Game on, Beiluoguxiang: video game-themed bar 8-Bit has reopened. Its previous incarnation was a bit cramped, but version 2.0 comes with two bonus levels (a second floor and a rooftop), and the tastiest gold coins we’ve ever collected (RMB40 Arrow Factory beers on tap).
Decor is playful, in the most literal sense of that word. We don’t quite get why there’s a neon David Bowie poster in the stairwell, or why the roof is carpeted with Astroturf. But we also don’t quite get why a laowai would open a gaming bar in the hutongs. We dig it all the same.
Games on offer run the gamut from FIFA to Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario Kart. But it’s better than an arcade, because you can exchange your tokens (kuai) for actual fun things (alcohol!). And the drinks are good (try the Hawthorns Revenge, RMB50), so everyone wins. It is the perfect spot to have – and play – a round or two.
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