Dig Into Beijing's Best Bar and Restaurant Openings in March
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Dig into the best restaurant and bar openings in Beijing over the past couple of months.
Restaurants
Part restaurant,
part club, part hookah lounge, CUE (also pictured at top) on the third
floor of Liangmaqiao's Grand Summit is one of the year's biggest openings
so far. With a menu that spans Southeast Asian, Chinese-mashups (see:
the cheese-covered mapo dofu above), and more modern touches as well as a
roof terrace, well-stocked bar, and DJs on weekends, CUE hopes to draw
Beijing's well-dressed with weekday fine dining that bleeds into
late-night parties on weekends. Once the warm weather finally hits,
there's no doubt that CUE will be a big draw.
Read the full review here or via the QR code above.
Where once there
was nary a poke option in the capital, there are now more of these
healthy seafood bowls than you can poke a stick at (har har). The
latest: Chaoyang Park-neighboring Poke Go, one of the best attempts at
the Hawaiian favorite that Beijing has seen yet thanks to its creative
ingredient combinations, generous portion sizes, and a spacious and
clean interior that is as inviting to eat lunch in as it is to spend all
day typing away. Unfortunately, you will pay a little more for the
pleasure, with bowls ringing in at around RMB 68 for a small or RMB 88
for a large.
Read the full review here or via the QR code above.
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OK, this one's
not exactly new but we finally got around to striking the Gulou
Dongdajie yakitori restaurant Suikoden off our to-go list last month.
We're also happy we did as it proved to be a welcome addition to the
neighborhood, offering dishes that you may have to travel to the far
reaches of Maizidian or Lucky Street to otherwise find. For an effective
lowdown of what's on offer, be sure to order one of Suikoden's yakitori
platters (RMB 45), which comes with five chicken and beef skewers, all
irresistibly sweet thanks to a quality yakitori sauce. Suikoden's
ambiance suits the occasion perfectly with soft lighting, snug booths,
and bold Japanese paintings helping to transport you far east from
Gulou's hutongs from the moment you enter.
Read the full review via the QR code above.
Bars
In 1935, Austrian
physicist Erwin Schrödinger described a scenario in which a cat in a
box was – according to conditions described by the Copenhagen
interpretation of quantum mechanics – simultaneously both dead and
alive. That famous thought experiment has now resurfaced as the moniker
of Nali Patio's newest bar, Schrödinger's Box, a snazzy and down to
earth cocktail joint with an inviting and glowing entryway as well as
paper lanterns, soft lighting, and overall tasteful decor within. Run by
the team behind the now-closed Toy Box on Dirty Bar Street, it also
proves a higher value for money than its neighbors, with around RMB 80
getting you a cocktail specialized to your tastes from skilled
head-bartender Lang Lang and his team.
Read the full review here or via the QR code above.
Images courtesy of CUE, Tom Arnstein, Kyle Mullin, Uni You
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