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Shanghai nightlife 2026

Shanghai’s Best Rooftop Bars: Bund Views Without the Tourist Traps

Shanghai's skyline exists to be drunk in front of. Two skylines, technically — the 1920s stone Bund on one bank, the neon supertalls of Lujiazui on the other — and a whole industry of rooftops built around the view between them. But the rooftop scene turned over hard in recent years, and half the internet's recommendations now lead to closed doors. So here's the 2026 state of play — what's gone,...