You will also notice there are many hot girls in your area sitting around in VIP, often times they are hostesses that work for the club and you have to pay for them to sit with you. Nightlife in China is going to be like that, most clubs will have some prostitutes but Judy’s and Manhattan take it to the limit. Well you can certainly hook up in them, just also know that they will be filled with more prostitutes than the others. Those last two pick up bars that we listed, Judy’s and Manhattan, are big parts of the Shanghai nightlife for foreigners. 158 Julu Road is another good place to go for nightlife with lots of bars and clubs in one small area.

Then again if you are more interested in the locals you might be more of a novelty if you aren’t surrounded by hundreds of other expats and tourists. Plus you can party with tons of tourists from around the world who may very well want to get laid on their trip. On the one hand it can be good to go to an expat bar because Shanghai girls who want to hook up with foreign men will be visiting them. Some more local type nightlife areas would be Jingan and Xintiandi but you will see plenty of tourists and expats in them also. There are three main singles nightlife areas, the first being The Bund which is probably the main one foreigners party at. It just seems like you can find more and better places to try and hook up here than the other cities, even Beijing.

Kartel Wine Bar at 1 Xiangyang North Rd.

Bar Rouge at 18 Zhongshan E 1st Rd, WaiTan.

Perry’s at Huaihai Middle & Changshu Rd.

M2 at Hong Kong Plaza, 4/F, 283 Huaihai Zhong Lu.

We aren’t 100% sure on this but this pretty much has to be the best city to party in China right? Currently some of the best nightclubs and singles bars to pick up girls in Shanghai are: Plus we will mention some more casual things to do during the day and then give those tips for tourists and expats.

This is where the best romantic restaurants and cocktail bars for your date night will be discussed. From there we will cross over to our local dating guide for Shanghai.

Shanghai Girls by Lan Lan