Nanluoguxiang, a famous old lane sleepless and lively filled with various plenty of characteristic shops, bars, inns, as well as around by Hutong with old Beijing residents. Joining in this small city during the day or night is an exciting tour, absolutely it’s also a nice place for poking around out in night.
A range of different postures trees beside old walls, colors of light shining from various kinds of bars of shops, different people from different counties and cities around you, are feeling distinct living styles. Old Beijingers are besides you, you are in the bar which is maybe their home, however, the bar more like an art work than a house, many of the bars or shops are operated by artists, maybe the points here is not to eat but the to feel atmosphere in these art work houses.
Ubiquitous shops of various characters offer you dining, drink, snack tasting and shopping, every shop or bar here is not very large but interesting with special operation. Enjoying a nice tea bar is may be your dream in this lane, so walking around the Hutong to find it while feeling old Beijing culture. You would be also be attracted in to a bar sounding a guitar by someone.
Discover the bar or the shop interesting, take a photograph, can not help to do that, because the scene is so beautiful.
Guitar Bar
A wooden guitar hung outside the door, two-layer in this bar, a quiet drinking room upper right, lower is a guitar playing site. The Guitar Bar is a mini bar with small area spaces. You could sit so near by others that making friends here by a person you’d like to talk with is very convenient. There are space outside the door in summer or in warm weather, enjoying the guitar music by the lane side accompany with passengers is another choice for you.
Closer to the guitar performer, maybe you want to have a chat to performer you like, exchange your skills of guitar. This small room likes a home which your friend invites you to, enjoy the nice night time together.
Listen to the music, have a drink of beer or juice, chat with friends, and that is your night without other fracas. By the way, the drink here is cheaper than others compared.
Site: No.11 Nanluoguxiang
Opening hours: Daily 3pm-0am
Wenyunailuodian
Every day there are so many people line up for the special cheese at this corner shop, if you are not luck, maybe no cheese left for you, so line up with patient to have a taste the delicious that you don’t want to miss.
The court cheese flavor unique, neither tasted like cheese in western nor likes sour milk favor. This kind of cheese is baked by sugar, milk and rice, taste light.
Original Cheese: CNY8/ bottle
Milk custard cheese with red beans and oat: CNY 10/ bottle
Bean paste roll: CNY 8/ box (two pieces in one box)
Dry cheese: CNY10/ box
Site: No.49 Nanluoguxiang
Opening hours: Daily morning - midnight
Bandage 8 T-shirt
You are stepping into a time of 20-80s Beijing while you are walking in Bandage 8 T-shirt, the red enamel basin, toys made by old iron, children tricycle, many Chinese people get there to recollect their childhood.
The renowned T-shirt in the shop can be made up your decision, want to a T-shirt posted by your face? Just give your photos to the shopkeeper, maybe cost you less than 100 yuan of that piece of art.
Site: No.61 Nanluoguxiang
Opening hours: Daily morning - midnight
Letian Pottery club
Spend a whole afternoon in Letian Club by making some pottery figures by your own directed by a teacher here if need, or taste a cup of coffee while enjoying ceramics.
Here is an art place for potters and ceramic art-loving person who like to appreciate of pottery and who love ceramic production. Hundreds of pieces of ceramic works completed by artists presented in show-windows, if you want take some home, offers for sale is positive news.
Site: No.23 Nanluoguxiang
Opening hours: Daily morning - midnight
