Month: July 2015

Look for the more than a dozen outlets of wine shop chain CHEERS in Beijing to soon carry beer from craft brewery Shangri-La in Yunnan. The brewery, operated by a team of Swiss-Chinese, officially launched […]

I Screeched, I Nanaimo’d, I watched The Moose get loose for the last time. Good times on Wednesday night as Hockey Bar teamed with CCYA to hold a Canada Day keg party. This was the last dance for The Stipp–The […]

I remember well the Gung Ho launch party in July 2010 at The Opposite House. I’d been walking past that first pizza shop in China View complex many times during the previous month, and seen it […]

Ten photos and captions about drinks gulped, foods guzzled and stuff observed in the Beijing bar and restaurant scene…

Yolanda’s Secret Wine Bar opened last week close to Yashow Market. You will find it down the street from Mr Shi’s Dumplings, across from cocktail bar Miles and beside Blissful Nomnoms. This is a cozy spot […]

Saw this sign yesterday near Workers Gymnasium. “Find What You Love And Let It Kill You”. I guess you can already arrest Pizza Plus’ capricciosa pie for murder, with a dry gin martini as an […]

Work is coming along nicely on the new Q Bar atop the Eastern Inn in Sanlitun South. Look for a new color scheme, an upgrade on that super long bar, and a shift from the […]

The guys at FatFace Dining are part of team that is launching a restaurant chain called The Smokeyard, with the first two outlets to open in Wudaokou, near Lush and Eatalia, within a week, and in Sanlitun, […]