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The Best Bars in Beijing

Beijing's cocktail bars run from historic hutong alleys to the towers of Chaoyang. The best bars in Beijing start in Dongcheng, where a bar inside the Mandarin Oriental Qianmen takes its name from the alleys around it and closes the top 50 of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 at No. 50; one of its drinks blends jasmine-infused baijiu with frozen green Sichuan peppercorns. Behind the Park Plaza, another, No. 96 on the 51-100 list of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026, often buys its ingredients straight from farmers, from bitter gourd to osmanthus, and fills a low-lit room with tropical plants. In Chaoyang, the city's highest cocktail bar pours on the 80th floor of the China World Summit Wing, under a ceiling designed as a constellation of stars, while a whisky speakeasy hides upstairs in The Crib food hall, its door painted into a white-brick wall. The bar behind the Park Plaza takes no reservations, so be ready to wait. These are the bars we would start with.

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  1. Tiao
    ASIA'S 50 BESTHotel Bar

    Tiao

    The cocktail bar of the Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, set across two stories in a hutong courtyard property near Qianmen Street. The name refers to the historic alleyways in which the hotel sits. The ground-floor bar is a darkly furnished, low-lit room, while an upstairs open-air terrace overlooks the surrounding lanes. The program pairs original cocktails with Beijing-inspired bar food and live DJ sets. The bar holds No. 50 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.

    No. 1 Caochang Alley 10, Dongcheng DistrictSun-Thu 18:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00
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  2. Bar Long Fong
    ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail Bar

    Bar Long Fong

    A low-lit, plant-filled cocktail bar tucked behind the Park Plaza hotel on Jinbao Street in Beijing's Wangfujing area. Co-founded by bartenders Xu and Fan, it builds drinks around Chinese produce often sourced directly from farmers, using ingredients such as bitter gourd, torch ginger flower, hairy fig root and osmanthus. It regularly hosts guest shifts and does not take reservations. It sits at No. 96 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026.

    Behind Park Plaza Hotel, 97 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District
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  3. Centro
    Wine Bar

    Centro

    Centro is the bar and lounge on the ground floor of Kerry Hotel, Beijing, offering nearly 160 wines, sparkling wines, champagnes and spirits alongside signature cocktails and beers. A band plays in the evenings, and an outdoor terrace garden opens in spring, summer and autumn.

    Level 1, Kerry Hotel, Beijing, No. 1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, BeijingDaily 14:00-00:00
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  4. Atmosphere
    Hotel Bar

    Atmosphere

    Atmosphere sits on the 80th floor of China World Summit Wing, Beijing, a Shangri-La hotel, with panoramic views over the city. The bar pairs bespoke drinks with the view in a smart casual setting.

    Level 80, China World Summit Wing, Beijing, No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District, Beijing17:00-00:00
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  5. Golden Promise
    Speakeasy

    Golden Promise

    Golden Promise is a hidden bar on the second floor of The Crib food hall in Yucai House, on Chunxiu Road in Chaoyang. Its door is painted into a white-brick wall, so it is easy to walk past. Inside, the back bar carries a wide selection of international whiskies, from Scotland, Ireland and Japan and beyond. The cocktails are mostly elegant short serves, and a seat at the bar gives a view of the team at work. 50 Best Discovery lists it among Beijing's bars. It opens in the evenings, every day of the week.

    2nd floor Yucai House, Chunxiu Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100020
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