If you aren’t jetting off for Chinese New Year then it can be a tricky time to be in Beijing, what with many popular venues closing for a few days, if not a whole week.
To make sure you aren’t left pouting in the cold in front of a closed door at your favorite bar or restaurant, below are details of opening and closing times throughout Spring Festival (Jan 24-30 unless otherwise indicated; Sunday, Jan 19 and Saturday, Feb 1 are designated make-up working days).
As a general rule, hotel restaurants and malls are likely to be open during the holiday but we’d suggest ringing ahead anyway if you’re unsure if the venue will be open, as locations may be forced to change their opening times again closer to the date to deal with staffing issues.
Note: We have classed restaurants that are closing for three days or less as “open,” more than that and we have put them in the “closed” section. We will update this blog frequently in the run-up to Spring Festival.
Sanlitun / Liangmaqiao / CBD
Open
Annie’s Sanlitun/Annie’s Sunshine 100
Arrow Factory – closed 24-26, 4.30pm-midnight, Jan 20-30
Beersmith Gastropub (Hotel Jen)
Bistro 108
Bottega (Nali Patio) – Jan 24-30, open from 5pm
Brotzeit (China World Mall) – Jan 24, 11am-5pm; Jan 25-26, 11am-6pm
Burger Box – 11.30am-3pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25, 11am-10.30pm Jan 26
Comptoirs de France (Xingfucun location)
De Refter – Closed Jan 26
El Barrio – Jan 24-30, open from 5pm
Great Leap Brewing (all locations)
Hana by Hatsune – 10am-8pm Jan 24, 10am-6pm Jan 25
Hatsune (Sanlitun Taikoo Li)
Hatsune (Kerry Centre) – 10am-2pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25
Hatsune (SKP) – 11.30am-6pm Jan 24
Home Plate BBQ – Jan 24, 11am-9pm; closed Jan 25; Jan 26-30, noon-11pm
Hulu
Jing-A Brewpub Xingfucun – Jan 24-30, 5pm-midnight
Jing Yaa Tang (The Opposite House)
Karaiya (Kerry Center) – 10am-2pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25
Migas Mercado – Jan 24-30, 11.30am-midnight
Moka Bros (Sanlitun) – 11.30am-4pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25, 10.30am-10pm Jan 26
Moka Bros (Solana) – 11.30am-5pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25, 10.30am-10pm Jan 26
Moka Bros (The Place) – 8am-5pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25, 10.30am-6pm Jan 26
Mosto – 11.30am-3pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25, 11.30am-3pm and 5.30-10pm Jan 26
Q Mex (All locations)
Q Mex Taqueria
San Wu Tang (Hotel Jen)
Slow Boat Sanlitun Brewpub
Tavola
That One Place – Jan 24-30, 5pm-midnight
The Local – open from 4pm, Jan 24-31
Tube Station Pizza – (all non-shopping mall locations) 10am-4pm, Jan 24; 11am-9pm, Jan 25-26; 10am-10pm Jan 27 onwards
Union (The Opposite House)
Closed
Annie’s The Place/Annie’s Ritan Park/Annie’s Guomao – Closed Jan 22-31
Beyond Yakitori
Biteapitta – Closed Jan 24-29
Bottega (Xinyuanli) – Closed Jan 24-30; Jan 31, open from 5pm
Boxing Cat Brewery (Xinyuanli) – Closed Jan 24-28
Brotzeit (Liangmaqiao)
Fiume – Closed Jan 20-Feb 2
Gung Ho! Pizza (Sanlitun) – restaurant closed, delivery available 11am-9pm Jan 23 and noon-9pm Jan 27-30
La Social – Closed Jan 24-26
Lievito – Closed Jan 20-Feb 2
Oh Yeah! Brewing
Opera Bombana
Pi Bar
The Rug (Sanlitun and Chaoyang Park) – Closed Jan 21-29
Transit – Closed Jan 22-Feb 3
Tribe Organic (Solana)
Gulou / Dongzhimen / Dongsishitiao
Open
Camera Stylo – open 1pm-2am daily
Comptoirs de France (East Lake Villas location)
Great Leap Brewing (all locations)
Side Street – Open 11.30am-1am
Toast at The Orchid
Closed
Mercante – Closed Jan 20-Feb 3
Modernista – Closed Jan 20-31
Pebbles – Closed Jan 20-Feb 2
Shuangjing
Open
Moka Bros (Shuangjing) – 8am-5pm Jan 24, closed Jan 25, 10.30am-6pm Jan 26
Q Mex (Shuangjing)
The Brick
Closed
Lido / Wangjing / 798
Open
Annie’s Lido
Comptoirs de France (Lido location)
Domain (EAST Beijing) – Jan 24-31, 10am-6pm
Feast (EAST Beijing) – Jan 25-27, 6am-3pm
Great Leap Brewing (all locations)
Xian (EAST Beijing) – Open 5pm-midnight
Closed
Annie’s Wangjing – Closed Jan 22-31
Eudora Station – Closed Jan 24-28
Green Cow City Cafe – Closed Jan 20-Feb 10
Ponte – Closed Jan 22-31
Others
Open
Annie’s Riviera (Shunyi)
Hatsune (Damei Art Center/WF Central)
Jing-A Taproom Longfusi – Jan 24-30, 5pm-midnight
Karaiya (Damei) – 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-8pm Jan 24-27
Merci – Jan 24, 11am-8pm, otherwise normal hours
Moka Bros (Xian Joy City) – 8am-6pm Jan 24, noon-10pm Jan 25, 10am-10pm Jan 26
Slow Boat Dengshikou Taproom – Jan 24, 11am-6pm; Jan 25, 5pm-midnight; Jan 26, 5pm-midnight
The Rug Café (WF central and Chaoyang Joy City)
TRB Hutong – Closed Jan 24-25
Tube Station Pizza – (all non-shopping mall locations) 10am-4pm, Jan 24; 11am-9pm, Jan 25-26; 10am-10pm Jan 27 onwards
Closed
4corners – closed Jan 25-31
Lush – reduced hours Jan 20-23, 11am-10pm; closed Jan 24-30
Pyro Pizza – reduced hours Jan 20-23, 11am-10pm; closed Jan 24-30
TRB Forbidden City
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