Just a few feet away from Elite Bar in the New Factories complex, Muse borrows a bit from its neighbor's fashion theme, including an elevated cat walk at the entrance and a hefty handful of beautiful people.

That said, an open floor plan along with the warehouse-style fixtures give this spacious club a slightly gritty edge. During Muse's lavish opening party, the industrial cool was bolstered by a classic hip hop soundtrack featuring Tupac, Dre, 50 Cent, Snoop and other old skool gems that had the VIPs bouncing.

Indeed, with almost every new nightclub offering sparkle and glitz, raw street sounds offered a bracing change.

By the way, Muse is also a restaurant and plans on hosting gallery shows as well-only time will tell if Tupac can get along with tartares and Tintorettos.

Muse
Locatino: The New Factories, 16A Yuyao Lu, by Xikang Lu
Tel: 021-62188166  
Open time: Restaurant and Bar 5:30pm-late/Club 9pm-late.