Can you recommend a place for drinks in the Bund, Shanghai?
Mar 12, 2019, 6:00 pm
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Can you recommend a place for drinks in the Bund, Shanghai?
I'm getting into PVG Saturday at 6:30 pm. Never been there, but I was hoping to make it to town at a reasonable time and meet a friend for drinks. I'll be staying at Les Suites Orient in the Bund. Two part question:
a) Would it be reasonable to plan to meet with someone around 10pm? (taking into account immigration, transportation by car, check-in at my hotel)
b) What's a good place nearby for drinks? The Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria looks good, but I have no idea if it's easy to just walk in on a Saturday night. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
a) Would it be reasonable to plan to meet with someone around 10pm? (taking into account immigration, transportation by car, check-in at my hotel)
b) What's a good place nearby for drinks? The Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria looks good, but I have no idea if it's easy to just walk in on a Saturday night. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
Mar 12, 2019, 6:47 pm
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I'm getting into PVG Saturday at 6:30 pm. Never been there, but I was hoping to make it to town at a reasonable time and meet a friend for drinks. I'll be staying at Les Suites Orient in the Bund. Two part question:
a) Would it be reasonable to plan to meet with someone around 10pm? (taking into account immigration, transportation by car, check-in at my hotel)
b) What's a good place nearby for drinks? The Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria looks good, but I have no idea if it's easy to just walk in on a Saturday night. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
a) Would it be reasonable to plan to meet with someone around 10pm? (taking into account immigration, transportation by car, check-in at my hotel)
b) What's a good place nearby for drinks? The Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria looks good, but I have no idea if it's easy to just walk in on a Saturday night. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
Mar 13, 2019, 3:16 am
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I'm getting into PVG Saturday at 6:30 pm. Never been there, but I was hoping to make it to town at a reasonable time and meet a friend for drinks. I'll be staying at Les Suites Orient in the Bund. Two part question:
a) Would it be reasonable to plan to meet with someone around 10pm? (taking into account immigration, transportation by car, check-in at my hotel)
b) What's a good place nearby for drinks? The Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria looks good, but I have no idea if it's easy to just walk in on a Saturday night. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
a) Would it be reasonable to plan to meet with someone around 10pm? (taking into account immigration, transportation by car, check-in at my hotel)
b) What's a good place nearby for drinks? The Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria looks good, but I have no idea if it's easy to just walk in on a Saturday night. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
Mar 13, 2019, 8:20 am
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My friend got back to me, and this is the place he likes. I haven't been there myself yet, but he told me it's pretty nice, and the beers don't cost Y80 per bottle (which, is pretty much the standard in that area).
My friend got back to me, and this is the place he likes. I haven't been there myself yet, but he told me it's pretty nice, and the beers don't cost Y80 per bottle (which, is pretty much the standard in that area).
Mar 13, 2019, 9:39 pm
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My friend got back to me, and this is the place he likes. I haven't been there myself yet, but he told me it's pretty nice, and the beers don't cost Y80 per bottle (which, is pretty much the standard in that area).
My friend got back to me, and this is the place he likes. I haven't been there myself yet, but he told me it's pretty nice, and the beers don't cost Y80 per bottle (which, is pretty much the standard in that area).
That being said, the heart of the burgeoning Shanghai cocktail culture is definitely not on the bund. It's in Xuhui District (old french concession)
Mar 14, 2019, 5:54 am
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This is the place to go for people who want the bund views but not the bund prices. If you want to be feted with sparklers coming out of your champagne bottle delivered by women in bikinis then this is not the place to go. Many people want the full "bund experience" which you won't get at the Captain, but it's my favorite place on the bund for precisely that reason.
That being said, the heart of the burgeoning Shanghai cocktail culture is definitely not on the bund. It's in Xuhui District (old french concession)
That being said, the heart of the burgeoning Shanghai cocktail culture is definitely not on the bund. It's in Xuhui District (old french concession)