Daiily 5pm-late.
15 Qianhai Beiyan,Xicheng District.
Tel:66175558

Rising star in the local live music scene.
21 Liangmaqiao Lu,Inside the Maple District.(across from Chaoyang Park North Gate)
Tel:81964820,13552276845

A cheap bar masquerading as a classy fashion salon:the decor here is neo-Chinese,but we know that the true measure of a place is the price of its drinks:beers,RMB 10.
Daily 2:30pm-12:30am.
Shenlu Jie,Chaoyangmenwai Dajie(go to the southern end of Shenlu Jie and turn left),Chaoyang District.
Tel:85628869

Daily 2pm-2am.
6C Houhai Ya'er Hutong,Xicheng District,
Tel:64018080

Great bar,club,terrrace combo 12am-2am.
3 Qianhai Beiyan,Xicheng District.
Tel:66170091

English menu,8pm-midnight.
1/F,Hong Jing Plaza,C2,East Third Ring Road,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65660905

A trendy and spacious cocktail bar in uber chilled settings 5pm-midnight.
Xingfuyicun,Chaoyang District.(opposite Workers Stadium North Gate)
Tel:64130085

The best thing about Alfa is the newly remodeled patio,complete with fountain and private tables.
Look for Martini Nights Absinthe Parties and 80s nights and the other assorted madness of the [010] organizers.Hungry? La Mission is right up stairs.
Daily 11am-2am.
5 Xingfu Yicun(in the alley opposite the Workers' Stadium north gate),Chaoyang District.
Tel:64130086

Nureh Jie,Oriental RainbowmChaoyang District.

This bar boasts a faiful Europnilic crowd thanks to its shrub-lined patio,continental atmosphere and ltalian-themed drink list.
Grad a glass of wine or the eponymous'Aperitivo'(white wine,tonic and flavoring,RMB 36).
Editor's Pick as 'Best Place For People Watching'in the 2005 Bar and Club Awards.
Daily 10am-late.
Next to Tongli Studios,43 Sanlitun North Bar Street,Chaoyang District.
Tel:64177793

Daily 10am-late.
43 Sanlitun Beijie Nanlu,Chaoyang District.(Nest to Tongli Stidios)
Tel:62578304

Hotel bar at its best,especially during their daily happy hour Sun-Thu 11am-midnight,Fri-Sat 11am-1am.
2/f China World Hotel,1 Jianguomenwai Dajie,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65052266 ext.38

Daily 2pm-2am.
Bldg 8,Fangyuan Nanli Xiqu,Jiangtai Xilu,Chaoyang District.
Tel:64324504

A warm and eclectic interior.
2pm-4am.
40 Zhonglouwan,Gulou Dajie,Dongcheng District.
Tel:64074051

One of the city's drinking hot spots.
Mon-Thurs 5pm-late,Fri-Sat 11am-4am,Sun 11am-late.
4/F,5/F Tongli Studio,Sanlitun Beijie,Chaoyang District.
Tel:64174124

After talking funny and football,there's not much Geordies are better at than running a bar.With everything from music and sports to food and a roof terrace on offer,there's pretty much something for everyone.Play pool,watch football,or try your luck on the computer game board for a chance to get drink specials.Some complain that there's too much of everything and not enough of one good thing but the drinks list is extensive and the food hits the spot if you're missing western fare.
Fourth floor,Tongli Studios,Sanlitun Bei Lu,Chaoyang district.
Open 4pm until late daily.
Tel:64167567

Where Maggies' meets chic Daily 7:30-late.
Dongfanglu,Dongsanhuan Beilu,Chaoyang District.(100m East of the Hilton Hotel)
Tel:84552611

Urban chic lounge serving great drinks and tapas in a quiet courtyard setting Mon-Tue 4pm-late,Wed-Sun 12pm-late.
17,Zhangwang Hutong,off Jiu Gulou Dajie,Xicheng District.(one hutong north of Cafa Sambal)
Tel:84001554

An inviting bar with an extensive menu o authentic Belgian beers Daily 9am til late.
18 Sanlitun Nanjie,Chaoyang Dsitrict.
Tel:13126904396.

Spacious it ain't,but Beer Mania has got everything it needs to play the role of Belgian beer purveyor par excellence.
Namely a great,glistening refrigerator packed with every type of Belgian beer we'd ever heard of ,and twice that number that we hadn't.
The ambience,despite the bar's small size,is reminiscent in a very good way of bars in the West:simple,solid furniture,woodpaneled.
Daily 9am-late.
Sanlitun South Street(Taiyue Fang first floor),Chaoyang District.
Tel:65850786

A live music bar with a Southern American feel English menu,Daily 4pm-midnight.
Cahoyang Park South Gate,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65086776

Long a favorite of the Beijing Language and Culture University(BLCU),it's conveniently localted in the heart of the international-student-heavy campus.
The bar offers co-eds budget booze and unbridled fun.
Daily 2pm-2am.
Inside the Beijing Language and Culture University,Haidian District.
Tel:63297033

Long a facorite of the Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU),it's conveniently located in the heart of the international-student-heavy campus.The bar offers co-eds budget booze and unbridled fun .
Daily 2pm-2am.
Inside the Beijing Language and Culture University,Haidian District.
Tel:62397033

Once a bar/outdoor equipment store,the Black Ant is now just a bar .The same outdoorsy types who once made this their headquarters still hang around,so it's a good place to meet up and talk about traveing,but there are no longer bags and bikes for sale.
What's left?A very ordinary bar.
Daily 4pm-4am.
3 Baijiazhuang Lu,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65021385

A new look,a relaxed feel,very welcoming,mixed crowd.
English menu,5pm-midnight.
North of 2 Xingfu Yicun,Chaoyang District.
Tel:64174628