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Whether the bar is serving students taking a break from a long night of studying or a businessman with nostalgia for the old university drinking dive, Bla Bla Bar in the Haidian district is top of the class.

Tucked away on the Beijing Language and Culture University campus, the two-tier taproom's solid selection of beers, alcohols, and cocktail drinks keeps the diverse crowd flocking back.

The dim lighting and worn wooden dcor doesn't overwhelm the senses in the way the visual bravado of bars such as China Doll or Suzie Wong's might. Instead, its sporty wall ornaments and rickety wooden tables, tattooed with multi-lingual messages left by students long since graduated, give off a homey feel that makes even a first-time visitor feel like a regular.