Bar Constellation No.1

Most of our favored bars are running at full capacity this season. We've to call and reserve seats wherever we go. While Shanghai streets are relatively uncrowded in the day, the bars reveal a different scene and set of party-goers.

We walked in to an empty Bar Constellation No.1 (86, Xinle Road/新乐路，近襄阳北路。) at 9pm. Within 45 minutes, the tiny casual, cosy bar was chockful of humans. WIEEEEE. They've beefed up their menu of cocktails. Good for the others in our midst who prefer non-whisky based drinks.

Ahhh...whisky. Flipping through the menu, I realized the bar has raised their prices by 10 to 20 yuan for their drinks. I've been dreaming about the Edradour 2003 Port Cask Matured 10y.o. I haven't bothered to find it elsewhere and only thought about having it in Shanghai. The man loves the idea of the bars and wants to go to all 3 bars in the city. Sure! We don't mind it at all. So for tonight, it's No.1 for a start since it's the first bar that the owner 金-san (Jin-san) opened. He was there and we said hello. A merry night we had. Apparently, there'll be 2 more bars (with hopefully different concepts and decor) coming up in other areas.

Of course the thing about bars here, if you're not a smoker, you need to be able to tahan the second-hand smoke (and cigar smells) and febreeze the hell out of your clothes when you get home. So glad it's winter. Also, bring eyedrops. It'll help when your eyes begin to smart after an hour or so.