Union Trading Company

We are so excited to have Jack Ng & Andy Chan from @argobarhk to be guests at our beloved home ( The Union Trading ) Shanghai!🏠 Don’t miss out on their guest shift on 1/9/2025 20:00-24:00✨🍾 #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #argohk #guestshift #newyears #celebration #year2025 #unionfamily #shanghai #cocktails #bartenders #cocktailbars

Happy New Year from The Union Trading Family ! We thank you for joining us through such an incredible year filled with joyful memories ✨ We have a lot of new and exciting plans for 2025 , and can’t wait to share them with you all!! Have an awesome New Year’s Eve …and if you’re here with us , shots on the house !!!! We are closed for the following dates : 📍SHANGHAI Jan.1st & Jan.6th 📍 SUZHOU Jan. 2nd #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #newyearseve #newyears #celebration #year2025 #goodbye2024 #unionfamily #shanghai #cocktails #bartenders #cocktailbars

DMBA 2024 🏆BEST SERVICE AWARD What an amazing night at DMBA 2024 ! So proud of our UTC team for their hard work and devotion. Like our motto, “When you’re here, you’re family “, we want every customer to feel like home when they come to UTC. Thank you @drinkmagasia for the opportunity and everyone who helped supporting us!! We do not take this lightly and will continue to show our gratitude through our work! #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #DMBA2024 #DRiNKmagazine #awards #DRiNK #bestservice #shanghai #cocktails #bartenders #cocktailbars #bestinchina

We welcome two legends from the Shanghai bar scene to take over Cat Bite Club next Tuesday night. Yao Lu owns Union Trading Co, one of Shanghai’s most beloved neighborhood bars. Robin Leung is the Co-Founder and Head Bartender of Tuxedo Bar, a bar that focuses on postmodern interpretations of classic cocktails. Starts at 8pm, See you there 😼 #GetBit #CatBiteClub #Guestshiftalert

We are thrilled to announce our bar takeover @zup.pizzabar this Sunday !! 🍕🍹Who doesn’t love a nice Sunday afternoon ☀️，having a fresh slice of pizza on one hand , and a refreshing delicious cocktail on another? Day party you say? Hells yeah ! Welp, you know where to find me this Sunday (12/8)😎 #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #zuppizzabar #pizza #daydrinking #shanghai #cocktails

Shout out to our amazing UTC team!! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👫 We would not be where we are today without everyone’s efforts. Thank you @tatlerasia for acknowledging our team’s dedication with this incredible award. GO UTC! #tatlerbestofasia #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #tatlerasia #shanghai #cocktails #bartenders #cocktailbars #tatlermagazine

This past weekend was truly magical. We are honored to be selected by @tatlerasia to be part of their Best 100 bars in Asia. We are truly thankful for their recognition and proud to be standing by our fellow friends from the F&B and hospitality community. Congratulations to all the exceptional people behind bars, restaurants, and hotels included in the list . We will continue to do our best and bring joy to our community. We are thankful to our team, our friends , and everyone who has supported us along our journey. Cheers to all 🥂🍾 . . . #tatlerbestofasia #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #shanghai #shanghaibars #cocktails #cocktailbars #bartenders #mixology #tatlermagazine #tatlerasia

A round of Southern China Iced Teas for everyone! 🌈🥃 We’re so proud… DRiNK Awards 2024 announced the Shanghai & East Regional DA Winners last night, and BOTH Union Trading Company Shanghai and Suzhou walked away with accolades: 🏆 @uniontradingco: 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 🏆 @uniontradingcosz: 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 We’d like to thank our customers, our team and our livers for keeping things above 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 — consistently 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤, even. #uniontradingcompany #uniontradingco @drinkmagazine @drinkmagasia #drinkawards #shanghai  #suzhou

“When @yaozzer arrived in Shanghai in 2011, he didn’t know he was coming home…”🏠 🥴 We’re blushing over this ‘puff piece’ penned by our friend, the wordsmith @elysiawanders for @city_news_service. 📰 Possibly the most detailed story of our founder and @uniontradingco’s journey to date, it begins with a bright-eyed and busy-tailed Yao landing on Shanghai shores, and highlights all those who have helped UTC become one of the most influential and iconic bars not just in Shanghai or China, but the region as a whole. 🗺️ ⛓️‍💥 Link in stories for the article! 📸: 1 - Young gun Yao Lu at 24. 2 - Yao on the day of the interview. 3 - Yao with one of Shanghai’s early expat pioneers, Kelly Lee. 4 - Yao with the late and dearly missed Austin Hu. 5 - Yao Lu (second left) with his Houston crew visiting Shanghai. 6 - Yao on stage at the DRiNK Awards. 7 - Elysia Bagley and Yao at Union’s new location.

Our therapist said it’s important to celebrate ourselves occasionally, so this one’s for you, Dr. Gopal. Cheers to receiving 11 nominations across our two venues in the 2024 @drinkmagazine Regional Awards! Here’s the breakdown: @uniontradingco 1️⃣ Bar of the Year 2️⃣ Best Cocktail Menu 3️⃣ Service Award 4️⃣ Entrepreneurship Award👨🏻‍✈️@yaozzer 5️⃣ Bartender of the Year 👨🏻‍🔬 @binbin_shots 6️⃣ Young Bartender of the Year 🧑🏻‍🔬 Xu Haoshen Mammon @uniontradingcosz 7️⃣ Bar of the Year 8️⃣ Best Cocktail Menu 9️⃣ Service Award 1️⃣0️⃣ Bartender of the Year @lioyao10 1️⃣1️⃣ Young Bartender of the Year 👩🏻‍🔬 @jingxianglivy 🔴🎥 Save the date — October 20, 2024 — for the live-stream of the regional DRiNK Awards (Shanghai and East District).

When they weren’t shakin’ drinks they were shootin’ shots! ✨🔫 Thank you, @tokyoconfidentialbar, for creating a ruckus at our bar last Thursday. We will always choose you, Holly Graham (@hollygrahamdrinks) and Tom Egerton (@tom_behind_bars). 🫵🏻 #uniontradingcompany #uniontradingco #tokyoconfidential #hollygraham #tomegerton #shanghai  @theworlds50best #theworlds50best @50bestbars #50bestbars

This is a love letter to everyone whom I had the privilege to call a colleague at @uniontradingco in this past decade. 10 Years ago, @austin.c.hu and a 26 year old me (☝️that douchbag in the middle with the fking hat) decided to open a neighborhood bar that serves exceptional cocktails and decadent bar snacks on 64 Fen Yang Rd, we have since moved to 306 Hengshan Rd and opened our second branch in our neighboring city of Suzhou earlier this year. Since, many individuals have given their blood, sweat, and tears in this past decade. And it brings me immense pride to see many of our Union alumni have moved on to running their own teams, realizing their own dreams all across the world. Behind every success story lies a team of dedicated individuals, each with their own story to tell. From yesterday to today and into tomorrow, The Union Trading Company's journey is a collective effort. Over the past decade, we've faced challenges head-on, and we're ready to tackle whatever comes next. Because at The Union Trading Company, it's not just about the drinks; it's about the people who make it all possible. Cheers to many more years of joy, laughter, and unforgettable memories! To all of us who shared time behind the bar, thank you, thank you, thank you ❤️ . . . . #uniontradingco #uniontradingcompany #shanghai #shanghaibars #cocktails #cocktailbars #bartenders #mixology #asias50bestbars #worlds50bestbars