Expat bars in Shenzhen

The Flames炙焰西餐厅

Sea World's upstairs steakhouse and sports bar, and the home of English stand-up

ComedyThe matchProper foodGoing late

• Every Sun 9pm · TakeOut Comedy Open Mic (Sundays)
• Every Wed 9pm · TakeOut Comedy Open Mic (Wednesdays)
• Every Fri 8pm · Language & Culture Exchange at The Flames (Fridays, Sea World)

💡 Comedy nights are free, but order a drink when you arrive (it's your ticket). Want stage time? Tell the host when you get there.

The Terrace露台餐吧

Sea World's party pub since 2005, with a house band every night

Live musicSitting outsideA viewGoing lateDancingProper food

• Every Sun & Mon & Tue & Wed & Thu & Fri & Sat 9:30pm · Live Band Every Night at The Terrace, Sea World

💡 Book ahead if you want an outdoor table facing the Minghua ship. There aren't many.

George & Dragon British Pub圣乔治西餐厅

Sea World's British local: fish and chips, the football and quiz-league Wednesdays

Quiz nightThe matchProper foodLive musicMeeting people

• Every Sat 1:30pm · Shekou Hash House Harriers: Saturday Trail Run
• Every Wed 8pm · Sea World Series Trivia Night (Wednesdays)

💡 On Saturdays the Shekou Hash bus leaves from the pub at 1:30pm. Run or walk the trail, then come back for the circle.

Barfly Creative Commune PubBarfly 创意公社酒馆

A small Shekou pub running since 2012: house-made plum wine, football on the screen, a summer charity BBQ and a weekly language exchange.

• Every Tue 7:30pm · Shekou Language Exchange at Barfly (Tuesdays)

Gecko Pizza & Pub壁虎餐吧

Sea World's pizza pub, and every other Wednesday the quiz league's home ground

Quiz nightProper food

💡 The Wednesday quiz swaps between Gecko and George & Dragon each week, so check which pub is hosting before you go.

Eden Garden (Hilton Shenzhen Shekou)伊甸园（希尔顿南海酒店）

Rooftop terrace bar on the 16th floor of the Hilton Shekou: gin and tonics at sunset, looking out over Shekou towards the hills of Hong Kong, with indoor and outdoor seating.

Revolucion Cocktail

Cuban cocktails and tacos in the CBD, plus a dance floor that fills on Wednesdays

CocktailsDancingProper foodGoing lateMeeting people

• Every Wed 7:30pm · Mi Casa Es Su Casa: Wednesday Latin Night at Revolucion

💡 Wednesday's Latin night is free and starts with a beginners' bachata lesson, so you don't need a partner.

Craft Head Brewing Co.佳卡哈 Craft Head

An upstairs brewpub in a Futian urban village, with a terrace and a Thursday quiz

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• Every Thu 7:30pm · Craft Head Pub Quiz (Thursdays)

💡 Order the Roujams, the bar's take on a Xi'an rou jia mo, with a Bucket List Pilsner.

Brass House

Shuiwei's international bar, and the home of the Shenzhen Marketing Meetup

Meeting peopleGoing late

💡 Fumin metro (lines 4, 7 and 10), exit D, is the closest stop.

Tiger's Den虎穴酒吧咖啡

Xiangmihu's coffee-by-day, cocktails-by-night lounge, now moving to a new home

Moving to a new home: check before you go.

CocktailsMeeting people

💡 It's relocating (notice posted mid-September 2026) and the new address isn't public yet, so check before you go.

Perch, The Langham Shenzhen深圳东海朗廷酒店 Perch

The Langham's open-air cocktail lounge, a garden terrace on the third floor looking over Shennan Boulevard: cocktails, whisky, cigars and small plates under lanterns. Low-rise, but one of the few proper outdoor hotel bars in Futian.

Ding Sky Bar, Fraser Suites Shenzhen深圳辉盛阁国际公寓 鼎 Ding Sky Bar

Open-air bar on the roof of Fraser Suites in Huaqiangbei, set around an infinity pool: cocktails and cold beer by the water, with live music and guest DJs on some nights.

The Attic, Park Hyatt Shenzhen深圳柏悦酒店 The Attic

A speakeasy-style bar with a fireplace on the 48th floor of the Park Hyatt, looking over the Futian CBD; cocktails take their cue from Chinese folk tales, with jazz or electronic music and the odd live acoustic set.

Beer Garden, Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen深圳四季酒店 户外啤酒花园

An easy-going outdoor beer garden on the Four Seasons' sixth-floor terrace, opened in July 2026: Belgian and Chinese craft beers that rotate every three months, Asian street-food plates, greenery and a Futian skyline view.

MO Bar, Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen深圳文华东方酒店 MO Bar

The city's most decorated cocktail bar, 79 floors up at the Mandarin Oriental: a DJ inside, an outdoor terrace over the Futian skyline, and drinks built on Chinese history. Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 No. 5.

Obsidian Bar, Ping An Finance CentreOBSIDIAN BAR（平安金融中心店）

Steampunk-styled, multi-level cocktail and whisky bar in the Ping An Finance Centre podium, with an outdoor bar that opens in the evening and a whisky room upstairs. Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 No. 10. Not a sky bar, but one of the city's best.

Richkat Craft Brewing (Juhaoyuan)猫员外啤酒馆（聚豪园店）

A Jingtian taproom from the craft brewery that started in Futian in 2017

Craft beerMeeting people

💡 Saturday mornings bring the Amy & Jean Spanish Club: a Spanish corner with a breakfast tasting, beginners welcome.

Orangutan Bunker猩猩地堡（购物公园店）

A hip-hop bar on the Coco Park bar street: cheap drinks, drinking games and a young, student-heavy crowd. Busiest around 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Mint

A roadside bar on the edge of Coco Park with rock music and shisha (the shisha isn't cheap).

SOLO

One of Shenzhen's first hip-hop bars and a rite of passage for a generation of local twenty-somethings; its sister bar 水母 (Jellyfish) is on the same strip.

The Happy Monk (Uniway Qianhai)The Happy Monk（前海壹方汇店）

Qianhai's mall gastro pub, a go-to for expat community get-togethers

Proper foodMeeting people

Collective Bar & Grill, Conrad Shenzhen深圳康莱德酒店 徊 Collective Bar & Grill

Whisky and wine bar at the Conrad in Qianhai (opened 2023), with an outdoor patio for sunsets over Qianhai Bay.

Long Bar, Raffles Shenzhen深圳鹏瑞莱佛士酒店 Long Bar

A high-floor hotel bar over Shenzhen Bay, with a Shenzhen twist on the Sling

A viewCocktailsLive musicGoing late

💡 Order the Shenzhen Sling, the house take on Raffles' Singapore Sling. Afternoon tea runs until 6pm, then it turns into a bar.

R Bar, Renaissance Shenzhen Bay Hotel深圳湾万丽酒店 逸庭吧 R Bar

Coffee house by day and cocktail bar by night on the 57th floor of the Renaissance in the Shenzhen Bay tech district, with an LED wall, a sunken bar and live music in the evenings.

ROOTS HOUSEROOTS HOUSE爵士酒吧

OCT-LOFT's little jazz room: live sets, a vinyl lounge and a regular jam

JazzLive music

💡 Seats are few and come with a drink order. Jam nights cost only the drink; headline sets have a door ticket.

360° Bar, Restaurant & Lounge, Shangri-La Shenzhen深圳香格里拉大酒店 360°酒吧、餐厅及酒廊

The Shangri-La's top-floor bar and grill by Luohu station: steaks, seafood and a long wine list on floors 31–32, with a panoramic view across Shenzhen and over the border to Hong Kong.

The St. Regis Bar, The St. Regis Shenzhen深圳瑞吉酒店 瑞吉酒吧

The lobby bar of the St. Regis on the 96th floor of KK100, about 400 m up: live music in the evening, wines and the house Bloody Mary twist (the Yan Mary), with the city laid out below the windows.

St. Regis Astor Terrace Bar, The St. Regis Shenzhen Bao'an深圳前海华侨城瑞吉酒店 瑞吉阿斯特露台酒吧

The rooftop terrace of the newer St. Regis in Bao'an (opened 2025), on the 51st floor looking over Qianhai Bay: vintage wines and cocktails timed for the sunset. The hotel's indoor St. Regis Bar is on 35/F.

The Crazy Coconut Bar疯狂椰子酒吧

A small Western-style bar with a terrace above Baishilong metro: Western food, games and music, an English corner three nights a week and the odd pool party.

• Every Sun & Wed & Fri 7pm · English Corner Longhua at The Crazy Coconut Bar (Baishilong)

Casablanca Beach Club卡萨布兰卡海滩俱乐部（沙鱼涌）

A beach club on Shayuchong beach in Dapeng with DJs from lunch to past midnight at weekends: the 'Sunset Radio' sessions, Afro and house parties, cocktails and food on the sand, and an international crowd. Sister venue Sazwa Bistro is on the same beach.

• Every Sat & Sun 11am · Sunset Radio at Casablanca Beach Club (Weekends)

SENSEA Resort松善·SENSEA山海度假区

A beach-and-pool resort in Dapeng that hosts daytime house and melodic DJ parties by the pool and on the sand, often with a free shuttle from the metro.

Sanyea Endless Shore Beach Club苫也·东涌無盡岸沙滩俱乐部

A Bali-style beach club that opened at Dongchong in spring 2026: a big terraced site with sea-view decks, a pool, sunken lounges and its own stretch of beach, Western food by day and singers and dancers at night. Very busy at weekends.