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mbr_25
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Aug 21, 2008 - 10:56 PM |
 
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Hey all,
I'm new to Shanghai and living in Pudong.
I'm looking for some bars where the drinks aren;t outrageous, some music, maybe dancing (but not a club) and a good mix of expats and locals. In Puxi area?? Anyone have any suggestions?
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wefrucar
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Aug 22, 2008 - 09:59 AM |
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Try "3 on the bund" (Guangdong lu). There's a bar on the 6th floor that's slightly upscale and attracts lots of young professional expats (as well as Chinese girls trying to meet young professional expats), there's a small dancefloor with decent music, and thursdays are two-martinis-for-65rmb night.
Personally I've found it frustratingly difficult to find decent bars in Shanghai that aren't 90% expats, so if you find one, let me know  |
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Swiss-James
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Aug 22, 2008 - 10:33 AM |
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If you want a mix of expats and locals, you need to go where the drinks are cheap.
C's, Logo, Windows. Not sure what kind of music you like- if it's alternative type stuff then I think Logo sounds like what you're after actually- Dingxi Lu, Fahuazhen Lu. Look for the beer sign next to the convenience store. If you like R'n'B/hip-hop/chart stuff/clean toilets then The Spot on Tongren Lu / Beijing Lu. |
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Swiss-James
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Aug 22, 2008 - 10:44 AM |
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I nearly forgot to plug myself then, very unlike me. Here are more bars in Shanghai |
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Jimmy_Floyd
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Aug 22, 2008 - 10:45 AM |
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Isn't Logo on Xingfu Lu, or has it moved?
C's is on Dingxi Lu, near Yan'An Lu... |
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Swiss-James
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Truth
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Aug 22, 2008 - 11:32 AM |
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spot
blarney
cottons
face
oscars
mural
racks
windoes scoreboard
all the rest suck ass |
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unoriginal
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Aug 22, 2008 - 01:07 PM |
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A couple that haven't been mentioned...
Beaver - not that many locals (chinese), but definitely have a few local regulars.. pretty relaxed, easy to meet people, dancing as people have drank too much.
Harley's - in Xujiahui, maybe a bit too far from Pudong, really just a dive bar, but can get line 4 metro across, has pool table and mix of chinese and expats. |
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NeilUK39
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Best bar by a mile in Pudong is Coconut bar at Thumb plaza. Small place on 2 floors and plenty of outside seating. Martin, German guy is the boss there and staff are very friendly mix between local and Philipino. They have a Philipino band on 6 nights a week which are pretty good, beer prices aren't going to break the bank.
The bar is located opposite the Irishman pub and a few doors from the new Malones so if sports is your thing you can watch at either Malones or Irishman and then saunter across to Coconut for a good cheap booze up with friendly folks |
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Icescepter
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windows underground
C's 2005^^
and some special places |
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Swiss-James
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went to Racks once, it was a comedy night so I enjoyed it, but jesus does that bar suck.
68RMB for average cocktails, shitty music, and you have to shell out top dollar to play pool. Also it's in a shopping centre, full of douche bags, and looks like a strip club with no strippers. |
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armie
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Aug 22, 2008 - 03:38 PM |
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went to Racks once, it was a comedy night so I enjoyed it, but jesus does that bar suck.
68RMB for average cocktails, shitty music, and you have to shell out top dollar to play pool. Also it's in a shopping centre, full of douche bags, and looks like a strip club with no strippers. |
lmao - Too right. I was there that same night for the comedy show. Jesus does that bar blow... I walked, in took one look at the drink list and went " Uh oh..." It does seriously look like the champagne room at a bad American peeler joint. |
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armie
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Aug 22, 2008 - 03:45 PM |
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| mbr_25 wrote: |
Hey all,
I'm new to Shanghai and living in Pudong.
I'm looking for some bars where the drinks aren;t outrageous, some music, maybe dancing (but not a club) and a good mix of expats and locals. In Puxi area?? Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks:) |
You're in the wrong city. And living in the wrong part of the wrong city.
Logo, Windows (in its various incarnations) The Spot, and C's are decent but not great. |
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liquid_f0rc3
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Aug 22, 2008 - 04:28 PM |
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there are a few small cozy bars on the hongmei lu. but nothing special there. baby bamboo is pretty ok, and the barn too, if you come with a few people. they let you choose the music so yeah.. |
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TheCoconut
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Sep 03, 2008 - 11:58 AM |
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Thanks for the flowers, let me know wehn you come to Coconut next time so we can have some beers on the house 
Lets rock Shanghai  Martin
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Best bar by a mile in Pudong is Coconut bar at Thumb plaza. Small place on 2 floors and plenty of outside seating. Martin, German guy is the boss there and staff are very friendly mix between local and Philipino. They have a Philipino band on 6 nights a week which are pretty good, beer prices aren't going to break the bank.
The bar is located opposite the Irishman pub and a few doors from the new Malones so if sports is your thing you can watch at either Malones or Irishman and then saunter across to Coconut for a good cheap booze up with friendly folks |
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