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Modernista
With its black-and-white checkered floors, hardwood bar, and soundtrack of soft jazz music, the Modernista bar could just as well be found tucked away in a Parisian backstreet as a Beijing hutong.
44 Baochao Hutong, Gulou East St., Dongcheng District 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同44号 -
Bar: Spark
Taiwanese super club Spark has finally opened its doors to the public, and the result is fairly mixed.
B108, The Place, 9 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区光华路9号世贸天阶B108号Bar -
V Plus Lounge
V Plus Lounge—the ‘V’ stands for Vics—cries out from the elevator about how damned important it is, with a special bejeweled elevator button, so your finger feels all VIP just pressing it.
Building 3, China View, Gongti East Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体东路中国红街3号楼 -
Bali Courtyard
The Bali Courtyard bar looks and feels a world away from the usual Sanlitun chaos, and only some cramped spaces belie the fact that this is a conversion and not a bespoke bar area.
Floor 7, Zhongyu Plaza, 6 Gongti North Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体北路甲6号中宇大厦7层 -
Mas Bar
Mas (meaning ‘more’) is slap-bang between Dongzhimen and Gulou, an area seriously lacking in serviceable bars
25 Toutiao Hutong (behind Little Sheep on Dongzhimennei), Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District 东城区北新桥头条胡同25号Bar -
Le Nest
The bar features faux-gold chandeliers, a miniscule dance floor, and overpriced whiskey.
Inside Workers' Stadium East Gate, Gongti East Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体东路工人体育场东门内10号进口 -
Club: Elements
Clubs around Gongti usually follow a similar template: small dance floor, bad sound system; worse music, dice, and Chivas.
58 Gongti West Road (north of the Workers’ Stadium west gate; south of Lantern), Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体西路58号(工人体育馆西门北侧, 灯笼俱乐部南侧) -
Dada Bar
Dada bar is a mid-sized DJ club offering cheap drinks.
206 Gulou East Avenue (below Temple Bar), Dongcheng District 东城区鼓楼东大街206号Bar -
Baby Face Bar
The interior of Baby Face Bar is designed in such a way that if you haven’t parked yourself at a table...
6 Gongti West Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体西路6号Bar -
The Corner
The Corner Bar has its moments – mainly between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., when its happy hour serves up 10 RMB Tsingtaos (normally 20 RMB) and the cash equivalent off a more-than-decent drinks range.
1-19 Hairun International Condominium, 2 Jiangtai Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区将台路乙2号海润国际公寓商业1-19号