From Oct 22–25，the first-ever New Bund Cheers Festival is taking over New Bund Origin and Qiantan Central Garden.
Expect 40+ award-winning bars — international headliners, national favorites, Shanghai originals, and industry stars. This will be a great reason to clear your weekend schedule.
Two Venues, Two Vibes, One Stop.
Main Venue: Cheers! WaterfrontNew Bund Origin, Youcheng Park Media Plaza (Gate 1)
38+ bars from abroad and within China, will spread across over 3,000 sqm of riverside space. Expect sunset views, neon lights, and award-winning cocktails from around the world, plus a great chat with guest bartenders dropping by all weekend.
Sub-Venue: Cheers! GardenQiantan Central Garden
8+ domestic bars set up across the park. Expect lawn, neon, open-air drinking, and a green space turned into an autumn cocktail party.
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Now, who's coming.
No tickets needed.
Walk in. That's it.
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World's 50 Best: The Headliners
Byrdi / Foco
Two global headliners from the World's 50 Best Bars list anchor the main venue. Both are flying in. Both are worth clearing your schedule for.
Byrdi (Melbourne) — No. 35 of The World's 50 Best Bars 2024 and No. 91 of the World's Best Bars 2025. Joins us in Shanghai for the very first time. 50 Best called it "the best representation of Australian terroir in the world."
Foco (Barcelona) — No. 48, Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026 and No. 90 of the World's Best Bars 2026. Short for Foreign Correspondents. Also the first time in Chinese mainland, bringing with them two very special cocktails.
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Asia's 50 Best Matrix: The Full Lineup
Native / Hope & Sesame / Maltail
The Enigma Mansion / Stir / Sago House
This is the core of the main venue. Six bars from the Asia's 50 Best list, each with a distinct identity. Here's who's coming and why they matter.
Native (Singapore) — Zero waste, zero non-Asian ingredients. The sustainability benchmark.
Hope & Sesame庙前冰室 (Guangzhou) — Asia's No. 1 in 2026, hidden behind a fake tea restaurant. Cantonese flavors, lab-grade technique.
Maltail (Kaohsiung) — Single malt, but not as you know it. Two years in Asia's top 100.
The Enigma Mansion (Ho Chi Minh City) — A colonial villa, a giant phoenix, and Vietnamese ingredients pushed through hardcore lab tech.
Stir (Ho Chi Minh City) — 1970s French Indochina meets Modern Classic. Vietnamese herbs, clean and balanced.
Sago House (Singapore) — Michter's Art of Hospitality Award winner. Hand-built from 80% upcycled materials. That neighborhood punk energy.
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Tatler Best: The Award-Winning Crew
Yiyi 液艺 / Suki Salon / 喜德堂 Happy Go Lucky
Bar Choice / Asian Flush / Looper by Ounce
Six bars, all recognized by Tatler Best — and they‘re bringing their signatures to Qiantan. Expect tea-forward concepts, culinary techniques, and a distinctly Chinese-language-region take on modern cocktails.
Yiyi 液艺 (Taiwan, China) — Specialty coffee meets bartending. The Espresso Martini and Irish Coffee are the draw.
Suki Salon (Taiwan, China) — Japanese tea ceremony aesthetics. “Teatails” that rewrite the classics.
喜德堂 Happy Go Lucky (Wuhan) — Plants, spices, even dessert, turned crisp and clean.
Bar Choice (Shanghai) —“Heritage tea × champion cocktails.” The gold standard for making Chinese tea culture young again.
Asian Flush (Shanghai) — Maritime Silk Road meets Nyonya culture. KOJI at the core, and 65% of the menu is low-ABV. Allen Fang is a World Class China champion.
Looper by Ounce (Shanghai) — Ounce‘s full evolution. A moving miniature town with trains and cable cars. Scotch and barrel-aged cocktails.
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Flying In: From Around China
Bar POP/ 西厢West Chamber / 灰质Grey Matters
莲城Lotus/ Southern Trip/ EPOCH / 茶不多AlmosTea
and 10 + more
They‘re not from Shanghai — and that’s exactly why they‘re worth the trip. Bars from across China are flying in for the weekend, each bringing a regional perspective the city rarely gets to taste all at once.
From Xi'an, Bar POP and 西厢West Chamber bring two very different takes on the old capital. From Hangzhou, 灰质Grey Matters is widely called the city's "special cocktail ceiling." From Guangzhou, 莲城Lotus turns a dessert shop into a Xiguan mansion. From Nanjing, Southern Trip splits its menu inside and out. From Tianjin, EPOCH hides in a Five Great Avenues villa.
From Chengdu, 茶不多AlmosTea x Fruity, Beatniks, and 吐真剂TruthSerum bring the city's slow-but-radical energy. From Guizhou, ASIP BAR liquidizes sour soup and fish mint. From Wuhan, STG·三重门 hides behind a bookshelf door.
Also flying in: pupa 只身虫, THE DOT, Bar Edge, Bar Cuo, Up&Up, 跷跷板 Cocktail Bar, and Cantinho 小红门 Cocktail Bar — more regional voices joining the weekend lineup.
Regional Chinese ingredients, modern technique, and a refusal to play it safe. That's the through-line.
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Shanghai Originals: The City’s Bars with Real Character
Boo's / Fixpoint / YELLO(w)
Geographer地理学家 / DENTREE/ Alma Luna
And then there's Shanghai itself. The local lineup is just as strong — and just as varied.
Boo's treats itself like a neighborhood living room, with a menu built around umami. Fixpoint uses band-aids and Taiwanese comfort food as an emotional reset. YELLO(w) brings a shot of bright yellow energy to the Shanghai bar scene — playful, social, and allergic to formality. Geographer 地理学家 builds a Himalayan cave for coffee by day, drinks by night. DENTREE is the world's first RESET carbon-neutral certified bar, using centrifugal and rotary distillation for radical molecular reconstruction. And Alma Luna, from legendary Union Trading Company founder Lu Yao, brings decades of craft to a retro Havana setting.
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Bartender All-Stars: The People Behind the Pours
Tammy Liu/ Jackie Lo/ Crawford SO
A bar is only as good as the hands behind it. This year's lineup reads like a who's-who of the industry.
Tammy Liu (Taiwan, China) — 2019 Fabbri Lady Amarena global champion. The Wonderful Race Greater China Champion. Co-founder of Shanghai’s 12-Bar Blues.
Jackie Lo (Hong Kong, China) — DMBA 2018 Bartender of the Year, the first woman ever to win. 18+ years behind the bar. Co-founder of Sugar Area, China‘s first rum-focused geek bar.
Crawford SO (Guangzhou, China) — Co-founder of Shanghai’s PAAL and Gallows Humor. His century-egg “Blanc de Noir” is one of the boldest drinks on any Shanghai menu.
When they're behind the bar, your drink has a story.
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Spirits Brands: The Foundations
KAVALAN 噶玛兰/Mr. Black
A great cocktail starts with a great bottle. Two brands join this year‘s lineup — one steeped in heritage, one built for modern coffee culture.
KAVALAN 噶玛兰 (Taiwan, China) — Taiwan’s first whisky distillery and a genuine world champion. In 2015, its Solist series beat Scottish and Japanese giants to win WWA “World‘s Best Single Malt Whisky.”
Mr. Black — Cold brew coffee liqueur, no artificial flavors. The bridge between sober and tipsy.
Two bottles, two moods.
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Food Lineup: You Can't Drink on an Empty Stomach
10+ food brands
A proper drinking session needs proper fuel. Across both venues, 10+ food brands serve exactly what pairs with a cocktail in one hand and good conversation in the other.
Mammamia Pizza brings freshly baked Italian wood-fired pizza. Papito brings various flavors of delicious Serbian pancakes. Parlay serves classic American burgers and fried bites.
Eat, drink, repeat — without leaving the party.
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Your Currency for the Night: Drink Tokens
Every cocktail on site — from the world's top-ranked bars to the local heroes — is redeemed with drink tokens. No cash, no cards, just tokens in hand and a drink in the other.
Package A — ¥188 | 8 Tokens
Package B — ¥358 | 16 Tokens
Package C — ¥688 | 32 Tokens
Drink tokens are non-refundable and non-exchangeable once purchased. Unused tokens are recommended to be transferred to others.
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Early Bird Giftbags — Limited, and Worth It
This isn't just a ticket. It's a curated kit for the night — and it's only available while stock lasts.
Just One Sip — ¥138 (Total Value ¥198+)
The perfect first step. 6 drink tokens to spend across any bar you like, plus a tote bag, fridge magnet, glow wristband, and a stamp book. Walk in, grab a drink, and let the night unfold.
Have Some Fun — ¥258 (Total Value ¥368+)
Double the tokens, double the freedom. 12 drink tokens, plus a tote bag, hand towel, fridge magnet, glow wristband, and a stamp book. Enough to bounce between the world's best bars and still go back for a second round.
Bottoms Up! — ¥498 (Total Value ¥688+)
For those who came to do this properly. 24 drink tokens, plus a tote bag, ice stone gift box, fridge magnet, glow wristband, and a stamp book. From the first pour to the last, this one's for the long haul.
Every giftbag also includes dining vouchers (¥5–8) redeemable across the festival — because a proper night needs proper fuel.
Your autumn drinking plan starts here.
See you in Qiantan this weekend！
The Details
Event：New Bund Cheers Festival
Date：10.22-10.25
Time：10.22-23 16:00-22:00（Thur.-Fri.)
10.24-25 14:00-22:00（Sat.-Sun.)Add：Origin New Bund (Youcheng Park Media Plaza) & Qiantan Central Garden
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