Category Archives: Saddle Cantina

Taqueria time: Saddle Social opens on Saddle Cantina’s first floor

The first-floor of The Saddle Cantina has reopened as a cozy taqueria called The Saddle Social. With its wood furniture, restaurant seating, table settings and candles, the place is far…

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….

Mexican madness: Margaritas, fajitas half-price at Saddle Cantina tonight

It’s margarita madness every Monday at the Saddle Cantina, with a handful of flavors–lime, strawberry, mango, and more–at half-price. The same deal applies to the fajitas. If you haven’t tried…

Beijing bar crawl: D Lounge, 1/5, Saddle, Maggie’s, Salud, and more

After a hard week spent working on my computer screen tan, I met The Village Grouch for a drink last weekend and ended up on a bit of a pub…

Cinco de Mayo: Three parties in Beijing

Tough times for Mexico these days, so perhaps it is a welcome respite that today marks Cinco de Mayo, the defeat of French forces by Mexican troops on May 5,…

Thursday & Friday booze deals: Saddle, Danger Doyle’s, Club Juicy Spot

Plenty of end-of-week drink deals about town, from the two-for-one drinks special on Thursday at Mesh (map) to ladies night on Friday at TUN (map). Here are a few newcomers:…

Monday walk about: Let’s Burger, Saddle, LPG, Burger King

A few notes from last night’s walk about… Let’s Burger: I found the patty tasty, but the cheeseburger as a whole too sloppy. And why automatically include the homemade sauce…

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)….

Weekend wrap: Suzie, Cutie, Richy, et al

A quick update on activities of weekend last: Friday night I went on a pub crawl with some foreign journalists – we started in Nanluoguxiang and hit Suzie Wong (too…

High five: Pre-Games fun at The Saddle Cantina, Well Bar

All drinks, half price, midnight to midnight – August 5 sees the final Cinco de Drinko at The Saddle Cantina. What better way to warm up for the Olympics than…

Weekend Wrap II: Hotel G, Sam’s, Red Rose, Saddle, Kokomo, and more

I decided to “party hearty” on Saturday night ahead of the supposed “no-fun Olympics.” I went to the max and ate outdoors, hung out on a rooftop, listened to a…

Top five watering holes: Paul Adkins, researcher

Part 4 of a series on where Beijing residents enjoy a beverage (or two). This round is with beverage quality control expert Paul Adkins. First an honourable mention to Havana…