Best Cocktail Bars in China

China's cocktail bars range from hidden saloons to towers above Shenzhen, and the best cocktail bars in China now lead Asia. Hope & Sesame in Guangzhou, reached through a refrigerator door, is No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 and No. 12 on The 50 Best Bars 2026. MO Bar Shenzhen, No. 5, pours from the 79th floor of the Mandarin Oriental, and Obsidian Bar, No. 10, sits inside the Ping An Finance Center. In Shanghai, Pony Up, No. 19, opens daily at 1pm, and Speak Low, No. 10 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2017, hides its stairs behind a bar tool shop. These are the bars we would start with.