Downtown Cafe
9:30am-late evening
South Sanlitun Road, Next to the City Hotel
6507-3407
Thursday night is open dart night Music is R&B, oldies rock.
Dragon House
5pm-2am
Sanlitun south Bar Street
6593-2360
Durty Nellie's
noon-2am
Sanlitun south Bar Street
6502-2808
In October celebrate a month of Irish culture with special food from Ireland at the bar.
Fengxing Musk Bar
5pm-2am.
Baiyi Road, Straight north from Capital Stadium on Baiyilu, on east side of South Gate of Agriculture and Science University
6217-7744 ext2286
Live music nightly by original bands or cover acts.
First Avenue Cafe and Bar
6pm-2am
Opposite West gate of Beijing University
6264-0702
Western food, snacks and dance in a low lit, stylishly glowing yellow decor.
Fly Bar
8pm-late evening.
Sanlitun South Bar Street
6507-6619
Foreign Exchange Club
2/F, 27 Dongzhimen Wai Avenue,
6466-7738
Friends Club
6pm-2am
1/F, Huadu Hotel, next to Capital Mansion,
6597-1166 ext.8082
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday catch Copy Cat and watch a stylized dance performance at legend Zhang Tianshuo's rock sanctuary. In-Sound-Out plays on Fridays, and Yin Chuizi goes out on a limb with electronically inspired music every Tuesday and Sunday. All shows start at 9pm.
Get Lucky Bar
5pm-2am
Taiyang Gong, East of University of International Business and Economics, near Taiyang Market
6429-9109, 6420-4249
Hard to find, but worth the trip. Beijing's up and coming underground rock venue. Live shows every Saturday and Sunday.
Happy Paradise
5pm-2am
In the alley opposite Wudaokou Workers Club, (look for the Xinjiang restaurant at the end of the alley)
6232-6821
Hard Drive Cafe
7am-2am
Tower A, Sigma Apartment, 49 Zhichun Road
8809-6922
Havana Cafe
11am-late evening
Near the Northern gate of Worker Stadium
6586-6166, 6594-0048
Packed, packed, packed. Sundays the theme is chill out music with local DJs invited to spin every Sunday from 3-6pm.
Hidden Tree
6pm-2am
12 Dongdaqiao Xie Street
6509-3642
High Ground
1pm-2am
19 Zuojiazhuang Beili Shangye Street
6468-6708
Crazed militant design, but amusing nonetheless.