Supports a large crowd of 'expat locals' and 'repeat visitors' in it's small but friendly interior with more than ten years of photographs and business-cards pasted on the roof and walls. It's a good point to catch up on local gossip and enjoy a drink with 'expat locals'. WiFi Internet, snacks and clean toilets keep the patrons happy. Happy hour till 8PM. This Australian bar is a great place to meet Westerners and English-speaking Chinese, shoot some American pool and play a game of darts.
It is fairly quiet until 10PM, then it comes to life. A number of the bars on this street not the ones listed above are thinly-veiled fronts for the world's oldest profession; numbers of very friendly young ladies sitting around the bar or standing in doorways to tempt in passers-by are easily recognized. Those wishing to avail themselves of such diversions are encouraged to exercise extreme caution, not overdo the drinking, ask the cost of everything including the room you are taken to before accepting it, and never pay anything in advance.
Prostitution is illegal in China and disease rates among sex workers, while reportedly quite low, are definitely not zero. Some of the better known bars of this sort safer?
All offer drinks without other services and they won't bother you if you are not partaking further! It is fairly common for groups of Suzhou expats, usually of mixed gender, to visit these places because they are open late and have cheap beer. Margaritas and view over the lake. Western DJ plays happy tunes from last 4 decades and free tequila pouring on the bar every night.
Li Gong Di area has plenty of night clubs, bars and one expat-friendly club Pravda could easily be the only one with a dance floor. From there, cross Shiquan Jie and the canal; it is then on your right.
