Top five Beijing watering holes: Jennifer Ying Lan
In this edition of the Top Five Watering Holes Series, gal-about-town Jennifer Ying Lan not only lists her favorite spots to get a drink, but also writes her own introduction….
Category Archives: Apertivo
Aperitivo encore: Sanlitun wine bar and cafe reopens tonight
Aperitivo will reopen tonight, in an hour or two, after weeks of renovations. Owner Stefano says it will be a “very, very soft opening.” The key changes are in the…
Freaky Friday: Green T. House, 1/5, Drei Kronen, Sequoia, Tun, Aperitivo, Ichikura, Q
Last Friday ranks among those days that start with a wine tasting at 11 AM, when our taste buds are supposedly at their best, and end the next morning at…
Saturday night snapshots: Klubb Rouge, China Doll, and more
Eleven PM, just ten days after an opening bash that saw people flank to shank, and Klubb Rouge is… empty? Well, not totally – about 20 patrons are scattered on…
Grab a java II: Pacific Coffee
Hot on the heels of an executive decision to expand my “hood” – hey, if Champagne producers can do it, why can’t I? – I’m revising my recent list of…
The good, the bad and the wireless: Aperitivo
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:…
Walkabout: The Smugglers, Bocata, Paddy O’Shea’s, and more
The winter chill shall soon be upon us, so I met friend and fellow wine lover, The Cellar Rat (TCR), at Apertivo on Tuesday night to relax on the patio…
Notes from the weekend that was…
Sequoia Cafe in Sanlitun offers the most imaginative, enjoyable and affordable wine tastings in Beijing. Period. Last Friday, I tried seven Austrian and German wines, munched on appetizers and chatted with…
Beijing Boyce XXIII: Opening Shots
The lady bar touts and substance pushers seemed sparser on Sanlitun North the past few weeks. A recent stroll down the main drag attracted only six “sexy girl” solicitations, in…
From Singsing to Beijing: Where to take guests
People frequently ask me to recommend bars for their visitors to Beijing. Whether it is an incoming friend, client, parent, fellow Scientologist, long lost uncle, mail order bride or paroled…
Something about Sanlitun
When Sanlitun South was razed last year for redevelopment – incidentally, nary a single foundation has been laid on that plot of land where two-meter high weeds now stand guard…
My two kuai: Pre-TBJ awards bar picks
that’s Beijing announces its annual bars and clubs awards tonight. Below, in capital letters, are the places I think deserve to win (all in my extremely humble opinion, of course)….
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