Gulou / Beiluoguxiang / Jiugulou Dajie-鼓楼北锣鼓巷旧鼓楼大街

Music and art venue tucked in a small, Gulou Dajie-adjacent hutong.

Giuseppe Epifanio, the mastermind behind popular Fangjia Italian kitchen Cartoccio, brings homeland's his irresistible bar snacks to this Beiluoguxiang bar, where Kai Wang and Mattia Beradi (formerly of Jiao bar) team the tasty eats with thirst quenching spritz. In short, this is a casual hutong joint with creatively exotic fare. Read our review here.

Small livehouse tucked below Temple Bar and adjacent to Dada that have various live performances and nights throughout the week.

Cozy, hutong-home-away-from bar that whiskey fiends and fans of stiff cocktails will both thoroughly enjoy. At RMB 50-70 the drinks are quite affordable and bartender James Hao customizes those cocktails to your flavor and booze base preferences.

Longtime mid-size Beijing livehouse and bar that has more lives than a cat and continues with a decent schedule of rock and metal-centric gigs.

WeChat ID; maolivehouse

Regain Element is a two-story brewpub looking to coax Wudaoying's foot traffic in for a relaxing pint inbetween bouts of boutique shopping.

The venue is neat and carefully designed; there are about six leather stools on the first floor sat around the clean-cut wooden bar, as well as three fermenting tanks looming behind the bar. Nine taps distribute pints costing between RMB 35-60. During our initial visit they only stocked one of their own beers on tap – Midnight IPA – a good all-around beer and not overly hoppy. 

Taiwanese Japanese restaurant with affordable rolls and specializing in eel. We recommend the eel rice (comes in small/large one person portions, or even larger sharing boxes) or the Manbo house roll.

Hotpot in a tent! What more do you need to know? Well, beyond the whacky, enticing concept, this restaurant sadly dissapoints in terms of actualy food quality and price (we paid RMB 238 for a plateful of meat and some veggies during a recent visit). Still, it's a unique dining expierience that's more than fun to try. Add the owner on Wechat at korea1789 to make a reservation and to place your order.

Sustainable active and daily wear for women.

Beijing Hutong Inn offers accommodation in Beijing with air conditioned rooms equipped with satellite TVs. Some rooms have views of the resident's courtyard. The inn also has free Wi-Fi, free private parking is available on site, and a 24-hour front desk.

The historical lake area of Houhai is located only 700 meters from the property.