Shanghai’s traditional late-night hang-out for all and sundry is Maoming Nan Lu. A little seedy in places, Maoming has something for most people. Amber (184 Maoming Nan Lu, by Yong Jia Lu, +862164665224) is at the classier end of the scale while Buddha Bar (172 Maoming Nan Lu, by Yong Jia Lu, +862164152688) is open latest and tends to attract almost everyone who is still out past 2am.

Taikang Lu is home to a good mix of clubs and bars. Of these the housey Mei (200 Tai Kang Lu, by Si Nan Lu, +862164150710) and Latin Salsanova (4/F, 200 Tai Kang Lu, by Si Nan Lu, +862164158695) are the pick of the bunch.

Dotted around the town centre, Pegasus (2/F, Golden Bell Plaza, 98 Huai Hai Zhong Lu, by Long Men Lu, +862153858187), Fusion (323 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu, +862153866268) and La Belle (2/F, 333 Tong Ren Lu, by Beijing Xi Lu, +862162479666) are top notch dance music clubs who pull in big name foreign DJs on a regular basis.

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