LAN Club

There are lot of real fancy places in Beijing, and LAN Club, 兰会所, is definitely one of them. LAN Club have a complete entertainment concept with a combination of restaurant, bar, lounge and nightclub with live music.

So far I have only visited LAN Club during daytime, so I can not comment the nightlife. The real characteristic for the place is that it is big and the decoration and environment is EXTREMELY hard designed, in some not easy defined style. It is a mix of classic and modern style, but the classic part is in majority. For example the roof is covered by paintings, and there are a lot of wall hanging, or floor standing, paintings that after a closer look turn out to be big TV-screens that slowly changes the image in a sober way.

When you enter the LAN Club, it is easy to get the feeling of a "Crazy Expensive" place, but you can afford it with an normal European salary. The cocktails is around 70 RMB, and the food and the rest of the drinks goes in the same level - but for sure the place belongs to the higher price range in Beijing.

The service level dont deliver what can be expected in a place like this, so here is definitely room for improvement. This is a phenomenon that is way too common in the luxury places in Beijing: The environment is fantastic, and the service dont reach the same level.

The menu hold a wide range of dishes, both for Chinese- and West style food, so I believe all can find something good here.

The main reason to visit LAN Club is definitely to experience the environment. LAN Club fill up the compete fourth floor of the base to the two lipstick shaped towers that is located just south of The Silk Street next to the subway station Line 1/YONGANLI

4/F Twin Tower, B12 Jianguomen Waidajie,

建国门外大街B12双子座大厦4层

Tel: 5109-6012/13

Take notice of the paintings in the roof, and the "living" painting on the wall.

LAN Clup have several private VIP-room for individual dining as is standard for nicer Chinese restaurants.

The toilets in LAN Club follow the cool design from the rest of the place. Note the armchair with "The China Daily"-paper.