Beijing Nightlife

Nightlife

Don’t come to Beijing expecting New York City-style nightlife – bars are more popular than clubs here and everything tends to close down around 2am.

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LAN smart splurge
Beijing entrepreneur Zhang Lan hired Philippe Starck to design this 1.5-acre space, which comprises a restaurant, bar, and club. The result is eclectic – Mongolian yurts star in the dining room, while upside-down Regency-style portraits, ’50s Chinese memorabilia, and Starck’s eagle-winged thrones decorate the lounge.
4/F Twin Tower; B12 Jianguomen Waidajie; Beijing; 011-8610-5109-6012; www.lanbeijing.com
Tags: international travel | smart splurge | design | expensive | editor pick
Face
You’ll never believe that this three-floor building used to be a school. Infused with southeast-Asian style, the bar/restaurant serves Thai, Indian, Moroccan, and Chinese cuisines. The warm-toned bar features scarlet armchairs, contemporary artworks, and hanging lanterns. There is also an outdoor patio terrace.
26 Dongcao Yuan; Gongti Nan Lu; Beijing; 011-8610-6551-6788; www.facebars.com
Tags: international travel | trendy | lounge | patio
Centro
This enduringly popular martini bar at the Kerry Center Hotel attracts both business travelers and a monied local crowd. Cocktails and cigars are the ubiquitous order of the day.
Kerry Center Hotel; 1 Guanghua Lu; Beijing; 011-8610-6561-8833; www.shangri-la.com
Tags: international travel | bar
White Rabbit
Opened in late 2007, this two-floor venue caters to dedicated clubbers, offering creative electronica and experimental techno, while artfully avoiding the current Chinese urge to import ‘90s-era, ‘superstar’ DJs.
C2 Haoyun Jie; 29 Zaoying Lu; Beijing; 011-86133-2112-3678
Tags: international travel | new | dancing | nightclub
Passby Bar great value
A long-standing favorite with independent travelers, this hutong bar, with its Tibetan-style interior and atmospheric, off-street courtyard, provides guests with travel guides and magazines, plus pastas, salads, and beers.
108 Nanluo Guxiang; Beijing; 011-8610-8403-8004
Tags: international travel | great value | bar | tibetan
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