Hot Nights and Live Football in Guangzhou Pubs

The long-expected Euro 2008 Football Tournament is just around the corner. Fans eagerly await the excitement and tension of goals being scored, tackles made, and wins and losses racked up... as well as the beer, peers, and raucous cheering that make nights out in this dynamic city so entertaining.

"Life of Guangzhou" invites you to come out and share in the intoxication of hot nights and live European football beginning this Sunday at:

Elephant & Castle

Elephant & Castle, founded in the 1990s, is one of the most popular pubs among foreigners in Guangzhou. Decorated in an old-fashioned British style and featuring a small open courtyard, it has the comfortable atmosphere of a London corner pub.

E & C screens a continuous broadcast of live football on match days and even has its own football team, which has been crowned champion of the Guangzhou Amateur Football League for Expats several times. The pub also offers billiards and other games for customers to enjoy. [More]

Add: 363 Huanshi Dong Rd. (Near Baiyun Hotel)
Tel: 8359 3309
Opening Hours: 5 pm－3 am

Interior of Elephant & Castle.

Hooley's

Hooley's is the sports-loving foreigner's natural habitat. Football, basketball, rugby, and floorball teams often stop by after games in Tianhe for a couple rounds of beer, giving the bar a convivial air. Hooley's is also the club house of the Guangzhou Rams Rugby Club and hosts awards parties for the Guangzhou Amateur Football League for Expats and other international sports associations.

Spacious and lively with a touch of Irish tradition, Hooley's gives patrons a warm feeling, which may or may not be attributed to their beer flush.  [More]

Add: G/F of Binghua Hotel at the intersection of Tianhe Bei Road and Guangzhou Road
Tel: 3886 2675

Interior of The Hooley's.

Paddy Field

With Celtic ambience, football-themed décor, and two large screens in separate rooms, the Paddy Field is a hot spot for sports fans eager to cheer for goals. The pub also fields a team that won last season's Guangzhou Amateur Football League title.  [More]

Add: G/F, Central Plaza, 38 Huale Rd. (a side drive behind the Garden Hotel)
Tel: 83601379

Interior of Paddy Field.

Oasis

The "home turf" for German fans during the Euro 2008.

Add: 351 Huan Shi Dong Road (opposite to the Garden Hotel)
Opening Hours: 11:00-03:00

Freedom Café

Many foreigners like to hang out here as it, though small, gives good feeling and the price is quite attractive. Averagely two persons' dinner only costs less than ￥100 (US$ 14.5).

It has two floors. The upstairs is a restaurant with bigger screen for football live and area, while the downstairs is a pub with smaller screen and place. The ground pub is preferable and you might find it interesting to perhaps get the unexpected.

Add: Gangding, Tianhe (near the crossroad of Shipai Dong Road, and opposite to the main entrance of the South China Normal University.)
Tel: 8757 6673
Tips: 10% off discount for students and teachers

Interior of Freedom Café (ycwb.com)

Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Editor: Ronald Li