Coa Shanghai is a four-floor agave bar with a taqueria, a casual cantina, a cocktail salon, and a top-floor tequila and mezcal tasting room.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
580 Middle Fuxing Road, Huangpu, Shanghai, ChinaHuangpu
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
27.2 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- Est. 26.2Est. 26.2 · Estimated from disclosed proxy evidence
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 14.8
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 54.8
- Serious press
- 9.8
- Social Vibes
- 58.8
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
84/ 100
Historical 84/100 and high confidence retained. This source review checks attribution, not the proprietary score or a representative current customer sample.
Score context
The cited sources include a July 2024 specialist’s visit to the reopened Fuxing Road venue and a directory entry that could not be read in this check. The specialist’s account is not a set of independent customer reviews.
Guest sources checked:
Source excerpt
“Great atmosphere, but it is a bit too cramped for my liking. I suggest to wait it out and get a table or a seat at one of the bars, as opposed to standing.”
Rachel Gouk’s first-person specialist account, published 27 July 2024, describes the reopened Fuxing Road venue. Its crowding comments concern that historical visit, not current customer consensus.
Source: rachelgouk.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- rachelgouk.comRachel Gouk — firsthand specialist account · Published 27 July 2024; modified 10 August 2026, not a new visit
Rachel Gouk’s first-person editorial account was published on 27 July 2024; page metadata records a later modification. Its room comments concern that historical visit.
Other cited sources
- smartshanghai.comSmartShanghai — directory citation returned a verification page · Stored 26 June 2026 date unverified
The directory returned a verification page; its attributed passage and June 2026 date were not confirmed.
Crowd signal
Estimated Dianping 3.7★ (plausible range 3.6–3.8). Latest proxy snapshot showed 1,951 reviews.
View proxy evidence · Medium confidence · Checked . The rating contribution is discounted for inference uncertainty.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.