Shanghai Craft Beer Guide
Looking for something more than your average Tsingtao beer? Have a refined palate for all things hoppy? These are the spots just for you.
Internationally recognized microbrewery in Sinan Mansions
Unit 26A Sinan Mansions,
519-521 Fuxing Zhong Lu,
Huangpu District, Shanghai, China,
near Sinan Lu Map
Delicious and greasy (in a great way) American comfort food that can pretty much help any hangover. Does a top-notch burger and has a great selection of beers with some solid seasonal brews, plus the 3-8pm Friday-Sunday happy hour helps.
A La Carte
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Internationally recognized microbrewery in Former French Concession
82 Fuxing Xi Lu,
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China,
near Yongfu Lu Map
Shanghai's go-to spot for a pint of locally brewed craft beers. Sample their rotating selection and if you're peckish, we recommend their spicy chicken wings. Also an ideal spot for brunch.
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American restaurant in Laowaijie
7 Hongmei Laowai Jie, Lane 3338 Hongmei Lu,
Minhang District, Shanghai, China,
near Yan'An Lu Map
Fat Cow is known to have some of the best (and most creative) award-winning gourmet burgers in Shanghai. Their buy-one-get-one (BOGO) deal on Monday evenings often has lines that are an hour long. Fat Cow also has 18 kinds of creative gourmet salads as well as classics such as Australian steaks, grilled and fried chicken, guacamole and grilled salmon. The ice cream sundaes and milkshakes are a must! And the Fat Cow APA craft beer won a prestigious international award last year. The “Moo-garitas” are a great deal during Happy Hour. Fat Cow has 3 locations in Shanghai: Jing An, Hongqiao and Lujiazui (Pudong).
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American Bar located on Yanping Lu
135 Yanping Lu, 1st Floor, Room 103,
Jing'An District, Shanghai, China,
near Wuding Lu Map
Fat Cow is known to have some of the best (and most creative) award-winning gourmet burgers in Shanghai. Their buy-one-get-one (BOGO) deal on Monday evenings often has lines that are an hour long. Fat Cow also has 18 kinds of creative gourmet salads as well as classics such as Australian steaks, grilled and fried chicken, guacamole and grilled salmon. The ice cream sundaes and milkshakes are a must! And the Fat Cow APA craft beer won a prestigious international award last year. The “Moo-garitas” are a great deal during Happy Hour. Fat Cow has 3 locations in Shanghai: Jing An, Hongqiao and Lujiazui (Pudong).
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American Bar Restaurant located on Maoming Bei Lu
209 Maoming Bei Lu, Bldg B2,
Jing'An District, Shanghai, China,
near Weihai Lu Map
This is the brand’s first brewhouse in Shanghai. This two-floor brewery has nearly 30 taps of Goose Island beers as well as house-crafted brews. There is also a kitchen that whips up some solid pub grub like steak, pastrami, homemade sauces and a variety of beer-infused dishes.
Brunch, A La Carte Dinner Menu
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New York-Style Industrial Gastropub on Middle Huai Hai Lu
1028 Huaihai Zhong Lu, 2nd Floor,
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China,
near Donghu Lu Map
Looking for that perfect brunch spot/gastropub/microbrewery/pig-out-place? Liquid Laundry is all of these and more. Infamous for big crowds and bigger portions, let's take a moment to think about that eggs benedict with smoked BBQ brisket. Heaven.
Dinner Menu
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Micro-brewery and Gastropub located along Donghu Lu
20 Donghu Lu,
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China,
near Huaihai Lu Map
MAD DRAGON by Shanghai Brewery is one of the best places in the city for local, award-winning craft brews. Shanghai Brewery’s beers have won awards in Australia, Japan, China and the USA. MAD DRAGON also features other local craft brews such as the Mad Dragon IPA, which won a silver medal in 2019 at the world’s biggest beer competition: the AIBA. Beating out all the other Chinese breweries.
MAD DRAGON has a solid international food menu. And craft cocktails created by its in-house mixologists. The daily Happy Hour until 8pm is a great deal. The space itself has a cool Art Deco, yet modern design, bonding it with the historical Shanghai of the 1920s.
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Fusion American Bar Restaurant located on Taicang Lu
200 Taicang Lu,
Huangpu District, Shanghai, China,
near Madang Lu Map
This upscale craft brew spot in Xintiandi offers several options on tap, including their two original brews. Enjoy during their happy hour to get 2-for-1 deals while soaking up the Shanghai sun on their spacious patio. Food and plenty of other alcohols fill out the menu, so there's lots to offer for those non-craft beer aficionados.
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Lobster and Steak restaurant in Xuhui
110 Fenyang Lu,
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China,
near Fuxing Zhong Lu Map
This surf and turf spot moved from Jing’an to Xuhui, on the calm and charming street of Fenyang Road. It’s a great place to get your meat and seafood fix for an affordable price, especially with high quality Australian prime steak and live lobsters flown in daily direct from Nova Scotia, Canada. And with 18 craft beers on tap - international and local brews - and outdoor seating, Bull & Claw has the restaurant trifecta: good food, good drinks, good ambiance.
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