This Saturday evening on the roof and in the parking garage of K11 mall is the fifth edition of Bunch, that free-flow natural wine tasting party with over a thousand bottles.
Said bottles are coming in from around the globe, from Shaoxing to Slovenia. In numbers: 14 Countries, 99 Wineries, and 500+ wines. If you're curious about the lineup, you can peep their WeChat account: (ID: BUNCH FEST) for the details. Tasting goes from 5pm-10pm rain or shine and the afterparty continues until the wheels fall off.
They do this twice a year and it's a good time. Lively but down to earth. Historically speaking, all the bottles get drunk by the end (they have drinks for sale too), some peeps get lost in the mall, that kinda thing. For music, they have a full lineup of DJs, plus a live jazz band, AND the rappers from Cypher Park doing a showcase. They have games and activities too – past editions featured Street Fighter II and chess. Annnd, if you're not looking to drink, you can still show up for free, vibe out, and get your grub on. No entry fee. Do note that pets will need to sit this one out.
Foodwise, there's some interesting collaborations between Shanghai names and some cats from out of town: BASTARD x Bao La (Australia), Goodman x Jiayi from Little Catch, Caffè Yaya x Mr. Iko (Hong Kong), Rambu x RVLT (Singapore), ZUP x Butt Bird (Shanghai), and Sloppy Gin x Convention Muette (Hangzhou), plus the Hunan restaurant Yuan You Tao from Xinle Lu.
If this all sounds good to you, we have tickets for the free-flow wine tasting on SmartTicket.
A Bunch of Pop-Ups Around Shanghai Nov 11-18
Bao La brings his Vietnamese cooking to Bastard on Nov 12
ALSO, around town this week, there's a number of Bunch adjacent situations – basically, expanded versions of those collaborations above and more. For example, on Nov 12 there's a Vietnamese pop-up at BASTARD from chef Bao La (HK's Le Garçon Saigon and Le Petit Saigon), along with three other events that night including one at Rambu. This is everything:
