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Hutong wine bar Xiao Ju will hold its closing party tonight, with word the team plans to reopen a restaurant in a new space. In announcing the party, Xiao Ju also released a few statistics, namely, […]

Yu Bar and Mexican Kitchen & Bar have opened in the former Cru Wine Bar space by the Sanlitun Youth Hostel. The venues offer seating at the bar or in three narrow table-filled areas, with the decor dominated […]

A few weeks ago, I taste-tested some dishes the guys at Jing-A Taproom were messing with in the kitchen (see collage above). They included fish and chips (crispy batter, delicate flavors, nice) and beer can chicken with the feet […]

BBC and Okra are joining forces on Wednesdays for cocktail fun. BBC’s Doug and Linch were at Okra last night doing some “hump day concoctions“, including a Taketsuru sour that includes “bamboo charcoal salt”. Given I […]

The new Tavalin Bagels shop, by staff from the old Tavalin Bagels shop, is slated to open in a few days. It’s across from the west side of Yashow Market, just around the corner from […]

Satisfied a late-afternoon hunger yesterday at the new Mr. Shi’s Dumplings in Sanlitun, thanks to a heads up from Sue Zhou. This place is on the same street as Nearby the Tree and just west of the old Two Guys […]

One of the best things about the food and drink scene in Beijing is the growing number of niche vendors who make everything from bacon to bagels, cupcakes to coffee, mala sausage to meatballs — lots […]

It’s a big year in Beijing bar history. Frank’s Place and The Mexican Wave, two bars often cited as kicking off the modern bar scene in Beijing, opened a quarter of a century ago. And several […]