Shenzhen Food & Drink Gossip: January 2020

The Scandalous Scoop is a regular feature where our editors share the latest food and drink gossip making the rounds in Shenzhen.

We’re digging: 

A fantastic night attended with the city’s movers and shakers at the annual That’s x 1664 Food & Drink Awards ceremony at the Hard Rock Hotel Shenzhen; 

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Compass Bar hosting Shenzhen’s first cocktail festival called SipStreet in late December; 

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NBeer Pub celebrating its two-year anniversary (and we hope many more to come) last month; 

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one of The World’s 50 Best Bars, Tippling Club, participating in takeover night at The Glasshouse; 

Image courtesy of Park Hyatt Shenzhen

and the openings of BUD X DeSound and Circle Club, two boozy EDM hot spots.

Image via @BUD X 地上/WeChat

We’re done with:

The closure of Xpats Bar & Grill locations in Futian and Sea World, which are shuttered until further notice; 

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cold burgers at Nayuki’s Fantasy Factory; 

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and turkey, after all the epic Christmas feasts across the city last month.

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