Category Archives: Pomegranate

So long in Shunyi: Pomme O’Shea’s to close this weekend

Rynostock will have to move to new pastures. ~ Update III: Just in contact with the Pomme O’Shea’s team: Closing party going on now (I’m posting at 2:30 PM on…

Shunyi sips and bites: Jenny Lou’s wine fair, Pomegranate, Green Cap Bar

Shunyi is a freaking long way if you are used to wining and dining downtown but this weekend looks like a good time to pack three days of supplies, hitch…

Heads up: Green Cap Bar to open in Shunyi this week

Ex-Pomegranate man-about-bar Pat Walsh will make the leap from manager to owner this week when he opens The Green Cap Bar in Shunyi. This second-floor spot is beside New Veranda…

Rynostock photos: Black Cat Bone and more at The Pomegranate

The beer flowed, the BBQ flamed, and more than a dozen bands flaunted their stuff as The Pomegranate (map) held its annual Rynostock music festival last Saturday. DJ Chunky and…

Shamrock shake-up: Paddy’s takes over management of Pomegranate

Downtown Irish pub Paddy O’Shea’s is taking over management of Shunyi-based bar and restaurant The Pomegranate, according to the latter’s weekly newsletter. Pomegranate owner Mike Hall cites the increasing amount…

The weekend ahead: Pomegranate, Obiwan, Saddle, and more

I’m mining my in-box and found a few events slated for this weekend (I’ll omit the many music festivals as they have been heavily covered by the English-language lifestyle magazines)….

Grabbing a slice of the pie: The Pomegranate now has pizza

The number of pizza joints in Beijing continues to rise. The Kro’s Nest, Pomodoro, and now… The Pomegranate. The Shunyi-based establishment now offers 12-inch wood-fired oven pizzas, including for takeway…

Yes, but what about Bosh?

A marathon session with our company’s annual report last week hasĀ theĀ ”YES, we’ve seen progress, BUT the following needs to happen” attitude oozing from my pores. In that vein, here’s part…

The Pomegranate: Beer, Biltong and Bundles of Wood

I read in The Pomegranate‘s weekly e-newsletter that this Shunyi bar is opening a cellar under its side-room. Intrigued, I figured it might be the makings of a new wine…

BB30: Opening Shots

Phil, of Phil’s Pub fame, has returned to Beijing for good after a long stint at Q Bar in Qingdao . / Sequoia Cafe in Sanlitun is drawing a fun…

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…

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)….