Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025 runs June 2-6: 22 bars, 30+ guest shifts from Asia & Boston. 5-day marathon with seminars, mini-festival (RMB150), and closing party.
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By Heather Millet
Running Tuesday, June 2 through Saturday, June 6, 22 of Shanghai's top bars will host guest shifts from 29 bars across Asia—plus one from Boston.
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Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025
A cocktail lover's marathon, each day features multiple events you'll want to run between as fast as you can.
Day 1 | Tue June 2
The race begins on Tuesday with Sugar Area and Asian Flush hosting bars from Taipei.
Asian Flush will host back-to-back sessions with bar UNCOMMON and LE ROOM at Mad House, known for their avant-garde cocktail creations.
READ MORE: Cheese, Durian & Horse Milk Baijiu – New Bar Asian Flush
Tue June 2, 7-11pm
Asian Flush, 592 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Ruijin Er Lu, Huangpu District 复兴中路592号, 近瑞金二路
Drizzle by Fourplay
Sugar Area will host Drizzle by Fourplay, a bar featured in Vogue Taipei for its unique Taiwanese-inspired drinks and focus on sustainability.
Consider this a gentle warm-up for the days to come.
Tue June 2, 8pm-Sold Out
Sugar Area, 171 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Jiashan Lu, Xuhui District 建国西路171号, 近嘉善路
Day 2 | Wed June 3
Wednesday immediately gets heavy. The uphill race starts at 1515 West Steakhouse with a double shift by Futura from Taipei and renowned mainland bar CMYK from Changsha, Hunan Province.
Cocktail by Futura from Taipei
Wed June 3, 7-11pm
The 1515 West Chophouse & Bar, 4/F, Jing'An Shangri-la, 1218 Yan'an Zhong Lu, by Tongren Lu, Jing'an District 延安中路1218号4楼, 近铜仁路
The entrance to Boo's
From there, it's a quick circuit—Boo's to A Bar Has No Name to Hanok—all within a 15–20 minute walk of one another, or a fast bike ride.
Boo's will host the St. Regis Bar from Macau.
READ MORE: Boo's: Clever Cocktails & Chinese Bar Bites
Wed June 3, 9pm-Midnight
Boo's, 50-3, Ruijin Er Lu, by Gaolan Lu, Huangpu District 瑞金二路50号-3, 近皋兰路
Cocktails at Offtrack, Singapore
A Bar Has No Name will host Offtrack from Singapore.
Wed June 3, 9pm-Midnight
A Bar Has No Name, 1/F, Building 12, 287 Shaanxi Nan Lu, by Jianguo Xi Lu, Huangpu District 陕西南路287号12号1楼, 近建国西路
Cocktail by Villa Records, Seoul
Hanok will offer guest shifts from Obsidian from Shenzhen and Villa Records from Seoul.
READ MORE: Hanok: Korean Culinary Cocktails, Highballs & Bar Snacks
Wed June 3, 10pm-1am & 1-4am
Hanok, 3/F, 46 Maoming Nan Lu, by Jinxian Lu 茂名南路46号3楼, 近进贤路
Cocktail at Suzu Bar
Suzu Bar will also host two outstanding bars from Osaka for a dual shift: Craft Room and Nayuta.
READ MORE: Shanghai Bar Review: Suzu Bar
Wed June 3, 9pm-Sold Out
Suzu Bar, 301 Huashan Lu, by Changshu Lu 华山路301号, 近常熟路
Day 3 | Thu June 4
On Day 3, the Long Bar at the PuLi Hotel will host an industry seminar early in the day, followed by guest shifts from Hope & Sesame from Guangzhou, which has landed on Asia's 50 Best list multiple years, plus Hanoi, Vietnam's own 50 Best Bar, The Haflington.
The Haflington of Hanoi, Vietnam
Thu June 4, 2.30-4.30pm & 8.30pm-12.30am
The PuLi, 1 Changde Lu, by Yan'an Lu, Jing'an District 常德路 1号, 近延安路
Bar Spirit Forward of Bengaluru, India
Sober Company will host a double guest shift: Bar Libre from Tokyo, Japan and Bar Spirit Forward from Bengaluru, India.
Both bars bring precision and bold flavors to the night.
READ MORE: Sober Company is Back! Award Winning Venue's Long-Awaited Return
Thu June 4, 8pm-Sold Out
Sober Company, F106, 109 Yandang Lu, by Nanchang Lu 雁荡路109号F101室, 近南昌路
BKK Social Club
Pony Up will host BKK Social Club from Bangkok.
Thu June 4, 9pm-Sold Out
Pony Up, 230 Jinxian Lu, by Maoming Nan Lu, Huangpu District 进贤路230号, 近茂名南路
Green Door Hong Kong
Hodala will have its grand opening during Cocktail Week, hosting Green Door from Hong Kong and Night 'n' Day from Taipei.
Thu June 4, 10pm-1am & 1-4am
Hodala: 3/F, 90 Shaanxi Nan Lu, by Jinxian Lu, Jing'an District 陕西南路90号3楼, 近进贤路
Day 4 | Fri June 5
Launching into Friday—breathless but steady—hit a far-flung array of bars: Cloud Su Lounge, Fix Point, Epic, LBT.co, and Bar S-Otto.
Cloud Su Lounge will first host The Runner's Hub, a mini-festival (within the weeklong festival) featuring 11 bar booths.
Tickets required for entry, priced at RMB150—scan the QR code below to get yours now:
From 8pm, they'll host The Baldwin Bar—all the way from Boston, USA—for the evening guest shift.
Fri June 5, 4-8pm (RMB150) & 8pm-Sold Out
Cloud Su Lounge, 4/F, 600 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, by Dongmen Lu, Huangpu District 复星艺术中心4楼, 中山东二路600号, 近东门路
Fixpoint will host four Taiwanese bartenders for a night of playful faux-competition they're calling 'Taiwan Bar Awards'—all in good spirits.
Fri June 5, 7.30-11pm
Fixpoint, 56 Yongkang Lu, by Jiashan Lu 永康路56号, 近嘉善
Long-standing, award-winning bar EPIC will host M+M from Seoul.
Fri June 5, 9pm-Sold Out
EPIC, 17 Gaoyou Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu, Xuhui District 高邮路17号, 近复兴西路
LBT.co will host White Rabbit from Chiang Mai.
Fri June 5, 9pm-Sold Out
LBT.co, 164 Nanchang Lu, by Sinan Lu, Huangpu District 南昌路164号， 近思南路
Filippo Sanchi of Bar S-OTTO
Bar S-Otto will host both Problem Child from Manila and Radio 3ammy from Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
READ MORE: Bar S-OTTO – Shanghai's Stylish New Speakeasy
Fri June 5, 11pm-3am
Bar S-OTTO, inside ATELIER NO.3, 291 Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu 富民路291号, 近长乐路
Day 5 | Sat June 6
Finally, Day 5 is the closing Saturday—the finish line of this cocktail marathon madness.
Dentree will host a special Saturday gathering themed PEAT, PLATE & PALETTE — From Islay to Earth.
The experience features Islay-inspired food and drink pairings, including free-flow highballs, barbecue, and fresh oysters.
Guests can also join two immersive workshops: an urban farm sharing session in the library area, plus a DIY disc painting workshop.
Tickets are priced at RMB198 per person and include unlimited food, drinks, and workshop access.
Tickets are available for purchase at Dentree.
Sat June 6, 2.30-7pm; RMB198
Dentree, Lane 465 Zhengning Lu, No. 181, Building 1, 1BC, by Xinzha Lu, Changning District 正宁路465弄181号，1号楼1BC, 进新闸路
Reka Bar cocktail
Su Lounge 24 Bespoke will host Reka Bar from Kuala Lumpur and Asip from Guiyang, Guizhou Province.
Sat June 6, 8pm-Midnight
Su Lounge 24 Bespoke, 24/F, Pullman Shanghai Skyway, 15 Dapu Lu, by Zhaojiabang Lu, Huangpu District 打浦路15号 近肇嘉浜路
Almost Famous cocktail at Gallows Humor. Photo by Maria Menand / That’s
Gallows Humor will host Bar San from Chiang Mai.
READ MORE: Gallows Humor: Bold Cocktails & Dark Concepts
Sat June 6, 8pm-Sold Out
Gallows Humor, No.35-1, F/1 Shanxi Nan Lu, Huangpu 黄浦区陕西南路35号-1F-1
Cocktail at Bar Outrigger, Goa, India
UTC will host Bar Outrigger from Goa, India.
Sat June 6, 8pm-Sold Out
Union Trading Company, 306 Hengshan Lu, by Yongjia Lu 衡山路306号，近永嘉路
Cocktail at 12-Bar Blues
12-Bar Blues will host both Curator from Manila and Citrus from Wuhan.
READ MORE: 12-Bar Blues New Cocktails Hit All the Right Notes
Sat June 6, 9pm-Sold Out
12-Bar Blues, 2/F, 1331 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Fenyang Lu 复兴中路1331号2楼, 近汾阳路
Party time! Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025
Everything culminates after midnight with a closing party at Anthai, beside Asian Flush, raging until 3am!
Sat June 6, Midnight-3am
Anthai Bistro, 516 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Chongqing Nan Lu, Huangpu District 复兴中路516号, 近重庆南路
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