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Restaurant: El Gran Bocado - Even Bigger Bite

El Gran Bocado is among the very best Mexican joints you’re likely to find this side of the Pacific

by Steve George, 09 May 2014

New bars: Mr Shi’s Spot

Or how an enterprising local dumpling chef is chasing the Chinese Dream

by Steve George, 21 April 2014

Litfest interview: Emma Larkin

There’s a certain level of unintentional intrigue involved in interviewing American author and journalist Emma Larkin. Having spent the best part of eight years reporting from inside...

by Steve George, 14 March 2014

New bar: NBeer

Beer, in case you haven’t noticed, has become to the under 30s, what wine is to the over 60s.

by Steve George, 21 February 2014

New restaurant: Mai

For a city that purports to loathe all things Japanese and breaks out in sporadic though regular bouts of angry (and occasionally violent) anti-Japanese demonstrations, there sure are...

by Steve George, 19 February 2014

Restaurant review: Stuff'd

Managed by a kindly Scandinavian retired techno-pirate, this restaurant’s concept is a simple one: take a favorite Western foodstuff, such as the humble English sausage, and stuff...

by Steve George, 14 January 2014

New bar: Au Goulot

Necking it down: because that's what the name – bearing more than a passing resemblance to its hutong district home – means in French, apparently.

by Steve George, 13 January 2014

Bar Review: Glen Classic

Whiskey in the Jar-o: We’ve been trying to make our way out to Glen Classic for some time, but it’s not all that easy a place to stumble on. There's a reason why...

by Steve George, 13 November 2013