Key Words:Spring Outing,

Sanlitun bar street maybe has Chinese largest and most famous bar streets apart from massive international stores

Admission：Free

Opening hours：All day

Best time to visit：All year

Recommended Time for a Visit: 1 Hour

Description

    Sanlitun bar street maybe has Chinese largest and most famous bar streets apart from massive international stores, and also is the hot destination for young, fashionable and foreign people to enjoy themselves. Sanlitun located in east side of Chaoyang District of Beijing was named after its three-mile distance from downtown of Beijing.

    In Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was under the administration of Daxing County of Beijing. In 1962, it was the major place for residing many ambassadors, and many foreign embassies were located here; at the time, it was named North Embassy District. Subsequently, Sanlitun gradually became the dense living area of foreign ambassadors as well as their families in China. It is also an important shopping area and place for dealing with foreign affairs.

    Sanlitun Bar Street, called Sanlitun for short, is reputed for numerous bars with varied characteristics. The first bar on the street was opened in 1983. Located in the Beijing Legation Quarter, it attracts a crowd of foreigners to enjoy relaxation.

Reason for recommendation: within arm’s reach to Beijing’s second legation quarter and the cluster of foreign-funded enterprises in Dongcheng District, Sanlitun is frequently visited by foreigners and white collars, and also sees an increasing number of media workers, entertainers and trendsetters to come. With its ever-accelerated development, it harbors a great deal of high-end restaurants and shopping malls springing up like mushroom. In comparison to a little bit cheerless atmosphere in the daytime, its hustle and bustle scene after nine o’clock at night may take your breath away.

    Everyday especially at night, visitors from different countrywill visit here in droves by car or taxi. What’s more, Chinese people also would like to invite clients or friends here for business exchange or gathering.

How did Sanlitun Bar Street come into being?

    In the early 1960s, the area was established as the second embassy zone in capital Beijing, thus quite a lot of foreigners began to gather here. In 1989, the first bar in Beijing was open at Sanlitun South Street to meet the needs of more and more foreigners; and in 1995, the first bar at Sanlitun North Street opened. Since then, more and more bars clustered here, especially at Sanlitun North Street for it is closer to the embassy area, the largest customer source of these bars. After the development of over thirty years, more than 80 bars lie on Sanlitun Bar Street and more than 60 percent of Beijing's bars are located within a kilometer of there.

Best Bars at Sanlitun Bar Street

    The most famous Sanlitun bars are Boys & Girls, Red Moon Club, Easy Day, Swing 58, Lan Kwai Fong, Butterfly, No. 52, and Day Off.

Boys & Girls

    Among those Sanlitun bars, Boys & Girls can be said to be the leading one. Many young people come there to relieve themselves from stress after work. The noisy environment makes them feel relaxed, instead.

Opening Time: 17:00-02:30

Average Cost: CNY 200 per person

Migas Restaurant and Lounge

    Migas is a Sanlitun rooftop bar in a Spanish restaurant, where you can see the Sanlitun night view while drinking wines.

Opening Time: 17:00-03:00

Average Cost: CNY 240 per person

Lan Kwai Fong

    It is decorated with a nostalgic style. The music show inside the bar is good.

Opening Time: 18:00-02:00

Average Cost: CNY 150 per person

Swing 58

    Swing 58 has a wonderful Philippine band with an outstanding female lead singer.

Opening Time: 19:00-04:00

Average Cost: CNY 170 per person

Red Moon Club

    You can watch the hot dance performances here.

Opening Time: 18:00-04:00

Average Cost: CNY 280 per person

Day Off

Opening Time: 18:00-03:00

Average Cost: CNY 350 per person

Easy Day

Opening Time: 11:00-05:00

Average Cost: CNY 170 per person

How to get to Sanlitun Bar Street

Subway:

    Take Subway Line 10 to Tuanjiehu Station, come out from Exit A. Then walk westward until you come across Sanlitun Taikoo Li, the Sanlitun Bar Street is on your right.

Bus:

1. Take bus 113, 115, 431, 701, Te 16, Night Line 3, Night Line 34 and get off at Sanlitun Stop. Sanlitun Bar Street is just on the east side of road.

2. Take bus 117 and get off at West Changhongqiao Stop, then walk west to the first crossroad, Sanlitun Bar Street is on the right side.

3. Take bus 3, 110, 118, 120, 403, Night Line 6, Night Line 24 and get off at Workers' Stadium Stop. Walk east to Sanlitun Taikoo Li, Sanlitun Bar Street is on the east side of the road.

Taxi:

    It is a paradise at night, so a taxi would be a wise choice after you enjoy the parties in the bars. If there are no traffic jams, a taxi costs about CNY 30 to Sanlitun Bar Street around the cneter of Beijing city, such as Tiananmen Square and Wangfujing Avenue; and about CNY 80 from the Beijing Capital Airport.