Beer Shop Bar

Nearly every establishment lining Houhai’s shores serves alcohol, but none of them hits the mark. Overpriced beer and obnoxious service are the rule. It’s the kind of place you want to like, but can’t - shuffling crowds, rampant noise pollution and tasteless neon lights rob the place of any vestiges of tranquility or beauty. As a place to go for a drink, it’s even worse. But in the case of the Beer Shop Bar, a Heaven - style liquor store and bar, you’ll want to stick around, and get a little tipsy in the process. Beer Shop isn’t perfect, but its faults aren’t entirely its own. Arrive later in the day and you’ll find that the noisy neighbors will have begun their nauseating live music for the night - have a really engaging conversation prepared just in case your stay overlaps with the cacophony. The dim interior isn’t decorated to western tastes, but the bar owner has told us that may change. We couldn’t care less, really. Beer Shop Bar’s cozy rooftop and exhaustive selection have done more than enough to make it arguably the best Houhai bar.