Yabao Lu tour: Chocolate, Treasure Island, Maggie’s, Hollywood
More chandeliers than you could shake Tiffany’s at, more gilded pillars than you could shake Fort Knox at, morev elvet chairs than you could shake what’s left of Louis XVI at, more… well, you get the idea. Chocolate, just around the corner from Treasure Island, is over the top and in this case it is a good thing.
Patrons get to Chocolate by riding down an escalator and entering a cavernous room that takes a page from LAN Club, complete with that sense you could pack the entire place up and move it to, say, Chengdu overnight. Three big differences: it is a lot less pretentious, the drinks are about half the price, and it has the vibe that something risque could happen at any moment.
Expect plenty of velvet, gilding, elaborate pictures frames holding oil prints, mind-numbing techno music, and a floor show that I hear mirrors that at Treasure Island (we didn’t arrive at the right time to catch it). Oh, and faux solid gold urinals and toilets, at least in the boy’s loo.
As for prices: A Beijing draft is RMB20, other beers start at RMB30, and a Black Russian sets you back RMB38 (so does a Mojito, though it was unavailable on this night).
Also in the area:
Hollywood: This place remains under chain and lock. I have to say I don’t miss the impromptu shoulder massages – and requests for tips – from the toilet attendants.
Treasure Island: Closed on this night, though a note on the door indicated it would be open late this week, which means now.
Maggie’s: For some time, the lads showed up but the ladies stayed away, apparently due to frequent police checks. On this night, the demographics were reversed.
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See also:
Treasure Island: Where vodka meets fire breathers and pole dancers
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