Friday can be Fri-yay if you make it so – especially when you take the following dining and drinks deals into consideration, plus a few weekly events to spice things up. Check ‘em out.
If you're on the lookout for more weekly deals, check out our previous posts for Tuesday, Taco Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Ladies Night.
Electronic Vibes at Zarah
Beijing’s favorite hutong bar and café, Zarah, leverages their expertise in electronic music every Friday with their Electronic Vibes series. Kicking off at 8pm, Electronic Vibes brings new guest DJs each week to showcase the vibrancy and creativity of the music scene in Beijing.
Café Zarah
46 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区鼓楼东大街46号
Hours: Sun-Thurs, 10am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 10-1am
Contact: 010 8403 9807
Cocktail Fridays at Georgia’s Feast
The weekly specials at Georgia’s Feast start the weekend off right with Cocktail Night. All cocktails are buy one get one free all night long, with quite a few to choose from. Along with the classics, they’ve got some good looking signatures like the eponymous red wine-driven Georgia’s Feast (RMB 88) or Smoked Plum (RMB 138).
Georgia’s Feast
9 Dongzhimen Neidajie, Dongcheng District
东城区东直门内大街9号院
Hours: Daily, 11.30am-3pm; 5-11pm
Contact: 010 8448 6886
Ladies Night at Turkish Feast
Friday night is Ladies Night at Turkish Feast. Every Friday from 8-10pm at both Turkish Feast locations, ladies can enjoy RMB 100 free flow on all cocktails.
JinShang Yuan Branch
115, 1/F, JinShang Yuan, 20 Xinyuan Xili, Chaoyang District
朝阳区新东路20号金尚源大厦1层115号
Hours: Daily, 11am-midnight
Contact: 010 6468 8321
Huomao Branch
1/F, Bldg 15, North Area, China Central Place, 89 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国路89号华贸中心北区15号楼1层
Hours: Daily, 11am-midnight
Contact: 010 8595 0949
Fizzy Aperol Fridays at Dastaan and Bollywood Tales
Fridays at Dastaan and Bollywood Tales are all about Aperol Spritz, with the fizzy sunny tipple available buy one get one free for only RMB 68/glass.
Dastaan Indian Cuisine
3/F, Sanlitun SOHO Bldg 5, 8 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区工人体育场北路8号三里屯SOHO5号商场3层
Hours: Daily, 11.30am-10.30pm
Contact: 150 0135 8663
Bollywood Tales by Dastaan
1F, 10, Bldg 2, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区百子湾路32号院2号楼1层10号
Hours: Daily, 11.30am-10pm
Contact: 150 3015 2369, 185 1447 9711
Ladies Night at the Local*
Hosting their Ladies Night on the last Friday of every month, The Local once again doesn’t pull any stops when it comes to the deals on offer. During the event, ladies can enjoy half price wine by the glass and select cocktails from 9pm ‘til midnight. You can check out the drinks that were available last time around below!
The Local Cocktail Bar & Eatery
1/F, 101, Southeast of Zone E, Bldg 80, Courtyard No. 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区工体北路4号院80号楼E区东南侧第一间101一层
Hours: Daily, 11-2am
Contact: 010 6591 9525; 134 8880 4794 (Kenn Bermel)
*Note: The Local only hosts Ladies Night on the last Friday of every month.
Drink Deals at Side Street
Side Street offers one drink deal at each of their locations every Friday. If you're mad about Mojitos, then your location of choice is their Jiaodaokou branch, where they offer buy one get one free on Mojitos all day long. If you're more of a sour kind of person, then it's sours galore at Side Street's Jianguomen branch, where they offer whiskey, pisco, and even rum sours for buy one get one free.
Check out the posters for more info.
Side Street (Jianguomen branch)
Bldg N28 2/101-102 17 Jianguomenwai Dajie (behind Nola), Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国门外大街17号楼2/102-102 （Nola后面）
Hours: Daily, 11am-midnight
Contact: 135 2195 8643
Side Street (Jiaodaokou branch)
113-02 Jiaodaokou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区交道口东大街113-02号
Hours: Daily, 11am-midnight
Contact: 176 0088 1832
Mixed Platter and Wine Sets at Bistro 108
Bistro 108 is making sure your weekend is a happy one with their mixed platter set. Every Friday from 3-10pm guests can enjoy a massive platter of meat, cheese, pickles, and bread paired with a bottle of house wine, enough to feed four people all for RMB 398.
Bistro 108
104 Caochang Plaza, 19 Tianze Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区天泽路19号草场商业广场104室
Hours: Daily, 11.30am-midnight
Contact: 173 1063 3488
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