Yantai pub crawl: Druid’s, Captain Musical, Eleven, and more
- I had a few free hours in Yantai last Thursday night so I did a walkabout on Chaoyang Street which is a) close to the hotel, b) close to…
Monthly Archives: March 2011
My spin on the third annual pole-dancing contest at Zeta
Xiang Xiang (2nd), Mimi (1st), Sigrid (“Miss Pole-pular”), and Goldfish (3rd) – I woke up with a sore neck the morning after the third annual pole dancing contest last Saturday…
So long in Soho: Cafe Europa to close April 10
Word comes from Joseph and Li at Cafe Europa that this longstanding Jianwai Soho restaurant will close. In an email, they state that the landlord is seeking a 40 percent…
Re-Loop: Shuangjing venue sees food, drink upgrade
The Loop (map) is one of those places with the potential to be everything from the hottest hidden spot in town to just another player in the background. I am…
Zhuang opens, plus 4 other updates from The Shuangjing Strip
- The Shuangjing Strip that includes Lily’s American Diner, The Brick, and Grinders has a new bar as Zhuang opened today. Run by a trio of women, Zhuang will open…
The Kro returns: Next pizza joint set for Gongti-Sanlitun area
With the oven barely broken in at his new and busy pizza joint on Xiaoyun Road, Olaf Kristoffer “Kro” Bauer says he is already preparing to fire up a second…
Mao Mao Chong: Spring cocktails meet art auction this Thursday
- Mao Mao Chong will do some early spring cleaning and creating this Thursday, March 24, when it not only auctions off the six pieces of art that adorn its…
Ssam: Refined kimchi power in Sanlitun SOHO
- Even though newcomer Sanlitun Soho is close to my apartment, I have spent very little time there and instead have been hanging out a lot in Sanlitun North, Shuangjing,…
Sips & Bites: Zhuang, The Loop, Bar Blu, and Sim Sim Club
That Shuangjing strip that includes Lily’s American Diner, The Brick, and Grinders is about to get a little more crowded as a new bar called Zhuang is slated to open…
The Beijinger Restaurant Awards: Reveal the Cheaters!
- About 3000 votes of the nearly 7000 votes cast for The Beijinger Restaurant Awards this year have been disqualified. So says Mike Wester, the magazine’s co-owner, who I talked…
St. Patrick’s Day in Beijing: Rumor has it…
Why the Irish have a day of drinking in their honor is beyond me given the amount of carnage they cause when stewed but such is life and after all…
Mosto and Modo: Fundraisers for Japanese quake, tsunami victims Wednesday
Sanlitun restaurants Mosto and Modo are teaming up with seven wine distributors — China Wine & Spirits (CWS), East Meets West (EMW), Moet Hennessy, Montrose, Summergate, Torres, and The Wine…
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