Will Around the World

Map of stuff

Attractions

Hutongs

Houhai (rent a bike near Gulou) - Best at night, when all the bars and coffee shops surrounding it light up and there are lots of places that play live music. You can grab a drink on an outdoor terrace and enjoy the music and view. It’s especially nice during summertime.
Areas around Drum Tower and Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park- climb to the top of Jingshan Park hill (north of the Forbidden City). If the weather’s nice, you’ll get a beautiful view of the Forbidden City and the rest of Beijing city.
Binhai Park

Ritan Park
Old/New Summer Palace

Great Wall - Jiankou part, it’s 2 hours bus ride from city, and is the unrestored part of the Wall

Walks

Start at Lama Temple and head west down Guozijian Street.
   Guozijian Academy and adjacent Confucius temple
Across Andingmen Nei Dajie Street (home to Xian Lao Man No. 252 - dumplings, tea leaf and pork, beef and carrot)
Beilouguxiang Hutong
Mai Bar (No. 40)
Turn left onto Baochao Hutong - goth boutique Monster
South to Gulou Dongdajie - quirky boutiques
Drum and Bell Towers

Art

798 Art District (798district.com)
   Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (www.ucca.org.cn)
   Galerie Paris-Bejing (parisbeijingphotogallery.com)
Caochangdi

Shopping

Panjianyuan (flea market)
Niu Street - Muslim area near Qianmen. Supermarket has best snacks (by checkout stand)
Wangfujing- it’s a big shopping district, but they have a famous ‘snack street’ where you can try exotic Chinese food

Food

Regional offices
Qianmen Street - snacks


Yue Lu Mountain Dining Place
+86 10 6551 0806
工体西路吉庆里1号楼, 东营房胡同, Chaoyang, Beijing, China
http://m.google.com/u/m/zJAemg


Youjingge
010 6551 5155
工人体育场内12号看台对面, Workers' Stadium South Road, Chaoyang, Beijing
http://m.google.com/u/m/xgRb0i

Middle 8 Bldg
010 6413 0629
Sanlitun East 2nd Street, Chaoyang, Beijing
http://m.google.com/u/m/wZANTn


Dali Courtyard
010 8404 1430
67号 Xiaojingchang Hutong, Dongcheng, Beijing, 100009
http://m.google.com/u/m/wJJVwJ

Nightlife

Sanlitun (dirty & crowded)

Bars

• Kokomo
• Migas

• Latte (no cover charge)
• Element
• Mix
• Vics.

Wudaokou

Mai Bar (expats, cocktails) (59 Fangjia Hutong)

Great Leap Brewing (greatleapbrewing.com) - courtyard microbrewery

El Nido (hutong, hipster, best beer selection)

D-Lounge
Spark
V-Plus
Bar at top of Park Hyatt
Bar at top of World Trade Building 3