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Barbarossa: An evening institution

Barbarossa: An evening institution

Barbarossa is a Shanghai nightlife institution. With its sultry "Moroccan" atmosphere and hookahs on demand, the bar's ambiance is truly intoxicating.
Address:
Inside People's Park, 231 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huangpi Nan Lu 南京西路231号人民公园内, 近黄陂南路 +86 21 6318 0220
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上午11点-下午2点
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Barbarossa
In People's Park, Barbarossa provides a few moments of calm in this hectic city.

Opened in 2005 -- a few lifetimes ago in Shanghai terms -- Barbarossa is a fixture in Shanghai's ever-changing landscape of the city’s nightlife.

Bringing a touch of Middle Eastern and Moroccan flavors to the leafy green center of People’s Park, Barbarossa is one of the few hookah bars in town that remains popular with both tourists and locals. It is also a frequent lunch spot for the suits working around People's Square.

With its vaulted Moroccan tents and sultry music, Barbarossa’s ambiance is truly intoxicating -- or maybe that’s just the mojitos talking.

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