Fashion Club
So here's the deal. Scruffy, down and dirty, heavy duty late night club Passion closeddown a few months ago. New owners(one a Shangha supermodel)have completelycleaned it up and revamped it and turned it into Fashion(not Passion) Club;dance floorin one room and a bar in the other. lf theirfirst Party (a drag queen in from Amsterdam)is any indication of the alternative scene's thriving clubs. Opens at 9 p.m. 288 Panyu LuTel6283 8436

Q's
Night club and billiatds hall,with the dancefloor downstairsand4 pool tadles upstairs. They've brought in a guy from LA to startth ings up and have a German DJwho camevia HK. Plan to do lots of stuffin the future, uncluding bang ing out some hiavy metalstuff.Right now though, it's disco/pop. openfrom 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.,sometimes till larer on thr weekends though. 166 Mao MingNanlu Tel 6415 3188 or 64151229

Bar Twist
Funky decor, with incredibly tall bar stools and tables right out of Alice In Wonderland. After a couple of their strong specialty martinis, you'll feel like you're on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Menu also has an extraordinary array of micro-brewed beers. Table games provided for those needing more entertain-ment than alcohol and friends. Happy Hour: Mon to Fri from 5 to 7 p.m. 55/f, Jin Mao Building, 177 Lujiazui Lu, Pudong Tel 50491234 ext 8762

Blues and Jazz Garden Bar
Haven for recovery after a rough night drinking, it's the perfect spot to sit in the sun, admire the calming lake, surrounded by trees and green. during the weekdays and at night, it's pretty quiet, with not many people willing to trek that far out for a few drinks. Open from 2.30 p.m. on Sat and Sun (stick around till 7 p.m. and the BBQ gets going) and 6.30 p.m. during the week. Second location, out by the Carrefour in Pudong, opens up at 6 a.m. for breakfast and closes at 11.30 p.m. 1)Cypress Hotel, 2419 Hong Qiao Lu Tel 62688868 ext 85; 2) No 1-6, 450 Hong Feng Lu, Jinqiao, Pudong Tel 58542932

Bonne Sante
Quiet wine bar that screams with ambiance and style. Like a bottle of good wine, it needs a little time to breathe and age to achieve its full flavour and potential. With Michelle Liu of 1221 and Tim Yeo of Chijmes in Singapore backing this baby, it's sure to bring in shanghai's social elite. 1/F, Regency Shanghai East Tower, 8 Ji Nan Lu Tel 63842906

Charlie's Bar
Impressively long happy hour (from 3 to 9 p.m.) gets you draught Guinness, Kilkenny and a multitude of other drinks cheap (2 for 1). Live Filipino band plays cover tunes from 8.45 p.m. every day but Sun. Lobby Level, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 400 Panyu Lu Tel 62808888

Churchill's Pub
At least if they HAD the dodgy nutter sitting in the corner, there'd be something to keep us amused. Old Wing of the Dong Hu Hotel. 167 Xin Le Lu Tel 64158158 ext 12131

Cotton Club
Busy as ever, same music as ever, but they seem to have lost a little something now that Quinn has left, thry're not punching the same punch as before. Still, it's an old standard that you always request, and somehow you never grow too tired of it. 1428 Huai Hai Zhong Lu Tel 64377110

Di Di Bar
Cozy, quiet, full of character rarely found in Shanghai. Managed by people who live upstairs, adding to the homey feel. 16 Bao Qing Lu (corner of Fuxing Lu and Bao Qing)

Full House II
Picking up the slack while the original, Full House 1, is closed for remodeling. Small but cozy bar gets packet when the local jazz band, Walking 2,performs from 9 to 11 p.m. for pub grub, but pretty empty during the day. 4 Heng Shan Lu Tel 64731181 or 64736696

George V
Nostalgic 20's style house with woodcarvings on the walls and inside balconies overlooking the stage. Live music every night: Mon to Thurs you can catch the classic jazz ensemble MGM(with members of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra); Fri and Sun, Modern Jazz plays; and Sat, the Blues Machine attract a largely foreign crowd with its rhythm and blues. 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu Tel 64667878

Goodfellas
With no aspirations to serve anthing but good times and lots of drinks, this Ju Lu Lu bar is one of the street's most popular. Boddingtons on tap. Strongbow and Woopecker Cider available also. Stays open till the sun comes up. 907 Ju Lu Lu Tel 64670775

Goya
Proving just how sophisticated Shanghai is, this New York cool martini bar is now into its second year. Christine and her boyfriend Sean (or Sean and his girlfriend Christine if you prefer) created this stylishly comfy lounge which is the perfect drinking spot for Shanghai's bourgeois crowd and artsy bohemians; artists, models, writers, filmmakers. Around 40 martinis on their menu. 359 Xin Hua Lu Tel 62801256

Graffiti Bar
Filipino band "Friction" fling and toss their hair to the heavy guitar of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Band comes on at 8.30 every night but sun. Yangtze New World Hotel, 2099 Yan An Xi Lu Tel 62750000

Green Grass Resort
The grass is always greener in thr other side unless you got yourself a great location like thr Pro menade on Heng Shan Lu. They'vebeen busy lately,with lots of well-dressed rolks going in for a qui et drink. not thr type ofbar to raise a raucous in, but pirfect for thr intimateoccassions. 4 Heng shan Lu Tel 6466 0902

Hard Rock Pub
Right on the strip outside Fudan University foreign dorms. Last month they had a film crew in there taking footage of 'foreign student nightlife'. Fudan students meet here to throw parties, have a drink, watch the finals, or just pop in their favorite CDs (bring your own or take your pick of the in house selection). 260 Zheng Tong Lu Tel 65119178

House 98
Drins, eat, play carda and (dum roll please)buy a house.Yes, that's right folks, this bardoubles as a hoise and you will get a free bot-tle ofxo Brandy. lf thelocation they chose (righton Heng Shan Lu)is any indication of the prop-erties they pick up, they shoild be pretty good.Open from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. 743 Heng Shan Lu Tel 6433 1054

Hua Er Shi
A.k.a The Fencing Bar. Everything you need to slip into the Zorro role.RMB 20 flr a round (about 5 minutes) and they have all the gearyou need; outfit, fencing swords, and a profes-sional reavher to make sure you don't hurt your-self(or others). About half the people going here know what thry're doing, the other half are as hopeless as we are. Drinks and set meals availabe also. Open 24 hours a day. 77 TianMu Dong Lu Tel 6307 9782

K.M.Bar
Discreetly different than most of the Shanghai bars. Surely, though, a place for many a man. 513 Hai Fang Lu (around the corner from Xikang Lu) Tel 62564209

Kevin's Bar and Restaurant
Deviks and simple bar food. pool table and one or two tables in the outhr outdoor courtyard. Open from 7.30 p.m.946 Chang Le Road Tel 6248 8985

Kinko Pub
Seems like they're catching on to the Ju Lu Lu scene. Rock'n Roll tunes cranked out the last time we went by and a mix of foreigners and locals mingling about in the back. Happy Hour before 9 p.m. every night. 903 Ju Lu Lu Tel 62792635

Little House Pub
Right on Shanxi Lu but you've probably walked by a million times without noticing it. Look for it next time and go in for a friendly drink and some extremely cheap Western/Chinese food. Outdoor patio in the back with umbrellas, swinging benches, and individual barbecues. 55 Shanxi Nan Lu Tel 64735405

Long Bar
Forget Viagra, they don't call this long Bar for nothing. Model Shows every Tues and Thurs at 9.30 p.m. Popular with the business crowd. Happy Hour from 5 to 8 p.m. Level 2, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu Tel 62798268

M-box
Stealing the band fron Malone's and bringingthem in to be their resident band .Never fearthough, they' llbe playing a whole new Chineserepertoire. Live music starts at 9.30p.m. every night and with Li Quan as the music sirector,there should be some good souds coming in. Just opened last month,there' ll be lots of food as well as themusic. Open from 11 a.m. to1 a.m. on weekends. 3/f, Peregrine Pla za, 1325huai Hai zhong Lu(across from Maison Mode) tel 6445 9344

Malone's
Ever notice how the mosquitoes fly slower af-ter a healthy dose of alcohol tainted blood? Well, Mal one's has prettied up their patio and with the uaual crowd of beer swillers hanging about almost everynight, thr mozzies are get-ting their fill. Happy hour:5 to 8 p.m.Golf gang plays every Sun. 255 TongRen Lu Tel 6247 2400

Manhattan Bar
lnfamous late might meeting spot. Grab a drink, go hang out with the hordes on the sidewalk. Drinki ng crowd stumbles bars, but somehow always manage to end up here at 4 in the morning. 905 Ju Lu Lu Tel 62477787

Nanling coffee Bar
Looking remarkably similar to a well-known baon xin Hua Lu, this laid back lounge has justbeen ope ned by a Hong Kong boss. Sofas, coffee tables, candles,dark lights,and funkyjazz tunes playing in the background. Nomar-tinis at this one,but all thr usual drinks and thr food menu should be starti ng soon. Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 623 Chang Le Lu Tei 64679227or 6437 8990

O'Malley's
As lrish as it gets in Shanghai - with a live lrish gig playing, Guinness and Kilkenny on tap, and bartenders with lrish accents. Monthly club meetings for Finns and Swedes. Barbecues on deck every Mon and Thurs(from 6 to 10 p.m.) for the high season. 42 Tao Jiang Lu Tel 64744533

Ove's
Secret locating of Chinese mega rock star zheng Jun's rehearsal jus bfore his Shang-hai Stadiuam concert. Shows there's mole to Ove's than meets the eye. Golden Magnolia Building , 1 Da Pu Lu Tel 5396 1399

red
Cool red velvet lounge complet wigh ghe discoball, dance rloor and requisite loud dsnce mu-sic. Goes from hot to cold, with some nights seeing the bar full till 1 a.m. or so and other nights finding it pretty much empty. CHEAP drinks every night of the week (e.g. RMB 10 for Jack Daniels on Wed nights). 2/f, 4 Heng Shan Lu Tel 6473 0921 or 6473 0904

Roxy music
Smoky little joint with reasonably well-executed Westerb faves like pastas, pizzas, and burg-ers. lf you want Asian though, don't do it here. Nightly featured appeizer and drink special,as well as Happy Hour from 5to 8 p.m. Try the spicy steak fries with sour cream-a better fry is not to found in these parts! 904 Dong fang Lu Pudong Tel 5831 2234

Step Pub
Snakk bar right by the Holiday lnn. Buy lnn. Buy one get one free drinks from 8 to 11 p.m. on the weekend. 471 Panyu Lu tel 6281 6426

Shanghai saly's
Naughty boy, Keith. Following the theme of the painfully popular "School Dinner" in London, they' ve turned the basement into a traditional English public school dining atea, with wait- resses wearing school uniforms. Naughty cus-tomers or those who don't eat up everything in front of them may de pinished. aoo good clean fun woth a little twist. Movie area set un the back,Tues pool competitions and a mixed lnterna- tional, Chinese and Old British faves menu. 4 xiang Shan Lu Tel 53820738

Silva Lounge
The lounge of liunges in Pudong. Lean back in one of the armchairs and check oit the view while the piano tinkles in the background. Per-fect for a pre-ofr post- dinner drink at either Zips or Suntory. Closed Sun. 46/F, Shanghai Senmao lnternational Building, 101 Yin Cheng Dong Lu Pudong Tel 6841 3302

Tequila Mama
Laid back Caribbean vibe. Maybe a little tooscruffy for some but great for wonding down after hours. For some but great for winding downafter hours. Foreign students waive the RMB 30 minimum charge. 2 for 1 drinks Sun to Thurs and Fri to Sat before 9 p.m. Reggae DJ every night until 6 a.m. Basement 24a, rui JinEr Lu Tel 6433 5086

Time Passage
A saviour in the midst of overwhelming Shang-hai sophistication. ln thr posh world of Shang-hai, this is one of the few places you can drink and eat cheap, relax, listen to good music, and not have to worry about how your hair looks. O wner Ai Jun has got the cool, laid back bar theme down to a tee. 1100 Hua Shan Lu Tel 6252 2901

Top of the World
When you're in thr bar, you get a great viewoverlooking the Sports Centre (good for watch-ing games). But when you've just bungee jumped off thr stadium, and you can see in-side the bar as you're boun cing up and dowrn, you get a whole different view. 12/f,Regal lnt'l Hotel, 666-800 TianYao Qiao Lu Tel6426 6888 ext 8377

Tribesman Pub
After five years of rocking out live local musicand good tunes, the Tribesman could sadlybecome a faded memory in Shanghai's musichistory. New management and owners hacecome in. Maybe they'll keep pl aying and the musicians keep dropping in.But mayde they'll goin ato-tally different direction. Wha tever the case, Shanghai is in desperate need for a good live band venue,something for thr bands thatdon't want to do just cover tunes. Let's hope the Tribesman can help out still.2150 Siping Lu

Van Gogh wine Bar
Fairly new wine bar on what could become one of Shanghai's most concentrated area of night-life, Mao Ming Lu lmported French wines soldby the bottle (cheapest bottle was around RMB 180)and for those who don't just want to drink, there's a small menu of snacks and Shanghainese noodles available as well.207 Mao Ming nan Lu Tel 6445 1146

zooBaa
"lt" bar of last summer. So much is going on arouaond them at Maoming lu and Ruijin Guest-house that some of the business ia sure to hradback to them. Movies every Mon night and "Disco" Nights every Sat this month(exceptthe 18th).Happy Hour: 5.to 8 p.m.593A fuxing zhong Lu Tel 6415 1583

Buff disco
Buff bods are in the house (or at east thry'retrying to get them in the house)every Sat this month with a "Best lmage Man and woman Competition". Business must be hurting for them to do this. 1088liyanglu, near hong Kou McDonalds Tel5671 4936

cd disco
Late and local. sweaty asnd swamped. They should be back inafte a recen5 pause, woth Fri and sat going hard till 5 a.m. Doesn't open till 10.p.m 5/f ,355 shanxi nan Lu tel 6276 9999

Club 99 , super disco
huge xavern with one bored dan cer on a sky high platform and2 DJs ptesiding ovwe the night from anothe r planet overhead. Empy tables around the dance floor made it look like Arma-geddon had hit surly staff seemed to come from planet evol. 6/f, 926-928 xi kang lu tel6276 9999

DD's
previously famed for their red velvet, steamymirrored late night weekend action. Things change though and Thursday Salsa night(complete with boogie lessoms and draught beer for RMB 35)have taken over as the bestnight to go. 298 Xin Fu Lu Tel 6282 1349

dkd
What are they doing this month?half pricedrinks from Sun to Wed. free drinks for ladies 10.30 p.m. to midnight every Fri and Sat. Mys-tery celebrity car lady and DJpaulie from Canada every fri. 172 Mao Ming nanLuTel 6473 7988 or 6415 2688

galaxy Hotel
Student population seems to de fading, and since they're basically the only peoplewho go here, that's a bad sign. Free for students, drinks are cheap and music is danceable and fun. 888 zhongshan xilu tel6275 2999ext 2380