Extra specials | Now 130-plus deals listed
My focus last month was Maovember and Grape Wall. But I did manage a few updates of the food deals and drink deals pages. We now have 130-plus deals listed so you can eat, drink […]
Sips & Bites
Double hottiness | Spicy delights at The Rug
I’ve really enjoyed a pair of dishes with fiery twists at The Rug this year. The first pairs fiery Sichuan peppercorn sauce with pork neck (tender!) and soba noodles, then adds a sweet edge via […]
Q Mex III, plus Joe’s is moving, Beer Mania is BBQing
The third Q Mex is set to open Wednesday in World City, just north of The Place, younger sibling to the original branch in Sanlitun and the middle child in Guomao. Expect a ‘soft opening’ […]
Turkish Feast | Kebabs, kuzu tandir, kunefe & more
Did some fun sampling at newcomer Turkish Feast, a spacious relaxing restaurant in Jinshang, in the same building as Boxing Cat and Q Mex Taqueria, and just down from Pachapapi. That building continues to offer […]
All quiet on the Eastern front | Mid-Autumn festival in Beijing
It’s been a quiet mid-Autumn festival in our neighborhood so far as other parts of the city rev up for the PRC’s 70th birthday on October 1. And by rev, think tanks practicing their approaches […]
Spark Plugs! Cafe de la Poste reopens Friday
Look for Beixinqiao bar veteran Cafe de la Poste to reopen this Friday, August 30. That area of town has undergone an intense ‘beautification’ project this summer but CdlP endured throughout most of it. Even […]
New Jing-A Taproom | 32 taps, 8 pizzas, this Friday
The soft opening of the new Jing-A Taproom runs from Friday, August 30, to the grand opening on September 6, with beers and draft cocktails at 元 10 off, daily from 11 AM to midnight, […]
El Nido is nine | Taco, draft beer deals all week long
Hard to believe it’s been nine years since Xiao Shuai opened beer joint El Nido and launched a half dozen years of fun on Fangjia Hutong. That lane was hutong hipster central for a long […]