Club entertainment in Shànghǎi
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California Club
Located on the ground floor of the Upstairs at Park 97 complex, this place is rather more sophisticated than most of Shanghai's clubs. The dance floor is tiny, but the surrounding area is stylish. The 2nd floor hosts a different live band each night and is very popular with Hong Kong Chinese, well-heeled Shanghainese and expats, who pack it out on weekends. Get here before midnight, or be prepared to queue. Admission prices vary.
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Mao
Don’t arrive here too early (before midnight) unless you want to stake out your spot on the designer Italian sofas. MAO gets going late, sometimes stays open till dawn and has an outdoor garden going for it – it’s more for fashionable imbibing than dancing, though. It’s one of the more high-end clubs in the city.
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D2
Shanghai’s only gay disco at the time of writeup, D2 occupies a large space at the Cool Docks There’s a cruisey room (a mezzanine that looks down on the dance floor), a lazy room (with beds) and a crazy room (the main dance floor). Thursdays is the open bar night (Y100 for all you can drink).
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Muse
One of the city’s hottest clubs, Muse boasts two floors, with house music downstairs and hip-hop upstairs. Don’t bother looking for a large dance floor; just squeeze into the crowd or jump up on a private table (Y3000 per night).
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Sin Lounge
Cool views, slick design and a large dance space are the temptations in this glamorous hotspot. Big-names regularly man the turntables here; colossal floor-to-ceiling windows serve up late-night Shanghai as the dance-floor backdrop.
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Soho
The bizarre Taoist fairyland meets Alice in Wonderland decor makes for a rather brightly lit nightclub, but no one seems to care. It can get absolutely packed in here with dancers bumpin’ to a mostly hip-hop soundtrack.
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Guandii
Recently redone, this Taiwanese nightclub pulls in a 20-something crowd with late nights and (relatively) cheap drinks. There are two rooms, West Coast hip-hop and house. Look out for open bar nights.
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Shelter
The darling of the underground crowd, this reconverted bomb shelter is the city’s best spot for serious music (cutting-edge DJs and hip-hop artists) and cheap drinks.
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m1nt
Exclusive penthouse-style club with knockout views, snazzy food and not a lot of dance space. Dress to impress or you’ll get thrown into the shark tank.
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Babyface
Babyface may be a nationwide chain, but it’s still one of the longest-running and least exclusive clubs in the city. The crowd is predominately local.
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Dragon Club
After-hours hangout with stylish villa ambience plus cool clientele; a favourite with moneyed Shanghainese and the late-night clubbing crowd.
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M2
This is a more exclusive branch of the Jìng’ān nightclub Muse, one of the city's hottest.
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Muse at Park 97
This is a more exclusive branch of the Jìng’ān nightclub Muse, one of the city's hottest.
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Muse Club
One of the city's hottest clubs (house, hip hop) over the past few years, Muse has three locations. The main club is in north Jìng'ān, the other two (both smaller) are in the French Concession; check the website for details.
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