Five bars, chosen on the record: two on Asia's 50 Best.
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.
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 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.

MO Bar is the cocktail bar and late night lounge of Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, with an outdoor terrace looking toward the Forbidden City. The mood runs from early evening cocktails to late nights with a DJ soundtrack, in a relaxed room with a carefully curated drinks list and light bites.
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.
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.
These 5 are the starting point. The full BarMagazine directory covers every listed bar in Beijing, with a map, filters by bar type, and new openings as we verify them.
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