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. […]

Upper crust | Pizza business on the rise in Beijing

Six months ago people wondered if much of Beijing’s restaurant and bar trade would survive, let alone move ahead with new venues. The vitality of the city’s food and drink trade this summer is impressive. […]
Lychee & carrots!? Frankie Zou’s cocktails at the new Hatsune

I just found this weekend’s afternoon drink deal: the Whisper Hill at the new Hatsune in Taikooli South. It’s the easiest going cocktail creation by consultant Frankie Zou–of Botany, TRB and Maison Boulud fame–for the […]
Mega sips & bites: Hatsune, El Nido, Migas, Kakikopi, 709, CHEERS, more

Yep, it’s been a while so time for a catch-up. I already posted about Taco Bell (they have booze!) and Shake Shack (got the first burger!) and how Maggie’s Bar is UMU Bar (expect some […]
Taco Bell opened in Beijing! Shut up and just (let people) eat

Taco Bell is open! In Beijing! Can you believe it!? In Beijing! Now I can stock up on hot sauce packets! And easily replenish my Fort Knox of Sauce! Wait, what’s that!? They don’t have […]
Han bow | I got the first Shake Shack burger in Beijing

Bow down to me mere burger mortals, bow low for my bacon-y cheesy beefy victory, bow deep for I — in our city of 20 million-plus ravenous inhabitants — scored the very first Shake Shack […]
Maggie’s Bar is UMU Bar | And old-timers ain’t gonna like it

The nudge nudge wink wink “I go to Maggie’s for the hot dogs” crowd isn’t going to like this. While UMU Cafe & Restaurant took over the far end and patio of Maggie’s Bar in […]
Bobsleds and burritos | Yum China retail food sponsor of 2022 Olympics

How’d you like fried chicken with your figure skating, a slice of pizza with your skiing, a burrito with your bobsled? I’ve raved often about the experiences I had during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, […]
Sips ‘n’ bites | Sanlitun is back, plus drinks, deals

Many Sanlitun and area bars and restaurants that shut last month reopened this past week as Beijing’s coronavirus situation improved. XL reopened yesterday, with Paddy O’Shea’s set to follow today, and to offer happy hour […]