All the Latest News in Beijing's Drinking & Dining Scene
By Noelle Mateer
Cellar Door is now Cellar Window, because their door is gone. Brace youself, readers – I’m about to list a ton of places whose doors are now missing. The Great Bricking of 2017 rages on, but the good news is that many of our beloved restaurants and bars have found ways to live on. For now, at least.
MoxiMoxi has moved – fortunately just a block over to Beixinqiao Santiao. And Antlers, which we reviewed just last month, is now accessible via a side door. Pour one out for their dope outdoor booth, which has been bricked over.
In Sanlitun, everyone’s favorite nautical-and-sports-themed bar, Anchor, has found a new home in the nearby Yongli Plaza. Long-running cocktail bar Revolution has also been born again, this time in Xingfu Ercun (near Home Grounds).
Xiang’er Hutong is a funny sight. Walk past White Tiger Village, and you might not even recognize it – except for the occasional group of friends eating chuan’r on lemon-yellow chairs beside a concrete wall. The neighboring BigSmall Coffee is also blocked off – enter via a siheyuan to the side to access it. Weirdly the famous Chongqing noodle joint on the same street, Pang Mei, is unaffected. Maybe there is a god.
In the midst of all this destruction, we must take joy in our victories. Two victories, namely – Bottega, and another Bottega. We previewed Bottega’s new Xinyuan Li location during its soft launch last month, and can confirm that it’s bigger, badder and more fun than ever. The team has seriously ramped up its drink menu, and with all the new space for outdoor seating, we’re looking forward to this becoming not just a restaurant, but a nightlife spot. We’ll let you know as soon as its Nali Patio branch opens (seriously, like, the minute it opens).
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