Beijing's Chaplin Empire Expands with Chaplin Bar & Kitchen

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By Dominique Wong

You may know Charlie Chaplin Bar, Sanlitun, or Charlie Chaplin Bar, Chunxiu Lu, but have you heard of their little bro Chaplin Bar & Kitchen, Shilipu? (Have you even heard of Shilipu?)

Chaplin Empire’s latest opening is something you never knew you wanted or needed: a place that serves up Charlie Chaplin Bar’s stellar cocktails alongside full-on meals. This definitely isn’t Sanlitun (read: the location is whack) but with little else going on in the ’Pu other than a Maan Coffee and a Japanese izakaya, junior Chaplin at least stands out from its neighbors.

Spread over three elaborately decorated floors, the new space is big and fabulous. The first floor resembles a train, the second floor looks like the backstage of a theater and the third houses the bar proper. (There’s also a basement, but don’t drink there – it’s creepy.)

Drinks ordered from the lower floors arrive via ‘trolley service’ – the server literally makes drinks off of a trolley. It’s fun watching the cocktails being made, but even better downing them.

Chaplin makes dope drinks, blah, blah, blah. Tell us something we don’t know, you say. OK, so the food is mostly good, but skip the snacks – the calamari is best forgotten – and go straight for the ‘classic American combo’ meals. Presented on silver dining trays (like on a train, get it?), the combo meals include a main, appetizer, salad, bread, and beer or wine. They’re a delight – the New York-style burger, especially – and the sets are a steal at RMB125-145.

CBK is a solid addition to the team. Sure, it’s a little ‘out there,’ but if you’re a Charlie Chaplin fan, this matters not.

1/F, Bldg 10, 129 Courtyard, 107 Balizhuang Beili, Chaoyang 朝阳区八里庄背北里129号院10楼1层107号 (8584 6880)

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