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[On the Radar]: Dada Shanghai 2.0 Soft Opens on Yan’an Lu

Still nothing to do with the art movement and everything to do with the body movement, hey!

[On the Radar]: Root Down

Japanese style vinyl bar serving up signature cocktails to record-loving audiophiles.

What Does Brewdog's "Cathedral of Craft Beer" Look Like?

The Scottish brewery finally makes it over here.

Gin & Juice Wants To Be Shanghai's Temple to the GnT

With my mind on my tonic and my tonic on my mind.

RIINK 2.0 Is Bigger, Better and (Most Importantly) Now In Jing'an

The fan-favorite roller disco migrates to Shankang Courtyard and adds daytime options.

[On the Radar:] Black Note is a Loft Bar Dedicated to Jazz on Vinyl

A bar that'll let you play the whole album.

Booze Giant Pernod Ricard Opened a Bar and Showroom in Xintiandi. It's Good!

Booze Giant Pernod Ricard Opened a Bar and Showroom in Xintiandi. It's Good!

Danish "Beer King" Mikkeller Opens Tasting Room in Shanghai

Nerd favorite brewery makes its China debut in a Jing'an alley.

KOR is Meant to be Shanghai's First "Superlounge". What's That Even Mean?

The Taipei transplant feels like drinking in a spaceship.

J. Boroski Makes the City's Best Cocktails. You Probably Shouldn't Go

Shanghai may have hit peak cocktail with J. Boroski. Hidden entrance. Reservation only. No real...

A Latin District, Heretic Tacos and Hidden Cocktails: What's New in Nightlife

Plus Caribbean food! A round-up of what goes bump in the night.

[On The Radar]: The White-Hot Bars For The New Year

Havana Chino Latino, Chameleon and Charcohol feature.

[On The Radar]: Ce La Vi, Don Club, Tiandi

A threesome of new and newish clubs out there in the dark city.

[On The Radar]: Shanghai's Biggest Club, Space Plus

Clubbing writ large on the other side of the river.

[On The Radar]: Blue Note Opens With a Bang, Dead Poet With a Howl

A big name in jazz opens in Hongkou, while Blackbird launches a new cocktail bar/poetry anthology.

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