Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 31-07-2009
Tags: Avic Hotel, bar street, bars, Beijing, Beijing hotels, China, disco, embassy area, four star, nightlife, Sanlitun, shopping, Taiyue Suites Hotel, travel
Looking for some fun near your hotel in Beijing? Getting ready to let your hair down? Looking for one of a kind party experience to jazz up your stay in Beijing?
Visit Beijing’s Sanlitun Street, where the capital city’s top bars, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs are located.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympic many celebrities, including swimming star Michael Phelps, movie star Vince Vaughn, and soccer star Renaldhino, made appearance at the bars here.
The street, better known as ‘Sanlitun Bar Street,’ lies in the famous embassy area near Beijing’s east 3rd Ring Road. Every day as the sun begins to set, foreign tourists, expats, and locals with extra energy to burn overflow this place.
The street comprises two parts: Sanlitun North and Sanlitun South. Sanlitun North is where you will rock until the early hours of the morning. It’s quite nearthe 4 star Beijing Taiyue Suites Hotel.
North Street is lined with several dozen cookie-cutter bars, most of which have tables outside where you can sit and enjoy a cold drink. The treat can be agreeable even in Beijing’s hot summer, because the dense trees keep you out of the sun and offer you only cool shade.
Most of the bars on the street offer liquor and beer from around the world to cater to an increasing number of international customers. Some even carry microbrews from your hometown!
Despite this, many visitors to China fall in love with local draft beers such as Yangjing and Tsingtao, which are palatable and refreshing by anyone’s taste. Each of the two beers sells around 25 RMB or 3 dollars, a little expensive by Beijing standards, but still cheaper than back home.
Another good spot for cheap drinksis the bar at the Beijing Avic hotel.
At night, many of the bars feature live performances, and it’s usually after midnight before the party reaches its climax. Party goers wiggle to the hip beats the band play, bartenders work on exhibition flair, and waitresses weave in and out of the crowds to serve your beers. The spirit might be slightly different from that back home, but at this point in the night, who cares!
Of course, if you want to keep things quiet and have an intimate conversation with your loved one, there are bars tucked in the alleyways offering just that. Lovely surroundings create cozy and romantic ambience.
Most of the bars offer salad, hamburgers, spaghetti, and soup, so you can have a quick dinner here. Otherwise, just take a short walk to Sanlitun South for a more formal treat.
Sanlitun South is home to a few restaurants serving all kinds of south Asian and European cuisines. A considerable number of ambassadors and diplomats are among the regular customers.
Alright, now you are acquainted to the street, and you are ready to set out for a great winning & dining experience while in BeijingWarning: too much drink may make you can’t get back to your Beijing hotel, and miss your Great Wall tour the next morning!
