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Stark
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I'm a fairly regular peruser of this site and I've seen all sorts of places plugged or panned. I usually don't do this, but there is one place that really, really deserves a lot more buzz than they seem to have right now: Tara 57. It's a comfy little cocktail lounge across the street from JZ - 57 Fuxing Lu, near Yong Fu Lu.
What makes it different from anywhere else in Shanghai are the excellence of its cocktails and the terrific happy hour. Honestly, for me these are the best drinks in Shanghai, beating out places like Constellation and the Vault. The bartenders there - one of whom was one of the 5 tapped by CW for their Martini challenge - are really professional and mix just simply fantastic drinks. The girl I was with last night there ordered at random something called a Spicy Cristoph - and inwardly I wondered, given the ingredients - but I might just have to head back there tonight for one after taking a few sips of hers.
Now the best part: these are top-quality drinks, and reflect that in the price. Most are 60-80 rmb (they are better, however, than similarly priced drinks elsewhere in my estimation, like Sasha's). However, from Monday-Friday 7-10 drinks are HALF PRICE! And they are made at the same quality as the non-happy hour drinks! So for 30-40 rmb you get a top-class cocktail - I guess Laris Thursday nights the deal is similar, but this is 5 times a week for three hours! Really, folks, get on over there. It's an excellent pre-post dinner drink before the heavy boozing starts and taste stops mattering.
There. That's quite a rant. But seriously, check it out. Excellent date place, great drinks, great price. |
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sienna
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Nov 19, 2009 - 02:58 PM |
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I heard it's good but I just don't like the name. Tara 57 sounds so tacky for some reason.
"I'm going to Tara 57"
-ehhhhhhhh???
Tara sounds like a chinese farmer girl's english name |
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spandex
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Nov 19, 2009 - 03:08 PM |
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Cheers, will give it a try during HH. It must be close to Boxing Cat??? Talking of which, the beer at this place (Boxing Cat) is the worst in the history of brewing .... if you can finish a pint, you've got either a very strong stomach or very dead taste buds. Have been disappointed 3 times there, and won't be going back. |
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Stark
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Can't argue with that logic 
But seriously - Sasha's, Cotton's - Cotton's actually IS a Chinese girl's name (she's really nice, too) - if it's just the name that's keeping people away (and which sounds ridiculous, but I don't run with the 'in' crowd) - I'll tell the folks beyond the bar next time I go in, maybe brainstorm a new, cool-kid approved name. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery? |
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spandex
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Nov 19, 2009 - 03:13 PM |
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Yeah, name it after that rapper, gangster, gold dripping dude, what's his name again, "Twenty Pence" or summat. |
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Chris_S_UK
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Nov 19, 2009 - 03:14 PM |
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"Cocktails and Dreams - I see it in pink neon. Blink blink, pinkety blink" |
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spandex
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Nov 19, 2009 - 03:27 PM |
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Pink neon may give the wrong impression .... |
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Forbidden
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Nov 19, 2009 - 04:00 PM |
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Cocktales is good there, but music is too loud for such a small place. It's across the street from JZ bar |
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Rowdy_Rose
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Nov 19, 2009 - 04:09 PM |
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I agree - Fantastic cocktails there made by great bartenders!
last time we were there we had to tell them to turn the music down a little cause we couldnt hear each other (there were 6or 7 of us) |
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hammerforlife
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Nov 19, 2009 - 04:31 PM |
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For once I agree with Sienna, Tara 57 does sound like the msn name of a second rate porn star. |
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yammy
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Nov 19, 2009 - 04:32 PM |
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ohhh i love their mojito, so curious how they could make it sooo tasty... and it is very hard to find good mojito in shanghai! i sometimes go there on thursday, latin night, really like there, will go tonight also:) |
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rocco72
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Nov 19, 2009 - 04:38 PM |
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The Mojito is not bad at Tara, I prefer the one at the bar in the Portman.... |
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Stark
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Nov 19, 2009 - 06:57 PM |
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Right on, seems like a few folks are headed over soon. Hope they've got their A-game |
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Kiwi
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Nov 19, 2009 - 07:30 PM |
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Haven't been in there since the original owners sold up. Have heard good things. Loud doof-doof music sounds like a downer though.
Tara 57 is a stupid name. Taras or something would be better, and I call it that half the time anyway since the 57 is too hard to remember. Something completely different to Tara would probably be better still.
It sounds nothing like the name of a Chinese farmer's daughter mind you.
Now the beer at the Boxing Cat is OK in my book. So much bitching about the Boxing Cat recently. Would all the moaners prefer a Corona with a sparkler in the neck? |
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mat
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Nov 19, 2009 - 08:57 PM |
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Can't argue with that logic
But seriously - Sasha's, Cotton's - Cotton's actually IS a Chinese girl's name (she's really nice, too) - if it's just the name that's keeping people away (and which sounds ridiculous, but I don't run with the 'in' crowd) - I'll tell the folks beyond the bar next time I go in, maybe brainstorm a new, cool-kid approved name. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery? |
Cough Cough. Are you taking the piss? |
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mat
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Nov 19, 2009 - 08:58 PM |
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Boxing Cat Beer is actually quite bloody good. I don't understand the bitching about it.
Cotton on the other hand!!! |
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vesper
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Nov 20, 2009 - 02:00 AM |
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I don't care about the name because the drink menu and the service was wonderful. |
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p1atl10
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Nov 20, 2009 - 02:05 AM |
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Tara57?
Scarlett O'Hare with a bottle of ketchup? |
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SnappySammy
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Nov 20, 2009 - 07:11 AM |
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| For once I agree with Sienna, Tara 57 does sound like the msn name of a second rate porn star. |
What would be a good name for a first rate porn star |
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spandex
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Nov 20, 2009 - 09:15 AM |
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| Boxing Cat Beer is actually quite bloody good. I don't understand the bitching about it. |
You're taking the p*** right? Their beer is shoite. |
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tomahawks
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Tara57?
Scarlett O'Hare with a bottle of ketchup? |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 10:02 AM |
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| For once I agree with Sienna, Tara 57 does sound like the msn name of a second rate porn star. |
What would be a good name for a first rate porn star |
Definitely read this as "That would be a good name for a first rate pornstar"
And I though... hmm .... Sienna... |
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Marakanis
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Nov 20, 2009 - 10:20 AM |
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| Boxing Cat Beer is actually quite bloody good. I don't understand the bitching about it. |
You're taking the p*** right? Their beer is shoite. |
Gonna have to disagree as well. I'm guessing the only stuff you drink is light lagers like Tsing Tao and Harbing. A stout or a hoppy IPA at Boxing Cat might put you off if those are your gold star standards for beer. If you can get it, try their Golden Ale. I'd be willing to bet it's more to your taste...
This is the part where you flame me because I have no idea what your tastes are. |
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