Sanlitun saunter | The new look of Tongli and area
By Jim Boyce | They say be careful what you wish for or you just might get it. Over the years, fans of Aperitivo, Luga’s and other venues on the Tongli strip have said how […]
Pin City! Maovember 2017 launch tonight at XL
By Jim Boyce | The fifth annual Maovember charity campaign launches tonight at bar / restaurant XL—map here—from 5 PM to midnight. Drop by to get your 2017 pin, try our darts challenge, and enjoy food, […]
Mao-a-thon man! Can Mike Wester walk 900 km in November?
By Jim Boyce | Can this dude really walk 900 km in November? Or 100 km on November 7 alone? What does he eat—besides berries and chocolate? And how does he remain sane? I caught […]
Operation Baozza | Comfort food and convenience stores?
By Jim Boyce | I lost touch with the Baozza Boys after they closed their Sanlitun Soho venue, just down the street from my place, a few months back. But I caught up with them […]
Wrecking bar | Dump trucks and backhoes part of Sanlitun nightlife
By Jim Boyce | Usually it’s people that get wrecked in Sanlitun. But this nightlife area was the one getting the treatment last night. I entered the side door at Groovy Schiller and emerged a few […]
Pizza Cup 2017 | Best pies, beers and butter tarts
By Jim Boyce | Pizza and beer and sun and fun. Plus butter tarts. Good times during the second day of the annual Pizza Cup. I’m amazed, given the city’s political climate, that The Beijinger […]
Ramo to go | Fangjia Hutong favorite moving to Lido
By Jim Boyce | Yet another Fangjia Hutong bar / restaurant is on the move as Ramo just announced it will wrap up a three-year run this weekend and then relocate to Lido. Get your fill […]
Full house | Check out the Mayweather-MacGregor crowd at Paddy O’Shea’s
By Jim Boyce | I just posted about the community created by sports bar Paddy O’Shea’s. A major slice of that community came out to watch the recent Floyd Mayweather-Connor MacGregor fight and led to what […]