Gosney & Kallman's Chinatown Top Pick!

OUT Review

Glitzy burlesque naughtiness glams up a former Buddhist shrine Hongkou An old Buddhist temple just north of the Bund transformed into a lavish, three-floor burlesque club, Shanghai’s first since its sinful heyday. Expect lounge singing, dancing girls, tease shows, and lacy, racy, revealing costumes on both customers and staff -- 1920s and ’30s is the look (that or stripper-wear with pasties). Between acts, cigarette girls, dessert trolleys, and stilt-walkers hawk hot dogs to the second floor VIPs. Gather some friends: those fantastic opera-esque boxes are awash in ruby-red velvet and gilded balconies and can be booked for private parties. Two shows a night aim to titillate, while classic cocktails get everyone in the mood. Think Cabaret, Moulin Rouge, neo-Vaudeville with a splash of Broadway and Vegas.