(CLOSED) Café Society: Shenzhen’s Living, Breathing Bohemian Heartbeat

Tucked into the electric pulse of Futian’s Shuiwei Village, Café Society isn’t just a venue it’s a rebellion dressed in velvet and neon, a modern love letter to the smoky, revolutionary nights of 1930s Greenwich Village and 1920s Paris. Here, the legendary spirit of the original Café Society (America’s first racially integrated nightclub, birthplace of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” and Lena Horne’s rise) has been reborn under Shenzhen’s skyline.

Walk through the door at 1368 Shuiwei Village and you step into a time-warp that somehow feels perfectly now: sleek Bauhaus lines of steel, glass, and raw concrete collide with explosive local art, an enormous panoramic mural of Shennan Road at golden hour, bold city-scene paintings that practically hum with Shenzhen energy. The room feels like a gallery that decided to throw a party and never stopped.

Downstairs, the air smells of pizza, sizzling steaks, and fresh herbs. The menu roams the globe without ever losing its soul: juicy hamburger sliders that disappear in minutes, thin-crust pizzas you can customize to the last topping, creamy pastas, crisp salads, and proper vegetarian feasts. Then come the curveballs, South African boerewors, Serbian ćevapčići in warm pita, house made falafel, washed down with classic cocktails, Serbian rakija that burns just right, or ice-cold Savanna cider straight from the Cape.

But food and drink are only the opening act.

The real magic happens when the lights dim and the stage ignites. Music is the bloodstream of Café Society.

Tuesdays pulse with darkwave and goth black-clad dreamers swaying to Bauhaus echoes and modern synth sorcerers.
Thursdays explode with one of Shenzhen’s longest-running English open-mic comedy nights, raw, fearless, and hilariously unpredictable.
Saturdays belong to live bands: indie rock that rattles your ribcage, singer-songwriters who make strangers cry into their wine.
Sundays dissolve into glorious chaos at the Jazz Jam, where the city’s finest players trade solos until the early hours.

Throughout the month, DJs drop deep house, techno, reggae, and drum & bass, turning the dance floor into a sweating, smiling United Nations.

Need a breather? Slip upstairs to the second floor lounge, a dimly lit hideaway with deep sofas, a curated library, and ambient visuals flickering across the wall. It’s the perfect spot for whispered conversations, first dates that last until sunrise, or simply losing yourself in a book with a whisky in hand.

This isn’t a place you visit. It’s a place you join.

From legendary New Year’s Eve blowouts that half of Shenzhen still talks about, to random Tuesday nights when a stranger’s poem or guitar riff changes your entire week, Café Society keeps the old bohemian flame blazing in the heart of one of the world’s fastest cities.

So come hungry, come curious, come ready to laugh or dance or fall a little in love with life again.

The door at 1368 Shuiwei Village is always open, the stage is warm, and the night is just getting started.

Cafe Society, where Shenzhen comes to remember it has a soul. For more information on upcoming events and follow Café Society on”

Address: Building 153 Unit 1, 1368 Cultural Block, Shuiwei, Futian

深圳市福田区水位村1368文化街区南一街153栋-1 Cafe Society (庙东排骨水围1368店旁边)

Phone: 17302627832