Where to drink in Shenzhen
Entries sit in separate districts rather than on one bar strip: UpperHills (MO Bar) and Futian (Obsidian Bar). Plan an evening around one area, or budget travel time between two.
Best bars in Shenzhen
Two ranked rooms in Shenzhen, from UpperHills to Futian, with addresses, booking rules, and what to order.
Shenzhen places 2 rooms on our current Asia ranking, across UpperHills and Futian. Every one is below with the detail that decides where you actually go: the address, the reservation rule, what a visit costs, and the serves worth ordering.
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2 bars
#6Shenzhen · Hotel bar
MO Bar
The 79th-floor rooftop at Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen where Tiger Chang turns the 24 Solar Terms and traditional Chinese pigments into Shenzhen's highest-ranked bar for 2026.
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#11Shenzhen · Speakeasy
Obsidian Bar
A steampunk multi-storey room inside Ping An Finance Center where Paul Hsu and Chris Wu route Victorian London through Chinese tea and smoke, backed by one of Asia's most serious whisky walls.
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The highest-ranked bars in Shenzhen
MO Bar (UpperHills) at No.6 and Obsidian Bar (Futian) at No.11, on the current Asia list. Positions move with each edition, so a room can climb or drop between seasons.
Reservations and spend
Of the 2 rooms in Shenzhen, 1 takes walk-ins. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Obsidian Bar lists about $17 per cocktail.
How we chose these bars
Each of these 2 rooms holds a position on our Asia ranking for the current season. Editors visit unannounced, more than once where a room has changed hands or rewritten its menu, and score on drinks, hospitality, consistency, and sense of place. We take no fee for inclusion, so nothing on this page can be bought. Shenzhen rooms we rate but have not ranked are published as profiles without a list position.
Questions about Shenzhen bars
Booking, districts, and how the Shenzhen ranking works.
What is the best bar in Shenzhen?
MO Bar holds No.6 on our Asia ranking for the current season, in UpperHills. Its profile carries the address, hours, reservation rule, and what to order on a first visit.
How many Shenzhen bars are in the Top 50 Bars Asia directory?
Two rooms in Shenzhen, across 2 districts. Each one holds a position on the current Asia list, and we add rooms when an opening changes how the city drinks rather than to fill a quota.
Do you need a reservation for bars in Shenzhen?
Of the 2 rooms in Shenzhen, 1 takes walk-ins. Each profile lists the exact rule, the phone number, and the booking link.
Where should you start a night out in Shenzhen?
UpperHills, where MO Bar sits at No.6. The entries here are spread across the city rather than concentrated in one district, so it is worth fixing your first booking and building the evening around it.
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