Bar Games: Places To Throw Some Darts in Beijing
Following our recent post about places to shoot some pool in the capital, we're now turning our attention to another popular bar game: darts. Whether you're just looking for a bit of casual fun or feeling inspired by 17-year-old darts world champion Luke Littler to up your darts game, here are a few spots in Beijing where you can play. Paddy O’Sheas It should come as no surprise that you can play a bit of darts at Irish bar Paddy's. Here they have two darts boards: One is located right by the bar in the original main section, and one is in the left-hand section upstairs on the left. They recently started doing Darts Nights every Monday starting from 8pm, with two qualifying rounds: 301 & 501, two fun team games and a final game to win the top prizes. As well as the Monday night Darts Nights, they also have a darts league that you can join. Paddy O’Shea’s28 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District朝阳区东直门外大街28号Hours: 010 6415 6389Phone: Mon-Fri 6pm-1am, Sat-Sun 3pm-1am Home Plate BBQ (Sanlitun branch) Home Plate's Sanlitun branch has a darts board tucked away just to the left of their large square bar. This is a super convenient spot to play some darts because you don’t have to worry about anyone walking past, meaning you can play completely uninterrupted. If you’re feeling hungry then you should definitely try some of Home Plate's signature barbecued meats while throwing a few darts. Home Plate BBQCourtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District朝阳区工体北路4号院Hours: 11am-11pmPhone: 400 096 7670 Spuds Irish Bar Another Irish bar with a darts board is Spuds, and as you might remember from our places to play pool post, they've got a pool table too, so they're a good choice if you want to try your hand at both! They recently launched a weekly “Nine Dart Challenge” on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, where the person with the highest score each week will win the weekly pot. It's RMB 20 to take part, but you've got the chance to win that back plus some! Spuds Irish Bar 爱尔兰酒吧B1/F, Block 3, Dangdai Wanguo City, 1 Xiangheyuan Lu, Chaoyang District朝阳区香河园路1号当代万国城3座B1楼Hours: 10am-2amPhone: 131 2135 2835 Plan B It shouldn’t be too surprising that popular Shuangjing watering hole and sports bar Plan B has a darts board. It’s tucked away behind a corner, so you're pretty out the way of other patrons. It even has its own spotlights to make sure you've got a good view of the board. While playing, you can enjoy some of Plan B's classic US-style eats like wings, burgers, or the Beef Dip Sandwich (a personal favorite of ours). Plan B2-012, 22 International Art Plaza, Pingod Community, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District朝阳区百子湾路32号苹果社区22院艺术区2-012Hours: 11.30am-11.30pmPhone: 010 5826 4575 Eastenders Another Shuangjing resident, Eastenders has a darts board right at the back of the bar, so again it's nice and out of the way. To quench your thirst while you play, they have some rather fancy cocktails as well as plenty of beer on tap and, seeing as it's winter, their top-notch mulled wine. Eastenders20-2, 3 ,Hongsheng International Compound, Shuanghuayuan Nanli, Guanghuabei Yijie, Shuangjing Jiedao, Chaoyang District 朝阳区双井街道光华北一街双花园南里合生国际三区20-2Hours: 5.30pm-2am The Corner Bistro The Corner Bistro is another great place to play darts because, just like at Home Plate, the darts board here is located out of the way, so you don’t need to worry about stopping for people walking past. As you might remember from our post about spots to play pool post, The Corner Bistro has a pool table and also a foosball table, so this is a good choice if you want to play a few different games. The Corner BistroFortune Shopping Center (Zhaofeng Jie) 7 East Third Ring Middle Road财富购物中心(兆丰街)东三环中路7号Hours: 11.30am-11pmPhone: 010 8587 6888 ext. 3012 Eudora Station Another spot on our list that has both a darts board and a pool table is Eudora Station up in Lido. Their darts board is located right next to the pool table on the left-hand side of the bar, so it's super convenient if you want to play both! Aside from needing to keep a look out for pool players, this side of Eudora is away from most of the hustle and bustle, meaning you can play darts uninterrupted. Eudora Station6 Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District朝阳区芳园西路6号Hours: 10.30am-1.30amPhone: 010 6437 8331 READ: Bar Games: A Few Spots Where You Can Shoot Pool in Beijing Images: the Beijingers, courtesy of the venues, Dianping Provided:Paid:
Following our recent post about places to shoot some pool in the capital, we're now turning our attention to another popular bar game: darts. Whether you're just looking for a bit of casual fun or feeling inspired by 17-year-old darts world champion Luke Littler to up your darts game, here are a few spots in Beijing where you can play.
Paddy O’Sheas
It should come as no surprise that you can play a bit of darts at Irish bar Paddy's. Here they have two darts boards: One is located right by the bar in the original main section, and one is in the left-hand section upstairs on the left. They recently started doing Darts Nights every Monday starting from 8pm, with two qualifying rounds: 301 & 501, two fun team games and a final game to win the top prizes. As well as the Monday night Darts Nights, they also have a darts league that you can join.
Paddy O’Shea’s
28 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区东直门外大街28号
Hours: 010 6415 6389
Phone: Mon-Fri 6pm-1am, Sat-Sun 3pm-1am
Home Plate BBQ (Sanlitun branch)
Home Plate's Sanlitun branch has a darts board tucked away just to the left of their large square bar. This is a super convenient spot to play some darts because you don’t have to worry about anyone walking past, meaning you can play completely uninterrupted. If you’re feeling hungry then you should definitely try some of Home Plate's signature barbecued meats while throwing a few darts.
Home Plate BBQ
Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区工体北路4号院
Hours: 11am-11pm
Phone: 400 096 7670
Spuds Irish Bar
Another Irish bar with a darts board is Spuds, and as you might remember from our places to play pool post, they've got a pool table too, so they're a good choice if you want to try your hand at both! They recently launched a weekly “Nine Dart Challenge” on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, where the person with the highest score each week will win the weekly pot. It's RMB 20 to take part, but you've got the chance to win that back plus some!
Spuds Irish Bar 爱尔兰酒吧
B1/F, Block 3, Dangdai Wanguo City, 1 Xiangheyuan Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区香河园路1号当代万国城3座B1楼
Hours: 10am-2am
Phone: 131 2135 2835
Plan B
It shouldn’t be too surprising that popular Shuangjing watering hole and sports bar Plan B has a darts board. It’s tucked away behind a corner, so you're pretty out the way of other patrons. It even has its own spotlights to make sure you've got a good view of the board. While playing, you can enjoy some of Plan B's classic US-style eats like wings, burgers, or the Beef Dip Sandwich (a personal favorite of ours).
Plan B
2-012, 22 International Art Plaza, Pingod Community, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区百子湾路32号苹果社区22院艺术区2-012
Hours: 11.30am-11.30pm
Phone: 010 5826 4575
Eastenders
Another Shuangjing resident, Eastenders has a darts board right at the back of the bar, so again it's nice and out of the way. To quench your thirst while you play, they have some rather fancy cocktails as well as plenty of beer on tap and, seeing as it's winter, their top-notch mulled wine.
Eastenders
20-2, 3 ,Hongsheng International Compound, Shuanghuayuan Nanli, Guanghuabei Yijie, Shuangjing Jiedao, Chaoyang District
朝阳区双井街道光华北一街双花园南里合生国际三区20-2
Hours: 5.30pm-2am
The Corner Bistro
The Corner Bistro is another great place to play darts because, just like at Home Plate, the darts board here is located out of the way, so you don’t need to worry about stopping for people walking past. As you might remember from our post about spots to play pool post, The Corner Bistro has a pool table and also a foosball table, so this is a good choice if you want to play a few different games.
The Corner Bistro
Fortune Shopping Center (Zhaofeng Jie) 7 East Third Ring Middle Road
财富购物中心(兆丰街)东三环中路7号
Hours: 11.30am-11pm
Phone: 010 8587 6888 ext. 3012
Eudora Station
Another spot on our list that has both a darts board and a pool table is Eudora Station up in Lido. Their darts board is located right next to the pool table on the left-hand side of the bar, so it's super convenient if you want to play both! Aside from needing to keep a look out for pool players, this side of Eudora is away from most of the hustle and bustle, meaning you can play darts uninterrupted.
Eudora Station
6 Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区芳园西路6号
Hours: 10.30am-1.30am
Phone: 010 6437 8331
READ: Bar Games: A Few Spots Where You Can Shoot Pool in Beijing
Images: the Beijingers, courtesy of the venues, Dianping
