This is a special Beer in Situ article: Two beerspots! On one hot, muggy Shanghai afternoon, we made our way first to Daga Brewpub and later to Liquid Laundry downtown. For you, my dear readers, sake…I’ve cut things down slightly for brevity’s sake.
Daga Brewpub
Daga Brewpub
- 37 Taian Lu, near Xingguo Lu, Xuhui District
Random, floor-bound marble busts
The Space
First of all, there is not a brewkit on the premises. It’s not so much a brewpub as a cafe that happens to sell craft beer. Milan-esque, in a way that only people who’ve spent time in Milan will understand. Noveau-Baroque marble busts greet you at the entrance, and the whole place is one well-honed aesthetic. The bar itself is a thing of beauty, a seemingly-antique wooden number that is both understated and striking at once.
Unfortunately, smoking is allowed indoors. Meh…just part of life in Shanghai. There is…
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