Best Cocktail Bars in Shanghai (Updated 2026)
Representing the best cocktail bars in Shanghai right now, from neighborhood favorites to award-winning imports. Here’s where to drink, and why they matter.
Award-Winning Cocktail Bars in Shanghai
The best cocktail bars in Shanghai with award-winning accolades from the 50 Best Bars.
Upperwood Super Lounge: Shisha & Bar, CUN Creative Dining
New in the Shanghai nightlife scene is Upperwood, a super lounge at INS in Fuxing Park that combines creative restaurant CUN, shisha, and cocktails all in one space.
Asia’s 50 Best Bar Penicillin Opens in Shanghai
Introducing mad-scientist creativity and world-class cocktails. Asia’s 50 Best Bar Penicillin opens in Shanghai, delivering high-caliber cocktails forged with a sustainable ethos.
Shanghai Must-Do: Old Jazz Band at the Fairmont Peace Hotel
A Shanghai institution: Catch the Old Jazz Band at The Fairmont Peace Hotel on the Bund. Guinness World Record holders playing seven nights a week.
Sober Company Launches Sober Airways Tasting Menu
Award winning Shanghai cocktail bar Sober Company launches a new tasting menu — all aboard Sober Airways — a globetrotting food and drink pairing.
1929 by Guillaume Galliot Shanghai: Refined French Cuisine with an Edge
1929 by Guillaume Galliot is a fine French restaurant (with an Asian twist) in Shanghai. A stellar pate en croute, Hot & Cold Onion Soup & Cordon Bleu.
Antique Garden: A Quirky, Curio-Filled Bar Near Sinan Mansions
Near Sinan Mansions is Antique Garden, a cafe-bar established in 2006. It’s a quirky space filled with curio trinkets and has a unique cocktail bar setting.
Hanok: A Cool Korean Bar & Eatery in Jing’an
Hanok is visually enticing Korean bar and eatery in Jing’an that deals in seltzers, cocktails, and Korean spirits. A slick yet casual space with upbeat ambiance.
COA Shanghai Returns: Agave Cocktails From Asia’s 50 Best Team
Agave spirits cocktail bar COA Shanghai has reopened on Fuxing Zhong Lu.