• Bar Rouge Bar Rouge is the most famous bar in Shanghai and offers a camera-friendly backdrop for clubbers resident and visiting, looking for their Shanghai "memories."
• Glamour Bar The sumptuous Glamour Bar on the Bund make overtures to a younger crowd as well, with new music from international DJs and bands, and gay-friendly nights.
• Lounge 18 Located in the now famous Bund 18, this lounge bar caters to those who like to be seen as well as those who are not looking at sweating away their mascara. Music, drinks, location and eye candy.

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• Constellation Constellation 2 is the more spacious expansion of one of Shanghai's most popular cocktail lounges, Constellation. Both locations are dependable for their wide selections of top notch cocktails.
• Tara 57 Little Tara 57 has earned itself a reputation as a high-end, boutique spot for cocktails. It's a low-key spot with serious cocktail culture and dimmed lights.
• el Cocktails el Coctel is a dark and intimate lounge, a lovingly crafted tribute to the cocktail's Golden Era, in the early twentieth century, and Japan's fanatical obsession to the details of the drink.

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• Muse The Chinese-managed clubbing franchise Muse currently sets the standard in Shanghai nightlife as the most lucrative and successful set-up and orientation, and has created a whole host of imitators in its wake.
• The Shelter The Shelter is the stalwart of the underground dance music scene. A converted bomb shelter, the club is dark, sweaty, black, loud, and thumping. Virtually every single Shanghai independent promoter has a weekly or monthly party therein.
• No. 88 88 offers an utterly insane atmosphere totally unique in the city. Imagine the craziest, spazziest dance club you can, and add dancers, actors, dice, performers, and an overall atmosphere of WTF.

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• Flair Flair is Shanghai's latest and great Bar With A View, 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.Prices, naturally, are astronomical.
• Jade on 36 Jade on 36, on the 36th floor of the Shangri-La Hotel in Pudong is not for small wallets, but for a more intimate (and often better) view of the Bund than the too-high Jin Mao.
• Vue Bar With amazing views of the Bund, wood interior and jacuzzi on the outdoor terrace, VUE Bar atop the Hyatt on the Bund is a beautiful and equipped place to enjoy a mellow night out.

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• Dada Dada is managed by a Shanghai-based independent promoter, and offers a chilled out lounge/club space, catering to a younger Chinese and expat crowd in a comfortable, pretentious-free environment.
• C's With graffiti all over the walls, loud music blasting throughout its cavernous rooms, and some of the cheapest drinks in town, C's is a mainstay on the Shanghai underground music scene
• Anar Anar is one of the few bastions for Chinese clubbers, with a tasteful, chill lounge in the front and more of a straight club in the back. Drinks are in the 40rmb a drink range.

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• Enoterra Enoterra is one of the most successful wine bars in Shanghai. International wines are available therein at very affordable prices. 3 outlets in Shanghai
• Dr. Wine Bottle prices at Dr. Wine start low and go to outer space, but owing to direct imports there's also a selection for the less-affluent connoisseur.
• The Fat Olive Greek Mezze (small bites and appetizers) paired with a an extensive array of international wines from both New and Old World with blackboard options by the glass and bottle.

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• Yu Yin Tang Yuyintang is one of the oldest underground live music houses in Shanghai, and has become a staple in the city. Featuring regular gigs every weekend, it brings in underground rock acts both worldwide and local.
• Mao Livehouse MAO Shanghai Livehouse is a large-sized concert venue, hosting local, national, and international acts every weekend and most nights of the weeks.
• Jz JZ Club offers its patrons a little flavor of "old Shanghai." Dark and smoky with red lamps and quality jazz, the club packs 'em in on the weekends, so get there early.

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