hidden bars Shanghai

Somewhere on Fuxing Middle Road tonight, a visitor is standing in a tiny sandwich shop, wondering if they've been pranked. They haven't. Behind the drinks fridge is a door, behind the door is a staircase, and up the staircase is one of the best cocktail bars in Asia. Shanghai didn't invent the speakeasy (*), but the Former French Concession perfected its modern form — and hunting hidden bars through...