Location: Suzhou
Top Restaurants in Suzhou
Top 10 Bar food in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Reviews on Bar food in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Suzhou is a major city on the lower Yangtze known for its canals, bridges, pagodas, and beautiful gardens. These gardens were built and owned by wealthy families and emperors hundreds of years ago, and make for a pleasant place to wander during nice weather. Suzhou is also a major center for silk production and manufacturing, and a tour of a silk factory here provides an interesting and educational glimpse of this Chinese textile industry. Suzhou is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Things to do in Suzhou
10. The Bookworm
Overall Ratings
4 based on 73 reviews
The Bookworm Suzhou is at once café, bookstore, restaurant, library, bar, comedy club, and live music venue; truly a central cultural hub of the great city of Suzhou, and one of the most classic expat-operated venues in town.Located just off the famous Sh
Reviewed By uncle_albert5
We were looking for some Western food and saw this place on TripAdvisor. Good deal on beer and a decent margarita pizza. Hit the spot! We'll come back.
9. The Camel Sports Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By mommypopp
I had a recent visit, I sat outside because it was a beautiful evening and my dinner partner was running late. After waiting 15 minutes for someone to acknowledge my presence at a table that had their menu on it, I decided to just simply time how long it took someone to come and take my order. Every time someone walked by the window I tried to wave them over. My dinner partner came 45 minutes late, and No one had come to take an order. At a subsequent visit, the service was just incredibly slow, but they did eventually take our order. I really wanted to like this place, but Iâm just not able to.
8. Bar Soul
Located on the first floor of Hotel Soul, Bar Soul brings a unique blend of retro and industrial elements. Every minute detail exudes an edgy, urban industrial chic feel from the old mottled concrete walls, the bold rustic wooden furnishings; to the wroug
Reviewed By Giles W
There aren't many bars in Suzhou, so this place - attached to the Hotel Soul two doors along the street, one of the best mid-priced hotels in the city centre - could be a very valuable addition to the area's nightlife offerings.But its stark decor is severely uninviting, the prices are off-puttingly high, and the staff are terminally bored, inattentive (often, indeed, they disappear altogether for long periods).Despite having a large captive clientele available in the guests of its busy parent hotel, it is almost invariably deserted - which is a telling measure of how charmless it is. You'd think the small karaoke stage might attract some local customers, at least; but it never seems to.Dear Mr. /Mrs Giles WThank you for staying with us and taking your valuable time to share your great experiences. We are most delighted to know that you had an overall pleasant stay, your compliments on our efforts and level of service motivate our team to continuously provide exceptional stay for our guests. Please do not hesitate to contact us for your next accommodation booking arrangement. We will be delighted to prepare your requirements for you. We will strive to ensure your next visit will be even more memorable and enjoyable. We look forward to hearing from you soon. With warm regards,
7. L'Arome (Suzhou Center)
Welcome to LâArôme Suzhou center. This is the eighth restaurant operated by LâArôme. LâArôme Suzhou center has two separate spaces, one space for restaurant and another for a cocktail bar. LâArôme French restaurants adopt the modern French style of cuisin
Reviewed By Ricky_Brent
For an affluent and relatively international city with over 10 million people, Suzhou has few French restaurants and even fewer that are any good. LâArôme in the Suzhou Center is therefore potentially a very welcome addition. To enter LâArôme you draw back some heavy curtains and pass through a darkened drinks area, which, with its purple lighting and avant-garde decor, somewhat resembles the bar out of 'Blade Runner'. The actual dining area is tastefully set out with circular dining booths and tables complemented by mushroom-coloured seating and subtle recessed circular lighting. Clearly, some substantial funds have been invested in furnishing this restaurant. The attractive menu, which has images of some famous impressionist paintings, includes a few French classics such as blanquette de veau (listed as a favourite of the French president - presumably referring to Emmanuel Macron, not François Hollande) and confit de canard. However, there are also some Italian dishes such as risottos and pizzas and, slightly bizarrely, Beef Wellington, which I always assumed was invented by 'Les Rosbifs' to commemorate someone who was rather antagonistic to the French. Maybe it would have been more diplomatic to refer to it as 'filet de bÅuf en croûte'. Indeed, LâArôme has quite an emphasis on beef; arguably steaks are over-represented on the menu. Also arguably, too many of the dishes are accompanied with mashed potato - hopefully, over time there will be more variety.The set menus looked well-balanced and relatively good value for money. The wine list has a rather limited selection of French wines by the glass. Presumably, the predominance of Australian brands such as Kwala reflects the lower tax imposed on such wines in China. However, there are bottles of French (and other) wine to suit most pockets. Although San Pellegrino water was listed it wasn't available but Perrier water was fine and more authentically French. Starters of scallops (St. Jacques) were excellent - they were perfectly cooked and the plates were beautifully presented. The Beef Wellington, which in addition to Parma ham, contained some foie gras, was equally well cooked. Often, this dish comes in thick, dry crusty pastry but the LâArôme version was ideal. The meat was of high quality and accurately cooked to 'medium rare'. A confit de canard was also 'comme il faut'. Desserts of tarte au citron meringuee and macarons with ice-cream were excellent too. Once again, they were well presented and artfully gracing these dishes with edible flowers was a nice touch.Service in LâArôme was friendly, attentive and the staff were quite knowledgeable. It was also impressive to hear them singing 'Happy Birthday' in passable French to someone at a table nearby! From the moment you enter the restaurant you feel welcome and, evidently, the manager, Lucien Lv has trained his staff very well. Hopefully, they will be able to maintain this high standard.In summary, LâArôme more than fulfilled its promise - currently, I reckon it is the best French restaurant in Suzhou.
6. Blue Marlin (Xinghai)
Overall Ratings
3 based on 103 reviews
Blue Marlin known throughout China as a growing chain for great food, drinks, and live entertainment. Live bands and DJ's play music until the late hours. Come have dinner, drinks, and dance the night away. This is your "Home Away From Home".
Reviewed By tsangfp
The newly decorated interior is more modern and relaxing as well as more trendy than before. Particularly, they are having on-premise brewing facility that offers fresh beers although I believe they got beer recipes from outside expert. The good news maybe there is still a pool table inside, though it is almost unattended. Food quality is still good enough. So, it is still one of my recommended restaurant and pub for those who like to have some western food in Suzhou in a relaxing setting.
5. R Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 47 reviews
R bar and adjacent seating areas are warm and contemporary in design. A great place to enjoy pleasurable business or just relax!
Reviewed By Phil D
Hi to Shenny and co of the Lobby Bar. Lovely smiley friendly staff and great service :-). Some of the nicest people I have met. They cannot do enough to help you...cheers Guys n girls
4. Birdland Craft Beer
Overall Ratings
5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By sprmrj
I went to Birdland on a late Friday night after seeing the light show and walking along Ligongdi road, after finding most places closed by 10pm.Nice live music, friendly staff and my favorite craft beers (and some local varieties).
3. Mariana at Crowne Plaza Suzhou
Overall Ratings
5 based on 87 reviews
The perfect place for business and casual gatherings with specialty coffee, innovative cocktails and live entertainment.
Reviewed By rushanil2019
While visiting Crowne Plaza Suzhou I had the privilege of having a cocktail at Mariana Bar I was served by a lovely young lady by the name of Sarah Oh from Korea. Her smile and passion for her job was really incredible.Besides the service the cocktails were very good too.Keep up the work team !!!
2. TBoat (Crowne Plaza Suzhou)
Overall Ratings
5 based on 331 reviews
TBoat (Sports Bar)Ideal for casual dining, TBoat is a fun get-together venue for friends and family, and especially for sports enthusiast to enjoy your favourite sporting events live. A good selection of specialty burgers, sandwiches, snacks and premium s
Reviewed By camdouglas
This was a great restaurant that offers nice food and good service. The staff were excellent and friendly and knew what they were doing. We ordered the classic burger which is one of the best burgers I have had in a long time, and also the fish and chips. These were excellent! Good selection of drinks in a nice atmosphere!
1. L'Arome (Suzhou Center)
Welcome to LâArôme Suzhou center. This is the eighth restaurant operated by LâArôme. LâArôme Suzhou center has two separate spaces, one space for restaurant and another for a cocktail bar. LâArôme French restaurants adopt the modern French style of cuisin
Reviewed By Ricky_Brent
For an affluent and relatively international city with over 10 million people, Suzhou has few French restaurants and even fewer that are any good. LâArôme in the Suzhou Center is therefore potentially a very welcome addition. To enter LâArôme you draw back some heavy curtains and pass through a darkened drinks area, which, with its purple lighting and avant-garde decor, somewhat resembles the bar out of 'Blade Runner'. The actual dining area is tastefully set out with circular dining booths and tables complemented by mushroom-coloured seating and subtle recessed circular lighting. Clearly, some substantial funds have been invested in furnishing this restaurant. The attractive menu, which has images of some famous impressionist paintings, includes a few French classics such as blanquette de veau (listed as a favourite of the French president - presumably referring to Emmanuel Macron, not François Hollande) and confit de canard. However, there are also some Italian dishes such as risottos and pizzas and, slightly bizarrely, Beef Wellington, which I always assumed was invented by 'Les Rosbifs' to commemorate someone who was rather antagonistic to the French. Maybe it would have been more diplomatic to refer to it as 'filet de bÅuf en croûte'. Indeed, LâArôme has quite an emphasis on beef; arguably steaks are over-represented on the menu. Also arguably, too many of the dishes are accompanied with mashed potato - hopefully, over time there will be more variety.The set menus looked well-balanced and relatively good value for money. The wine list has a rather limited selection of French wines by the glass. Presumably, the predominance of Australian brands such as Kwala reflects the lower tax imposed on such wines in China. However, there are bottles of French (and other) wine to suit most pockets. Although San Pellegrino water was listed it wasn't available but Perrier water was fine and more authentically French. Starters of scallops (St. Jacques) were excellent - they were perfectly cooked and the plates were beautifully presented. The Beef Wellington, which in addition to Parma ham, contained some foie gras, was equally well cooked. Often, this dish comes in thick, dry crusty pastry but the LâArôme version was ideal. The meat was of high quality and accurately cooked to 'medium rare'. A confit de canard was also 'comme il faut'. Desserts of tarte au citron meringuee and macarons with ice-cream were excellent too. Once again, they were well presented and artfully gracing these dishes with edible flowers was a nice touch.Service in LâArôme was friendly, attentive and the staff were quite knowledgeable. It was also impressive to hear them singing 'Happy Birthday' in passable French to someone at a table nearby! From the moment you enter the restaurant you feel welcome and, evidently, the manager, Lucien Lv has trained his staff very well. Hopefully, they will be able to maintain this high standard.In summary, LâArôme more than fulfilled its promise - currently, I reckon it is the best French restaurant in Suzhou.
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