There are so many new bars and restaurants opening up in Beijing every month that sometimes even we find it difficult to keep up. Need a refresher? Here's a roundup of all the new restaurant and bar openings we featured in our June 2016 issue.

Restaurants

China Mobile

China Mobile isn’t your typical China Mobile - in fact, it's just a kitchen that has a China Mobile sign out front. Visit this China Mobile for something completely unrelated to mobile technology: a tiny kitchen. Most of the time, the chef makes dumplings, but he sometimes breaks out hot pots and barbecues.

Read our full review here. See a listing for China Mobile. 

Wood

Having started life in Tianjin – where it was recently awarded Best New Restaurant at the That’s Tianjin Food and Drink Awards – Wood has found its way to the capital. Wood features a selection of no-nonsense steaks, BBQ, pastas and Tex-Mex. 

Read our full review here. See a listing for Wood.

Nosh

The “Indian-Mexican bistro” is located far out in Tongzhou district’s Wanda Plaza. Like, absurdly far. Nosh might just have the most difficult-to-find Tandoori chicken tacos in all of Beijing. (Clarification: It has the only Tandoori chicken tacos in Beijing.) 

Read our full review here. See a listing for Nosh.

Mercedes me

An appetizer of cold pig ears marinate in peppery, complex sauce. Scallops bob around a large bowl of fiery red soup. The dishes are almost all spicy, and simultaneously complex. Food is authentic, high-end at Mercedes me’s contemporary Chinese restaurant. The only question is: Do you really want to eat at Mercedes me? 

Read our full review here. See a listing for Sifang Sanchuan.

Glo Kitchen

GLO for it! proclaim inspirational slogans along the walls of this fitness-center-plus-cafe. Indeed, GLO is a great place if you’re looking for a restaurant that doubles as a CrossFit studio. And if you’re not, it’s a healthy option for lunch (or breakfast, for that matter) whenever you’re near Guanghua Lu SOHO. 

See a listing for GLO Kitchen.

Morning

Another day (month?), another Morning (restaurant). The Wuhan dry noodle joint’s first iteration on Dongzhimen Wai Dajie was so popular it’s already moved to a bigger venue. (Don’t worry – it’s just around the corner from the old one.) New look, same delicious noodles. 

See a listing for Morning.

Analog

With beans sourced from Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia and Yunnan, Analog is a damn good place to spend an afternoon sampling different brews. The cafe’s industrial design mixed with plush Pink Panther toys is alt-cool, and while the menu is almost strictly coffee, its simple offerings make it a refreshing escape from the shit-show that is Nanluoguxiang. 

See a listing for Analog.

Osaka Takoyaki

This snack shop behind Gui Jie has got balls. Lots of them, in the form of Japanese takoyaki: fried balls with octopus chunks, smothered in cheese, cream and all manner of terrifying spreads. There’s also an omelet that, upon opening, we discover is full of fried noodles. Uh, no thanks.

See a listing for Osaka Takoyaki.

Bars

Mona

Delightful new cocktail bar Mona boasts a creative menu as well as cute-but-not-cloying design, which features a hanging-cloud light fixture designed by Mona herself (bar owner Charlie’s girlfriend – aww, you guys).

See a listing for Mona.

Wusi

Don’t be alarmed by the comfy-looking bed that you see before even entering the bar: Wusi moonlights as an Airbnb. The sweet cocktails we sample (RMB80) contrast with the bar’s less-than-innocent look (which includes artworks of nude women covered by strategically placed birds), but they’re drinkable all the same. It’s quirky, yeah, but we kind of like that – and did we mention the bed? A good place to end the night, if you know what we mean.

See a listing for Wusi. 

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