The Results, Part 1! Who's Won In The 2012 Reader Bar & Club Awards?
(This is part 1 of 2 ... for the second batch of awards, see this post here)
If you’re reading this, you’re most likely not at Sanlitun Soho attending our 2012 Reader Bar & Club Awards party. While that might mean you dodge the possibility of being asked to prove you have a passport, visa, home or job, you’re also missing out on free-flow drinks, food and finding out which bars, bartenders and events your support has elevated to legendary (or at least award-winning) status in the Beijing nightlife pantheon. Get down to the party if there's still time - we're going on until 8pm, so even if you miss the awards announcements there's plenty of drinking to be done - or read on for a flavor of what's going on at the awards.
We don’t want to keep you totally out of the picture, so we’re going to reveal the results in half of the 36 categories here and now. The winners in the following 18 categories have already been unveiled at the party, so you might as well see them for yourselves …
Best Cheap Drinks
First Floor
Outstanding
El Nido
Heaven Supermarket/Paradise CVS
Best Hotel Bar
Xiu
Outstanding
Scarlett, Hotel G
Mesh, The Opposite House
Best Cocktail Selection
Apothecary
Outstanding
Mao Mao Chong
Q Bar
Best Place to Bring a Date
Migas
Outstanding
Apothecary
Bed Bar
Best Outdoor Drinking
Migas
Outstanding
Drum & Bell
Kokomo
Best Bar Food
Blue Frog
Outstanding
Mao Mao Chong
Luga’s
Best for Daytime Drinking
Blue Frog
Outstanding
Drum & Bell
Great Leap Brewing
Best Service
Blue Frog
Outstanding
Apothecary
Temple
Best for Students
Lush
Outstanding
Helen’s Café
Propaganda
Best Quiz Night
Paddy O’Shea’s
Outstanding
The Bookworm
Lush
Best Place for Dancing
Spark
Outstanding
Lantern
Salsa Caribe
Best for Whiskey
Ichikura
Outstanding
Apothecary
Glen
Best Japanese Bar
Ichikura
Outstanding
Twilight
Kura Kura
Best Cafe
The Bookworm
Outstanding
Bridge Cafe
Cafe Zarah
Best for Wine
Enoterra
Outstanding
Maison Boulud
Modo
Best Lido/Shunyi
Green Cap
Outstanding
Park Side Bar & Grill
Frank’s Place
Best Place to Find a Date
Vics
Outstanding
First Floor
Xiu
Best Live Music Venue
Yugong Yishan
Outstanding
2 Kolegas
Temple
The winners in the remaining 18 categories will be announced onstage at Sanlitun Soho during the event, so we’re keeping those secret for the time being. Check back in at 6.30pm for the second half of the results.
