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Discover the best bars in Shanghai! Wet your beak at award-winning cocktail bars, sip on creative drinks, or just chill with an ice-cold beer.

Root Down is a Japanese vinyl bar in shanghai.

Root Down: Cocktails, Vinyl & Great Ambience

Root Down is a Japanese vinyl bar in Shanghai that’s quickly becoming the new favorite hangout for quality cocktails and seekers of great music.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 22, 2025
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Hakkasan happy hour drink

Five Excellent Happy Hours in Shanghai

Cocktails from ¥38, half-off wines, win your drink, and get free steak sandwiches. Here are five happy hours in Shanghai that make the effort.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 31, 2023
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Bord Bia and Jameson - cocktails and oysters in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

8 Excellent Shanghai Bars for Cocktails & Oysters

Irish food board Bord Bia and Jameson are teaming up with some of the best bars in Shanghai for two weeks of excellent cocktails paired with oysters. Drink up and slurp those oysters from March 12 to March 27.
Rachel Gouk
  • March 15, 2021
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3 Super Cheap Places To Drink Draft Beer in Shanghai

Whether by conspiracy or by coincidence, three of the cheapest bars in Shanghai for craft beer on tap are within five minutes of each other. Beer for ¥10!
Rachel Gouk
  • March 15, 2021
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Creative cocktails at ZUK Bar, Sukhothai Shanghai

Creative “Gemstone” Cocktails at The ZUK Bar, Sukhothai Shanghai

The ZUK Bar at the Sukhothai Shanghai has a new immersive cocktail experience: The Gemstone Box. These creative cocktails deserve your attention.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 26, 2021
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Maolago is a restaurant and bar in Shanghai serving modern Guizhou food, cocktails and wine. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Maolago: Inventive Guizhou Food, Cocktails & Hotpot

Maolago is a restaurant and bar in Shanghai that serves contemporary Guizhou bar snacks, hotpot, wine and cocktails. Good for dates and adventurous palates.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 15, 2023
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New restaurants and bars in Shanghai. La Bodeguita Del Sur. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

8 New Restaurants & Bars in Shanghai You Might Have Missed

Rounding up the latest restaurant and bar openings in Shanghai. Here are eight new restaurants, bars, and cafes for your books.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 16, 2020
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4 Bars in Shanghai To Get Your Drink On

Recapping all the newest bars in Shanghai. Here are some of the latest cocktail bars and drinking holes in town. Happy hours included, too.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 16, 2025
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Soif is a natural wine bar serving European food in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

SOiF Natural Wine Bar in Shanghai for European Bites and Wine

SOiF is a natural wine bar in Shanghai that serves French and European-influenced bites. A refined and comforting food menu supports the curated wine list.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 10, 2025
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The Broken Dagger is a speakeasy cocktail bar in Shanghai.

The Broken Dagger: Slick New Speakeasy in Shanghai

The Broken Dagger is a speakeasy cocktail bar in Shanghai that throws iconography in with showy drinks and daring personality.
Rachel Gouk
  • May 3, 2020
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Rachel Gouk | Writing about food & drink since 2011

Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Tuesday at La Diosa is a whole vibe 🇲🇽 tacos are just ¥25 each, all day long. 

• Birria y Consomé with dipping broth (Favorite)
• Al Pastor Trompito - Achiote pork with pineapple (2nd spot)
• Carnitas - New! Slow-cooked pork cheek
• Pollo - Smoked jalapeño pulled chicken
• Pescado Estilo Baja - Battered cod with avocado crema
• Gringa - Shredded pork with mozzarella & pineapple
• Quesadilla - Loaded with cheese, dressed as a taco

🌮 @ladiosa.sh 

〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
🔘 La Diosa
📍 1/F, 82 Xinle Lu 新乐路82号 
📞 33682997
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

#shanghaieats #shanghai #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #tacosarelife #tacotuesday🌮 #zaishanghai
Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOM Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai.

Last October, I had the rare opportunity to experience a very special menu at the Michelin two-star restaurant, where all three chefs were present: the legendary founder Umberto Bombana @umbertobombana (Hong Kong 3 ⭐️) and his protégés Nicolò Rotella @nick_rotella (Shanghai 2 ⭐️) & Marino D’Antonio @marinodantonio (Macau 1 ⭐️). 

So. Much. White. Truffle!

White truffle season runs until late December / early January — now serving, along with other equally excellent non-truffle seasonal dishes. 

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🔘 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai
📍 6/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu 圆明园路169号六楼
📞 021 60872890
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#米其林 #shanghaieats #shanghai #shanghaifood #michelinrestaurant #michelinstarchef #finedining #italianfood
At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Exec At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Executive Chef Cielo Liu @changliuchef begins a new culinary chapter.

His cooking is deeply rooted in Italian tradition, yet he holds a firm belief: the future of flavor knows no borders. 

His Italian cuisine is a natural convergence of his Chinese heritage and Japanese culinary experience.

· Pasta aged with koji to boost umami
· Chinese yellow wine for aromatics
· And a ravioli inspired by a xiaolongbao. 

This is Cielo Liu, and the latest menu at Giada Garden.

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🔘 Giada Garden
📍 3/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Street 建国门外大街1号中国大饭店三层
📞 010-65057671
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#michelinguide #michelinrestaurant #beijing #beijingfood #finedining #italianfood #michelinstarchef #finedininglovers
Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai. Feral Bahn Mi Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai.

Feral Bahn Mi 

• Started out back in May as a pop-up street cart (totally illegal, totally gangsta) that roamed Shanghai. Now it has found a brick n mortar on Maoming Bei Lu.

🥖 The bread is... THE RIGHT KIND. You usually don’t find this in Shanghai. The bread has an extremely thin, brittle crust, shattering at a bite. And the crumb is soft, airy, and cotton-like — it’s like biting through a hard meringue. 

To order: Lemongrass chicken & crispy pork belly. Sauces are dope too, I favor the “buttery fruit chili sauce”.

📍82 Maoming Bei Lu 茂名北路82号

#shanghaifood #sandwiches #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifoodie #上海美食 #bahnmi
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