Yuyintang

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.

Windows Underground

Windows Underground is the newest, nicest, and largest live music venue to open up in recent memory in Shanghai, and hosts the gamut of Chinese up-and-coming rock bands every weekend. The basement club usually host a big show on Saturday, featuring ..

Windows Scoreboard (Huaihai)

While the Windows affiliation may drive some potential customers away, Scoreboard is actually one of Shanghai's best venues for a fun, affordable, and pretension-free night out on the town. Drinks are dirt cheap (10-20rmb), the extensive pub food men..

The Shelter

The newest addition to Shanghai's alternative clubbing scene, The Shelter is a no-frills basement club offering up the cornerstones of a great night out: cheap drinks, great atmosphere, and creative music. Large dance floor for bigger events and a gr..

Abbey Road

Named after that little street those wacky Beatles trotted across, Abbey Road has become one of the most popular summer venues in Shanghai. With patio seating, cheap beer on tap and lots of (at times unfortunate) classic rock, this bar/restaurant is ..

LOgO

LOgO bar is a mainstay of Shanghai's alternative music scene whether it be punk rock, electronic, techno, or roots. Featuring independently promoted events almost every night of the week, and a perennially packed house for live music on most Saturda..

The Beaver

Just around the corner from the madness of Hengshan Lu, Eager Beaver is a recommended respite for anyone looking for the more relaxed atmosphere of a neighborhood local. Beaver's bottled beer list is one of the best in town and the pub food menu is q..

Windows Too (Jing'an)

Equally loved and despised by much of Shanghai's partisan nightlife public, Windows has stood by its formula of cheap drinks and blaring commercial hip-hop with years of continued success. Nearly always jam packed with a mix of young locals and expat..

I Love Shanghai

Beloved Bund-area cocktail lounge I Love Shanghai leads a double life, serving as both a nice laid-back environment for tourists to have a cocktail and a chat after trekking up and down the Bund promenade, and as a safe haven for Shanghai's most colo..

Lisboa Restaurant

Affordable and casual Portuguese restaurant. Great place to get seafood on the cheap but don't expect mood lighting or any frilly decor.