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

Mao Livehouse

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

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. 

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Zoo Yoo Beijing

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.

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Beijing Hutong Inn

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.

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Samans

Located in the heart of Gulou at the south end of Baochao Hutong, Samans is 100m north from Guloudong Dajie, and right between the venerable late-night institutions of Temple/Dada and Modernista, making it a good spot for pre- or post-night out drinks.

Proud to be locally run, management stock cheap drinks, shots, cocktails, and Beijing beer on tap, plus chuan'r, and big portions on bar snacks for when the munchies come.

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