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Attica	The latest club to emerge on Shanghai's prestigious Bund, this is a big club with main dance room as well as a more intimate hip hop room if that's your thing along with not one but two rooftop terraces. 11/F, 15 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu. Tel: 6373-3588. Web: http://www.attica-shanghai.com
Babyface	Absolutely the place to visit if you want a more Chinese club experience away from the standard expat haunts. Watch Chinese big shots down bottles of Chivas Regal with green tea with their gorgeous young floozies, while shaking their heads from side to side to the loud music. Unit 101 Shanghai Square, 138 Huaihai Zhong Lu. Tel: 6375-6667.
Bar Rouge	Stunning view of the Bund at night is one of the reasons why this place is packed with Shanghai's elite and wannabes, it's a must for visitors to Shanghai even though it's full of pretentious Champagne guzzling westerners on big expat salaries and the inevitable high class hookers targeting the lonely business traveller. 7/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu. Tel: 6339-1199. Web: http://www.resto18.com
Big Bamboo	Down to earth, friendly American-style restaurant-pub with sports on TV (including English premiership matches) and free wi-fi. A great place to have a relaxing drink and shoot some pool, although the food is a little disappointing. 132 Nanyang Road (near Xikang Road), Shanghai. Tel: 6256 2265.
Blue Ice Club	Away from the main bar areas, this underground club is popular with the younger student crowd who enjoy the fixed price open bar nights and hip hop beats. 5 Yongfu Lu by Fuxing Xi Lu. Tel: 6437-0400.
Bon Bon	Large popular club with great sound system and a constant stream of world famous DJs including recently DJ Lord from Public Enemy, Jay-Z's DJ (DJ Green Lantern) and DJ Jazzy Jeff who I hope needs no introduction. Check the website for the latest list of events and guests. 2/F Yunhai Tower, 1331 Huaihai Zhong Lu (by Bao qing Road). Web: http://www.clubbonbon.com/
Captain's Bar	The Bund on a budget. 6th floor of the Captain's Youth Hostel at 37 Fuzhou Road just by the Bund. You get the same views at much lower cost than the more upscale Bar Rouge, an no annoying pretentious morons! Tel: 021 6323-7869.
Malones	Great burgers, decent live band, American-style sports bar with pool tables upstairs and live band down below. 257 Tongren Lu (just round the corner from the Portman Ritz Carlton). Tel: 6247 2400.
Mint Club	Popular small club on Tong Ren Lu behind the Portman (Ritz Carlton) with special theme nights including Salsa and girls only nights as well as guest DJs from overseas. 333 Tong Ren Lu. Tel: 6247 9666. web : www.mintclub.com.cn
Muse	Slightly out of the way from the main entertainment areas of Xintiandi and Heng Shan Road, Muse is still a very popular venue for the hip, cool crowd, including a large proportion of expats. Located on two floors with separate DJ playing different sounds to accommodate different tastes. Apparently part owned by Hong Kong actress Carina Lau. 68 Yu Yao Lu (near Xi Kang Lu). Tel: 6218 8166.
O'Malley's Irish Pub	Outdoor seating available and real fireplace keeps your fingers warm in winter. 42 Taojiang Road (by Hengshan Road), Shanghai. Tel: 6474 4533.
Park 97	Still going strong after more than 5 years, this is still the place to be on the weekend in Shanghai. Several different sections including lounge upstairs with more mellow live music, as well as a variety of dining choices, all under one roof. 2A Gaolan Road, just off Sinan Lu, (inside Fuxing Park). Tel: 5383 2328.
Velvet Lounge	I almost hesitated before posting this because I don't want everyone to know about it. No dance floor, just comfy velvet sofas and dim, colourful lighting. By far the coolest bar if you want to chill and have a nice civilised cocktail in chic and stylish surroundings. They also have excellent snacks, including great pizzas if you didn't have time for supper before heading out. 1/F, Bldg 3-4, 913 Julu Lu. Tel: 5403-2976. Web: http://www.velvetlounge.com.cn
Windows Scoreboard	Slightly different to the other Windows branches, with more of a sports bar feel and the music leaning more to rock that R&B or hip hop. The drinks though are still cheap by Shanghai standards, which means cheap by any standard! 3/F, 681 Huaihai Zhong Lu. Tel: 5382 7757.
Windows Too	Cheapest drinks in town, well below the standard prices of Park 97 and Xintiandi, this is THE place to come for a good night out without burning a hole in your pocket. Largely young crowded moving to hip hop and R&B beats. Nanjing Road West, Shanghai (2nd floor of the Jiu Guang department store, just east of Jing An Temple).