Yes, it seems Bar Rouge might be closing their door, or perhaps moving. Why?, you may ask. Well it seems that the lease on Bar Rouge has run out and they have opted not to renew it. Now as far as I know, Bar Rouge had the option to renew their lease, but simply didn’t. So it does not seem to be an issue of them being “pushed out” by the property owners.

This of course causes varied speculation. Of course the most obvious might be that they are closing down, but why? Could it be that they are not making enough money? Have they upset some government officials?

Then again, it might be that the owner of the property sees the huge popularity of the bar, and wants to move in on it themselves and Bar Rouge was “pursuaded” not to renew their lease, for a nice amount under the table.

One way or another, there is no way that the space and reputation of Bar Rouge will go uncapitalized. Well known as the number 1 bar in Shanghai, someone behind the scenes has dollar signs in their eyes. I will give you an update if I find out some more.