We Feed the World: On Friday, October 26, Vienna Cafe is hosting a free showing of “We Feed the World,” a 2005 Austrian Documentary on the alarming realities of global food production. Warning: you may never want to eat again.
Free // 7:30pm-9pm // Vienna Cafe // Lane 25, 2 Shaoxing Lu, near Shaanxi Nan Lu Luwan district (卢湾区绍兴路25弄2号, 近陕西南路).
I Love San Gines: Newly-opened churro stand, San Gines, is giving away free churros with Spanish chocolate from 10-11pm this Friday, October 12. Munch to the beats of DJ Victor Viera, and wash it all down with discount cocktails, available all night.
Free // 10pm-late // San Gines // Hongkou Plaza, B2/F, 388 Xi Jiangwan Lu, near Zhongshan Bei Lu (西江湾路388号地下二楼, 近中山北路).
Bloctoberfest: Bloc jumps on the Oktoberfest bandwagon this Saturday, October 13 with beer specials from 12:30pm; 100 RMB gets you five Bohemia bottles. There’s also a 200RMB buffet from 5.30pm – 9.30pm that features pretzels, sausages and sauerkraut, beer, and live music. By the end of October, you’ll have drunk so much beer that any mosquito that bites you will die of liver cirrhosis within minutes.
200RMB // 5:30pm-9:30pm // Bloc // 2/F, 139-19 Changle Lu, near Ruijin Lu
(长乐路139-19号2楼, 近瑞金路).
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Benjamin Cost is Shanghaiist’s Food Editor. Email tips, recommendations, and news updates on Shanghai’s dining scene to [email protected].