Sanlitun is an area of cuntrasts, frequented by expats and foreign visitors. With a top-notch selection of Western and Asian restaurants, you will find anything your taste buds are looking for. Turn off one of the leafy, tree-lined streets fringed with guarded foreign embassies however, and you will find yourself on bar street, which is anything but guarded, a hubbub of nightlife and entertainment that continues into the wee hours.

How to get there: Bus 113, 115, 406, 416, 701, 758 to Sanlitun.