What Women Want: Beijing’s Ladies’ Nights
Attention Ladies: Summer is prime time to round up your girlfriends and venture out into the heat of the night in search of cheap drinks and fun on the town. Here's the roundup of the best deals to be found.
MONDAY
Tryst
Tucked away from the main Sanlitun drag in a corner of Nali Mall, this miniature cocktail bar offers a ten-strong selection of preposterously named cocktails for just RMB 20 to ladies from 10pm to 2am.
Next to Alameda, Nali Mall, Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北路那里商城内
TUESDAY
Alfa
Alfa offers up free drinks for the ladies from 9-midnight, and 90s music to get your groove on.
6 Xingfu Yicun (in the alley opposite the north gate of Workers’ Stadium), Chaoyang District. (6413 0086) 朝阳区幸福一村6号工体北门对面的胡同里
Ciro’s Pomodoro
This Nali Patio Italian eatery offers RMB 20 cocktails and New World wines from 6 to 9pm.
81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6008) 朝阳区三里屯北路81号
WEDNESDAY
ChinaDoll Ladies wear red or pink to ChinaDoll's Love Fever Ladies' Night. Free vodka drinks for the girls from until 1am, with a masquerade theme to tempt the gents and add an air of mystery. On top of that, one of the most interesting of recent nightlife innovations - a weekly casting call session where wannabe movie stars can audition in the casting corner, with TV and movie producers surveying the assembled party people and seeking actors and actresses for roles in upcoming films and TV shows. Free. 9pm. 5/F, 3.3 Mall, 33 Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang District. (5136 5871/72) 朝阳区三里屯北街33号3.3市场5层
U-Speed Go Karting
If you like living in the fast lane, head to U-Speed Go Karting after work and enjoy a six-minute, 160cc adrenaline rush for RMB 60. From 6.30pm onwards.
Bldg 8, Wufangtianya, Wufang Lu, Chaoyang District. (8472 9399, 135 2137 4134) 朝阳区五方路五方天雅8号楼
Propaganda
Propaganda’s Wednesday nights feature an all-you-can-drink for RMB 30 special that is sure to get you dancing on the podium with Beijing’s student crowd, but beware the hangover that follows cheap booze.
100m north of the east gate of Huaqing Jiayuan, Wudaokou, Haidian District. (8286 3991) 海淀区五道口华清嘉园东门往北100米
Suzie Wong’s
This award-winning Beijing institution offers ladies free drinks from 9pm until midnight, with male dancers providing visual entertainment. Make sure you’ve got your glad rags on, as spontaneous best-dressed contests aren’t unheard of here.
1A Nongzhanguan Lu (west gate of Chaoyang Park), Chaoyang District. (6500 3377) 朝阳区农展馆路甲1号朝阳公园西门
Dao Le
With a wine selection overseen by former Maison Boulud sommelier James Liu and a menu of tapas, cold cuts and cheese as well as a delectable dessert selection conjured up by Comptoirs de France, Shuangjing residents would be hard pressed not to strut on over to this wine bar for free house wine from 8-10pm.
2-012, 22 International Art Plaza, Pingod, 32 Baiziwan Lu, (east of the Today Art Museum), Chaoyang District. (5821 1353) 朝阳区百子湾路32号苹果社区二十二院街艺术区2-012（今日美术馆东侧）
Bling
Sounds from Jamaica, with buy-one-get-one-free Guinness and rum and coke. Free cosmopolitans for the ladies. Free. 9pm.
Solana 5-1, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu Chaoyang District. (5905 6999) 朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾国际商区 5-1
Vics
The Gongti institution and award-winning hip hop club supplies free drinks for ladies until midnight.
Inside the north gate of the Workers’ Stadium, Chaoyang District. (5293 0333) 朝阳区工体北门内
The Beach
Enjoy free drinks until 11pm in breezy, rooftop surroundings that make you feel like you’ve escaped the city.
Block 8, Apartment 8 Complex, Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District. (6508 8585) 朝阳区朝阳公园西路8号公馆
Club Le
The only ladies’ night in town with live rock and roll offers cocktails, a free glass of champagne for the first fifteen gals to arrive, and two-for-one offers on selected import wines until midnight.
S1-30, 3/F, Bldg 1, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6415 3338) 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village南区1号楼3层S1-30
Tim’s Texas BBQ
Single ladies enjoy free drinks alongside their Texas-sized portions every Wednesday from 8pm to midnight while being serenaded by the in-house singers’ live music at this all-American restaurant and sports bar.
14 Dongdaqiao Lu (on the corner of Guanghua Lu), Chaoyang District. (6591 9161) 朝阳区东大桥路14号贵友大厦正北200米
Juicy Spot
Pay RMB 30 at the door for all-you-can-drink at the antique fishing boat bar and get your groove on to the dancehall sounds before getting a breather on the terrace.
2-3/F, 2 Chaoyang Xilu (30m south of Chaoyang Park West Gate), Chaoyang District. (6593 0610) 2号楼2-3层 (朝阳公园西门往南30米)
THURSDAY
Xiu
One of the city’s hotspots and a top dog in the Beijinger’s 2010 Bars and Clubs awards, Xiu bar offers free drinks served up in its signature maze of elegant niches every Thursday night from 10pm to 1am.
Park Hyatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (8567 1108) 朝阳区朝阳区建国门外大街2号
Zeta
Every Thursday from 9pm onward, head down to Zeta for its second floor “girls-only” zone and free cocktails for ladies.
2F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5865 5050) 1号希尔顿饭店2层
Casa Latina
Celebrate the week’s end a little early with a girly dinner at this Solana Mexican restaurant, where ladies get half off on over ten varieties of mojito every Thursday from 9pm.
Bar Street, Solana, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang District. (5905 6201) 朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾国际 商区酒吧街
FRIDAY
Tun
Free drinks up until midnight mean you’re bound to get caught up in the buzz and find yourself getting down, undoubtedly on stage, to start the weekend.
Sanlitun Nanjie, 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6585 5866) 朝阳区工体北路4号三里屯南街
SATURDAY
Souk
Souk offers an extensive menu comprising mezzes, shisha, entrees and deserts, as well as extensive cocktails. Dance in the main bar, chill in the garden or recline on a divan. Their ladies night supplies four free drinks from 9pm.
Chaoyang Park West Gate, Chaoyang District. (6506 7309) 朝阳区朝阳公园西门
