Taikoo Li, Gongti and the Sanlitun bar streets: cocktail rooms, clubs and late kitchens such as Yangcheng Chicken Pot, open until 02:00.
Oyster Talks, on the ground floor south of Yingke Center, is a French seafood restaurant on the 2025 Black Pearl guide, serving oysters in Beijing.
OrderStart with oysters, then the halibut with caviar or the blue lobster baked with garlic and olive oil.
TipIt sits at ground level south of Yingke Center, near the Workers' Stadium, and serves from noon until 23:00 every day.
Shanghai Cuisine at Pacific Century Place holds two Michelin stars for modern Shanghainese cooking, with seasonal Jiangzhe produce, in Sanlitun, Beijing.
OrderOrder the xiao long bao, the qingtuan (mugwort sticky rice dumplings) and the red-braised pork belly.
TipThe kitchen uses Jiangzhe ingredients that are hard to find in Beijing, so ask which seasonal dishes are running.
Yangcheng Meishi near Gongti in Beijing is a Cantonese chicken pot restaurant with a split lunch service and a dinner service that runs until 02:00.
OrderThe Cantonese chicken pot, the dish in the restaurant's name, shared at a late table.
TipThe kitchen runs until 02:00 for dinner, so it suits a late meal; the Beijinger lists it under Cantonese in its 2025 rundown of the Dianping list.
798 Coffee's Sanlitun shop in Beijing is its first outside the 798 Art District, with stripped grey walls, big windows and drinks named for factory codes.
Drink718 Americano
TipThe 718 Americano costs ¥22, the 706 Cafe Latte ¥33 and the 797 Coffee Mocha ¥38; the shop also sells mugs and limited artist collaboration pieces.
Comptoirs de France in Xingfucun, Beijing is a branch of a French bakery that sold galette des rois in three sizes for Epiphany 2026, from ¥42 to ¥298.
Worth the queueGalette des rois (king cake)
TipIn the Epiphany 2026 window the king cake came as an individual (¥42), a medium (¥198) or a large (¥298); ask whether it is still in stock outside January.
a BAR of crayon, in Sanlitun Taikoo Li North in Beijing, opened in April 2025 by ex-Union manager Harry Hua, and builds its drinks on Chinese ingredients.
DrinkA debut menu built around Hebei and lesser-known Chinese ingredients
TipThe Food for Thought guide of July 2026 lists it open 18:30 to 01:30; the debut menu is built around Hebei, so ask the bartender about it.
UBAR is a rooftop bar on the second floor at 2 Gongti Xilu in Beijing, serving classic and signature cocktails and Chinese and Western dishes until 02:00.
DrinkClassic and signature cocktails
FoodA menu of Chinese and Western dishes
TipCafe Muse shares the same rooftop, serves coffee from 09:00 to 23:30 and hosts small exhibitions; the bar side opens at 11:00, under red awnings.
Panorama, in a Sanlitun courtyard in Beijing, serves crepes, croquettes and salads in a European-cafe style room with two-person booths, from 10:00 daily.
OrderThe Tatin Crepe, with apples flambeed in rum at the table, and the ham bechamel croquettes.
TipAsk for a two-person booth, private enough for a book-and-brunch morning; dishes run from ¥48 to ¥95 and doors open at 10:00.
Yangcheng Meishi near Gongti in Beijing serves Cantonese chicken pot at lunch and dinner, and the evening service runs until 02:00 every night.
OrderThe Cantonese chicken pot, the dish in the restaurant's name, shared at a late table.
TipLunch ends at 14:30 and dinner starts at 17:00 and runs to 02:00, so it suits a late meal; the Beijinger files it under Cantonese in its 2025 rundown.
Martini Bar JD78 is the nightclub-leaning branch of Martini on the fourth floor of Sanlitun Courtyard No. 4 in Beijing, open daily until 05:30.
OrderA Negroni and a late-night DJ set on the fourth floor, after midnight.
TipWeekends bring queues and a smart-casual dress code; a 2026 guide lists a ¥50 Negroni, and Berlin Bites next door covers late food.
Casa Bacardi is a Sanlitun rooftop in Beijing styled as a Caribbean beach party, with palm trees, a beach hut bar, Bacardi cocktails and DJs until 05:00.
OrderA Bacardi cocktail at the beach hut bar on the fourth-floor rooftop.
TipCocktails were buy-one-get-one before 20:00 in a 2026 listing; Friday and Saturday nights fill up, so arrive early for a table.
Rong Bar is a rooftop on Sanlitun East 3rd Street in Beijing, a quieter corner for sunset drinks, known for a cherry rosé cocktail and city views.
OrderThe Cherry Rosé cocktail on the roof at sunset.
TipIt opens at 17:00, so go for the sunset; the Cherry Rosé is the cocktail the 2025 guide tells readers not to miss.
Destination is Beijing's landmark LGBTQ+ nightclub near the Workers' Stadium, styled as an airport with boarding-gate rooms for K-pop, EDM and Chinese pop.
OrderA themed party night or drag show, checked on the club's WeChat account first.
TipEntry was listed at about ¥100 with drinks included; drag shows and themed nights are announced on the club's WeChat account, beijingdestination.
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