New Beijing Bars and Restaurants: May 2019

By That's Beijing, April 30, 2019

A roundup of all the latest bar and restaurant openings in Beijing.

Bacchus

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Bacchus was the god of wine and ecstasy in Ancient Rome. In modern Beijing, it’s a stucco cube planted incongruously on the northeast rim of the Third Ring Road.

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Cue is a new space that is hard to define, to say the least. Is it a Southeast Asian restaurant? A nightclub? A jazz bar? A hookah lounge? It seems the answer to all of those questions is simply "yes."

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Daruma

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Brought to you by the team behind Bottega and El Barrio, Nali Patio’s Daruma caters to summer crowds looking for a quick and tasty meal as they move from one terrace to the next with a winning combination of ice-cold Asahi beer and Japanese skewers.

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Lit Lounge Bar

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Lit Lounge Bar is located on Dongbai Lu, a side street just across from the Shuangjing mega-mall. Lavishly decorated with contemporary designs all over, you cannot help noticing the ceiling-to-floor jade-green walls.

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Zhujingban

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Brought to you by the El Nido guys (signature picnic tables, check), Zhujingban isn’t your typical beer joint.

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Such a Café

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If you’re looking for a nice place to regroup after soaking up all the art in 798, then your answer is Such a Cafe, the ex-Zhangzizhong Lu cafe reborn in a whopping three-floor shop.

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Bao Jian Bar

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This quaint hidden bar tucked in the back of Furongji and brought to you by the Orchid team, is operating only on the weekends with inventive concoctions.

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