So many bars and restaurants are opening when so many people I know are on vacation , but such is the current state of getting fire safety , business license , etc chops these days that delays are the norm and you open when you can. Anyway, some happenings in the Saniltun area…
The second edition of Stumble Inn opens tomorrow night (Friday) on the third floor of Sanlitun Village. Like the first edition, it has two floors , though this one is above ground and includes a deck . The public launch is at 10 PM and will have drink specials .
Also on floor three, bar and grill Flamme opened last Friday (the very hungry can try the massive steak for two for RMB398 ). And Queen's Cafe , with a nod toward Russian food , opened today (the RMB70 lunch special, with soup, salad, main, dessert, and coffee or tea, is good value). Still to come is Modo , which is in the midst of a series of food tastings as it fine-tunes the menu. As far as I know, Modo will have the first enomatic machines in Beijing that allow customers to use a prepaid card to select from among 16 wines .
Speaking of wine, in about a month Enoteca will leave The Place and reopen on two floors of Nali Patio , above Mosto and close to where former Legation Quarter outfit Agua is expected to go in.
DJ Phil , long-time music mixer at Poacher’s on Friday nights and at Tun on Saturday nights, says come to 1F on Wednesdays as he spins American indie music and some eighties tunes from 10 PM . Poacher's was recently sold , so expect some changes there.
Finally, the moose is loose: Canuck brew Moosehead is now available in Beijing, with Fubar at Workers Stadium and Union Bar & Grille in Sanlitun Village both stocking it.