A fun place to sing songs, with courteous staff, clean rooms, and a convenient location to take a break from the bars (located directly across the road from Le Bang). Bring lots of friends!

Small bar on the 2nd floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Good place to see live sports on TV.

Formerly Babyface.

A favourite watering hole among the young crowd for its all-you-can-drink offers on weekends. Decidedly more chilled at other times, with succulent bar food.

They've got it right! Service, drinks and atmosphere - all perfect for quiet gatherings and nights on the town. There is a great range of spirits, and the gin and tonics are exceptional.

With imported ales and fish and chips on the menu, this pub really does feel like good ol' Blighty. Also features darts and a great pool table.

REDSTAR was founded in July 2003 with the initial aim of producing Qingdao's first English-language guide, launched 1st September 2003. We now publish 22 magazines per year, and this accounts for about 60% of our total business:

*REDSTAR monthly (re-named INQINGDAO for a time)
*INZHUHAI bi-monthly
*REDSAIL quarterly

In addition we take on an increasing amount of graphic design (everything from a brochure or a custom map, to the development of a complete corporate visual identity).

Creating events has always been an important part of REDSTAR: from a monthly 'unplugged' night to the city's biggest Music and Art eXpo (MAX which takes place each March, MAX 09 will be the 3rd annual event). In April 2008 we launched Qingdao's first ever stand-up comedy club, bringing 'Punchline' from the UK. Due to the lack of suitable venues for such events we created our own: the REDSTAR space can seat 150 people and has stage, lights, projector and sound system.

Fun little rock music-themed bar attached to the football stadium next to Zhongshan Gong Yuan. A hub of Qingdao's very underdeveloped original live music scene.

A lively and well-mixed watering hole, right in the heart of the CBD. Features a live rock band almost every night, numerous service staff and an extensive list of drinks.

Old Jack's second, more recent bar/restaurant. If you like the original bar (on Yanerdao Lu, opposite Book City) you will also like this larger one. Serves food too.

Practice your latino steps with Qingdao's hottest young socialites! This venue has some of Qingdao's most renowned salseros at the helm, so go, be merry, and swivel the night away! Check out their 105 (Bing 14) Jiangxi Lu

A great place to either dance the night away or enjoy the company of friends over a bin of ice cold beer, East@West is a welcome addition to the local night scene. With a great stage for live performance, there’s bound to be something cool going on.

One of the best. The good music, live sports and great drinks keep people happy but its the personality of the staff at Charlie's that make it the coolest bar in town.

State of the art cinema located on the top floor of the MYKAL shopping centre. Admission is typically RMB 20 and although most movies are Chinese they also screen international films in English. They have new movies every week - it's best to call ahead and check schedules.

Old School, Loud Hip Hop. No Dance Floor, probably the best Gin Tonic in town... Pretty crowded every night.

The party centre of Qingdao. When everywhere else has sounded last orders, Jazz bar will still be wild every weekend. Good prices and a heady mix of Qingdao's socialites.

Some of the finest Italian cuisine in town, this establishment has everything from filling lasagnas to salubrious salads, a fine bar upstairs and sublime gelato. To soak up the relaxing atmosphere, drop by at night for a cocktail or glass of fine wine -happy hour 5:30pm-7.30pm!

Beautiful bar on Jiangxi Lu with unbelievable drink prices and excellent music.

Slick underground disco with everything from DJ, great new music, KTV rooms, noodle bar and dancers. Open till very late and always packed on weekends.

Great looking, up-market bar in the Shangri-La. Regular promotions include Ladies Night on Wednesday and Salsa night on Monday. Live music/DJ every night.

Ambient watering hole featuring pool table, fussball and great live music on the weekends. Excellent Chinese food too!

Superb setting, right next to Beach Number 3. With its beautiful beer garden and regular barbeque events, this is a lovely sanctum in which to spend the summer months.