Monthly Archives: February 2008

Coming soon – The ‘coming soon’ about The new Nali Studio and 1949: The Hidden City

Earlier this week, I posted about recent visits to two venues projected to soon open – The Legation Quarter and China Doll (3.3. Building edition). I had hoped to start…

Red-carded: Six Workers’ Stadium clubs and restaurants to close for Olympics

China Daily reports that six establishments at Workers’ Stadium, home of soccer / football matches during the Olympics, will be closed just prior to and during the Games as a…

Coming soon – China Doll gets a bigger house

This is the second in a series of posts on places that I have recently toured and that are projected to open over the next few months. Previously: The Legation…

Going German on Super Bar Street: Wirtshaus an see

After the Australia-South Africa wine tasting last Saturday night, The Flash and I perused Super Bar Street. There is no shortage of venues – Afro Arena, Shamba, Back Street Club,…

Coming soon – The Legation Quarter: Ex-US Embassy turned restaurant and bar complex

This is the first in a series of posts on four places projected to open over the next few months. Tomorrow: the new China Doll. (Photos: The Legation Quarter) I…

Schwankertmania II: The poster… and final call

Last week, I posted about an upcoming Bookworm seminar on a scuba diving team that went to Mongolia last year and explored ship wrecks, surveyed fish, and came upon a…

Yet another 100 wines for 100 kuai event: Southern-hemisphere style

Three men, one hundred wines (Photos: GELIPU) Beijing enjoyed yet another “100 wines for 100RMB” (USD14) event as GELIPU and Winelink teamed up to present Australian and South African wines…

Mare: Great for tapas, how about as a bar?

Mare is an excellent spot to sit down and share tapas. The unpretentious surroundings – the simple arched doorways, the decent lighting, the white walls dotted with a few pieces…

The good, the bad and the wireless: Bubble Cafe & Bar

I’ve been making the rounds with my laptop in search of spots that offer decent food, drink, and online access. This is part seven of my winter wireless wrap-up. (Previously:…

Spring cleaning: Changes at Alfa

The Cellar Rat and I dropped into Cafe St. Laurent / Alfa a few days ago to find the latter undergoing renovations, with work being done on the floor and…

Seas the day: Men in rubber, ghostly wrecks, underwater deer

Schwankert: Seas the day! Okay, you have this American guy who teaches scuba diving in Beijing (isn’t that one of the driest major cities?), leads a team last August on…

Sequoia Cafe: books + coffee = good times

Garden Books is now open above Sequoia Cafe (Guanghua Lu branch) providing yet another spot in the city to relax with a coffee and a book. The shop takes over…