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The 6 Best Bars in Chengdu

Some of Chengdu's best cocktails borrow Chinese flavors, from Sichuan spice to Ningxia red wine.The best bars in Chengdu gather in Jinjiang District, around the Taikoo Li quarter and the Chengdu IFS towers on Hongxing Road, with one more by Tianfu Square in Qingyang and another in the Financial City zone of South Chengdu. Four of the six sit in hotels: a Jazz Age speakeasy with live DJs whose house signature is a Sichuan Negroni, a third-floor bar with a resident band, a lounge that pairs cocktails with Asian-inspired tapas, and a wine bar pouring Old and New World wines by the glass beside a skyline view. Of the two outside hotels, one dresses in Chinoiserie and works apricot, rose and Ningxia red wine into Western classics, and the other, a New York-style tavern above a fashion flagship in Taikoo Li, placed 28th on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026. The hotel bars take table requests by email, phone or online booking. These are the six we would start with.

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  1. Ralph's Bar
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    Ralph's Bar

    A Ralph Lauren-operated bar and restaurant on the third floor of Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li in Chengdu. The interior recreates the feel of a clubby New York tavern, and the kitchen serves American classics including the Ralph's burger, shrimp cocktail and New York cheesecake. The cocktail list is themed on American Western landscapes, with serves developed in collaboration with Guangzhou bar Hope & Sesame. The latest lists place it at No. 28 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.

    Taikooli 2224b, 3/F, No. 8 Sha Mao Street, Jinjiang DistrictDaily 11:00-02:00
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  2. Chinese Room
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    Chinese Room

    Chinese Room, or Yejuan in Chinese, is a cocktail bar on Qinglian Shang Street in Chengdu's Jinjiang District, built around a romanticized vision of Asian regality. Gilded ceilings, carved woodwork, burnished chandeliers, antiques, porcelain and a fireplace fill the room, staff uniforms carry rippling gold dragons, and the look is said to take its cue from Brighton's Royal Pavilion. The drinks team of Shuai Yang and Ke Chen starts from the Western classics and folds in local produce like apricot, rose and red wine from Ningxia, often poured into retro crockery. The bar's own account frames it as Chinoiserie rooted in Chengdu, drawing its flavors from Chinese culture.

    No. 68 Qinglian Shang Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu
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  3. FLAIR
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    FLAIR

    FLAIR is the restaurant and bar of The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, a hotel on Shuncheng Avenue in Qingyang District that looks out over the city's central Tianfu Square. The hotel describes it as a stylish lounge, and the idea is an easy one: cocktails taken with Asian-inspired tapas, either indoors or on an outdoor patio. Guest rooms run from the 28th to the 41st floor, with views over downtown Chengdu. Its other rooms cover Cantonese and Sichuan cooking at Li Xuan, all-day dining at SPICES and afternoon tea in the lobby lounge, while the hotel bills FLAIR as its lifestyle restaurant and bar.

    The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, 269 Shuncheng Avenue, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610017Daily 18:00-01:00
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  4. Jing
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    Jing

    Jing is the cocktail bar of Upper House Chengdu on Bitieshi Street in Jinjiang District, and the hotel itself calls it a speakeasy. The styling looks back to the Jazz Age for its old-world glamour, while an outdoor terrace takes in the view toward Taikoo Li and the city's urban core. Inventive cocktails carry the menu, and in true Chengdu style spice plays a strong supporting part, above all in the house signature, a Sichuan Negroni. DJs play live from the evening on, from decks built into the bar itself. The hotel's two towers stand behind a restored archway and a courtyard in the Taikoo Li district.

    Upper House Chengdu, No. 81 Bitieshi Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu 610021Daily 17:00-01:00
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  5. Sip Bar
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    Sip Bar

    Sip Bar, listed by the hotel as Limited Edition Sip Bar, is the wine and spirits bar of Waldorf Astoria Chengdu, on Tianfu Avenue North in the Chengdu Financial City zone of South Chengdu. Fine leather, rich woods and a view of the city skyline set a relaxed, tranquil tone. Guests sample fine wines and spirits from around the world, with wines by the glass from both Old World and New World vineyards, plus artisanal spirits and craft beers. The hotel also runs Peacock Alley, named for the corridor that once linked the Waldorf Hotel and the Astoria Hotel in New York, which became a gathering place for that city's social elite.

    Waldorf Astoria Chengdu, No. 1199 Tianfu Avenue North, Chengdu 610041Daily 18:00-00:00
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  1. The Bar at Niccolo Chengdu
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    The Bar at Niccolo Chengdu

    The Bar is the third-floor cocktail lounge of Niccolo Chengdu, the hotel in Tower 3 of Chengdu IFS on Hongxing Road in Jinjiang District. Its program rests on classic cocktails and attentive service, backed by a curated collection of drinks and a food menu of light bites and plates for sharing. The room blends rich leathers, art pieces and opulent decor in red tones under ambient lighting, and classic drinks arrive in a play of light and shadow. A resident band plays live on most nights. The hotel presents the bar as one that keeps evolving with contemporary tastes while holding on to a character of its own, which it calls an understated icon of good taste.

    3/F, Niccolo Chengdu, Tower 3, Chengdu IFS, No. 1 Section 3, Hongxing Road, Jinjiang District, Chengdu 610021Daily 17:00-01:00
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