Dining Supplement: Happy Hour

As country music legend Alan Jackson so eloquently said, it’s five o’clock somewhere. Even if it’s not, there’s pretty much always a deal on somewhere in Shanghai, so grab a drink and unwind at any of these top happy hour destinations.

CVRVE

With three of the city’s best bartenders behind the pine, CVRVE focuses on cocktail quality and it shows. Every weekday form 5-9pm, CVRVE offers its ‘Rush Hour’ drink deals – a handful of their cocktails, as well as house wines and beers, go for just RMB 38. Pretty cheap for a quality after work tipple!

Shanghai Centre, 206A, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Xikang Lu. Tel: 6289 8298

Paulaner Brauhaus Shanghai @ Expo

The fourth and largest of the Paulaner family, this branch serves the longest happy hour in Shanghai. All Paulaner beers and alcoholic beverages are 50% off from 10am to 11pm. That’s 11 seriously happy hours. On Sundays, the deal gets even sweeter with half off all a la carte food items too.

555 Shibo Dadao, near Nanmatou Lu.

Tel: 2206 0555

Fulton Place

This one’s for getting the weekend started right! Enjoy Fulton Place’s ‘Oysters & Bubbles’ happy hour on Friday and Saturday from 4-7pm. Dine on six delicious bivalves and one glass of sparkling wine for RMB 160 or a full dozen plus two glasses for just RMB 300. Get in early to grab your terrace seat.

Surpass Court, 1F, 570 Yongjia Lu, near Yueyang Lu. Tel: 3461 1775

Morton’s

This weekday happy hour has been pulling the Puxi crowd across the river (at least between 5-7pm). RMB 38 will net you a MORtini plus unlimited filet mignon sandwiches. Hungrier patrons can order off the Morton’s Bar Bites menu that features blue cheese steak fries and mini crab cake BLTs.

IFC Pudong, 4F, 8 Shiji Dadao, near Lujiazui Huan Lu. Tel: 6075 8888

Mr and Mrs Bund

There’s nothing like late night happy hours to keep a good party going. Every Tuesday to Saturday from 10pm to 4am, MMB offers half off all drinks less than RMB 1,000 in house, a great way to fuel the party along with their late night set menus from RMB 200.

Bund 18, 6F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, near Nanjing Dong Lu. Tel: 6323 9898