REPLY BAR · SHANGHAI · CHENGDU · EST. 2020

Reply Bar.The art of beverage.

100 cocktails. / 15 on the menu each week.

Founded by Sam Kuan and Luca Cinalli, Reply Bar is a contemporary cocktail bar in Shanghai and Chengdu. Each location works from a handwritten archive of 100 cocktails and selects 15 to serve every week.

Choose a location Open 001—100

001—100100-cocktail archive

01 / LOCATIONS

Where to find Reply Bar.

Shanghai welcomes walk-ins through the live queue. Chengdu accepts online reservations. Beijing is in preparation.

Shanghai

Reply Bar Shanghai

304-3 Tongren Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai

Daily 19:00—02:00Walk-in and live queue+86 199 1652 9948

Drinks & visit guide ↗Amap ↗Google Maps ↗

Chengdu

Reply Bar Chengdu

1/F, 310 Hongji New Road, Jinjiang District, Chengdu

Daily 19:00—02:00Online reservations available+86 191 8061 5643

Drinks & visit guide ↗Reserve at Reply Bar Chengdu ↗Amap ↗Google Maps ↗

Beijing

Reply Bar Beijing

Opening details to be announced

To be announcedIn preparation

02 / COCKTAIL ARCHIVE

The selection changes every week.

Each location selects 15 cocktails from the archive every week. The list changes, so returning guests will not always see the same selection.

REPLY BAR COCKTAIL ARCHIVE

OPEN INDEX001—020 / 100

30—60 MIN

Preparation in 30–60 minutes.

Some processes that once took days are redesigned to take 30 to 60 minutes, without depending on specialised extraction equipment.

FLAVOUR FIRST

The menu lists flavours.

The menu lists the main flavours rather than preparation terms, so guests can choose by the flavours they want to drink.

IN THE GLASS

Artwork stays in the glass.

The visual work stays in the glass, the ice and the liquid itself, instead of relying on an oversized garnish.

03 / THE LOCATIONS

What changes from city to city.

Shanghai is compact and keeps guests close to the bar. Chengdu has more room for tastings, drink development and collaboration. Beijing is now in preparation.

SHANGHAI · 2024

Reply to the Art of Beverage

The Shanghai room keeps guests close to the bar team, with the 100-cocktail archive written across the wall.

CHENGDU · 2025

Reply Bar Chengdu

The Chengdu room gives the team more space to test ingredients, develop drinks and work with collaborators.

LUCA CINALLI & SAM KUANCo-founders · Reply Bar

04 / THE NAME

“Reply” means an answer.

The idea for Reply Bar began in 2019. Sam Kuan and Luca Cinalli opened the first venue in Taipei in late 2020, putting environmental practice and the circular economy into the bar’s daily work. Shanghai followed in 2024 and Chengdu in 2025.

Each location uses Reply to answer a different question. Taipei began with Reply to the Earth. Shanghai works under Reply to the Art of Beverage, placing visual expression inside the glass, the ice and the liquid itself.

The four corners of the Reply Bar mark stand for Form, Subject, Representation and Find the Way Out. At the centre, “Re” stands for Reply.

Sam Kuan

Co-founder

Sam has worked in bar operations, cocktails and team management for more than 20 years. He began in Kaohsiung nightlife, joined BARCODE Taipei in 2005 and placed second in Diageo World Class Taiwan in 2012. That year he moved to Shanghai to manage Maltfun, before founding Barules Cocktail Club in 2014 and co-founding Reply Bar in 2020. Since 2013, guest shifts and masterclasses have taken him to cities across Asia, Europe, Australia and the Americas.

Luca Cinalli

Co-founder & Creative Director

Born in Casalbordino, Abruzzo, Luca entered the hospitality school in Villa Santa Maria at 14. He moved to London in 2006 and went on to work at Pigalle Club, Mahiki and Nightjar before managing Oriole. In 2018, he founded Hospitality Gourmet, working on projects in more than 30 countries. He co-founded Reply Bar in 2020. His work also draws on coffee, brewing, glassblowing, botany, baking and ice carving.

05 / THE PEOPLE