Chuanr Restaurant in Beijing Offers Discount to Published Academics

A barbecue restaurant near Xizhimen opened by a group of medical students from Peking and Tsinghua Universities found itself trending on social media last month after a special promotion was picked up by Chinese media, reports What’s on Weibo. 

The deal offers customers a discount, provided they’ve had an academic paper published in a scientific journal in the past five years. According to a blog post by the owners, the promotion is meant to encourage research and celebrate academic success. 

The calculation is: “Total Bill – Impact Factor * 10 = Discounted Price,” with the impact factor being the ratio of citations to articles published. So, if you’ve been published or just fancy some chuanr, check out ‘The Lancet BBQ’ (named after the famous medical journal).

See a listing for The Lancet BBQ