Saveurs de Coree - Fine Kor...

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 Gulou: 128-1 Xiang Er Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Korean   This Korean barbecue is one of the most environmentally friendly restaurants in the capital, from the architecture to the food sourcing. A healthier, more contempo...

Yugong Yishan

 Gulou: West courtyard former site of Duan Qirui Government, 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu |  Map |  Taxi Card

Live Music   Tucked behind an unassuming red door on Zhangzizhonglu, this is one of Beijing's top live music venues. It attracts both high-profile Chinese bands as well as cutt...

The Orchid Bar

 Gulou: 65 Baochao Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   This boutique hotel bar offers wine by the bottle or glass, plus a few snazzy cocktails. Still, it's the hutong charm most are after, and in summer the layered ter...

MAO Live House

 Gulou: 111 Gulou Dongdajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Live Music   Backed by Japanese record label Bad News, this Gulou rock club is guided by smart management that has invested its money in a killer sound system, great stage and ...

Saveurs de Coree: Korean Pa...

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 Gulou: 20 Ju'er Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Korean   Formerly located on Nanluoguxiang, this Korean restaurant offers sophisticated and delicate classics served up in well-designed surroundings. Don't miss the kimche...

Dada

 Gulou: Rm 101, Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   This DJ space and cheap bar is the newest import from Shanghai to hit the Gulou scene. With a relaxed attitude and a fondness for getting messy on the dance floor,...

Mao Mao Chong

 Gulou: 12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nan Dajie  |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   This relaxed hutong bar is well known for its creative cocktails and reasonably priced international beers and wines. The walls are decorated with art by the bar's...

Bed Bar

 Gulou: 17 Zhangwang Hutong, Jiu Gulou Dajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   This pioneering hutong bar carved out of an old siheyuan draws in a well-heeled clientele with its maze-like nest of open-plan rooms, kang-style bed seating and ab...

Southern Barbarian

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 Gulou: Baochao Hotel, 107 Baochao Hutong, Gulou Dong Dajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Yunnan   Owned and run by a real Yunnanren, this restaurant serves up homestyle food in a chic, modern hutong location. In addition to the simple, good-value fare, Southern...

Zhang Mama

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 Gulou: 4 Fensiting Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Sichuan   This wildly popular neighborhood gem serves up spicy Sichuan dishes for lower than average prices. Make sure to order the dan dan mian, as well as the shangxin lia...

Amilal

 Gulou: 48 Shoubi Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   Tucked away in a courtyard off Gulou Dongdajie, this cozy courtyard bar offers a quiet, intimate setting to enjoy the company of friends. Enjoy a drink from an imp...

Salud

 Gulou: 66 Nanluoguxiang |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   Opened by the owner of Cafe de la Poste, this laid-back multileveled bar hosts events ranging from traditional Chinese gong performances to live DJs. Patrons love ...

Taste of Sanma

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 Gulou: 70A Beiluoguxiang |  Map |  Taxi Card

Japanese   Opened by the owner of Luce, this hutong restaurant is geared towards a more sophisticated crowd than the usual Gulou establishment. The menu centers around an ext...

Penghao Theater Café

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 Gulou: 35 Dongmianhua Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Cafés   This hutong café offers two large outdoor decks with stunning views of the surrounding area, funky indoor non-smoking and smoking rooms, and a menu filled with sol...

Mercante

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 Gulou: 4 Fangzhuanchang Hutong |  Map |  Taxi Card

Italian   This rustic hutong trattoria offers a lovely ambiance, as well as ham made in-house by Parma natives. Portions are on the small side, but the ingredients are high ...

Temple

 Gulou: 202, Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Live Music   This live music venue may be small, but it packs a punch with its Tibetan rock and motorcycle-tough decor as well as its addiction to great music. With a decent st...

Café Zarah

 Gulou: 42 Gulou Dongdajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Cafés   Decorated with modern furniture and changing art and photographic exhibits, this little cafe serves up good coffees, the city's best ice-cream (supplied by Gustome...

Alba

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 Gulou: 70 Gulou Dong Dajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Cafés   The former Lugar space has been converted into a cozy cafe serving great salads, pastas and soups at modest prices. Best of all, the kitchen stays open till 2am fo...

Mai Bar

 Gulou: 40 Beiluoguxiang |  Map |  Taxi Card

Bars   This tiny cocktail courtyard bar might not hold many people, but their house infusions and large collection of whiskeys makes for a nice place to get cozy with a f...

Pho Restaurant

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 Gulou: 200 Gulou Dongdajie |  Map |  Taxi Card

Vietnamese   This eatery's tiny entrance and unassuming facade belie the flavorful Vietnamese food on offer inside. Pastel walls, dark-wood furnishings and movie posters are a ...