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只要在顺义是Pomme奥谢的关闭这个周末

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更新三：只要在Pomme奥谢的团队接触：闭幕晚会（我在上周六下午2时30分发布），200,000,000交易为您提供各种饮料和上出售的比萨饼。

更新二：从管理的Word是会有1 200元人民币“喝了干栏”党明天下午3时。 再次，如下所述，这可能取决于今晚会发生什么，所以我明天将更新。

更新：这可能是昨晚。 管理层说，他们会送我一条短信后，是否会有明天闭幕晚会上。

在Pomme奥谢的管理，原名石榴和张某的说，老将顺义为主的酒吧面临拆迁，早在11月10日 。 从一封电子邮件，从管理：

另一个伤心的北京故事，摆脱旧的新途径：我们在白辛庄村的酒吧下的破坏球，随着胡同村周围的又一“奢侈品复合型”的方式。

这与它原有的风格和艺术作品的庭院酒吧是在顺义，像“旧中国”的几个地方之一。 它的四周是国际学校，新的发展，100万美元的住房，它是一个地方，当移动到顺义的人，他们可以看到中国使用的样子。

管理，它最近被保证没有拆迁的状态会发生，因此突然的通知。 “他们告诉我们，他们将关闭我们的门今晚将锁定我们，我们的酒吧，但我们不得挪！”

电子邮件将告别党计划从5至7时（根据本邀请 ）或从明天下午7点 （电子邮件）。 这可能取决于发生了什么今晚，让我明天将发布的最新情况。

我没有经常Pomme奥谢的，但没有享受我的访问，特别是年度， Rynostock节日或库克关闭在顺义举行的年度辣椒后喝了几杯酒。 我第一次访问是在2005年底或2006年初，当地方上自来水啤酒 。 那年夏天，它增加了一个42英寸的屏幕 。 随后而来的干肉片 ， 水稻奥谢的船员 ， Pomme奥谢的名称变更 。 这个地方有一个在北京的酒吧区的显着长远。

顺义啜饮叮咬：珍妮楼的葡萄酒公平，石榴，绿帽酒吧

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顺义是吓坏长的路，如果你用美酒和用餐市中心，但这个周末看起来像一个很好的时间来收拾三天物资，顺利的旅行车，莫西上...

珍妮楼将在周六举行的周年生日庆典/酒公平 ，这意味着大量的免费样品 。 党是在荣祥广场分行 ，包括现场音乐，小吃，酒的进口商和分销商Gelipu（AustralianWineClub@gmail.com）加里·安德森说。 不仅如此，市区居民可以捕捉来自中国的世界商场 （国贸地铁A出口）公交车的发车时间，包括上午10:15和下午2:10（详情呼叫优胜美地别墅8041-7118），他补充说。 党的在珍妮娄的运行，从下午1点至晚上9时 。

正如周一提到，前石榴经理帕特·沃尔什使雇主与绿帽酒吧正式开幕本周末的飞跃。 你可以找到它Veranda餐厅 ，附近的WAB的旁边。

和石榴说， 卡尔·朗说的地方发生了整修 ，包括加热升级 ，并有新的菜单礼貌的克里斯·米尔沃德格栅配合 。 不仅如此，但他正计划增加每周的卡拉OK之夜的活动时间表。

领导：绿帽酒吧开在顺义本周

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酒吧前石榴男子约八沃尔什将使从经理到老板的飞跃，这个星期，当他打开在顺义绿帽酒吧 。 这二楼的地方是Veranda餐厅附近的WAB，旁边，设有一个露台，可俯瞰湖。 它可容纳约六十人半内，一半外，有食物菜单，其中包括酒吧蛴螬，如汉堡包，三明治，爱尔兰炖肉 ​​。 有三个屏幕为体育爱好者和大量的餐饮选择。 绿帽将可能开放周中，并将于本周末正式开放。

rynostock照片：黑猫骨和石榴

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啤酒流入，烧烤火烧，十多带标榜自己的东西， 石榴 （图）上周六举行了一年一度的Rynostock音乐节的DJ矮胖 ，我结束了顺义乘坐出租车的三里屯plunking下降87脍 -约20蒯它的积累，我们搜查酒吧 ​​郊区-捕捉一些曲调，放下几品脱嘉士伯 （2500）和电晕瓶（20,000,000）。 包装与地方和大量的音乐，这是各地的美好时光 。 这里有一些照片，是的，我知道他们中的很多是黑猫骨 。 但话又说回来，这些家伙的岩石...

三叶草换血：水稻接管石榴管理

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市中心的爱尔兰酒吧水稻奥谢的接管管理顺义基于酒吧和餐厅， 石榴 ，根据后者的周报。 石榴老板麦克·霍尔援引的时间越来越多，他此举的原因是国外。 石榴开了三年多前和承载的事件很好的阵列，同时每周（测验晚）和年度（Rynostock）。

格伦·费伦在相关的新闻，最近离开稻田经理奥谢的，引用的友好差异的原因。 费伦是一个老牌的酒吧现场，他就职于馆 ， 布朗 ， 弗兰克的地方 ，无疑会很快将出现一个新的合资企业。

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周末：石榴，Obiwan，马鞍，更

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我挖掘我在，并将于本周末 （我省略了许多音乐节，因为他们已经受到英语的生活方式杂志涵盖）的几个事件 。

为了庆祝其三周年之际，石榴将在下午5点打开的啤酒免费自助服务小桶本月每星期五 。

DJ BB和DJ卡罗将在Obiwan从10日下午今晚纺纱摇滚音乐。 “从过去五十年的任何岩石是公平的游戏”的邀请。

客房101告别这个周六闭幕的党，其中包括101免费北京汇票 。 的地方将在11月重开......好吧，我们将不得不等待和观望（ 详细信息 ）。

鞍Cantina的将在周日举行的每月辛科的Drinko，这意味着饮料半价午夜，在这点兄弟酒吧， 人力车狗事件的头发开始与同一交易整天，直到晚上。

墩 ，以纪念已故的保罗·纽曼 ，将屏幕上下午6点他的的曲棍球经典Slapshot周日 -看看那些汉森兄弟 ！

拼抢的一杯羹：石榴现在有比萨

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在北京比萨饼接头的数量持续上升。Kro的鸟巢 ， 波莫多罗 ，现在... 石榴 。 现在顺义基于建立提供了包括12英寸的燃木烤炉比萨 ，为takeway（电话8046-2558订购您的馅饼）。 价格开始为40,000,000 玛格丽特 ，与其他选项，包括黄宗泽 （蓝纹奶酪，核桃，奶酪和樱桃西红柿/ 5500），quattro的formaggi（番茄，奶酪，gorgonazola，干酪和蓝奶酪/ 75,000,000）和Capricciosa（海鲜，黑橄榄，番茄，意大利香肠，奶酪，蘑菇，凤尾鱼，牛至，辣椒和朝鲜蓟/ 85,000,000）。

是的，但波什？

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一个马拉松式的会议，我们公司的年度报告上周“是的，我们已经看到了进展，但下面的需求发生”的态度，从我的毛孔渗出。 本着这种精神，这里的部分由三部分组成的“是的，但”北京系列之一（请回到这里明天的第2部分：“是的，但我不觉得像玉米喂养的鸣禽今天”）

是的 ，如亭的体育酒吧， 弗兰克的地方和石榴已经在过去18个月内到现场的很好补充。 他们提供更大的地方，在观看橄榄球，板球和迷人的追求，被称为一级方程式赛车（zoom! zoooooooom放大！放大！）， 但为什么连一个北美联赛体育酒吧？ 我说的是全国篮球协会（NBA）和全国冰球联赛（NHL），棒球大联盟（美国职棒大联盟）和国家橄榄球联盟（NFL）。

确实，北京没有足够的美国人，加拿大人或一般的人喜欢这些运动，以保持一个酒吧，尤其是使一个像样的汉堡，业务呢？ 没有足够的人变成摇钱树带来了几个星期，在3个月的收入在NCAA篮球比赛吗？ 真的，一个地方无法生存赞助当地的冰格犬，啤酒，酒吧蛴螬和重播的经典游戏的住处吗？

参加星期六晚上：我拼命想要看到，在多伦多猛龙队 ，新的泽西岛网系列开放游戏，如：1）它是多伦多多年来第一场季后赛比赛; 2）新泽西州的明星球员使用，直到，很多球迷是猛龙队的明星球员相信，他停止了努力，迫使贸易后，他回到了他的获奖方式（恶魔！）; 3）抽得的暴发户，对一个三星级的团队组;和4）一般我对任何一支球队助威球员波什命名，尤其是如果他看起来有点像吉祥物（在这种情况下，恐龙）。 因此，我装了大量的食品和饮料的摄入量三个小时我的钱包，但去哪里？

首先，我叫5:19。 业主戴夫有一组刚刚整理了英超比赛，他们更多的足球感兴趣。 公平的。

然后，我打电话给鹅和鸭 。 “你是今晚的NBA？”我问。 “我们可以把它放在”来回答。 午夜刚过，我到达之前，跳着出场三分钟，才发现他们无法得到的游戏。 工作人员很友好，他们尽了最大，但甚至更好，他们之前，我把20分钟的车程，有检查的时间表。

随着时钟滴答作响，我去的馆 。 每台电视特色板球：这是什么广告，说一个柜台后面的家伙。 我注意到了电视，旁边的门，没有人看。 “怎么样，一个篮球吗？”我问。 不，他说，如果他切换，电视频道也切换另外一个在酒吧的通道。 没有人看其他电视，我进一步指出。 不，他说，亭广告板球 - 我猜 - 即使没有人看，这就是亭会播放。

所以，我放弃了。 我去我的办公室，并观看了在线游戏。 而不是北京的体育酒吧，我想我的NBA季后赛的预算将重新加热， 比萨BUONA（在镇提供最好的比萨，恕我直言）和7-ELEVEN之间的分裂。

我不知道有多少其他的多伦多猛龙队以及波士顿红袜，西雅图海鹰，埃德蒙顿油人队，洛杉矶湖人队，休斯顿太空人队，丹佛野马队，匹兹堡企鹅和无数其他NBA，NHL冰球，橄榄球和美国职棒大联盟的球迷已经有这方面的经验。 真的，包括四个联赛共100支队伍，随季节重叠，从而意味着有一场比赛几乎每一天，一家体育酒吧不能赚钱这个吗？ 直到这时，工体西路上，比萨BUONA的号码是6551-3518。

石榴：啤酒，干肉片和成捆的木材

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我读了石榴的每周电子通讯顺义酒吧，这是一个地窖，在其一侧的房间开放。 出于好奇，我想这可能是一个新的葡萄酒住处的气质。 相反，已装修，最近发现的地窖，P - 石榴的迈克说，“我们现在用它来储存酒和饮料等，并着手建设燃煤木比萨烤炉面积在上面的空间。”这工作，太。

石榴是罕见的，这不仅是因为它在顺义的酒吧，也因为它是1比米什爱尔兰黑啤自来水，1 42英寸平板面板屏幕，无线，1每周酒吧问答（星期三）组合的几个地方之一，南非干肉片*，香茅蜡烛和捆绑出售他们提供柴火。

听起来像一个值得一游的地方。

顺便说一下，酒吧将在5月19日举行了一年一度的“Rynostock”音乐节。 通讯说，十多个乐队演奏去年为慈善机构筹集资金。 那些希望在今年的电影节在13801-103-933应该迈克发挥。

接收栏的通讯，发送的消息the_pomegranate@yahoo.com~~V在主题行中的单词“订阅”。

*那是南非的牛肉干。

BB30：开幕式射击

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菲尔， 菲尔的酒吧名气，已经回到北京好后，在Q吧在青岛长的限制。 / 红杉在三里屯咖啡厅正在制定一个有趣的人群频繁星期五品酒。 电子邮件frank.siegel @ gmail.com得到邀请名单上。 /顺义小事吸毒者可以在石榴上周三晚修复。 酒吧有十支队伍，在过去的测验。 /个月前，它看上去像为人民服务，将很快打开的空间，那里曾经站在Doodoo由诚 。 事情已经明朗，这么长时间，我几乎期待一个发球Doodoo或ZING人民打开。 /最佳冰块：在城里，巨大的魔方大小的块，Q吧的波旁使用。 /感谢HS指出，回顾过去的问题之一是葡萄酒， 教会与国家 ，教会和石。 / 鹅和鸭 ，尽快搬迁，被塞，可以这么说，因为这是北京的举行有其超级碗党星期一。

注：我将开始发送通讯，在午餐和下班后的今天和明天。

北京博伊斯二十三：开幕式射击

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夫人酒吧吹捧和物质拆三里屯北过去几周似乎稀疏。 最近一个下降的主要阻力漫步吸引只有六“性感女郎”的募捐，在通常打，而不是一个“嘿，伙计，希望一些东西吗？”喃喃自语，我走横街到Apertivo。 祂所强悍入侵者到哪里去了？也许他们利用了新的京藏高速和夏季休假。 或者他们被赶出由臭名昭著的保安人员在附近的通力工作室 （真实的， 没有尸体已经找到 ，但告诉标志，如果该地区的烤羊肉串，突然尝到野生的）。 不管什么原因，任何从这些突破-让我们的慷慨- 碳基生命形式时，强风偶尔会冲淡北京的空气污染是令人耳目一新。 不幸的是，它通常只是作为短暂的。 /口语的Apertivo，我已经去过那里每月两次。 服务是合理的，这是一个愉快的夏天晚上与朋友聊天的好地方，事情会更是一个由玻璃葡萄酒选择升级。 /街对面， 鞍提供了一个卷饼，西班牙炒饭，莎莎和芯片，墨西哥薄饼以及佩佩·洛佩兹的Camino，Cuervo的圣何塞，Olmeca和征服者龙舌兰酒的极简菜单。 这些品牌覆盖低于100％的龙舌兰的龙舌兰酒谱年底，肯定会受到欢迎，一些优质品种。 马鞍也有称为“ 布雷特漏斗 ”上周五，其中包括10脍啤酒隆隆通过管的事，是不是为微弱的胃。 / 馆有两对一的欢乐时光 ，5至8日下午，包括餐酒，鸡尾酒，软饮料和啤酒，力士和Kilkenny除外。 在馆中除了1优良的庭院，还具有：1）适当的葡萄酒眼镜; 2）1北京更令人印象深刻的威士忌的选择;和3）1轻微的身份危机，因为根据到达顾客可能遇到任何来从1无酒精毕业党的啤酒燃料橄榄球疯狂的人群，用的东西幸好趋于向中间。 / Maggie的调升瓶装青岛30脍20脍。 否则，这是老一套，老，这意味着热狗出去前，可靠的音乐里面，不辜负工体东路上的前语言环境和氛围。 /顺义的体育酒吧， 石榴有一个高科技的夏天，因为它增加了视频投影机，42英寸纯平，和无线上网。 我郊区的朋友告诉我，这是一个好地方来呷了几瓶啤酒，吃一些酒吧蛴螬，赶上一场比赛。 / DJ 大卫Lindinger的 9月将旋转在所有的塑料套， 在 Q上周五酒吧 “nujazz，槽和室内音乐”。 这是有点出人意料，因为有些业主曾一度强烈反对的DJ，因为顾客似乎更喜欢目前的氛围，其中包括布鲁斯和爵士乐。 Q吧似乎从第一咖啡厅和午夜鸡尾酒第一的文化 ，其中两个业主削减他们的牙齿，而这无疑会担心一些长期忠实的 ​​客户，包括你的真正的漂流。 我的意思是，这是像城市的北京将其盖（哦，等等，它只是做了，我有我的手，在曼谷的一个副本？）泰国图片像一个巨大的小册子。 或像我十几书评，我的酒吧通讯（哦，再次等待...）。 /时，传言比比皆是， 惠子Shirata，谁拥有了第一家咖啡馆 ，直到它被chai'd大约一个月前，正计划在北京开一个新亮点。 /我的四个参观瑞虎已经发现这个休息室/俱乐部日益繁忙和乐趣。 我最初的预订已被取消其意气风发槽，有趣的客户和体面的音乐（虽然有点大声的最后一次）。 的鸡尾酒问题。 作为经常提到的其他地方，瑞虎是一个地方看到和可以看到，与上周五看到和被看到离开我的眼部神经用尽，因此， 在看到被锯成具有马拉松，我决定戴上眼罩时间和从而最大限度地seeage和被seenage，同时最大限度地减少应变的是，当我从我的假期返回1沿海蜂房- 。1 海和蜜蜂现场将打扮一边，锐傅的菜单包括，如约翰尼·沃克红和无数的定价怪事尊尼获加黑都在Y35，暗示后者将增加在价格上与俱乐部的知名度。 让我们拭目以待， 见（可以看到）。 / Capone的计划，在北京开一个餐厅。 总经理说，他的目标是有/还来京“最大的，如果不是在北京最大的葡萄酒的选择之一。”：香港公园97和美国中产阶级的警报器 。 /最后，有很多的选择有今晚，星期五，9月1日。 弗兰克的广场将举行全喝Freixenet起泡葡萄酒（下午7时，100脍）和其每周池1月底，对-夏天党赛（8日下午，50脍每人，成王败寇）。 夏将有一个工作面酒吧（7-10日下午，100脍）南澳大利亚州的金斯顿葡萄酒的品尝。 石舫 Muwen演奏（下午9:30）， Q吧看到其就职的DJ晚上，和瑞虎显然有DJ埃德蒙 ，从台北的一个朋友的朋友，纺纱的曲调。

（从北京博伊斯二十三，首先于2006年8月31日，通过电子邮件发送）

我的两个脍：预TBJ奖项栏选择

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这是北京宣布其每年的酒吧和俱乐部奖今晚。 下面，大写字母的地方，我认为应该获胜（在我看来极不起眼的，当然）。

酒店酒吧

我与工作有关的原因通常是频繁的酒店酒吧，给炫酷信贷始终是一个体面的人 ，通常体面马提尼 ，有时体面的现场爵士乐数量。 在润滑度方面，它作为可靠的，因为北京的酒吧得到。 预计这一类明年是新皇冠假日酒店，希尔顿酒店和其他酒店对酒吧炫酷，凯悦Redmoon和香格里拉的九霄云外 ，如旧的竞争更加拥挤。

酒吧小吃

贝拉吉欧鞍 （卷饼）和鱼国家 （优良翅片与芯片的朋友）在三里屯北都提供了良好的填料，具有涵盖台湾的角度， 咖啡厅暂停 ，虽然在技术上没有一间酒吧，美味的小吃，在798艺术区，有无数肉串站夜猫子可散装肉类和脂肪，更遑论一个星期的食盐价值。 体面的吃，这些都是，但我给的微弱优势领先两个地方： 莫吉托 ，尽管感觉这有点像停车场，提供了超级美味的墨西哥汉堡， 书房 ，泵出的比萨饼和炸好东西24/7。

地方跳舞

几年前，我做了白男子洗牌以及任何endomorph的。 呜呼，唉，我现在已经回归到一个单纯的摆动，通常在阴影，有什么能比一个别人的眼睛紧盯地方猛击动作栏上的顶部的writhers理想。 因此，该奖项褐色 ，与光荣提到苏丝黄和Maggie的 。

廉价饮料

菲尔的酒吧 ：一个友好的业主，一个体面的布局，并优于平均水平的饮料，不提一个方便的位置从我的公寓只有200公尺，多么的自私，突出与之间的10脍饮料关节的过多。 另外，地方让顾客为了在烤羊肉串。

人观看

Apertivo , No-name Bar , Centro, Maggie’s and numerous other places all merit mention in this tough category, but if a winner must be named, and if it counts as a bar, this award goes to The Bookworm , where you can not only scope out the patrons, but also overhear phone calls and conversations, discover a potential mate's reading preferences ( “ Dan Brown? Next! “ ), and see if their caffeine fix comes from lattes, Diet Cokes or Irish coffees. (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)

Beijing Boyce XVI: Opening Shots

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夷为平地。 Chai'd。 再见bye'd。 Beijing's three-meter salute to drinking – the Sanlitun beer mug — was not only a dispenser of cigarettes, gum and beer, but also a reference point for locating dozens of bars. Now it's gone, tossed on the dust heap of history in what is already a very dusty city. Not even a cement coaster remains. As always, change is in the air and Opening Shots covers eight bar scene developments.

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Crisis at First Cafe : it was long my favorite bar but cocktail quality has slid quite a bit during the past year, though the ambience remains good. With the nearby beer mug gone, what does fate hold for this cozy watering hole , especially given that its sign has been turned off for nearly two weeks ?

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Meanwhile, ex- First Cafe , ex- Midnight bartenders George Zhou and Echo Sun nearly have Q Bar ready atop the Eastern Inn on Sanlitun South. The place will have dim lighting, cozy couches, and jazz and blues music, with the interior and deck much more spacious than what George and Echo have before handled. The wildcard is the cocktails — their claim to fame — and whether the (quality) martinis will smoothly flow should the place hit its peak capacity of over one hundred people.

(By the way, some wonder why I so regularly write about George and Echo. In short, they epitomize everything about opportunity in China . A couple of years ago, they were out-of-town novice bartenders, learning their craft and making little money. They worked hard, built up their mixing skills, bar knowledge and a loyal following, and now have their own place. To me, that is a compelling story .)

Q Bar will fully open in early June…

THREE

… as will TRIO , with a soft opening on Friday (May 12). Near the Rosedale Park, Japanese School and Si-de Park, TRIO has a piano bar and a New York-style grill on the top floor, the new Frank's Place at ground level, and The Cellar in the, uh, cellar. This is a major project and the big question is whether it can stick in an area that is not exactly known for nightlife. The Cellar itself is unique in Beijing with its wrought iron doors, stucco walls, arch ceiling, earthy feel and focus on wine. There will be a Club 88 , with an 8888 kuai initial investment and 3888 kuai annual fee, where members receive free wine dinners and cooking classes, discounts on wine, and a 32-bottle onsite storage space (lock and key included). The top floor grill, complete with baby grand piano, seats 50, while Frank's Place holds 110 and has a pool table, a bar, eight TVs and outdoor seating in front and back. (Thanks to investor Roger Dutton for the tour.)

FOUR

Speaking of outdoors, The Pavillion now has a most pleasant patio . Comfy wicker chairs, lush grass, serene trees — a nice spot for a few pints or bottle of wine. (The cocktails are okay, though one Mojito came with uncrushed mint and the Long Island had too much Coke. Word has it that the food has greatly improved with ex-Aria chef Richard Millar now on hand.) This seems to be the Year of Outdoor Seating . There are newcomers, such as Frank's Place , Le Petit Gourmand , 5:19 , Cafe Pause , The Pomegranate and The Bookworm (though the nearby construction is annoying); old-timers, ranging from Bar Blu , Stone Boat and Le Quai to numerous Houhai spots; and more decks, patios and rooftops coming, such as at Blue Fox .

FIVE

Glenn, we hardly knew you! My suspicions about tensions between the owners and staff at Browns turned into reality as Glenn Phelan , who joined Browns when he left Pavillion after a three-month stint, resigned as floor manager (the DJ soon followed and there may be more fallout). Look for Glenn to have his own spot in a few months. Meanwhile, investor Philip Cheung says that Browns' Russian sidebar will open next month and that ladies' night, on Wednesdays, will be extended from 2 AM to 3 AM (the free drinks have been cut back to a select list of cocktails). As expected, Guinness and Kilkenny prices have risen to 40 kuai, from 35 kuai, which begs the question: when will they go up again?

SIX

Efforts to duplicate the Centro phenomenon continue with one high-end hotel recently launching Champagne and another expected to open a bar this summer. Palms threw its hat into the ring about six months ago, though it was quickly tossed back. Champagne might want to resist describing itself, in its adverts, as “fast becoming the hottest place in the city for Beijing's social elite ,” because if one of my visits was any indication, those elites number less than a dozen. It would be much more useful to study Centro ' s excellence in effectively welding great location with calculated and sustained marketing.

SEVEN

I recently wrote that Beijing's cocktail scene was stumbling down the proverbial stairs . In hindsight, it might have been a case of “ one step backward, two steps forward .” Q Bar is about to open, Garden of Delights serves up excellent Mojitos, Centro has upgraded its cocktail list, master mixer Marc van Bever has returned to Beer Mania (luckily that cast is on his ankle, not on his wrist), Jackie at Browns is sharpening his skills ( Agent Red Wolf gave the Mojito a thumb up), Modern Nomads has those Chinggis vodka Martinis, and so on. Things do seem to be looking brighter.

(From Beijing Boyce XVI, first emailed on May 11, 2006)

Beijing Boyce XVI: Closing Shots

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这是北京举行的餐厅奖项，在香槟酒吧，5月11日。 初音 ， 阿拉米达 ， 牛排和鸡蛋 ， 紫云楼作为多个获奖者。 贝拉吉欧了深夜用餐的最高奖项。 / 咖啡厅暂停已经开始品酒和功能伴随着德国风味小吃（更多关于此事件的时间）的德国葡萄酒。 现在这个地方有户外座位 ，是一个温馨的去处，享受一些弗莱舍上海赛科汽酒。 说到这，我误写了网吧停止服务的奶酪和菠菜饺子，香蒜酱。 我一直在思考的是美味的项目充满菠菜，巴马和杏仁猪肉里脊卷，并荣登红香蒜酱，它仍保留在菜单上。 整天星期五（5月12日），玉米饼（10脍）和冰冻玛格丽塔 （20脍）/ 约翰·公牛酒吧持有塔克党 。 / 调色板维诺于5月19日（晚上8点）将举行一个南非的品酒会在5月12日（晚上8点）和特拉萨斯阿根廷品酒顺义的位置，这将很快提供小吃和面食。 / ASC精品葡萄酒公司和众议院公园将05月17日（下午7点每人688脍）配对亨利资产阶级的葡萄酒与中国菜，与房地产老板吉恩Marie手资产阶级。 也对时间表：一个路易酒庄总裁皮埃尔-亨利Gagey， 田义迪佳 05月19日，和吉佳乐世家葡萄酒晚宴，与酒厂总裁马塞尔·吉佳乐世家，在唱腔 ，于5月26日， 雅多葡萄酒晚宴。 / 瑞虎 ，从亨利·李 （ 新酒廊 ; 时尚 ; 公共空间 ）的新酒吧打开，将在六月开，将打开的精神，但不是在身体，或仅仅是我们的集体想象出来。 没有人真的知道吗？ 在此期间，它仍然是，根据许多，“ 翘首以盼”。/看到酒吧老板偶尔出来做研究，与戴夫麦卡洛5:19斑点褐色 ， 书房和书虫的最后一个周末，这很好。 /一年前，以通力工作室之旅意味着一个晚上，在酒吧蓝光 。 现在，当我打了这些步骤，我想顶级俱乐部或干杯 。 /一年前，去酒吧里发现的地方实际上是空的，但旅行两个星期前发现它舒适的居住和音乐的乐趣。 Maggie的无蒙古人 。 /我听到了石船 ，在日坛公园，已绘制与现场音乐系列，尤其是上周五的后MIDI党相当大的人群。 /已改名为内部事务本身我[心]北京 ，从而加入Doodoo的ZING在北京的拉梅名厅名人堂 。 / Maggie的舞池正在建设两个星期前，但现在应该是开放的。 / 石榴有点幽闭恐惧症是在冬季，与那些烧油加热器，但更好的天气是指那些在顺义有一个很好的户外享受喝上几杯，一些体面的酒吧蛴螬选项。 / 客来思乐餐厅和酒吧 ，在20年代开始在柏林咖啡厅命名后，将在凯宾斯基饭店即将开业。 / 总之 ，一个相当新的雷鬼风格的主题酒吧，将在5月13日马利型金龟由DJ音乐12小时（下午2点到凌晨2点）。 / 趣花园加入比快乐更快乐小时的清单：一，从6至下午7:30，上周日的夜间，楼层经理亚历克斯一等于莫吉托。 /这是北京今天举行的酒吧和餐馆奖， 阿拉梅达 ， 牛排和鸡蛋，紫云楼和初音未来多个获奖。 贝拉吉欧捧回了深夜用餐的奖金。 /以防万一有些人忘了， 母亲节是星期日。 /与往常一样，如果你喜欢本通讯，请把它传递给别人，你觉得可以享受。 一个需要只给我一个简单的电子邮件名单上。 吃，喝和快乐，BB。

（从北京博伊斯十六，首先于2006年5月11日，通过电子邮件发送）

Beijing Boyce XIII: Opening Shots

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调酒师乔治周和回声孙左午夜酒吧两个星期前，后运行与管理 ，约六个月后，他们离开了第一家咖啡馆后，运行与管理。 这是一个严峻的形势对于那些享受优质的鸡尾酒。 回声继续管理咖啡厅暂停在798艺术区，而乔治做咨询。 他们的下一个动作是期待已久。 /天亮后，即使在最黑暗的午夜10脍青岛联合菲尔的新酒保亚历克斯是一缕阳光。 他可以混合了美味的莫吉托，血腥玛丽和长岛 ，后者与的金万利飞溅，令人印象深刻挑剔代理红狼 。 Alex is usually (no guarantees) behind the bar on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, the latter best avoided given the rowdy all-you-can-drink-Qingdao-for-30-kuai crowd). / Cajun cooking and wasabi together at last? Chef Dan Segall , whose photo is a mainstay in Beijing's English-language magazines, has left Hilton Hotel's Louisiana Restaurant and next month will join the Japanese-focused kitchen at RBL . / John Bull Pub is holding “entry-level” wine tasting on some Fridays (6 to 8 PM), with takeaway bottles at 80 kuai or less. Chilean, Australian and Chinese wines have been featured. Call 6532-5905 for details. / This could be the year of outdoor eating, drinking and reading in Beijing. Owner Alex Pearson gave me a tour of Bookworm 's new rooftop garden , which has a flagstone path, seats 48, and should be open by today. (By the way, given how loud and crowded the Bookworm is at times, how long before someone–Alex herself?–opens a similar spot elsewhere?). Alongside favorites such as Bar Blu , Steak and Eggs , Stone Boat and numerous Hou Hai spots, Bookworm joins newcomers Le Petit Gourmand , Frank's Place , 5:19 , Pomegranate , Browns , Pavillion and others in the great outdoors seating competition. / Pavilion will add an extension in order to add a Mediterranean restaurant. Richard Xavia (ex-RBL) and Richard Mills (ex-Aria) are consulting. On one hand, the shift is understandable as about-to-open Frank's Place will siphon some of Pavillion's sports-loving patrons (Frank's Place investor Roger Dutton and Pavillion proprietor Russell Probert were once co-owners of the old Frank's Place ). On the other, this smacks of yet another attempt to bring Shanghai not only to Beijing (see RBL), but also to an establishment that already lacks focus and staff training (example: the numerous occasions when no employees on hand were able to work the TVs). / As for Dutton, he says Trio , which will house a New York-style grill, the new Frank's Place and the wine-centric The Cellar , should be open by early May. Nicole Pang has been hired as part of the PR and marketing team. / No frowns at Browns as the large empty space meant for tequila and Whisky rooms has instead been quickly finished to handle overflow from the main area. The place was packed to the gills on St. Patrick's Day . My biggest gripe after a dozen visits: the music. My advice: forget the muddled DJ sets and instead put in a “Funky 80s Hits” CD, hit random play and let people have fun. (For more on Browns, see We Got Mail.) / Wine whiz Ethan Perk writes that the new Schindler’s , on the old Riverside Cafe site, is hopping, even on a Tuesday night at 6:30: “They were packed, not a seat in the house.” / Shunyi is starting to blossom. An upcoming that's Beijing map lists more than 100 shops, restaurants and bars in the district. While Shunyi is still a bit light in the latter two categories, Palette Vino , Jenny Lou’s and Pomegranate are leading the way, and the first fixed location for caterer Harry's Kitchen is apparently set to open. / Sequoia Cafe has a tasty 30-kuai chicken pita and salad combo at lunch. The place delivers, but if you order by fax, follow-up by phone, as the machine is sometimes off. / Finally, if an afternoon spent listening to 1950s German folk songs sounds like fun, try Cafe Pause in Dashanzi. You can slowly go mad while using the free wireless.

(From Beijing Boyce XIII, first emailed on March 24, 2006)

Beijing bar bubble?

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A lot is made of the growing number of clubs on Gongti West Road , which has risen from zero to ten in less than a year, and includes Babyface , Cargo , Angel , and numerous copycats . How can these places survive? Perhaps, it's because they are going after young, moneyed Chinese – the “Chivas and green tea club” – a rapidly growing group.

More troubling is the increasing number of players seeking a chunk of the moneyed expatriate market – not exactly the fastest growing demographic – especially those opening multifunction establishments. Just opened: Browns , a British-style pub that will add adjoining sake, tequila and vodka bars; just re-opened: icehouse , a blues bar attached to a high-end Japanese restaurant and a lounge; soon to open: Trio , a three-floor facility with a New York-style grill, the new Frank's Place , and The Cellar . I've already indicated to some of the investors in these multipurpose places that I think they are a bit mad. They have assured me that the feeling is mutual (and several claim to have proof to back up their assertions.) But, when you add in other newcomers, such as The Pavillion and The Pomegranate , and older establishments ranging from John Bull Pub to Big Easy to Suzie Wong to Centro , one wonders if there are enough patrons to go around. I started breaking down some of these places – including Browns, icehouse, Trio and Pavillion – into pluses, minuses and questions marks in order to get a grip on who has the best chance of surviving. Since I'm already running over this issue and since I just got to Shanghai and will be running around doing research (translation: meeting friends and checking restaurants and bars), I'll pick up on this theme next issue.

(From Beijing Boyce XI, first emailed on February 23, 2006)

Beijing Boyce IX: Opening Shots

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Is it just me or is Sanlitun South Street going through a renaissance? The past six months have seen Midnight , Browns (see review below) and The Bookworm open, all good places and nice complements to decent longer-established spots, such as First Cafe and The Pink Loft . A reader calls it a “golden age” for the area, especially as the beggars, fake-CD sellers and “lady bar” touts are conspicuously absent. Enjoy it while it lasts, my friends. / Speaking of which, that entire plot of land, which encompasses the aforementioned spots as well as places such as Banana Leaf and The Loft has apparently just been bought. What does fate hold? ~ Henry Li , the brains behind the now-defunct Vogue and Neo Lounge , as well as Public Space in Sanlitun, will open a new spot at February's end. He said the 800-square-meter will be named after Duan Qirui , an early twentieth-century premier and warlord, on Pingan Avenue, four blocks west of Poly Plaza. ~ Mike W. reports that the Red Capital empire's – comprising the Red Capital Club , Red Capital Guest House and Red Capital Ranch – has grown by hiring a new GM (from Indonesia) and floor manager (from Britain). Expect a full write-up next issue about Red Capital's most interesting bomb shelter bar (and its “Lin Biao's Crash” cocktail). / One year in and the Beijing Cheese Society , co-founded by Sharon Ruwart and Perri Dong , has matured into a most excellent club. With events featuring Spanish, South African, British, American and French cheeses under its belt, the society now fills its 50-seat events within two hours of sending out invites. Join the events list by emailing sruwart@gmail.com. / Speaking of which, Perri, formerly known as that's Beijing's Cai Guy, is now working for ASC Fine Wines . / Yvonne C passes on info that Le Palais Desserts and Lounge (www.lepalais.cn) has opened close to the Kerry Centre and has excellent sweets prepared by a Belgian pastry chef. / Phil, of Phil's Pub fame, is opening a bar in Qingdao. I suspect the main reason is to be closer to his beer source. / Last issue, I mentioned that IKEA is moving. Reader Eric H reports that the new store will open in Wangjing in April and will be IKEA's largest store in Asia Pacific and second largest worldwide. / I'm hearing good things about Saddle , across from Apertivo , whether the place is filling up for NFL playoff games or doling out breakfast burritos. It's a snug spot. / The Pomegranate , in Shunyi, has an e-newsletter covering its televised sports schedule, weekly quiz and directions on finding the bar. Email the_pomegranate@yahoo.com with “subscribe” in the subject line. / Based on my careful observations of the past six months, about half of the men in Beijing bars do not wash their hands after using the toilet . Be careful with whom you share those complimentary peanuts.

(From Beijing Boyce IX, first emailed on January 26, 2006)

The Pomegranate: Shunyi safe haven

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citizens of Shunyi, this courtyard bar is a cozy retreat. It has but one beer on tap, but the burgers and quesadillas (~40 kuai) are good, and apparently made by an ex-John Bull Pub chef. The ambience could use some work (someone labeled it as reminiscent of a student hangout of decades past), but Shunyi beggars cannot be choosers . Hopefully, The Pomegranate inspires more bars out that way. Our only problem: the driver the staff secured to get us downtown turned out to be a jerk , dropping off my friends and then refusing to drive me a further 400 meters home. This is normally not a big deal, but I was carrying six bottles of wine and several bags of groceries. (Note: I complained by email to the Pomegranate and Mike Hall – I assume he's in management – said he would do his best to make sure that driver is not used again. “As you're probably aware, the taxi drivers don't actually work for us, we just have a list of numbers of local drivers to call so we don't have much control over them. Once again, I'm sorry that your night ended on a sour note.” No worries, Mike, and thanks for the effort.)

(From Beijing Boyce VIII, first emailed on January 13, 2006)