The Global Drinker — World Bar Guide
Speak Low
Shanghai, China
Speak Low occupies a multi-level space on Fu Xing Zhong Lu in Shanghai's Huangpu district, where a concealed entrance leads drinkers into a warren of rooms across several floors. The bar built its reputation on precise, Japanese-influenced cocktails and a menu that moves from highballs to spirit-forward classics. It placed second at Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2017.
579 Fu Xing Zhong Lu, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200041
Awards & Rankings
- Top 500 Bars 2025 — #312
- Tatler Best Bars 2025
- Olive China Bar Awards 2025
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022 — #50
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021 — #32
- World's 50 Best Bars 2020 — #57
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2019 — #7
- World's 50 Best Bars 2019 — #35
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2018 — #3
- World's 50 Best Bars 2018 — #20
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2017 — #2
- World's 50 Best Bars 2017 — #10
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