Guangzhou

Hooley's Irish Pub and Restaurant

活利仕西餐厅, 爱尔兰西餐酒吧

Hooley's is an Irish-themed pub with a focus on live music performances (rock, pop, folk and jazz). Serves Irish, Italian and fusion dishes. Bakes its own bread. Music Friday to Saturday with open mic sessions on Wednesdays and Ladies Night on Thursdays. Hooley's also has a branch in Zhongshan.

Sun-Thu 09:00-02:00, Fri Sat 09:00-04:00

Sleeping Wood Cafe

Restaurant pub next to the old Holiday Inn City Centre. Serves western food and all kinds of alcoholic drinks. Bottled Tsingtao beer for ¥30. Nice and quiet place to unwind, especially in the open area. 2nd location along Pearl River.

Happy hour before 20:00·¥25–30

Gipsy King Bar

大篷车酒吧

Underground bar similar to the Cave. Many local "working" girls sashay around. There are individual dance performances at one corner of the bar, while group performances start on the main dance floor at 22:00.

Hill Bar

Reasonable price for drinks and live band performances nightly.

¥35 pints

The Cave

墨西哥餐厅酒吧

This is a favorite expat hangout. The resident DJ spins a wide range of music. The Cave features exotic dance performances, including live-python dances.

¥30-40 standard drink

Tavern Sports Bar

Metro APM Guangzhou Opera House

Tavern Bar is an English-style pub serving appetizers, pub-grub and international food. Happy Hour from 16:00-20:00 and all day Monday, Happy Hour pints from ¥20. Range of draught beers and cocktails. Shows live sports on big screen TVs. Pool tables and private rooms are available. Quiz night every Wednesday at 8:30PM.

Daily 11:30-02:00

Oh Marco Wine Cellar

Oh Marco is a retail wine chain shop. There you can drink a glass or buy a bottle of wine. It offers full range of wines, directly imported from France. Perfect for after-work drinks.

9AM-9PM·Drinks from ¥18

Sapphire Lounge

On the 4th floor of China Hotel, Sapphire Lounge serves an extensive selection of classic and contemporary martinis, cocktails, wines, liquor and more in a chic and upbeat atmosphere. Perfect for after-work drinks or a night out.

15:00 to late

C:Union

喜窝

Great place to hear atypical live music like reggae or classic rock. Bar has both an indoor section consisting of a dance floor and couches and an outdoor section with patio seating and a basement. Wide beer selection and bartenders measure all drinks out in plain view. Early on the bar is populated mostly by locals, however as the night progresses the bar quickly fills with expats. Patrons tend to be very friendly open to meeting new people. There is usually at least one English speaking bartender at each station.

¥25–50 beer, ¥15 shots

Club NaNa

Packs a variety of music, well-known throughout Guangzhou for its wild parties, including a singles lock and key party, a secret costume party, and live hip-hop shows. The owners may be seen handing out free drinks. Beware of the tequila shots. Begins as a largely Chinese club but around 23:30, the shaking switches from dice to dancing and it becomes a mix of East and West.

Elephant and Castle

British style pub serving Kilkenny, Guinness and a variety of bottled and draft beers. Prices are reasonable for the area, especially during Happy Hour.

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Heihei Club

Good crowd, blend of locals and foreigners. Good music though a little pricy. It was reported that pickpocketing is rampant here.

Penthouse

High class bar with dance floor. Variety of sparkling wine ensures you can live it up with standards. The DJs blast the hottest music.

True Colors

本色

Club has dozens of tables on the floor for groups to drink and play local dice games. The DJ booth overlooks the floor and between it and the massive windows runs a strip that can rise up for live performances and for models to runway walk. There's a dance floor that's maybe 25 m² where locals and expats dance. DJs come from all over the world and play their own mix of house occasionally punctuated with hip-hop.

Paddy Field Irish Pub and Restaurant

WOOBAR

Thanks to this bar the whole lobby stinks of stale cigarette smoke.

Kaylee Coffee and Bakery

瓦窑旧前街12号首层

Closed · opens 11 am·Wi-Fi · Outdoor seating

瑞幸咖啡

Closed · opens 9 am·Outdoor seating

The Loft

天河路389号,2层

Closed · opens 5 pm

191Space

191 广州大道中

Live music

Lock Chuck Coffee

犀牛路6号101

玫瑰咖啡

中国广州市越秀区中山六路惠吉西29号一楼

JZ club

The bucket, Zhujiang beer museum, Yue Jiang Xi Road, Party Pier A Zone, Hai Zhu

Brews its own beer

Kafelaku Coffee

1 Shamian Street, Guangzhou

Outdoor seating

明记甜品

文明路205号

7-inn

体育西横街156号101铺

Hope & Sesame Guangzhou

Miaoqian Xijie 58

Mottle

The Mandarin Cake Shop

Closed · opens 9 am·Takeaway · Wi-Fi

庙前冰室

48 Miaoqian W St