Beijing Wine Bar Review: InVino
By Dominique Wong
Forget craft beer, it’s wine time baby (finally). We take a sip from one the newest wine bars in town – read on to find out if InVino fizzled or popped.
Price range: Glasses from RMB50, bottles from RMB200.
Location: Xingfuyicun Qixiang (the alley opposite Worker’s Stadium, past Bodhi Spa – massage and wine, anyone?).
Selection: A round-the-world tour that will really get you InVino (‘in the wine’): reds span Argentina to Australia, Bulgaria to France, whereas white label countries include Italy, Germany, New Zealand and Spain.
Atmosphere: InVino bleeds warmth with brick walls, black tiles and crafty wooden tables lending a relaxed yet intimate feel. A place where you can comfortably spend hours sampling all the different varieties (which is exactly what we did).
Food: Items such as steak tartare, hand-cut fries, oysters, cold cuts and cheese platters show that InVino is as serious about food as it is about wine.
The Takeaway: Casual but classy, this is a great date spot, of either the Tinder/TanTan/Blued or LTR (long-term relationship) variety.
Daily, 5pm-late; Xingfuyicun Qixiang, Chaoyang 朝阳区幸福一村七巷 (132 2018 0519)
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