The Honolulu Club, on the first floor of Huiquan Dynasty Hotel, No. 9, Nanhai Road. It is a famous pub in Qingdao that deserves a try.
Freeman Coffee House, No. 38, Hubei Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
A coffee house in the old city area, it is decorated with antiques, such as an American wireless radio from the 1940s, Irish copper coffee pots, a shabby straw-hat-shaped lampshade, and the graffiti left by customers. All these decorations remind one of a street corner in a European city.
Music Kitchen: No. 5, Hong Kong Middle Road
The Music Kitchen Bar is a three-story building. Here you can watch the stars from the roof. Pizza is the most popular food at the Music Kitchen. They also feature various salads such as Thai eggplant salad and French sweet pepper salad. There's nothing better than pizza with salad!
JFK Bar: No. 2, Zhanghua Road
The bar is actually located in the Sea View Garden Hotel and is named after former-American president John Fitzgerald Kennedy. It is an American-style bar that takes patrons back to the Kennedy era.
There is also a bar street, Yan'er Dao Road, which has loads of bars and has now been extended to First Zhangzhou Road and Minjiang Road. Give this street a try!
Besides bars and pubs, Qingdao offers other types of entertainment, too.
Hailedi KTV: With fashionable and deluxe decorations, the KTV house attracts a large number of customers. It has its own pub, supermarket, and nearly 50 small rooms for private entertaining.
Location: No. 109, Jiangxi Road
The Feeling Club is the largest disco club in Qingdao and it is the hottest place among young people.
Location: Building D, Hong Kong Garden Square, Hong Kong Middle Road, Qingdao
Night Market
Qingdao's nightlife ends a little earlier than some other coastal cities in China. So does the night market. At about 10 pm each night, the night market closes. So if you like to wander through the night market, please go there early. Those on Yan'an Er Lu and Taidong Pedestrian Street are recommended.
Beer Street
Located in the Dengzhou Road of Shibei (north of the city) District, the street features beer from all over the world. The beer street starts from the Yan'an Er Lu at the east and ends at the Guangrao Road at the west.
The Cinema
The Huiquan underground cinema is highly recommended. This cinema is near the seaside with very good facilities. Inside the cinema are the famous Korean BBQ restaurant, Tudari, and also a KFC.
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Travelers' Voices on Nightlife in Qingdao
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Aug. 17,2009 01:56 Reply
Mr.Ben(China) said:
like sbody mentioned the bars highlighted don't exist anymore or isn't where the action is. For all the time I've spent in QD I don't recognize any of these.
Real nightlife happens at Q-Bar in Shangrila hotel(weds and wkends), New York Bar in the heart of the city and bars most visited by the younger generation are Corner Jazz and LeBang(full of action on wkends). Expect also to get very good time at LPG(up and coming), Charlies Bar, a personal favorite and then if u wanna have a feel of what Chinese discotheque is then run to Feeling, it's massive.
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Jul. 10,2009 00:12 Reply
Mr.B Chay(Singapore) said:
I am from Singapore and visiting Qingdao on 18 August for the beer festival. I appreciate if anyone can tell me where to find good exotic food. I will be staying at the Kilin Hotel, is there any insteresting to see or to do which is nearby to the hotel ?
Jul. 11,2009 03:09
Mr.Frankie replied:
Food from Korea and Japan could be found everywhere in Qingdao. Have a try~ There are also western restaurant in Qingdao, such as Red House Steak at Parkson, Zhongshan Rd.
This hotel is just located at the center of the Shilaoren National Resort, so you could walk around there.
Aug. 5,2009 00:23
Mr.Chris(Germany) replied:
Depends on what's exotic for you ;-)
You can get Indian food, good Italian, French or German food. There's a Russian restaurant in the Hong Kong Garden area. Or exotic sea-food in some of the Chinese restaurants. The area of your hotel doesn't have too much (apart from a great SPR coffee house near the beach). Be prepared to take a taxi downtown. Costs about 18 RMB and takes 15 minutes. That's where you want to be for nightlife and for exotic food.
Enjoy the beerfest. I'll be there as well, looking forward to some tasty imported beers.
Aug. 5,2009 00:29
Mr.Chris(Germany) replied:
Hmm...somehow my reply disappeared...
Anyway, it all depends on what's "exotic" for you. There's a nice Russian restaurant in Hong Kong Garden. There's also Indian, French, Thai, good Vietnamese (in Hisense Plaza), British (very exotic to some people), German and so on. Ask in your hotel for the local city magazines (most popular is called "Redstar"). You'll find more information there.
Enjoy the beerfest. I'm going there as well and I'm already looking forward to some nice imported beers. Cheers!
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Aug. 5,2009 00:26 Reply
Mr.Chris(Germany) said:
All the bars mentioned above don't exist anymore. For nightlife try the area of Jiangxi Road and Hong Kong Road. A few bars right next to each other. Other popular bars include "Le Bang" in Hong Kong Garden or "Corner Jazz Club" on Minjiang Road. Those are the places where most young people hang out at night and where the party's at.
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Feb. 10,2009 03:00 Reply
Mr.Mark(USA) said:
I am an american and I want to go where the young people are. I am 24 and looking for beautiful people, and would like to know where to go. Also, when does the nightlife end here in Qingdao? I am interested in moving to this city and want to know all I can about activities for people my age!
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Jan. 20,2009 09:45 Reply
Mr.gao kk(singapore) said:
please include recommendation of KTV for single or
group to patronage at.
Jan. 22,2009 21:01
Mr.QI replied:
M-Box in 60, Xianggang Road (middle), Shinan District. Diamond Cashbox party world is also highly recommended. For most of the KTVs in the city, there are discounts, except Saturday, Sunday and every nights after 6pm.