Clubs and bars in Hefei - list

[Andy72]

2 entrances: one on the ring, and one on Jinzhai lu side of the road, below the ring.

the guy that was there as manager is quite young and i think chinese (my gf did not mentioned anything about his chinese or origin!) with some limited english skills..

he said they had opened at most 2 months ago, so maybe he took the place over..

i liked the place!

[Patrick]

Andy,

I took a taxi to the Chinese address that you had stated was "On the Way" bar. I ended up in a remote residential area and, after wandering around for a bit and asking people (to no avail) where this bar was, I caught another taxi to the pinyin address that was given for "Madison's" bar on this site. I did a thorough search of the entire area and could not find the bar. A little frustrated at this point, I noticed a bar down one of the side streets off Suzhou Lu. It turned out to be a bar called "2008," a dimly lit cocktail lounge with ambient house music and a decent drink selection. I stayed for an hour or so, during which time I was the only customer there. After wandering around for a bit more, I found a bar called "Benjamin 15," an even dimmer cocktail lounge with a dark mahogany bar and Persian carpets adorning the walls. I had a good German beer there (about 50 rmb) and listened to some some cool 60's tracks, including the theme to "James Bond." I considered ordering a martini (shaken, not stirred, of course) but, instead, continued my search for an expat bar. After walking for awhile, I was on the verge of giving up and just calling it a night when I noticed a big bar called "NightHawk." This looked promising, so I gave it a go. The first thing I noticed upon walking in was that this place is not so much a bar as it is a cabaret. A group of Chinese girls were on stage dancing like Britney Spears. They were actually quite good. Then several girls in tightly clad red dresses did a cat walk up and down the stage. There were a couple of singers as well. The beer was reasonably priced, so I stayed for a bit. All in all, I liked it. Next weekend I will search for "Knights Bar." And though I may not find it, perhaps I will find other interesting places...

[Aussie Mike]

The nighthawk bar is in the AnHui Hotel on MeiShan Lu, a typical performance bar with lots of hostesses.   hmmm
The knight Bar is 3 crossroads further down JinZhai Lu, actually it's next lights past HuangShan Lu.

Update
NightHawk Bar is currently closed as of the end og 2011. I have no conclusive idea if it will reopen but I'm sure another one will take over at least.

[Andy72]

Patrick,

Thanks for the post.. sorry I mislead you with my info..

Benjiamin 15 is one of may favorite places!
you ended up in Lao Bao Guan area..

i am not sure which place you wanted to go first, Madison or Happiness?

I can take you to both very easily, but address in China are an utopia...  

Very interest to see NightHawk!!

Madison: Google Map
before Nanhanshan lu there is a little bridge for crossing the road (not present in google maps pictures!)

i'm away in the weekend, but if you want to go there during the week, let me know!
don't expect any great entertainment.. it's a relaxing place good to go with friends for a chat..
not many pretty girls..

[rgeczi]

A thread about food, what else, has sparked my interest in this clubs and bars section on this site.  WHERE THE HECK IS CHARLIE'S BAR? 

I mean, before (his name alludes me at the moment) posted various specials that Charlie's Bar was offering, but now he has went silent, for a LONG long time.  The reason why I mentioned a "thread about food" at the beginning, is because Charlie's had a great special for burgers, and I wanted to see if it's been resurrected.

Anyone with info, please post.  Thanks. 

[Andy72]

from a previous post in this blog:

  Holiday Inn Hefei  ( Gujing Jia Ri Jiu Dian)
                      5th floor Charlie’s bar
                        1104 Chang Jiang Dong Lu, Hefei 230011, Anhui P. R. China

never been there.. no idea if still there or not..
others laowai will know better..

[Aussie Mike]

It's in the original Holiday Inn (GuJing). It was on the 4th floor and was a popular place to go. We had some great parties there. They moved it to the 5th floor and turned it into a typical chinese style bar.

Everyone lost interest quickly.

[rgeczi]

Mike, truly heartbreaking news.

I was holding out hope that they would resurrect the burger special.  There goes that idea.   

Thanks for the info.

[Aussie Mike]

It was heartbreaking 6 months ago, now it's routine.

[Aussie Mike]

The Red Diamond opened last night. It's between Tang and Paulaners in the Eastern section.
Very similar to the others but was not so loud.