Hip Hop and R&B

Spark

Average:
2

Average: 2 (2 votes)

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Spark teems with Beijing’s better-looking twentysomethings. As with Spark’s sister club in Taipei, there is a translucent dance floor, crowd-pleasing hip-hop and R&B, and some housier electronic tunes. Pricier drinks and tables keep the younger Vics crowd away. Just one word of warning – beware the laser-lit entrance.

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Hei Hei Club

Part of a successful Hong Kong chain, Hei Hei Club has found a Beijing home amidst Gongti’s neon ghetto. Hei Hei fits right in, the glittering disco balls and ornate chandeliers looking achingly familiar. The drinks menu is low on fuss, with a small selection of beers and super strong cocktails. Hip-hop tunes dominate the dance floor, with flat-screen TVs playing the accompanying videos for each track.

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Dao Club

Average:
3.75

Average: 3.8 (4 votes)

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Haidian nightlife is typically defined by student-filled budget clubs like Propaganda. Dao offers a swanky alternative that saves hard-up college kids the cost of a taxi fare to Sanlitun. It’s also the umpteenth venue in Beijing to steal its name from Lao Tzu’s philosophy of “The Way.” There are well-liquored drinks and a healthy whiskey selection – a bottle can set you back up to RMB 3,980. Posh decor, staff who look like they came straight from a modeling agency and a DJ spinning recent hip-hop and R&B hits put Dao in the same mold as popular booty-shaking venues like Vics and Mix.

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Bobomee

Patrons sip champagne while reclining gangster-style on white leather sofas. There’s no designated dance floor; instead, movers and shakers gravitate to a small space in front of DJs who let rip with Chinese crunk and snap music. Like a homey in his crib, you’re attended by staff serving predominantly martini-based cocktails; this isn’t a venue for pint-swilling. Bobomee isn’t particularly innovative, but the chilled-out vibe, slinky design and absence of a vibrating dance floor do distinguish it from the Gongti Xilu set.

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Chamber

Subterranean to Tsinghua University’s South Gate, Chamber is literally a chamber – small and low-roofed. Don’t be fooled: This joint comes packing. There’s a full bar in the back, a central dance floor with complementary stage, and seating aplenty. Though Chamber gathers together dancing, jumping and hip-swinging young guns, it seems to be an oddly pleasing paradox – kids getting crunk to 21st-century hip-hop and R&B beats while chilling amidst white walls plastered with ‘80s record covers.

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Juicy

Average:
2.75

Average: 2.8 (8 votes)

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Featuring two floors, a terrace and a broad Latin theme, this Chaoyang Park club focuses on small-scale salsa and tango nights. The second floor is dominated by a long central bar, with booth seating alongside, while the third floor features a bar made of wood salvaged from a 400-year old boat (careful where you put your drink) and a small dance floor and cozy sofas to sink into. Drinks are well-priced, with house spirits from RMB 20 and basic cocktails from RMB 25.

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