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New Bar Alert: Specters is a Dive Bar Dream

2018-01-10 Claire L. Squire ShanghaiWOWeng

There’s a new kid on the block and it’s funky and punky and the beer is well cheap. HORRAH!


Specters has just opened on Changde Lu and Beijing Xi Lu. Right there on the corner and we really, really like it. It’s the dive bar Shanghai has been waiting for, it’s not in Changning district, (Sorry C’s, we love you but it’s a trek) the music is great, and the whole ambience is about as chilled out as a polar bear on the beach, any minute it might go completely berserk, but right now it’s chilling and sipping on a RMB 10 Asahi.

 


The drinks are simple and range from RMB 10 draft beers to house pours at a wicked RMB 30. If you’re looking to push the boat out and go mad on the spending you can get a Heineken draft from RMB 40.

 


You may be thinking, "but are they going to raise the prices after their soft opening?" Their response to that question is, "Nah! F*ck it… Our initial business plan was beer RMB 10; whiskey shots RMB 10, so we're trying to adhere to the spirit of that."

 

Rum and Coke, lemon slice optional RMB 30


The walls are covered in mad photoshopped punks, inspirational world leaders in crop tops (hello Margaret Thatcher) and pictures of David Bowie, what’s not to love?

 


There's a foosball table and a couple of arcade games that come full stocked with around 550 games, mostly from the 80’s and 90’s. So you can hang out with your mates, or go and totally ignore the world. The choice is yours.

 


They have a stage and are eventually planning on hosting bands and DJs etc. But for now they are planning on keeping it low key. It’s more of a post-event hang out. Go see a band, then come to Specters and get slaughtered in the after math. That kinda thing.


Our overall review of Specters: as dives bars go, it’s the diviest of dives and we like it a lot. We see this becoming a bread and butter Shanghai late night..


Address: 1485 Beijing Xi Lu

Opening times: Sunday to Thursday 7pm to 3am; Friday & Saturday 7pm to 5am

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