AGI Bar
AGI Bar is an in-person gathering space for AI practitioners and founders, with venues in Beijing and Shanghai, and is a venue partner of Next Token. The official site positions it as “全球首家 AI 主理酒吧” (the world’s first AI-managed bar) and describes it as “an AI store by day, a bar by night” (agi.bar). The Beijing Zhongguancun venue is its first permanent space, on Zhongguancun Startup Street in Haidian; Next Token’s venue partner page records its opening in June 2025.
Venues and activity formats
- Beijing Zhongguancun: on Zhongguancun Startup Street, Haidian West Street, Haidian District; open daily 15:00–23:00 (official venue page).
- Shanghai Beiyang: in Xuhui, Shanghai, located at Sequoia China’s innovation accelerator (Next Token venue partner page).
- Activity formats: the official site lists six, including product launches and cold starts, industry exchange, after parties, event IPs, a mobile bar for external events, and embodied-AI showcases.
Next Token’s materials describe the space as an industry social network that is “an AI store by day and a bar by night,” where practitioners, founders, and investors get immediate in-person feedback.
Relationship with Next Token
Next Token Weekly episode 002 was recorded at AGI Bar in Shanghai. Opening the episode, Xiangyang Qiaomu says he thanks “Dacongming and Nanqiao for inviting us to record at AGI Bar in Shanghai” (paragraph in the Chinese transcript); closing the episode, he thanks AGI Bar Shanghai again and notes “there is one in Beijing too” (paragraph). On Next Token’s partner page, AGI Bar is listed as a venue partner.
Frequently asked questions
What is AGI Bar?
AGI Bar is an in-person gathering space for AI practitioners and founders, operating as an AI store by day and a bar by night, hosting launches and industry events, with venues in Beijing and Shanghai.
Where is AGI Bar located?
The Beijing venue is on Zhongguancun Startup Street in Haidian District, open daily 15:00–23:00; the Shanghai venue is in Beiyang, Xuhui. Addresses and transit details are on Next Token’s venue partner page.
When did AGI Bar open?
The Beijing Zhongguancun venue, AGI Bar’s first permanent space, opened in June 2025 (Next Token venue partner page).
Which Next Token episode was recorded at AGI Bar?
Next Token Weekly episode 002 was recorded at AGI Bar in Shanghai; both the opening and closing chapters of that episode thank the venue.