December 2018 ~ Beijing Boyce

Paddy O’11 | Tonight’s birthday bash at Paddy O’Shea’s

December 7, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Paddy O’Shea’s celebrates its eleventh birthday tonight! Stop by for beer, cake, shenanigans and more. And check out this Q&A I did with Paul Rochon, part of the team behind Paddy’s success. […]

Last call for goober burgers | That One Place closes next week

Bar-goers of Beijing beware: a wave of wackiness is set to wash upon your shores as That One Place will close on July 6 and set adrift an eclectic clientele in search of new destinations […]
Fired up | M Natural does the lunch thing right

Finally. A Sanlitun set lunch that evokes an all-time favorite, Migas, my go-to until the team packed up and left our neighborhood for Guomao nearly four years ago. Yes, there are many well-known spots in […]
Larry The Bird: Beijing’s newest game of chicken

Seeing lots of tweets these days about Larry The Bird, a new chicken joint beside Burger King in Taikooli South that involves those Josper oven evangelists from Spanish restaurant Migas. Larry The Bird reminds me […]
HIBANG | Simple Drinks to launch canned highballs in July

One of my favorite new stops of the past year is Duet Café / Simple Drinks, an unassuming spot near Dongzhimen where you can grab a mug of coffee by day or glass of vino […]
Sips & Bites: That One Place closing, Jing-A opening, Herbal moving & more

Busy o’ busy these days but here are a few quick updates on the Beijing scene. That One Place is set to close in two weeks as ‘Chef Jeff’ Powell—known for consulting at Tube Station, […]
Dada bird: Rare species gives Beijing club extra life

Our fine-feathered friends nearly saved veteran Gulou area club Dada with an, ahem, ‘coop’ d’etat. The club was facing imminent closure last month but the discovery by inspectors of an apparently rare pecies nesting inside […]
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 […]