Last week when my friend invited me to his birthday party saying it was hosted in a new club, I said yes in a heartbeat. Friends, Champagne & new clubs are things I can’t resist to. What, in Hongkou? Even better.
Mind you, this guy is so cool his birthday was celebrated in a club that had not opened yet – the long time awaited Chinatown, a place so hip the Shanghainese glitteratis are going all the way to Hongkou to discover it.
We arrived in a dodgy dark street full of night restaurants, the kind of street that makes you ask “Are you sure it’s here?” and check the address 12 times. Then the doors of Chinatown opened and we got in.
When I bumped into a gorgeous Dita Von Teese look alike dressed up in a Brazilian carnival costume I fell in love with the place right away. In this old 3 floor David Lynch-esque theater seemingly resurected from decadent past times, I really felt like being in Twin Peaks – without the creepy little guy though (that’s fortunate)…
Who are these people? This is what I kept asking to my friend when we were watching the show : Chinatown dolls performing french can-can, live music and jazz singers, burlesque and vaudeville entertainers interacting with a stylishly and appropriately dressed-up audience.
Gosney & Kallman’s Chinatown is fun & crazy, dreamy & real in the same time : just beyond what you expect to experience in China. But to really understand what I’m talking about you have to go. You’ll probably meet me there with friends & Champagne. What else? Book your table in advance.
Address 471 Zhapu Lu, near Haining Lu Reservations 6258 2078 Hours Wed-Sat 8pm-2am
thx for the address
must try this when i come back to Shanghai!!!;-)
this place is just too much!!!
When are we going back?
Whenever you like