Chongqing’s nightlife is limited but quite good, with several clubs and bars in the Jiangfangbei area.JJ’s House Disco, on Bayi Lu, is the pick 0fthe moment, crowded, sweaty and pulsating with a young Chinese crowd after 9pm; the Silver Rock and Rainbow are adjacent alternatives. Foreigners get in free everywhere. Imported beers are pretty expensive, but you can get cheaper Chinese booze by the pitcherful; Chongqing Beer is the local brew, served in squat, brown-glass bottles.

List of Chongqing Restaurants

Lao Sbu Huoguo Bayi Lu. An inexpensive, off- street hotpot option, handy if the weather is foul. Friendly staff and decent portions.

Lao Sichuan Wuyi Lu. A good, long-established restaurant, offering both classic courses and side dishes such as preserved eggs, dry-fried beef, chilli-braised frogs and eels, and green beans with garlic.

Luohan Si Luohan Si Jie. Temple restaurant with first-rate vegetarian cuisine.

Minzhu Meibaocheng Bayi Lu. Busiest of many such inexpensive canteens in this street; sit in cheap plastic seats and devour great portions of shuijiao, spring rolls, noodles and soups.

Taipei Stone Hotpot City, 23 Zhongshan SanLu, A well-regarded self-service hotpot restaurantthat gets very busy in the evening; look for the steamed-up windows.

Yizhishi Zourong Lu. A popular place for Chongqing’s full range of cheap and excellent snacks - best in this line are the range of cold vegetables and chilli braised meats. Everything available is on show, so order by pointing.

Zeng Xiao Rong Zourong Lu. Similar to the near- by Yizhishi, but with the emphasis on steamed jiaoziand “potsticker” dumplings with chilli sauce,glutinous rice balls, and other dumplings also available. The decor is a strange mishmash of concrete trees, wooden booths and chirping budgies.

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