To Try List: New Indonesian, Ethiopian & Eritrean, Tacos & More

New restaurants, dining deals, drinks discounts, guest shifts, pop-ups, and more happenings on our to try list this week.

Indonesian Restaurant Warisan Opens in Langyuan Station

There is a new Indonesian restaurant in town in Langyuan Station named Warisan (lead image), and it's now in soft opening. They’ve got an array of classic dishes on their soft opening menu including satay, soups, rice dishes and more. The space itself is beautifully decorated with touches of Indonesian artwork and other knick-knacks. It’s currently only open for lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Sunday and you can find out more information in this post. 

Warisan

3D7-3, Shouchuang Langyuan Station, 53, Banjieta Cun, Chaoyang District
朝阳区半截塔村53号郎园Station D7栋
Hours: Wed-Sun, 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-9.30pm
Phone: [phone]

Eritrean and Ethiopian Food Specials Now Available at CODED+

CODED+ has been bringing a great range of African dishes to Beijing since it opened last year and now they’ve got even more delights from the continent with new weekly specials. They have just started serving Eritrean and Ethiopian dishes every Wednesday from 6-9pm and Friday from 6pm. The menu is created by Habisha Kitchen and has offerings like Beef Tibs (RMB 68) and Firfir (RMB 55), you can see the full menu below. The Eritrean and Ethiopian dishes join their South African specials, which they’ve been offering for a little while now and are available every Thursday and Saturday. Aside from food they’ve also recently added a new Comedy Show Night on Wednesday to their events roster. 

CODED+

203, 2/F, Caochang Commercial Plaza, 19 Tianze Lu
朝阳区天择路19号草场商业广场2层203号
Hours: Sun-Thu 6pm-4am, Fri-Sat 6pm-6am
Phone: [phone]

Pebbles Courtyard Launches New Taco Deal

With the recent announcement of our second ever Taco Fest, it should come as no surprise that tacos are never far from our mind! We’re always on the hunt for new taco spots and new taco specials, so were delighted to hear that Pebbles has a brand new deal up for grabs. You can now get six tacos for only RMB 99 from Tuesday to Thursday, it’s a perfect deal to share with friends or enjoy all to yourself! Pebbles rooftop is also now open, so what better way to embrace the warmer weather than indulging in some tacos and taking in the beautiful hutong view.

Pebbles Courtyard

74 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng District
东城区五道营胡同74号
Hours: Tue-Fri 5-10pm, Sat-Sun noon-2pm, 5-10pm
Phone: [phone]

New Tex-Mex Restaurant Q Bistro Opens in East Chaoyang

We’ve got even more taco related news for you with new Tex-Mex restaurant Q Bistro opening up recently. Located right by Meijie Park – a brand new skate park – out in east Chaoyang, Q Bistro serves up a range of Tex-Mex like hard and soft shell tacos, nachos, quesadillas and more. They’ve also got a whopping eight burgers on the menu plus other dishes such as hot dogs, pizzas and even a few pasta dishes. 

Q Bistro

Opposite the East Gate of Bacui Bilingual School, Pingfang Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区平房路拔萃双语学校东门对面
Hours: 10am-8pm
Phone: [phone]

Spring Drinks Menu Launch Party at Zarah

Today (Mar 22) Zarah is officially launching their Spring Drinks Menu and as per tradition, they’re throwing a special launch party bash to celebrate. Kicking off at 7pm, all their new drinks will be available at the special happy hour price of RMB 50 accompanied by live DJ sets. On the new spring drinks menu they’ve got some non-alcoholic offerings like a Lavender Latte and an Iced Hibiscus Mint Tea which sound like perfect, fresh flavors for spring. On the alcoholic cocktail front, they’ve got some new bold flavors such as an Osmanthus Sour and the tropical sounding Pineapple Coconut Mojito.

Zarah

46 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区鼓楼东大街46号
Hours: Mon-Thu, 10am-12.30am, Fri-Sun, 10am-1.30am
Phone: [phone]

Great Leap’s Terraces Are Officially Open to Welcome Spring

There’s good news for those who enjoy a pint in the sun with Great Leap announcing that the terraces at their #12, #45 and Lido locations are now open. But that’s not all, from now until Apr 20 anyone who visits the terrace will get their first beer free! Ladies can get a free Grapefruit Flood Hazy IPA and men can get a free Daredevil Dream Hazy IPA. 

Great Leap #12

1/F, Zi Ming Mansion, 12 Xinzhong Jie, Dongcheng District
东城区新中街12号
Hours: Sun-Thu 11-2am, Fri-Sat 11-3am
Phone: [phone]

Great Leap #45

45-1 Xinyuan Jie, Chaoyang District
大跃啤酒45号新源街店
Hours: Sun-Thu 11-2am, Fri-Sat 11-3am
Phone: [phone]

Great Leap Lido

Rm 103, Nuo Center, A2 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区将台路甲2号诺金中心一层103室
Hours: Sun-Thu 11-2am, Fri-Sat 11-3am
Phone: [phone]

Taylor Swift Party Comes to Beermith

Swifties rejoice! Although Taylor Swift isn’t hitting up China on her Eras Tour, you can catch the next best thing at Beersmith this Saturday (Mar 23) instead. Beersmith’s house band Soul Shake will be performing a range of Taylor Swift’s best hits from across her career so that you can shake it off on the dance floor. The show starts at 9pm and tickets are RMB 100 which includes a free drink! 

Beersmith

1/F, Hotel Jen Beijing, 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国门外大街1号新国贸饭店1层
Hours: 11-2am
Phone: [phone]

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Images: courtesy of the venues, Dianping

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