Originally from Baishizhou, this craft beer brewery moved its store to Nantou Old City. The store has 12 taps, offering their own craft beers, collaboration brews, and guest craft beers.

Like an urban recluse, this Chinese pub is one of the oldest in Shenzhen. From its little “dajiuchu” (lit. place to buy wine) banner to the signature flower wines and rice wines served in pottery decanters and sipped from mini-cups, the place oozes retro vibes.

Mixy Bar is hidden above a market, and even its entrance is semi-hidden. But just look for the light box and you won't be far off. Its menu changes constantly according to the owner's creative fancies, and seasonal fruit and herbs often collide to spark interesting flavors.

A Shekou institution since 2005, the ever-popular Terrace feels like a warm and welcoming local pub, cooks up deliciously zingy Thai food, and pulls in the party crowd later on when the house band plug in their instruments and crank it up (every night from 10 p.m.).

A magnet for expats, the George and Dragon plays on the classic British pub vibe with a broad selection of draft beers to wash down fish and chips, Commonwealth folk especially will not miss any traditional festivals here.

This industrial-style brewpub opens onto a shopping street in a high-rise residential compound. There are more than 20 different kinds of craft beer available.

Sip a boutique gin and tonic as you watch the sunset from this stylish terrace bar crowning the Hilton Shekou. Happy hour is a generous two-for-one offer on drinks, so you'll almost certainly still be there after sunset as the Shekou ferry makes its final evening departure to the hazy hills of Hong Kong.

​China’s infamously potent firewater, báijiǔ (白酒) is a family of clear spirits distilled from grain or rice with an acquired taste that ranges from pineapple to soy sauce, liquorice, gasoline or old socks!