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M1NT is Shanghai's latest membership-style lounge/club/restaurant, perched on the 24th floor of a downtown building. Views from up there are spectacular, as is the long shark tank that graces the entryway. The restaurant is a modern Asian-accented grill, and the club's packed with beautiful people. Roof terrace up top, private access for VIPs, and priority for members, but open to all.

VUE Bar atop the Hyatt on the Bund is a great place to sip on some after work cocktails, or lounge after a long Sunday Brunch. With amazing views of the Bund, wood interior and jacuzzi on the outdoor terrace, it's a beautiful and equipped place to enjoy a mellow night out.

Jade on 36 is the flagship restaurant and bar of the luxe Shangri-La Hotel group's flagship hotel. Both, designed by NY bigshot Adam Tihany, are modern China, two steps removed -- the bar is enclosed on one side by an abstract hot pink and jade-colored jewel box and as you walk along the Italianate marble floors (it's a five-star hotel, after all) to the restaurant, you pass through a blue...

Lost Heaven specializes in the tribal cuisine of China's Yunnan Province. It has all the makings of a proper date restaurant with its exotic cuisine, enchanted decor, atmospheric music and dim, flickering candlelight.

Perched on the 87th floor of the Jin Mao Tower, Cloud 9, the Grand Hyatt's hotel bar, offers one of the best views in Asia. Make sure you get a table facing west for views of the Bund, Pearl Tower, and the lights of Puxi; windowscapes of its new, taller neighbor, the Shanghai World Financial Center, are to the southeast. There is a 120rmb minimum order.

789 Nanjing lu Bar takes over the top 3 floors of Le Royal Meridien Shanghai with great views of the city. They are known for their signature cocktails as well as a large selection cigars for every occasion. Also enjoy their large wine list and weekly ladies night.

Spanning floors 91 through 93, 100 Century Avenue is the world’s highest bar, restaurant and private dining room. Serving Western, Chinese and Japanese cuisine, the multiple show kitchens include a charcuterie; a western kitchen with four dramatic wood-fired ovens; a Chinese kitchen featuring a duck-roasting oven; a sushi bar; a pastry counter; and a wine cellar.

Modern European fine-dining from German chef Stefan Stiller, as part of the south Bund's Cool Docks development. There's a first-floor deli open for lunch, but the heart of this place is the sleek sixth-floor dining room and seventh-floor terrace with impressive, unique views. Stiller's previous stints included Mimosa and Club Shanghai, but with his current eponymous location and excellent menu...

Zeal is the tip of South Bund 22 spear, the first in a series of upmarket ventures ranging from restaurants to wristwatch boutiques. Simply stated, this is a Bund club/lounge concept -- DJs, a dance floor, dudes in suits stalking the floor sporting those Secret Service earphones, stunning views from an outdoor terrace. The overall design: angular, contemporary, minimalistic. The floor plan is...

Flair is Shanghai's latest and great Bar With A View. It's brought to you by the new Ritz Carlton in Pudong, and perched on the 58th floor of the new IFC tower the luxury hotel occupies. The real kicker is the split-level outdoor terrace with views directly across to the big ball of the Pearl Tower, and then beyond to the Bund, the Hongkou shore, and the downtown Puxi. Prices, naturally, are...