Address: 138 Puanlu, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Description:
A lounge bar with a young crowd. Top foreign top DJs make appearances: check local listings for details. 40 RMB entrance fee on weekends.
...Address: 146 Tongren Lu,near Nanjing Xi Lu, Jing'an District,Shanghai
Description: Like a fine wine, Judy's Too seems to get better with age. A favorite expat hangout that offers great music all night long, and good food like German sausage or beef steak. Has a variety of themes during the we...
Address: 298 Hengshan Lu,Xuhui District,Shanghai
Description: Full House 1 Offers a selection of beers from around the world. Reasonable prices for Shanghai make this a popular choice. Add: 298 Hengshan Lu, Xuhui District, Shanghai Tel: 021-64749062 Opening hrs: 10:30am -...
Address: 177 Fumin Lu, near Julu Lu, Jing'an District, Shanghai
Description: This addition to Shanghai's wine bar collection is a warmly lit, brick-walled vinopolis covering two floors on Fumin Lu. It's already popular with wine lovers, who like the wide selection (130 bottles) and rust...
Address: Inside People's Park, 231 Nanjing Xilu, near Huangpi Nanlu, Shanghai
Description: Sitting in the middle of a pond, smack dab in People's Park, Barbarossa is a Shanghai institution and a favourite ladies' nightspot. Where else in Shanghai can you grab a hookah and duck outside to enjoy the pa...
Address: The Wine Hub Underground Cellar, 1205 Kaixuan Lu, Changning ...
Description: Yet another addition to the Shanghai wine bar scene, The Wine Hub is a quaint tasting place located in a cellar, which indicates the kind of atmosphere they're going for. Unlike other wine places in town that f...
Address: 2/F, 47 Yongfu Lu, near Fuxing Xilu, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Description: The team behind popular tapas joint El Willy have recently opened a cocktail bar on Yongfu Lu, and it's rapidly becoming a firm favourite among cocktail fans (some people even say it's the best cocktail bar in ...
Address: 1877 Huaihai Zhonglu (Near Tianping Lu), Xuhui District, Shanghai
Description: A laid back bar with a surprisingly relaxing atmosphere. Bearing the name of its owner, this place has a definite Asian theme to it while managing to keep it small and intimate. The drinks are good and, more im...
Address: Bldg 4, 1950 Huaihai Zhonglu near Wukang Lu, Luwan District, Shanghai
Description: Funky mix of bar, art gallery, men's lingerie store, and lounge, this place resembles an underground lair of pure sexuality. With pictures of nude men plastered all over, it's an experience unto itself. All of ...
Address: The Cool Docks, Bldg 6, 479 Zhongshan Nanlu, near Fuxing Zhonglu, ...
Description: The Cool Docks don’t often make it onto the Shanghai radar, but it’s definitely worth a trip, especially for a meal at Mythos. The roof terrace is great for the warmer seasons, with views of the Bund and Luji...
Address: 45 Yueyang Lu, near Dongping Lu, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Description: This cosy English-styled pub/bar is hugely popular with the post-work expat crowd. Small wonder when every weekday between 4pm and 7pm, is buy-one-get-one free on house drinks. Come early and stay late: the out...
Address: 1F, 30 Sinan Lu, near Huaihai Zhonglu, Luwan District, Shanghai
Description: The newly renovated stretch of Sinan Lu (just south of Huahihai Lu) might be one of the city's hottest destinations right now (have you seen the lines outside old-world Hong Kong diner Cha's?!) but that doesn't...
Address: 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, near Hengshan Lu, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Description: If trying to remember which place has which happy hour deal when, don't worry. Just think Bulldog. All drinks are buy-one-get-one-free every night all night at this sports pub close to the American Embassy. Wha...
Address: 132 Anting Lu, near Jianguo Xilu
Description: More than just a place to play board-games at the weekend, Cotton’s repeatedly wins all kinds of awards in the local expat press. And with good reason: the combination of quiet outdoor drinking area and snug i...
Address: 528 Kangding Lu, Jing’an District (near Xikang Lu), Shanghai
Description: You don’t think of going to Kaiba for cheap drinks. The specialist Belgian beer bar might have some of the finest ales around, but typically you’re paying for the quality. But on Tuesdays, all Trappist beers ...
Address: 118 Shanghai Bay, 1138 Pudong Nanlu, near Zhangyang Lu, Pudong New ...
Description: If you're over in Pudong, you probably need a drink. So thank goodness for the Munich Beer House, who brings some continental cheer to the industrial wasteland, with their happy hour deal. Every day of the week...
Address: 433 Changle Lu, near Xiangyang Lu, Luwan District, Shanghai
Description: This Deep South themed bar might not have been around too long, but they have one of the longest happy hour deals in town: every day, between 2 and 8pm, drinks are buy-one-get-one-free. Pull up a chair on their...
Address: 139 Tai'an Lu, Xuhui District (near Huashan Lu), Shanghai
Description: Pretty much the undisputed king of happy hours, the big debate is how they can give away such cheap booze and still manage to stay in business: 10 RMB draft beer, 10 RMB for shots of the house liquor, 12 RMB fo...
Address: 158 Chengdu Nan Lu, Huangpu District (near Huaihai Zhong Lu), Shanghai
Description:
This made the list because it's a booze and food combination, which is always a nice treat on a Wednesday. From 19:00 until close, enjoy two glasses of wine and all-you-can-eat finger food for 80 RMB.
...Address: 385 Yongjia Lu, Xuhui District (near Taiyuan Lu), Shanghai
Description: This one is, in part, powered by reader reviews and suggestions. The other part of it came into play because from 15:00 until 21:00, all house wines, beers, and, well, drinks are just 20 RMB. That might officia...
Address: 100 Xuanhua Lu, Changning District (near Jiangsu Lu), Shanghai
Description: I also included this one because of the booze and food combination. This time, it's an all-you-can-eat buffet and a glass of wine or beer for 80 RMB. And just like Bricco Café's deal, it's happening every Wedn...
Address: 11 Dongping Lu, Xuhui District (near Hengshan Lu), Shanghai
Description: With the warm weather approaching, Sasha's back patio is once again the place to be, especially during their 50 percent off happy hour deal, every day from 17:00 till 19:00. Consistently voted one of the top al...
Address: 32/F, West Tower, Hyatt on the Bund, 199 Huangpu Lu, Hongkou ...
Description: The name says it all as Vue offers an unparalleled 360-degree view of the Bund. If that wasn't enough to nab Vue the top spot on this list, its 36th floor outdoor terrace features a Jacuzzi ripe for soaking in ...
Address: 294 Xinhua Lu, Changning District(near Fanyu Lu), Shanghai
Description: With two locations featuring expansive outdoor seating, Cotton's has the market cornered on all fresco drinking. Head to the Anting Road branch for a cocktail in the garden, or enjoy a beer in the Xinhua Road b...
Address: 6/F, 37 Fuzhou Lu, Huangpu District(near the Bund), Shanghai
Description: Housed in Shanghai's most popular hostel, Captain Bar offers an affordable alternative to the glamorous Bund clubs. With a gorgeous view of Pudong and a list of cheap cocktails and beers, this bar is a must-see...