TRIO: contenders in two fell swoops
Two recent moves by TRIO remind me of the overnight transformation of the Boston Celtics into contenders – sorry, the NBA is about to start and basketball is on my…
Category Archives: Cellar
Opening Shots 31, Part 1: High-end Hardships
High-end hardship: The closing of RBL, including Chicago blues bar Icehouse, was just a hint at the trouble faced by big, upscale, multipurpose establishments in this city, including numerous visionary…
Beijing Boyce XXVI: Opening Shots
TRIO has taken The Park Grill and The Cellar down a few notches and now offers a more affordable wine list (see Hanky Panky at Frankie’s below). / An investor…
Beijing Boyce XXI: Opening Shots
Suzie Wong marked her birthday with a massive party last Saturday night that reportedly saw hundreds of people lining up at the door. / 5:19 Bar and Grill is starting…
And the TBJ bar award winners are…
Bar and club owners and employees were out in force at the Kunlun Hotel two weeks ago for the annual that’s Beijing awards. More than 30 establishments took home prizes…
Beijing Boyce XIX: Opening Shots
The AmCham-China U.S. Independence Day party is slated for July 2 and will feature pizza, burgers, hot dogs and pizza, beer and soda, music from the Icehouse band and from…
Frank’s 1.2
The oldest non-hotel bar in Beijing, Frank’s Place is back after a facelift and a change of scenery. A good portion of the city’s long-term expatriate drinking crowd showed up…
Frank’s Place: Back for a second round
Frank’s Place had its soft opening last Thursday. With the furniture, wall art and seven taps for draft beer in place, this spot has filled out nicely. It’s a bit higher…
Beijing Boyce XVI: Opening Shots
Razed. Chai’d. Bye bye’d. Beijing’s three-meter salute to drinking – the Sanlitun beer mug — was not only a dispenser of cigarettes, gum and beer, but also a reference point…
Beijing Boyce XIII: Opening Shots
Popular bartenders George Zhou and Echo Sun left Midnight bar two weeks ago, following a run-in with management, about six months after they left First Cafe, following a run-in with management….
Beijing bar bubble?
A lot is made of the growing number of clubs on Gongti West Road, which has risen from zero to ten in less than a year, and includes Babyface, Cargo,…
Trio: An adventurous threesome
Beijing‘s bar scene is picking up, with Browns, Midnight and The Pavillion all recent and welcome additions. I have a feeling that Trio, to open late March, will join them….
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