Located in the eastern Chaoyang District, Sanlitun Village is a fashion center for shopping, food and arts. It is world-famous for its Bar Street, which is the symbol of Beijng’s nightlife and the city’s first bar community, leading the bar culture and fashion of Beijing. It is divided into northern and southern areas by the ‘3.3 Mansion’.
It is located in the east side of North Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District. It is 260 meters (850 feet) long and covers an area of 1648 square meters (18,000 square feet). More than 60 percent of Beijing's bars are located here. Situated adjacent to 79 embassies and 7 other foreign offices, such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Population Fund Department, it attracts thousands of foreigners every day.
Over 80 bars line both sides. The most famous ones are Boys & Girls, Red Moon Club, Swing, Lan Kwai Fong, Butterfly, No. 52, Kai Club, and Day Off. Some bars are open from afternoon to the next morning, while others are open 24 hours. Drinks available include imported wines, homemade wines, cocktails, soft drinks, and fruit juices etc. There are also many activities to enjoy such as bands, magicians, cocktail shows, dance shows, and themed events. During major soccer tournaments there are large-screen scoreboards. Each bar places tables on the sidewalk where guests can drink, watch TV, and talk about the game. Sports banners and flags hang from roadside fences, trees, and street light poles.
In addition, there is a wonderful tea bar with natural decorations, such as carved root tables and chairs, allowing guests to enjoy fine tea in a natural environment. Here, you can appreciate quaint teapots, the art of root carving and tea art shows.
F 1 (F 1, Tongli Commercial Area, North Sanlitun Street) has tasty foods and drinks at reasonable prices. You can relax to soft music. Average Cost per Person: CNY 80
Lan Kwai Fong (No. 66, North Sanlitun Street) is decorated with a nostalgic style. The music show inside the bar is good. Average Cost per Person: CNY 110
Boys & Girls (No. 68) is an old, famous and popular bar. Average Cost per Person: CNY 95
Swing (No. 58) has a wonderful Philippine band with an outstanding female lead singer.
Average Cost per Person: CNY 70
Butterfly (No. Jia 4, Tongli Commercial Area) Average Cost per Person: CNY 70
Red Moon Club (No. 8) Average Cost per Person: CNY 120
Shopping here is quite different and very enjoyable. Stores are distributed along inter-connected paths in the southern area. This layout, with no fixed route, makes shopping a discovery tour. You will be amazed by its world famous brand flagship stores, such as Adidas, Uniqlo, Mango, Puma, Steve Madden, Nike, Columbia, North Face, Crocodiles, Apple, Hong Kong jewelry brand Chow Tai Fook, Quiksilver, C.P.U, Twice, Fossil, Reiss and Q’ggle, etc.
Since the fall of 2009, many luxury stores ranging from creative luxury shops to forefront designer brands, such as Rolex, the French fashion brand agnès b, MFG, Paris fashion handbags brand LONGCHAMP, Italian furniture brand Natuzzi, Emporio Armani and local original designs, have opened in the northern area.