When it comes to drinks, Guangzhou is one of the best cities in China to knock back a few. With a relatively large population of foreigners here, the city offers a wide variety of nightspots that cater to all tastes.
Tsing Tao and Zhu Jiang are the two major Chinese beer brands that are sold almost everywhere. Both are fairly standard light lagers. Carlsberg is also brewed in Guangzhou, which explains the reasonably large amount of Carlsberg taps in the bars.
Bai-E-Tan Bar Street (白鹅潭酒吧风情街) on Changdi Street (长堤街) (Metro 1 Fang Cun; across the river from Shamian) is packed with bars, but action is scarce until at least 10:30PM. Have dinner in one of the nearby restaurants before heading out to the bars. Special promotions, such as a half dozen bottles of beer for ¥100, are common.
Overseas Chinese Village, next to Holiday Inn is a sort of bar street consisting of six or seven bars side by side, all two-storey buildings with a different theme on each floor. Prices are on the high side, costing about ¥40 for a small bottle of beer.
For latest reviews of restaurants, bars and night clubs pick up a free copy of That's PRD, a monthly English publication. It is available at several hotels and lounges.
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