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Ming-dynasty rockeries and koi ponds tucked behind the city's loudest bazaar.
Yu Garden Pavilions · Shanghai
A sunken open-air plaza in Jing'an, three storeys down, ringed with bars, clubs and late-night kitchens — the kind of place that fills after midnight and runs till dawn. It's loud, cosmopolitan and built for bar-hopping in one spiral. Newer crowds drift to its neighbours, but it's still an easy first stop: walk the ramp, pick a balcony, and let the night escalate.
Insider tip — CAVEAT: Found 158 has declined from its 2016-2021 peak; many original bars/clubs closed. The scene moved to newer complexes, especially INS at Fuxing Park ('the new Found



