Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Sharing Beijing bar and restaurant info from a consumer viewpoint since 2006. This site doesn’t aim to cover everything, just one person’s experience of the scene. If you seek value, see my lists for happy hour […]
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Olympic flashback | Scorpions on a Stick
The world’s top media outlets poured into Beijing fourteen years ago for the Summer Olympics. While there to mostly report on sports, the biggest side event seemed to be who could post the best “scorpions […]
BeiJingle bells 2021 | Christmas-y stuff in the capital
Some friends are blue they won’t see family and friends again this holiday season due to the global virus situation. So, I am compiling a list–all nice, not naughty–of events, dinners, gifts and more loaded […]
Oh, Lay’s | We finally got a great potato chip
Oh, Lay’s. You have taken me on a crazy flavor rollercoaster ride in Beijing all of these years, with the gut-wrenching downs—think flavors like lychee, White Rabbit candy and thousand-year-old egg—far out-numbering the soul-lifting highs. […]
Hutong sips ‘n’ bites | Orange Hour, Wild Kite & the new Taco Bar
The new Taco Bar is open in the same Andingmen courtyard that houses natural wine bar Orange Hour and craft brew pub Wild Kite. Kin Hong says they are working out the details but Taco […]
Beijing sips and bites | From khachapuri to queso fundido, ten updates
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
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 […]
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 […]