Here are all the new restaurant and bar openings we featured in our July 2018 issue:
New Restaurants
23 Burger Store
We walk in past the outdoor tables to find a modern, casual diner setup. There’s an open kitchen with bar seating, warm overhead lamps and a clean, industrial look that seems to be trending on the F&B scene. On the menu, offerings range from the ordinary to what millennials would call ‘extra’ – there’s a classic cheeseburger (RMB48) next to not one, but two different foie gras burgers. The ‘Michelin’ burger offers beef patties stuffed with foie gras that are rich, creamy and well-balanced by caramelized onions and crispy potato flakes. A mushroom burger is similarly satisfying, with pickled coleslaw and white sauce adding flavorful dimensions.
Price: RMB50-100
Who’s going: families, High Tech Park yuppies
Good for: mid-range burgers, homey diner vibes
Nearest metro: High Tech Park (Exit A), 2 minutes
See listing for 23 Burger Store. Read our full review here.
Art + Canteen
Near Aohu Gallery and a new sculpture-adorned riverwalk, Art+Canteen is one of the rare finds within Longhua New District that earns four stars from diners. The white fish (RMB108) is a best seller, with a Sichuan pepper coating and a heat that builds as you crunch into broth-soaked baby lotus root. It’s good clean fish with few bones and a refreshing lemon infusion to balance that broth. New Zealand lamb chops (RMB98) arrive in three attractive cuts, seared and coated in spices familiar to any chuan’r shop. They’re only marred a bit by the abundance of cumin – better reserved for hiding inferior meats – and the habit of cooking meats longer than necessary. Ask for medium rare. Insist, if you must.
Price: RMB200-400
Who’s going: art village daytrippers, locals in the know
Good for: elegant entrees, creative dates over wine
Nearest metro: Qinghu (Exit D) 29 minute drive
See listing for Art + Canteen. Read our full review here.
New Bar
V Bar
A new, densely-clustered housing project for ‘young talent’ has opened in Futian District’s ever-lively Shuiwei Village, and with it has arrived a slew of tiny cafes, shops, restaurants and bars. V Bar may be one of the most prominent, if only because its white neon sign is visible from the street. Inside, according to the head bartender, what sets V apart is its reasonable pricing. And with imported beers priced at RMB25-50 a bottle, basic cocktails going for RMB45, and snacks under RMB30, the bar does outperform its Coco Park peers. Just don’t expect a dance floor, though V does have a bouncy EDM-pop soundtrack and dice games.
Price: RMB25-68 a drink
Who’s going: Shuiwei locals, young talent
Good for: chilling out cheaply, people-watching
Nearest metro: Fumin (Exit D), 10 minutes
See listing for V Bar. Read our full review here.
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