Guangzhou - Bars & Nightlife
Guangzhou has a well-developed bar and club scene with a number of hotspots for drinking and dancing. Bai-e-Tan bar Street (Metro 1 Fang Cun) is perhaps the most popular where a mix of foreigners and Chinese alike gather to party the night away from about 11pm onwards. Other bar clusters include those around Binjiang Lu and Huanshi Lu.
Hooley’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
Live music venue that naturally serves Guinness and also Kilkenny. Has surprisingly good food with plenty of promotions to pull the punters in. Owners work hard to create a fun and friendly atmosphere. Seem to have by and large succeeded.
Tavern Bar
Traditional English style bar that fosters a cosy intimate atmosphere. If you are missing your sports fix, this place will keep you well up on events back home.
The Cave
Popular with expats, the music is varied and live shows punctuate the evening. Chaotic and confusing but always packed after 11pm.
Club NaNa
This is a party club scene Chinese style that pulls in the western punters from about midnight onwards as revellers take advantage of the owner’s tendency to give out free shots when the mood takes him. Seems to work though. Packed to the rafters well into the early hours.
Tang Club
If you’ve got a penny or two to spend, this is the place to come and pose. Full of beautiful people in expensive gear, it might leave your wallet light at the end of the night.
One of Heping Lu’s oldest clubs, this stylish venue is always busy as it mixes booming tunes on the ground floor with a more relaxed, laid back atmosphere upstairs. Live music nightly too if you need to dance off that day’s dim sum.
Q-Club Cafe Lounge
Stylish little club where cocktails are the main draw although bottled beers are available too. Bar staff like to show off their juggling skills and, to be fair, they are pretty good. Even the bathrooms are worth a visit!
D8
Club that combines music and dance with KTV (Chinese karaoke). If KTV is your thing, you may have to reserve a room as this place gets very busy most nights from about 11pm onwards. Has live performances from 10.30 every night which never fails to pull the punters in.
