Sticky: Eat, Drink and Be Merry
This site shares info about Beijing bars and restaurants from a consumer perspective. It doesn’t aim to be comprehensive but to give one person’s view of a slice of the scene. Check out my lists […]
Tikipedia IV | New owner for hutong bar Tiki Bungalow
By Jim Boyce | Tiki Bungalow survived two venue changes while serving the city’s Polynesian-themed drink fans over the past three and a half years. Now it will get a fourth life with an ownership […]
Mike Wester on mooncakes vs pizzas, Beijing’s best pie & dinosaur regrets
By Jim Boyce | Mike Wester, big boss at The Beijinger, will host a pizza-centric quiz at Paddy O’Shea’s on September 26 to promote his magazine’s upcoming Pizza Festival. I grilled him about the planet’s most pressing […]
Weekend deals | Discount tacos, free beer, closing party, more
By Jim Boyce | Here’s a trio of Beijing deals for this weekend. Let’s start with Sunday first: Pebbles will do a special edition of its “Taco Tuesday” deal in honor of Mexican Independence Day. That […]
Snakes to steaks | Former Xinjiang restaurant Red Rose to open as gastropub
By Jim Boyce | Red Rose will reopen soon just north of Workers Stadium but the name is about the only thing left. The roast mutton, belly dancers and lively bands of this former Xinjiang restaurant […]
Go wild | Four-hour free-flow Beer Animal party at El Nido
By Jim Boyce | Get wild in the hutongs tomorrow with Beer Animal, an event that will pair imBEER and El Nido for a Sunday of suds. 元100 gets you a four-hour free-flow of beer with […]
Hot deals | New Tiki Bungalow specials include ‘volcano bowls’
By Jim Boyce | Tiki Bungalow fans will find new drink deals at their hutong hideaway as of next week. Oldies but goodies like Waikiki Wednesday are out and specials on volcano bowls are in, […]
Saturday sorted | LM Plus turns 8, XL turns 4, Arrow Factory goes Golden
By Jim Boyce | If you seek food and drink fun on what is slated to be a sunny Saturday, check out these deals. First, LM Plus is turning eight in Central Park. (This is […]
Go to BEDD | New Beijing Eats & Drinks Deals group
By Jim Boyce | Beijing-based bon vivant Andres Vargas asked me at noon on Monday if I knew of any good sources on food deals. Hmm, I do have a WeChat group like that and […]