The cy’s ever more diverse LGBT tablishments are ttament to the perseverance of Cha’s gay muny.
Contents:
- [THE LIST]: GAY BARS IN SHANGHAI
- THE BEST SHANGHAI GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHANGHAI
- THIS IS THE STATE OF GAY NIGHTLIFE SHANGHAI
- SHANGHAI GAY BARS & SPAC
- SHANGHAI GAY TRAVEL
- GAY SHANGHAI: WHERE TO GO OUT CHA'S BIGGT CY
[THE LIST]: GAY BARS IN SHANGHAI
Here's what's out there for gay bars Shanghai. Cocktails and cise ntrol the cy's small but rilient gay nightlife scene. * gay bar in shanghai *
You’ll see this place immediately om the mass of gay men spillg out onto Panyu Lu soaked sweat, and some tears. They also have a long booth area between the bar and a dance floor where faghags are soberg up and pouty gays are wag for their lost boyiends.
THE BEST SHANGHAI GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHANGHAI
Top Shanghai Gay Clubs & Bars: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars Shanghai, Cha on Tripadvisor. * gay bar in shanghai *
On Fridays and Saturdays, the place fills up wh a mix of foreigners and lols chattg at the bar, dancg to gay-tun on the small dance floor, or jt chillg at the tabl.
THIS IS THE STATE OF GAY NIGHTLIFE SHANGHAI
The Shanghai gay gui, sce 2006. Over 12 ln page views listg the LGBT iendly venu Shanghai, Cha. Facebook: @ShanghaiGay * gay bar in shanghai *
For a long time, they rented out straight clubs like Obama, Dubai, and what's now Arkham to host gay parti lled Angel. Flashg strobe lights, pulsatg mic om a afeng sound system, and heavy hand drk pours make for a fun night, but not one that will happen often unls you’re good at nvcg your expat gay crew to venture out that way for jt dancg.
SHANGHAI GAY BARS & SPAC
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Origally lled Happs 42 until 2019, when changed to HUNTbar, this small spot to om the owners of the former unrground gay bastn Shanghai Stud. Part of the very earlit generatn of LGBTQ+ bars Shanghai, Asia Blue is the cy’s olst gay bar still currently operatn.
SHANGHAI GAY TRAVEL
Origally lled Happs 42 until 2019, when changed to HUNTbar, this small spot to om the owners of the former unrground gay bastn Shanghai Stud. Unlike that dungeon of pleasure, Happs 42 go for a morn chic style wh red lightg and a round bar the ma room that's excellent for throwg provotive glanc to whatever eye ndy may be across om you. On Fridays and Saturdays, the place fills up wh a mix of foreigners and lols chattg at the bar, dancg to gay-tun on the small dance floor, or jt chillg at the tabl. They have an open mic night on Thursdays and also host muny events om time to time. * gay bar in shanghai *
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So while this list is very much jt a snapshot of a moment time, and any of the bars and parti uld disappear whout warng, I’ve tried to provi all the tools you might need to embark on your own gay odyssey to the sordid, fierce, rilient world of Shanghai LGBTQ+ nightlife.
GAY SHANGHAI: WHERE TO GO OUT CHA'S BIGGT CY
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The one, the only – Luc 390 is the first name Shanghai gay nightlife and the place that any newbie queer to the cy should h up first.
It’s the most reliable optn on any given weekend, wh a mic policy of techno and gay pop anthems om Brney through Gaga and eher drag performanc or gogo dancers every Friday and Saturday night. Luc also ocsnally holds muny events durg the week, and somehow retas a welg ra whout too much of the meat market vibe that n plague mastream gay nightclubs. The worldwi cle lbian bars has been well-documented, and n be hard for queer women to feel like they have a reliable place to go, even major ci wh a flourishg gay nightlife scene.
Luc (formerly known as 390) is smack the middle of Shanghai’s gayborhood. It's a stone’s throw om Happs, gay iendly Celia, and Telephone 6, which is jt upstairs. You’ll see this place immediately om the mass of gay men spillg out to the Panyu Lu soaked sweat, and some tears. It is Shanghai’s meat market, wh a strong laowai prence. It is where men throw hungry ey at each other the circular bar room and take off their shirts the adjog dance area. They’ve got a small, cisey upstairs area wh seats, but you won’t fd too many people chillg up there sce ’s small. They also have a long booth area between the bar and a dancefloor where faghags are soberg up and pouty gays are wag for their lost boyiends. Drag shows, sntily clad mcle boy bar men, and pole dancg are to be expected amidst medcre ragg gay-techno. * gay bar in shanghai *
Unapologetilly sexual s promotnal materials and events, wh pole dancers, traffic light parti and sgl nights, Roxie embodi a proud, bched, mpy hedonism that’s the norm at gay bars like Luc but rarely, if ever, found at their lbian equivalent. In the fall of 2019, the iendly gayborhood bar formerly known as Happs42 rebrand unr the name HUNT, after the party promoters who now own . HUNT, meanwhile began life as a party promotn pany back 2011 and is one of Shanghai’s most tablished gay promoters, curatg an eclectic roster of events that now have a permanent home at the bar.
We’ve always had a soft spot for the muny vibe of Happs42, and bg forc wh HUNT’s diverse, amb event planng mak this an excg gayborhood space that’s very quickly g to s them on WeChat: HUNTShanghai. Owner Andy buted the first versn of Asia Blue back 2000, when Shanghai nightlife was a very different animal and openg a bar tered to gay men was a trailblazg enavor. Owner Takuya hails om Jiangsu provce and is fluent Japane, so the bar is pecially popular wh gay Japane expats.
One of s founrs, Jg, went on to lnch plastic., which siarly provis an alternative to hook-up foced gay club nights, but wh a smaller, iendlier feel (and no ver charge!
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Intertgly, there are almost no referenc or signifiers of any kd their promo material that uld classify Calori as an LGBTQ+ party – Jefey, who lnched Bonbon along wh -founrs Jacky & Yel, scrib as a “muny for all global cizens to fully embrace their inti” – but Bonbon has a built- dience of gay men who fahfully attend their events. However, as one of the olst gay party promoters Shanghai, Angel has survived many a fallen club – Shanghai gays of a certa vtage may remember their home base at ICON a few years ago, and their regular nights at Obama club before that.
I list all known gay venu below, and addnally list a uple of gay iendly plac that ter to a predomately larger number of gay clientele than most.