Swirl is a bar in Xintiandi, Shanghai.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: A small snacks menu alongside the wine cocktails
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Address: 577 Middle Fuxing Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Bar Leone Shanghai pours Italian aperitivo classics from a two-floor Sinan Mansions space, the Shanghai outpost of a Hong Kong original bar.
DrinkBlack Truffle Godfather, aged six months with Yunnan black truffle
FoodItalian aperitivo and bar bites, including a mortadella focaccia
TipThe ground floor Bar di Passo suits a quick aperitivo; head upstairs to the living-room floor for the aged Vecchi & Rari drinks.
Gallows Humor on South Shaanxi Road in Shanghai is an all-black, minimalist cocktail bar from the same founders behind neighboring bar Paal.
DrinkPlayful cocktails built around unusual ingredients like blue cheese and century egg
TipCome with an open mind about ingredients; the menu leans into odd pairings like century egg and clam juice.
Alma Luna, on North Xiangyang Road in Shanghai, pours bartender Yao Lu's own take on classic Cuban cocktails behind a bright yellow front door.
DrinkMiami Vice, a two-in-one pina colada and strawberry daiquiri
FoodCuban-leaning bites like chicharron, croquettes and a Cubano sandwich
TipOrder the Cubano sandwich alongside a cocktail; the kitchen leans into comfort food more than sharing plates.
Bar Leone Shanghai pours Italian aperitivo classics from a two-floor Sinan Mansions space, the Shanghai outpost of a Hong Kong original bar.
DrinkBlack Truffle Godfather, aged six months with Yunnan black truffle
FoodItalian aperitivo and bar bites, including a mortadella focaccia
TipThe ground floor Bar di Passo suits a quick aperitivo; head upstairs to the living-room floor for the aged Vecchi & Rari drinks.
Bar Rock is a Tibetan-run cocktail bar in Shanghai from the OHA Group, its menu built around highland barley and Tibetan Buddhist practice stages.
DrinkCocktails built on foraged Tibetan ingredients: highland barley, sea buckthorn, tsampa
FoodNo kitchen; drinks only
TipShoes come off at the door; the carpeted floor seating suits a slower, no-rush session.
Bar S-Otto hides in the basement of Atelier No. 3 on Fumin Road, an omakase-style Shanghai speakeasy pouring eight classics and eight signatures.
DrinkA tight list of eight classics and eight signatures, each ¥88
FoodDrinks only, omakase-style bar counter
TipLook for the hidden door inside Atelier No. 3 and take the stairs down; a private room is kept for whisky.
Full House by Bar Choice pours West Lake Longjing tea cocktails near the Bund in Shanghai, a Hangzhou teahouse look built inside BFC's north block.
DrinkWest Lake Longjing tea cocktails across four flavour profiles
FoodZhejiang-inspired bar snacks, including Longjing tea-infused prawns
TipAbout 60 percent of the drinks use Longjing tea; in fine weather the leafy terrace seats 10 to 15.
