Category Archives: Den

Sips & bites: Home Plate, Cheese & Wine, Butcher Steakhouse, The Den

Those suffering brisket withdrawal since Home Plate BBQ stopped delivery can rest assured as this operation will return as a restaurant. With a menu that includes everything from pulled pork…

Beer Jing: 12 Beijing bars team up for an October brew fest

City Weekend and beer distributor Dxcel, known best for its Australian and American brews, are teaming up with a dozen Beijing establishments in October for the innaugural Beer Jing festival….

AFL final: Where to catch the game; six terms you need to know

Before I list some bars that will show the Australian Football League final this Saturday, a quick primer – for the newbies – on rugby terminology: Goal: When the ball…

Hold the Champagne: Better ways to drink your RMB700 in Beijing

A pair of incidents this past week made me think again about value-for-money drinks in Beijing… One: A visit to The Beach (map) at Block 8 where a bottle of …

Sips and bites: Stone Boat, Klubb Rouge, Pepe’s, Union, Kiosk II, Fubar, and more

Some happenings from the past week or so. As always, click the word “map” beside each venue to get its map, or to get its address sent to your phone…

Walkabout wrap-up: Maxim’s, Bling, Union, LPG, ex-Cross Club, and more

Bling (map): I didn’t make it for the Playboy dancers – I find the stage versions are never as good as the books, uh, I mean, magazines. But an SMS…

Top five Beijing watering holes: Brandon Chemers on The Den, Enoteca, Mix, and more

In the latest installment of the “top five watering holes” series, Brandon Chemers, avid sports fan, man about town, and author of brand spanking new Beijing soccer blog “Gongti Legends“,…

Weekday walkabout: Lugar, Salud, Chocolate, Maggie’s, The Den

Mondays nights should mean a relaxing meal, perhaps a drink or two, and turning in early. Unless you end up with  DJ Chunky, Dr Doom, Mr Brau, and B-Daze. Then…

New Year’s Eve: Tun, Q, The Den, and a handy resolution

Jet lag meant I tumbled out of bed at 9:30 PM on New Year’s Eve and got a late start on the festivities. But better late than never, as they…

Tuesday night pub crawl: 1/5, Tun, Maggie’s, Goose n’ Duck, The Den

A Tuesday night pub crawl is usually a bad idea, but sometimes – as with meteor strikes, power outages, and wedgies – it just happens. Such forays are increasingly rare…

The Sanlitun burger battle: The Rickshaw fights back

The Rickshaw has joined the Sanlitun burger battle in what is a shining example of how quickly the scene has changed this year. In the past three months, we have…

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…