Great Happy hours deals.
From Timeout Shanghai:
"Koala has most of the aspects sought after by the dive bar connoisseur – a pool table, well-priced beer, laminated menus featuring burgers (55RMB) and the slight feeling that if you fell over you might be stuck to the floor forever. Yet by boasting a pleasant terrace, it’s a notch in class above some of the enormo-dives listed here; as such beer isn’t as dirt cheap as elsewhere (a Tiger costs 35RMB) but the 3-8pm buy-one-get-one-free happy hour that runs Sunday to Monday sorts that out. The crowd is a friendly mix of locals, foreigners, students and non-students and the Aussie theme isn’t overbearing. It’s just a good bar, basically."
A friendly little bar which has pretty much become a magnet for expats from all over the world though many local Chinese also frequent this establishment. Happy hour before 8pm and there are special food deals throughout the week.
Good music, mostly rock. Free pool table, dart board and table football. Also offers free WiFi.
Gets crowded at weekends but still a great atmosphere. Would certainly drop in again should I find myself in Shanghai in the future.