Blog Tag - Openings and Closings

Great Leap #12 Resurfaces Like a Boozy Phoenix From the Ashes
We're delighted to be able to kick off the week off with some positive news, with the announcement that Great Leap Brewing (GLB) has reopened their #...
Team Moka Bros Throw Healthy Living Out the Window With Burger Box in Sanlitun
After starting off the summer with a new vegan menu, Moka Bros has taken a swing in the opposite direction with Burger Box, a no-fuss burger joint...
Only Some Regrets at Beiluogu Xiang's Line Hunting Cocktail Bar
Rather than dance around the issue, Beiluogu Xiang's newest addition Line Hunting gets right down to it, cheekily naming one of its cocktails "Regret...
Drip Coffee Highballs and Plum Sauce Skewers Make Maizidian's Toratori-Ya a Must Try
Any Beijing foodie worth their salt has a favorite longstanding Liangmaqiao or Maizidian Japanese joint. You know the type: located on a quiet side...
Spacious Terrace and Tasty Southern Chinese Fare Define Taikoo Li's Tang by Meeting Someone
Perched above the entryway to Taikoo Li's Uniqlo outlet now sits a foodie magnet for anyone hankering after southern Chinese cuisine, spirits and...
US Seafood Chain Giant Red Lobster is Already Clawing its Way Into Beijingers’ Hearts
There are casual American fast-food dining chains, and then there’s Red Lobster. Where Olive Garden, Chili's, and the like tried in vain to win over...
Valenti's Italian Jianwai Soho
There's something special going on with the tender Tuscan steak (RMB 228) at Valenti's. Owner and lao Beijing proprietor of the Jianwai Soho...
DP Bacchus Bistro & Wine and Italian food at Agricultural Exhibition Center
Like a dark theatre deliberately devoid of distractions to allow the talent on stage to shine, Bacchus Bistro & Bar's (which is named after...
Bao Jian cocktail bar the orchid
After a Friday night commute on Beijing’s chock-a-block Gulou Dajie main drag, turning onto the dark and sleepy Baochao Hutong feels like entering...
Sober Up On Sanlitun Bar Street With Cabo Coffee
Although Sanlitun Bar Street has long been a notorious destination for late-night debauchery, it can also now – shockingly enough – help you sober up...
Cat Got Your Tongue? Qianmen's Huge Catail Cocktail Bar Leaves Us Pleasantly Speechless
Stepping inside the new and extremely ambitious Qianmen cocktail lounge Catail Qian Yard left us feeling that the cat had well and truly got our...
Nicaf Brings Vibrant and Comforting Southern Chinese Cooking to Qianmen
The digs may be urban-chic, but the food epitomizes one of southern China's most vibrant rural minorities. Such is the tantalizing contrast at Nicaf...
DP Are These Snazzy Japanese Snacks Worth Queuing Up for In Taikoo Li?
Beijing’s skeptical (or employed) foodies usually roll their eyes when they happen upon establishments sprouting long lines of selfie stick-wielding ...
DP Dig Into Beijing's Best New Restaurant Openings, Mar-Jul 2019
Summer is here, which means it's about time you head out and dig into the best restaurant openings that Beijing has seen over the past few months....
Zha Zha Bistro: Former Ramo Owner Returns to the Hutongs With Her Best Concept Yet
Restaurant owner and chef Paca Li's tenacity is one of the great underdog stories of Beijing's recent history. After getting her start slinging...