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Welcome to fantasy Maid Cafe

By Minji Yao | Oct 29, 2009

A hot seller is a small doll, with a bull's horn, a deer's eyes, red cheeks, a tiny black body and a cross mark below the mouth. It's not pretty, it's quite bizarre, but it has a k...

A cocktail and a quick lie down no surprise at chilled-out Bed bar

By Sam Riley | Oct 16, 2009 | on Bed

For new Shanghai party destination and stylish cocktail lounge Bed, the most fun can be had lying down. Bed is the brainchild of Mary Ann Levanza, previously the general manager o...

Memories of Paris as city venue brings back the good old days

By Yao Minji | Sep 17, 2009 | on Chinatown

Shanghai is famous for its nightlife. The city has many glittering night clubs featuring trendy partygoers and dance music. Even in this global economic downturn, many new venues...

Bohemians in beeline for Dada

By Sam Riley | Sep 10, 2009 | on Dada

Changning District's Xingfu Road is fast emerging as a small bohemian oasis in the desert of sleek interior designed lounge bars that dominate Shanghai's nightlife. The latest add...

New jazz venue small and mellow

By Sam Riley | Sep 3, 2009 | on Sound Blue

Dedicated to nurturing local jazz talent, the Sound Blue jazz bar is the dream of Shanghai music stalwart Simon Wu. While studying jazz in Japan, the talented saxophonist dreamed ...

Curl up with a cat ... and a coffee

By Michelle Zhang | Aug 13, 2009 | on Cat & Jazz

If I'm not at home, I'm in a coffee shop. If I'm not in a coffee shop, I'm on the way to it." The Western coffee culture is one of the most popular and well-accepted by young peopl...

Tango the night away in Pudong

By Sam Riley | Aug 6, 2009 | on Tango Bang

Pudong New Area is known more as a place to do business than as somewhere to kick up your heels and dance. But it is home to a bar and restaurant the owner claims to be China's on...

Zeal pulses with hip-hop energy

By Sam Riley | Jul 30, 2009 | on Zeal Club

There were the obligatory pole dancers, dicing and dance-floor grind when the latest addition to Shanghai's growing rank of hip-hop clubs opened its doors on Friday. Zeal Club on ...

Factory turns out tunes, food, wine, art, fashion and ideas

By Yao Minji | Jul 16, 2009 | on Factory

How to chill out: Lounge on the sofa for a while, sip a drink and surf the Net. Why not record your own song? Get a cool T-shirt or sew your own. Check out interesting paintings an...

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