With an owner from Tao House and former bartender from Tiki Bungalow, it’s no surprise new bar Le Moment on Xindong Road offers everything from private cigar rooms to punchy colourful drinks. The Tao House […]

(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) What if Barbie opened a 1950’s-style diner / burger and beer […]

(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) My May 1 mission was to visit the new Luga’s brew […]

(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) Pi Bar was not officially open but already showed great potential […]

(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) If you see two Paddy O’Shea’s in June, it’s not because […]

This site shares info about Beijing bars and restaurants from a consumer perspective. It doesn’t aim to be comprehensive but to give one person’s view of a slice of the scene. If seek value, check […]

By Jim Boyce | China’s grape. That’s what many are calling Marselan, a grape that arrived here twenty years ago and spread across nation. The ensuing wines are impressing professionals and consumers alike, and Hulu, The Mercants and VinVino in […]

By Jim Boyce |Luga’s has given us Mexican, Italian and Vietnamese eats over the past dozen years and is now pulling a chair up to the craft beer table. The newest spot, Luga’s Brewery and […]