itulah Beijing mengumumkan bar tahunan dan penghargaan klub malam ini. Di bawah ini, dalam huruf kapital, adalah tempat saya pikir pantas untuk menang (semua menurut saya sangat rendah hati, tentu saja).

Bar Hotel

Saya bar hotel biasanya sering untuk berhubungan dengan pekerjaan dan alasan harus memberikan kredit Centro: selalu ada sejumlah orang yang layak, martini biasanya layak dan jazz live terkadang layak. Dalam hal slickness, ini tentang sebagai diandalkan sebagai Beijing bar dapatkan. Mengharapkan kategori ini jauh lebih ramai tahun depan dengan bar baru di Crowne Plaza, Hilton dan hotel lainnya bersaing yang lebih tua seperti Centro, Hyatt itu Redmoon dan Shangri La Cloud Nine.

Bar Makanan ringan

Saddle (burrito) dan Ikan Bangsa (fine-bersirip teman kita dengan chip) baik pengisi tawaran yang baik di Sanlitun utara, Bellagio memiliki sudut Taiwan tertutup, Cafe Pause, sementara secara teknis tidak bar, memiliki makanan ringan yang lezat di Distrik Seni 798, dan ada kebab tak terhitung berdiri di mana burung hantu malam mungkin massal pada daging dan lemak, belum lagi seminggu garam. Layak makan ini semua, tapi aku memberikan sedikit tepi ke dua tempat: Mojito, yang meskipun itu agak mobil-taman seperti merasa menawarkan sampai hamburger Meksiko sangat lezat, dan The Den, yang memompa keluar pizza dan goreng Goodies 24/7.

Tempatkan untuk Tari

Beberapa tahun lalu saya melakukan Shuffle Man Putih juga setiap endomorph. Alack dan sayangnya, saya sekarang mundur ke menggoyangkan belaka, biasanya dalam bayangan, dan apa yang bisa lebih ideal dari tempat di mana mata setiap orang lain yang terpaku pada writhers penghilang bergerak di atas bar. Penghargaan ini sehingga pergi ke Browns, dengan menyebutkan terhormat untuk Suzie Wong dan Maggie.

Murah minuman

Phil Pub: Sebuah menonjol di antara kebanyakan 10-Kuai sendi minuman, dengan pemilik yang ramah, tata letak yang layak dan lebih baik dari rata-rata minuman, belum lagi lokasi yang nyaman hanya 200 meter dari apartemen saya (bagaimana egois). Plus, tempat itu memungkinkan untuk pelanggan di kebab.

Orang Menonton

Dan Brown? Next! “ ), and see if their caffeine fix comes from lattes, Diet Cokes or Irish coffees. Apertivo, No-nama Bar, Centro, Maggie dan tempat-tempat lain banyak kebaikan semua menyebutkan dalam kategori ini sulit, tetapi jika pemenang harus dinamai, dan jika itu dianggap sebagai bar, penghargaan ini pergi ke The Bookworm, di mana Anda tidak bisa hanya ruang lingkup keluar para pengunjung, tetapi juga mendengar panggilan telepon dan percakapan, menemukan pembacaan calon pasangan preferensi ("Dan Brown Berikutnya!?"), dan melihat apakah memperbaiki kafein mereka berasal dari latte, Diet Coke atau kopi Irlandia. (Yes, yes, The Bookworm is not exactly a bar or club, but they do sell ample quantities of beer, wine and cocktails, and besides, that's Beijing has the place listed on its ballot, so blame them!)

Happy Hour

Centro offers great high-end value with their two-for-one cocktails, Beer Mania has 500 ML of Belgian draft for 40 kuai and discounted bottled Belgian Beer until 8 PM, The Den offers two-for-one pizza and beer, and Cheers pours two Wild Turkey shots for 30 RMB until 10 PM. What makes a happy hour superior depends on where you feel comfortable and what you like to drink, and the places all above excel in their own ways, so this is a four-way tie.

Best Outdoor

Another tough category, with contenders such as Bar Blu and Top Club (nice rooftops, same building), Q Bar (an even bigger rooftop, though the chairs are a bit hard), Hai Bar (a dark horse that offers cheap beers and views of Houhai on one side and the drum and bell towers on the other), Nuage (the same views, but fancier decor and higher prices), Suzie Wong’s (a nice getaway from the crowds inside, plus some of the best plastic plants in town), and The Pomegranate (for those in Shunyi). But the best of the bunch are Stone Boat , a small Qing-dynasty era spot set on a pond surrounded by trees and rocks in central Beijing ' s Ritan Park, and The Pavillion , with a lovely backyard made extremely cozy with comfortable wicker seating, elegant trees, and mellow lighting.

Business Networking

For drawing a diverse crowd that includes business executives, English teachers, homemakers, writers, MBA students and most everyone else, the award should go The Bookworm . There is no place, except perhaps for First Cafe last year, where I have made more connections.

Best Place for a Date

Le Cafe Igosso : Above-average food and a good wine list in a low-pressure atmosphere. If you're looking at a Sunday afternoon, rather than a weekday dinner, then it’s No Name Bar . And if it's an evening drink, rather than a meal, try the Q Bar , although going through that somewhat seedy hotel in which it is located might send some messages (possibly wanted, possibly not) to your significant other.

Student Hangout

The Loo : A bar that is long-closed and from another lifetime (not to mention another country). For this category, I'll make like a soccer player and pass.

Best Beer

Browns , for its draft selection (including recent additions Stella Artois and Beck's), and Beer Mania for its wide range of bottled Belgian beers and its Belgian draft.

Best Cocktails

This depends more on the bartenders than the establishments. I've had solid drinks at Centro , great mint-based cocktails at Garden of Delights , and some good but cheap beverages, courtesy of Sally and Alex at Phil's Pub . I also remember tasty cocktails at Alfa , Jazz Ya , Browns (hit and miss), 5:19 , The Big Easy , and places too numerous to mention. But in the end, only one place consistently pumps out a wide range of high-quality drinks, and thus the award goes to George Zhou and Echo Sun at Q Bar .

Bar of the Year

This bar has raised its beer prices, lost key staff, struggled with its interior decorating, dealt with DJ turmoil, faced numerous other challenges and, despite it all, had a greater impact on Beijing's drinking scene than any other establishment in the past year. This bar has exerted influence because it consistently provides good clean fun, because it scores well in terms of design, atmosphere, food and beer selection, and because it is frequented by a sizeable number of the city's bar owners, managers and employees. Love it or hate it, this bar has firmly planted itself in the party landscape, providing not only great value for patrons, but also food for thought for those in the industry, and this combination should earn it the bar of the year award. This bar is Browns .

(From Beijing Boyce XX, first emailed on July 13, 2006)