Shanghai Nightlife

Hengshan Road is classically styled with quaint sidewalk restaurants and large disco complexes, although it was a bit of a letdown to find a TGIFs at the corner.

Other nightlife areas that may be of interest are:
Lan Kwai Fong at Park 97 in Fuxing Park is very pretty and upscale. Nearby Party World KTV has some of the best karaoke facilities I've seen and for a very reasonable price.

The French concession along Huaihai Zhonglu is classically designed catering to
the city s well to do. Check out the upscale McCafe and the pricey movie theater.

The bars along Maoming Road seem more for the younger crowd...a place to let one's hair down, some bars have a college feel to it.

Dress Code: Dress code would be correspond to the price of the establishment. Although, I would think scandals, tank tops, and other beachwear would be inappropriate.

Rui jin Hotel and Garden Complex (where the Face bar is) is beautifully designed and probably one of the best bar/ounge I've been to. A stroll along the peaceful and romantic garden complex and you'll think its Victorian England.

Dress Code: Don't think there is a dress code but the clientele were dressed in business casual or 'smart' casual. Definitely no tank tops, sandals, or beachwear.

Check out a Chinese Movie even if you don't speak chinese! There are English movies being shown also,. You can see the Huge Hand-painted Movie posters. I thought they were pretty interesting. Chinese language movies are very , very inexpensive and the snacks are cheap too!

This is the main meeting point of the local "laowai" and all the girls are here to cacha white guy ... they are not hookers at all .. they are at diff. places ... so windows2: the drink is cheap, cheaper then other nigh clubs ... 10RMB for beer / martiny or what you want ...

Also from Bing Jia Rd, you can get such a wonderful view of the bund, especially at night, when the lights are all on, it is gorgeous.

I would suggest you take the ferry instead of the metro to get there so you can experience more of this city's night scene.

(For more pictures from here, take a look at my travelogue)

I strongly suggest taking a walk here in the evening, especially in the summer time. The night scene here is fantastic. And you can get a drink at Starbucks or Red Dot's while enjoying the beautiful view of this city.

Located in the heart of the city, behind bustling Mao Ming Road, it's a gorgeous old country house with a huge lawn that makes you feel like you're in some rural garden idyll. In summer, drinkers take gin and tonic on the lawn or recline on the armchairs on the wooden verandah, while two great restaurants inside specialise in tasty Thai and Indian cuisine. The old-world interior décor includes ancient South East Asian and Indian artefacts, arranged so tastefully you half feel you've stumbled into a Country Life magazine shoot. Offset this with handsome hardwood floors and the latest ambient techno tunes and you'll begin to sense a certain melding of eras. Cocktails cost a bit but they are strong, and a daily happy hour from 5pm - 8pm helps those with thin wallets.

Dress Code: Definately take a shower and dress up for this bar.

Artists gather here, with quite a nice view of the city, but the inside is even better. Arty furnished and interesting people. There's also a gallery. On the picture from left to right:

Rio, Coca, Jeffrey, Joanna and Lissa