Kiitos is a small, dark cocktail bar with a few leather chairs, and miniscule in its proportions (room for about 20, tops). The owner Maiko however, used to run the bar at Le Garcon Chinoise, and from the way she presents the bottles on the bar, to pouring the ingredients, she evidently know what she’s doing.

More Shanghai bars in: French Concession

Strong, tasty and nice to look at – who doesn’t love cocktails? Here are eight bars to get the best cocktails in Shanghai.