The Beijinger 2016 Bar & Club Award Winners Are...
We trust that everyone who came out to the 2nd International Foodie Weekend had a great time. Just in case you weren't able to make it or didn't keep up with all the announcements happening onsite, here is the full list of the winners of the Beijinger 2016 Bar & Club Awards, as voted for by you, our readers.
Congratulations to every establishment that made it onto this list, we're looking forward to another year of the hustle and bustle of Beijing's nightlife scene.
Best Beer Selection: Great Leap Brewing #12 Brewpub
Outstanding: Heaven Supermarket
Outstanding: Paddy O’Shea’s
Best Cocktails: The Tiki Bungalow
Outstanding: Mai Bar
Outstanding: Janes & Hooch
Best for Wine: CHEERS
Outstanding: Mei, Rosewood
Outstanding: La Cava de Laoma
Best Whisky Bar: Hidden House
Outstanding: Revolution
Outstanding: Glen Classic
Best Local Craft Brewery: Great Leap Brewing
Outstanding: Jing-A Taproom
Outstanding: Slow Boat Brewery
Best Happy Hour: Paddy O’Shea’s
Outstanding: The Local
Outstanding: Home Plate BBQ Sanlitun
Best Quiz Night: Paddy O'Shea's
Outstanding: 4corners
Outstanding: Lush
Best Bar Food: Great Leap Brewing
Outstanding: Home Plate BBQ
Outstanding: Slow Boat Brewery
Best Sports Bar: Paddy O'Shea's
Outstanding: Home Plate BBQ Sanlitun
Outstanding: Cu Ju
Best Hotel Bar: Mei, Rosewood
Outstanding: Xian, EAST, Beijing Hotel
Outstanding: Atmosphere, China World Summit Wing
Best Outdoor Drinking: The Bar at Migas
Outstanding: Great Leap Brewing Original #6 Brewpub
Outstanding: Kokomo
Best View: The Bar at Migas
Outstanding: Atmosphere, China World Summit Wing
Outstanding: Capital M
Most Creative Bar Concept: 8-Bit
Outstanding: The Tiki Bungalow
Outstanding: Hidden House
Best LGBT Friendly: Great Leap Brewing
Outstanding: Destination
Outstanding: Más
Best Student Hangout: Lush
Outstanding: Heaven Supermarket
Outstanding: La Bamba
Best Place to Take a Date: Mai Bar
Outstanding: The Bar at Migas
Outstanding: Hidden House
Best Place to Find a Date: The Bar at Migas
Outstanding: Kokomo
Outstanding: 4corners
Best Place for Dancing: Modernista
Outstanding: Kokomo
Outstanding: Dada
Best Beijing Band: Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies
Outstanding: Tavey Lean and the Solid Gold Dream Machine
Outstanding: Beijing Beatles
Best Live Music Venue: Temple Bar
Outstanding: 4corners
Outstanding: Dusk Dawn Club (DDC)
Best Lido: Xian, EAST, Beijing Hotel
Outstanding: Hockey Bar
Outstanding: The Irish Volunteer
Outstanding: Eudora Station
Best Shuangjing: Plan B
Outstanding: The Brick
Outstanding: Jian Archery Club
Best Gulou: 4corners
Outstanding: Modernista
Outstanding: Temple Bar
Best New Bar/Club: The Tiki Bungalow
Outstanding: Ron Mexico
Outstanding: La Social
Party of the Year: Fourth Beijing Craft Beer Festival
Outstanding: the Beijinger Burger Festival
Outstanding: Migas Rooftop Opening
Best Bartender: Adam Gottschalk (Ron Mexico)
Outstanding: Badr Benjelloun (Cu Ju and Caravan)
Outstanding: Pink (Temple Bar)
Best Bar Manager: Paul Rochon (Paddy O'Shea's)
Outstanding: Justin Barthelemy (Café de la Poste)
Outstanding: Nuria Cimini (Modernista)
Best Nightclub: Dada
Outstanding: The Bar at Migas
Outstanding: Lantern
Bar/Club of the Year: Paddy O'Shea's
Outstanding: The Tiki Bungalow
Outstanding: Modernista
Best Outdoor Hotel Bar
Editor's Pick: O'Bar, Nuo Hotel
Editor's Pick: Yin on 12, New World Beijing
Best for Business Networking
Editor's Pick: Centro, Kerry Hotel
Most Fashionable Hotel Bar
Editor's Pick: X25 Bar, W Hotel