October 2021 - Beijing Boyce

Boo-jing! 60+ Beijing Halloween events this weekend

October 29, 2021 BB 0

Plenty of people asking about Halloween parties. And Beijing is once again delivering with a haunted house’s worth of choices. Below are 60-plus posters for costume parties, live music, cocktail specials, themed meals and more […]

Beijing sips and bites | From khachapuri to queso fundido, ten updates

October 23, 2021 BB 0

Oh, it’s been a long little while since my last “sips and bites” post. Sorry, been busy with work and World Baijiu Day and prepping for Maovember 2021–annual events like WE Brewery’s corn toss tourney […]

Club quaffs | Dada boss talks booze trends, baijiu cocktails, Fleetwood Mac & more

October 22, 2021 BB 0

Dada is famous as a music scene hub but co-founder Michael Ohlsson is also quite the drinks aficionado, including of arcane tipples. (Case in point: we once shared a lineup of Ethiopian Shiraz, Canadian Cabernet […]

Old street, new street, Side Street | New vibes near Friendship Store

Once upon a time, Xiushui South Street–on the flip side of the Friendship Store on Jiangguomen Outer Street–ranked among the hottest weekend brunch tickets in town. Grandma’s Kitchen and Steak & Eggs drew crowds at […]
From Hot Dog to Sausage | Schindler’s Moves in with Maggie’s

Two brands well-known by Beijing’s veteran eat, drink and be merry crowd are teaming up. German comfort food haven Schindler’s is moving its Ritan Park branch 50 meters down the street to the former Maggie’s […]
Home Boyce | Beijing Food Delivery & Pickup Options

Plenty of uncertainty surrounding the city’s food and beverage scene — what’s new!? — as the May 1 to May 4 holiday ban on dining and drinking in restaurants and bars has been extended. Now […]
Drinkin’ Alone in Beijing | Black Cat Bone for 2022

It’s a decade since Black Cat Bone rocked our fair city with one last gig, five guys cutting through the far murkier air of Beijing v2012 with blues tune after blues tune. Rowdy and raw, […]
Labor Day 2022 | Walking in Beijing

Labor Day 2022 in Beijing. It’s been well over two years since the pandemic began so all should be pretty much back to normal, right? Nope, a recent spat of omicron cases has lots of […]
Lucky Charms | St. Patrick’s Day in Beijing 2022

Where’s me lucky charms!? Some Beijing bars have expanded St. Patrick’s Day, which falls on a Thursday this year, to St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Here are some options for those seeking to guzzle Guinness (and […]
Where to watch Super Bowl 56 in Beijing

No Brady, no Rodgers, no Mahomes, no problem. Super Bowl 56 might lack the game’s biggest stars but does feature two teams, the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, predicted to rack up plenty […]
Where to Watch the Winter Olympics in Beijing

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics is tomorrow night and while the vibe is certainly different from the city’s Summer Olympics, the show nevertheless goes on. Events like alpine skiing, curling, freestyle skiing, […]