If you're tired of the same old bars in Sanlitun and Houhai, you might want to look for a unique Beijing hutong bar. When you walk into a Beijing hutong with dense branches, your restless heart can be calmed down immediately. Beijing hutong bar and the surrounding gray walls, gray tile, gray road is so contrasting, but the hutong bar is not lost in this place to open that low-key.
Beijing Hutong Bar is located in the old street, surrounded by red lanterns hanging quietly in front of each house. Different characteristics of the bar does not interfere with each other, the street people leisurely and relaxed, the house of people quiet and detailed. When the sound of the piano in the bar, no one talks, no one walks, this time in addition to the sound of the piano from the fingertips flow out, all things are stagnant, and even the thinking has slowed down. At the end of the song, we raise our glasses, smile at the pianist and thank them for giving us a quiet and relaxing evening here.
1. Wing Stack
"For the heart that wants to fly, build a wing stack". Wings Inn is a travel-themed bar, and all the objects in this rather complete courtyard, along with the courtyard itself, ooze travel. There are two trees in the courtyard, one is a date palm and the other, you know, is still a date palm. In those tree-shaded summer nights, the courtyard's light wind is like water and the bright moon is like a knife, bring your favorite girl to see your best friend, they are music, travel, wine and food.
Wing Stacks is the paradise for those who are far away at heart, and the hometown for those who are far away. In the hearts of many fans of Wing Stacks, it is like seeing a warm light quietly waiting in the distance after trekking for thousands of miles.
Wing Stack has the best stories about traveling, a big screen, and often holds a variety of activities. Maybe the boy sitting next to you, who looks like a scholar, is telling the story of climbing the Haba Snow Mountain in a glowing manner; maybe the wonderful girl behind you is proudly talking about her thrilling journey while holding a glass of wine and drinking, and you happen to be traveling with her on the next journey.
Soak it up, soak it up, the bar is for soaking. Sitting under a tree, listening to the beat of exotic music, thoughts can wander at will. Quiet like a hidden mountain cafe for two people, lively and as a carnival journey, which is hidden in the Beijing hutong courtyard wing stack bar.
Opening hours: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m.
Tel: 010 - 64010979, 64011126
Address: No. 30, Beixinqiao Toujiao, Guijie Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
2, Shaft Bar
The Shaft Bar is known as Beijing's hardest-to-find hutong bar. It is also the most complete courtyard bar in Beijing. If you are interested in the culture of old Beijing, you can't miss Shaft.
In the hot summer, this is also a place to escape from the heat. The wooden tables have some old-world charm, the ashtrays made of tiles are the owner's original idea, and the bamboo rattan chairs are the favorite of the old Beijingers. Especially in the summer, leaning in the cool bamboo chairs, shaking up the special fan, squinting, feeling the sunshine from the dense branches and leaves sprinkled on the face, that kind of taste ...... hey! I don't know how moist it is!
The owner, Toothpick, is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast, so if you're interested in cycling, this is the place to meet. The word "axle" is also an adjective, and in the old Beijing dialect, axle represents a person's obsession!
Open Hours: 2:00pm - 0:00am
Tel:: 010-84044424
Address: No.2, Houhai Clip Road, Gulou West Street, Xicheng District
3. Passersby
"We are all just passing by in a hurry, and we need to have sincere communication more than anything else, and in fact, traveling is in itself a kind of deep communication." Passenger is also a travel-themed bar, bar owner called pigtails, is a Northeasterner, quite famous in the donkey friends. Some people say that "the decorations in Passenger are all picked up by pigtails from old houses after demolition, but it's just a case of turning rags into art"; some people say that "pigtails are 'bullish', and they never learn from the experience of other bars, but many newly opened bars in the neighborhood of Houhai have visited Passenger. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on a new bar that has been opened in the vicinity of Houhai.
The Hutong Bar is a hutong bar featuring Beijing's residential neighborhoods, and it is the iconic dining bar of Beijing's alleys. The interior layout is unique, with plenty of sunshine beside the greenery. Wooden doors, wooden roof, wooden beams, wooden bar, wooden tables, wooden chairs, walls and partitions are also decorated with wooden bookshelves, which are densely filled with books.
What you bring back from your travels is also a specialty. Passersby cooks delicious Italian food, cheese is pure and varied, and pizza feels closer to local Italian, so there are quite a lot of foreigner guests.
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Address: No. 108 Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng, Beijing
4. Cotton Pond
There is a cafe in the Cotton Hutong on the north side of Guangcheng Street, and because there are two ponds in the courtyard where red carp are kept, the owner has given it an interesting name - "Cotton Pond. -Cotton Pond." Cotton Pond" is decorated in a very chic way, the small courtyard is filled with various green plants, and the room is decorated with a variety of different artistic elements, which makes people feel cozy and harmonious, as if they were in a fairy tale world. It is definitely a romantic "must kill" place for the world of two people.
Cotton Pond is said to be opened by a teacher of the Chinese opera, and the store uses a lot of two colors: red and green. The red wall paint is set off by the green vegetation in a very subtle, passionate and calm. The stone path leading from the entrance to the courtyard leads into an old Beijing courtyard, lined with small, clear pools of water, covered by dense vegetation, and filled with a fresh smell in the air, quite different from the muddy air of the city center.
Opening hours: 11:00am-1:00am
Tel: 010-64055775
Address: No. 35, Cotton Hutong, Ping'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing
5. Hutong Writes
"Hutong Writes" has made great efforts to renovate its store. The shop has been decorated with a lot of effort, and no expense has been spared. In particular, the antique building structure, exquisite moon door, all re-created, the body of the wooden carving, meticulous work. In order to pursue the writing color, the owner also vacated a large area made into an open-air courtyard and pavilion, although the open-air place in the winter is not able to receive guests.
On the east side of the moon gate of the courtyard is an open-air pavilion, behind which is a small private room, which can probably seat five or six people. The west room is completely decorated in accordance with the old "hutong style" feeling, inside the furniture, lamps and decorative draperies have not changed, and guests who like nostalgia can reminisce about the "hutong style" next to the Yindong Bridge here. The main house has a slightly different feel, with exposed beams and homemade furniture in a minimalist style. On the chairs are a pair of beautiful cloth tigers, said to have been hand-stitched by a 70-year-old woman in rural Hebei.
Opening time: 20:00-00:30
Address: No. 8, South Rim, Shichahai, Xicheng District
Telephone: 010-66158691
6, Bagua Bar
On Saturday afternoons in the back of the sea is very crowded, this bar in the west of the silver ingot bridge is still relatively quiet. There are sofas by the river, there are also sofas in the house, and finally chose to sit down on the indoor sofa by the window. The sofa is very comfortable, and there is no one else in the room, so it is very quiet. I spent the afternoon chatting with my friends on the sofa, and the wind was blowing, it was so cozy. I think it would be nice to spend the afternoon here with a novel.
Opening time: 14:00 - with the guests
Tel: 010-64018080
Address: Shichahai Houhai Crow's Hutong after C 6
7, the bed bar
In the old Gulou Street hutong, hiding a very personalized bar -- The Bed. --As the name suggests, the old-fashioned bungalow is furnished with a variety of very Chinese wooden furniture. The main character is, of course, the bed.
The Bed, as the name suggests, is an old-fashioned bungalow with a variety of Chinese wooden furniture, the main character being the bed. You can get together with three or five friends and have a reclining conversation in the dim candlelight on a classic wooden bed that's big enough for you. If you want, you can dance on the bed to the lounge music playing in the store.
The Bed has a very casual feel to it, and you can relax in this environment. Most of the people who come here are foreigners who like the classical Chinese style. There are not many locals. Of course, you can't go wrong with a glass of wine. There's Santa Rita 120 Chardonnay from Chile's Marble Valley, Two Oceans Cabernet Merlot from South Africa, and the Mojito, one of Cuba's most famous drinks, with its distinctive minty refreshing flavor that's perfect for summer evenings.
Address: 17 Zhangwang Hutong, Old Gulou Street, Dongcheng District
Tel: 84001554
Opening hours: 14:00-2:00 Monday and Tuesday 16:00-2:00
8, PASO
It's a private club that's perfect for a gathering of friends. The biggest drawback is that the location is not good enough, in Gulou East Street, Baobie Hutong south exit into the 300 meters like, from the Baobie Hutong go in three to five minutes to go. But if you don't know the place, you may complain that it's hard to find. Paso is Spanish for "clap your hands," which is exactly what the owner wanted to do with his "rock 'n' roll pizza.
The owner is a designer, so the décor of this small store is very attentive, of course, because of the owner's preference, more masculine, go hard style. Plain concrete floor and silver suede sofas, white tables, deep red leather sofa ...... is really not a cat's eye kind of civilian route. Even the bathroom is extra artsy, and then there's great rock playing all the time. Not the kind that vibrates so much you can't stand it.
Address: No. 52, Baobao Hutong, Gulou East Street, Dongcheng District
Telephone: 010-64044478
Exhausted me. I've been trying to find a way to get to the top of the list for a while now.