This cozy bar often hosts local live music acts, usually upbeat South American music or jazz. They've got fabulous loft seating, and an understated decor of blond wood with a couple artsy paintings on the wall. Glass jars filled with the bar's homemade rum line one wall. Service is horrible when things get busy, but the French owners proudly shrug it all off, "We're not 'ere to make money!" A refreshing sentiment.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Beijing, 5th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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