If you decide to give Jue Se a try, don't bring the masses with you, as the biggest table can hold only four and there's only one menu to share.

Beers are well priced from RMB 10£­15 and shooters are RMB 30. A guitar rests against a fold up chair in the corner urging visitors to play.

Seasoned, jaded bar-goers may feel that the ivy Bar doesn't have much to offer, but it does provide a quiet, pleasant nook to hang around in with someone special¡ªand there's always something to be said for that.

Jue Se
Location: No.76 Nan Luo Gu Xiang, Dongcheng District.
Tel: 010-84014345