No.52 Sanlitun South Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯南街甲52号
64637389 64637240

Daily 10am-2.30am
No.36 Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯北街36号
Ph: 64176886 Email: easyday_pub@126.com

Some would call it bland, yuppie and nondescript. Others might call it their favourite pub. The white-edificed Easy Pub features the Sanlitun staples: cover band, beer and popcorn. What more could one ask for?

No.64 Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯酒吧街64号
64157210

No.3 Sanlitun Street North, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Across from 3.3 Plaza
朝阳区三里屯北街3号3.3大厦对面
64175291

No.42 Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯酒吧北街42号
Ph: 64162625 Email: pair-sedan@263.net

East of No.6 South Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯南路6号东侧
65083188

Daily 7pm-2am
No.32 Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区三里屯酒吧街32号
Ph: 15810388578

The space formerly occupied by Sushi-Ya has been converted into a hip lounge, with soft lighting and Miami Vice decor. Booze prices have gone up, but remain relatively cheap: RMB 10 for Tsingtaos and a little more for a host of cocktails.

Daily 5pm-2am
Sanlitun Nanjie, Chaoyang
6500 2817

Another bar defying the rumours of Sanlitun South’s imminent destruction is Hope Day, a two-floored lounge-like addition to the strip across from Durty Nellie’s. Tsingdaos are RMB 10, mixed drinks are RMB 20, and other beers range from RMB 20-25. Cigars are also for sale, and manager An Ying may add a food menu and specialty drinks soon. Upstairs, a spacious and swanky lounge environment awaits with balcony seating offering a bird’s eye view of the madness of the street below.

18 Sanlitun Bei Jiuba Jie
6415 1227

For eight years running, Jazz-Ya has done brisk business in its prime Sanlitun location. The comfortable bar and restaurant maintains the look and feel of a Japanese diner, complete with the clientele and Japanese pop music (interspersed by some great jazz). The main room has a bar and large wooden tables, while off to the side is a smaller restaurant area where they serve everything from Tokyo noodles to spaghetti carbonara. On the other side of the main building is Ushi-Ya, which offers grilled gourmet meats like genuine Kobe steak and shabu-shabu.

11am-2am, Fri, Sat 11am-4am.
Sanlitun South Bar Street
6500-6066

All acoustic roots music by the performing artist Nogabe nightly at 9pm, This south Sanlitun staple lies just off Gongti Beilu and is usually surrounded by a bevy of boozed-up punters. The décor is a mish mash of Americana kitsch and tack topped off by a well-stocked bar. The music varies between the standard Filipino cover band fare and pop disco. Frequented by a diverse crowd, Minder’s has retained a decidedly unpretentious feel despite its shifting scene over the years.