3 Best Nightlife in Beijing, China

Great Leap Brewing #6

Dongcheng District Fodor's choice

At Beijing's first proper microbrewery, the beers are made with ingredients such as tea and Sichuan peppercorns. Don't miss the bar peanuts—spicy and salty, they'll keep you going back to the bar for just one more brew. This place has been so successful, in fact, that the owners have since opened a much-larger flagship in Liangmaqiao, which also serves food.

Nina

Dongcheng District Fodor's choice
Specializing in all things spritzy, from Americano cocktails to Negronis, this place is relaxed and intimate on weekdays and often packed during weekend DJ events. Feel the need to line your stomach? The excellent-value platters of arancini (Italian, deep-fried risotto balls) are just the ticket.

Scandal

Chaoyang Fodor's choice
Though hard to find, this treasure of a cocktail bar is worth the effort. Miami Vice meets Riviera chic in the slick interior, featuring double-height ceilings and lacquered, monochromatic floor tiles. Cocktails are simply named but artfully made thanks to okra, mustard seed, and other imaginative ingredients. Very cool.
4 Gongti Bei Lu, Beijing, Beijing, 10001, China
010-6508–5150

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