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 […]
Beyond hot dogs | UMU to share space in Maggie’s Bar compound
UPDATE: Today is opening day for UMU Restaurant & Cafe in the Maggie’s Bar compound. (Maggie’s Bar is still there but temporarily closed.) Until July 11, spend more than rmb98 and get a free dish […]
Bottle shock | Sanlitun bars got shut down last night
Updates | January 18 (Note: Like I’m telling people in our Beijing food deals and drink deals group on WeChat, check, check, check before you go. You can do happy hour today at places like […]
Day in the life | A city changes from Friday to Saturday night
What a roller coaster of a year. On Friday, I had my first ‘normal’ night out with friends since January. Caught three bands that spanned everything from folk to MoTown to prog rock. Hit a […]
Goodbye Nao | The Bar of The Year That Won’t Be Bar of The Year
I spotted the wild facade of Nao Bistro just after returning to Beijing from holidays in January. Walking Sanitun South, jet-lagged and lugging a load of groceries to restock my kitchen, I could only gawk […]
Bar news | Mokihi on Lucky Street closes, Mokihi 3.3 goes on
By Jim Boyce | Sad news that veteran cocktail bar Mokihi on Lucky Street closed, a bar that helped further establish the quality drink scene here in Beijing. Mokihi was opened by Motonari Uchiyama, who […]
Wuhan jiayou | No. 18 tap takeover in Beijing
Kudos to Team El Nido for helping craft beer in Beijing and China, in the year of the coronavirus crisis and the midst of a part of town said to have particularly zealous rule checkers. […]
Beijing F&B | A group notice about group notices
“What if I told you a free way to reach 500 interested customers?”— Some drunk guy the other night. Most people I know say they are in way too many WeChat groups. And complain there […]
Cost of Jinging | Some food prices in the nation’s capital
A few weeks ago, I wanted to give friends abroad an idea of Beijing prices, so I posted a bunch of stuff I bought one morning and the cost in US$, CA$ and Euros. Like […]