Shanghai Nightlife

玩转夜上海

A quick guide to Shanghai’s top nightlife spots, from rooftop bars to live music venues.

Big Bamboo (Hongmei Road, Laowaijie)

a well‑loved foreign‑owned sports‑bar‑style restaurant in Shanghai

VUE Bar

非常时髦酒吧

A rooftop jewel where Huangpu River bends for your cocktail, blending 1920s Art Deco glamour with molecular mixology

Laowaijie (Laowai Street, Lao Wai Jie)

老外街101

A boozy United Nations of expat nostalgia in Shanghai, where German beer halls, Turkish kebab stands, and British pubs

Barbarossa

芭芭露莎

A Moorish daydream nestled in People's Park, where hookah smoke curls around stained-glass lanterns

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