11 editor picks in Shanghai.
11 cocktail bar places in Shanghai we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Shanghai | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Bar Leone Shanghai pours Italian aperitivo classics from a two-floor Sinan Mansions space, the Shanghai outpost of a Hong Kong original bar.
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.
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.
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.
TipAbout 60 percent of the drinks use Longjing tea; in fine weather the leafy terrace seats 10 to 15.
Coa Shanghai spreads four agave-spirit floors across a Fuxing Middle Road lane house, the mainland outpost of Hong Kong's Coa reopened in 2024.
TipExpect a queue at the door; each floor runs its own menu, and you need not climb through the first three to reach the Mezcaleria.
Pony Up pours easy-drinking cocktail twists on Jinxian Road in Shanghai, a small, buzzy neighbourhood bar ranked No. 19 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.
TipCome for the corn dogs and patty melts as much as the cocktails; the bar food earns its own order.
The Union Trading Company has poured seasonal cocktails in Shanghai since 2014, first on Fenyang Road, now on Hengshan Road; a past Asia's 50 Best Bars pick.
TipAsk about the Snapshot of the Time menu; each drink is tied to a specific bartender's own story.
Laizhou Bar pours cocktails made with its parent distillery's own spirits on Fumin Road in Shanghai, next to a Sichuan-leaning fusion kitchen.
TipThe dog-friendly front terrace is the better seat on a warm evening than the sprawling main hall.
Swirl on Middle Fuxing Road in Shanghai swirls wine together with spirits into winetails, sharing a wall with sister cocktail bar Speak Low.
TipStart with the lighter-bodied cocktails on the menu before working up to the full-bodied pours later on.
Gallows Humor on South Shaanxi Road in Shanghai is an all-black, minimalist cocktail bar from the same founders behind neighboring bar Paal.
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.
TipOrder the Cubano sandwich alongside a cocktail; the kitchen leans into comfort food more than sharing plates.
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