Shanghai Club 'Long Bar' in the 1920s - reputedly the longest bar in the world. The club on the Bund was a British men's club and was the most exclusive club in Shanghai during the heyday of the 1920s and 1930s.The second-floor was famous for the 'Long Bar'. This was an unpolished mahogany; L-shaped bar that measured 34 m by 12 m. On one side of the bar was a smoking room and library; while on the other side was a billiards room. It was famous for being the world's longest bar at one time. Noel Coward said; laying his cheek on it; that he could see the curvature of the earth. The restored building as of October 2010 is the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai; a luxury hotel.