5165-3245, 1336-616-5797. Located in north Beijing, on a strip of new bars overlooking a historic canal. To find the bar, take the East 3rd Ring Rd north to the first exit after the new Jing Chen Expressway exit. Take a right onto Ying Hua Yuan Rd (going north). You’ll pass the China-Japanese Friendship Hospital on your right. Continue on this road about 1km and you will go over a small bridge (over a canal) and you’ll see a big neon sign on your right announcing the Capital City Bar St. Boyfriend Bar is on the east side of this strip of bars facing the canal. The bar seems relatively new, but the style appears to be like that of Seven Colors or Ten Bar, but with a little more taste. They have some pretty good shows here (including a man who sings in an alarmingly high falsetto). 酒吧地址：北京市朝阳区北土城路元大都酒吧街东街六号 （中日友好医院北侧）

33 Sanlitun, Tongli Studio (Beside Bar Blu), Chaoyang District, 6413-1019. This is not an exclusive gay bar but it's gay-friendly. Cheap drinks and cool music from the DJ. The club sponsors gay nights/events on occasion.

Jushi Dasha (Grand Rock Plaza), Gongti Bei Lu (opposite Asia Hotel), Chaoyang Dist, 5190-8918. Nearest to the Dongsi Shitiao Subway Station. This minimalist bar and disco is a popular place to chill out. The decor is a bit post-modern minimalist. Open 8pm to late.

Comments from Utopians:

"Cosmo looks different from my last visit. I was told that the they changed owners. Still one of my favorite pubs in Beijing (no super loud music). The bguys here are very polite and the drinks are OK." -- luchenotte, Feb 4, 2008

"The disco is in a separate room from the bar area. This makes it easier to chat in the bar area without the disco speakers blasting next to you. Both areas have full service bars. Love the open ceiling and minimalist decor." -- HKmatureguy, Jul 19, 2007

Liu Lichang, HePingmen, XuanWu District, 8316-1284. Difficult to find. Have your taxi driver call first. Local crowd is a mix of young, mature, and chubs. Drag shows every weekend.

Comments from Utopians:

"Their shows used to be the best value for money. They cut down the 2 hour show to 1.5 recently, but that may be temporary due to winter season. Open from 9:30pm to midnight. The shows are great and fun." -- Loneranger, Jan 6, 2006

Jinsong Xi Lu (on the south side of central Beijing), map and directions, 8771-6475, 139-1001-0259. Go into Guanghe Nanli Ertiao till you see the the Jin Tai Lan Te Hotel. The bar is located on the west side of this 2-star hotel, in an adjacent building on 2/F. Just walk past the front hotel entrance and keep walking to the end of the hotel and you'll see the bar on your right (north). Bus Lines 37, 41, 51, 713, 743, 821, 822, 705, 707, 52, 35, 34, 36 pass this area. Older style place with drinks and crunchy snacks. Open nightly, with shows on Fri and Sat. 劲松西口公交车站路北(广和南里二条9号, 金泰蓝特宾馆西楼).

6 Sanlitun South St (east side), Chaoyang District, 6507-4890. Right between Pink Loft and Golden Barn (see restaurants below). A trendy, friendly new G&L-oriented club: the decor is screaming -- from the froofy staff uniforms to the huge blow-ups of gay photographer and filmmaker James Bidgood, to the name itself -- but the staff seem charmingly clueless. Funky and vivid interior. Popular with women.

CNN reports on this club for mature gays in northeast Beijing, above a public bath. Fri, Sat and Sun gay nights. Ballroom dancing and drag shows.

Sanlitun Bar St, north gate of Tongli Bld, 6416-4549, email. Gay-owned wine and cocktail bar. A warm and intimate bar with a terrace. Also an ideal spot to recover in the early morning with a delicious breakfast or sandwiches after a hot night dancing. Open 11am-2am weekdays and 24 hours on the weekend. Chinese, English, French and Japanese spoken.

B1 Beijing Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel, Wangfujin, 6523-6191, 134-8888-7733. When you walk in the hotel's foyer look for the wooden door just to the left past the lifts. Nice decor, clean and newly furnished. Lots of fancy KTV rooms branching off the main bar area. 北京王府井丽晶饭店斜对面金府银街大酒店B1层

Comments from Utopians:

"Some of the hottest staff I've seen. It's in a popular tourist hutong perpendicular to the northeast side of the Regent Hotel." -- dogmata, Dec 8, 2007

Lan Club, 4/F LG Towers (across from the silk market). The Yong'Anli subway station is in the basement.

Comments from Utopians:

"Very nice ambience with elegant and decadent decor. Drinks are way too expensive, but on Thu only from 9-11pm you get two-for-one. My advice: get there by 9pm." -- labello27, Mar 25, 2008

Hua Thai Hotel Bld, 3rd Ring Rd, 8772-0166, 6773-5632. Just south of Jinsong Nan Lu, on the inside (west) side of the road. By taxi, take the 3rd Ring Rd South from Guo Mao, and take the right exit AFTER the Shuangjing Bridge and BEFORE the Jing Song Bridge. The long entranceway to the Hua Thai Hotel will be on your right. The bar is behind the hotel entrance, across from a restaurant. Just drive around the hotel and look for a colorful neon sign saying Happy Together. Karaoke and show nightly.

Comments from Utopians:

"Seven Colors plans a 're-opening and renovation' celebration on Aug 2. There seem to be quite a few interesting young men aged 18-25 here. At least one of the staff speaks some English. If you are tired of so few choices in Beijing, this might make for an interesting and different night out." -- songtangay, Jul 31, 2006

"The crowd is about 95% local. I can tell you it's not worth the taxi ride through the cold winter all the way south near PanJiaYuen." -- Loneranger, Jan 6, 2006

"There is a new bar south of Guomao on the 3rd Ring Rd. It's called Seven Colours bar and is in the same building as the Hua Thai Hotel. There is karaoke and a show each night." -- marcelproust, Jan 2, 2006

B/F Xing Fu Hotel, 39 Xing Fu Dajie (inside the 2nd Ring Rd, and is reached from larger Guang An Da Jie south of the Beijing Train Station), Chongwen District, 5120-5588, 5120-5566, email. Walk into the Xing Fu Hotel and go down the stairs on your left (sign may not be lit, but the bar is open nightly).

Comments from Utopians:

"Ten Bar is inside a cheapish hotel that apparently doesn't care what goes on in the basement. They have many different styles of employees for entertainment purposes and they apparently put on shows, dances, karaoke, etc. Decor is actually updated, and though it is for locals it could provide a welcome diversion from the one-bar village that Beijing seems to be. Don't expect much English to be spoken, but it provides a good chance to practice body language." -- songtangay, Sep 8, 2006

2/F Hilton Hotel. Thu gay night. Upscale crowd.

Comments from Utopians:

"It's definitely happening on Thu night. The drinks are expensive (Y$50 for a beer and Y$80+ for a cocktail). Only the 'haves' in Beijing can afford this. Nice decor, good ambiance, gorgeous crowd, beautiful life." -- , Feb 4, 2008

Comments from Utopians:

"I just wanted to add my two cents to what stepup16 says below about the Wudaokou area, which is becoming the coolest part of Beijing, although as of yet no 100% gay clubs (that I know of). There are however a lot of bars and discos near the Wudaokou subway stop that have definite gay areas or little clumps of gays hanging out. Propaganda is probably the best-known, but I never go there anymore because they seem to have a policy of letting in whites for free and making Chinese pay. I went with a Vietnamese friend of mine and he was doubly incensed that they made him pay as if he were Chinese. Still, aside from Propaganda there are a lot of bars and some fabulous men looking for nice guys. Further west down Cheng Fu Ave, towards the Peking University campus, there is a large disco called 'S' and the two music clubs, D-22 and Club 13. S is on the avenue that runs south from Tsinghua University's east gate. It is huge and filled with students and mostly hiphop music. I have met some sexy guys there and they are not hard to spot. As stepup16 says, D-22 and Club 13 have some of the most beautiful guys in Beijing, but these are definitely not gay clubs. If you are into live music they are great places to hang out and meet people, but don't be too obvious cruising because you might actually scare off some of the gays who might otherwise chat you up. The three or four incredible guys who work at D-22 are almost certainly not available, although they are super nice and far more educated than barmen elsewhere." -- Demand, Jul 25, 2006

"There are a growing number of pretty cool bars and clubs on the South-going street just West of the Wudaokou subway station, including Propaganda, that have mixed crowds which always include some pretty hot Chinese and foreign gays (including Koreans). Two other places I really like are Club 13 and D-22, two live music venues just near the south side of the second of three overpasses between the subway station and the east gate of Peking Uiversity (a ten-minute walk west). Club 13 is sort of a punky rock club and D-22 is Beijing's best experimental and undergound music club. Both of them, especially D-22, have a lot of really good-looking young Chinese and foreign guys hanging around, usually students, musicians or artists. They tend to be straight-acting and music-obsessed (unlike the flirty party-goers of Destination and the other clubs in central Beijing), but are pretty open. One warning: the music in both clubs can be a little intense and, especially in D-22, very challenging, so don't go there to dance." -- stepup16, Apr 29, 2006

2/F No. 4 South St, Dong Zhi Men, Dong Cheng District, 6534-0986, 6417-7786. A large bar with drag shows and karaoke. It is right behind the Oriental Kenzo Bld at Dong Zhi Men and it faces the Second Ring Rd. There are long strings of red lights saying Red Club in the windows.

7 Gongti Xi Lu (near the Workers' Stadium). If you are coming from other parts of Beijing and using the subway, get off at Dong Si Shi Tiao Station, choose the exit that takes you to Gong Ren Ti Yu Chang (Workers' Stadium), walk along Gong Ti Bei Lu, you should go past the Asia Hotel, then the indoor stadium (Ti Yu GUAN), turn right immediately into Gong Ti Xi Lu, and walk for a bit, Destination will be on your right next to a Thai restaurant. Cool sound and lighting system and dance floor. Welcome addition to Beijing's gay scene.

Comments from Utopians:

"I believe their security guards can sometimes, especially on weekends, be very hostile to foreigners. There have been several cases of 'gay Bashing' by the black-uniformed guards. Just last weekend I had to call the police because I was assaulted by one of them, and the police closed the place as a result. I believe that the locals might be used to being mistreated; but I will never tolerate being bashed by someone who eats thanks to the patrons. My friends deserve to be treated with dignity. Please don't take me wrong, I love the place, but mismanagement is causing people to migrate to other places. Beijing really needs safer options for the GLBT community." -- labello27, Mar 28, 2008

"Destination is still THE place to go to dance, see and be seen." -- airbus777, Jul 15, 2007

"Destination seems to be the only place where all the Beijing gays go. Though the dance floor is small, the music and the vibe are quite good. Some nights are a bit crowded, but there are always smiles. The cover charge is reasonable and includes a drink." -- dutchy, Nov 21, 2006

"Destination looks to have expanded by taking over the building next door. Since it's a corner shop, you can see lotsa blokes hanging around in a calmer environment than the crazy packed disco inside." -- Loneranger, Jan 6, 2006

Comments from Utopians:

"You may want to skip the Suzy Wong Club. It's NOT transgender friendly. We went when the Destination Club became unbearably packed, but we were denied entry. The reason cited: we were NON MEMBERS. Numerous straight couples, obviously NOT MEMBERS of the club, waltzed in with NO problems." -- singslave, Mar 18, 2007

133-6689-1433, email. Close to Ba Jiao Subway Station. Popular gay singing club with many handsome waiters. The first gay KTV in west Beijing.