The 120rmb cover price gets you entry and two drink tickets. It’s the most reliable option on any given weekend, with a music policy of techno and gay pop anthems from Britney through Gaga and either drag performances or gogo dancers every Friday and Saturday night. The one, the only – Lucca 390 is the first name in Shanghai gay nightlife and the place that any newbie queer to the city should hit up first. So while this list is very much just a snapshot of a moment in time, and any of these bars and parties could disappear without warning, I’ve tried to provide all the tools you might need to embark on your own gay odyssey into the sordid, fierce, resilient world of Shanghai LGBTQ+ nightlife. This makes the city’s current LGBTQ+ offerings more diverse, inclusive and fabulous than ever. A constantly evolving community, it shrinks or expands to fit the space it has been allowed.įor every venture that dissolves thanks to drama or the powers that be, there is another beloved spot that’s stood the test of time, or an intriguing new idea from a newcomer. Like everything in this city, Shanghai’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene is perpetually in flux.
