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WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | JANUARY 2020 | 3 6 CITY 7 A NEW HOME China’s search for habitable worlds outside of the solar system

8 STREET TALK Beijingers discuss their upcoming plans for Spring Festival

14 URBAN DICTIONARY Don’t read too much into 7 this slang term

16 LIFE & STYLE 19 SCENE & HEARD The latest animal cafe to land in the capital 20 NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Deck yourself out in CNY-themed apparel 22 HOT HOLIDAY 22 A beginner’s guide to Vietnam’s best sights

26 ARTS 28 NEW MOVIES A look at what’s hitting Chinese theaters this month

32 ZHANG PEILI In conversation with China’s father of video art

35 ON REPEAT Three new China albums 32 we can’t stop listening to

50 EAT & DRINK 53 MIFAN OR MAFAN A tiny coffeeshop, spicy noodle joint and more

54 GOU GOU GUO A Korean hot pot restaurant perfect for winter

55 MALABOCCA A new malatang spot brings 54 the heat to Sanlitun

4 | JANUARY 2020 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 38 BEST IN THE EAST A roundup of all the winners from our 2019 Food & Drink Awards

10 CAN’T TEACH THIS How an English teacher became an influential travel photographer on Instagram

30 FINE- TUNING New Chinese music labels to keep an eye (and ear) on

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PICTURE THIS The expat catapulted to fame capturing beautiful compositions, p10

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JANUARY 2020 | JANUARY WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Chang’e-4’s rover – Yutu-2 – enjoyed a – enjoyed – Yutu-2 rover Chang’e-4’s own our very locate be able to Will Miyin tion, heading up the Shenzhou manned program, lunar missions and the Chang’e-4 among others. side of the moon successful landing on the far space exploration While other last year. the photographed previously have vehicles is the first Yutu-2 side of the lunar surface, far mission is to The craft’s land there. to probe of the collect meticulous measurements and composition and topography mineral the moon was and when on how shed light formed. the guess. But after That’s anyone’s Pandora? we’re lunar mission, success of the Chang’e-4 as have space institutes confident China’s good of chance as anyone. - -

It marks the first time that a high-ranking the first time that a high-ranking It marks Yuan stated that the Miyin program aims program that the Miyin stated Yuan ing researchers locate exoplanets in our in our exoplanets locate ing researchers and assess their habit cosmic neighborhood survey to also intends The project ability. and analyze system planets within the solar distribution on them. water industry has space China’s authority from the nation’s to related information divulged that could find an exoplanet to attempt human habitation. China be suitable for is Corp Science and Technology Aerospace space explora for contractor top the PRC’s scientific mission (or perhaps, missions – perhaps, scientific mission (or blast off to is expected still scarce) details are 2030. sometime around with telescopes armed launch a spacecraft to capable of help devices high-tech and other -

n an announcement that sounds much like n an announcement that sounds much like the plot of a science fiction film (here’s lead ), China’s Interstellar looking at you,

Yuan stated that the revolutionary space that the revolutionary stated Yuan (Exoplanets, for the unaware, are planets are the unaware, for (Exoplanets, exoplanets by the end of the next decade. the end of the next by exoplanets The company. of the State-backed project to start hunting for potentially habitable potentially start hunting for to a key and is considered in English, Searching’ Beijing’s Beihang University that China plans that China Beijing’s Beihang University or ‘Voice has been dubbed ‘Miyin,’ program Manager Yuan Jie told 500 students at 500 Jie told Manager Yuan outside of our solar system.) located Science and Technology Corp General General Corp Science and Technology outside the solar system. China Aerospace Aerospace China outside the solar system. a spacecraft to hunt for habitable worlds habitable worlds hunt for to a spacecraft confirmed that they are planning to launch to planning are confirmed that they ing space exploration conglomerate has conglomerate ing space exploration by Matthew Bossons by China StartsChina Search Habitable Planets for Outside System Solar the TO INFINITY AND BEYOND I THE BUZZ STREET TALK

Spring Festival is coming up at the end of the month. How will you be spending the long holiday?

GRACE, 33 - “To be honest, I’m get ting tired of Chinese New Year – or maybe it’s just because my family reunion always begins and ends with ‘Get married!’ What’s SNOWED IN more, my classmates from primary school are always busy with like I can meet them to Beijing had its first snowfall of the season their children, so it’s not Photolast month. by Andrew Braun (Instagram: get away from the marriage issue. In their opinion, it @braunosaurus) would be irresponsible for you not to be married, and if you don’t get married soon, the only company you’ll end up keeping is cats and dogs. I’m the only child of my- parents, so it’s impossible for me not to go back to my hometown at Chinese New Year, though I’d actually pre fer to do some traveling during the long holiday. Aren’t the holidays supposed to be joyful and peaceful?” ROSIE, 25 - ally“My spendparents Chinese live in Shenzhen, so we usu

New Year there, and then travel to Hong Kong as a tradition – only this year Macao was the preferred destination. Anyway, this time we are all going back to see my Flagged grandmother who lives in Henan province, because of something big that happened with the family earlier this year. Actually, A situation on WeChat involving national when it comes to Chinese New Year, I think there is - flags and some pretty bizarre translations nothing special about it, and many celebratory rites went viral last month. According to screen have disappeared; street performances, for example. shots shared from the Chinese social media Traveling, cooking, shopping, cleaning – all of that can platform, WeChat’s translating function really make people tired. I think the only ones looking created odd phrases from various national forward to the Chinese New Year are children.” flags. The most notable ‘interpretations’ As told to Liu Yang of the day belonged to the flags of Canada and Panama, which translated to “He’s in prison.” In addition to these two nations’ disconcerting flag interpretations, other countries’ national banners were given a new meaning. For example, the Brazilian flag yielded “Oh, my god” while the flag of Afghanistan translated to “In the middle of nowhere” when followed by the question “Where are you?” Needless to say, flag emojis were digitally waved that day.

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“Why can’t we face the reality that women do want rich men?” 251 - …is the number of days former Huawei employee Li Hongyuan was unjustly detained for charges of extortion and black So said one Weibo user after mail over severance pay. A 12-year veteran at the Shenzhen- sexist content from a health based tech giant, Li had been asked to resign from Huawei manual for primary students after accusing his department of inflating their sales figures in Shenzhen was leaked online. - (surprise, surprise). Li was arrested in January, and released One section of the manual listed from custody in August after a recording of negotiations with different qualities that the oppo the company over severance pay came to light. Li took home site sex is supposedly attracted RMB100,000 in compensation following the incident, which to, stating that men are not interested in “strong feminists” and likely served him well while job hunting. “money worshippers,” among other qualities. Additionally, the manual said that women like guys who are “rich” and have a “manly charm.” Yikes. The program has since been called off and the materials recalled.

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ENGLISH TEACHER TO INSTAGRAM STAR The Year in China That Changed Jord Hammond’s Life words by Ned Kelly, images by Jord Hammond

TThat’sravel photographer Jord Hammond’s backstory will be familiar to many a reader – he started out as an English teacher in China. “I lived in Chongqing for a year in 2015,” says the 26-year-old Brit. “I brought a camera with me to document my life there for my friends and family back home. I was lucky to be able to travel a lot in China on my days off, and posted the photos I took whilst traveling on social media. That is where my love for photography started.” That passion came across in his stunning landscape work, which saw his social media blow up; Hammond has more than half a million Instagram followers (and rising), an online shop and travels the world doing what he loves. WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | JANUARY 2020 | 11 CITY | FEATURE

“I used to choose destinations based on - where the work was. But now that my online shop is up and running, I choose the destina tions based on places I want to photograph; seasons and places that aren’t popping up left, right and center on Instagram.” Now based out of Bali, he still visits China regularly. “There are so many beautiful places in China to shoot, but my favorite has to be Zhangjiajie. Despite getting incredibly busy, there’s something majestic about the scenery and there are some great off-the-beaten-path areas to visit within the park.” As well as serving as an online shop, Hammond’s website is also a great resource for anyone visiting the same destinations, with comprehensive guides on places to shoot and how to get the best image, as well as cultural tips and suggestions on what to - eat and drink. “They take a lot of research,” he says of put ting the guides together. “I scour the internet, using Instagram, 500px, Pinterest and simple Google searches to find places to shoot. Also, asking people who are from the country I’m visiting always helps!” As for Hammond’s favorite destination for culture and food, the topic once again turns to China, as well as Japan. “The culture and food in these countries are so different from each other, but both equally as fascinating and delicious. The food in the southwest of China, especially, is my favorite.”

The first thing to look for in a photograph is composition – draw the viewer in.

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In terms of what he looks for in a pho tograph, Hammond says the key to a good- photo is composition. “It is the first thing I look for in a photo graph in order to draw the viewer into the photo. That and originality; I love seeing photos from places I have never seen on the internet.” For those attempting to follow in Hammond’s footsteps and travel and shoot the world for a living, he has some timeless- advice. “Practice, practice, practice. In an over saturated world of travel photographers, you need to be one of the best to get noticed, and so fine-tuning your craft is the key to success. Even now, I’m learning and improving every day. Also, be patient! It takes years to build up a portfolio that attracts jobs, so don’t be put Foroff ifmore it doesn’t stunning happen shots, follow right Jordaway.” Hammond on Instagram (@jordhammond).

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- It is said that 90% of interpersonal com agenda’ (the heart) behind every statement.- zhuxin / zhūxīn / 诛心 munication is non-verbal. We say things,- Unfortunately, this happens a lot on the but what we mean is hidden between the - Internet, since all tones and context of mes verb. the act of lines. When your boyfriend says, “I’m think sages tend to get lost in the comment section. paranoid people reading too much into ing about buying some running shoes,” he re Welcome to the chaotic world of Internet things; not taking statements at face value ally means, “I’m willing to work out so you’ll debate, where you do your best to put your but trying to guess the motive behind them still be attracted to me.” message in plain text, while the paranoid Beijing Ducks are doing well this season. While it can be frustrating to encounter Weibo users are only focused on the subtext; those who only hear what we say and not where anyone who disagrees with you must You are not a Ducks fan. Why are what we mean, it is equally frustrating to - be in on some nefarious scheme. You don’t you saying that? deal with those who read too much into like my idol? You must be plotting for your things. Sometimes, when you make an off idol to achieve world domination!zhuxin, the It comment can’t be I’m just saying they are doing pretty hand comment or had just been thinking out that you just don’t like EDM music. Basically, decent this year. loud, a certain type of person would assume once someone starts to you meant things you didn’t, or search for the section is shot, since it’d just be full of users Which team are you looking to ‘hidden motives’ behind your casual remarks. accusing each other of crazy plots. benefit by saying this?! For example, just because you giggled at a There’s been much discussion into how to shaggy puppy on the street, doesn’t mean fix this. Some have suggested that one day you condemn its owner for not doing a better we’ll all be leaving comments with voice or I can’t talk to you if you zhuxin like this. zhuxinjob at taking care of its coat. video messages, which will restoreMia toneLi and Literally meaning “to punish the heart,” context. And as far as I am concerned, that is the act of going after the ‘hidden day cannot come soon enough. ADVERTORIAL CUTTING EDGE In Conversation with Catherine Colin, Founder of Catherine de France Hair & Beauty Salon

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Piggy Club Beijing is brimming with cat cafes – there’s at least or are way too young to be here, but that doesn’t one in every neighborhood – and even some less deter giggling patrons from stepping inside conventional joints that house guinea pigs, a capy- the cutesy playpen and organizing impromptu bara and a racoon (yes, really). The latest animal photoshoots with pink grocery carts and nap cafe is sure to hog all the attention, seeing as, well, sessions on their laps. We don’t stick around for long, mainly due to the fact that we don’t have of the Sanlitun SOHO buildings, the little room can a reservation (you need one), but also because onlyit’s a squeezepig cafe. inHidden a minimum away on of sixthe visitorsfifth floor at aof time. one there are better things to spend RMB75 on than There are a few tables set aside for sipping on some 40 minutes with pigs that, let’s face it, probably milk teas that are offered on the limited drink menu don’t want to hang out with you. and the rest of the space is fenced off for the pigs to wiggle about and snooze on pillows (and go to the Daily, 10am-8pm; 5556, 5F, Bldg 5, Sanlitun SOHO, bathroom – it’s not all smiles and rainbows). The Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯SOHO5号商场5层5556 teacup piglets are either the tiniest we’ve ever seen (13654913379)

TAP THAT APP WiFi Master Ever run out of data on your phone? platform also provides internet It sucks. But fortunately, there’s an speed tests and a WiFi map to locate app that makes your data dilemma accessible hotspots. much more manageable. WiFi Master Surprisingly, WiFi Master is (formerly known as WiFi Master China’s eighth most popular app, Key) is an app by Shanghai startup with nearly 349 million monthly LinkSure. Its primary function is active users, according to simply to get people connected to AppInChina. (LinkSure claims to WiFi without the need of a password. have over 900 million monthly active (Sound dodgy? Keep reading.) users, as of August 2018.) LinkSure LinkSure markets the app as a was named one of the top 50 most shared platform, where users add innovative companies 2018 by Fast passwords for WiFi hotspots so that Company magazine, and has pretty future users can connect without lofty goals for bringing internet credentials. The company keeps a access to users in rural areas. In database of passwords – inaccessible January, Technode reported that to users – that allows WiFi Master the company aims to provide a free users to easily connect to available satellite network across the globe wireless networks nearby. It’s not by 2026. a miracle worker, and users will For now, though, we’ll settle with struggle to connect, depending on password-less WiFi at the local pub. how recently a WiFi password was changed, among other reasons. Aside WiFi Master is available on iOS and from being able to access password- Android devices. protected wireless networks, the

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Admittedly, the Year of the Rat may not be the chicest of the zodiac signs – but hey, there’s still plenty of lucky red options to gnaw on this January.

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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO VIETNAM The Land of the Ascending Dragons Ticks All the Travel Boxes by Cristina Ng

With pretty beaches, ancient towns, tree-covered limestone islands and buzzing cities all within an easy travel distance, it’s easy to see why so many people flock to Vietnam for the holidays. Not to mention the food – banh mi, pho, banh xeo, mi quang – and that’s just the beginning.

A quick internet search of ‘top travel destinations in Vietnam’ shows Ha Long Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Hoi An as the top results. If you only have a few days to spare, start with a relaxing cruise of Ha Long Bay followed by quick flights to Da Nang (a short drive to Hoi An) and Ho Chi Minh City.

Sung Sot Cave After a buffet lunch of local and international delicacies, head out to a

work off all those lunch calories as you climb 50 steps to the cave’s mouth. Withinlimestone the karst structure’s grotto naturallythat was discoverederoded walls by are the two French impressive in 1901. chambers You’ll

Kayakingfilled with flowstones, stalactites, stalagmites and columns. Take a short respite onboard the Elegance, then join a group trip to Tung

can learn about that or hop onto a kayak. The latter is the best way to expe- rienceSau Pearl the Farm, serenity which that cultivates Ha Long Baypearls has using to offer. the Mikimoto technique. You Cooking Demonstration Hit L’Odyssee Sundeck just in time for happy hour G&Ts and a spring roll cooking demonstration. Eat the delicious fruits of your labor while pausing to snap the glorious sunset, before heading to Le Parfum spa for a pre- Paradise Elegance Cruise dinner traditional Vietnamese massage. This elegant and modern steel boat with Vietnamese design fea- Wine & Dine viewstures is of one the ofmagical seven bay.ships The in thetrip Paradise would be Vietnam amazing fleet. if you The stayed 31 At Le Marin Restaurant, the a la carte dinner menu allows you to mix aboardgorgeous the cabins whole all time, have but private there’s balconies also a full providing itinerary first-hand of excur- and match a feast of Eastern and Western food choices, from stir-fried sion options. Australian beef with black pepper and Dalat capsicum to smoked salmon

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Ti Top Island with black caviar. Get the Vietnamese appe- It’s well worth the 6.30am wakeup call once tizer platter with fried Ha Long squid cake, you reach the top of Ti Top Mountain. After seafood spring rolls and green papaya salad. a few hundred fairly steep steps, impressive The former – also called Ha Long cha muc – is panoramic views await. While it might be a must-try local specialty. tempting to spend the rest of your time After dinner, unwind further over cocktails taking photos, nothing feels better than with the Filipino house band at Le Piano Bar. descending to the beach for a quick dip. They might even invite you up to sing; just When you get back on board, grab a bowl of remember to get a good night's sleep for the chicken pho and enjoy the trip back to land next day’s early excursion. as you pass Tien Cung, Dau Go Cave and the Fighting Cock Islet.

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Wander the UNESCO World-Heritage Ancient Town Granted status as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999,

a glimpse of the decorated temples,tourists flock wooden to the merchant town for houses and assembly halls. Pay VND120,000 (RMB35) to freely Take a Farm Tour roam the streets (plus entrance If you need to do a lot in a short time, the folks at Tra Que starting with shops hawking Vegetable Village are incredibly propagandato five or more posters, historic rice sites), paper, accommodating. We emailed T-shirts and more on the main them from the airport asking After a stroll through eight drag. for a solo 7am tour, and they hectares of family-farmed organic green onion, coriander, at Phu Kien, a former Chinese us while we were en route to lettuce, green papaya and mint, merchantYou’ll also assembly want to hall, take a look Hoiconfirmed An. hotel pick up with you get to try your hand at tilling presided over by a sea-green The original plan to bike and planting. A lovely fresh herb goddess. A visit to Tan Ky house, there was waylaid by rain, so foot soak and massage come an ancient ancestral home, will the guide picked us up on before a banh xeo cooking give you a glimpse of daily life in motorbike at no additional demonstration; cook an egg old Hanoi. Walk over the beauti- charge. The ride was a pleasant pancake that you roll in rice ful Japanese covered bridge, part of the experience through paper with mint, lemon basil and a 400-year-old faded crimson coconut tree-dotted paths with lettuce. Breakfast is rounded up structure with a wooden pagoda stops to marvel at rice paddies with additional cooked greens roof. and photograph water buffalo. that they just picked.

Savor Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine in a Historic French Villa HOME Hoi An is just as charming as the rest of the city. The townhouse has been preserved for over a century, so there are plenty of architectural features for history buffs to nerd out on while enjoying a meal of locally-sourced ingredients. Make sure to sample mi quang – a central Vietnam dish of wide rice noodles

sauce. Just as delicious, but less yellow, are cao lau noodles with roast pork. in meaty broth with prawns and roast chicken flavored with black pepper, shallot, garlic, turmeric and fish

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Snack on Anthony Bourdain Da Nang Detour Approved Banh Mi to visit Hoi An, you might as wellSince set you aside fly through some time Da Nangto walk You can’t go wrong at Banh Mi Phuong, but you should around the city and catch the sunset from Da Nang Beach. layerstill figure pork, out chicken, your orderpork liver well pate,before homemade you reach the front Stroll by French villas and old mayonnaise,of the line. An head assembly cheese, line pickled of employees papaya, efficientlysliced cathedrals, then stop at the Son cucumber, tomato, herbs and more onto bread that is Tra Night Market for some lo- exquisitely crisp on the outside and soft within. Make it easy on yourself and go for the special – aka all the Dragon Bridge – the country’s meats, pate and vegetables. longestcal flavor. bridge Keep which an eye takes out for the

Sample Local Chocolate beast. If you are there around form of a fire-breathing mythical Nibble on organic chocolate made with Vietnamese and water shoot out of the drag- spices at Hoi An Organic Chocolatier. There are both on’s9pm mouth. on the weekend,Indulge in actual central fire Vietnamese cuisine at Ngon Villa with tropical fruits like noni and durian. We especially dark milk 53% and dark cocoa 72% varieties flavored Da Nang, where you can order unlimited small plates of local mixed pack for souvenir. like a curry flavor reminiscent of masala. Pick up a specialties.

Coffee Break Take a much-needed coconut HO CHI MINH CITY coffee break at the self-described ‘hipster cafe and lounge of Vietnam’ Cong Ca Phe. With retro communism kitsch decor, the army green Ly Tu Trong branch has a great terrace for viewing the city bustle. More of a scoop- able dessert than a coffee bever- age, their frozen coconut frappe combined with condensed-milk- sweetened dark brew is what made them famous.

Go Shopping If you haven’t picked up souve- nirs yet, it’s time for a trip to Ben Thanh Market. Choose from local handicrafts, hawker eats, bulk History Tour coffee and more. We walked out with bags of dried mango, Trung First-time visitors to HCMC (or Saigon, Nguyen coffee grounds and a Dine in Vice as the locals still call it) will want to pineapple-shaped woven hand- hit up some historical sights. The War Presidential Home bag. Come nightfall, the market Remnants Museum is a rare site devoted The Chopsticks Saigon moves outdoors and a street to detailing the atrocities of war from Restaurant is located in the food market pops up nearby. the perspective of the victims. Artifacts former residence of Mr. Tran include antiwar posters, photographs, Van Huang, the vice president weapons and more. Visit between of the Southern Vietnamese 7.30am-6pm. Government before 1975. Enter through the original wrought taken over by the North on April 30, iron gates and lovely garden 1975Next – markingup, the Reunification the end of the Palace Vietnam was to appreciate the gorgeous War. Make sure to show up between 7.30- renovation work within. As his- 11am or 1-4pm unless you prefer to view torical as its venue, the authentic the stunning example of 1960s Vietnamese menu references a architecture through the locked gates. rich culinary past. Try the duck Keep in mind that you’ll be missing out braised in tamarind sauce, south- on the sexy mid-century decor within. ern style char-grilled chicken We’re talking shag carpets, baby.

and sweet and sour fish soup.

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JANUARY 2020 | | JANUARY WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Live Beijing Music Farewell Part 2: Sat Jan 18, 2-5pm; RMB50 (presale), RMB60 (door); Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details) Live Beijing Music Farewell Part 3: Sat Jan 18, 8.30pm; RMB80 (presale), RMB100 (door); Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details) tent is Beijing-focused anymore so it really so it really anymore is Beijing-focused tent hoped always much. I’ve change too wouldn’t something bigger – the platform make to or it in Chinese, means having frankly which The plan other contributors. at least having last my after go dark platform the have is to A sabbatical, if in Beijing in January. hoorah back and view the step to will, and a way you landscape. During that time I’ll also try to get an idea people to like-minded out to reach push further. trying to it’s worth of whether con especially make It’s a difficult decision to who sidering the number of people out there depend on it, a change one but it’s time for ideas out has any If anyone or another. way let me know! there Live Beijing Music Farewell Part 1: Fri Jan 17, 8.30pm; RMB80 (presale), RMB100 (door); Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details) Where does LBM go from here? Will it here? from does LBM go Where a name planning you or are Beijing in stay platform altogether? or a new change about the still a bit of uncertainty There’s on it, gone back and forth of LBM. I’ve future that if I’m leaving least I feel but at the very a name it’s time for Beijing, then perhaps be honest, not much of the con change. To

- - - - ting the mainstream. The music scene has ting the mainstream. something toward been moving constantly expensive, more regulated, – something more knock what – but at the moment I can’t safer me or to the Beijing music scene has given thousands of others. to it’s still giving what right insane sets from bands of friends. Wigs Wigs bands of friends. insane sets from right father 80-plus-year-old my involved, were and, players, with guitar talking bong physics at some point, one one of the bands dedicated mem every another to song after grindcore the ages. One for family. ber of my as it as exciting music scene Is the Beijing be a big deal to Does it feel like was? once it how as opposed to the city now, leaving ago? or 10 years felt five have would it’s it’s crippled, It’s bustling, it’s dynamic, much – very and yes it’s diverse complicated, me, but not as much to Perhaps still exciting. that comes with age and the scene in general Nevertheless, regulated. becoming more of artists new generation an entire there’s making some noise and musicians out there hit finally are and a lot of the old guard not an exhausting task in itself (the three task in itself (the three not an exhausting gig is agonizing) I’ve any leading up to hours There had such fun putting them together. (of once a month Josh Feola where a year was simultane organize and I would pangbianr) a double- and Dada, Bar ous gigs at Temple able I was where of rambunctiousness decker bands cut their favorite see some of my to The The Twenties, Leary, Lonely like teeth, Orients), Death Narcissists Future Eat (now wedding my And of course, Weed. and Fake the over drag I managed to where night family, including my DDC, to reception whole and down incredible witness some truly to - merican music writer, photographer and to the city will consist of three stacked live shows over the

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the history and success of LBM. course of two days. Before his departure, we chat with Griffith about While putting on a show is more often than often is more While putting on a show the years? memorable shows you’ve put on through through put on you’ve shows memorable Can you talk about some of the most you Can own show – it just makes sense. it just makes – show own eventually is going to want to put on their put on their to want is going to eventually I think anyone who goes to enough shows shows enough goes to who I think anyone or inevitably putting together shows. Though, Though, shows. putting together inevitably or a cassette label (Nasty Wizard Recordings), Recordings), label (Nasty Wizard a cassette whether it be shooting a music video, joining whether friends who’d push me in certain directions, push me in certain directions, friends who’d it came naturally and with the support of it came naturally LBM was capable of, but for the most part capable of, but for LBM was I always wanted to expand the idea of what the idea of what expand to wanted I always I think somewhere in the back of my mind, in the back of my I think somewhere the plan or did it happen organically? the plan more than just a music website. Was that Was just a music website. than more and releasing cassettes; essentially being being essentially cassettes; and releasing LBM has expanded to promoting shows shows promoting to LBM has expanded with nothing to lose, I started posting. lose, I started with nothing to leaving me with a site with zero content. So zero with me with a site leaving buddy was shipped off down south for work, work, south for shipped off down was buddy worked, and by the time we were ready, my my ready, were the time we and by worked, figured out how WordPress and hosting WordPress out how figured here had to offer. We bought a domain name, bought We offer. to had here rather than ‘tell’ what exactly the music scene exactly what than ‘tell’ rather of starting a music blog – a way to ‘show’ to of starting a music blog – a way sat down one evening and developed the idea and developed one evening sat down egged me on to put up the videos online. We put up the videos online. We egged me on to friend of mine at the time (shout out to Rich) Rich) friend of mine at the time (shout out to my camera out each and every time. A good time. out each and every camera my seeking out anything music-related, bringing music-related, seeking out anything I found myself scouring festival lineups and scouring festival myself I found after I had settled into Beijing. I became in I had settled into after soon after with the music scene and fatuated The idea for LBM came in 2011, a good year LBM came in 2011, a good year The idea for When and why did you start LBM? did you why and When His Beijing with a bang, heading to parts unknown (he’ll still be in China). musicians to play in Beijing over the years. This month he leaves has been integral in bringing some of the most interesting underground grown to take in more than just reviews, features and news, as Griffith rest of China via his website Live Beijing Music (LBM). The brand has the weird and wonderfulunderground music scenes in Beijingand the videographer Will Griffith has been at the forefront of documenting by Bryan Grogan Bryan by For the last decade, A Saying Farewell to Beijing to Saying Farewell Will GriffithWebsite Will Music A and Building on LIVE BEIJING MUSIC COLLAGE

COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU TRANSCRIBED “Zhejiang Satellite TV, return the angel to everyone” One netizen’s reaction to the sudden and tragic JAN death of Godfrey Gao on the set of Zhejiang 25 Satellite TV’s reality show, Chase Me. The Chinese- Canadian’s death spurred conversations around the stringent working hours of those in the enter- Detective Chinatown 3 tainment industry, and throughout Chinese soci- The last outing in the Detective Chinatown series ety as a whole. The TV station eventually canceled raked in USD439 million, according to Variety, the reality show in the aftermath of Gao’s death, becoming one of the highest-grossing Chinese as netizens continue to call for the station to bear responsibility. byfilms Sicheng ever. Coming Chen and out will just this in timetime fortake Chinese place in Tokyo,New Year, after the previous latest film outings will again in Bangkok be directed and New York. Don’t miss out on this action comedy flick, which is bound to make another splash. Hao The new trailer for Mulan dropped last month and we’re excited • (scan the QR code to watch) Hainan International Film Festival is growing and going for that sunny Cannes Film Festival vibe • Our friends at nugget records are dipping into the VHS market with their new Lost Memory Machine exchange partnership with Hong Kong government’s JAN culture department will release bring •a Uffizi Botticelli Galleries exhibition five-year to a 25 Vanguard museum in the mainland for the first time. The sixth collaboration between director Stanley Tong and legendary Chinese actor Jackie Chan (Rumble in the Bronx, Police Story 3, Police Story 4), Vanguard is a serious action Bu Hao Trying to predict the taste of Chinese cinemagoers as the story of a businessman taken hostage by a Daniel Craig-fronted Knives Out captures the imagination groupblockbuster of mercenaries. with big ambitions. His only hope The filmis a covert tells of the Middle Kingdom • The sad and sudden death of security company called Vanguard. actor and model Godfrey Gao • More oversight crippling underground musicians and spaces in China’s independent music scene, with more guidelines released to moni- tor the industry last month • Trying to pick just 10 of our favorite Chinese albums of 2019…

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Gong Li Gong Li is internationally acclaimed, having starred in such distinguished Red Sorghum, The Story of Qiu Ju and Farewell My Concubine.

rolesChinese coming films toas embody a certain type of fortitude and rigidness. Gong has The multi award-winning actress is the queen of ‘90s mainland film, with her

been active on the international film sphere for nighMulan on threelive-action decades, reboot, sitting but moviegoerson judging panels can also at prestigiouscatch her scintillating film festivals performance in Asia and in Europe. Saturday In April,Fiction it on was confirmed that she will star in the upcoming born screen siren. Chinese cinema screens this month. Below are five fast facts about the Dongbei-

‘Time’ Cover

on the cover of Time magazine, which called her “Chinese movieIn 1996, magic.” Gong became the first Chinese actress to be featured

Eastern Beauty In a 2006 poll conducted by the Beijing News, Gong was voted the most beautiful woman in China.

Nationality Switch The Chinese actress changed her nationality to Singaporean in 2008 after she got married to Singaporean tobacco tycoon Ooi Hoe Seong.

French Kissing Her current husband is renowned French musician Jean- Michel Jarre, who is 17 years her senior.

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Gong is a recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters, an order of

France given to significant contributors to arts and literature.

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SOUNDING FF Five New Chinese Labels to Get Hyped About in 2020 by Bryan Grogan

hina’s music industry is expanding fast. As underground scenes Ccontinue to rise throughout major Chinese cities like Shanghai, Chengdu and Hangzhou, more traditional music cities, like Beijing are

sounds are bubbling up around the country.fighting toAs keep one personup. New working labels and with new one of the labels below told us, this is the way it should be. We couldn’t agree more, and we’re excited to see what

2020 has in store for these five labels. Letter Records Nick Cao, formerly of Shengjian Records and a current member of the band The Cheers Cheers, founded Letter Records last year wth Jueer, the guitar-

recordsist in the that band ascribe Pocari to Sweet. the style Throughout of early Shengjian the year, the Records.label put Itout published a spate of a lo-fi,record dreamy, by jangle shoegaze-infused pop duo All Romantic Days at the end of 2019 and has plans to release more new music by bands that we haven’t heard from in 2020, though readying those releases is at an early stage. Watch this space.

Listen here:

Merrie Records We interviewed the COO of Merrie Records, Zhaoyue, last year, and were impressed by its early roster of artists and releases. Fast forward to 2020 and we are delighted by the swift and ambitious progress the folks behind the label have made. It promises to be another big year for Merrie Records, with eight new releases already planned, from the likes of Hoo, Zeming Xu, West By West, Late Troubles, Yadae, Uncle Hu and another release from one of our favorites, Shii. Branching out beyond the overarching Merrie Records label, it has already launched sublabel A Little Soul, with Hai Qing and Li Xing on

up its sleeves. While the label is relatively new, we believe it's one of the most important the first release. Others remain to be announced, and the label has a few more surprises- ports and discovers new musicians in China. in the country right now, especially after founding The Pelican Conservatory, Listen which here: sup

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Out of Fashion Boys

Mixmag. The label is an offshootAmbitious of firstLuxixi steps and were TsingLung’s made for THUVDR Out of Fashion promotional Boys atnight, the endwhich of 2019,has held as athe key label’s role infirst Beijing’s release nightlife debuted scene via Resident for the past Advisor few years.and The label gathered a with the professed aim of creating something out of fashion in an era of hype. The stellar group of international and domestic musicians for their first compilation, Lao, Air Max ’97 and more. Out of Fashion Boys is keenly focused on the zeitgeist, andfirst seemscompilation to be aware allows that for interpretationsnightclubs and musicof Beijing venues by international are not just spaces artists to like it plans to dip its toes into those spaces, while also inviting international artists tohear China music, for butshows, also and cultural perhaps arenas traveling for fashion, outward film, to art link and up more. with their With friends that said, in Mexico or Australia. nugget records Listen here: One of our favorite new additions to the independent music scene in 2019 was Beijing-based, super-DIY label nugget records. The trio behind the label, David Carey, Jen Rao and their dog Baozi wasted no time in making an impact, with a slew of fantastic cassette releases by artists like thruoutin, Lost Memory Machine, MFmachine, Dreams and

others. It also dropped a VHS with Glasses and Pool of Light, among video; a VHS, think about that for a second.Lost Memory As David Machine’s told us firstabout music that release, “We like that it is basically the epitome of impractical media formats.” 2020 promises to bring more activity from the group behind nugget; they plan to add more E-Werk people to the team in January, while As we said above, Beijing-based mega labels are moving quickly to keep up with the also considering their options in changing tastes in Chinese music. After Cao Tai launched its Crater Records sublabel terms of investment into the label. at the end of 2018 with Shao’s Doppler Effect, Taihe got in on the act with its own electronic imprint, called E-Werk. The label launched with JungleMico’s the WORLD. label has another pair of signed artists, 3ong7iao and Lanx. Both an overarching agency Listen here: and a label, E-Werk provides musicians with marketing, distribution and recording assistance, and seeking to begin workshops and education camps for the electronically- inclined. It distributes the Out of Fashion Boys compilation mentioned above, and will also work with Babel Records in the future. Listen here:

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ZHANG PEILI China’s Father of Video Art by Bryan Grogan

ideo art is, for all intents and purposes, having a moment right now. In China Vthe format has allowed some of the country’s best artists and art minds to rise both within the country and around the globe. Reference, for example, the ‘Father of

Zhang graduated from the Department of Video Art in China,’ Zhang Peili. Hangzhou in 1984, and quickly switched his focusOil Painting to video at artthe as Chinese he became Academy disenchanted of Art in

with Geng Jianyi, Song Ling and others in the mid-‘80s.with painting, founding The Pond Society Similarly, another powerhouse name in the Chinese art circle, MadeIn’s Xu Zhen rose to prominence in the late ‘90s after his video work ‘Shouting’ made him the youngest Chinese artist to appear in the main thematic exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Currently, some of the country’s brightest young stars, like Chen Tianzhuo and Lu Yang, have found their artistic voices through the use of video as one of their main mediums. Meanwhile the ever-growing Video Bureau, based out of Guangzhou and Beijing, has archived and documented works by some of the best experimental and avant garde artists of the past few decades. However, to call any of these just video artists would be insulting to their catalog of paintings, sculptures, installations and work

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in a variety of other media. That is certainly Art in 2008, Zhang said, “The artist’s work is of Chinese Video Art’ has followed him for manual work. The relationship between art years.the case While for Zhang video Peili,certainly whose catapulted title as ‘Father Zhang andno longer technology confined is getting to pure closer materials and closer, or pure into the art world’s consciousness, with and the line between elite culture and popu- works like 30x30 and Uncertain Pleasure II, lar culture is becoming increasingly blurred. the artist, art director and educator refutes Artists are faced with various new technolo- the name: “I have always been interested in many media at the same time – photography, In many important exhibitions, new media machinery, sound, video, interaction – many andgies technologiesand influences account in real for life an and increasing artistic life. elements I am interested in trying,” he told proportion of the art, and the methods and 99ys.com in 2015. “I think my own interests concepts of exhibitions are also increasing.” are relatively broad, not just limited to video.” While exhibitions like the one mentioned Zhang places free and independent think- - ing, as well as a willingness to experiment, haps Zhang’s role as the Dean of The New in very high regard. “I don’t like to repeat Mediaabove areArt revelatoryDepartment and at influential,the China Academy it’s per my work all the time. I think once the artist of Art which has allowed him to impact mod- repeats himself one day, basically his work ern Chinese art the most. Zhang founded the should be over. First of all, your work in art, department in the early 2000s, with notable every work you create every time, is new to alumni including internet artist Ying Miao, you, and this makes sense. For me, I always video artist and founder of Martin Goya feel that my work must be fresh and challeng- Business Cheng Ran and multimedia artist ing.” Lu Yang. One of Zhang’s latest exhibitions, entitled The separation between creator and edu- The Annual Report of OCD at Ren Space in cator is a funny one. In a way, Zhang’s role in Shanghai, shows his unique take on creativity education is also creative, as he has created in high relief. He replicates parts of his body a school, a curriculum, and believes in a cer- in various media, featuring 3D-printed bones, tain way of thinking. Speaking with Chinese with his blood and urine also utilized in publication Ta Kung Pao earlier this year, pieces throughout the exhibition. While these Zhang said that his biggest requirement of his aspects of the show are certainly unique, Zhang’s willingness to use new technical direction. “You can appreciate someone, but methods such as 3D printing, 3D engraving don’tstudents follow.” is that they seek and find their own and abstract digital information shows just Speaking to his role as an educator at the how open he is. China Academy of Art in 2008, however, Speaking on his approach to new media art Zhang said, “Education is a kind of power. and new technology at the China Academy of Educators have power, but we should be cautious about this kind of power. We must - ing power. You can’t just think you have the powerconstantly to train reflect your and students question to whilesee what exercis you want.” Adding, “Even if a student does not know what he wants for a long time, that is no reason to deprive him of the right to choose. Education is a platform that is for everyone and should be equal for all.” So, while collectors begin paying more attention to video art, and galleries and art

space for video art, the glut of young art- istsinstitutions are moving think in aroundtheir own the way, idea thanks of finding in

Academy of Art. part to Zhang Peili and his role at the China

WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | JANUARY 2020 | 33 - - - - To promote local artists to international international to local artists promote To thrilled about our installa really We’re Our VIP programs, public programs and public programs programs, VIP Our non-profit platforms for audiences of all for platforms non-profit and engage to also important ways ages are One of the non- the city. throughout activate a collabo Platform, is Taipei initiatives profit cultural and art by booth activated rative and art institutions, independent publishers bookstores. with participat closely work we curators, organizations, and nonprofit ing galleries with visiting sharing local artist portfolios and con lining up studio visits curators, research ongoing international tributing to also further We Taiwan. art from around sharing and creative discourse encourage led platform launched an editorial and have in art writers made up of young a board by Taiwan. encompasses which this year, tions sector as seven installations, as well the off-site within Taipei works or immersive large-scale local artists LuxuryLogico have Dangdai. We both with kinetic new Wan-Jen, and Chen that look at technology media sculptures plus classic Taiwan ways, different in very us of will remind Ju Ming, who names like queuing! experience: art fair the core Jan 17-19; NT350-1500. Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, No. 1, Jingmao 2nd Road, Nangang District, Taipei City. galleries are with us because they deserve to to deserve with us because they are galleries not because be on the basis of their quality, the depth to else. It’s a testament of anything scene. art of Taiwan’s and breadth - - -

The art scene in Taipei is very dynamic dynamic is very The art scene in Taipei a bit of also brought Dangdai has Taipei Dangdai. Taipei through organized bring it can That’s the beauty of a fair; a strengthened also have we This year by Bryan Grogan Bryan by tors can meet on relatively neutral ground. neutral can meet on relatively tors with one of the longest-standing gallery collec scenes, one of the most sophisticated institutional one of the strongest tor-bases, pro cultural and museum scenes, incredible its artists, a major biennale and duction from The only art fair. level an international now lacking is international thing that is really the art hope that through and we exposure, on this can help put the spotlight we fair city. incredible galleries of encouraging momentum in terms things with interesting doing really already in a themselves present to programs their It didn’t framework. contemporary highly the loved much of a push. While we require actually it wasn’t last year, project Kaws or about all of these alignments, intended around energy otherwise, that help galvanize new things happen. This the scene and make focus to effort making a concerted we’re year outside of the on bringing about projects The biggest one is the inaugural proper. fair Michael which 101 commission, for Taipei has worked Lin (an ex-Shanghailander), digital the 280-meter-tall activate with us to skyline. punctuating the iconic Taipei screen participating, list of 99 galleries exhibitor spaces in Asia, have 83 galleries of which spaces in permanent have 23 galleries while an for high is incredibly This ratio Taiwan. is that all of our Taiwan and the fact art fair, ment to the local Taiwan art scene, as well scene, as well art the local Taiwan ment to as a hub Taipei for as a possibility ventured collec of Chinese a new generation where - Taipei DangdaiTaipei - - ART FAIR BUILDING

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Dangdai celebrates its identity as its identity aipei Dangdai celebrates

JANUARY 2020 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM JANUARY T its home to one dedicated fair, a regional we fair, art regional say When we city. Magnus Peckham of Renfrew Robin and The goal is to grow at a moderate pace and at a moderate grow The goal is to Taipei Dangdai is part of this commit Dangdai is part Taipei Right now is a particularly exciting mo exciting is a particularly now Right

| AN INTERNATIONAL AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS 34 keep the fair at a comfortable scale. We’ve scale. We’ve at a comfortable the fair keep in getting Taiwan been doing a lot of work with galler with working familiar collectors don’t mean regional in the sense of being mean regional don’t in being specific to but rather lower-quality, our market. our audience and to ment to be looking at Taiwan given the new given be looking at Taiwan ment to Kong Hong Beijing, Shanghai, in which ways as the interact beginning to are and Taipei These art world. of the Chinese centers core local on their own doubled down cities have all of these from scenes, but the major players together. and more more interacting cities are

ies on the primary market, and in coaching ies on the primary market, dealing with Taiwan through our galleries of service level a high expect who collectors, and after during and communication before, or other exhibition. an art fair “ As the youngest international art fair in greater China, Taipei Dangdai’s inaugural 2019 event got off to a flying start, with international media swarming to cover the island’s under-appreciated but vibrant art scene. As the fair enters its second year, they have added a new co-director in curator, writer, editor and institutional leader Robin Peckham, who will join Magnus Renfrew in leading the charge. The pair spoke to us ahead of the 2020 edition. FOR THE RECORD MUSIC | ARTS CHINA Three New Homegrown Albums on Our Radar MUSIC CORNER This Month

by Bryan Grogan

Duration by Shii Shii made quite the impact last year with a trio of projects, including solo material, her part in

record is markedly different from Floating Signifiers, which appeared in July of last year. Opening withlo-fi duo Chinese Lost vocalsMemory on Machine ‘About Nature,’ alongside Shii Nocturnes’ paces herself, David slowly Carey, easing and club-basedinto a track Ex that Luna. is ebul This- lient synth-pop with understated computerized beats. ‘Film Unknown’ is much more assertive

English lyrics for this one, and uses electric guitars to prop up the chorus of the song. ‘Train to theand Near immediately Future’ ispulsates more understated with more energy synthesizers, than the with reflective her voice opener. resting Shii at switches the forefront back of to the song. Again, we hear her instrumental diversity as a string duet intervenes for about thirty seconds, beautifully piecing together verses. While this short record does have some moments of energy, it feels largely like an experiment for the songwriter, as she plays with song structures and instrumentation.

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Found.000 by 3asic Found.000 Shenzhen-based 3asic on Beijing label S!LK. The label, which began life as a promotional is a quick 17-minute record taking place over the course of five songs from end of 2018, an excellent compilation called Breaking Fresh. That release was followed up night via key Beijing producers Puzzy Stack and Bloodz Boi, released its first record at the the Shanghai label’s Eating Music Campilation release. This third release from 3asic shows offby athe record producer’s from Pacoz, huge rangewho recently and ease took with part experimentation. in Eating Music Lead Camp track and ‘DH’ appeared thumps on the eardrums with heavy bass and raw mechanical effects, creating the aural appearance of something quite unpleasant, but ultimately rhythmically satisfying.

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May I Waste Your Time by All Romantic Days The latest release on new indie DIY label Letter Records comes courtesy of Chengdu band All Romantic Days. May I Waste Your Time clocks in at just four tracks, each of which is drenched in staunchly atmospheric guitar. Taking inspiration from the UK jangle rock of the ‘80s and ‘90s, All Romantic Days are like a large dollop of caramel syrup on an ice cream sundae, full of texture and scrumptiously sweet. The simplicity in opening song ‘Sleepwear’ is not to be slept on, as the understated vocals and guitars provide a robust atmosphere for listeners. ‘She Says’ is simple and gorgeous. A female vocalist is introduced to proceedings here. She continues into ‘In Your Court,’ which takes the pace down a notch. All Romantic Days are the perfect listen for a lazy Sunday when you’re lovelorn and thinking about romantic mishaps and missed connections.

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Dual Exhibition, ‘The Distant Landscape’ Through Feb 3; Asia Art Center

Wang Jianuo, Solo Exhibition Through Jan 31; Pekin Fine Arts

Hou Zichao, ‘Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines’ Through Jan 19; Boers-Li Gallery

For gallery information visit www.thatsmags.com/beijing

Hajime Sorayama, Solo Exhibition Through Jan 21; Wrong Gallery Group Exhibition, ‘In Younger Days’ Through Jan 10; New Century Art Foundation

Yang Xinguang, ‘Above the Soil’ Through Feb 5; Beijing Commune

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CITY SCENES

Last month, Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments held a wonderful Giving the annual Beer Mile a winter twist, the Reindeer Run at Jing-A Christmas tree lighting ceremony to kick off the festival season. Many long- Taproom Longfusi was a fun way to kick off the holiday festivities. After com- term guests, customers and media partners participated in the event and peting laps and chugging beers, participants stayed for Jing-A’s annual Ugly enjoyed the joyful moment. Sweater Xmas Party.

Taikoo Li Sanlitun launched a colorful winter campaign alongside its Modern The fifth anniversary celebration of Beijing Zell Cosmetic Clinic was held in Cable Car tourist line. During the opening ceremony, a cheerful performance China World Hotel at the end of last year. The founder Dr. Shaolin Hong pre- from Modern Cable Car Company’s ‘employees’ showcased the story of its sented and reviewed the development of the clinic for the last five years, and establishment. Taikoo Li Sanlitun’s Happy Hour 2.0 program also continued expressed his appreciation towards the customers’ trust and support. throughout the night with discounts from various service providers, including A-map taxis.

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Coffeeshop of the Year

Yeehaw, cowboys and cowgirls! The That’s Beijing 2019 Food & Drink Awards somehow came and went. The rootin’-tootin’ Wild West-themed bash was held at the trendy Chaoyang saloon Rodeo. With a lively band and the glitterati of Beijing’s finest dining establishments (donning bandanas, cowboy boots and all), it was definitely a rowdy night to remember.

Giddy up and find out who’s the best in the West (er, East) in the next few pages. Whether you’re looking for the best Beijing duck, the tastiest brunch spot or even the juiciest pub grub in town, we’ve got you covered with our list of the city’s best restaurants.

Bakery of the Year Cafe of the Year The Bake Shop (Editors’)

Cafe Zarah (Editors’) Lobby Lounge & Bar – Regent Beijing (Editors’) GREYBOX COFFEE Kempi Deli – Kempinski (Editors’) Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center (Readers’) Café Flatwhite (Readers’)

Desserts Value Eats Coffeeshop of the Year of the Year of the Year

BigSmall (Editors’) Comptoirs de France (Editors’) TrEat (Editors’) Metal Hands (Readers’) Cafe Zarah (Readers’) Annie’s (Readers’)

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Vegetarian/ Healthy Eats Veg-Friendly of the Year Eats of the Chinese Year Value Eats of the Year

In & Out (Editors’)

Moka Bros (Editors’)

TRIBE (Readers’) TRIBE (Editors’)

Obentos (Readers’)

Zhang Mama (Readers’) Burger of the Year

Live Venue & Pub Food Restaurant of the Year of the Year

Blue Note Beijing (Editors’)

Jing-A Taproom Longfusi (Editors’)

Beersmith Gastropub – Hotel Jen Beijing (Readers’) Eudora Station (Readers’) Sports- Vegetarian/ Friendly Dining American Veg-Friendly of the Year Cuisine Eats of the of the Year Year

Q Mex Bar & Grill (Editors’)

TPC Golf Club Restaurant Home Plate BBQ (Editors’) (Editors’)

3 Little Pigs (Readers’) Paddy O’Shea’s (Readers’)

Burger of the Year French Cuisine

Slow Boat Brewpub of the Year (Editors’) Mexican Bistro 108 (Editors’) Cuisine Brasserie 1893 – Waldorf Astoria of the Year Beijing (Editors’)

Pebbles Courtyard (Editors’) Maison FLO (Readers’)

Side Street (Readers’)

Q Mex Taqueria (Readers’)

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Spanish/Latin American Cuisine German Mediterranean of the Year Cuisine Cuisine of the Year of the Year

Caravan (Editors’)

Migas Mercado (Editors’)

Top Tapas – InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun (Editors’) Brotzeit (Editors’)

Turkish Feast (Readers’) CASA TALIA (Readers’) Paulaner Bräuhaus – Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center Tianjin Top Pick: Riviera – (Readers’) The St. Regis Tianjin

Indian Cuisine of the Year Italian Casual Italian Fine Dining Cuisine of the Year of the Year

TIAGO HOME KITCHEN (Editors’) Il Ristorante Niko Romito – Bvlgari Hotel Beijing (Editors’) Bottega (Readers’) Cépe – The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street (Readers’)

Pizza German of the Year Hotel Cuisine Fine Dining of the Year of the Year

Bottega (Editors’) Dacappo Italian Restaurant – Gung Ho! (Readers’) Regent Beijing (Editors’)

Grill 79 – China World Summit Wing, Beijing (Readers’)

Indian Cuisine of the Year Sichuanese/ Yunnan Hunanese Cuisine Cuisine of the Year of the Year

Ganges (Editors’)

In-Kitchen (Readers’) Cravings to Longfu Sifang Sanchuan (Editors’) (Editors’)

Middle 8 (Readers’) Zhang Mama (Readers’)

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Beijing Duck of the Year Creative Cantonese Xihe Yayuan (Editors’) Concept of Cuisine of the Year the Year

8 Qi Nian Chinese Restaurant– Jing Yaa Tang – The Opposite Zhazha Bistro (Editors’) New World Beijing Hotel House (Readers’) (Editors’) RED BOWL – Rosewood Ming Court – Cordis, Beijing Beijing (Readers’) Capital Airport (Editors’)

Wan Li – Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel (Readers’) Casual Dining of the Year Southeast Japanese Asian Cuisine Cuisine of the Year of the Year Miyabi – Sheraton Grand Beijing Dongcheng Hotel (Editors’)

Kup Kup Kup (Editors’)

Makan Kitchen – Hilton Beijing (Editors’) Hana by Hatsune (Readers’) KEAAMI (Readers’) Brunch of the Year Creative Hotel Concept of Brunch the Year Hulu (Editors’) of the Year

N’Joy – NUO Hotel Beijing TIGERS (Readers’) (Editors’) Market Café – Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing (Readers’)

Casual Dining of the Year Buffet Hotel Casual of the Year Dining of the Year Elements – Sunrise Kempinski Hotel Beijing (Editors’) C6 Café – Crowne Plaza Chaoyang U-Town (Editors’) RODEO (Editors’)

TIAGO SELECT (Readers’)

Signature’s Restaurant – Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center Asia Bistro – JW Marriott (Readers’) Hotel Beijing (Readers’)

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Steakhouse Hotel of the Year Steakhouse Family of the Year Dining of the Year

Xiangyue – Hyatt Regency Beijing Shiyuan (Editors’) O’Steak (Editors’)

Morton’s the Steakhouse (Readers’) CRU Steakhouse – JW Marriott Hotel Beijing (Editors’)

CHAR bar&grill – InterContinental Beijing Annie’s (Readers’) Sanlitun (Readers’)

Western Fine Dining Chinese Fine of the Year Alfresco Dining of Dining the Year of the Year

Made in China – Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza (Editors’) Toast – The Orchid (Editors’) Jia – NUO Hotel Beijing (Readers’) Migas Mercado (Readers’) Tianjin Top Pick: Wok in the Garden – Hyatt Regency Tianjin East Hotel Gastrolounge Wine List Steakhouse of the Year of the Year of the Year TRB Forbidden City (Editors’)

Unico (Editors’)

Xian Bar – East, Beijing (Readers’) Maison FLO (Readers’)

Western

Fine Dining of the Year Restaurant New Grill 79 – China World of the Year Summit Wing, Beijing Restaurant (Editors’) of the Year

The Georg (Editors’) TRB Hutong (Readers’) Tease by Creatures (Editors’) Mosto (Readers’)

Slow Boat Dengshikou Taproom (Readers’)

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HOT FOR HOT POT New Korean spot Gou Gou Guo is steaming things up, p54

Mifan or Mafan Malabocca Lenore’s p53 p55 p56 FOOD FOR THOUGHT 51 号 102 西城区廊房二条 JANUARY 2020 | | JANUARY WWW.THATSMAGS.COM What trait do you most value in a person? in most value do you What trait change. Studiousness and the willingness to most dislike? What is it that you their promises. break who People motto? What is your worst, one can comes to if the worst Even again. start over always laugh? you makes What always daughter. my to Talking you would of Beijing’s history Which era in? lived have to most like 2010 – people in Beijing I think before more. life enjoy seemed to You can find Gao Wei's Yijucheng Bar at 102 Langfang Ertiao, Xicheng we met, an accident happened we but when their over take her husband, she had to to of their care as take as well restaurant period, she made it tough a very child. After potential great me what and showed through one can have. today? feeling you are How Not bad, nothing special has happened. visit! your for Except happiest? you are where and When and daughter. wife When I am back with my have? to most like you Which talent would I was I thought a little boy, When I was and I wish thirties, in my I’m Now invincible. I still had this confidence. greatest your consider What do you achievement? it is family. say I would your about thing one change could If you it be? would what life, forever. passionate Stay possession? most treasured What is your girl. My baby

She wasn’t a strong businesswoman when when businesswoman a strong She wasn’t A former boss of mine from a long time ago. boss of mine from A former Which living person do you most admire? do you person Which living of those problems by ourselves. ourselves. by of those problems customers, of course, but we have solved all solved have of course, but we customers, It’s very normal for a bar to have drunk have a bar to normal for It’s very Who is your worst customer? worst Who is your Both are very loyal customers. loyal very Both are and the other one does the exact opposite. opposite. and the other one does the exact to certain beers and ignores any new options, any certain beers and ignores to who come here every Friday. One just sticks One just sticks Friday. every come here who I am very amused by two of my customers customers of my two amused by I am very Who is your best customer? Who is your energy, better atmosphere. better energy, fruitful. You know – more customers, more more customers, – more know fruitful. You I would love to have every day be busy and be busy day every have to love I would What is your idea of the perfect day? What is your customers come back. customers since that’s usually the day when my old my when the day since that’s usually Today is Saturday, which is always cheerful cheerful is always which is Saturday, Today you woke up this morning? woke you What’s the first thing you thought when when thought What’sfirst thing you the a small bar in Qianmen. This month we meet Gao Wei, the manager of meet Gao Wei, This month we

A Bar Manager Liu Yang by interview DEEP WITH...

MODERATELY MODERATELY GETTING GRAPEVINE

SNACKS AND THE CITY NEWS BITE

After celebrating our favorite spots to grab a bite in the city, we’re back to Star Power keeping an eye out for new players, and there are a couple to look forward to. launched a new chapter in the city’s F&B scene. Featuring With a location in Shanghai already, 100The releaseestablishments, of Beijing’s the first-ever guide includes Michelin Bib Guide Gourmand California-based Stone Brewing and Michelin Plate selections, as well as the elusive stars announced that it will make its way to list of 23 restaurants. The sole three-star recognition in the Beijing this year, so city dwellers of the book was awarded to Xin Rong Ji, a restaurant that focuses north can expect to sample their bold craft brews in its sweet space inside Kerry Center soon. Stay tuned. aon “complete Taizhou cooking and extremely with fish enjoyable from the dining East China experience Sea. New venue Gui is taking madeThis first-ever possible Beijingby comprehensive three-star selection orchestration is said and to offer ‘underground club’ to a whole new thoughtful arrangement,” impressing the inspectors with level and we mean that literally – it’s its “uncompromising perfection.” See the full list of Michelin underground. Located directly beneath Guide Beijing 2020 on thatsmags.com/beijing. hip gallery M Woods inside the Longfusi compound, the club is still in soft-opening mode, with electronic acts booked every so often on the weekends for the time being. Lido has a brand-new alternative club too: Wigwam. Watch out for our full reviews. But it’s not all coming up roses; it OFF THE BEATEN PLATE is the dead of winter, after all. Award- winning cocktail bar Janes and Hooch has called it quits after years of mixing Do you ever wish your sushi was not actually sushi, up superior concoctions in the heart of and in fact, candy instead? Yeah, us neither, but Japan Sanlitun. did. And this isn’t just any candy – you have to make In our opinion, the best way to drown this kind yourself, because what’s more fun than your sorrows is with food and booze, and deconstructed candy packaged with a long list of there are plenty of exciting new options instructions? Bringing cooking to a whole new low, to keep you happy. Over in Topwin Center, it’s a fun way to frustrate people who don’t have kids trendy Japanese joint Beyond Yakitori by showing them how to properly mix sugar packets has upgraded their menu to make way for with water so they vaguely resemble food you could winter specials like sweet shrimp sashimi be eating at a restaurant (wait, why aren’t we just with a yuzu citrus vinaigrette and miso doing that?). These grilled eggplant. fun treats come in And in the CBD, Migas Mercado is a variety of food offerings from dim sum to noodles – it’s dishing out a new lunch set including one starter, one main and a snack, all they’re disguised as (thank God) and just range from non- for RMB118. Refuel with old favorites sweetnot all andsushi. sweet The toflavors super aren’t sweet, meant depending to taste on like your the pick. dish It doesn’t matter what you choose, as they all taste like pure and new additions like spicy sausage sugar and will effectively give you the same cavity. MG like codfish with a roasted pepper salad served with fried potatoes. Don’t miss the RMB35, 7-Eleven revamped brunch menu on the weekend, featuring mains like smoked salmon on toast – topped with a slow-cooked egg, avocado and hollandaise – and a hearty pan of Spanish pork ribs in rice, mixed with mushrooms and green asparagus.

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MIFAN/MAFAN

We Tell You if the Rice is Worth the Hassle Pang Mei Noodles After a hiatus post-brickings, hutong favorite noodle joint Pang Mei popped back up in their previous location. The menu is still the same, while the pristine interior has taken on a new futuristic form and appears to mimic what a school canteen might look like if it were set inside a spaceship. All the stellar signature offerings we’ve been craving are here: Chongqing-style spicy noodles and beef noodles, priced modestly from RMB14 and up, along with an assortment of sides and snacks. Be ready to join the queue for both lunch and dinner before you can get a taste – it’s worth the wait.

Tue-Sun, 11am-1pm, 5-8.30pm; 69 Dongsi Beidajie, Dongcheng 东城区东四北大街69号 (132 6022 6706)

Uncle Coffee Tucked away in a nondescript hutong near Niu Jie, Uncle Coffee is exactly what many of Beijing’s third-wave coffee shops aspire to be. In the tiny shop, the owner, Bian Lin, serves only pour overs made from beans he hand-roasts in small batches himself. (Lin also happens to be a watercolor artist with his own studio next door – no big deal.)

coffee establishments, Lin’s passion for darker roasts is a refreshing change of pace. UncleA step Coffee’s away from eclectic the in-your-face selection of musicfloral and and fruity cozy decorlight roasts make servedfor a tangibly at many different major experience than the sometimes sterile-feeling third-wave nooks that pepper the more oft traversed sections of the city. So, if you’re looking for really (we mean really) solid cup of coffee, Uncle Coffee is your guy.

Daily, 11am-4pm; across from 11 Siyuan Hutong, Xicheng 西城区思源胡同11号对面

Awaguli Bar & Grill Awaguli opens to a bright soaring foyer housing a larger-than-life gilded Romanesque statue and even larger gilded paintings. Inside is a dramatic hodgepodge of styles. There’s Middle Eastern tiles and drawings of animated characters in traditional garbs and high-backed bird-cage chairs adorned with Union Jack cushions. And who can ignore the massive beer-pouring levitating-barrel fountain in the middle? Yeah, pretty intense. While it isn't a halal restaurant – they serve beers and booze – there is no pork anywhere on the premises, but the menu provides just about everything else: chuanr, pizza, steak, curry, sashimi, lobster, you name it. Do ignore some of the English translation on the menu – we’re pretty sure the chicken isn't “impregnated with bacteria.” We opt for the beef tacos (RMB68); two layers of tortillas, soft and crispy,

than Mexican), while the hot sauce lathered lightly between tortillas gives a nice kick. envelop a generous filling of saucy beef (though the seasoning is more Xinjiang-style Daily, 10am-late; 2F, Bldg 80, 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路4号院80号楼 (6501 8845)

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GOU GOU GUO Hot Pot for the Seoul words and images by Andrew Braun

aby, it’s getting cold outside. While not Nevertheless, design means nothing if the food piety of getting our daily dose of veggies, as as bad as further north (we’re looking both have plenty of cabbage, mushrooms and Bat you, Harbin), Beijing is certainly not the case here. more, while letting us indulge in savory and feeling the frosty bite of winter. For many is subparWe roll – we’rein with here rosy to cheeks, say that’s still definitely shivering, fatty chunks of pork simultaneously. Add some of us, hibernating in our toasty homes and but our bellies ready for some hot pot loving. makgeolli (RMB20) while you’re at it, if you’re giving our thumbs a workout while ordering Starting off with some Korean tapas, we order feeling indulgent like us. waimai is the only key to survival. But fried chicken (duh, RMB48), spicy ramen After a dynamite meal, we are jolly and there are still a few places we’re willing to (RMB38) and small bowls of fresh kimchi ready to hop across the street to grab post- venture out for. One such place is Gou Gou dinner pints at the nearby Jing-A Brewpub. Guo, a Korean-style hot pot joint nestled in Gou Gou Guo is a welcomed and affordable Xingfucun, saving you the trek to Wangjing been(RMB8 spicier. each). The The kimchi? chicken On is flaky,point. tender and addition to the already hoppin’ neighborhood. (or, well, South Korea). full ofOn flavor, to the though good stuff: the spicy We get ramen one largecould’ve And since they don’t do waimai, (nor do they Korean hot pot is something that is often bowl of the pork kimchi hot pot (RMB138), take reservations) it’s a great reason to leave overlooked in Beijing, where there are hot which is plenty to feed two people. The staff your apartment and get your winter soup belly pot variations that cover all of the Chinese is on hand to cut up all the vegetables and on. provinces and a Haidilao at every turn. Oh, meat, and set the temperature to the perfect and don’t forget the omnipresent mom-and- heating point. Essentially, everything runs Daily, 11.30am-2pm, 5-11pm; 2F, Bldg 5, 1 pop malatang establishments. So, actually, it’s smooth as a whistle. Being a bit carnivorous, Workers' Stadium North Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人 about time Wangjing shared the love, and gave we do wish for more meat, so we order the 体育场北路1号5号楼二层 us another quality Korean joint within the 3rd pork belly skillet (RMB108) to satisfy our Ring Road. craving. And oh, boy – pair this hearty skillet Resting on top of a neighborhood favorite with a draft pint of beer and you’re doing a noodle joint, Gou Gou Guo’s interior is a cool damn good job of kicking the winter blues to blend of hipster hygge and traditional Korean.

the curb. The two mains satisfy our inner filial

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MALABOCCA The Spice is Right words by Curtis Dunn, images by Andrew Braun

f you have an even rudimentary Chinese doughnuts, but we’ve never heard with freshly grated parmesan and some salt knowledge of Italian, you might see the “Beijing baguettes” before and we don’t think and pepper, and there are various sauces and Iname Malabocca and immediately think we’ll ever let that go. All of the options are toppings for your dipping pleasure at the of Italian wine bar Buona Bocca, a Sanlitun supremely fresh, and the chicken even comes ready. staple. And it’s intentional. They’re situated pre-marinated and spiced (perhaps a bit too They offer one type of beer and red wine directly next to one another and seem to have over-the-top). as well as a few other soft beverages, but the same owners. (Unless Malabocca proves After you choose your ingredients, it’s on Jenny Lou’s is right across the street if you to the bases. There are three to choose from: want to test their BYOB policy. When it comes the name is cute, don’t be fooled – the new traditional mala, Italian (surprise, surprise) down to it, Malabocca is a fresh take on an restaurantto be a prolific is not napkin-stealer!) so innocent when And it while comes chicken stock and mushroom soup (this one old favorite. to spice. In fact, the name is a play on words will cost you an additional RMB5). The price since Malabocca is a malatang joint. is based on weight, but don’t let this stop you Daily, 11am-11pm; 1-016, Bldg 4, 12 Xindonglu, We visit the establishment during peak Chaoyang 朝阳区新东路12号首开铂郡南区4号楼1-016 holiday season, for which they’ve gone all-in: the price doesn’t even break RMB50. The (5642 2236) Stickers in the windows, lights all around and chicken– even after stock we comes fill our to bowls your table to near topped capacity none of it is too much. The simple design of the restaurant, clean, white and tiled, serves itself well to decorations. Though, the overall space is quite small, which makes it less desirable for large groups, and the seats so petite you might not be able to squeeze into them. But we’re here for the food, after all. The focus is classic malatang, just like the ones

bit.you Thecan ingredientsfind in any given you’d shopping expect are mall all there,in the withcity, but helpful with English attempts placards to refine that the provide formula a a bit of humor – we’ve seen youtiao translated as Chinese crullers, Chinese churros and

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eaven Supermarket and Mojito Man and liquor – it all depends on the kind of night have a new neighbor in town: Lenore's you’re planning on having. The packages also HBar and Club and Craft Brewery include snack and fruit platters and range (really, it says all this on the humble signage). wildly in price. Feeling really fancy? Grab the As we step inside, we’re hesitant to believe RMB2,580 champagne package, or keep it just it all. Lenore’s food options are pretty bland, as classy with a RMB588 red wine package. we’ll be honest, so it’s a good thing that they Lenore’s does have individual cocktails didn’t stick the word ‘Restaurant’ out front. starting at RMB70, but when it gets busy, you We try the beef burger with bacon (RMB68) might want to go for the tasty alcoholic punch and are surprised when it comes with a fried for RMB258, as each portion quenches the egg (this is not a bad thing) – an ideal late- thirst of two to four people. night meal to soak up that disastrous amount Lenore’s has a stage but no apparent of cheap booze you probably consumed moments earlier. The garlic bread with spicy for a place advertising itself as a club. The up there at some point in the night). beef (RMB58) is also a slightly more exciting lightsdance swivelingfloor, which around is potentially and blinding problematic patrons It’s evident that Lenore’s is juggling option, with other dishes of interest being on each rotation do give it a club vibe, while many identities. So, is it a bar, a club or a craft sausage platters and tacos. the evenly spaced tables give it more of a craft brewery? We’ll just say this: It’s whatever you Turning our attention to the hefty drink brewery feel (though this is a questionable need it to be for the night. menu, we notice an extensive list of alcohol claim as there are only a few beer options). packages for those who want to get a bigger There is plenty of seating inside and outside, Daily, 4pm-4am; B015-B020, Bldg 3, 12 Xindonglu, round for the table. There are packages for with the option of encroaching upon Heaven Chaoyang 朝阳区新东路12号院南区3号楼B015-B020 every kind of drink: champagne, wine, beer Supermarket (let’s face it, you’re going to end (18809801916)

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mushroomsand horseradish. and seaThe eel first topped few rounds with light include soy andsmall wasabi. prawns, A smallcrab leg, salad shellfish lends uswith a refreshing shiitake break from the fried goodness; greens, yuzu grapefruit, tomatoes, almonds and walnuts are tossed in a light and sweet dressing. The highlight of the meal is a lightly battered

by a fried mushroom dumpling with shrimp. Amedley few vegetables of flaky crab round meat out and the cheese, meal, as followed Asano leaves us with one last dish: shrimp atop white rice with a garnish of herbs and a side of miso soup. Dessert is an artful display – a bowl of TEMPURA creamy almond jelly set alongside a green tea cake made of 24 delicate layers and topped Batter Up with fresh berries. Both treats are lovely and light, making it less of a challenge to clear the ith Italian, Peruvian and Turkish fusing traditional elements with modern establishments set nearby, design. We take a seat at the bar where we Of course, even as its namesake, tempura Xinyuanli recently welcomed can get a front-row view of the masterful W isn’tplate, the even only after offer the on filling the lunch tempura. menu, and a new addition to its expanding roster preparation. Our tempura set (RMB358) you can opt for assorted sashimi (RMB188) of international restaurants. Helmed by begins with a light appetizer of sashimi on or grilled sea eel on rice (RMB178) instead. Japanese chef Kiichiro Asano, new Japanese rice, followed by a creamy pumpkin soup – not Dinner can make for an extravagant occasion, joint Tempura offers a tranquil hideaway for what you’d come to expect from Japanese cuisine, but nonetheless, a toasty antidote to 1380) and a bottle of high-quality sake or two With a well-rounded portfolio of the winter chill outside. More sashimi follows; towith seal an the even deal. more filling set menu (RMB580- experiencediners looking around for athe fresh globe and from filling New meal. Tempura is just getting started, but under York to Singapore, Asano brings a wealth of alongside wasabi and bright watermelon the watchful eye of Asano, every delicious knowledge when it comes to serving a variety dainty slivers of tuna and flounder served detail is sure to charm diners from all corners of customers – and he aims to please. After a few starters, the tempura starts of the globe. We arrive at lunchtime, curiosity piqued, rollingradish arein. Each flavorsome variant and is lightly tender. fried, delicate expectations high and stomachs empty. The and crispy, and intended to be paired with 113, 1F, Shang, 20 Xinyuanlixi, Chaoyang 朝阳区新源 interior is tasteful and aesthetically Japanese, one of four dips placed in front of us: a simple 西里20号楼金尚源一层113室 (6468 0696)

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IL RISTORANTE – NIKO ROMITO Simply Superb

he exquisitely-designed Il Ristorante This approach to simplicity also extends has prepared a new wave of refreshing to the restaurant’s menu design. A plain white carrying an extra seafood bouquet, the T sheet plays the understatement card right. aftertastewith shellfish, remains but evenbright with and the clean. mayonnaise Names like ‘smoked sliced beef’ don’t inspire Mushroom and chickpea soup with unveilingflavors an exciting to delight new its menu diners. for Chef the Niko giddy excitement, and in another restaurant, traditional pasta, though modest in portion, Romito recently visited his Beijing flagship, we might have given it a pass. But this is is generous on mushrooms and chickpeas. next level, priced at RMB1,588 per person or the recently-awarded one-Michelin-star Il Possibly an homage to the land, each mouthful RMB2,288season that with takes wine Italian pairing. fine cuisine to the Ristorante, after all, and smoked beef done has a nutty, umami burst highlighted by the al Hailing from the Italian region of Abruzzo, right is an art – the tender cuts deliver melt- dente pasta. Michelin-starred Romito has specially in-your-mouth layers of fat and an aromatic And the piece de resistance of veal tenderloin designed a concept for the restaurant which, with milk sauce, sage, lemon and wild fennel while preserving the fundamental philosophy The next course brings steamed is truly a piece that needs to be experienced in of simplicity, also contains highly original langoustinesflavor like no withother. shredded lettuce resting person. So what are you waiting for? elements. The approach uses premium Italian on top, served with langoustine mayonnaise and international ingredients, highlighted and a light sprinkle of chili powder. Combining 1F, The Bvlgari Hotel Beijing, Bldg 2, 8 Xinyuannan with techniques that strive to present the sweet langoustine and crisp lettuce creates Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区新源南路8号院2号楼北京宝格丽酒 a surprising freshness rarely associated 店1层 (8555 8555) quintessence of flavors.

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classical and contemporary French cuisine. Come time for afternoon tea, three tiers BLACKSWAN of colorful confections arrive on top of silver- rimmed plates. Vivid hues on the plate instantly The Pretty Duckling draw our attention, and the obligatory couple of black swans (chocolate puffs) on the top tier ntering the property of Luo Hong Art look so good they’re almost a pity to eat. The Museum, you would be forgiven for team also scatters some rose petals on the table Ethinking you’ve been transported into for an extra dreamy vibe. a painting: Swans drift quietly on calm water, While the degustation menu (starting set to the background of evergreen trees lying at RMB988 for six courses) offers ample on jagged rocks, shrouded in tranquil mist. portions of delicious dishes, the chef’s menu translucent slices of serrano ham and topped Plush sofas and pristine white tablecloths (RMB1,688) brings an indulgent eight-course with caviar, placed on a bed of fresh seasonal by the window provide an impeccable setting adventure for your taste buds. The mussel vegetables and clam chowder with shiso, to enjoy this picture in motion, not to mention starter, for example, is simply beautiful: creating a decadently savory composition. An Blackswan’s impeccable dishes. Executive Chef Succulent mussels mingle with tender equally rich dessert option is the whisky and Basil Yu brings experiences from Michelin-star chocolate – smoked ice cream and chocolate restaurants in Hong Kong and overseas, weaving and delicate greens tossed with a mild spicy mousse with bourbon-infused ganache. premium ingredients into an elegant fusion of octopus, with a perfectly-cooked egg confit Make a day out of your visit to the property. After feeding your artsy side at the sauce. The French pollack confit is wrapped in photography gallery above, take your time appreciating the art served to you at the table. Let that last glass of wine linger as you take in the scenery, wondering if it’s all just a beautiful dream.

Daily, 11.30am-1.30pm, 2.30-5pm, 5.30-9pm; Luo Hong Art Museum, 200m west from Yanglin Exit of Tianzhu Airport Highway, Shunyi 顺义区天竺机场高速杨林出口向西200米左侧罗红摄影艺术馆 (5385 9911)

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s the weather gets colder, Daccapo offers a breath of fresh air with its Anew winter menu. The Into the Forest set lunch and dinner menus bring the fresh incorporating mushrooms and select flavors of the forest to the table, creatively experience. ingredientsThe set lunch into amenu colorful (RMB288) Italian startsfine-dining with plump bites of grilled Portobello mushroom balsamic reduction. A lighter fare would be the Yunnanwith smoked mushroom beef fillet consommé and aged with Modena braised beef tortellini, a concoction of equally intense beef, mushroom and chicken are served al dente withumami smoked flavor. tomato The trio sauce, of lasagna capers, made sun-dried from main course, porcini and Yunnan mushroom tomatoes and cheese, while the slow-braised fricassee with wagyu ribeye and served with beef ribs melt in your mouth, accompanied fresh herbs and potato straw on the side, will by potato puree, garlic chanterelle and shiraz blow you away. shallot jus. A sweet end to this meal will take you on an The appetizer of the set dinner menu entirely new decadent journey, whether it’s the (RMB588) goes all out: wagyu carpaccio almond-coated honey parfait with strawberry coulis, the homemade tiramisu or the chocolate sliced mushroom salad and traditional aged mousse cake with maraschino cherry. balsamictopped with vinegar black reduction. truffle, parmesan Next is a cheese, pasta course featuring char-grilled beef sirloin with 2F, Regent Beijing, 99 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng homemade spinach pappardelle and morels. The District 东城区金宝街99号北京丽晶酒店2层 (8522 1888)

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Was there ever a moment where you at The Opposite needed to get creative? Househe flurry signals of activities an T There was this instance where we were exciting new addition: thinking how to make a unique lasagna for Frasca, a modern Italian eatery led by Chef Marino to mix lasagna bolognese with the one they D’Antonio, has arrived after doa future in the menu south at [of Frasca. Italy], We which finally is made thought with opening at The Middle boiled eggs, green beans, parma ham and House in Shanghai last mozzarella, and together we created this year. Taking time out of his Frasca lasagna which will be on the menu busy schedule getting the soon. We also have another very interesting kitchen up to standards, dish, made with a very thin pancake, veal D’Antonio chats with us and Iberico pork meatballs, young pecorino about his culinary journey. cheese and tomato sauce. We use very special young pecorino from Tuscany; a mix of cow’s Why did you decide to milk and sheep’s milk, matured for only two become a chef? months, so it’s very sweet and milky. Chef When I was younger, I was Hubert, who will be in charge of the kitchen lucky enough to have an in Beijing, and I worked together on this dish aunt who had a restaurant for quite a while when he was in Shanghai. not far from my home. So, That’s how you add a little innovation to I used to go there often tradition: you take recipes, spice it up and to play. I would go into create something that just makes sense. the kitchen and check out all the tools I could What is your recipe for successful management in the kitchen? felt comfortable in this Taking the team out for a drink is one of the key environment,find. Growing soup, I Ithought, always ingredients! It’s important to try to have fun as “Let’s try cooking and see much as you can. You spend a lot of time in the how it goes.” balance where you can help them to grow, and Did your aunt ever theykitchen will with help your you team,by being so youconsistent have to in find the a get you to help in the kitchen? a lot of fun, because otherwise, complaining is Not really. I was just a notrestaurant. good for I youalways or fortry them.to be firm, but also have kid who asked too many questions, and they were How would you rate your style, let’s always busy working so say, between Jamie Oliver and Gordon they would say, “Later, Ramsay? later!” Then, when I was about 15 years old, I started going there on Saturdays and Sundays to help out before going to culinary school. I andMore play. Jamie The Oliver. team Sometimeshere is doing you an have incredible five actually still go back quite often. TRADITION jobminutes and they of fire, execute and then the recipeswe all cool very down well. How would you describe your cooking What is your favorite dish, to eat and to style now? AND make? I love tradition and good quality. So, my style I love pasta, polenta, bread… a little bit of is mainly traditional Italian cooking, since it everything. But if I had to choose, I would INNOVATION is the one that represents me the most, and being Italian, the one that I specialize in. very simple, but in the simplicity lies a A Q&A with say definitely spaghetti aglio olio. It is Do you remember the first recipe that you combination of garlic and chili to make it made? Marino D’Antonio of the good.real challenge. Basically, You the needsecret to is find a good the qualityright Usually in Italy, we don’t play around with olive oil, always. Good quality ingredients do Newly Opened Frasca new recipes. Tradition is so important that half the job for you. Check the garlic; when the grandmas and aunties strictly follow the it’s golden, remove it from the oil, add in the old recipes. After you master the traditional chili and a bit more olive oil to lower the style, then you can start to use a little temperature while keeping the aroma. When you put in the spaghetti, add a little of the I made was spaghetti with a lot of colorful cooking water to the pan to create a beautiful vegetablesinnovation. – One julienned of the firstpeppers, pasta carrots dishes that and chilis – which I can still recreate for vegetarian guests. It’s really nice and simple, theemulsion garlic soback all in.the flavors stick around the and very pleasing. spaghetti. And then, for the final touch, put Frasca at The Opposite House, 1F, 11 Sanlitun Beilu 朝阳区三里屯11号院1号瑜舍酒店1楼

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Makoto Ozone / Neun Welten / Gig Concert

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Jazz pianist and composer Makoto Yin Chengzong / Ozone began playing organ at two Recital years old, and by the age of seven, was an improviser before switching Pianist Yin Chengzong held his first to piano at 12. As part of the 20th recital at nine years old. He has Meeting in Beijing Arts Festival, since won numerous awards, and he will be performing classic and was named the “most outstanding original compositions, including Chinese pianist” by the New York ‘Asian Dream,’ ‘Bouncing in My New Times. In between his busy touring Shoes,’ ‘My Witch’s Blue’ and ‘Three schedule, he has also been involved Wishes.’ in piano education to promote Sun Jan 19, 7.30pm; RMB80-480; NCPA future development of piano and – Concert Hall, 2 Xi Chang’an Jie, young pianists. Xicheng 西城区西长安街2号 Tue Jan 14, 7.30pm; RMB80-400; NCPA – Concert Hall, 2 Xi Chang’an Jie, Xicheng 西城区西长安街2号 The House of Ho / DJ Stepping away from the ultra-produced sound of the Top 50 charts is Neun Welten. Meaning ‘nine worlds’ in German (referencing the nine worlds of Romantic as It Is IV / Norse mythology), this Leipzig-based band performs an alluring blend of Concert dreamy acoustics and folk, evoking Viking and witchy imagery. From their debut, Valg, to their most recent release, The Sea I’m Diving In, Neun Welten have been at the forefront of the dark folk scene. Join them on their China tour. Thu Jan 9, 8.30pm; RMB100 (presale), RMB130 (door); MAO Livehouse, G23 Huaxing LIVE, 69 Fuxing Road, Haidian 海淀区复兴路69号院2号136-G23 (tickets via 247tickets.com)

This month, China NCPA Orchestra is bringing Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 to the audience with Lu Jia as Zhao Dai’s queer club night East Chief Conductor. The team recently Palace West Palace returns for an flexed its wings on the international even bigger glamfest dubbed The stage, receiving widespread ac- House of Ho, with special guest DJ claim for its performances at the Mr. Ho. He’ll be joined by Slowcook Kissingen Summer Music Festival and OOPS2, alongside the fabulous and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik performers Kennie Zhou, Frozen Festival, alongside many other Lolita, RAE.negade and Yihao. global concerts. Dance yourself clean surrounded by Fri Jan 17 & Sat Jan 18, 730pm; the photo works of Manbo Key. RMB100-580; NCPA – Concert Hall, 2 Sat Jan 4, 10pm-late; Zhao Dai, 19 Xi Chang’an Jie, Xicheng 西城区西 Xinyuanlixi Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区新源长安街2号里西19号格纳斯大厦负一层E区

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Show Me Your Flamenco Courses / Dance Creativity / Workshop

Yinmeng Temple and Sujia River / Hike

Let Beijing Hikers guide you on a thrilling 10km hike through the The team at Majiang Studio is issu- Yudu mountains and Sujia river ing a challenge. Anyone can come valley. This trail will take you past and try to create three teacups from Yinmeng Temple, built during the two types of clay and any glaze you Liao Dynasty and restored in 2009, like in one hour. If you are declared before passing through birch for- the best in show, you will receive a ests and picturesque cliffs. Though bottle of wine and refund on your the climb may be tough, you will entry fee. The result will be an- be rewarded with stunning views nounced on the following Tuesday. of sloping peaks and open plains. Fridays, 10.30am-6.30pm; RMB96; Due to the relative difficulty of the Majiang Studio, 10 Jianbanghuafu, hike, this is recommended for ex- Fengtai 丰台区建邦华府10号嘛匠工作 perienced hikers and those with a 室 (18610610957) higher fitness level. Spanish dancer Jesus Olmedo is hosting flamenco classes at Beijing’s Casa Sat Jan 11; RMB340 (members), Flamenco. Renowned for leading the artists’ collective Flamenco Soul in RMB380 (non-members); (for tickets London, he brings raw power and intensity to the dance. The four-week and more info, visit beijinghikers. course welcomes total beginners and turns them into advanced flamenco Calligraphy Workshop com) dancers, with instructions spanning basic techniques to improvisation. / Culture Through Sun Jan 19, various times; RMB1,500-2,500; Casa Flamenco, B018 SOHO Longqingxia Ice Guanghualu, 22 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路22号光华路SOHO B018 Festival and Tang (8532 1915) Dynasty Caves / Hike

This is more than just a hike – it’s a trip back to Chinese history! On Mastering calligraphy is an exercise this relaxed three- to four-hour that takes time and patience, but walk, you’ll have the opportunity to the rewards are worth it. The cal- visit Tang Dynasty cave dwellings, ligraphy workshop with Culture where an extensive, interconnected Keys is open for adults and children, network of passages and stairways providing English presentation on await you. Legend has it that this the history of Chinese calligraphy, system of caves was built from the a dumpling lunch, all materials, body of a dragon, amongst other snacks and tea during the work- mythological oddities. The hike shop. includes a visit to Longqingxia Ice Sat Jan 4, 11am-3.30pm; RMB258; Festival, boasting brilliant ice sculp- Cultural Keys Chinese Culture tures and light shows. Centre, 191 Xiaopu Beijie, Xiaopu Sun Jan 26; RMB250 (children under Village, Songzhuang, Tongzhou 通 12), RMB450 (members), RMB500 州区宋庄镇小堡村小堡北街191号 (non-members); (for tickets and (18611558781) more info, visit beijinghikers.com)

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The Bake Shop’s Dinner Weekend Bruch @ Migas Mercado / Brunch Party @ The Orchid / Dining

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Nestled within winding hutongs, the boutique hotel recently Beijing Restaurant Tour launched a winter special menu. / Food Tour Presented by The Bake Shop and The Orchid Lodge, the menu Try all of China’s best cuisines in one features warming dishes such as night without leaving Beijing, cour- spiced pumpkin soup, sourdough tesy of Lost Plate food tours. Sample pizza, and roasted cauliflower. For regional dishes from Xinjiang, RMB188, enjoy dinner plus a free Yunnan, Sichuan, and more on this The only thing better than waking up late on a weekend is brunch. Migas cocktail at their stylish Bao Jian Bar. off-the-beaten-path jaunt, hosted Mercado, in their prime CBD location, invite you to sample a range of dishes Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 6pm by an expert guide. You’ll be taken from their brunch and a la carte menu – tuck into soups and stews, eggs and & 8.30pm; RMB158 (no drinks), to truly local eateries, rather than bread, a host of sharing dishes and more. This brunch is made complete with RMB188 (includes 1 cocktail); touristy areas like Wangfujing or free-flow drinks, so order all the sangria, cava, cocktails and soft drinks to The Orchid, 65 Baochao Hutong, Houhai! Perfect for those who your heart’s content. Beiluoguxiang, Jiugulou Dajie, haven’t traveled to other provinces Saturdays & Sundays, 11.30am; RMB168 (with free-flow drinks); Migas Mercado, Dongcheng 东城区北锣鼓巷旧鼓楼 yet or those who just simply love 7/F China World Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街大街宝钞胡同65号 Chinese cuisine. This activity is veg- 1号国贸商城7层 etarian- and family-friendly. Multiple dates, 6pm (for tickets and Communal Wine N’ more info, visit lostplate.com) Dine / Dining

Get Your Buzz On! @ Gung Ho! / Drinking

Black Sesame Kitchen’s nightly wine n’ dine provides a 10-course Chinese set menu with two imported wine pairings and other house Thursday is the new Friday. drinks. The chefs handpick fresh Everyone loves Gung Ho! for its ingredients from local markets and gourmet and experimental pizza trusted sources, capable of accom- menu – now, their Sanlitun restau- modating most dietary restrictions rant is offering a 2-for-1 happy hour or preferences. The limited seating on all alcoholic drinks. For those means reservations are required, wanting to eschew the booze, there but you get a relaxed, personalized is also a 2-for-1 offer for mocktails. experience. Thursdays, 5pm-8pm; Gung Ho! Daily, 7-9.30pm; RMB350; Black Pizza, Building 3, China View, Gongti Sesame Kitchen, 28 Zhonglao Donglu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体东路中 Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区中老胡同国红街3号楼 28号 (13691474408)

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Antoine Mortier. Ink Rent / Musical Made Real / Exhibition

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Three Phantoms / Musical Ink artworks of Belgian artist You’ve heard of Andrew Lloyd Antoine Mortier (1908-1999) reso- Webber’s The Phantom of the nate with Chinese art, especially Opera; now, be introduced to a with the traditional and modern never-before-seen interpretation by usage of ink in China. The large a stellar cast of acclaimed singers formats on display reveal the preci- and performers from London’s West sion of his gestures, while staying End productions. Since its 2008 de- Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Broadway classic Rent is hitting between the figurative and the ab- but, Three Phantoms has delighted Beijing stages this new year. A reimagining of Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Rent stract, linking the intimate and the international audiences with its fun, tells the story of a group of struggling artists trying to make a living and fol- monumental. stylish, and versatile performance. low their dreams while living under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. This musical has Through Sun Feb 23, 9am-5pm; Catch this musical at the Tianqiao inspired audiences all over the world with its message of joy and hope in the RMB60; Tsinghua University Art Performing Arts Center this month. face of fear, reminding us to hold on to the thing that matters most – love. Museum, 30 Shuangqing Lu, Haidian Wed Jan 15-Sat Jan 18, various Thu Jan 9-Sun Jan 12, various times; RMB180-680; Rulun Lecture Hall of Renmin 海淀区双清路30号清华大学艺术博 times; RMB180-1280; Beijing Tianqiao University, 59 Zhongguan Cun, Haidian 海淀区中关村59号中国人民大学内物馆 Performing Arts Centre Grand (tickets via 247tickets.com) Theatre, Building 9, Tianqiao Nan Fraternity… Fraternidad Dajie, Xicheng 西城区天桥南大街9号 / Exhibition 楼 (tickets via 247tickets.com)

Swan Lake / Ballet

Be enthralled by the wonder and fantasy of Swan Lake. The lauded Russian National Model Ballet Theatre, one of the biggest ballet theatres in Russia, enjoy a wide- ranging touring circuit around the world, landing in Beijing this month The group exhibition Fraternity… for the new year. Composed by Fraternidad gathers together works Tchaikovsky and brought to life by by artists from China, Argentina, the Russian National Model Ballet Costa Rica, Mexico and Uruguay Theatre, the amazing choreography, under the theme of an invitation lavish costumes, and detailed sets to a journey in humankind, peace of Swan Lake tell a classic tale of and fraternity between people. The love and magic. exhibition shows that with courage Wed Jan 1-Fri Jan 3, 7.30pm; RMB280- and determination, fraternity is a 440; Rulun Lecture Hall of Renmin challenge worth taking up. University, 59 Zhongguan Cun, Through Fri Jan 10, 10am-7pm; free Haidian 海淀区中关村59号中国人民大 entry; ART-DES Gallery, 7 Gongti 学内 (tickets via 247tickets.com) Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体西路7号

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Xihe Village Restaurant and Bar > Mon-Fri Lunch: 11am-2.30pm; Dinner: 5-9pm; CHINESE Sun: 11am-9pm, S9-33, 3/F, South Area of Sanlitun Taikooli, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路 Contemporary & Mixed Cuisine 19号三里屯太古里南区三层S9-33(6417 6082) 8 Qi Nian 祈年8号 (Cantonese/Sichuan) Shanghai The New World Hotel’s flagship restaurant has classic Chinese cuisine in abundance, Shanghai Min 小南国 as well as some vitality-restoring medicinal Many swear this chain has the best soups. (Their decent wine list is just as Shanghai-style hongshaorou north of the effective.) Yangtze. The jury’s out, but its popularity > Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:15pm, 5:30-9:30pm, Sat/Sun 12- remains. 2:45pm, 5:30-9:30pm; 2/F, New World Hotel, 8 Qinian > 0505, 5/F Raffles City Mall, 1 Dongzhimen Nan Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区祈年大街8号新世界酒店2 Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门南大街1号来福士层 (5960 8822) 购物中心5楼0505号铺 (400 820 9777)> Additional branches in Financial Street; Jinbao Jie; Oriental Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰 ¥ (Taiwanese) Plaza; Sanlitun Soho; Xinyuan Nan Lu (see www. This Taipei-based franchise impressed Ken online.thatsmags.com for details) Hom enough to call it one of the best 10 Wang Jia Sha 王家沙 eateries in the world, back in 1993. Famous Modern Shanghai cuisine – popular with for its dependably delicious xiaolongbao Hong Kong celebrities – famed for its crab- or little steam buns. Book ahead, there’s meat dumplings. Try the spiced-salt ribs always a long wait. > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5-10pm, weekends 11.30am- (RMB62) for a bit of Adam action. 10pm; 24 Middle Street, Xinyuanxili, Chaoyang 朝 > Daily, S1-30a Taikoo Li Sanlitun (on the third floor 阳区新源西里中街24号 (近渔阳饭店) (6462 4502) > of i.t shop) 朝阳区三里屯路19号院太古里1号楼3层S1- Additional branches in Shin Kong Place; Parkview 30a号商铺 (6416 3469) Green; Grand Pacific Mall Xidan; Modern Plaza Zhongguancun; see www.dintaifung.com.cn for Sichuan/Hunan details Chuan Ban 川办 * Jing Yaa Tang 京雅堂 (Chinese, Peking This bright, modestly decorated dining hall Duck) is frequently cited as Beijing’s best Sichuan Resembling something between a night- restaurant. club and a theater, the Opposite House’s > Mon-Fri 7-9am, 10.50am-2pm, 4.50-9.30pm; Sat-Sun basement restaurant proves to be more 7am-10pm; 5 Gongyuan Toutiao, Jianguomennei than just style over substance with their Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区建国门内贡院头条5号 (6512 range of expertly prepared classic dishes. 2277, ext. 6101) > Daily 12-10:30pm, B1/F, The Opposite House, Sanlitun Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11号院1号 Karaiya Spice House 辣屋 * 楼瑜舍酒B1楼 (6410 5230) Bold and fiery Hunan cuisine in the most serene of restaurant interiors. Don’t miss Huang Ting the dry roasted duck with a dozen spices Huang Ting celebrates the sophisticated and stir fried bullfrog with shiso leaves and flavours of fine Cantonese cuisine in an ginger. Peanut milk is there to soothe the atmospheric setting that recreates a Beijing palate: you’ll need it. nobleman’s courtyard home. A new Tea > Daily 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm; 3/F, Sanlitun Taikoo Lounge decorated with Ming Dynasty- Li South, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯太古里19号院南区 era tables and parasols serves traditional 三层S9-30 (6415 3535) Beijing snacks accompanied by more than 50 types of premium Chinese tea. South Memory 望湘园 >Daily, Lunch 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner 6-10.30pm, This restaurant chain is the Hunan staple B2/F, The Peninsula, 8 Jinyu Hutong, Dongcheng in the capital. The trademark shilixiang District金鱼胡同8号王府半岛酒店地下二层 ( niurou (fragrant beef), duojiao shuangse yutou (dual-colour spiced fish head) and 8516 2888 Ext 6707) meltingly tender frog dishes are among the favorites with locals. Peking Duck > Daily 11am-10pm; 2/F, 230-232, Fenglian Plaza, 18 Chaoyangmen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝外大 The Horizon 海天阁 (Cantonese Beijing 街18号丰联广场2楼230-232号 (6588 1797); see www. Duck) ** southmemory.com for more locations YUE Kerry Hotel’s Chinese restaurant has widened its predominantly Cantonese Yu Xin 渝信川菜 and Sichuan horizons to include dim Open since 1993, Yu Xin’s authentic Sichuan Family Feast sum, double-boiled soups and Peking dishes have earned a loyal fanbase. Their duck – and the roast bird here really is liangfen – a jelly-like substance cut into fabulous. chunky strips and dressed in an addictive The festive season continues over at Sheraton Grand Beijing Dongcheng Hotel. > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5:30pm-10pm 1/F, Beijing spicy sauce – hits the spot. The rustic, inti- The hotel’s Chinese restaurant, YUE, has already geared up to welcome families Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华 mate setting of bamboo cubicles and swift, 路1号嘉里中心1层 (8565 2188) for the Chinese New Year celebration. friendly service complete the experience. > Daily 11am-10pm; 5A Xingfu Yicun Xili, Chaoyang

Chef Cheng and his team are presenting a gastronomical extravaganza Country Kitchen 朝阳区幸福一村西里甲5号 see www.yuxin1997.com The name ‘Country Kitchen’ may sound for other locations. through three Chinese New Year set menus, priced from RMB2,988-5,888. The like a diner, but a diner this is not. sumptuous feast features signature dishes such as pan-fried shrimp with soy Rosewood Beijing’s resplendent Northern Yunnan sauce and wok-fried diced beef with a special sauce. Chinese restaurant serves elegant Hebei fare unlike you’ve ever had. Excellent Dali Courtyard 大里院子 * In addition to the traditional Hong Kong specialties are authentic Shanghai peking duck is on offer as well. If you like authentic Yunnanese food, you’ll delicacies, including braised yellow croaker with sweet and sour sauce, alongside > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30-10:30pm; 3F have to trust the staff: there’s no menu, it Rosewood Beijing, Jing Guang Centre, Hujialou, all just arrives in an intimate courtyard set- local Beijing favorites such as pork and cabbage dumplings. Chaoyang 朝阳区呼家楼一号京广中心北京瑰丽酒店 3层 (6597 8888) ting. The price (RMB120/person) matches YUE’s capacity of 108 guests spans 12 open tables and six private dining the rustic ingredients. rooms, capable of accommodating you, the extended family and more great Da Dong 大董 > Daily 12-2pm, 6-10.30pm; Gulou Dong Dajie, 67 Among the city’s most famous haunts, Xiaojingchang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大 company in ushering the auspicious occasion with excellent culinary technique Da Dong guarantees slick cuts of Beijing- 街小经厂胡同67号 (8404 1430) and exceptional flavors. style roast duck and delectable wrap fillings. The venue’s a class act and the Lost Heaven 花马天堂 (Yunnan, SE Asian) 2F, Sheraton Grand Beijing Dongcheng Hotel, 36 Beisanhuandong Lu, Dongcheng plum sauce is hard to follow. An emphasis on Yunnan characterizes this 东城区北三环东路36号金隅喜来登酒店2楼 (5798 8998) > Daily 11am-10pm; 22 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng menu’s fresh journey through the SE Asia 东城区东四十条甲22号 (5169 0328); see www.da- passage, with a grandiose yet dark teak dongdadong.com for more locations

64 | JANUARY 2020 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM LISTINGS interior. sesame balls. They’re sensational. > Daily noon-2pm, 5pm-10.30 (bar open till 1am). > Daily 10am-2pm, 5-10pm; 69 Daxing Hutong, OPEN DOOR Ch’ien Men 23, 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng 东城区交道口大兴胡同69 东城区前门东大街23号(8516 2698) 号 (6407 1800)

Middle 8 Restaurant 中8楼 * Makye Ame (Tibetan) Determined to prove that Tibetan cuisine consists of more than just yak-butter tea, the Beijing branch of this nationwide chain serves up nomadic classics such as curried potatoes and roast lamb. > Daily 10-midnight; 11A Xiushui Nanjie, Jianguomenwai, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外秀水南街甲11号 (6506 9616)

Xinjiang Red Rose (Xinjiang) * One of Beijing’s most famous Xinjiang restaurant, Red Rose serves some of the tenderest lamb skewers around, matched by enormous servings of classics like da- panji (a chicken, potato and pepper stew), latiaozi (noodles with a spicy tomato sauce) and nang (baked flatbrea). > Daily 10.30am-11pm; Inside 7 Xingfuyicun, opposite An oasis at the top of Taikoo Li, Middle 8 Workers’ Stadium North Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人 is the go-to destination for fresh authentic 体育场北门对面幸福一村7巷内 (6415 5741) Yunnan cuisine. The restaurant, stylish yet understated, has plenty of flavorsome well- WESTERN priced dishes and a killer view to boot. > Sanlitun Taikoo Li: Daily 11:00am-10:00pm, Taikoo Li Fine Dining Sanlitun South South Area F4 , Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯太古里南区4层 6415 8858 Sanlitun: Daily 11:00am- Barolo ¥¥ (Italian) * 10:00pm, 60 Meters Of No. 6 Building Sanlitun Average Italian abounds in Beijing: not South Road Chaoyang District. 三里屯店: 朝阳区三 here, though. Quite the opposite, in fact, 里屯南路6号楼南侧60米 6595 9872 6593 8970 Raffles: meaning Barolo is as well-regarded as the Daily 11:00am-10:00pm, 5 Floor Of Raffles shopping Piedmont wine it is named after. center Dongzhimen Dongcheng District. 来福士店: > Mon-Sun 11.30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm. Ritz Carlton 东城区东直门来福士购物中心5层 8409 8199 8409 8234 Hotel, China Central Place, 83A Jianguo Lu, Indigo: Daily 11:00am-10:00pm, Jiuxianqiao Road Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路甲83号华贸中心丽思卡尔顿 No.20 Indigo F2 , Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路20号颐酒店内 (5908 8151) 堤港2层 8420 0883 Fenglan: Daily 11:00am-10:00pm, Xizhimen North Street No.32 Maples International Maison Flo ¥¥ (French) * Center Blok B1 Floor Haidian 海淀区西直门大街32号 Marble slabs, mosaic floors and brass 枫蓝国际中心B座1层 6223 5583 fittings establish the Parisian bona fides; dishes like snails (RMB78), oysters (RMB48 Youyun > Daily, 10am-11pm, 63 Babaokeng Hutong, each) and steak tartare (RMB158) confirm. Beixinqiao, Dongcheng 东城区北新桥八宝坑胡同63号 The grandeur is matched only by the ser- 6407 2050 / 185 1092 0709 vice, and the prices reflect the authenticity of the experience. Yun’er Small Town 云洱小镇 > Daily 11am-midnight; 18 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang 朝 Folksy and affordable Yunnanese fare on 阳区霄云路18号 (6595 5135) Beiluoguxiang. Fragrant dishes including the jasmine bulbs with scrambled eggs, The Georg ** lemongrass shrimp and banana leaf This hutong mansion has an elegant wrapped bolete mushrooms will keep us restaurant, leather-couched lounge area, crawling back. sleek bar and sick location near Houhai. But > Daily 10am-11pm, 84 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng 东 most importantly, it has some of the most 城区北锣鼓巷84号 (8404 2407) thoughtful, innovative cuisine in town. Go for a dinner you won’t forget. Dumplings >10.30am-midnight (dinner 6-10.30pm), closed Mondays; 45 Dongbuyaqiao Hutong, Dongcheng 东 Baoyuan Jiaoziwu 宝源饺子屋城区东不压桥胡同45号 (8408 5300) Famous for their rainbow of dyed dumplings, Baoyuan have their jiaozi (six, under Héritage ¥¥ RMB10) wrapped in a larger yuanbao A French country-style chateau in the silver-ingot shape, with creative vegetarian heart of Beijing. A chef de cuisine with options and authentic Sichuan food. Michelin star restaurant experience and an > Daily 11am-10pm; north of 6 Maizidian Jie, extensive wine cellar make this Sofitel Hotel Chaoyang 朝阳区麦子店街6号楼北侧 (6586 4967) restaurant one of the best French dining experiences in town. Mr Shi’s Dumplings 老石饺子馆 > 6F Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 Since recieving a Lonely Planet recommen- Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C座 dation the prices have risen and the walls 索菲特酒店6层 (8599 6666) are covered in backpackers’ scribbles, but the fantastic dumplings – boiled and fried – TRB Forbidden City TRB 紫禁城店 ¥¥ ** are still fantastic. > No.95 Donghuamen, Dongcheng District东城区东华门大街95号(故宫东华门东侧 (6401 6676) > 74 Baochao Hutong, Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同74号 (8405 0399, 131 6100 3826) TRB Hutong TRB 胡同店 ¥¥ ** > No.23 of Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng District东城区沙滩北街嵩祝寺23号近五四大街/嵩祝寺及智珠寺 Regional (8400 2232) Crescent Moon (Xinjiang) * Mio ¥¥ Roast mutton enthusiasts go over the Glitzy Italian fare at the Four Seasons, with moon at this reputable Xinjiang Muslim a mobile Bellini cart, wheeled straight to restaurant. Eastern European and Central your table.The Chef crafts a superb squash Asian influences are evident throughout, tortellini by hand, and pampers diners with with peppery and cumin-spiced dishes desserts like the deconstructed tiramisu. livening up traditional Chinese favorites. >Daily lunch 11.30am - 2.30pm, dinner 5.30pm EUDORA STATION > Daily 10am-11:30pm; 16 Dongsi Liutiao, Dongcheng -10.30pm, Four Seasons Hotel, 48 Liangmaqiao 东四六条号 16 (6400 5281) Lu, Chaoyang, 朝阳区亮马桥路48号北京四季酒店 (5695 8888) Jia by NUO Hotel Winter Ready Featuring modern Ming elements with Grange Grill ** inspired paintings from Xu Wei, a painter, Located in the Westin Beijing Chaoyang, Hangout hub Eudora Station has been providing a charming outdoor space in calligrapher and food and wine connois- Grange Grill serves up some of the city’s Lido all summer long. In the light of winter, however, the indoor space offers a seur, the quintessentially authentic house best steak, seafood and grill offerings. The of agriculture produces, Jia Chinese restau- restaurant’s welcoming decor provides a cocoon of warmth and hearty dishes you’ll want to share with the gang. rant serves exquisite traditional Cantonese relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a cocktail or After escaping from the harsh wind outside, the mushroom chowder is an specialties in their purest form with chefs a glass of fine vintage from the extensive hailing from Hong Kong. Using the freshest wine collection. Be sure to try the ‘luxuri- instant savior. The corn bread bowl soaks up the creamy soup, delicious to the ingredients from NUO’s very own green ous oyster feast,’ where you can enjoy the last drop (and bite). The pan-roasted shrimp, meanwhile, is tender and juicy, farms, NUO Hotel Beijing provides an alter- delicacy raw, grilled or with cheese. with a punchy aroma from the garlic and vanilla. native green gourmet option in town. > Lunch: Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, Sat and Sun >Mon-Fri: 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm; Sat-Sun: 11am- 11.30am-3.pm; Dinner: Daily 5.30-10.30pm; The More filling options include the pulled beef chuck burger, made with 2.30pm, 5.30-10pm; 1/F, NUO Hotel Beijing, 2A Westin Beijing Chaoyang 7 North East Third Ring Texas-style beef brisket that’s been barbecued for over seven hours. Another Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区将台路甲2号北京诺金酒 Road, Chaoyang 东三环北路7号 (5922 8888) 店一层（5926 8281） highlight is the pork ribs, smoked Southern-style with oak, resulting in juicy Contemporary Western meat that falls clean off the bones. Da Gui (Guizhou) Guizhou’s famed hot-and-sour cuisine nes- Bistrot B Closing the meal with a caramel pumpkin pudding, you’ll realize everyone tled into a charming traditional alleyway. Rosewood Beijing’s exquisite French res- is no longer huddling for warmth, but instead, full, happy and ready for more. Munch happily into pickled greens and taurant is the sort of place chefs like to eat. don’t miss the salty-sweet deep-fried black Expect lavish luxury. Daily, 9-2am; 6 Fangyuanxi Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区芳园西路6号 (6437 8331)

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> Daily, 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30-10:30pm; 1F kitchen. OPEN DOOR Rosewood Beijing, Jing Guang Centre, Hujialou, > Sun-Thu noon-2.30pm, 6-10pm; Fri-Sat noon- Chaoyang 朝阳区呼家楼一号京广中心北京瑰丽酒店 2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, 3层 (6536 0066) Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 (5208 6030) Caribeño (Latin) Heavy Cuban influence, but there are dishes The English Tearoom英国茶房 from all over the Latin continent here. The >Daily 10am-9.30pm; 101, Bldg 10, North area of Ropa Vieja (shredded beef on potato) is Xiangyun Town, 9 Antai Dajie, Shunyi 顺义区安泰 excellent – as are the Mojitos. 大街9号院中粮祥云小镇北区10号楼101(8047 9661 / 8047 9661) Daliy 10am-7pm Creativity Garden,1 > Daily 11:30am-9:30pm, 1/F, China Overseas Plaza, 8 ; Shunhuang Lu Sunhe xiang,Chaoyang 朝阳区孙河 Guanghua Dongli, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华东里8号中海，乡顺黄路甲1号创意园内(8459 4407) 广场北楼1层 (5977 2789)

Chi (Organic, Fusion) TrEat Restaurant & Bar. Hutong set-menu dining par-excellence, Situated on the fifth floor of Oakwood with organic ingredients all locally sourced. Residence Damei Beijing with high ceilings From the owners of neighboring Saffron. and floor-to-ceiling windows, fine city > Daily, opens 10:30am, last order 9:30pm, 67 views complement the delicious a mixture Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同 of traditional European food and Western 67号 (6445 7076) comfort foods, as well as Asia dishes. >5/F, Damei Center, Bldg 1, 7 Qingnian Lu, Chaoyang COMBAL盉by Tiago District 朝阳区青年路7号达美中心1号楼5层 (8514 2211) >127-129, 1/F, Tower C, Cofco Plaza, 8 Jianguomen Neidajie, Dongcheng District 东城区建国门内大街8号 Tomacado 中粮广场C座一层127-129单元 (6528 2280) Tomacado is indeed a mash-up of ‘tomato’ and ‘avocado’ – and while you’ll certainly C Pearl (Oysters, Seafood) ¥ * find these ingredients on the menu, you This slick oyster restaurant imports fresh can also expect pleasant drinks, light soups shells from Canada, South Africa, France, and heartier main courses from this charm- USA and more – and they are well worth ing cafe. Fowers are also available for sale. the price. The fries are the best we’ve had > Daily 10am-10pm (Lunch start from 11am, Only in Beijing, beer and wine selection also afternoon tea served on Mon-Fri 2.30-5pm), No. excellent. 19/20, B1/F, Jia Ming Center, 27 Dongsanhuan Beilu, > Tue-Sun 5.30pm-2am; 14-2, Bldg 14, Shunyuanli, Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路27号嘉铭中心地下一层 Xinyuan Jie, Yansha Qiao, Chaoyang 朝阳区燕莎桥新 19/20号(6500 3354) 源街顺源里14号楼14-2号 (5724 5886) Turkish Feast Feast (Food by East) A steakhouse and traditional Turk- Bustling café with a philosophy of ‘Simple ish restaurant all in one. Turkish Feast things, done well’. International favorites, boasts dry-aged steaks, a state-of-the-art using freshest ingredients , cooked on the charcoal grill, as well as authentic Turkish spot. cuisine. This amazing combination results >Daily 6am-10.30pm, 2/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao in the best traditional kebabs in Beijing. Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒店2层 > 115, Shang, 20 Xinyuanlixi 新源里西20号楼金尚源1 8414 9820 层115 西庭秀色 (010 6468 8321)

George’s Bar & Restaurant VIC George’s Bar offers specially handcrafted Not to be confused with the notorious cocktails featuring admirable art master- nightclub of the same name, this VIC is pieces blending with copperish elements. the Sofitel Beijing’s casual dining restau- Afternoon tea set for two at CNY288 is rant. All the major world cuisines are in available from 3-5pm daily. Gentlemen’s attendance here – make sure you pay Night every Saturday that men enjoy Buy special attentions to the French-inspired 1 Get 1 on drinks. George’s Restaurant breads and pastries – as is the customary presents creative world classic cuisine Sunday champagne brunch. that revolves around local ingredients > Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 with exquisite touch that introduces an Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C座 authentic yet distinctive palette. Daily 索菲特酒店6层 (8599 6666) special menu awaits you. >Daily 11am-2.30pm; 5.30-10pm, Hotel éclat Beijing, 9 Yi House (Contemporary Western) Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号北京怡 Nestled in the confines of 798, Yi’s great 亨酒店L1 (8561 7758) tasting brunch is bettered only by their wide range of cocktails. Sundays offer jazz Georgia’s Feast brunches with lobster and champagne. The one and only Georgian restaurant in > Daily 11am-3pm, 6pm-12am; 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, 798 Beijing, bringing you amazing food from Yishu Qu, No.1 706 Houjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路 Stalin’s homecountry and the best wines 2号院798艺术区706后街1号 (6436 1818) the birthplace of wine has to offer. > 2 Sanlitun Beixiaojie 三里屯北小街2号格鲁秀色西 Wood >Daily 10.30am-11pm, Lakeside Gourmet Street, 餐厅 (010 8448 6886) Solana, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾南边湖畔美食街近南边地面 Grill 79 (Steak) 停车场 5726 8255 With views this good, Grill 79 would probably make it onto the list even if the food Stuﬀ’d (Contemporary Western) was terrible. It’s something of a bonus then The concept of Stuff’d is to simply stuff that the kitchen is superb, and supported one kind of food in another. From sausage by one of the most extensive wine lists in calzone pizzas (RMB68) to scotch eggs – it town. all works. On-site micro brewery a bonus. > Daily 6.30-10.30am, noon-2pm, 6-10pm. 79/F, China > Wed-Mon, 11:30am-2:45pm, 6-10pm, 9 Jianchang World Trade Center Phase 3, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区箭厂胡同9号 (6407 6308) Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店79楼 (6505 2299 ext 6424) Café/Deli/Sandwich Hulu Modern European Cusine by TRB Café Flatwhite 琥禄现代欧洲风格 Hailing from New Zealand, Café Flatwhite > S4-32,Taikoo Li South,19 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang uses fresh and healthy ingredients in its TURKISH FEAST District朝阳区三里屯北路19号三里屯太古里南区3层 S4-32 (6512 5701) tasty selection of sandwiches, pizzas, salads and brunch options, all served alongside Worthy Delight JF Royal Teahouse some of the best coffee in Beijing. >Daily 10am-9:30pm;B215 China World Trade Center > Open Daily, Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-9pm; 798 Dashanzi Art District Store: D09-1, No.4, 798 The enchanting Turkish Feast is looking to bring even more magic into our Tower 3, Jintong East Road,Chaoyang Beijing 北京市朝阳区国贸商城区域3 地下二层B215(8535 1625) Dashanzi Art District, Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang lives. Centuries of culinary tradition and quality ingredients are already a com- 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号 798艺术区D09-1 (5978 9067 / Jing 13051771436); Jianguomenwai Media Center Store: bination sure to add delight, but half-price deals on a delicious Turkish meal No.13 Bldg, Jianguomenwai DRC, 1 Xiushui Street, Jing Restaurant is a unique dining venue, pretty much guarantees smiles all around the dinner table. Chaoyang 朝阳区秀水街1号建国门外外交公寓13号楼 celebrating contemporary French dining 1层东北角 8532 2633 ；Jianguomenwai DRC Store: First, kick those Monday blues early with a half-price deal on all kinds of with Asian inspirations by Chef De Cuisine Building 7-1-11, 1 Silk Street, Chaoyang 朝阳区秀水街 kebab. Basic meat choices include lamb, threaded on a skewer and grilled over Julien Cadiou in a stylish setting evoking a 1号建国门外外交公寓7-1-11 (8532 2633 / 18701092189); mystical Chinese garden. FFCStore:-107,B1/F,Fortune Financial Center,5 charcoal. Tuesday is half-price pide day – that’s the long, pizza-like dish where >Daily, Lunch 12am-2.30pm; Dinner 6-10.30pm, B1/F, Dongsanhuan Zhonglu,Chaoyang District朝阳区东 the filling is placed on boat-shaped dough before baking. Wednesday brings The Peninsula, 8 Jinyu Hutong, Dongcheng District金三环中路5号楼财富金融中心1层107 (6596 9108); China 鱼胡同8号王府半岛酒店地下一层 (8516 2888 Ext 6714) Central Mall Store:L315,China Central Mall,Chaoyang half off a nice hunk of beef rib, and on Thursday, its ribeye time. District朝阳区华贸中心写字楼三层L315单元 (8588 With cozy wooden furnishing, mosaic lamps and ornate teapots, Turkish Lin’s Dining Lounge 7978)www.cafeflatwhite.com, cafeflatwhite@hotmail. > Daily 11am-10pm, 2/F, New Grand Dynasty Hotel, com, WeChat username: Cafe-Flatwhite Feast may just be the new hot dining spot in town, especially if you are looking 58 Maizidian Jie, Chaoyang 朝阳区麦子店街58号新大 for something a bit more unconventional in Beijing’s food and drink scene. Oh 宗饭店二层(6500 6766) Café Zarah (Café) * A smart new interior and menu for this and, try the raki while you’re at it – why not give yourself an extra treat? Mosto (European, South American) ¥ * longstanding cafe has propelled it from A perpetually busy lunch and evening Daily, 11am-10pm; 115, 1F, Shang, 20 Xinyuan Xili, Chaoyang 朝阳区新源西里20 hipster hangout to Gulou institution. Large, spot, thanks to chef Daniel Urdaneta’s skill airy and with a terrace for summer, the only 号金尚1层115号 (6468 8321) for modernising South American-style downside is it’s always packed. dishes like ceviche and risotto in his open

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> Daily 9.30am-midnight，42 Gulou Dongdajie, First Floor, Lee World Building (opposite Frost Italian pasta and desserts. Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街42号 (8403 9807) Nails), 57 Xingfucun Zhong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区幸 >Indigo: Daily 11.30am-10pm, Shop L173, Indigo Mall, 福村中路 57号楼利世楼 (6416 5195, 6416 268, www. Bocca Della Verita ¥ 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路18号颐 Domain 域 uncle-otis.com) Good-value homestyle Italian is the order 堤港购物中心L173商铺(6438 8772); Chaoyang Joy City: A blend of café, business center and of the day at this little-known spot in Daily 11am-10pm, 5F50/6F, Chaoyang Joy City, 101 lounge, it has a gentle buzz all of its own. The Woods * Beixinqiao. Chaoyang Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳北路101号朝阳 For privacy, Domain also provides worksta- New York native-owned, Manhattan-style 大悦城5F50/6F(8558 3892) restaurant, tucked in amongst the skyscrap- > Dinner: 5-10pm; Lunch: 10am-3pm; 3/F, 277 Dong- tions equipped with computers and ipads. zhimen Nei Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门内大街 >Daily 7am-8pm, 2/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao ers of CBD: you can’t get more Big Apple 277号三楼雍和宫大街和北新桥头条交叉处的四层商业 Opera Bombana ¥ Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒店2层 than that. 楼三楼 (6455 3832, 1391 0969 240) Head chef Umberto Bombana boasts three (8414 9830) > Daily 12pm-10pm, Central Park Tower 1, Suite 101, Michelin stars to his name, earned at his No. 6 Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝外大街6号新 Annie’s ¥ * wildly successful Hong Kong restaurant 城国际1号搂101 (6533 6380) Ricci Now a certified Beijing institution, Annie’s Otto e Mezzo. He’s the only Italian chef to Named after a 17th century Italian Jesuit serves up the city’s most reliable Italian do so outside of his native land, and cer- (duh), this creative café has a funky, kooky- Burgers fare. Delivery is free anywhere between tainly the only to have opened a restaurant meets-organic vibe and serves up some of Line 5 and the the Fifth Ring Road (call for in Beijing. the best casual western food in town, and Blue Frog > Daily, 12pm-10:30pm; LG2-21 Parkview Green Blue Frog is pleased to introduce a creative delivery prices outside this area), and can a great brunch at the Wudaokou location be ordered in English between 10.30am Fangcaodi, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大 (Chaoyang branch closed weekends). new Drinks Menu. As the new year begins, 桥路9号侨福芳草地地下2层21号 (5690 7177) this new menu will wake up everyone’s and 10.30pm from www.annies.com.cn. > 1/F, Building D, Tsinghua Science Park, 1 Alternatively, drop in to your local branch. Zhongguancun Donglu, Haidian 海淀区中关村东路1 taste buds with a bevy of specialty and > All open Daily,10.30am-11pm; Beijing Riviera: op- Ponte 号院清华科技园D座1楼 (8215 8826 ) original cocktails, mocktails, shots, beer, posite west gate of Lane Bridge Villa, Shunyi 朝阳 A cozy and vintage ambient to enjoy a wine and healthy drinks inspired by popu- 区来广营东路5号长岛澜桥别墅西门对面尚古城一楼 more high level take on Italian and Europe- The Rug (Contemporary Western, lar ingredients. (8470 4768); Lido: Jiangtai Lu, opposite United Family an cuisine. Ponte Deli offers a rich choice of Organic) * > All open Daily 10am-late; S2-30, Level 3, S2 Tower, Hospital 朝阳区将台商业街4号楼2楼和睦家医院对面 imported Italian cheese and cold cuts, but With ingredients supplied by local organic 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里 (6436 3735); Wangjing: 2F, beside the Daimler Tower, also freshly baked bread and viennoiserie. farms like Dahe and De Run Wu, and an 屯太古里南区三楼S2-30 (6417 4030) ; No.167, 1/F, 18 LSH Plaza, 8 Wangjing Jie 朝阳区利星行广场A座戴勒 Italian aperitif every Friday and Saturday emphasis on sustainability, this café’s wide Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路18号1层167 姆大厦裙楼2层近望京商业中心 (8476 0398); Chaoyang evening from 6:30pm till 8:00pm. 号 (8426 0017) ; No.125, 1/F, Bldg 1, Sanfeng(North), ranging menu has something for everyone, Park: West Gate of Chaoyang Park 朝阳区朝阳公园老 > Daily 6.30 am(for breakfasts in Ponte Deli) - Chaoyang 朝阳区三丰北里1号楼1层125号 (8561 2665) ; especially green types, bored foreign moms 西门南侧 (6591 1931); Sanlitun: China View Building, 10:00pm, 1-06, 1/F, Bldg 15, Zone 1, 6 Dongsihuan Unit 15-16, 1/F, Bldg AB, Ocean International Center, opposite East Gate of Workers’Stadium 朝阳区工体 Beilu, Chaoyang District朝阳区东四环北路六号上东商 and freelance Macbook types. 10 Jintong Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区金桐西路10号远洋光 > Mon-Fri 7.30am-10:30pm, Sat/Sun 9:30am-10:30pm; 东门对面中国红街一楼 (8587 1469); Ritan Park: Ritan 业广场滨河花园一区15号楼1层1-06 (6591 1931) 华国际中心AB座一层15 16单元 (8590 3168) Bldg 4, Lishui Jiayuan, Chaoyang Gongyuan Nanlu High Life, 3F, north of Ritan Park 朝阳区神路街39号日坛上街3-108号 (8569 3031); The Place: East of the (opposite Chaoyang Park South Gate), Chaoyang 朝 W&T BAGELS Pizza 阳区朝阳公园南路丽水嘉园4号楼(朝阳公园南门对面) Place, south of Central Park 朝阳区金桐西路10号远 Salads, Sandwiches & Pizza, Super price (8550 2722) > Additional location in Sanlitun Nan Jie 洋光华国际中心AB座1层 (8590 6428); Guomao: Ruisai La Pizza Mojito, Daily fresh Handmade Bagels. Small (see online.thatsmags.com for details) Business Building (southest of Guomao subway) 朝 Among the upper echelons of Beijing Café & Bar from Jacky’s. 阳区东三环南路2号瑞赛大厦商务楼1层 (6568 5890); pizzerias is this Sanlitun goldfish bowl >Daily 9am-midnight, 1/F, FX Hotel, 39 Maizidian Sunshine 100: Guanghua Lu, opposite Sunshine 100 TRIBE * with a wood-fired oven and Neapolitan Salads, wraps and sandwiches, and noodle Xijie, ChaoyangDistrict朝阳区麦子店西街39号富驿酒 Building 朝阳区光华路阳光100公寓对面首经贸南门店一层 185 1119 5551 (858 98366) manners. Further branches in Solana and and grain bowls are as tasty as they are pasta/salad/mains-buffet restaurant in holistic, and there are more superfoods in Assaggi ¥ * Sanlitun 3.3 one single dish than we even knew existed. German This fine Italian spot in the leafy embassy > Sanlitun Branch: daily 10.30am-3pm, 6-11pm. 1/F, Come hungry, leave basking in the warm Drei Kronen 1308 * district has one of Beijing’s best terraces for 3.3 Mall, 33 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路33 glow that comes from knowing that you 号3.3服装大厦西北角底商(5136 5582); Solana Branch: Authentic (truly – when they say 1308 they summer dining. The tagliata steak is worth are eating well. Kombucha is the icing on SA-48, 1/F, Bldg 3, Solana, 6 Chaoyang Park Road, mean it) displays of armour and brewing a return visit. the (organic, locally-sourced) cake. Chaoyang 朝阳公园西路6号蓝色港湾3号1层 SA-48 ( kits draw regular evening crowds for the > Daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-11:30pm. 1 Sanlitun Beixiao- > Daily 8am-10.30pm, 1/F, Building 3, China View 5905 6106) > SOHU Shangdu Branch: SH1112, SOHO jie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北小街1号 (8454 4508) Plaza, 2A Gongti Dong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体东路 superb pork knuckle and heavy-duty helles Shangdu, 8 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝甲2号中国红街大厦3号楼1层大厅入口南侧(8587 1899) (pale lager), wheat and dark beer (brewed 阳区东大桥路8号SOHO尚都SH1112号(5900 3112); La on-site). Bene ¥ * Pizza Buffet: 4F, Sanlitun 3.3 Mall, Chaoyang 朝阳区 Wagas (Contemporary Western) > Daily 11am-2am. 1/F, Bldg 5, China View, Gongti Chef Ricci will have you singing like a sopra- 三里屯3.3服装大厦4层 (5136 5990) Quality eats with minimal pretension. This Donglu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体东路中国红街5号楼1 no with his pork ravioli and prize-winning 层(6503 5555) stylish, no-fuss Shanghai rival to Element tiramisu. Excellent set menus (RMB588) and Tube Station Fresh offers some of the best and most extensive wine selection. Nowhere does gigantic toppen-laden pizza Bodensee Kitchen > Daily 11am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. Sheraton affordable Western lunch options in town. quite like Beijing, and these guys claim to Bodensee Kitchen is a new German Res- Beijing Dongcheng, 36 Northeast Third Ring Road, be the biggest in town. The zesty carrot-and-zucchini cake is a taurant in Beijing, located at the 2nd Floor Dongcheng District 东城区北三环东路36号(5798 8995) crowd pleaser. > Sanlitun 3.3 Branch: Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat/Sun at South German Bakery (Lucky Street). 10am-11pm, delivery Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm, Fri- > Daily 8am-10pm; S8-33, 3/F, Bldg 8, Taikoo Li South, BK’s Tavern 19 South Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯 At Bodensee Kitchen, two Germans, and Sun 11:30am-11pm 3/F, 3.3 Building, No. 33 Sanlitun one Austrian, aim to bring back authentic, BK’s Tavern shares your tiredness and Beijie, Chaoyang 三里屯北街33号3.3服装大厦3层太古里南区三层 (6416 5829) > Additional locations serves you leisure with surprises. Good in The Kerry Centre, Raffles Mall Dongzhimen (see traditional, home made German-Austrian- 3008号 ( 5136 5571, delivery 8989 177) > Additional www.thatsmags.com for details) Swiss cuisine from around the beautiful drink for an old friend of since. branches in Gongti, Beida, Beitai, Yayancun, Solana Lake of Constance region. You will find top >Daily, Mon-Sun 11am-10.30pm, 39 Maizidian Street by and Weigongcun, see www.online.thatsmags.com MOKA Bros (Contemporary Western) * quality German-Austrian-Swiss cuisine and the side of Liang Ma River, Chaoyang District 朝阳区麦 for details) 子店街39号亮马河南畔(8595 9609) Power bowls, salads and wraps are the kind a large variety of German beer and wines. And all this in a traditional and comfortable Mexican/Tex Mex of fare on offer at this trendy Nali Patio Cepe ¥ space, which also has a great selection of German restaurant setting with friendly and warm service. Bodensee Kitchen also In a city inundated with Italian offerings, The Mission cakes and pastries if you’re feeling more Cepe manages to stand out thanks to its The Mission Mexican Grill is on, well, a mis- indulgent. offers great Catering Packages and Offers – no matter whether you need a small or attention to the smallest detail – everything sion – to bring quality grab-and-go burritos > Sanlitun: Sun-Thu 11am-10:30pm, Fri/Sat 11am- from the vinaigrette to the Parma ham is and tacos to the good people of Chaoyang. 11:30pm, B101b Nali Patio South, 81 Sanlitun Beilu big Catering, Bodensee Kitchen can help import quality, and the wine is superb. Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号B101B南楼 (5208 6079) you out! Stop by for tasty, fresh Mexican dishes us- > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. The Ritz-Carlton ; Solana: Solana Lakeside Dining Street, 6 Chaoyang >2/F, South German Bakery, 27 Lucky Street, ing high-quality ingredients, and customize Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, Jinrong Jie, Park Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区湖畔美食街朝阳公园路6 Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区朝阳 your order at their burrito bar. Xicheng 西城区金城坊东街1号北京金融街丽思卡顿酒号院蓝色港湾 (5905 6259) 公园路好运街27号德南面包房二楼 (1314 685 2613) >Daily 10am-10pm, China World Mall store: NL4020, 店大堂 (6601 6666) L4 North Zone, China World Mall 朝阳区国贸商城北 American/BBQ/Grill Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant 区4层NL4020 (8535 1191); Central Park Plaza store: 7-9, Daccapo Italian Restaurant 1/F, Building 7, Central Park Plaza, 10 Chaoyang Park 博璨德国啤酒餐厅 Eudora Station 亿多瑞站 An irresistible warmth of traditional Italian South 朝阳公园南路中央公园广场A7-109 (6586 1180); Brotzeit offers its customers a unique expe- Wangjing store opening soon: 206, 2/F, RADIANCE, 6 > (Near Lidu place))No 6,Fangyuanli Chaoyang 朝阳 hospitality combines with the best in rience with authentic German cuisine and Wangjing Dongyuan, Chaoyang District 朝阳区望京区芳园西里6号(丽都广场对面)(6437 8331, 6437 8334) contemporary Western cuisine to offer world famous German beers in a casual en- a versatile meeting and dining area for 东园6号楼金辉大厦2层206单元 (6478 8660) vironment. Coupled with its contemporary Home Plate BBQ * friends, family and business associates on setting and unique brand appeal, Brotzeit Taco Bar Scruffy looks and laid-back staff belie the the 2nd floor of our the Regent Beijing. is distinct from the traditional-style German Rising from the ashes of its deceased popularity of this entry-level brick-smoker > Lunch: Mon–Fri, 11.30am-2pm; Dinner: Mon–Sun, restaurants still seen in Germany and other hutong location, the new Taco Bar is hip, barbecue joint, that blossoms in the 6-10pm, Regent Beijing, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng parts of the world. popular and able to produce some of the sunny months. Pulled-pork sandwiches District 东城区金宝街99号北京丽晶酒店 (8522 1888) > NL7006 Guomao Phase 3B, Building 17, 1 most authentic Mexican fare in town. Only are the favorites, followed by baby-back Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大翡冷翠意大利餐厅 RMB45 for three and great cocktails to rib racks. Beer and bourbons are taken Florentina 街1号17号楼国贸商城北区7层NL7006(6505 6068); F109, complement. care of, too. Florentina serves authentic Italian fare in 1/F, Grand Summit, Building 5, 19 Dongfang Donglu, > Tue-Thu 5.30pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-2.30am, Sun > Daily 11am-10pm. 35 Xiaoyun Lu courtyard (20m low-key, yet elegant surrounds. Cuisine is Chaoyang 朝阳区东方东路19号外交公寓官舍南区1层 11am-1am; 1/F, Unit 10, Electrical Research Institute, north of Xiaoyun Lu intersection, first right), high-end, the environment is relaxed. A F109 (8531 5166) Sanlitun Nan Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南路机电研 Chaoyang District 朝阳区霄云路35号院过霄云路路口, beautiful outdoor terrace makes this place 究院内10号1层 (6501 6026) 往北走20米,到第一个路口右转(5128 5584) Hacker-Pschorr Brauhaus a godsend for Lido residents. > Additional location in Sanlitun Nan Jie (see www. If you’re looking for authentic German > Daily 11-late (Kitchen serves until 10pm), 1/F, Bldg thatsmags.com for details) 2, No. 6 Yard, Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区芳园西 Q Mex Bar & Grill fare and, most importantly, German-style > Sanlitun Courtyard (across from Salsa Caribe, beer, then you can’t go wrong with Hacker- 路6号院2号楼1层(8431 0027) NOLA nearby Bookworm), Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路4号院 Pschorr Brauhaus. Made from centuries-old 机电研究院餐饮街内 6585 3828 Mercante ¥ * N’Orleans finds a dark-wood home in the recipes – and in accordance with the 1516 Old World family charm in an intimate leafy embassy area, with a jazz soundtrack, German Beer Purity Law – the brews here Palms L.A. Kitchen and Bar * (Korean- shrimp and grits, gumbo, fried chicken, hutong setting. Time (and, occasionally, are some of the finest in Beijing. Prost! Mexican fusion) jambalaya and decent-enough po’boys – service) slows with a rustic menu from Bo- > Room 3, Building 3, No 12 ,Xindonglu Chaoyang 朝 Tucked away near Gulou, this hip little yes’m. Excellent Cajun snacks, craft beers logna offering an assortment of homemade 阳区新东路12号院3号楼3门(5323 3399) hutong concept is truly one of a kind in and cocktails also make NOLA a popular pastas and seasonal mains. Beijing. Quesadillas with kimchi and bibim- watering hole. > Tue-Sun 6-10.30pm. 4 Fangzhuanchang Hutong, Paulaner Brauhaus baps with melted cheese and hot sauce. > Mon-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-11pm. 11A Dongcheng 东城区方砖厂胡同4号 (8402 5098) The grand old man of Beijing brauhauses, Guess what? It works. Killer range of classic Xiushui Nanjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区秀水南街11号 Paulaner delivers the Teutonic goods in the Tiago Home Kitchen Cali’ cocktails, too. (8563 6215) hands of lederhosen-clad staff from the Even the most exacting palettes are delight- > Daily 11:30am-midnight (closed Mondays); 14 provinces. It can be pricey but is usually The Big Smoke * ed by TIAGO, whose team prepares globally Zhangwang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区旧鼓楼大街 worthwhile, especially during Oktoberfest. 张旺胡同14号 (6405 4352) Taking the Home Plate BBQ concept and sourced ingredients and sustainably grown > Daily 11am-1am. Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao upscaling was a gourmet masterstroke. Full produce. TIAGO’s dining experience is dis- menu evenings only (also delivers rotisserie Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店 (6465 Steak 3388 ext. 5732) tinctly Italian, but its menu also offers such chicken via Uncle Otis). classics as Australian steaks and Boston lob- > Daily Mon-Sat 11am-midnight, Sun 11am-10pm. Char Dining Room & Lounge ster - plus a wide selection of salads, pizza,

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Char is a Premium Steak house; a lifestyle 院一号楼世茂工三二层202 (6416 0181); Haidian: 6-02-01 fried delights to munch alongside it. 2699) concept, modern with live entertainment Wudako U Center, 28 Chengfu Lu, Haidian District海 >Daily 5pm-1am, Ichibangai First Avenue Food to fascinate customers with a hint of class 淀区成府路28号优盛大厦6-02-01 (6262 7944) Court, Zaoying Nanli, Maizidian, East 3rd Ring Vegetarian and flair. Exceptional quality to truly reward Road, Chaoyang朝阳区东三环农展馆北路宾都苑 guests and makes Char Dining Room & The Lobby 东侧一层底商一番街内 (137 1692 7543) Lotus 莲花空间 Lounge the place to be seen. The Lobby is the heart of every Penin- > China World Shopping Mall Branch: NL4006, North >Daily, Lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner: 5.30-10pm; sula hotel, and the restyled lounge at The Korean Area of China World Shopping Mall, 1 Jianguomen Bar: 10pm-1am. 3/F, InterContinental Beijing Peninsula Beijing presents an impressive Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸 Sanlitun, 1 South Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝 setting to share the celebrated Peninsula Ai Jiang Shan 商城北区NL4006 (8527 4868); Financial Street Branch: 阳区南三里屯路1号北京三里屯通盈中心洲际酒店三 Afternoon Tea with family or friends accom- This upscale seafood restaurant proves Daily 11am-9pm, L220, 2/F, Seasons Place Mall, 2 层 (8516 0065) panied by live music. The Lobby also serves that chargrill and composure can go Jinchengfang Jie, Xicheng 西城区金城坊街2号金融街 an a la carte breakfast, plus an eclectic together. Their RMB58 bibimbap lunch 购物中心2层东侧L220 (6622 0515) Morton’s of Chicago (American) ¥¥ * selection of international and Asian favorite is an absolute bargain. Tianchu Maoxiang (Asian) Meat so tender the knife falls through it: dishes. > Daily 11am-10pm, Sat and Sun until ritzy Morton’s deserves the worldwide >Daily, 11am-11pm, After Tee 2pm-6pm 1/F, The 9.30pm; 5/F, LG Twin Towers (East Tower), 12 Like many arrivals to Beijing, this place praise. Expensive, but where else are you Peninsula, 8 Jinyu Hutong, Dongcheng District金鱼 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门 started out in Wudaokou and it’s going to get steak this good? (Try the 胡同8号王府半岛酒店一层 (8516 2888 Ext 6764) 外大街乙12号双子座大厦东塔5层 (5109 6036/6037) since made a successful migration to RMB550 set menu if you want to save cash) see www.thatsmags.com for other locations) Chaoyang. Great range of veggie fare, > Mon-Sat 5:30-11pm, Sun 5-10:30pm; 2/F, Regent IN·KITCHEN reasonably priced and they offer cook- Hotel, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng 东城区金宝街99号丽 South-East Asian ing classes as well. 晶酒店二层 (6523 7777) > Daily 10am-10pm; 19 Rm 0260, 2/F, Bldg D, Cafe Sambal (Malaysian) Chaowai SOHO, 6B Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, O’Steak When it comes to Malay-style food in a Chaoyang 朝阳门外大街乙6朝外SOHOD座2层 A well-cooked steak in Beijng isn’t all that hutong, nowhere does it better. Admittedly, 0260 (5900 1288)(see www.online.thatsmags.com rare anymore, and here we have affordable it’s something of a niche category, but then for details) but quality cuts. Don’t be fooled by the so is the food on offer. The spicy Kapitan- Veggie Table (Western, Asian) * Irish sounding name, it’s an authentic style chicken is pricey, but worth it. Proving that Beijing-style vegetarian cuisine French bistro – not a Guinness in sight. > Daily 11am-midnight. 43 Doufuchi Hutong (just is by no means the exclusive preserve of > Daily midday-midnight, Xingfu: No.55-7 Xingfucun east of Jiugulou Dajie), Xicheng 西城区豆腐池胡同43 Buddhist monks and soppy Jack Johnson Zhonglu, opposite of April courmet, Chaoyang 朝号旧鼓楼大街往东走(6400 4875) fans, this superbly honed eatery offers some 阳区幸福村中路55-7杰作大厦底商绿叶子超市斜对 of the very best sandwiches – vegetarian or 4Corners (Vietnamese, Fusion) 面 (8448 8250) ; Central Park: No.o103 building 20, otherwise – found anywhere in the city. The definitive hutong bar/restaurant? Chef Central Park, No.6 Chaowai Avenue, Chaoyang 朝阳 > Daily 10.30am-11.30pm (last order 10.30pm); 19 区朝外大街6号新城国际20号楼103 (6533 6599); shunyi: Jun Trinh took a break from his celebrity TV Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同 No.11-102 Shine Hills, No.9 Antai Avenue, Shunyi work to host this part-Vietnamese venue, 19号 (6446 2073) 顺义区后沙峪安泰大街9号祥云小镇南门 11号楼102 serving up steaming bowls of pho with (8048 5080) zesty, fresh rolls, as well as a great bar, with frequent live indie performances. 29 Grill (Contemporary Western) * BARS The go to curry house among Beijing’s > Tue-Sun 11am-2am, 27 Dashibei Hutong (near west Top-notch steak, along with just about eve- end of Yandai Xiejie), Xicheng 西城区大石碑胡同27号 homesick Indian community, this ever ry other cut of meat found in the barnyard 烟袋斜街西口附近) (6401 7797) TOP 40 BARS AND CLUBS popular no-nonsense restaurant has built in this well-priced meat-eaters’ mecca. About This guide represents our editors’ > Mon-Fri lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Mon-Sat dinner: up a solid reputation thanks to its wide Purple Haze (Thai) range of quality dishes and particularly top 40 picks, and includes some That’s 6-10.30pm (closed Sundays); Conrad Beijing, 2/F, 29 Given Beijing’s lack of white sand beaches Beijing advertisers. Bars rated(*) have North Dongsanhuan, Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路9 friendly service. Looking good after a and backpacker bars, Purple Haze has to been personally reviewed by our experts, 号2层 (6584 6270) recent rennovation and very available on make do for the best Thai experience in and scored according to the cuisine, JinShiSong online delivery. town. Has all the classics like veggie spring Spanish > Daily 11am-2:30pm, 5:30-11pm, Mon-Fri lunch buf- rolls (RMB40), papaya salad (RMB46) and experience and affordability. fet for RMB78. 2/F 2 Sanlitun Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝 curries (RMB44-180) – but our pick’s the 阳区三里屯北小街2号2楼 (6462 7255) Agua ¥ * seafood pad Thai (RMB45). Occupying the high end of Nali’s Spanish Arrow Factory > Daily 11am-11pm, 55 Xingfu Yicun, Chaoyang 朝阳 The newest craft beer taproom on the invasion, Agua excels with reasonably Japanese 区幸福一村55号 (6413 0899) priced classics like suckling pig, chorizo block, Arrow Factory is a rustic hideaway and jamon. Winner of the 2014 Golden HAGAKI 叶书 * brimming with good Anglo-Scandinavian Nyonya Kitchen (Malaysian, Nyonya) vibes (courtesy of the brew-masters) and Fork Editors’ Pick for best restaurant. Serves up a selection of signature maki This chain specializes in Nyonya style cook- > Daily Midday-2pm, 6pm-10pm. 4/F, Nali Patio, 81 rolls, as well as classics like tonkatsu, the brand’s distinctive Chinese brewed ales. ing – ostensibly Malaysian but with a mix A winning combination Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花 tempura and udon, Hagaki specializes of Chinese, South-East Asian and European 园 (5208 6188) in Californian-inspired Japanese cuisine > 38 Jianchang Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区箭 influences resulting in lots of bold flavors 厂胡同38号(6407 6308) and has a lively sushi bar. and bright colors. The interiors are just as Casa Talia by Tiago >Daily 11am-2.30pm, 1/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao loud as the flavors – this place is colorful >Daily 11.30am-9pm, 01B, 4/F, Raffles City, 1 Dongzhi- Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒店1层 8-Bit men Nan Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门南大街1号 8414 9815 – and we love it. Nyonya goes beyond the Drinking alongside multiplayer retro gam- requisite laksa and satay. 来福士购物中心4层01B 8409 4009 ing – why didn’t anyone do this sooner? Hatsune ¥ * (California Japanese) >NL5008, 5/F, North Phase, Bldg 17, China World Megadrive, Super Nintendo, N64... some Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang District Niajo ¥ * As much a California roll joint as true real gems make up an ever-growing col- 朝阳区建国门外大街1号院17号楼国贸商城北区五层 lection. Draft Kirin goes for a reasonable With homely Mediterranean influences and Japanese, Hatsune is now an old favorite NL5008 (8415 0863) a charming management, Niajo is prime among the sake-swilling, sushi-swallowing RMB25 a glass. Sanlitun smart-casual dining. Order the set, though less so among sashimi purists. Malacca Legend > Daily 1pm-2am; 13 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng 东城区北锣鼓巷13号 (159 1025 6538) paella (their star dish) together with some > Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm; 2/F, Heqiao Bldg Malaysian food with a view, this spacious tapas and be automatically transported to C, 8A Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路甲8号和乔大厦C座2层 (6581 3939) >Additional locations and airy restaurant sits on the banks of China Bar ¥¥ Spain (minus the constant sunshine). Shunyi’s Roma Lake and at a new unit in > Daily noon-10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun in Sanlitun Tai Koo Li South; Kerry Centre Mall (see Top views from the 65th floor and flash www.online.thatsmags.com for details) the heart of the city at The Place, making a drinks are the attractions on offer at this Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 great spot for their beef rendang or green (5208 6052) hip hotel bar. Inagiku * curry prawns. > Sun-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am. 65/F, Park This Beijing branch of one of Tokyo’s oldest > Daily 11am-10pm; 6 Roma Lake: 6 Luodong Lu, Hyatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国 Migas Mercado ¥ * Luogezhuang Village, Hoshayu Town, Shunyi 顺义区 A place to dance and rowl, perhaps, rather and most celebrated restaurants is as near 门外大街2号柏悦酒店65层 (8567 1838/40) to perfection as you’re likely to find. 后沙峪镇罗各庄村罗马湖东北三路6号C院 (8049 8902); than a drinks destination, TBAM, as on one Signature: Shop L203, 2/F, The Place, 9 Guanghua calls it, focuses on upscale local DJs to get Deceptively simple yet finely crafted, First Floor Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路9号世贸天阶2层L203 First Floor is like that friend who’s too the party started. Good-enough cocktails are the handmade Inaniwa udon (RMB80) (6587 1393) offered but mostly it’s about the music, man is not to be missed. popular to properly enjoy their company. >Daily 11.30-3am, 7th Floor, North Zone, China World > Daily 11am-3pm, 6-10.30pm; Rm 315, 3/F, Park Makan Kitchen At weekends, it gets aggressively full, with Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang District 朝 Life, Yintai Centre, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, A unique restaurant offering varied South- regulars and the passing tourist trade all 阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城三期北区7层 (6500 7579) Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街2号银泰中心悦生 baying at the bar. A good place to meet 活3层315室 (8517 2838) east Asian flavors and Chinese cuisines. Tuck into a buffet featuring regional Asian new friends, perhaps. Asian > Daily, 4pm-late, Sanlitun Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳 Sake Manzo * stations, a dedicated fresh juice bar and live stations to whet your appetite. With a 区三里屯北小街 (6413 0587, first.floorbeijing.com) Indian The barmen here are serious about their sake. Boasting one of the best beautiful private dining room for functions or meetings in comfort and style, Makan El Nido * Raj stocked drinks cabinets in town with Kitchen is the perfect venue for a relaxing The first hutong hang-out to patent the Tucked away in musty old building just un- over 60 different sakes on offer, this get-together or a delightful weekend fridge-full-of-cheap-imports formula, El derneath the drum tower, this curryhouse super-cool little eatery is the perfect brunch. Nido inspires a loyal following, particularly may look Chinese but everything on the place to unwind after a hard day’s toil. in summer. The roast leg of mutton place The sashimi is fresh to the cut, and the >Mon-Fri, Breakfast: 6-10am, Lunch: 11.30am- menu is authentic Indian, espcially the 2.30pm, Dinner: 6-10pm; Sat-Sun, Breakfast: 6-11am, next door is one of the best locally. beer-marinated chicken is out of this rather fine naan. Lunch: 12-2.30pm, Dinner: 6-10pm, 2/F, Main Tower, > Daily 6pm-late, 59 Fangjia Hutong, Dongcheng 东城 > Daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm, 31 Gulou Xidajie world. One of the very best and least Hilton Hotel, 1 Dongfang Lu, Dongsanhuan Beilu, 区方家胡同50号(158 1038 2089) Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼西大街31号 (6401 1675) appreciated restaurants in town. Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路东方路1号北京希尔顿酒 > Daily 6pm-midnight. 7A Tuanjiehu Beisantiao, 店2层 (5865 5020) Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 ¥ * Ganges Chaoyang 朝阳区团结湖北三条甲7号(6436 1608 The bar that began the whole Beijing mi- We’ll take the risk of making a bold state- Singapore Seafood crobrewing frenzy (yes, frenzy) specializes ment: Ganges Indian Restaurant has one of Yotsuba ** > China World Shopping Mall Branch: Daily 11am- in idiosyncratic, local-style brews (RMB25- the best menus in town. At Ganges, every It doesn’t come cheap (tasting menu 10pm, NL4010, North Area of China World Shopping 40) with intriguing flavors – their Sichuan dish comes with a story, taking diners on RMB1,000), but what would you expect Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建 peppercorn ale was memorably good. a culinary journey through the flavors of from some of the best sushi in town? 国门外大街1号国贸商城北区NL4010 (8595 0251/8595 Reservations used to be recommended India with its original and authentic offer- Buttery and meaty fatty tuna sashimi is 0361); Parview Green Branch: Daily 11am-10.30pm, for their original hutong brewhouse, but ings. Sample the huge menu with their buf- a cut above. 1/F, Tower C, Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, the opening of a wildly popular new pub fet lunch at the Sanlitun and CBD locations > Dongcheng: Tue- Sun 11.30am-11pm. Sanlitun Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号侨福芳草地购物中心C on Xinzhong Lu has shifted most drinkers for just RMB60 per person. branch: 2 Sanlitun Bei Xiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳座1层(东大桥地铁站) ( 8518 8811) there instead. > Daily 11am to 10.30pm; Dongzhimen Branch: 2/F, 区三里屯北小街2号 (6464 2365); Lido branch: 2F, > Gulou: 5pm-late, Tue-Fri, 2pm-late Sat-Sun 2-10pm, 28 Dongzhimen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区东直门 No.9-3, Jiangtai Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区将台西路 Susu (Vietnamese) 6 DouJiao Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区豆角胡同6号外大街28号2层 (6417 0900) ; Lidon store: 38 Fangyuan 9-3号2层 (8420 0998) The first step is finding it. Follow that up (5717 1399) ; Sanlitun: Daily 11:30am-2pm; Sun-Thu Xilu, Jiuxianqiao, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥芳 with a dreamlike renovated courtyard, ex- 5pm-midnight, Fri /Sat 5pm-1am, B12 Xinzhong Street 园西路38号 (5135 8353 / 8430 8700); CBD: 138A, B1/F, Sui Ka tensive wine list and a listing of top-notch 新中街乙12号 (6416 6887, www.greatleapbrewing. The Place, 9Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District朝阳区 Is this what after-work hangouts are Vietnamese curries, banh mi sandwiches, com) 光华路9号世贸天阶1号楼 (6587 2999); Shimao Dept like in Japan? We’re not sure, but we stews, soups and la Vong fish. Store: Room 202, No.1 Shimao dept store, Gongti hope so: This charming izakaya nails > Tue- Sun 11.30am-11pm; 10 Qianliang Hutong Heaven Supermarket Beilu, Chaoyang District朝阳区工人体育场北路十三号 it when it comes to sake selection and Xixiang, Dongcheng 东城区钱粮胡同西巷10号 (8400 A purgatory of bottles, bongs and bedrag-

68 | JANUARY 2020 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM LISTINGS gled English teachers, Heaven sells the > Daily 9pm-2am. 311 Jiangtai Lu (opposite Lido and ramped floor makes for decent it also makes good drinks and attracts cheapest alcoholic takeaways in town. You Hotel East Gate), Chaoyang 朝阳区将台路311 sound and sightlines. international electronica DJs. can also hang around and appreciate the 号 (6438 5581) > Bldg T8, MOMA, 1 Xiangheyuan Lu, > Thurs-Sat 9pm-6.30am. 100m north of Worker’s afterlife (clientele) if you want. Caveat: the Dongzhimenwai, Dongcheng (next to MOMA Stadium West Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场西 food is straight from Hell’s own kitchen. Slow Boat Sanlitun Brewpub ** Cinemateque) 东城区东直门外香河园路1号当代门向北100米 (139 119 77989) > Daily 11-4am. 14 Xindong Lu (next to The James This popular microbrewery is a Beijing MOMA园区T8楼北百老汇电影中心北侧 (8400 4774) Joyce), Chaoyang 朝阳区新东路14号 (6415 6513) classic (if you haven’t tried the Zombie MIX Pirate Pale Ale yet, then what are you Temple 坛 * A bit like a trip to the Forbidden City, Mix Hidden Lounge * doing?). Other things to love: quality ales Probably the manliest venue in town, this is one of those places in Beijing you have Although frustrating to find, Hidden that change each season, a massive three- dimly lit and unventilated space is owned to experience before you leave. Not much Lounge rewards the intrepid with good art- story space, and some of the best burgers by rockers (Gao Xu, Gao Jian and Clement is forbidden in this underground hip-hop work and comfortable seating, suggesting in town. Burger) and known for late sets of hard disco palace and if you don’t leave with a Kasbah, plus well-made drinks at great > Daily, 11am-late; 6 Nan Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳 rock, punk and ska, with weekend gigs hook-up in tow then you’re doing some- prices (wine from RMB100 a bottle, mix 区南三里屯路6号 (6592 5388) and DJ sets every fortnight. It offers a long thing very wrong. drinks from RMB25). You’ll probably have drinks menu, with plenty of cheap pastis > Daily 8pm-6am, Inside Worker’s Stadium North to call them to find it, though. Glen ¥ and shooters, but you’ll probably stick to Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场北门内 (6506 9888, > Daily 6pm-1am. Room 101, Bldg 8, CBD Apartments, Experiences can vary at Glen (we’ve the RMB15 draught. 6530 2889, 150 1138 2219, [email protected]) Shuanghuayuan Nanli Erqu, Chaoyang 朝阳区双花园 endured poor service and drinks that are > Daily, 7pm-late. Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie, 南里二区CBD公寓8号楼101屋 (8772 1613) scandalous at the price), which is located in Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B楼202 (131 Vics a decidedly downbeat compound. But whis- 6107 0713) Separated at birth from its identical twin brother, Mix, this is the definition of Gongti Jane’s & Hooch ¥ * ky lovers have been known to swear by its Yugong Yishan 愚公移山 * sweatbox meat-market chic at its very Acclaimed by some foreign press as one selections and dark, intimate atmosphere. We’ve lost more body weight than we’d finest. The Chinese love it – as do moody of the best bars in the world (cough), this See for yourself. care to remember in YY’s mosh pit. Fortu- Russians and jailbait students – helping Vics not-so-plain Jane has been at the vanguard >Daily 6.30pm-2am. 203, 2/F, Taiyue Suites Hotel nately, almost all the acts – usually hip-hop to become one of the most infamous clubs of the South Sanlitun gentrification. It Beijing, 16 Nansanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区南三里屯 DJs, emo rocks and obscure indie outfits in the capital. serves RMB60-80 measures of your favorite 路16号泰悦豪庭2楼203室 (6591 1191) from across the globe – were worth it. The Prohibiotion-era hooches in a fanstastic > Daily 8.30pm late, Inside Worker’s Stadium North upstairs bar area is a refuge from the sweat Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场北门内 (5293 0333) speakeasy atmosphere, with attentive staff Glen Classic ¥ glands below. and unimpeachable cocktails. Tucked away in the grounds of Face hotel, > Daily 7pm-late. 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu (100m west of > Daily 8pm-2am, Courtyard 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang Glen Classic is a Japanese-owned whisky Zhangzizhong Lu subway station), Dongcheng 东城 Sports Bars 朝阳区工体北路4号院 ( 6503 2757) bar where discerning drinkers can sink 区张自忠路3-2号(6404 2711） into an arm-chair, glass in hand, and while The Local * Formerly Brussels, this beery bar has come Jing-A Brewpub ** away the hours. Huge range of whiskies Hotel Bars In just a few years, these guys developed and rums are personally selected by expert into its own, with large (yet strangely from shady guerrilla brewers to upstanding owner Daiki Kanetaka – let him recommend Atmosphere ¥¥ unobtrusive) screenings of sports and publicans with their own range of souvenir you something special. Beijing’s highest bar, on the 80th floor of political events, a pub quiz, quality fare and T-shirts. Their bar is a peach: a bricks-and- > Mon-Sat, 7pm-2am, reservation required, the 1,082-ft China World Tower, offers 300+ a nice selection of draughts and cocktails. mortar brewpub, which is large, warm and minimum spend RMB200, Face Hotel Courtyard, 26 swanky cocktails from RMB65 with 360-de- Try the Bourbon Street Ice Tea – you won’t sociable, and has up to 16 different beers Dongcaoyuan, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体南路东草园26 gree views of the 700AQI PM2.5. need another. > Daily 11-2am. 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体 on tap. 号 (6551 6788) > Mon-Fri noon-2am, Sat and Sun noon-4am. 80/F, 北路4号院 (6591 9525) > 57 Xingfucun Zhong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区幸福村 China World Summit Wing, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, 中路57号 Trouble Bar Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号北京国贸大酒店80 Beijing’s leading venue for imported craft (6505 2299 ext. 6433) Paddy O’Shea’s * Mao Mao Chong ** beers. Stocks a large draft selection and An entire Irish-themed pub, which could The cocktails at Mao’s – such as their an even larger selection of bottles. Also Centro ¥ easily been trasnsported, untouched, from sublime ‘Mala’ Mule, a Sichuan peppercorn- does a nice line in creative cocktails, if Although it’s no longer quite the go-to a back alley in Limerick and gently depos- infused vodka drink that’s a long way from brews aren’t your thing. Conveniently place for beautiful people it once was, Cen- ited in central Beijing. With plenty going Moscow – are unique infusions using located next to Gung-Ho, hosts a full-sized tro still draws a cute crowd with its nightly on, including pub quiz and sports. local ingredients and know-how. Grungey foos-ball table, darts, and plenty of TV’s to jazz performaces, spacious and recently > Dongzhimen: Daily 10am-late, 28 Dongzhimenwai without being grimey, Mao’s eschews flash accommodate any event, meetings, and renovated lounge areas and classic drinks Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区东直门外大街28号 (6592 gatherings. like the blue-cheese martini. 6290); Sanlitun: 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Back while still keeping it real. And those pizzas. Street 三里屯北路43号同里二层 (6415 0299) > 2-101, China View Building, 2B Gongti Donglu, > Open 24 hours. 1/F, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua > 12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng 东 V Sports Spacious, comfortable, huge 城区交道口南大街板厂胡同12号 (6405 5718, www. Chaoyang (Next To Gung-Ho) 朝阳区工人体育场东路 Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路1号北京嘉里大饭店1层 screens and no rowdy drunken cretins, V maomaochongbeijing.com) 乙2号中国红街2-101叫板比萨隔壁 (8590 0390, trouble- (6561 8833) [email protected], www.trouble.bar) Sports makes a claim for the champion of Beijing sports bars. Mesh ¥ MEI Yun Summer Lounge One of the livelier hotel bars in town, > Daily 5.30pm-6am, Gongti North Gate East side, Whether it’s an early evening cocktail or a Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北门内东侧 (5293 0333) late-night infusion, Mesh’s moody interior The only open-air roof lounge in Wangfu- MEI has a nightly band, serves creatively and underground soundtrack draws the jing gets set for sunset with hand crafted delicious cocktails and overlooks the bright young things (and on LGBT Thurs- cocktails paired with beautiful Beijing CCTV ‘trousers.’ Don’t leave without try- days, quite a few old things, too). views, modern Mediterranean sharing ing the frightfully delicious Panjiayuan > Daily 5pm-1am. Building 1, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang plates and chilling DJ tunes. Bramble. 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he Tang Dynasty (618–907) was the golden age of poetry in China with the emergence of great poets such as Li Bai and T Du Fu and a large number of masterpieces that have been passed down for thousands of years. The Tang poems fully embody the artistic features in syllable harmony and pithy wordings of ancient poetry. Great achievements were made in paintings in the Tang Dynasty as well. ‘Painting in poetry’ and ‘poetry in painting’ were the

the unique aesthetic ideals and cultural spirit of the Chinese nation. Thiscommon book pursuit contains of 80poets selected and painters poems andof the translations Tang Dynasty, of Mr. reflecting Xu Yuanchong in a bilingual format, complimented by paintings from the era that echo the artistic concept of the verse. The book aims to help readers to discover and enjoy the beauty of Chinese culture with a combination of select artistic works.

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Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries 12.22~1.20 1.21~2.19 2.20~3.20 3.21~4.20

January will be a troubling month for You’re a stickler for mess and you’re Stuff yourself as much as you can A new year means new resolutions and you Capricorn, as you will feel lost in a struggling with less stringently clean in the early days of January. Your the best change you can make is by current of ambitions. Stay positive and roommates. Put your foot down this most important time will come at divesting yourself from the unhealthy, the clouds will part. Disorder comes month and make sure you all chip in the end of the month, and you should toxic elements in your life. With great before order, and we’re positive that with the recycling. Tell them it’ll be be sufficiently full of delicious changes comes great responsibility, the storm will soon give way to brisk good practice for when the recycling zhajiangmian when it arrives. so we recommend taking a break and clear blue skies. rules kick in next year. from your phone. Douyin isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo 4.21~5.21 5.22~6.21 6.22~7.22 7.23~8.23

Get on top of your work schedule, You’ve been burning the candle at both Put plans to launch the next big You’re right Leo, it doesn’t really feel Taurus. Procrastination often means ends, Gemini. Take a trip to the West shared bike company to rest. The time like a new year. While work is for sure longer periods of stress, so buy a daily of China this January to meditate on has already passed. Focus on that stressful, you’re worried more about planner and stick to it. That way you your goals for 2020. You need to sit other project in the back of your mind; your pet’s increasing rolls. Grab your can schedule evenings at the local back and ponder what you really want shared turtles. Everyone needs a turtle loved one’s furry fat face and look boozer with friends slugging baijiu, or in your future, apart from a Tinder date in their life. deep into its loving eyes. Vow to take remember to catch the latest Chinese that doesn’t run away when you tell better care of each other in 2020. blockbuster at the cinema with your them you’re a Gemini. significant other.

Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius 8.24~9.23 9.24~10.23 10.24~11.22 11.23~12.21

You’re in need of a regular dose of The start of the year is the best time January is one of your favorite months Known for your spontaneity, money endorphins, as you seek to move to try something new, like Chinese ink of the year. With a nice Christmas worries have been weighing you down into a more optimistic headspace. painting. It’s therapeutic, easy to pick trip home in the bag, turn towards of late. Delete the Taobao app from Whether it’s a 30-minute walk around up and brings out your creative side, setting goals for the year. Set yourself your phone, stick to more traditional the hutongs or more strenuous yoga Libra. Use it to stimulate creativity in reasonable aims, lay off the Eleme and methods of purchase and make daily sessions, make sure that you stay your work, relationship and social life shape up for a successful 2020. trips to your wet market for dinner. limber and loose to begin this new this January. This will set you up for an economically year. sound month.

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