Category Archives: W Sports and Music

Change brewing on Sanlitun South: W, Beer Mania, ex-Cross Club, ex-Pink Loft

There is no rest for the wicked, they say, and the same holds true for the Beijing bar scene. (This raises theological questions that would best be discussed over a…

Beijing Boyce XXIII: Mailbag!

Email: “Your comments on Rui Fu suggest powers of observation so weak that you would no doubt have trouble matching socks, finding Waldo or counting the fingers on one hand,…

Beijing Boyce XXII: Opening Shots

China Daily reports that Louisiana-themed The Big Easy will be chai’d on Sunday. Chaoyang Park authorities voided the bar’s 13-year lease, signed in 1998, in order to make space for…

All about placement: World Cup venues

Here are (mostly) brief write-ups on the various venues at which I’ve watched World Cup games. BROWNS Germany vs. Costa Rica: This place was wild during the game and the…

Beijing Boyce XVII: Opening Shots

  Looking for your World Cup fix? The Pavillion and Frank’s Place promise large outdoor screens, while Club Football, Red Ball, John Bull Pub, The Den, Goose and Duck (see…

W: Spaghetti with ping pong balls on top

Six months after my last visit, I returned with M-Dawg and Pony, primarily because our first choice for brunch was closed. (Way to go, Modern Nomads: Next time, prepare a…

A bar with personalties

The name of this “Nordic style” establishment — W Sports and Music Bar and Restaurant, owned by a former Olympic ping pong champion and a professional hockey player, both hailing…