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…
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Shots: Yin Bar, Stone Boat, Enoteca, Suzie’s Cafe
The “charity marathon” at the Emperor Hotel’s Yin Bar raised RMB26,000 for the Red Cross, says Miao Wong of Acupuncture, which spun tunes during the event. Meanwhile, The Stone Boat…
Revisions required: The New York Times Beijing itinerary
A recent New York Times article provides a 36-hour itinerary for visitors to Beijing that in terms of nightlife selections, well, kind of sucks.* I won’t dissect the entire program - the Panjiayuan market part is headed ‘Capitalism at…
Last Wednesday blues, part 2
In Last Wednesday blues, part 1, I covered adventures at Sequoia Cafe, LG Towers, Kenny Rogers Roasters and McDonald’s. Now it’s time to go out on the town, visit Block…
Saturday night with Sir Campbell
After a lull in The Land Down Under, wine guru Sir Campbell Thompson is back in Beijing for good. I met him on Saturday night for a lengthy tour of…
Readers’ Writes II: Oliver, BH, Stella and Chelsey
Welcome to Readers’ Writes week, starring the collective wisdom of 17 fellow bar-goers who answered my survey about their favorite Beijing drinking holes and the city’s nightlife scene. They include…
Readers’ Writes I: Don, Olli, Eddie and Jason
Welcome to Readers’ Writes week, starring the collective wisdom of 17 fellow bar-goers who answered my survey about their favorite Beijing drinking holes and the city’s general nightlife scene. They…
Browns: … Or Hate It?
This is the follow up post to Browns: Love It… No bar gets more hate than Browns (except Bar Blu, but that place deserves it*, and Maggies). Here’s a self-interview…
Beijing Boyce XXIV: Closing Shots
City Weekend has published a Restaurant & Bar Guide that not only is good, but also is free! I have long griped about City Weekend, including to the managing editor,…
From Singsing to Beijing: Where to take guests
People frequently ask me to recommend bars for their visitors to Beijing. Whether it is an incoming friend, client, parent, fellow Scientologist, long lost uncle, mail order bride or paroled…
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…
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