Two Mex | Q Mex’s new taco and tequila joint about to open
By Jim Boyce | Last November, I posted about Q Mex plans to open a taco and tequila joint across from Liangma River, to step away from Tex-Mex and Cal-Mex cuisine and focus more on […]
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Chill out | Frost is back in business
By Jim Boyce | Frost is one cool customer when it comes to the restaurant and bar business. When Xingfucun Middle Road saw a rash of business close two months ago, and Frost itself end […]
Market move | Veteran Qiyuan closing in Sanlitun, to live on near Tuanjiehu
By Jim Boyce | Qiyuan Market, the modestly sized intriguingly stocked food shop behind Yashow, is closing after more than 15 years. Across from Sanlitun police station, Qiyuan carries a hodge-podge of goods from around the world. And […]
Easy as pie | Ramo holds ‘Homegrown Pizza Challenge’
By Jim Boyce | Fangjia Hutong restaurant & bar Ramo—still open via its side door—is holding a “Homegrown Pizza Challenge“. Customers submit ideas for a tasty pizza and those that pique the curiosity of Team […]
Chicken feed | The Local to mark birthday with wing-eating contest
By Jim Boyce | The Wednesday night wing deal at The Local—three-kuai each with drink purchase and minimum ten-wing owner—is one of the best deals in Sanlitun South. Now this comfort food haven will take things up […]
Hutong hike | Tiki Bungalow, Ramo, El Nido, Fang & more
By Jim Boyce | Popular Polynesian-inspired bar Tiki Bungalow should reopen in about a month, says co-owner Oliver Davies. This will be the third version of Tiki—let’s call it ThreeKi for now—following the original in Dongsijiutiao […]
Cannon’s fodder | Double-cheese classic my Burger Cup fave
By Jim Boyce | Maybe it’s a good thing The Burger Cup is in Beijing because this event and its “Wild West” theme might well have raised some rootin’-tootin’ cultural appropriation controversy back home. Chinese and Russian […]
Fake China brews? | Dodgy ‘Budweiser’ videos reminder to be cautious
By Jim Boyce | It’s not going out on a limb to say China has fake booze issues, whether for beer (see here, here, here, here and here), major spirit brands, like Johnnie Worker, or this perfect storm of wine […]