Drum tower and bell tower area
Drum and Bell
Best part of this bar is the comfortable rooftop patio especially if you can score a table with couches that overlooks the Bell Tower and the square which at night is clear of tour buses and used by locals playing badminton.
Jiangjin Bar
The cocktails are not good, but the live folk music jam is great.
Zen Bar
Very small and quiet bar hidden away in a hutong. Nice simple surroundings including a lot of Buddhas.
Another smaller and quieter cluster of bars, close to both Houhai and Nanluoguxiang.
Other
Mao Mao Chong Bar
This relaxed hutong pub serves reasonably priced international beers, wines and stellar cocktails. The walls are decorated with art and t-shirts for sale by the bar's owners, a husband-wife team who also cook up some of the city's best pizzas. Just east of Nanluoguxiang, Mao Mao Chong is a the perfect escape from Beijing's flashy bar districts.
Hex Bar
Serves signature cocktails and smoothies.
Yugong Yishan
The cream of Beijing's nascent rock scene can be enjoyed at this modern and tastefully presented venue.
Fez Bar
Openair rooftop cocktail bar situated next to The Legation Quarter and with great views. Serves all kind of cocktails as well as some food.
Minty
Neighborhood bar with live folk music now and then.
Star Live
Medium sized live rock music venue specialising in death metal. Staging both Chinese and international bands.
Tantra
Buddha temple thened coctail lounge with English speaking crew and house music.
Nanluogu xiang area
Hutong Bar
Small bar serving tea and beer.
12SQM
Very small bar/café.
Mao Live House
Live rock music venue. The stage is great, the sound system is okay and the concert room and furniture are very basic.
The Pool Bar
Yes, they do have a pool table and also foosball.
Tree House
Small and quiet pub/café, one of the few to be open also in the morning. Evening events now and then.
Guitar Bar
Very small bar with standard drink and Italian food. Guitar jam most nights.
Ned's
Small Australian bar with football on the television.
Reef Bar
Basic bar.
Lugar
Vietnames tapas bar serving signature cocktails, mixed drinks, rums and whiskeys.
In Bar & Café
Quiet café.
Bar cluster established around 2006 in hutong area east of Houhai. The atmosphere in this area is still more authentic Beijing than the neighboring Houhai area, and the action here usually starts already during the afternoon.