The eighth annual That’s Beijing Food and Drink Awards took place on December 17 at Starry Bar in the Beijing International Club. So many of you turned out to celebrate the best of the city’s food and drink scene. Awards were handed out in 47 categories, from new bar of the year to live music venue of the year, from Indian restaurant of the year to burger of the year.
It was an action-packed evening with some fantastic superhero and villain costumes! A huge thank you goes to Starry Bar for the fantastic venue as well as to all our winners and everybody else in attendance. Special thanks also go to our sponsors who made the night especially memorable: By Nice; Laurent Falcon; Ohlala; Plan B; Sherpa’s; Starry; Tienstiens; Turkish Airlines; Vedett; Zuixi.
Below are some pictures from the night:
Listed below are the winners from each category – congratulations to everyone!
Food
Bakery of the Year
Da Giuliano
Kempi Deli – Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center (Golden Fork Award)
Café of the Year
Cafe Zarah
Metal Hands (Golden Fork Award)
Desserts of the Year
TiensTiens
Comptoirs de France (Golden Fork Award)
Hotel Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
Wan Li – Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel
Country Kitchen – Rosewood Beijing
BEI Commune – BEI Zhaolong Hotel, a Joie de Vivre hotel (Golden Fork Award)
Hotel Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
Mio – Four Seasons Hotel Beijing
Brasserie 1893 – Waldorf Astoria Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Hotel Steakhouse of the Year
29 Grill – Conrad Beijing
Grill 79 – China World Summit Wing, Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Hotel Brunch of the Year
Char Bar & Grill – InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun
N’Joy of NUO Hotel Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Chinese Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
Zijin Mansion – Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Jia of NUO Hotel Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Yunnan Restaurant of the Year
In & Out
Middle 8 (Golden Fork Award)
Sichuanese/Hunanese Restaurant of the Year
Zhazha Bistro
Zhang Mama (Golden Fork Award)
Cantonese Restaurant of the Year
Ming Court – Cordis, Beijing Capital Airport
Ying Chinese – InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun (Golden Fork Award)
Cang Yue – Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing (Golden Fork Award)
Beijing Duck of the Year
Made in China – Grand Hyatt Beijing
XIHEYAYUAN (Golden Fork Award)
Chinese Value Eats of the Year
Nanjing Impressions
CHINESE JIAO ZI (Golden Fork Award)
HAPPY GREEN HOT POT (Golden Fork Award)
Creative Concept of the Year
De Refter
Superfly – The Opposite House (Golden Fork Award)
ZEST – The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin (Golden Fork Award)
Buffet of the Year
Elements – Sunrise Kempinski Hotel Beijing
Asia Bistro – JW Marriott Hotel Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Italian Restaurant of the Year
Bottega
Tavola (Golden Fork Award)
Italian Fine Dining of the Year
Cépe – The Ritz-Carlton Beijng, Financial Street
Daccapo – Italian. Inspired. Cuisine – Regent Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Pizza of the Year
Bottega
Pizza Saporita (Golden Fork Award)
French Restaurant of the Year
Maison FLO
Jing – The Peninsula Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Maxim's de Paris – Tianjin (Golden Fork Award)
Spanish/Latin American Restaurant of the Year
Mosto
Migas Mercado (Golden Fork Award)
Mexican Restaurant of the Year
Q Mex Taqueria
Pebbles Courtyard Mexican Restaurant (Golden Fork Award)
German Restaurant of the Year
Schindler’s Tankstelle Sanlitun (Sanlitun Bei Xiaojie)
Paulaner Bräuhaus – Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center (Golden Fork Award)
American Restaurant of the Year
Home Plate BBQ
Jing-A Taproom Longfusi (Golden Fork Award)
Indian Restaurant of the Year
Indian Kitchen
Ganga Impression Indian Restaurant (Golden Fork Award)
Japanese Restaurant of the Year
Beyond Yakitori
Yotsuba (Golden Fork Award)
Southeast Asian Restaurant of the Year
Makan Kitchen – Hilton Beijing
KAKIKOPI (Golden Fork Award)
Keaami Thai by Tiago (Golden Fork Award)
Steakhouse of the Year
O'Steak
Steak House (Golden Fork Award)
Brunch of the Year
Cafe Zarah
Tiger's (Golden Fork Award)
Healthy/Vegetarian/Veg-Friendly Restaurant of the Year
TRIBE
Moka Bros (Golden Fork Award)
Sports Friendly Dining of the Year
Paddy O'Shea's
The Local Bar & Grill (Golden Fork Award)
Family Restaurant of the Year
Tian Tan Kitchen – New World Beijing Hotel
Annie's (Golden Fork Award)
Burger of the Year
Great Leap Brewing #45 Brewpub
Slow Boat Dengshikou Taproom (Golden Fork Award)
Pub Food of the Year
Side Street
Slow Boat Maizidian Brewpub (Golden Fork Award)
Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
Hulu (Next to WAB)
Rodeo (Golden Fork Award)
Tiger's (Golden Fork Award)
Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
TRB Hutong
Opera Bombana (Golden Fork Award)
New Restaurant of the Year
RONG – The Home Restaurant
Leo by FLO (Golden Fork Award)
Drinks
Hotel Bar of the Year
BEI Commune – BEI Zhaolong Hotel, a Joie de Vivre hotel
XuanLang Bar & Lounge – The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street
Centro – Kerry Hotel, Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
FLAIR – The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin (Golden Fork Award)
Bar View of the Year
Atmosphere – China World Summit Wing, Beijing
YIN on 12 Rooftop Bar – New World Beijing Hotel (Golden Fork Award)
China Bar – Park Hyatt Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Live Venue & Restaurant of the Year
Blue Note Beijing
Xian – EAST Beijing (Golden Fork Award)
Al Fresco Bar of the Year
The Bell x TERRAZZA MARTINI
Arrow Factory Brewing (Golden Fork Award)
Craft Beer Bar of the Year
Beersmith Gastropub – JEN Hotel Beijing
Jing-A Brewpub Xingfucun (Golden Fork Award)
Wine List of the Year
IL RISTORANTE NIKO ROMITO
Blackswan Restaurant (Golden Fork Award)
Live Music Venue of the Year
Modernista
Tango by Ala House (Golden Fork Award)
New Bar of the Year
STARRY
Star Bar (Golden Fork Award)
The Big Ones
Restaurant of the Year
TRB Forbidden City (Golden Fork Award)
Bar of the Year
Paddy O'Shea's (Golden Fork Award)
Club of the Year
Migas Mercado (Golden Fork Award)
A huge thank you to all our sponsors:
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