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Want to experience the charm of old Beijing? Courtyard (Siheyuan) Hutong bars is one of the best choices.The following bars are must-visit places for you to entered the blood vessels of the this ancient capital.
1, Free As a Bird, Bar & Café

This tourism-theme bar is very popular among the backpackers who often gather here to share their experience in backpaking.If you want to find the standard Beijing Siheyuan residence and have a booze there, Free As a Bird is a good option. The building of Free As a Bird keeps the exquisite structure of the traditional court-yard style residence with black bricks, grey tiles, red-and-green doors and windows and two old dated trees in the yard. At a breezy summer night when the exotic music plays in the oriental capital, you can bring your loved one to meet your best friends here which are music, travel, wine and delicious food.
Business time: 11:00 am to 3:00 am
Tel: 8610 – 64010979，64011126
Address: No. 30 Beixin Bridge Toutiao,Ghost Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
2. Eje bar

Known as the hardest-to-find bar in Beijing, Eje bar is also a Siheyuan bar like Free As a Bird with a comparatively complete structure. The owner “Ya Qian” (Toothpick) is an enthusiastic bicycle outdoor fan. If you are interested in bicycle sports, it adds another reason for you to visit here.
Business time: 2:00 pm to 0:00 am
Tel: 010-84044424
Address: No. 2, Houhai Jiadao, Gulou Xidajie, Xicheng District, Beijing

3. Passby Bar

“We are passerbys who need sincere communications and traveling is a means of in-depth communication.” Passby Bar is also a tourism-theme bar whose owner “XiaoBian’Er” is a famous character among the travelers. With an old fashioned residence style, Passby Bar is a typical Hutong bar in Beijing. The souvenirs from the different tourist sites are another feature of this bar. In addition, Passby Bar provides delicious Italian food with standard cheese and varieties of dishes.

Business time: 9:30am to 2:00 am
Address: No. 108 South Luogu Alley, Dongcheng District, Beijing

4. Bed Tapas & Bar
It is hidden in those Hutongs in Old Gulou Street, called “The Bed”. As its name indicates, there are many wooden Chinese style furnitures in the house of this bar with bed as the most distinguished one. Most of the customers visiting here are foreigners. And there are also a few local Chinese. Of course there are beautiful wines including the home-made Santa Rita120 Chardonnay from a valley in Chile, and the Two Oceans Cabernet Merlot from South Africa. What should be also specially recommended is Mojito from Cuba which tastes like a taste of mint and preferable for summer nights.

Business time: 14:00 pm to 2:00 am (16:00 pm to 2:00 am on Monday and Tuesday)
Address: No. 17 Zhangwang Hutong, Old Gulou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: 84001554
5. PASO

PASO is wonderful private venue for friends gathering, whose biggest weak point is the location is hard to find. Since the owner is a formal designer, this bar is very well decorated which takes some wild and aggressive style. The unadorned cement floor, silver sofa, white tables and scarlet leather couches all look really uncommon. Even the bathrooms look very artistic. There plays rock and roll all day long but is not very noisy.
Addrrss: No. 52, Baochao Hutong, Gulou East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing,
Tel: 8610-64044478

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