Beijing Boyce XIII: Mailbag!
Email: “Blarney Stone and O’Malley’s are not ‘British’ pubs. They are Irish… Sorry for being so patriotic and stubborn.” – GP BB: I knew something felt wrong when I put…
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The Shanghai edition: Thursday
Big Bamboo has a good layout and ambience, a friendly staff, and free wireless. This multi-floor wood-happy sports bar was my default Internet spot after nearby Coffee Bean (nice Latte)…
The Shanghai edition: Friday
D-Rock and I ate lunch at Malone’s so I could try the burger, which like Blue Frog’s, made it to the semifinals of a recent contest by SH magazine (which…
The Shanghai edition: Saturday
Night three began at KAAB, in Xintiendi, a contrived area reminiscent of, though more upscale than our Lotus Lane in Houhai. KABB has a warm and cozy feel, but the…
The Shanghai edition: 2004 flashback
And now for a few notes on places that I visited in 2004, the trip before this one, with Sweet n’ Liu (SL) and D-Rock: New Heights: On the…
You say Shanghai, I say Beijing
After all this research, what conclusions (also known as gross generalizations) can we draw about bar scenes in our two cities, all while freely admitting that more – much more…
Beijing Boyce XII: The Shanghai edition
with Big Bamboo, Blue Frog, Senses, Zapata’s, Cotton’s, South Beauty, and two dozen more spots, as well as three conversations: What About Bob?; Musical Chairs; and Shaky, Not Stirring. OPENING…
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