnet and sussed out the... read more

8 Century Ave., Shanghai 200120
86-21-2020-1888

Flair

Situated on the rooftop the always classy Ritz-Carlton, Flair brings Shanghai nightlife to new heights. Lit up views of the lit up cityscape and the Haungpu River set the ideal mood for nightt... read more

24/F 318 Fuzhou Lu, Huangpu, Shanghai
021 63912811

M1nt

Members-only club with thoroughly ironic door policy: membership seemingly not required. Entranceway shark tank flatters pinstriped movers and shakers that they're looking into a metaphorical mirro... read more

55 Yuan Ming Yuan Lu, Shanghai
13818859248

Drop

Hong Kong nightlife's Angelina Jolie (naked sex appeal leads to longstanding crush) moves to Shanghai and becomes Kim Kardashian. You'll definitely want to screw her, but for how long? Design rocks... read more

2/F, 57 Fuxing Xi Lu, Shanghai
021 64317027

Tara 57

Mixed drink magnificence with Savoy savvy. Crouching Tiger Hidden Absinthe neither crouches nor hides; rhis fairy's pure Jade. Would-be Somerset Maughams welcome, with Absinthe in lieu of vermouth ... read more

308 Chongqing Nan Lu, Shanghai
021-6227-7332

Mao Livehouse

Grimy live music joint feels just like the first bar your fake ID ever worked at. Post punk and post prog. Mohawks and fauxhawks. Tons of local talent get dirty for students and hardrocks alike. Li... read more

1/F, 913 Julu Lu, Shanghai
021-5403-2976

Velvet Lounge

Is it just us, or does this place look like the kinda spot where Grandpa would've come to get some posh prohibition-era ass? Opium chic vintage villa crams in suitably subtle lighting, crystal chan... read more

570 Yongjia Lu, Shanghai
138-1692-7970

Lola

Tapas to table dancing, Lola is a greedy little girl who wants us to have all our fun under one roof. Terrace, tapas, and tipple early in the night sees tables vanish and dance floors swell later o... read more

21 Dongping Lu, Shanghai
021-6433-0760

Not Me

Cheap and chic like Moschino never was. André thirty stacks futurism with just a hint of Lenny Kravitz' lair flair. All-you-can-drink nights abandoned, but we still go for the gold. Indie it... read more

6/F, No. 5 The Bund , Shanghai
(86-21) 6350-998

Glamour Bar

1930s Shanghai chic meets uber-confident new millennium China. Sophisticated Bund-front lounge with mirrored bar counter, restored deco furnishings and arched windows. Fruity signature cocktails an... read more

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