Drink Street, part of the ongoing DRiNK Fest, is a preview of the epic-ness that is the DRiNK Awards, but fully open to the public. From November 21-22, The Piazza at Jing’an Kerry Centre will be converted into a drink-focused street market with 20+ bar popups as well as food vendors and live entertainment. Showcasing a collection of some of the country’s top names and venues, there will be a diverse range of cocktails, low-abv drinks, and nonalcoholic beverages on offer, all sold at a maximum price of RMB50. The lineup will include The Union Trading Company, The Broken Dagger, Bar Constellation, The Chivas Masters China, Life on Mars, and SanYou, to name but a few. 

This will also be DRiNK’s debut of their ECOBar, a reusable, self-contained bar and back bar for use at events that is environmentally conscious. All bar popups at the event will use the ECOBars for their setups, along with reusable take-home cups made from recycled coffee ground to minimize as much waste as possible. 

The reusable cups will be sold for RMB35 (or RMB50 with mulled wine, so a no-brainer), with guests able to clean their cups at any of the washing stations and bring it to the next bar booth for another drink. Single-use plastic cups and straws will not be offered in an effort to reduce the event’s carbon footprint.