Corner of Sanlitun Nanlu and Gongti Beilu
三里屯南路滚石西门
6500-4330
Open 24H
Accepts International Credit Cards

Sharing owners with Cox, Rickshaw enlivens a long-languishing corner of Sanlitun. With a pool table and sports on the big screen TV, it cultivates a guy’s guy kind of feeling. But with Wi Fi, good cocktails, “energy salads” and one of the most pleasant balconies in Beijing, it brings in a diverse, after-work crowd. Perfect for anytime anyone.

10am-4am
Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District
6416 1633

The Big Boat is exactly what the name suggests. On board this massive ark-shaped structure is a high-tech stage and lighting system that will host jazz, blues, pop, rock, dance shows, and even Sichuan mask-changing opera.

No.5 (Building No.40) North Sanlitun North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯北街5号40号楼
64166272

Daily 6pm-2am
Sanlitun Nanjie, Chaoyang
6594 4868

The Kiwi-themed Tanewha has a loyal following. Wooden floors and candlelight lends the place an air of sophistication. The popular pool table draws a lot of business. The music is a mix of rock, jazz, R&B and soul. Tanewha sports a large selection of lagers and mixed-drinks as well as good bar food.

Daily 8am-4am
No.70 Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯路70号
6415 1558

Another one of Sanlitun’s long running bars, Skyline usually depends on spillover from the neighbouring Boys & Girls bar. The atmosphere is loud, smoky and there’s usually a barrage of pop music blasting from the speakers. Drinks and food are standard for the bar street strip.

East side No. 6 Nan Lu, Sanlitun, Chaoyang
6508318

Building 24, 1 Sanlitun North Street, Chaoyang

Quaint little bar on Sanlitun north street run by an enthusiastic female rock and roll fan.

Sanlitun South Street, Chaoyang

Live jazz and African band on weekends.

No.8 Sanlitun Bar Street Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯酒吧街北8号
Ph: 64161633
QQ: 11137156
www.yuesebar.com yuesebar@163.com

Daily 2pm-3am
Building 14 west side, Sanlitun Beili, Chaoyang

Nestled in the same compound that houses those dubious gent’s clubs Messrs Cross and Bosom, Red Cafe Bar’s fuschia sign is a fresh addition to that oft neglected corner running away from North Bar Street. Battered old-style wooden tables and stools line the area by the bar, further back are plastic sofas. The interior walls are a deep shade of red, hard to tell exactly as its so dim inside. The toilets bear absolutely no relation to the bar’s layout in that they are chessboard type black and white squares.