Fifth Floor Restaurant and Nightclub is the newest in a long line of establishments to operate out of Yihe Hotel’s infamous fifth floor.
The first thing any customer should know is that arriving before midnight is a no-no. If you do decide to drop in earlier, be forewarned, it will be as empty as a spilt pint of beer. According to Kevin Shao, the club’s manager, the real party doesn’t usually kick off until the wee hours of the morning, between 3-4am.
Open for only two months, Fifth Floor offers visitors an eclectic range of music and reasonably priced drinks. Shao likes to highlight other aspects as well. “We have many beautiful girls here and plenty of different musical styles,” he says. “Every night it’s full and it just keeps getting better and better.”
Although pegged as a restaurant and club, Fifth Floor’s kitchen is currently closed and it’s unclear when the venue will start serving food. For now, keep your expectations somewhere in line with the protagonist’s in Californication: debauchery and a pricier selection of whiskey.
“One day we hope to have greater food options and longer hours to serve lunch and dinner,” adds Shao. Currently, however, Fifth Floor doesn’t open its doors until 11pm.
With two KTV rooms, hookahs and a large dance floor, the club feels like a hangout for locals, though we’re told guests of diverse backgrounds come from far and wide – probably for the parties. Fifth Floor hosts a ladies’ night on Tuesdays, Latino night on Wednesdays and an Arabian night on Thursdays.
When it’s finally time to call it a night, we can almost hear Kesha’s ‘Tik Tok’ on the horizon. Party it up – at least until the next fifth-floor sensation moves in.
Price: RMB50-70/drink
Who’s going: The late-night party crowd
Good for: Dancing until the sun comes up
// Listing.
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