Eat, Drink and Be Merry
This site has shared Beijing bar and restaurant info from a consumer view since 2006. It doesn’t aim to cover everything, just one person’s experience of the scene. If you seek value, see my lists […]
Special update | Plus four Monday pizza deals
Did a quick update of the food deals and drinks deals lists, including new items for Peach, That One Place, O’Steak and Turkish Feast. Also, it’s Monday, and that means lots of excellent pizza deals […]
Sips ‘n’ bites | Beijing F&B openings, closings & more
Busy busy year here in Beijing both personally and in terms of the bar and restaurant scene. Given all this activity, it’s hard to believe most of us were holed up at home just one […]
Boxing Cat KO’d plus Beijing craft beer brouhahas
It’s been an up-and-down year for craft beer, with the closing this month of Boxing Cat Brewing (BCB) in Beijing — our branch of the Shanghai-born brewing juggernaut snapped up by ABN InBev in 2018 […]
Maxim’s Beijing | Still going after all these (37) years
Designer Pierre Cardin died this week and compelled me to visit the Beijing restaurant he opened in 1983–Maxim’s de Paris. Maxim’s is still operating, in all of its Art Nouveau glory, on the second floor […]
Life of Pie. 1 Italian, 3.5 hours, 5 Beijing pizza joints
I told Italian native and wine guy Simone Incontro last month in Shenzhen that the next time he visits Beijing, we’re going on a major pizza tour. Incontro came to Beijing 10 days ago and […]
Mega sips & bites | Tiki, Modernista, Ganges, Forno, Meza, more
A slew of Beijing bar and restaurant scene updates. I make no claims to be an expert or to be comprehensive, these are simply posts about places I like or news that has come across […]
An eight-hour tour | Past Tiki Bungalow owners do pop-up
Crazy! It took eight hours to reach home from Beijing airport Saturday night. Then again, that was probably to be expected as I went directly from Terminal 3 to Tiki Bungalow for a pop-up featuring […]
Spice of life | The Rug made mapo tofu nachos in Beijing
Mapo tofu nachos magic in Beijing! I saw a New York Times recipe posted for this dish, sent it to Aden Chang at The Rug Cafe, already known for its mapo tofu pizza, and a […]