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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

[Shanghai Weekender]: The Curated Guide to What's ON June 6

2024-05-31 - By SmSh

Community [event:76542] [event:76381] [event:76510] Clubbing [event:76550] [event:76543] [event:76544] Live... Read more...
[SH Weekender]: Your Curated Guide to This Weekend's Best Events

2024-04-24 - By SmSh

Our top event picks in Arts, Stage, Live Music and Clubbing. Read more...
On The Radar: The New JZ, ARCADE, and Shanghai's Largest Gay Club?

2024-03-27 - By SmSh

New live music venues and a large new "gay" club inside INS that's a little different from what you'd expect. Read more...
Free Drinks for Ladies: Here's 5 Ladies Nights Happening This Week

2024-01-22 - By SmSh

Ladies nights with different flairs! Check out our listicle featuring, Indian, Mediterranean, Latin, Pub, and Club ladies's nights in Shanghai. Read more...
NYE Pictures: When Mars Meets Venus & ALTER. NYE 2024

2024-01-08 - By SmSh

Everyone’s fixing up and looking sharp in these new year’s eve events party photos. Well done, y’all! Thumbs up! Read more...
3 New Live Music Venues: Harley's Back Room, CAVE & trigger

2023-12-06 - By Will / LiveMusicChina

The return of Harley's, a new metal bar, and an avant garde event space. Read more...
In Pictures: Halloween Parties in Shanghai 2023

2023-10-31 - By SmSh

Things going bump in the night at Liquid Laundry, Bambudha, The Shanghai EDITION and more… Read more...
New Clubbing: Check Out INS, the 'New Found 158'

2023-07-14 - By Morgan Short

Playground, La Fin, Hush, and Radi bring nightlife back to Fuxing Park. This is Shanghai clubbing in 2023. Read more...
Interview: Popasuda on Dada Bar Shanghai and Pure Love

2023-06-24 - By SmSh

SmSh chats with the long-time Dada DJ about the good times… Read more...
Re-Enter Stage Right: Cabaret Club Candor Re-Opens

2023-04-06 - By SmSh

SmSh takes a sneak peak at the new dinner-plus-cocktails cabaret club, Candor… Read more...
[The Big List]: Shanghai’s Best New Year’s Eve Parties, 2022

2022-12-29 - By SmSh

From lavish black-tie Bund events to underground dance clubs and everything in between, here’s the cream of the crop for New Year’s Eve parties in Shanghai. Read more...
[Lil’Laoban]: Colin and Simon of Revolving Door

2022-11-06 - By SmSh

"Some people stay longer. Some people have a shorter amount of time in the city, but it's like everybody has a story to tell." Read more...
In Pictures: Halloween in Shanghai 2022

2022-11-01 - By SmSh

Things going bump in the night at Liquid Laundry, Riink, Funkadeli and more… Read more...
The Great Halloween Events Roundup 2022

2022-10-27 - By SmSh

All the best places to party this Halloween in Shanghai... Read more...
Skaters Gonna Skate: Riink Celebrates 4 Years

2022-08-16 - By SmSh

SmartShanghai chats with Riink ringleaders Ting Ting and Jordin about Shanghai life on wheels Read more...
Last Call for Champagne? Bar Rouge Is Closed… FOR NOW

2022-07-30 - By SmSh

We're not going to say it... gah... must... must resist... "End of an era." Read more...
5 New(ish) Cocktail Bars to Mix Things Up

2022-07-07 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

Here are five new ("new") spots around town to get alcoholic drinks with two or more ingredients in them. Varying levels of gimmick included. Read more...
True Shanghai Legend: Bryce Jenner on 20 Years of Shanghai F&B

2022-02-25 - By Jacob Flowers

The Big Bamboo founder takes us through his time in Shanghai, up to his latest, Beast of the East Social House Read more...
ALTER.’s NYE Party Sounds Massive, Insane, and Tickets Are Now Available

2021-12-16 - By SmSh

ALTER is taking over the entire Edition Hotel for New Years. This is the headline party this year. Read more...
[Party Pictures]: Kate Bush ‘Wuthering Heights’ Dance Fundraiser

2021-12-07 - By SmSh

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