5 Gay Bars & LGBTQ Venues

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Eros

3F, 462 Changle Lu,
near Shaanxi Nan Lu,
Huangpu District

长乐路462号3F, 近陕西南路

Opened in 2026 in Green Station, upstairs from Heim, Eros is a comfy, low-key lounge with exposed brick, red lighting, leather sofas, a neon sign with the handsome God of Love himself, and a soundtrack that ranges from Britney and Charli to Italo disco and Hi-NRG....

Bars

LGBTQ

Cocktail Bars

Rice Bar

2/F, 532 Fahuazhen Lu, near Dingxi Lu, Changning District

法华镇路532号2楼，近定西路

*** **** *881 · Show number

A small, diverse, community-friendly lounge/bar on Fahuazhen Lu that's been open for well over a decade. Just a bar, a few couches and a projector screen....

LGBTQ

Bars

Changning

TaKo

2/F, 777 Shanxi Bei Lu, near Kangding Lu, Jing'an District District

陕西北路777号2楼，近康定路

Tako marks the return of the same team behind Roxie, bringing a fresh concept to the familiar space. The venue combines craft cocktails with a tattoo and...

Bars

Cocktail Bars

Tattoos & Piercings

Potent Club

3/F, Tx Mall, 523 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Yandang Lu, Huangpu District

淮海中路523号TX淮海年轻力中心3楼, 近雁荡路

Potent is like two venues in one: deeper inside you've got a smaller room with a lot of world-class techno bookings and one of the better soundsystems and...

Clubs

LGBTQ

Huangpu

Culture Club

4/F INS 109 Yandang Lu, near Nanchang Lu, Huangpu District

雁荡路109号INS复兴4楼，近南昌路

*** **** *868 · Show number

Part of the new multi‑floor INS nightlife complex near Fuxing Park, Culture Club has become a de‑facto hub for Shanghai’s queer and queer‑friendly crowd —...

Clubs

LGBTQ

Live Music

LGBTQ