Cafe de la Poste: Packing them in on Saturday night
My first trip to Cafe de la Poste resulted in one the best steaks I have eaten in Beijing. During my most recent, I stuck to the liquids.
Last Saturday night saw the place bursting at the seams, with the tables full and the beverages flowing.
I tried the three house wines (RMB30 each) with NC, as I had heard they were from Shandong. The red was smoother and fuller than others wines I have tried from that province, though the “harmonious tannins” comment on the back seemed a stretch. My excitement was short-lived: I found out it hailed from Languedoc Roussillon in France.
The next two came from closer to home. The white was fresh, crisp, and fruity at first, though its tartness took over the glass by the end. It was slightly corked, something I tasted before I smelled, given we had a Cohiba-chomping acquaintance with us.
The rose, also fairly fresh, was more stomach-friendly and had raspberry, strawberry, and floral aromas. NC called it “refreshing.”
Cafe de la Poste is good fun. It is the kind of place where you can have an intimate conversation even as the hustle and bustle of Saturday night goes on around you.
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