The results are in: Winners of Time Out's 2018 Bar & Club Awards
The best of Beijing's nightlife as picked by Time Out editors and you
Drinking in Beijing is a serious business, and here at Time Out Beijing we care about getting it right. Over the past couple of months, the Time Out team have had the arduous task of sniffing down the best drinking and dancing establishments in Beijing, with the help of you, the readers.
Last night, at a smashingly great party at Peiping Machine, the results were announced, much fun was had, drinks were made and some very scantily-clad attractive men danced to everyone's delight.
Here are just a few photos from a great evening. Thank you to all who came out last night!
The Time Out Bar & Club Awards are back for the sixth year running and, this time around, we collaborated closer than ever with our Chinese editorial team to make them as broad and comprehensive as possible – who knows, we might all learn a thing or two from each other. We gave out two Editor's Choice awards to our top picks in each of the categories (one from us (EN), one from the Chinese team (CN)), but then it was over to you, our discerning readers and your boozy expertise, to choose the winners of the Readers' Choice awards.
To check out all these award-winning bars and clubs, hit 'Read more' at the very bottom of this page and search for the one(s) that takes your fancy. Without further ado, here are the best bars and clubs around Beijing.
Hutong Bar: Nina
Microbrewery: Jing A
Cocktail Bar: Botany
Sports Bar: Paddy O'Shea's
Specialist Spirit Bar: Capital Spirits
Japanese Bar: Mokihi
Dive Bar: Temple Bar
Hotel Bar: Centro
Hotel Lounge: Equis
Jazz Venue: Tango by Ala House
Live Music Venue: Omni Space
Mainstream Club: One Third
Alternative Club: Dada
LGBT Bar: Red Dog
Outdoor Space: Migas Mercado
Newcomer of the Year: Arch
Bar of the Year: Scandal
A very big congratulations to all of the winning venues and thank you very much to all of our sponsors.
For full details on all the venues listed here, head online by clicking 'Read more' below and search for the ones you want to try next.
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