Pubs

A medieval-themed pub decked out with the where(wear)withal to dress up as your favorite soldier/trojan/brute/all-mighty warrior.

A traditional English-style pub and brewery located on Beiluogu Xiang, Dirty Duck Pub serves up pub grub and ales much like you'd find in ol' Blighty. The space also boasts a pool table and rooftop.

Cocktail bar with an ever-expanding menu overlooking Houhai lakes serving pizzas by a Napoli-trained chef, cocktails, Australian wines, imported beers, and other snacks. If you're not sure what to order, try their quattro stagioni and share it with your friends. Haven also hosts multiple events ranging from film screenings to wine tasting evenings.

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A New York themed bar championing the idea that bigger is best in regards to meal sizes. A range of intimate and group settings are provided and a vast selection of drinks and dining options (steak, pizza, pasta, salad, soup, platters) will ensure everyone has their favorite choice. Great evening drink deals means this place is sure to be adopted as your local in the area, and a wide show of sports on a multitude of TV's means you don't miss out on the game.

Having relocated to the same building as Arrow Factory Brewing, this tiny British-style gastropub is pretty much an extension of the beloved hutong institution. The cottage pie with buttery green peas is the perfect comfort food, but if you want a light lunch try the Scotch egg served with homemade piccalilli pickles. Fish and chips comes with a trio of sauces and hand-cut, twice-cooked chips of distinction.

Molly Malone’s isn’t Irish-owned, but nor is it a caricature “Oirish” pub. There are pints of Guinness and Kilkenny, as well as a few Irish whiskeys. Like any self-respecting Irish pub, Molly Malone’s features a sushi bar. More familiar bar snacks inlcude Irish stew and beer-battered fish and chips.

Westside is, strangely, located in the CBD, so there’s no need for Line 4. In the afternoon sun there really is no reason to leave the terrace – it is a little reminiscent of the establishments City bankers would slope off to in London’s Docklands. However, if you never venture in you’ll miss out on the best insight into England in this city. The bar itself is not remarkably of Albion in itself but the photos are something else. Lord Mountbatten, Her Majesty The Queen Mother and Arthur Askey among others grace the walls.