Chaoyang Park-朝阳公园

A sequel to the Atlas cocktail and whisky bar at Sanlitun south, this Central Park Plaza sequel features two bars on opposing walls, mirror image style. Several whisky varieties are on offer, along with a handful of charming speciality cocktails.

The Ma Yansong-designed Central Park Plaza down by the south gate of Chaoyang Park may be Beijing's most ominous building, it's black transparent towers perceptible from as far away as Dongsishitiao. The complex is made up of apartment buildings, offices, and a low-key mall space that is home to The Mission Mexican Restaurant, Cheers, and a Gongcha, among others.

This endlessly delicate and dainty cafe and sweets shop gives off a Breakfast at Tiffany's vibe. Their mango coconut soufflé (RMB 78) is a palm-sized dessert is the cheapest item on the list. Its boldly golden hue is eclipsed only by its succulent sweetness and springy texture. And while it’s a quick fix for your sugar cravings, though it may be too rich for a sole patron to finish on their own.

Fun cafe in Tuanjiehu that strikes a delicate balance between fancy and casual.

Opened by the same team that brought you White Tiger Village, this Chaoyang Park adjacent restaurant serves up creative, artisan healthy eats while the Longfusi location dishes out quick and delicious Yunnan food. 

Small, unassuming ramen joint serving Beijing's only Jiro-kei (Jiro style) ramen - homemade noodles in a broth rich with pork fat, topped with braised pork tenderloin, bean sprouts, garlic, and rendered fatback. 

Fancy book shop has plenty of Chinese language titles and a strong selection of childrens books in English, though grown ups looking for English offerings aimed at their demographic will be dissapointed.

Situated 5km from Ghost Street (Guijie), Beijing Junwangfu Hotel features air-conditioned rooms and free private parking.

The hotel offers free parking facilities and free Wi-Fi throughout the building. Rooms are fitted with air-conditioning an LCD TVs as well as clean and comfortable bedding, an electric kettle and a private bathroom with shower facilities and hairdryers.

You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property.

Wine and Japanese tapas courtesy of the team behind Japanese resturant Vin Vie, just a stone's throw down the road.

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Punk's not dead – it just retired, moved to Chaoyang, and started making Japanese food. At least that's certainly the case at Qimianting, on Maizidian’s Ichiban Street.

Replete with posters from Punk-O-Rama all-stars like Bad Religion, Rancid, The Descendents, and Dwarves, the aptly named, but charmingly low-key Chaos, and his business in partner, both busy punkers themselves in the Beijing scene, decided to open a little joint to escape the beer-drenched evenings of yore.