Is China Ready for a Cashless Future?

SCAN HERE How soon will China go fully cashless?

ILLEGAL TENDER What Happened to China’s Bitcoin Boom

CRACKING THE QR CODE We Try Beijing’s Staffless Stores

Is China Ready for a Cashless Future?

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My landlord likes to collect things – which is convenient for me, because I don't. So when he asked if I had any leftover change from my recent trip to South Korea, I was happy to give him my useless won. Then I looked into my wallet and noticed I had coins from Japan and Hong Kong – both trips I took several months ago – to give him too. Wouldn’t it be easier if all of this were digital? China just may be the first country to find out. In this month’s cover story (p. 40), Dominic Ngai asks the experts when the think China will become fully cashless (and uncovers some thorny privacy issues along the way); I catch up with those in China’s Bitcoin industry to see how increased legislation has impacted them; and Jonty Dixon and Edoardo Donati Fogliazza give you their run-down of Beijing’s new-fangled staffless (and, of course, cashless) stores. Keep your phone charged, readers. Elsewhere in the magazine, Dominique Wong speaks with Belgian architect Kris Provoost about the future of China’s buildings (p. 10), Erica Martin dives into the controversy surrounding Roseann Lake’s new book, Leftover in China (p. 30), and Jonty Dixon introduces us to Beijing’s latest brewery (p. 60).

Until next month,

Noelle Mateer Editor-in-Chief

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7 ELEVEN’S A CROWD Foreigner limits strike Wudaokou bars

9 REAL TALK Young and old people on whether overseas travel is safe

15 THE WORD ON THE STREET …this month, a slang term about self-deprecation 7

16 LIFE & STYLE 19 SCENE & HEARD New openings include a design store and a co-working space 20 GREAT WALLS A boutique hotel with a focus on well-placed dividers 22 UP IN THE AIR 19 Smart bags for the smart traveler

26 ARTS 27 YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL James Blunt gets deep and meaningful with us 30 HEATING UP LEFTOVERS The literary controversy surrounding a new book about shengnü

38 LISTEN UP Three new albums to check 38 out this month

54 EAT & DRINK 57 MIFAN OR MAFAN? Hot takes on hot Beijing restaurants 58 SALAD SCANDAL Slick design replaces marketing stunts gone awry 60 HEAVENLY LITTLE CREATURES 57 A new (Aussie) craft beer joint

4 | APRIL 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 40 CASH ME OUTSIDE What are the consequences of China’s increasingly cashless society?

10 A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE An architect documents China’s weird buildings

32 BACK TO THE ART Our guide to Art Beijing 2018

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TOUCH THE SKY The end of an era for Beijing’s iconic buildings, p10

Generation Gap Driverless Cars Chinese Urban Dictionary p8 p9 p15 TALES OF THE CITY 7 - - - APRIL 2018 | | APRIL WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Meanwhile, up the road at perennial stu at perennial road up the Meanwhile, But for now, looking around Lush, it seems looking around now, But for Though the Wudaokou measures were were measures the Wudaokou Though the first-ever reported occurrence of a limit occurrence reported the first-ever increased memory, in recent on foreigners political during large security measures nothing new, in the capital are gatherings being a common target. Chao, with nightlife currently of a Beijing nightclub an employee us that during tells renovation, undergoing doors clubs’ “front Sessions, several the Two open. It’s are closed, but the back doors are these kinds of places of enter common for And last tainment [during political events].” during shut down a number of bars were fall, of the Communist the 19th National Congress Party. business as usual. like dent hangout Lush, a noisy din permeates the din permeates dent hangout Lush, a noisy me A staff member tells booze-infused air. a over down taken sign was that the infamous that,rather says ago. Another employee week limit on numbers, the than impose a strict be not to the bar warned local police simply Sessions the Two during crowded” come “too reasons.” “safety for

– - - On March 20, the final day of the Two of the Two 20, the final day On March door. front Pizza’s on Pyro is no flyer There us himself tells man sitting by A fair-haired been unwarranted, have may The warning hibited more than ten foreigners from visit from foreigners than ten more hibited sneak in one to wanted They ing a restaurant. more.’ subway outside Wudaokou Sessions, the area a beefed-up is bustling with students, though is noticeable. security presence is and the restaurant evening It’s a Tuesday is confused. half-full. The waitperson barely and she at Pyro working It’s her first night about a ban. “Besides,” anything heard hasn’t a party of at least a pointing to she says, – taking foreigners dozen people – ostensibly one side of the room. tables across up three “Look at them all.” unaware he is in Beijing on business and was about it just now heard of the ban. “I only called me on the phone to friend my when says. native the Welsh me about it,” warn people chatting overhear we outside Pyro yet limit. about the supposed foreigner a SWAT team bundling out the back of a van, out the back of a van, bundling team a SWAT 11 are ‘When there the text: accompanied by a Another featured Pizza.’ in Pyro foreigners poster Eleven Ocean’s photoshopped crudely pro ordinance City Eleven: dubbed: ‘Pyro’s ------

The memes soon followed. One depicted One depicted The memes soon followed. Both restaurants are popular among for popular among are Both restaurants The notices said the policy would be in The notices said the policy would establishment de the two Managers from greeted the stipulations with a mixture of be the stipulations with a mixture greeted spread quickly online among expats, who who online among expats, quickly spread musement and worry. living in the neighborhood, and the news and the news in the neighborhood, living eigners, particularly international students students international particularly eigners, dents from being the target of attacks. being the target dents from time as the Two Sessions, a series of politi time as the Two the meas with one of the owners, spoke who stu international protect to intended was ure effect through March 22 – roughly the same 22 – roughly March through effect That’s, how to speak on the record clined to blog SupChina.com, news to according ever, allowed inside the restaurant was 70 total. 70 total. was inside the restaurant allowed given time. given that the number of people notice also stated a maximum of 10 foreigners inside at any inside at any a maximum of 10 foreigners Lush’s across scrawled cal meetings. Writing owned by the same people, would only allow allow only the same people, would by owned stating that the two businesses, which are are businesses, which stating that the two on the front doors of Lush and Pyro Pizza doors of Lush and Pyro on the front taken on March 10 showed notices posted notices posted 10 showed on March taken foreigners allowed on their premises dur on their premises allowed foreigners Sessions last month. Photos Two ing China’s area Wudaokou restricted the number of the number restricted Wudaokou area Two popular hangouts in Beijing’s student popular Two

by Dominique Wong and Jonty Dixon Dominique Wong by LIMIT’ SPARKS CONTROVERSY CONTROVERSY SPARKS LIMIT’

WUDAOKOU BARS’ ‘FOREIGNER AND MEMES THE BUZZ

GENERATION GAP Do you think it’s safe for Chinese nationals to study abroad, considering recent news about students going missing in the UK? ZHANG, 24

SNOW PROBLEM

“I believe we cannot reason in terms of whether – snowfall of the season. foreign countries are safe or not because danger is A woman takes a selfie during the first – and only photo by Zheng Zhong everywhere, and will always be present. We have to be conscious of the fact that danger simply exists, and that our responsibility is to protect ourselves.

instance, while in Africa, in an unfamiliar environment,When I wastravel more abroad prudent I take and specific alert. precautions: I believe that for to state that a country is not safe is simply a truism that also applies to China, India and to any other place. Furthermore, saying this does not mean they are completely unsafe. If we really want to put forward the issue of safety, then no country is ever ‘safe’ in its own right.” LEI, 43

THE VOICE OF CHINA VOICE OF CHINA

What is it? A Chinese reality TV What is it? A new broadcaster super singing competition. entity. “I think China is a comparatively safer environment Years active: July 2012-October Years active: It was announced last month for students [because] it’s able to impose a high de- 2015. in a Communist Party document. gree of control both on its internal population and on its borders. This allows citizens to feel safer, but Who is The Voice of China? Who is the Voice of China? also heightens their sensitivity towards the issue of Bruce Liang was the winner A merger between three of the country’s security when they go abroad. On whether to study of season 1; Li Qi, season 2; VS largest state-run national networks: abroad or not, I think it’s all a matter of priority and Diamond Zhang, season 3; and China Central Television, China Radio whether a person values their career or safety more. Zhang Lei, season 4. International and China National Radio. But I would still encourage Chinese students to visit Aim: Aim: “To improve journalism and public- other countries. Personally I would choose safer des- ity,” according to Xinhua. tinations, such as the US, which I think is safer than Logo:To find A China’shand holding next superstar. a micro- Europe, but also Japan and Singapore, which can of- phone and making the peace sign. Logo: Yet to be unveiled. fer high-quality education as well.” Number of finalists: 16 per season. Number of employees: More than 14,000. As told to Edoardo Donati Fogliazza

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LICENSE TO DRIVE

Last month, Beijing city authori- of licenses to conduct open road teststies granted for driverless Baidu thevehicles first lot in the capital. The tech company, which has been working on developing AI technology, will be testing its Apollo autonomous …is the number145 of consecutive days that Beijing went without driving technology in accord- “effective precipitation” before 2mm of snow and sleet dusted ance with regulations released the capital on St. Patrick’s Day last month. The snowfall marked last December, which state that the end of the longest dry spell recorded in Beijing in 47 years. vehicles must complete over According to the weather bureau, the last time Beijing saw a sig- 5,000km of training in designated areas outside Beijing’s Fifth spell was recorded from October 1970 to February 1971, when the Ring Road. capitalnificant experienced amount of precipitation 114 days without was on precipitation. October 23. A similar dry

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The Photographer Documenting

interviewChina’s by Dominique Wong, ‘Weird images by Kris Architecture’ Provoost Era

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Previous page: Linked Hybrid, Beijing (Steven Holl Architects) These pages, L-R: China Pavillion at Expo 2010, Shanghai (He Jingtang); Bund SOHO, Shanghai (GMP Architekten); Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou (Rocco Design Architects)

work as an architect and my photography are very complementary in that sense. Both

Whypassions did youinfluence choose each to focusother. on just a slice of each building?

Taking the buildings out of context, all that’s left is the different shapes, textures, patterns and colors, so it’s easier to focus and see what makes the building stand out. However, architecture is all about context and how it sits in the city. [As] these ele-

in photography, I’d rather use video to documentments are ratherthe [full] difficult architecture. to truly So,capture in this From Chaoyangmen’s Galaxy SOHO to That’s: What was the inspiration behind photoseries I focus [more] on the aesthet- Guangzhou’s Opera House, China’s iconic your ‘Beautified China’ photo series? ics. buildings are indelible marks on the coun- I went for a rather strong blue tone in the try’s cityscapes. The last decade, especially, KP: - has seen a proliferation of otherworldly tion I’ve created over the past eight years. and give a much ‘fresher’ look. As we all structures, and in 2016, China’s State It documents‘Beautified my China’ footsteps is a photothrough collec the know,pictures China to camouflage has a serious the smog real conditions problem. Council said that new urban planning country, and sort of encapsulates my career guidelines would forbid the construction of as both an architect and a photographer. Indeed. Do you have a favorite building in “bizarre” and “odd-shaped” buildings that After years of working and living here, I Beijing and in China? lacked character or cultural heritage. could see certain trends developing. I was But for Kris Provoost, the buildings are photographing the iconic structures built My all-time favorite in Beijing – and China more than a fascination. Having lived in by “starchitects” throughout China after in general – is undoubtedly the CCTV China for over seven years, and worked at the country’s massive building boom. Some Headquarters by OMA/Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren. I lived and worked close by Ole Scheeren, the Shanghai-based architect them, or established them. It was clear for many years, [and] it amazes me every firms like Zaha Hadid Architects and Buro- thatof the there buildings was a overtookshift from cities, iconic redefined Chinese time I look at it. struction boom. The Belgium native brings architecture toward subtler regeneration hisis a keenfirsthand designer’s witness eye to to the his country’s ongoing conar- interventions, and I was documenting it. So, What makes it so special?

China,’ photos of which can be seen on of a period that will long be remembered in It’s a unique project, from an engineer- thesechitecture pages. photography We chat with project Provoost ‘Beautified about China’s‘Beautified architectural China’ has scene. become an overview ing point of view, but also from a [visual] Besides being a status update of the icon- - why the CCTV Headquarters is so extraor- ic architecture boom in China, the series ments, for me, which showed the impact dinary.the superficiality of iconic buildings and is also very much a research project. My andpoint uniqueness of view. There of this are colossal two defining building. mo

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I will never forget riding on the [Third It’s interesting that iconic architecture Ring Road] at golden hour, and seeing the sort of elevates itself from architecture’s buildings were erected adjacent to it. But, sunrays peek through the large opening. main purpose of serving its users. Much assiasts. a consequence, Higher quality it also residential made the and hous office- No building plays better with sunrays than like the Guggenheim made Bilbao famous, ing prices skyrocket, as the area became a - and became an expression on its own well sought after place to live. ing moment for me was seeing the backlit [Editor’s note: the ‘Bilbao effect,’ which In a way, this type of architecture is the CCTV Headquarters. Another defin denotes how the Guggenheim museum revi- a gift for the area, but also a poison for appeared after an intense all-nighter at talized the Spanish city, and is now used in affordability. So, in many ways, iconic profile rise up when the first light of day general to describe the cultural impact of architecture is seen as a success by group buildings on their respective cities], archi- A, while it is despised by group B. On the Inthe the office. text accompanying your photo tecture in China draws people to certain essay you write: “Nowadays architects areas or even can establish new districts. making a place become liked. or visitors in general know better where For example the Wangjing SOHO pro- other hand, it is also a superficial way of that new Steven Holl or Zaha Hadid is in ject, designed by Zaha Hadid, sort of gave How do you envision the future of archi- a city, [instead of where an] ancient tem- life to the Wangjing area. While there tecture in Beijing? ple is located. Can this be called success were already many things happening in or just superficiality?” Does it have to be Wangjing, [the SOHO building] sort of gave My observations show it will be less one or the other? a reason to hop on a quick trip there – at iconic, or at least I hope. Beijing has least for architects or architecture enthu- many qualities that should be cherished

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Clockwise from top left: Wangjing SOHO, Beijing (Zaha Hadid Architects); CCTV Headquarters, Beijing (OMA/Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren); Harbin Grand Theatre, Harbin (MAD Architects)

instead of being wiped away for another paced video about recently completed tecture enthusiasts can learn something iconic building that could have been architecture. We visit the project and de- new that makes them think and form built anywhere else. The ‘iconic decade’ scribe how the space feels, what the gen- opinions when they visit a building by was a way of maturing the city, to get it eral atmosphere is like and how people themselves. ready for the next decade. The buildings interact with the project. We ask people are used for marketing purposes, [like] what they think of the building and if it What are you working on right now? lives up to their expectations. When we Perhaps Beijing can try to uplift its own started out, we tried to break the current Professionally I’m working on various pro- livingprofiling quality the city for itsin internationalmillions of residents, media. architecture media ‘rules.’ While many jects across China. Regarding photo and instead of trying to appeal to visitors. architects talk and design with ‘the peo- video, I’m seeing growing interest in what ple’ in mind, it is very seldom questioned we are doing with #donotsettle. Of course, In addition to ‘Beautified China,’ you also once the building is completed. Our aim have a video project called #donotsettle. is to give a more honest portrayal of the China’ archive. There are still many build- What’s it about? architecture. What you see in the video ingsI’m also I would always like expanding to add to themy set!‘Beautified is how the building is on a normal day – #donotsettle is a project I run together To see more of Provoost’s work, with fellow architect Wahyu Pratomo. to the public, when conditions would be visit www.instagram.com/krisprovoost What we basically do is make short, fast- ideal.rather We than hope before that it’s with officially our videos opened archi -

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We’re not sure if it's life that’s Quora) asked why people zihei, become harder or kids that have the answer with the most votes gotten weaker, but sarcasm alone was: “because it turns weak- nesses into weapons.” mechanism. Now we need zihei Zihei is also an effective way asis nowell. longer a sufficient coping to take criticism. Even Jack Ma, Literally meaning “to self- the last person in the world to blacken,” zihei is the practice of be called a failure, had to zihei to making fun of your own weak- get out of a few pickles. In 2013, nesses before they can be used Alibaba said it sold 2 million against you. It is saying “no girl pairs of underwear on Singles’ will ever like me” before some- Day, which could cover an area one can ask you if you have a of 3,000km. When the Internet girlfriend. It is saying “your car found out that it meant each zihei /zì hēi / 自黑 v. to self-deprecate, to put oneself down is worth more than my kidney” pair would have to be 1.5 meters before someone can ask you long, Alibaba apologized, saying: how much money you make. “This is why Jack Ma failed math You have so many friends. Must be nice to be popular. Whenever there is a possibility in school.” that a conversation will involve Zihei is so prevalent nowadays one of your vulnerabilities, you that it’s a faux pas if you forget I'm sure my parents pay them to hang must immediately bring it up to do it. Next time you post a out with me. Haha. and expose it in front of everyone, so that no one else can use don’t forget to add the tagline it against you. Failing this, you hot selfie on WeChat Moments, So do my parents, but no one wants to take the risk being teased mercilessly by doesn’t suck.” Next time you tell payment. Haha. your group for not declaring it in your“took friends 800 selfies about to your get one big thatjob advance. promotion, don't forget to say Zihei has become an unspoken “can't believe my dumb luck!” If social rule as it is a fool-proof Jack Ma had to do it, you should Is this a zihei competition? guard against humiliation. When learn how to do it too. a user on Zhihu.com (China's Mia Li

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BRICK BY BRICK The design behind a boutique hotel, p20

Fashion News New Openings Carry-On Bags p18 p19 p22 SPOTLIGHT 17 - s designs at fixxedd.com ’ APRIL 2018 | | APRIL WWW.THATSMAGS.COM What are your plans for the rest of 2018? for the rest plans your What are be we’ll Week, Fashion Shanghai KP: After pro interesting fun and on a really working a new museum in Australia. ject for See more of Lau and Picken - - - - - FIXXEDD is really an extension of our of our an extension FIXXEDD is really lives, and it’s nice to see how we have grown grown have we see how and it’s nice to lives, can de is that you The advantage together. disconnect from totally we where ing the year work. ner? Do you find it hard to unplug? to it hard find Do you ner? FL: so closely working a kind of shorthand velop is that it can be The disadvantage together. is which life, from work separate difficult to smoothly, going really things are when great is the pressure but it can be difficult when on. seemed almost a long time this for KP: Yes, to made an effort really impossible, but we dur vacations it happen – taking small make Your design concept is about adapting to to is about adapting concept design Your of contemporary conditions the changing most re your in is this reflected How life. collection? cent 2018 collection, the Autumn/Winter FL: For office our that come through used parcels we this created We inspiration. as our day every pack tape that resembles transfer adhesive holding they’re ing tape, and made it look like in place. It’s about taking a pieces of fabric – day use every we new look at the materials associate necessarily don’t that you materials with fashion. and the advantages are what As a couple, part with your of working disadvantages - -

interview by Dominic Ngai Dominic Ngai by interview FIXXEDD Studios KAIN PICKEN Designers Founders of and FIONA LAU AND AND LAU FIONA It varies. In Japan, we have a big fol have In Japan, we FL: It varies. So what’s a typical FIXXEDD fan like? we have been focusing more on Europe. more been focusing have we bigger in China. During the last two seasons, During the last two in China. bigger sales and brand presence have become much have presence sales and brand industries. time, but over the last two or three years, our years, or three the last two time, but over in creative involved often and are mature Japan was our major market for a long a for our major market KP: Japan was base is less youth-orient customer Chinese be a little more to tend they ed. In Europe, eight years? years? eight our 20s, while early in their of guys lowing How has the brand grown over the last over grown has the brand How adapt the brand to make it our own. make to adapt the brand on the spelling means we could change or on the spelling means we no fixed location or meaning, while the play the play location or meaning, while no fixed into. FIXXEDD references the idea of having the idea of having FIXXEDD references into. word that we could build our own meaning own could build our that we word decided to turn it into a label. We wanted a wanted a label. We turn it into decided to project, and it wasn’t until a bit later that we that we bit later until a project, and it wasn’t Our collaboration began as an art-fashion as an art-fashion began collaboration KP: Our What does ‘FFIXXED’ mean? What does ‘FFIXXED’ mean? China.’ China.’ to change the world’s perception of ‘made in perception change the world’s to of FIXXEDD Studios, a fashion label that aims label of FIXXEDD Studios, a fashion Fiona Lau and Kain Picken are the founders the founders are Fiona Lau and Kain Picken STYLE RADAR

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based streetwear label Madness and Conversecollaboration released in January, their second Hong Kong- pair of

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cedarwoodto SiDo’s growing and lemon aromatherapy notes that line, and features a blend of rosemary, no small feat”

signify the transition between winter and spring. All handmade by owner Oway Lau, ‘Refreshing’ is available as candles (RMB105) and room sprays (RMB95).Available on WeChat and Weidian, ID: Si6Do1 …writes a fan of Su Mang on Weibo after news broke of her resignation as the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar China. Citing personal reasons for her departure,

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old Shandong native also oversees the Chineseher duties editions at Harper’s of Cosmopolitan Bazaar, the, 46-year-Esquire,

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Hotel From Hell?

Standing out like a Bond villain’s lair,

- China’s latest crazy, yet awe-inspiring piece Hotel,of architecture which is underis reportedly construction nearing inside com pletion. The RMB1 billion Shimao Quarry

an abandoned quarry near Shanghai, is set- ter.for aThe May chief opening. engineer Containing described 336 building rooms, two of the hotel’s 18 rooms are underwa - the hotel in the 80 meter chasm as a “fight theiragainst world gravity.” takeovers Guests at will the be underwater able to par restaurant.take in rock climbing, and enjoy plotting

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CONNECT THE DOTS The Cohesive Design Behind a Boutique Retreat words by Dominic Ngai, photos by Pedro Pegenaute

Project name: Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat Location: Yangzhou, The Walled Zhejiang – Area: Design company: Neri&Hu The brief: 4,200sqm - tion of old buildings and small lakes scatteredOriginally throughout a collec a architects Neri&Hu were tasked 32,000sqm area, Shanghai-based into a design-forward boutique hotel.with transforming The connective this tissue property of these scattered structures comes in the form of a series of walls that for guestrooms and public spaces, create pathways and courtyards - tural openings in these partitions facilitatewhile strategically seamless transitionsplaced architec between the property’s interior and A bird’s eye view of Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat offers a complete view of its layout, filled with exterior. passageways and walls installed by Neri&Hu.

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Custom furniture and light fixtures by Neri&Hu add a contemporary touch to the space.

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JAMES BLUNT ...In His Own Words by Emma Chi

In the years since we interviewed James Blunt in 2013, the ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer has become besties with Ed Sheeran, taken to driving a Thai-style tuk tuk, and made headlines for operating a bar out his Ibiza home named “Blunty’s Nightclub: Where Everyone Is Beautiful.” In honor of James Blunt’s forthcoming Beijing show, we’re reprinting our original interview. We may not have asked about Blunty’s then, but the singer volunteered some eyebrow-raising fun facts regardless. In his own words:

“I stayed at Carrie Fisher’s house while I recorded my first two albums. She put a cardboard cut-out of herself outside my room to protect me at night. It came about when I saw my ex-girl- I was locked away in a studio for 14 friend on the subway with her new boy- months making my third album, Some Kind I recorded ‘Goodbye My Lover’ in friend, who I didn’t know existed. We caught of Trouble. Carrie Fisher’s bathroom. She had a good each other’s gaze and in that moment lived piano in there, so why not? a lifetime together, but didn’t do anything When I was in Shanghai in 2009 the about it and haven’t seen each other since. welcome was warm, the audience was en- My dissertation at Bristol University thusiastic and the city was exciting to visit. was about pop idols. Ninety percent of How a listener interprets a song is up I’m looking forward to coming again. the music business is hair and makeup. I to them. forgot my hairbrush, so I have to focus on the I can’t go to sleep if there’s music play- remaining 10 percent – music. You need to live shallow moments in ing, order to write deep songs. It sounds When I was 14 years old, I started play- contradictory, but life’s full of contradic- Music because will always I find I havebe one to listenof the to most it. ing the electric guitar and writing songs. tions, isn’t it? important things in my life.” That’s when I knew I’d become a musician. Ninety percent of what you read about Fri Apr 6, 7.30pm; RMB280-1,280; Cadillac Center, It’s amazing that I can write a personal me in the newspapers is an exaggera- 69 Fuxing Lu, Haidian 海淀区复兴路69号 song like ‘You’re Beautiful’ and other tion. It’s a shame that the people we pay to people can relate to it. tell us the truth are the biggest liars.

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COMING SOON CANVASSED The Case of the Not-So-Barenaked Ladies

The Shape of Water debuted in domestic theaters last month, audiences who’d seen the original version noticed a few discrepancies. In an important MARCH When Oscar-winning film 30 scene between the protagonist Elisa and her aquatic love interest, Elisa’s nude body is obscured by shadows, which conveniently cover her in the shape of a one-piece swim- Ready Player One attentionsuit. Other to scenes the shadow were entirely swimsuit cut scene from online, the film, web while users still tickled more bywere its zoomedlack of subtlety in on Ready Player characters’ faces to edit out the nudity below. After film critic Feng Xiaoqiang brought OneA Spielberg-directed is set in a dystopian adaptation future, following of Ernest WadeCline’s scene in Black Panther to Titanic’s iconic topless moment – with the characters covered Wattspopular (Tye sci-fi Sheridan), novel of thea young same man name, who spends his upskewered via Photoshop it on Weibo by similar by posting black screenshots shadow swimsuits. of other Amovies reminder – from that a weshirtless are all fight naked, free time jacked into a virtual reality system called underneath our clothes. OASIS. When the system’s creator reveals that he’s hidden an Easter egg in the world that will give

whomever finds it complete control of OASIS, a hunt referencesto discover toits the whereabouts 1980s. ensues. Critics have Hao praised the film’s visuals, especially its rich host of In a moment of intersectional female empowerment, recent Oscar winner

Independent Spirit Awards she will be col- Frances McDormand announced at the

laborating on a film with ChineseThe Riderdirector, Chloe Zhao. The Beijing-born, US-based auteur’s second feature film, won the Art Cinema Award at Cannes Film Festival last year.

APRIL 10 Bu Hao Rampage Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water Rampage is based on a 1986 video game in which gamers play as giant, city-destroying animals. In the month after its Oscar win for Best Picture, was riding high into Chinese theaters last

withfilm adaptation, an albino gorilla Dwayne in his ‘The care Rock’ named Johnson George. stars as countdownbut made a majorposter, gaffe Sally with Hawkins its China- is seen Okoyeprimatologist must save Davis the Okoye, day after who George has a strongis infected bond specific promo material. In a China debut- with a genetic mutation that transforms him into nocuous picture, but anyone who’s either seenholding the up movie three or fingers. understands It’s a fairly American in thanks to its cheeky and irreverent promo material, Sign Language would know that in this a violent giant. The film has gained a lot of buzz to the audience via his iPhone. saying “f**k you” to her boss. including a trailer in which The Rock speaks directly moment of the film, Hawkins’ character is

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‘My Name is Trouble’ ‘I Try’ (1999) ‘Shell Suite’ (2013) (2010) Macy Gray Chad Valley Keren Ann Featuring Gray’s signature scratchy An uplifting slice of chillwave that Lively synth and a funk-infused voice gasping against measured sounds like the sun setting or a geta- bassline complement Ann’s typically piano, this timeless track is the way scene, much like the one it accom- effortless vocals in this – dare we say – American singer-songwriter’s big- panied in rom-zom-com Warm Bodies. perfect dance pop track. gest hit for a reason. ‘Pre-Columbian Artifact’ ‘Entertainment’ (2013) ‘Frontin’’ (2003) (2016) Phoenix Pharrell ft. Jay-Z Alpine Decline Careening between frenetic guitars, The Neptunes producer’s debut The LA-via-Beijing-via-LA rock duo stabbing synths and a low-tempo single is a snack, thanks to lo-fi combine crashing drums and sinister verse, the first single off the French production, earnest vocals, and a synths, along with steady bass by pro- rockers’ fifth album, Bankrupt!, is a guest rap by Beyoncé’s other half. ducer Yang Haisong of P.K.14, for an rollercoaster. eerie AF sound-trip.

Our favorite tracks from artists playing in Beijing this month. For full nightlife and gig listings, visit www.thatsmags.com

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Folk acts Li Eryang, Yan Baizhou and Fofox grace Satthe Aprstage 7, 9pm;at Moguspace RMB60 (door), this RMB50 month. (advance); Moguspace, 66 Jiaoda Donglu, Haidian 海淀区交大东路 66号 (6224 9830)

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came out in 2014, because she was already workingnot to read on Hong-Fincher’sher own manuscript book andwhen “chose it to stay focused on the stories of the women beforeIn early the February, debut of I interviewedher new book, journalist Leftover whose lives [she] features in it.” inRoseann China. LessLake thanin the three hopes weeks of profiling later, Lake her was accused of journalistic misconduct. academics expressed support for Hong- Leftover in China explores the concept of In response, many ‘China experts’ and - shengnü, or leftover women, a term used theyFincher took and down accused an interview Lake of shoddy with Lake jour be- women in their late 20s and early 30s who nalistic standards. ChinaFile tweeted that arein China not married. to describe Lake, professional, a journalist educated who “respects basic scholarly and journalistic principles”cause they weren’t(though confident they later that decided her book it as a television reporter, became interested did, and re-published it). inlived the in topic Beijing after for speaking five years about and itworked with her “I am not saying that Lake's overall colleagues. argument is the same as mine at all,” Hong- “I decided to write this book because these women really impressed me,” Lake on my groundbreaking research without told me. “The fact that they exist is a very acknowledgingFincher tells me. me “But anywhere, she drew even extensively though good thing.” she was the one who reached out to me in THE 2011 and wanted to exchange thoughts.” author of 2014’s groundbreaking book LeftoverOn February Women 19, respected scholar and- plagiarism, but rather “erasure.” As she ex- lished a 21-tweet thread on Twitter accus- LEFTOVERS plainedHong-Fincher in a tweet: has “So not many accused people Lake getting of ing Lake and her, Letanew Hong-Fincher,book of “erasure.” pub started out in their careers have their great Do Claims of “Erasure” Taint ideas stolen by more powerful people – very often, it is white men or women steal- languageDespite Lake expert having on shengnü reached, aboutout to herHong- ing ideas by underfunded people of color a New Book’s Reputation workFincher, in thegenerally past, Lake considered did not themention English- or – but that is not always the case, of course. even cite her in the bibliography of Leftover Beyond Repair? in China. After all, there is no evidence of by Erica Martin plagiarismRelates to systemic – at least, racism not yet. and “It sexism.” takes a tweeted. “I can’t sleep. I am in agony. huge amount of work to compile a com- “This is not fun for me,” Hong-Fincher - parison chart of similar sentences from work I laid and doesn’t even bother to put both books and I have not yet begun to do meSomeone in an obscure else is profiting footnote.” from the ground Shortly afterwards, Lake released a response via her publisher. She lists her so systematically,” Hong-Fincher said on own credentials for being well-versed in doneTwitter that, in February.but I did read “But both reviewers books ofat thethe the topic of leftover women, including samebook MUST.”time, annotating (Full disclosure: them as I haveI went.) not a play she produced called The Leftover Leftover in China's key points are differ- Monologues in the vein of The Vagina ent enough that Lake could have written Monologues. The crux of the statement, however, is Lake’s assertion that she chose

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ask her what she was afraid would happen if she read my book while writing hers.” - Lake’s own research is unique enough ic in her approach, backing up key points withHong-Fincher hard data. She is meticulous provides a andsobering, academ book for reference, cited her where appro- work. The book, which chronicles in pert pioneering look at gender inequality in priate,that she and could then have gone read on toHong-Fincher’s follow her own andit without effervescent drawing prose upon the Hong-Fincher’s tribulations of - research where it took her without any fear four unmarried women in Beijing, is aimed triarchy has caused highly-paid, successful of publishing a book that’s too similar to at readers in the Western world who may China, with a specific focus on how the pa Leftover Women. But she didn’t. market, and another focus on intimate To truly promote feminism, Lake would in learning more about global feminism. partnerwomen toviolence. lose out These on China’s are two real topics estate that have to lift up the women who came before Atknow one little point, about she translatesChina but meishiare interested (没事) Lake barely touches on. her. Otherwise, she might not be plagiariz- The books, therefore, are very differing, but neither is she working to advance plays up her role as a “confused foreigner” ent – but the claims of “erasure” are still gender parity, the cause that’s at the heart stand-inas “Hakuna for Makata,”the reader. and The she book occasionally opens valid. Though Lake could have theoretically of both of these books. with Lake returning to work after Spring written Leftover in China without using Leftover In China: The Women Shaping the she want to? World’s Next Superpower by Roseann Lake and beenFestival chided wondering by their why families the women for still in being her Hong-Fincher’sIn a follow-up research interview at with all, why That's would, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China by Leta Hong-Fincher are unmarried.office are out of sorts. It’s because they’ve Lake elaborated on her reasoning behind available on Amazon.com toward leftover women with American sex andLake dating compares in the 50s China’s and current60s, theorizing attitudes “leftoverthis decision. women” Essentially, in English Hong-Fincher (this is true, that tradition will eventually modernize the thoughwas not she’s the first done person more tooriginal coin the research phrase about the demographic than anyone else), comfortable with the idea of a dual-earning household.way it did in the US, as men become more just for using the term. Because Lake hadn’t “There’s a quote in the book that I think so Lake didn’t need to cite Hong-Fincher really summarizes a lot of what’s going on actually turned down an interview with with these growing pains,” Lake told me. Lakeofficially back interviewed in 2011) and Hong-Fincher did not quote (who one “It’s from a demographer who specializes of her texts for the book, she did not need in studying female education rates and to include her in the bibliography. This is marriage trends around the world. He said: all valid, strictly speaking, to the way cita- tion works. no longer exist, and women are looking for But, as Grace Jackson pointed out in her men‘Men who[in China] have yet are to looking exist.’ Ifor think women that nailswho Leftover in China for the LA it. It will work itself out.” Review of Books, it taints Lake’s purported commitmentMarch review to of feminism that she wouldn’t because her impressive research reveals go out of her way to reference the most howHong-Fincher’s deep-seated these book issuesis bleaker, lie within in part groundbreaking expert on leftover women. book have claimed that she is more opti- book because she wanted to focus on writ- misticChina’s because tradition. she Some doesn’t critics have of the Lake’s big ing“Roseann on 'leftover' Lake women said she in never‘her own read voice,’” my book provides. picture knowledge that Hong-Fincher’s Hong-Fincher tells me. “You might want to

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Zhang Kai，Fantasy

Yu Yang，No “East” or “West,” No. 2

Li Xiaohe，Images From Last Spring

Zhao Wenhua/The Garden of Century, No. 2

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Paere Dansk, Model 1958 Multicolour

Wang Jianuo, Untitled

X+Q Art, I Have The annual festival is back from April 29 to Seen Happiness-The May 2. Here, our pick of artworks on display. Starry Night

Jiang Ji’an，Tea Gathering

www.artbeijing.net Scan the QR code or turn to p.65 for more info

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DESOLATION AND HOMECOMING Indie Rockers Alpine Decline Find a New, Post-Beijing Sound by Erica Martin

Self-described ‘guitar and drums duo’ Pauline back to LA, “abruptly,” says Pauline – much like they had six years prior when they in LA in the early 2000s – but they became moved to Beijing. “We’d already felt like some essentialand Jonathan contributors Zeitlin formed to Beijing’s Alpine rock Decline scene changes had come over us, musically speak- after they moved to the city’s outer Tongzhou ing […], a new era of something had already district in 2010. dawned on our band,” she says. “When we moved to Beijing, we needed to go out and put our perspective in the blender, Beijing sound to take shape, though it isn’t as or I’m not sure we’d have been able to write It didn’t take longLife’s for A AlpineGasp is Decline’sto Beijing. post- compelling music anymore,” says Jonathan, “It feels kind of like one door closed behind who plays guitar and provides the band’s dis- us,specific and itto took LA as a long time before a new door tinctive vocals. opened up in front of us,” Jonathan says. “This The greatest result of this period was album is that empty space in between two their 19-track noise rock opus and “love/ doors.” hate letter to their adopted home” of Beijing, The duo wrote the album in LA, but record- 2016’s Life’s A Gasp, one of the best indie ed it in Beijing, where P.K. 14 frontman Yang rock albums to come out of Beijing in the past Haisong played bass and produced it. decade. The resulting record, Return to Desolation Lake, sounds like it comes from a different

After a 2016 tour, Alpine Decline moved

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- its dark themes lie just under the surface. ing noise rock and synths that served as the “We’ve worked with IdleBeats a few times sonicband –manifestation at least upon offirst Beijing’s listen. ‘urbanThe screech chaos’ now, and they have a way of grabbing a on Life’s A Gasp are largely absent. Return to certain frequency out of the music and spin- Desolation Lake is spare and elegant, with ning it into something kind of beautiful and a focus on Jonathan’s vocals. The opener, threatening at the same time,” says Jonathan. ‘Blameless,’ is a crystal-clear guitar-led track “I think that’s very appropriate for our music.” from the Guesthouse’ have poppy, upbeat melodies,with haunting while lyrics. slower Tracks songs like like ‘Dispatch ‘Lies to Protect You’ are stark and lovely. beautyDespite in bleakness, the album’s a preoccupationnew sonic direction, with “Songwriting and melodies have always ‘urbanits lyrical chaos.’ themes Return remain to Desolation the same: Lake finding is a been at the center of our music, but a lot of repackaging of these same elements, in a dif- people just aren’t going to dig through all the ferent, but equally intriguing, aesthetic. snow and dense soundscapes we’ve had on “I don’t know if it’s something particular our previous albums,” says Pauline. about the current moment or not, but the “We hope that the clarity on Return to Desolation Lake gives listeners a wider door anxiety, and hope and fear, and chaos and to get to the songs,” Jonathan chimes in. quietexperience moments of flickering of blankness, between seems beauty very andreal and relevant to me,” says Jonathan. “I think laugh. this kind of emotional being-in-two-places- The“Come album’s on in, cover,y’all!” designedPauline adds by Shanghai with a at-once thing is something everyone can con- screen-printing duo IdleBeats, depicts a hag- nect to right now.” gard troupe of boatmen traveling toward Fri Apr 13, 9.30pm; RMB100 (door), RMB80 Listening to the album feels very much like (presale); Yue Space, 7 Banqiao Nanxiang, travelinga distant islandtoward that that appears island – to its be hooks on fire. and Dongcheng 东城区板桥南巷7号 (tickets via WeChat ID yue_space) melodies push you along like a current, but

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SELF-TITLED Chengdu Legends The Hormones Return From Hiatus by Erica Martin

audiences hadn’t seen anything quite like them.When The dark,Hormones cerebral toured pop-punk China groupin 2014, are known for ‘Elephant,’ their single based on the true story of an elephant that trampled a Yunnan farmer’s wife after he’d killed the animal’s offspring. “When I read this story, I was very sad,” explains bass player and songwriter Wang band since its founding in 2011. “Sad about the occurrenceMinghui (or of Mingming), this tragedy, who’s and beenabout with the lackthe of understanding between different forms of life. So I imagined myself as an elephant ready to go to the village for revenge.” Bolstered by the 2014 tour and the positive the feelings of the time.” “Others would think that being seen as a response to their unique EP, The Hormones The band have moved away from their good female band is enough, but our goal is landed a spot on the TV show Bands of China dance-oriented roots, but retain their un- to make really good music, and not let anyone that same year, which became both a blessing and a curse. “When we participated in the television pro- bycompromising Le Tigre. perspective, which Mingming asput a us‘girl to band’ a fixed and standard,” the personal says Zhu.turmoil of gram, it was followed by more temptations and describes“We started as “punk’s to remove female any voice,” complicated influenced theOvercoming post-Elephant both period, this oversimplification The Hormones are samples, and kept the actual sound of the in- very confused – we wanted to stay true to our struments, making interesting changes from with an even clearer identity and more per- music,choices,” but says we vocalistalso wanted Zhu Mengdie.more attention. “We were So sonalembarking approach on a tonew their China songs. tour “This this monthalbum is there were different opinions among our band a change in our state and our consciousness,” members, and some left. We were all sad.” producerthere,” she holding explains. an “For electric example, razor innear the the song A long hiatus ensued, followed by a change guitar‘Lhasa whileRiver,’ we a sound are playing.” effect was made by the part is that the tour of these 20 cities will en- in lineup. The band channeled this period of As an all-girl band, The Hormones have ablesays moredrummer people Zhou to meetLijuan. us “I and think understand the best turmoil into their sophomore effort, which is faced their share of stereotyping – a video our music.” - from 2014 introduces their performance with siveness and identity as a band. Sat Apr 14, 9pm; RMB100 (door), RMB80 (presale); self-titled“The Hormones – an affirmation album is of actually their new a record cohe of hotter women.” Their promo material for the Yugong Yishan, see Listings for details our two years of emotional experience,” says newa lame album joke explainsabout Chengdu’s that they’ve “hot always food and “hat - ed the idea of being reduced to just eye candy.”

Zhu. “The lead single is the meant to decribe

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OVERSEAS by Bohan Phoenix

future in which musicians’ fame can span cultures. On our favorite EP of his thus Bohan Phoenix is gaining traction in both China and the US, perhaps hinting at a

“toofar, Phoenix foreign switchesfor here, tooeffortlessly foreign forbetween home, Englishtoo torn and to choose.” Mandarin, The rapping song’s aboutname his background and identity. Slow burn ‘Fuck Trap’ features the introspective line: about trap. Just stop doing those trash singles.” The album shines thanks to beats thatderives are fromboth asimple sound and bite unusual, from frequent which collaboratorallows Phoenix’s Howie insightful Lee, saying: verses “Forget to stand out.

Listen at bohanphoenix.bandcamp.com

DRAGONTOWN by YoungQueenz The grill-sporting rapper YoungQueenz draws inspiration from both 90s gangsta rap and Japanese anime, channeling Hong Kong’s futuristic city vibes in both coming producers and featuring other rappers, and, indeed, almost every song onCantonese DragonTown and English. features YoungQueenz another member makes of aYoungQueenz’s point of working crew, with allowing up-and- for a varied range of voices throughout. The album starts with a bang on the highlight

Listenopening at soundcloud.com/youngqueenz/ track, “Draaagtown.”

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cry ‘Torment,’ followed by Kelvin T’s aggressively catchy industrial track ‘Save members of their own ranks as well as guests. Nanjing producer Dirty K’s battle

Him From the Glass,’ keeps thingsSelf Salvation high energy, stays while true thingsto Genome’s get weird self-described at the end goalwith ofa sparemaking and “forward-thinking skittering bassline weirdo in xin’s club finale music.” track The ‘who album’s am i to name say you can look like spam ?!’ Ultimately, spaces believing they know how to better produce music. Self Salvation makes it clearbe interpreted that Genome as a needsreference no help. to Western DJs who swoop into China’s nightclub

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Zhu Jinshi, ‘Rejecting River Shao Fan, ‘Recent Works’ Through May 6; Galerie Urs Meile Currents’ Through Apr 30; Tang Contemporary Art

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38 | APRIL 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM CITY SCENES Conference or Netflix binge-watching? Attendees of the Vietnam National Airlines’ product promotion meeting find themselves wondering.

Fun game: Locate our Deputy Editor Dominique Wong in this photo of a Chefs share food knowledge with eager listeners before sharing food dishes Lululemon event at Peninsula Beijing. with hungry eaters, at JW Marriott Beijing’s Malaysian Food Festival.

Don't mix beer and snow unless you want this to happen, at Wanlong Ski Beer drinker demonstrates the superfluity of boots and gloves when one is Resort in Chongli, Hebei. wearing a giraffe onesie, at the Jing-A Ski Break.

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NEW MONEY

Is China Ready for a Cashless Future?

by Dominic Ngai APRIL 2018

he manager of the corner store near my apartment is not in a good mood. A young security guard is paying for an RMB10 pack of Zhongnanhai cigarettes with a 100-kuai bill. As the manager, surnamed Ji, counts the change, she mutters some words in her local dialect, and then says loudly in Mandarin: “People don’t use these anymore,” pointing to the crumbled notes on the counter. “Why are you still paying with these?” As the guard walks out, she gives him the death stare.

“Maybe about seven out of 10 people scan QR codes to pay. Others use their cards,” Ji tells me later, as I scan the code on the counter to pay for some fruit. “I receive cash maybe just a handful of times a week.” Moments later, a robotic female voice from China was the first country in the world her Xiaomi smartphone declares: “Payment is to use paper money. But will it be the first to successful, 13 yuan.” abandon it? As Alipay and WeChat Pay make unprecedented headway, many are beginning The US might be the world’s largest to wonder – and fear – what a cashless China economy, but when it comes to mobile pay- would look like. ments, China is way ahead. China’s mobile transaction revenue in 2016 was 50 times “At the end of the day, your money is that of America's, according to China Tech being handled by companies whose main Insights. And Chinese mobile payments are objective is to sell you all sorts of services,” only growing – revenue reached RMB81 tril- says Ben Cavender, principal at China Market lion over the first 10 months of 2017, an Research (CMR). “There’s definitely a conflict increase of almost 30 percent compared to of interest [that works against consumers].” the total amount recorded in 2016, according Tech companies are not held to the same to official data. fiduciary standards that traditional financial institutions follow, he adds.

By signing up for WeChat Pay or Alipay, users are giving Tencent or Alibaba instant information about their spending habits – and soon, the government will be privy, too.

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Mar 2014 Jan 2014 Aug 2013 WeChat launches its WeChat launches Red WeChat launches payment application for Envelope application mobile payment official accounts service Aug 2014 WeChat launches its City Services feature, enabling users to pay their utility bills May 2015 Jan 2018 within the app WeChat pay reaches Tencent launches trial version of Zhima 300 million users Credit-like product, Tencent Credit

Feb 2015 Jan 2016 800 million WeChat collaborates with CCTV WeChat Pay is avail- mobile monthly active Spring Festival Gala to promote able in over 300,000 users WeChat Pay WeChat Red Envelope, resulting in offline retailers 1 billion transactions (as of 2017)

TEAM BLUE VS TEAM GREEN How China’s Mobile Payments Have Grown

Oct 2004 Mar 2008 Oct 2008 Jun 2013 An early verion of Alipay launches a Alipay enables Alipay launches Yu’e Bao, an online money Alipay, resembling mobile payment users to pay market fund for investments PayPal, is launched service utility bills on Taobao Dec 2013 Alipay surpasses PayPal to become the world’s largest payment company, with 300 million verified users and 2.8 March 2014 billion transactions in a year Alipay reaches 25 million daily transactions on mobile

Dec 2014 Feb 2014 Mobile payments account for Yu’e Bao reaches 49.3 percent of Alipay 81 million verified transactions users Jan 2015 Zhima Credit is introduced Dec 2015 Sep 2016 Dec 2016 Sep 2017 520 million Mobile payments account for 65 Alipay starts charging a Alipay launches Alipay debuts facial recog- mobile monthly percent of Alipay 0.1-percent fee for AR hongbao nition payment services active users (as of transactions withdrawals functions 2017)

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Up until recently, Alipay and WeChat Pay dealt directly with individual banks. By June 30 of this year, however, third-party online payment companies and commercial banks will have to migrate this whole process to a People’s Bank of China-backed platform called Wanglian (or Non-Bank Internet Payment Union). This will allow Chinese au- thorities to monitor all mobile transactions in real time. The migration process had already begun in October 2017, as ordered by the national bank. Yes, Big Brother is watching.

This has many onlookers worried, of course. One of the loudest arguments against a digital-only economy is summed up by the headline of Peter Guy's South China Morning Post op-ed from October: “A Cashless Society Would Destroy Our Privacy and Freedom.”

The American venture capitalist writes that the way in which mainlanders have “blindly surrendered their privacy” for the convenience of mobile payment is “gullible and naïve.”

“Think of it this way: Cash is the original cryptocurrency,” he tells That's. “I don’t want the government to have records of everything that I buy, or every place that I go. Cash is private, and I always want to have the option of having banknotes under my pillow.”

A firm supporter of US gun rights, Guy equates cash to guns as the last line of defense for one’s freedom and privacy. While the analogy is extreme, economists agree that a 100-percent cashless economy could have some serious underlying consequences.

Guy points to government-led economic recovery measures as example of cashless- ness’s potential harm. In 2014 and 2016, central banks of several countries worldwide imposed negative interest rates. In a cashless world, he says, having all of your savings locked in a computerized system would mean there’s no way to avoid getting penal- ized for simply leaving your savings in the bank. (Some also say natural disasters and blackouts would cause mass panic if people weren’t able to access their money.)

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“Cash is the original cryptocurrency. I don’t want the government to have records of everything that I buy. Cash is private“

In January, a text message from an Until recently, China lacked a functioning unknown number tells me I’m eligible for a credit rating system. But soon, the government RMB50,000 loan (“low interest! quick ap- will debut a nationwide line of credit – only proval process!”). Another message a few it’s more than just financial. days later from an associate of “Daimler Investments” (unrelated to the German auto- In June 2014, the Chinese government mobile manufacturer) reads: “We help our cli- announced a social credit system that will as- ents make more money with money, 10,000 sign a rating to each citizen based on one’s becomes 30,000, earning 100,000 a month financial records and social behaviors. isn’t a dream anymore!” While the government version won’t be These sketchy investment pitches are in- fully rolled out until 2020, Zhima Credit (or creasingly common. Chinese consumers have Sesame Credit) is widely seen as the first been receiving more and more loan offers prototype of the official system. The program via WeChat and SMS in recent years, causing appeared on the Alipay app home screen the country’s short-term credit rate to jump by months after the government’s 2014 an- 160 percent in the first eight months of 2017, nouncement. according to the Wall Street Journal. Once registered, users are given a score from 350 to 950 based on information in Others five categories: occupation, education level, assets, payment history and network, i.e. the 6% number and quality of Alipay contacts.

At the beginning of this year, thousands of Alipay users were furious after their Zhima Credit scores appeared on an animated Alipay annual usage report without their prior consent, prompting Zhima to issue an official WeChat Pay apology on its Weibo account. 40% Zhou Min, a freshly-graduated 20- Alipay something who works in advertising, was one of the victims of Zhima Credit’s privacy 54% invasion snafu. “I’m pretty sure they probably already have my spending data because I’ve been using Alipay regularly for a few years,” she says. “That wouldn’t surprise me at all.”

China’s Mobile Payments Market Source: iResearch & WalkTheChat, 2017

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Transactions, in Trillion RMB Percent change Source: iResearch and WalkTheChat 350 from year to year

707.0% 300 391.3% 381.9% 103.5% 89.2% 68.0% 68.0% 36.3% 38.0% 250 229.0

200 165.9

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Average Amount of Cash Carried Daily (RMB) in China Post-60s Generation 600 557 Post-70s Generation

500 479 Post-80s 400 Generation 328 300 Post-90s Generation 200 172 COVER STORY 100 46 Source: 2017 Mobile Payment Usage in China Report COVER STORY 47

At this point, scores on Zhima Credit only offer a snapshot of users’ spending behaviors within Alibaba’s own mobile payment eco- systems. But once the government-sponsored system is up and running, experts say it could be the most powerful mass surveillance system in the world – and our smartphones could very well become surveillance devices.

When I ask Zhou whether she’s concerned about this, she says: “I’m not worried. It’s not like we can opt out or anything.”

Elsewhere in the world, one country is paving the way for a different kind of cash- lessness: Sweden. Swedish economics pro- fessor Nikklas Arvidsson has been studying this trend for some time, though when asked whether his countrymen are concerned with the security of their personal information, he says: “Swedish people believe in the legal system and the government’s data protection directives. A majority of people here aren’t overly concerned.”

“They probably already have my spending data because I’ve been using Alipay for years. It’s not like we can opt out or anything”

Arvidsson has to think for a moment before he can recall the last time he used cash when we speak via Skype (a Swedish inven- tion, he points out). In Sweden, “no cash” signs are becoming common decor at the en- trances of shops, and it’s completely legal for merchants to refuse coins and bills. Arvidsson believes his country could go cashless in as soon as five years.

CMR’s Cavender, however, thinks China’s willingness to embrace technological innova- tions could allow the country to beat Sweden in the race to become fully cashless. “QR codes are a much more powerful tool that allows people like a small baozi vendor to op- erate with very low overhead costs.”

At Ji’s small store, it’s business as usual. Ji is on her smartphone, watching the loud characters from her favorite soap opera. Not wanting to interrupt her show, I silently pay for some water with WeChat. Voices of the actors dim for a moment, in exchange for the robotic WeChat Pay lady: “Payment is successful, 20 yuan.”

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What Happened to China’s Bitcoin COIN Boom?

by Noelle Mateer, additional TOSS reporting by Dominique Wong n 2016, Beijing was leading the global Then, in early 2018, it asked ‘exchange- bitcoin industry. That same year, I opened a like’ services to close, and in February, the virtual bitcoin wallet. government placed even foreign cryptocurrency exchanges behind the Great Firewall. I was not planning on investing. But I was writing about cryptocurrencies for this These changes have resulted in a dramat- magazine, and so I opened a CoinBase ac- ic transformation for China’s once-booming count. Later, a friend asked if he could pay bitcoin industry. China was once home to the me back in bitcoin for some beers and snacks largest, most powerful bitcoin exchanges in I’d bought him. I shrugged, and he sent me a the world. In 2016, 93 percent of all Bitcoin tiny fraction of one bitcoin – the value of one trades were with renminbi, and the Beijing- case of beer and three donkey burgers. It’s based OKCoin facilitated 76 percent of these now worth over USD500. transactions.

While I haven’t touched my bitcoin since The excitement among early bitcoin adop- then – I’ve checked in on it monthly, watching ters was palpable. “Before, I had a terrible it swing from USD50 to over USD700 and desk job, and it was boring, but this is excit- back down to USD500. For me, the drama is ing,” Eric Mu, of China-based HaoBTC, had contained within an app on my phone. But for told me. “The future is infinite.” Meanwhile, those working in Bitcoin, the highs and lows Nishant Sharma, of Beijing-based mining play out in real time. And that time moves hardware manufacturer Bitmain, referred to quickly. Beijing as “the Silicon Valley of the world when it comes to bitcoin.” “Bitcoin time distorts things,” says Neil Woodfine, director of enterprise solutions for a bitcoin-based payment startup, when I catch up with him this year. I’m asking him to give me a timeline of all the changes that have occurred for bitcoin in China, since we last spoke in 2016. “First there were the exchange investigations, and then the exchanges got closed down…”

Bitcoin is a fully decentralized digital cur- rency, which means that no one government controls it (instead, the underlying technology of bitcoin, known as the blockchain, runs on an algorithm). China can, however, regulate the businesses that work with it – and changes began in September 2017, when the People’s Bank of China banned exchanges converting bitcoin to renminbi.

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“Previously, it looked like China was be- While changes have negatively impacted ing fairly friendly,” says Woodfine. “I never China’s bitcoin industry, cryptocurrencies imagined the exchanges would get closed continue to grow worldwide. The value of one down.” When they were asked to close, he bitcoin reached over USD17,000 at one point says, “It was a sudden realization that I don’t in December 2017, though it has dipped sig- have a clue what’s going on.” nificantly since then. (At the time of print, the value was USD8,766.) These days, Woodfine finds it harder to run the Beijing Bitcoin Meetup he co-founded: The increasing popularity of cryptocur- “It’s very difficult to find speakers, because rencies has resulted in another global phe- there’s not as many people passing through nomenon: ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, the country. [Before,] everyone was coming which raise funds for a new, unregulated to visit OKCoin, Huobi… there was a lot of cryptocurrency ventures (think IPO, but for activity. Whereas now, there’s still a lot of digital currencies). In September, the People’s activity going on in China, but it’s more under Bank of China released a statement saying the radar.” that all ICOs should be stopped immediately, and this February, the Chinese government said it would block access to all domestic and foreign ICO websites, according to the South China Morning Post.

And yet, these projects still continue within China, according to Daisy Wu, who works in business development and as a CEO assistant at Xender, a China-based file transfer company that’s currently working on an ICO project.

“A lot of big companies in China, even though they can’t publicize what they’re going to do with blockchain or ICO, they’re still doing it behind the scenes because they’re afraid of being left behind,” she says. “What Above and left; Beijing Bitcoin Meetup holds a if this whole thing pulls off and it becomes the popular event in March next Internet era, and they hadn’t started to do this? It would be too late, right?”

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After all, China’s regulations may have If there’s one Beijing-based bitcoin com- stopped certain activities, but they haven’t pany that’s done well since 2016, it’s Bitmain, shut down enthusiasm. Woodfine sees this the world’s largest bitcoin mining hardware firsthand at the bitcoin meetups he runs. producer.

“We just organized an event, and we “Bitmain hasn’t been affected much [by were oversubscribed three or four times,” China’s regulations] because Bitmain isn’t he tells me. “We ran out of seats and had a one of the exchanges. We make bitcoin min- bunch of people standing at the back of the ing machines, and we’re still doing that,” room. And then there was a massive waiting says Nishant Sharma, international marketing list on Meetup[.com]. I was getting mes- manager for the company. “Our business is sages all week on WeChat from people who only booming compared to 2016, because couldn’t get tickets.” the price [of bitcoin] skyrocketed after that, and our sales volumes followed that price.” Woodfine isn’t the only one in China who remains enthusiastic about the future of cryp- While the company he works for is do- tocurrency. Even Wu sees regulations against ing well, Sharma does acknowledge that the ICOs like her company’s in a positive light: environment for bitcoin-related companies in “It’s actually good news for us because, once China has changed. When it comes to mines the government starts to regulate [cryptocur- – warehouses full of computers specially- rency], we see this as a sign of it going legal.” made to retrieve bitcoin from the global blockchain – fewer people are choosing to set up in China, “because of regulatory uncer- tainties.”

Ultimately, he believes the epicenter of bitcoin innovation is moving elsewhere in the world – but that that’s okay, as it will spread the adoption of cryptocurrency globally.

“I think my faith has solidified even fur- Above: The interior of a bitcoin mine features ther, because it’s picked up so much main- thousands of specially-designed computers stream adoption,” he says, smiling.

“As we believers always thought it would.”

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QR CODEThanks to the ubiquityO of smartphones,F the convenience of mobile payment systems and the increase in urban dwellers, the past year has seen a rise in staffless stores around China. These pint-sized spaces offer a physical shopping experience but without the human contact. Equipped with innovative technology like facial recognition, the stores are convenient and timesaving – you’ll never have to line up again! – or are they? Armed with our smart- SILENCEby Jonty Dixon, Edoardo Donati Fogliazza and Dominique Wong phones, we head to a few of Beijing’s unmanned stores to find out.

Location Beside the Liangma River in Liangmaqiao. Looks like A bright yellow shipping container. What it actually is A ‘staffless’ convenience store without the cash register and counter. Enter and exit By opening the door, no scanning necessary. How it works Scan one of the many QR codes throughout the store using WeChat. That’ll get you onto the Xiaomai platform. From there, scan the barcode XIAOMAI of the item you want and pay for each item in your basket of scanned goods via WeChat Pay. Grab each item you’ve purchased and leave. Easy. Number of staff One – but only to restock the shelves. Payment method WeChat Pay, although we spot one elderly customer handing the stock guy cash. Location Security level Beijing International Book City in Tongzhou. 2/5 Looks like Summary A glass box. A tiny box with only two aisles of goods to choose What it actually is from, Xiaomai is an in-and-out kind of joint. Open A 30sqm unmanned bookshop filled with biographies of famous business- 24 hours, the convenience store is great for both men and politicians, Chinese literature and Chinese-language copies of bored office workers looking for a snack or inebri- western classics like The Catcher in the Rye. Plus, succulent plants. ated folk stumbling past at 3am. Enter and exit By uploading a picture of your face onto WeChat and passing through 150 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路150号 a face scanner (the system will remember your face for next time), or by scanning a QR code and passing a facial recognition test at the entrance and exit. How it works Once you select a book or other item, go to the robot checkout station and scan your product’s barcode to pay. Number of staff At least two security guards. Payment method XINHUA 24/7 WeChat Pay, Alipay. Security level BOOKSTORE 4.5/5 Summary This initial spot is more like a ‘beta-test,’ and its location confirms this – the International Book City is remote AF. We’re talking a 25-minute taxi ride from the nearest subway station. Unless you’re really desperate to experience facial recognition technology, give this one a miss. Note: A citywide rollout of Xinhua automated bookstores is expected later this year.

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Location Damei Central Plaza on Qingnian Lu. Looks like A pocket-sized April Gourmet. What it actually is A DIY April Gourmet. Enter and exit Through a standard automatic-opening door. How it works Scan the QR code of the product you want to buy on WeChat and you’ll be taken to the April Gourmet mini app. From here scan the rest of the items you want to purchase and select the number of bags you want. Pack your items in the bagging area. Number of staff Zero. Payment method APRIL GOURMET WeChat Pay. Security level (QINGNIAN LU) 1/5 Summary A high-tech version of every expat’s favorite grocery store. Of all the staffless convenience stores we visit, this one feels the most familiar – and it’s also the biggest at a whopping six aisles. If you’re a creature of comfort that prefers limited human interaction, this one’s for you.

Daimei Central Plaza, 7 Qingnian Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区青年 Location 路7号 Nestled between xiaolongxia restaurants and convenience stores on primetime Gui Jie (Ghost Street). Looks like A hole-in-the wall sex shop. What it actually is A hole-in-the-wall sex shop. Enter and exit Unlock the front door by scanning the QR code on the door. Once ‘inside,’ press a button beside a second door to enter the actual sex shop. Upon exiting through the doors, a camera scans you to check you’re not stealing anything. How it works Scan the QR code of the item that you want to purchase; pay via phone for vending machine items; for QINGQU larger items, pay via a touchscreen located between the front and inside doors. Number of staff Zero, but lots of cameras. Payment method WeChat Pay, Alipay. Security level 5/5 Summary While ‘Qingqu’ means ‘fun,’ the sheer awkwardness of stepping out of the sex-box onto a crowded Gui Jie is anything but. However, this is a fully automated store housing a large selection of condoms and sex aides, meaning that whatever you’re into, nobody has to know. Scan, pay, and leave quickly and subtly – if you can. COVER STORY 174 Dongzhimen Nei Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门内大街 174号 52 COVER STORY 53 Location Inside 5L Meet in Guomao. Looks like A single aisle of goods that’s been plucked from a supermarket and dropped inside a hotel lobby. What it actually is A mini-store without a door. Enter and exit By walking up to the shelves of goods, as the aisle is located inside a lobby. How it works Pick an item from the aisle, walk a couple of meters to the checkout area and scan the item’s barcode at the touchscreen device. Pay and leave. Number of staff None. Payment method Alipay, WeChat Pay, Apple Pay. Security level 0.5/5 – there are literally no barriers here (but the cameras are always watching). Summary 15 MINUTES The name is reaching a bit – it’ll take you a couple of minutes at most – but 15 minutes is easy-to-use and staffless. The only problem is that if there’s a com- puter malfunction, you’re out of luck. Luckily there’s FBI across the way.

1/F 5L Meet Guomao, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸共享际1/F

Location Opposite 15 Minutes. Looks like A top-secret space-age facility. What it actually is A glorified walk-in vending machine whose initials stand for ‘Facility By Intelligence.’ FBI Enter and exit Through a glass door emblazoned with the text: ‘FBI 24 HOURS.’ How it works Select an item – coffee, drinks, snacks or hot meals – from one of the vending machines via a touch screen and pay using the QR reader. Number of staff Zilch. Payment method WeChat Pay or Alipay. Security level 5/5 – you have to pay before you can get your hands on the goods. Summary Is FBI a staffless store or simply a congregation of vending machines? Either way, it gets extra points for its unique design, but then just as quickly loses them, as passersby may mistake the slick facilities for an actual Federal Bureau of Investigations.

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SNACKS AND THE CITY NEWS BITE

Here, a roundup of things we ate and “Slowly, gradually, with gossiped about this month – for journalism, for research, for you, readers. It is with great pleasure that we announce that Spring has sprung. In great mental resistance the restaurant world, this means one - rants are churning out new menus but still inexorably, it allthing: the newtime. menus. But when OK, the fine days – restau start getting longer, that’s when they really dawned on me that I had TRIBE kickfavorite things organic into highrestaurant gear. has Take , for example. Beijing’s paid $98 for a duck with menu with greenery galore. We love launched their bangin’ new Spring almost no flavor” the Spring in My (Chicken) Step salad afeaturing type of leaf). juicy TRIBEgrilled chickenNutrition leg has and crunchy, fiber-rich andographis (it’s …New York Times - also launched a new class in their Fit food critic Pete Wells reviews the NYC location of Da Dong, Beijing’s world Life series – a boot camp using kettle suffered a devastating zero-star review in the New York Times famous Peking Duck restaurant chain. The holder of a Michelin star in Shanghai, Da Dong bells led by ALFA Gym trainer Rachel . Criticizing them for dry duck, Gray, plus a healthy meal plan. (Get ’ JD Obentos has a new range of smoothie “ketchup-like” kung pao shrimp, and vegetables that tasted like they were “stewed in Dr. #swol.) For more wholesome options, Pepper,” Wells was not impressed by the chain s overpriced, “dead on arrival dishes.” Xian bowls, too. OFF THE BEATEN PLATE For those feeling naughtier, has launched one hell of an oyster bar. Pick from their range of oysters from the world over – or don’t, and get a set with all the varieties. The bar’s ifrange you’re of daring,wines (and we recommend Champagnes!) you to go with is equally as varied – but from Xian’s newly reopened Craft Containerpair your oysters. with a craft beer The Georg announced its sudden closure But it’s not all good news –

last month, and we’re heartbroken. The Georg was a veritable palace in thatthe hutongs, offered genuinely but more importantly,world-class it was one of the few places in Beijing across the country, here’s what That’s Snickers has unveiled a – wait for it – spicy chili chocolate bar. Available in convenience stores Western fine dining. When it opened, sweet tooth and late-night cravings for malatang editors have to say about it: “Satisfies our mid-afternoon we were like: ‘Oh sh*t! Maybe Beijing fire, all in a single bite” (Daniel Plafker, is becoming Shanghai now.’ But that’s That’s NM Guangzhou editor). “It’s a strange combo but it works. Think of it as the corner store candy not true. It couldn’t be true. And so, PRD equivalent of McDonald’s French fries dipped in soft-serve ice cream” (Matthew Bossons, The Georg, we bid you adieu. editor-in-chief). “Over the course of my life thus far, this is the second worst thing I have ever eaten, after the five kernel meat mooncake” (Katrina Shi, digital editor). There you have it, RMB5.5 readers – try at your own peril.

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MIFAN/MAFAN

We Tell You if the Rice is East Canteen Worth the Hassle A new pop-up turns The Taco Bar into a Chinese-inspired lunch joint on weekdays. Pick from your choice of pork, fish, beef or tofu for a quick, tasty lunch set. We love our braised pork leg, juicy and wrapped in lotus leaf, and love the price even more – RMB65 including sides and a drink. Portion sizes are notably healthy (read: a tad on the small side for some of you), Tue-Fri,but come 11.30-2.30pm; with panna The cotta. Taco Bar (see Listings for details)

Chuanqi Grassland Shield Barbecue

If you can get beyond the garish poured concrete, nuclear-waste green floors and slightly off-blue ceilings, Chuanqi Grassland Shield Barbecue is not a bad spot. While we are unsure as to the level of authenticity at this Mongolian- style BBQ joint (kimchi bewilderingly appears with the sides), the food is definitely tasty. The menu mainly features beef, although other meats are available – including sheep’s genitals, if you are so inclined. The aptly named Taste Delicious Beef (RMB39) is tender and should be everyone’s first choice off the menu. Wash it down with a big pot of salty Mongolian tea (RMB29) Daily,and enjoy 10am-10pm; this little 1/F, slice Tunsanli of fake Mall, Mongolia Yongli International and/or Korea. Plaza, 21 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路21号屯三里购物中心永利国际大厦1/F

Tasting Moments

- Tasting Moments is the little sister of popular Taiwan joint Taoyuan Village, but, unfortunately, doesn’t live up to expectations. Theirshaobing stylish modern decor looks great, but even its minimalist, pale adornments seem to have more flavor than the food on offer. Ouryoutiao Sichuan chicken (RMB34) is ad equate, the chicken thigh juicy and tender, but the Sichuan spice never fully arrives. Tasting Moments’ dainty are disappointing in size and flavor as well. On the positive side, the strawberry and banana smoothienecessary (RMB26) here. is delicious, but again, small. One quick moment of tasting is all that’s Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm; L1-AB1, 1/F, 101 Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号侨福芳草地一层101内L1-AB1室 (138 1060 3503)

Side Street

Side Street, on the premises of the former Ron Mexico, looks a lot like, well,- the former Ron Mexico. Decor-wise, it’s largely the same (though there’s no alongsidelonger a portrait sides such of Barack as chips Obama and chutney. smoking Though weed). thisSide is Street does, how ever, offer a change in terms of food – simple, satisfying burgers are on offer the former Ron Mexico, so you’re here for the drinks, right? Choose from a decent selection Daily,of craft 5pm-late; beers or113-02 reasonably Jiaodaokou priced Dongdajie, mixed Dongcheng drinks. 东城区交道口东大街113-02

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SWEETIE SALAD This is No Longer Sparta by Jonty Dixon and Noelle Mateer

If we were to utter the words, right now, not Italian-restaurant-level pasta, it is a perfectly nice foil to the spinach and feta salad. Havetrian bridge.you yourself Did the ordered guerrilla Sweetie marketing Salad? pay “that incident with the Spartan Warriors in Haveoff, though? you heard To answer of anyone that, else ask ordering yourself: Sanlitun,” what would come to your mind? healthy.The honey To pumpkinwash down is theall thissurprising healthiness star of Your answer would likely depend on the show – things that sweet shouldn’t be where you were in the summer of 2015. properSweetie restaurant, Salad? And, in finally, Liangmaqiao? did you know Summer 2015 was a wild time in Sanlitun. that Sweetie Salad has just opened its first there is a decent selection of juices, coffees outsideYou could Uniqlo, hardly where reach a Taikoo viral dressing-room Li Starbucks store in The Grand Summit is attracting at- and teas (RMB20-40). without passing throngs of selfie-takers - tentionNo, you regardless, likely did for not. a reasonBut the entirely brand-new less SweetieStaff here Salad are is remarkablya calm and quiet helpful, affair. and, - equally remarkably, fully clothed. All in all, sex tape was filmed. People were still won outside entrance, you are immediately faced dering what that tall building with the hon withscandalous: a mural its of design.giant, colorful As you enterinsects from on the the Which maybe we shouldn’t be surprised by, theeycomb Spartan patterning Warriors. was going to be. Mojito fargiven more their interest last statement than we hadin 2015: expected. […] Man was still around. And then, there were - After“Our the ‘Spartans’ incident eventyesterday, yesterday we sincerely generated ac- laowai paraded through Sanlitun. The far wall behind the counter. Twisted wooden - On July 22, 2015, nearly 100 half-naked light fixtures curl around long wooden ta Spartan warrior costumes, were fully shirt- bles. A grassy green wall separates the salad- knowledge our lack of experience in organ (predominately white) foreigners sported bar from the private seating areas. Sweetie fromizing thelarge police. scale, In offline the future, events we as willa startup adver - Salad’s first sit-down, brick-and-mortardesignboom lo. company. We abided by the instructions less, and held to-go boxes of leafy greens cation has since been featured on design and from Beijing-based salad-delivery company, architecture blogs, including tise our brand and core values and serve our Sweetie Salad. It was a bizarre publicity Food, accessible via the bar, falls into three theircustomers new location. without affecting public order.” policestunt the stepped likes ofin. which the Chinese salad- categories: cold salads, grilled items and hot We detect no public disturbance from making industry never seen. Naturally, the entrees. We pick a feta, spinach and grilled Daily, 8am-9pm; 41, Bldg 1, The Grand Summit, 19 arresting his sexy victims, one of whom had pumpkin salad (RMB20, a steal), which is fresh Dongfang Donglu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东方东路19号1号 Photos surfaced on Weibo of an officer - and tasty. It disappears quickly from our plate. 楼会所41号 (8532 6178) We top our spinach cannelloni (RMB20) fallen on the floor of a Gongti Beilu pedes with honey pumpkin (RMB8) – and while

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Picture this: it’s Wednesday night, and you LA ROSÉE need a break from the chaos of the city – the chaos of Joy City, that is. You’re in Xidan, at FLO Goes Into the Wild (of Beijing’s most overwhelming mall, and it’s making you worn out. And hungry. So you Xicheng) fairytale-themedtake that colossal high-end seven-story food escalator court, and all by Holly Baer the way up, wander through the steampunk-

then you see it: two metal trees, shining like a beacon. This is where you’re eating. This is La Rosée. A solid step above your usual fair, but not demanding the time and table etiquette of fine dining, La Rosée is the latest restaurant by the group behind Maison- niques,FLO and given F. Bistronome. freedom. The new concept isn’t fusion, exactly – it’s more like French tech start with the rouleux de printemps - lightfulOfferings salad range roll with from mango light to and hearty. parmesan, We (a de tastes like everything you miss about your RMB39), and the rice roll made with ham bonbon granny. Or go with something with major and cheese (RMB55), before moving on to ananas flambé de Wellington aesthetic value, like the rose cake mousse the filler-uppers. We recommend the (RMB55) and (RMB78). (RMB298), an updated take on topped with foie gras. If that doesn’t suit you, No need to go thirsty: La Rosée has, of beef Wellington, wrapped in tofu skin and - try the quenelle de porc course, wine. And at surprisingly reasonable prices – Chardonnay starts at RMB218 a bot , a truffle-braised pork tle. With French wine and good food in your meatball with herb butter, escargot, water Xicheng in no time. belly, you’ll be ready for the trek home from chestnut and bacon (RMB88). - Daily, 10am-10pm; 6/F Joy City Xidan, 131 Xidan End your meal with La Rosée’s panna cotta, Beidajie, Xicheng 西城区西单北大街131号西单大悦城 a glorious concoction of black sesame, pra 6/F (6641 0050) line, hawthorn jelly and red bean (RMB39). It’s as gray as hutong street water, but it YIPIN XIAOLONG Souped Up in Sanlitun by Noelle Mateer

Yipin Xiaolong is a metaphor for Sanlitun Bar Street. - - The quick and dirty XLB are gone now. vorful.our surprise, is the kimchi-pork kind – while - Fittingly, however, the former Bar Street wel notAlso exactly on offer authentic, are a series they are of tried-and-true tangy and fla Back in the heyday of 2016, Sanlitun’s ‘Dirty comed a new Shanghai-style joint more suited Shanghai side dishes. In true Shanghainese Bar Street’ was home to such unsavory estab to its new look: Yipin Xiaolong. lishments as Youth Club and Pure Girl Bar. (By Yipin Xiaolong is a citywide chain (though ‘unsavory,’kuai we also mean ‘cheap and lovable.’ accordingly.this Sanlitun Everything one marks istheir clean. first A incutesy central mu - fashion, they are sweet and soggy (this is a RIP.) Then came the bulldozers. Gone were ralBeijing), on how and to their slurp vibes a soup are dumpling more corporate, adorns forgood this thing). entire They’re street. largelyBar Street dependable, is now safer. if at the 10- shots, throngs of study abroad one wall. As they lunch, customers watch the times bland – which, ultimately, is a metaphor- students and the Mojito Man.xiaolongbao In their stead, bricks. plexiglass. You’re less likely to leave having made regret There also used to be a joint chefs pinch dumplingsxiaolongbao wrappers from behind table decisions. – a hole-in-the-wall between Moka Bros and choices.Yipin Xiaolong is a safe choice. It’s just that some place called “Miss Hai Cake” (these were Fortunately, this joint’s upgrade some of you, maybe, don’t want to make safe messier times). The decor there was garish – in style does not come at the sacrifice of price. the bao were good. And after a night partying Daily, 11am-10pm; 1/F, Tongli Studios, 43 Sanlitun fluorescent lights and plastic tabletops – but Bundles of three XLB come as cheap as RMB20 Beijie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北街43号同里大厦1层 – though the ones with crab are, of course, (6463 8199) on the nearby strip, they were more than good pricier, at RMB48. Some lack the flavor of your – they were lifesavers. trusted local dumplery. But the best variety, to

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LITTLE CREATURES Little Plates, Big Beers by Jonty Dixon

- - fuls. As we come to the realization that we’ve ings include everything from vegan quinoa Just steps from both Great Leap and Jing-A, On the plate we’re given four meager mouth you’re in The Crib anyway, whose meal offer Australian brewery Little Creatures has - opened its first Beijing location. For us, this just paid RMB10 per mouthful, we see the bowls to donkey burgers. makes a lovely craft beer trifecta. For them, place a bit differently. We read a little more Little Creatures’ location, beers and atmos this makes a challenge – can Little Creatures into the cherub looking down upon us from- phere make it a welcome pit stop along the ensnare Beijing’s discerning beer drinkers?- above the words “It’s good to be a little.” (short) route between Jing-A and Great Leap. The brand has already done so in Hong Thankfully, the Pale Ale lifts our spirits con Just don’t waste your beer money on the Kong and Shanghai, thanks to a winning for siderably. cherub-sized sides. Daily, 5pm-midnight; The Crib, 1/F, Chunxiu Lu, 1 mula. Little Creatures serves beer by, well, After all, that’s what Little Creatures is Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路1号院1楼 Little Creatures. From their full-on IPA to about: The beer. It’s excellent. And if you want their mellow Rogers’ Amber Ale, you really more than a snack to go with your pint, then can’t go wrong with your choice (beers are RMB50 for a pint, RMB35 for a half). While all the beers are pleasant, the pale ale is a standout, with a floral nose and well- balanced hops that make for smooth, all-day drinkability. We also sample one of the few non-Little Creatures brews available, the withWhite a Rabbitcomplex Dark fruitiness Ale (RMB50), and a slight also hailinghoppy from Australia – big, malty flavors combine finish. However, this can be a heavy one, so importedfollowing fromit with Australia, their fresh, where bright they IPA are is only the sensible thing to do. All beers are brewed. Little Creatures’ Beijing location is situated within The Crib, Sanlitun’s incubator-cum- food hall. And so the look is minimal, yet pleasant – bare concrete, a mural featuring varietiesthe Little areCreatures painted mascot on the (awall cherub) as well. and the slogan (“It’s good to be a little different”). Beer

It’s all a damn delight, but the food, on the other hand, leaves something to be desired. The curried arancini balls (RMB48) lack kick, and the pork and fennel sausage rolls (RMB38) are excellent, but that’s the problem:

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- - come, for all the people on earth had cor- “God saw how corrupt the earth had be With a rotating cast of DJs playing dif am going to put an end to all people, for the ferent styles of music every night (special rupted their ways. So God said to Noah, ‘I props to Funk night on Thursdays) along with guest DJs, Aurora is gunning to be the earth is filled with violence because of them. spot you show up to after a drunk dinner - I am surely going to destroy both them and ingand various leave from styles with of someonehouse music to be and fruitful nu- the earth.’” and multiply. The club plans on mostly play officialsIn Beijing, regretting our flood that myth they’d tracks allowed along a the same lines – except it was government disco, along with regular helpings of funk. As far as vibe goes, think more Lantern and bunch of bars to spring up over the city, and- Dada than Sirteen or Kokomo. then they flooded the streets with bricks. And, oh, Aurora also has a kitchen with While most of us responded to the brick burgers, steaks, and Mexican food provided ings by whining and taking Tinder dates to by Chen Wen Cai, formerly of Luga’s. We can malls, Pancake Lee built an ark. He filled that confirm that our chips and salsa had ‘good bar ark with a pair of turntables and a bunch of excitingsalsa.’ But to hey see – new you’re places not goingopen forup andthe food. your favorite local DJs. He landed that ark in In this post-flood Beijing, it’s genuinely Sanlitun Back Street, on Kokomo Mountain (Tongli Studios, technically). There’s an provideIn these some uncertain hope that times, the it’scity hard hasn’t to been RMB80 cover on weekends, but it’s free irrevocably drowned. on weekdays and drinks are reasonable - - (RMB25-50). maintain hope that anything can last, but we Is it, like Noah’s Ark, three hundred cu whenwon’t Aurorabe surprised was still if future around? expat You genera missed bits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits tions are heard saying: “Oh, you weren’t here high? Probably? Maybe not? We have no - idea. But this smoker-friendly sweatbox is Dailythe good 10pm-4am. old days.” 3/F, Tongli Building (South missingbig enough from to Sanlitunprovide theproper kind for of atlow-ceil least a Entrance), Sanlitun South, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南 yearing basement now. dance club vibe that’s been 同里总店三层302室

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Grammy Festival / Music Adesse Versions DJ

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Suanpan is always bringing something fresh – this time, Adesse Versions, AKA Kevin Gorman. The British DJ and producer stole the show with his Boiler Room session in 2012 and always surprises. Expect old-school house edits of Chad Valley Gig funk, disco and Afro tracks. If Valley’s sultry and melancholic Sat Apr 28, tickets TBD; Dada (see downtempos don’t summon thoughts Listings for details) of empty beaches in your trapped-in- concrete Beijinger mind, then nothing Keren Ann Gig will. The UK sensation’s introspective and R&B-inspired style is a treat. Valley will perform tracks from his 2018 album Imaginary Music. Beijing’s first-ever – and much anticipated – Grammy Festival is finally here. The Sun Apr 29; tickets TBD; Dada (see lineup is top-notch, starring the dongling (‘frozen-age,’ as his Chinese fans call Listings for details) him) Pharrell Williams. Other formidable acts include Carly Rae Jepsen (of ‘Call Me Maybe,’ or should we say, ‘Da Gei Wo Ba,’ the hilarious Mandarin cover), Phoenix, OneRepublic, Macy Gray and Daya. The epic eight-hour live show is organized by Yung Bae Gig the Recording Academy, with the aim of ‘improving the cultural impact of music’ on global audiences. So, if you dig music but always miss out on Coachella and Glastonbury, this one’s for you. Mon Apr 30; RMB580 (advance), RMB880 (door); Beijing Changyang Music Theme Park west side of Changyang Sports Park, Fangshan 房山区长阳体育公园西侧长阳体育公园西侧北京长阳音乐主题公园 (for more information or for tickets, visit www.damai.cn)

The polytrope and multitalented folk- rock artist constantly moves between Paris, New York and Tel Aviv, but you can catch her at this one-time perfor- LA-based Yung Bae brings his lauded mance at the Beijing Theatre. Witness funk beats (you know you’ve made Ann’s consummate skills as a musician it when hip-hop superstar Kendrick and composer as she performs a range Lamar chooses you as his official re- of hits, including ‘Beautiful Day’ and mixer) to China off the back of his sold- ‘Lay Your Head Down’, which were fea- out US tour. Together with supporting tured in hit TV series’ Grey’s Anatomy DJs Joy Ginger, Tsunami, DJ Liia, the and Six Feet Under, respectively. BAE kicks off his first-ever China tour Thu Apr 04, 7.30pm; RMB 445–638; at – where else? – Dada. Beijing Theater, Area 3, 10 Anhuili, Thu Apr 12; tickets TBD; Dada (see Chaoyang 北京朝阳区安慧里三区10 Listings for details) 号 (tickets via www.douban.com)

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Beijing Sightrunning / Tour Digital Revolution Exhibition

WF Central’s ambitious exhibition aims to trace the digital transformation of art, design, film, music, and video games, through art installations and Business Chinese Beijing’s (short) spring is finally here: It’s the perfect time to resume your fit- post-modern exhibits, including old Language Course Class ness resolutions before summer arrives, or to visit the city’s best attractions game consoles and synthesizers. An without the hordes of tourists. What if you can do both at the same time? impressive display that will satisfy 8-bit M i or mài? Not sure? Perhaps you Beijing Sightrunning offers jogging tours with fitness-and-tour guides games lovers and unshakable techno- ǎ should try this four-week business suitable for both people of reasonable fitness, as well as occasional racers pessimists alike. Chinese class, which covers all the that want to visit some of Beijing’s best sightseeing spots. You can choose Tue-Sun 10am-10pm, open until May basics of corporate conversation. between the Houhai Lake hutong areas, the Forbidden City or – for the more 20; RMB100 (free for children under With some effort, you’ll be ready to experienced – Temple of Heaven. The tours include tickets to the attractions 1.2m); WF Central, 269 Wangfujing face even the most dreadful Chinese and are made to suit individual needs. The experience is guaranteed to be… Dajie, Dongcheng东城区王府井大街269 business delegation, or at least be breathtaking. Heh. 号 (tickets also available via WeChat ID: able to tell ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ apart at a Tours available throughout the week, 7am/10am/1pm/4pm; EUR35 per person (book WFCENTRAL) business meeting. via www.beijingsightrunning.com) Mon Apr 2–Thu Apr 26, 7-9pm (2 class- City-Quest: “This es per week); RMB1,408; Huiyang co- Great Wall Camping Trip / Hiking Stop: Beijing” Art working space, 11/F, Bldg A, Sanlitun SOHO, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯SOHO A座11层 (for more info and booking email [email protected])

Journey Through The Chakras Yoga

Unsure what to do during Qingming? If you like riddles and art (yes, riddles and A yoga masterclass may be the best art), you can embark on this unique way to re-equilibrate your inner ener- city-quest tour held in 798 Art District. gies or ‘Chakras.’ Or, if you’re not really Answer geography, history and math into esoteric tantric philosophy, just to The Great Wall is perhaps China’s most iconic attraction. You can visit it like every questions prepared by “Next Stop: blow off some steam. Enjoy a Vinyasa other tourist at one of the restored areas around Beijing, or you can spice it up a lit- Everywhere” and maybe learn some class at Yoga Yard by practitioner Zhao tle and check out the rougher original sections that climb up to the mountaintops. more about China in the process. The Rongkun, as Zhao will try to prepare For ultimate bragging rights, you can even camp there. It’s not as hard as it sounds, riddles are provided both in English you – and your Chakras – for yet an- especially if you follow Beijing Hikers. The hiking experts are offering a one-night and Russian and the competition is other Monday morning. excursion where they will deliver tents and sleeping bags directly to the camping site. open both to individuals and teams. Sun Apr 15, 1-4pm; RMB450, With transportation, food and drinks included, this is probably the easiest – and cool- Thu Apr 5, 12am-1pm pick-up time; RMB400 (before Apr 4); Yoga Yard, est – hiking trip ever, but spots are limited, so you’d better hurry up. RMB25 (per team); 798 Art District, 6/F, 17 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝 Sat Apr 28-Sun Apr 29; RMB1,600, RMB1,440 (members) including transporta- Chaoyang 朝阳区798艺术区 (for 阳区工体北路17号 6层 (book via tion, food and drinks; 10am dep. from Lido Hotel Starbucks (book via www. more info and booking email Julia_ WeChat ID: YogaYard) beijinghikers.com) [email protected])

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New Beers at Great Bottega Late Night Pizza Disco / Party Leap Drinking

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Great Leap Brewery recently launched two killer new brews. The hoppy, Lunch Set at Migas Mercado Dining chocolatey Negrito Generalissimo is one for connoisseurs of dark ales, Migas Mercado has launched a brand while Honey Ma IPA is the latest addi- Picture the scene. You are standing in a piazza in Palermo on a Friday evening. The spanking-new set lunch menu. From tion to the renowned beautifully bit- days are growing longer and the nights are getting warmer. You are surrounded by RMB118, you can enjoy a snack, start tersweet Honey Ma series. Springtime all your favorite Italian street food, cocktails and friends. Music is playing, people are and a main. Chow down on Spanish is beertime, after all.. dancing and the night is full of good times and memories. OK, fine. You’re actually classics, and add a drink or a dessert Great Leap Brewing (see Listings for at Nali Patio. But hey – now you have a slice of authentic Italy at Bottega’s fun new for just RMB38. details of their locations) event: Late Night Pizza Disco. In what is sure to become a legendary night, Bottega Daily, from RMB118; Migas Mercado, are giving you live DJ sessions until 2am, and the chance to gorge on authentic China World Mall North, 7/F, 1 Argentine Night Italian street food and drink some of the finest cocktails this side of Venetia. Jianguomen Waidajie, Chaoyang 朝 Party Weekly, Fri-Sat, 11pm-2am; Bottega Sanliitun, 2/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, 阳区建国门外大街1号国贸c商城北区7 Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园2楼 (6416 1752) 层 (6500 7579)

Lunch Deals at Arrow Factory Dining

Get on your dancing shoes and loosen your belts at Argentine Night at The Westin Beijing Chaoyang. Here you can enjoy an authentic Argentine barbeque buffet, plus tango lessons taught by Eddy Hernandez, a global performer Anyone down for a working lunch at with over 29 years’ experience. Serving Arrow Factory? With new weekly lunch Argentina’s famous dishes, accom- deals at Arrow Factory Liangmahe, you panied of course by a few glasses of won’t need an excuse to get out of Malbec, this is one night you won’t work; you’ll need one to stay. All the want to miss. classic bites are on the new lunch deal Mondays, through Apr 9, RMB150 menu, including the bacon cheese- (dance class only), RMB358 (buffet burger, Stuff’d sausage meals, Reuben dinner only), RMB120 (free-flow and falafel pitta. And for the true Malbec), RMB 560 (per couple, professionals, you can add any Arrow includes dance class, buffet and one Factory beer for just RMB25. glass of Malbec); The Westin Beijing Tue-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm; Arrow Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Factory Liangmahe (see Listings for Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路7号 (for details) tickets, call 5922 8888)

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Art Beijing 2018 / Art fair Burlesque Cabaret

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Moonglow Follies are bringing ‘Hollywood Revue,’ a five-set cabaret No matter what type of art you’re into – contemporary, design, classic or public – extravaganza, to Modernista. Expect Art Beijing 2018 has it all. The fair showcases pieces running the gamut from the a night of wonderment, glamour and bold and the beautiful to the bizarre. Plus, this year sees the debut of a new sub- even an international cabaret star Tang Yin Ballet brand: Photo Beijing, a special exhibition that will examine how technology affects from Paris. A representation of classic photography. This year marks the 13th annual art fair in the capital, and consider- This month Suzhou Ballet Theatre Hollywood films from the 1930s to the ing the theme, ‘Locally based, and Asia-oriented,’ plenty of thoughtful discussion is brings their production of the Chinese present day will be exhibited across likely to be had. Check out a few of our top picks on page 32. ballet, Tang Yin, to NCPA’s Opera each of the five sets. Sun Apr 29- Wed May 2; National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Chaoyang 朝阳区全国 House. One of the four most prestig- Wed Apr 4; RMB190; Modernista, 44 农业展览馆 (www.artbeijing.net) ious ballet troupes in China, Suzhou Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区 Ballet Theatre includes some of 宝钞胡同44号 China’s finest dancers, and is led by art Translocation / Exhibition directors Ying Li and Jiabin Pan. Cuba Photography Sat Apr 21-Sun Apr 22, 7.30pm; RMB80-500; The Opera House of NCPA, 2 Chang’an Jie, Xicheng 西城区长安街2号 (tickets via sales@the- atrebeijing.com)

Open Mic Comedy

American photographer Brian Liu’s new photography exhibition, ‘Cuba,’ Comedy night is now at The Local examines the idea that, despite dif- every Wednesday night. Beijing’s ferences on the surface, people from seasoned band of jokers from Comedy around the world share many similari- Club China will provide the laughs, The human condition has been the subject of choice for artists throughout history, ties with each other. In his works, Liu while you enjoy cheap chicken and so it is for Xiao Yu. The Chinese artist’s work has been featured around the world. challenges the narrative portrayed by wings courtesy of The Local’s Wing Using bamboo as his medium, Yu showcases his most recent works at Pace Gallery certain parts of the US media about Wednesday. Everybody is welcome, this month. Ambitious and liberating, ‘Translocation’ represents the culmination of the Cuban people. The resulting im- from stand-up veterans to people the changes to Yu’s creative process over a career of thirty years, from intellectual ages pop with warmth and color. starting out for the first time. thinking to a freer, more intuitional style. Through May 2; Sun-Thu, 10am- Wednesdays, 7.30pm; The Local Bar Through Sat Apr 28, 10am-6pm; 798 Art District, 2 Juixiangqiao Lu, Chaoyang 11pm, Fri-Sat, 10am-1am; Cafe & Grill (see Listings for details) 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号798艺术区 Zarah (see Listings for details)

WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | APRIL 2018 | 65 Expensive...... ¥ Expense Account ...... ¥¥ Highly Recommended ...... * LISTINGS Top Ten ...... ** Beijing’s resplendent Northern Chinese OPEN DOOR RESTAURANTS restaurant serves elegant Hebei fare unlike you’ve ever had. Excellent peking duck is The Hot One Hundred on offer as well. > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30-10:30pm; 3F About This guide represents our editors’ Rosewood Beijing, Jing Guang Centre, Hujialou, top 100 picks, and includes some That’s Chaoyang 朝阳区呼家楼一号京广中心北京瑰丽酒店 Beijing advertisers. Restaurants rated(*) 3层 (6597 8888) have been personally reviewed by our Da Dong 大董 experts, and scored according to the Among the city’s most famous haunts, Da cuisine, experience and affordability. Dong guarantees slick cuts of Beijing-style roast duck and delectable wrap fillings. The venue’s a class act and the plum sauce is CHINESE hard to follow. > Daily 11am-10pm; 22 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng Contemporary & Mixed Cuisine 东城区东四十条甲22号 (5169 0328); see www.dadon- gdadong.com for more locations 8 Qi Nian 祈年8号 (Cantonese/Sichuan) The New World Hotel’s flagship restaurant Duck de Chine 全鸭季 ¥ * has classic Chinese cuisine in abundance, Good duck is meant to show your guests as well as some vitality-restoring medicinal how wonderful you are, as much as the soups. (Their decent wine list is just as food. Duck De Chine does that in spades, effective.) with fantastic presentation of its crispy, > Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:15pm, 5:30-9:30pm, Sat/Sun succulent duck (RMB188). 12-2:45pm, 5:30-9:30pm; 2/F, New World Hotel, 8 > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm; Courtyard 4, Qinian Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区祈年大街8号新世界 1949 The Hidden City, Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝酒店2层 (5960 8822) 阳区工体北路4号院 (6501 8881) ; 98 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng 东城区金宝街98号 (6521 2221) Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰 ¥ (Taiwanese) This Taipei-based franchise impressed Ken Xihe Village Restaurant and Bar Hom enough to call it one of the best 10 > Mon-Fri Lunch: 11am-2.30pm; Dinner: 5-9pm; eateries in the world, back in 1993. Famous Sun: 11am-9pm, S9-33, 3/F, South Area of Sanlitun for its dependably delicious xiaolongbao Taikooli, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19 or little steam buns. Book ahead, there’s 号三里屯太古里南区三层S9-33(6417 6082) always a long wait. > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5-10pm, weekends Shanghai 11.30am-10pm; 24 Middle Street, Xinyuanxili, Chaoyang 朝阳区新源西里中街24号 (近渔阳饭店) Shanghai Min 小南国 (6462 4502) > Additional branches in Shin Kong Many swear this chain has the best Place; Parkview Green; Grand Pacific Mall Xidan; Shanghai-style hongshaorou north of the Modern Plaza Zhongguancun; see www.dintaifung. Yangtze. The jury’s out, but its popularity com.cn for details remains. Jing Yaa Tang 京雅堂 (Chinese, Peking > 0505, 5/F Raffles City Mall, 1 Dongzhimen Nan Duck) Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门南大街1号来福士购物中心5楼0505号铺 (400 820 9777)> Additional Resembling something between a night- branches in Financial Street; Jinbao Jie; Oriental club and a theater, the Opposite House’s Plaza; Sanlitun Soho; Xinyuan Nan Lu (see www. basement restaurant proves to be more online.thatsmags.com for details) than just style over substance with their range of expertly prepared classic dishes. Wang Jia Sha 王家沙 > Daily 12-10:30pm, B1/F, The Opposite House, Modern Shanghai cuisine – popular with Sanlitun Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11号院1号 Hong Kong celebrities – famed for its crab- 楼瑜舍酒B1楼 (6410 5230) meat dumplings. Try the spiced-salt ribs (RMB62) for a bit of Adam action. Peking Duck > Daily, S1-30a Taikoo Li Sanlitun (on the third floor of i.t shop) 朝阳区三里屯路19号院太古里1号楼3层 The Horizon 海天阁 (Cantonese Beijing S1-30a号商铺 (6416 3469) Duck) ** Kerry Hotel’s Chinese restaurant has Sichuan/Hunan widened its predominantly Cantonese and Sichuan horizons to include dim sum, Chuan Ban 川办 * double-boiled soups and Peking duck – and This bright, modestly decorated dining hall the roast bird here really is fabulous. is frequently cited as Beijing’s best Sichuan > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5:30pm-10pm 1/F, Beijing restaurant. Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路 > Mon-Fri 7-9am, 10.50am-2pm, 4.50-9.30pm; Sat- 1号嘉里中心1层 (8565 2188) Sun 7am-10pm; 5 Gongyuan Toutiao, Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区建国门内贡院头条5号 (6512 Honglu 红炉 2277, ext. 6101) Karaiya Spice House 辣屋 * Bold and fiery Hunan cuisine in the most serene of restaurant interiors. Don’t miss the dry roasted duck with a dozen spices and stir fried bullfrog with shiso leaves and ginger. Peanut milk is there to soothe the palate: you’ll need it. ANNIE’S > Daily 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm; 3/F, Sanlitun Taikoo Li South, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯太古里19号 An Italian Job 院南区三层S9-30 (6415 3535) South Memory 望湘园 Beijing’s legendary Italian restaurant chain Annie’s is back with a new menu at This restaurant chain is the Hunan staple in the capital. The trademark shilixiang their Antipasteria. The selection is full of exciting, innovative dishes that are niurou (fragrant beef), duojiao shuangse bound to please patrons both new and loyal. yutou (dual-colour spiced fish head) and The crab risotto is one of the many stars of the menu. Packed full of flavor, meltingly tender frog dishes are among the Quality Peking duck on the cheap? Oh yes, favorites with locals. the natural sweetness of the crab and the earthy mushrooms mixed perfectly HongLuit’s possible – thanks to Honglu.Beijing The Cuisine popu- > Daily 11am-10pm; 2/F, 230-232, Fenglian Plaza, 18 with the al dente risotto. For pasta lovers, the squid–ink spaghetti is a must. lar restaurant serves traditional Beijing food Chaoyangmen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝外大街 18号丰联广场2楼230-232号 (6588 1797); see www. The squid is succulent, the tomatoes fresh and the pasta is excellently prepared. with a stylish twist (which is exactly why it’s so crowded at lunchtime). southmemory.com for more locations Carnivores need not worry – the Antipasteria has got you more than cov- >Daily 11am-9.30pm, Sanlitun: Daily 11:00am- Yu Xin 渝信川菜 ered. The Ossobuco with polenta is astonishing, with soft veal that melts in the 10:00pm, 60 Meters Of No. 6 Building Sanlitun South Road Chaoyang 三里屯店: 朝阳区三里屯南 Open since 1993, Yu Xin’s authentic Sichuan mouth, atop a delightful polenta. In addition to the succulent veal, Annie’s also 路6号楼南侧60米 (6595 9872; 6593 8970) Raffles: dishes have earned a loyal fanbase. Their has an opulent Saltimbocca alla romana – thin, tender fillet steak filled with Daily 11:00am-10:00pm, 5 Floor Of Raffles shopping liangfen – a jelly-like substance cut into center Dongzhimen Dongcheng 来福士店: 东城区东 chunky strips and dressed in an addictive Parma ham and sage. 直门来福士购物中心5层 (8409 8199; 8409 8234) spicy sauce – hits the spot. The rustic, inti- If Annie’s wasn’t already your favorite Italian in town, the new, authentic mate setting of bamboo cubicles and swift, Country Kitchen friendly service complete the experience. Antipasteria menu is sure to make it top of your list. The name ‘Country Kitchen’ may sound like > Daily 11am-10pm; 5A Xingfu Yicun Xili, Chaoyang Annie’s, see Listings for details a diner, but a diner this is not. Rosewood 朝阳区幸福一村西里甲5号 see www.yuxin1997.com

66 | APRIL 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM LISTINGS for other locations. specialties in their purest form with chefs hailing from Hong Kong. Using the freshest OPEN DOOR Yunnan ingredients from NUO’s very own green farms, NUO Hotel Beijing provides an alter- Dali Courtyard 大里院子 * native green gourmet option in town. If you like authentic Yunnanese food, you’ll >Mon-Fri: 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm; Sat-Sun: 11am- have to trust the staff: there’s no menu, it 2.30pm, 5.30-10pm; 1/F, NUO Hotel Beijing, 2A all just arrives in an intimate courtyard set- Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区将台路甲2号北京诺金酒 ting. The price (RMB120/person) matches 店一层（5926 8281） the rustic ingredients. > Daily 12-2pm, 6-10.30pm; Gulou Dong Dajie, 67 Da Gui (Guizhou) Xiaojingchang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大 Guizhou’s famed hot-and-sour cuisine nes- 街小经厂胡同67号 (8404 1430) tled into a charming traditional alleyway. Munch happily into pickled greens and Lost Heaven 花马天堂 (Yunnan, SE Asian) don’t miss the salty-sweet deep-fried black An emphasis on Yunnan characterizes this sesame balls. They’re sensational. menu’s fresh journey through the SE Asia > Daily 10am-2pm, 5-10pm; 69 Daxing Hutong, passage, with a grandiose yet dark teak Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng 东城区交道口大兴胡同69 interior. 号 (6407 1800) > Daily noon-2pm, 5pm-10.30 (bar open till 1am). Ch’ien Men 23, 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng Makye Ame (Tibetan) 东城区前门东大街23号(8516 2698) Determined to prove that Tibetan cuisine consists of more than just yak-butter tea, Middle 8 Restaurant 中8楼 * 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 Workers’ Stadium North Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场北门对面幸福一村7巷内 (6415 5741)

An oasis at the top of Taikoo Li, Middle 8 WESTERN is the go-to destination for fresh authentic Yunnan cuisine. The restaurant, stylish yet Fine Dining understated, has plenty of flavorsome well- Barolo ¥¥ (Italian) * priced dishes and a killer view to boot. Average Italian abounds in Beijing: not > Sanlitun: Daily 11am-10pm, Taikoo Li Sanlitun here, though. Quite the opposite, in fact, South South Area F4, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯太古 meaning Barolo is as well-regarded as the 里南区4层(6415 8858); Indigo: Daily 11am-10pm, Jiuxianqiao Road No.20 Indigo F2 , Chaoyang 朝阳区 Piedmont wine it is named after. > Mon-Sun 11.30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm. Ritz Carlton 酒仙桥路20号颐堤港2层(8420 0883); Zhongguancun: Hotel, China Central Place, 83A Jianguo Lu, Daily 11am-10pm, Zhongguancun Plaza Pedestrian Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路甲83号华贸中心丽思卡尔顿 Street, No.R17, Haidian海淀区中关村广场步行街R17 号(5172 1728); Fenglan: Daily 11am-10pm, Xizhimen 酒店内 (5908 8151) North Street No.32 Maples International Center Blok B, 1 Floor, Haidian海淀区西直门大街32号枫蓝国际中 Maison Flo ¥¥ (French) * 心B座1层(6223 5583) Marble slabs, mosaic floors and brass fittings establish the Parisian bona fides; Youyun dishes like snails (RMB78), oysters (RMB48 > 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 The grandeur is matched only by the ser- 号 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 most importantly, it has some of the most 东城区北锣鼓巷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, Since recieving a Lonely Planet recommen- 93 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场 dation the prices have risen and the walls C座索菲特酒店6层 (8599 6666) are covered in backpackers’ scribbles, but CAPITAL SPIRITS BAR AND DISTILLERY the fantastic dumplings – boiled and fried – TRB (Temple Restaurant Beijing) ¥¥ ** are still fantastic. Setting is everything here, especially if > 74 Baochao Hutong, Gulou Dong Dajie, it’s fashioned inside a restored Buddhist Contemporary Classic Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同74号 (8405 temple. The bold contemporary European 0399, 131 6100 3826) cuisine is fitting in majesty and the service Capital Spirits is, you know, just your classic gin-and-baijiu combination bar. alone is worthy of worship. Regional > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm; 23 Songzhusi For real, though: this improbable combination is now a staple of Beijing. Temple, Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng 东城区沙滩北街嵩 Capital Spirits, originally two separate bars, continues to enliven hutong nights Crescent Moon (Xinjiang) * 祝寺23号 (8400 2232) Roast mutton enthusiasts go over the with both classic drinks and new concoctions. Having survived the hutong moon at this reputable Xinjiang Muslim Mio ¥¥ brickings of last summer, Capital Spirits has moved both its locations into one Glitzy Italian fare at the Four Seasons, with restaurant. Eastern European and Central courtyard, which now has more room, and plans on continuing to expand. Asian influences are evident throughout, a mobile Bellini cart, wheeled straight to with peppery and cumin-spiced dishes your table.The Chef crafts a superb squash Leveraging their deep knowledge of baijiu, alongside an extensive array of livening up traditional Chinese favorites. tortellini by hand, and pampers diners with gins including a few of their own making, Capital Spirits is a haven for the dis- > Daily 10am-11:30pm; 16 Dongsi Liutiao, desserts like the deconstructed tiramisu. Dongcheng 东四六条16号 (6400 5281) >Daily lunch 11.30am - 2.30pm, dinner 5.30pm cerning cocktail drinker. Crowd favorites include the Paper Crane, a baijiu take -10.30pm, Four Seasons Hotel, 48 Liangmaqiao on the Paper Plane. Pinky out drinkers have also been known to enjoy their Lu, Chaoyang, 朝阳区亮马桥路48号北京四季酒店 Jia by NUO Hotel negronis, which the bartenders are happy to customize to your tastes. Featuring modern Ming elements with (5695 8888) inspired paintings from Xu Wei, a painter, We even hear rumors the bar is getting its own bathroom – now that’s Grange Grill ** calligrapher and food and wine connois- Located in the Westin Beijing Chaoyang, hutong luxury. seur, the quintessentially authentic house Grange Grill serves up some of the city’s of agriculture produces, Jia Chinese restau- Sun-Thu, 7pm-midnight, Fri-Sat, 7pm-2am; 16 Xinsi Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区 best steak, seafood and grill offerings. The rant serves exquisite traditional Cantonese 辛寺胡同16号 (6409 3319) restaurant’s welcoming decor provides a

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relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a cocktail or for modernising South American-style OPEN DOOR a glass of fine vintage from the extensive dishes like ceviche and risotto in his open wine collection. Be sure to try the ‘luxuri- kitchen. ous oyster feast,’ where you can enjoy the > Sun-Thu noon-2.30pm, 6-10pm; Fri-Sat noon- delicacy raw, grilled or with cheese. 2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, > Lunch: Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, Sat and Sun Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 (5208 11.30am-3.pm; Dinner: Daily 5.30-10.30pm; The 6030) Westin Beijing Chaoyang 7 North East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang 东三环北路7号 (5922 8888) The English Tearoom英国茶房 >Daily 10am-9.30pm; 101, Bldg 10, North area of Contemporary Western Xiangyun Town, 9 Antai Dajie, Shunyi 顺义区安泰大街9号院中粮祥云小镇北区10号楼101(8047 9661 Chi (Organic, Fusion) / 8047 9661); Daliy 10am-7pm Creativity Garden,1 Hutong set-menu dining par-excellence, Shunhuang Lu，Sunhe xiang,Chaoyang 朝阳区孙河 with organic ingredients all locally sourced. 乡顺黄路甲1号创意园内(8459 4407) From the owners of neighboring Saffron. > Daily, opens 10:30am, last order 9:30pm, 67 Sizzler Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同 Sizzler invented ‘casual dining’ in Australia 67号 (6445 7076) when it introduced the first soup, salad, pasta and fresh fruit concept. Since those COMBAL盉by Tiago pioneering days, it has expanded its ‘classic >127-129, 1/F, Tower C, Cofco Plaza, 8 Jianguomen grill’ to include, not only steak and sea- Neidajie, Dongcheng District 东城区建国门内大街8号 food, but also delicious chicken dishes, BBQ 中粮广场C座一层127-129单元 (6528 2280) ribs, combination meals and burgers. ‘Variety’ and ‘freedom to choose’ set Sizzler Lin’s Dining Lounge apart from other dining experiences. At > Daily 11am-10pm, 2/F, New Grand Dynasty Hotel, 58 Maizidian Jie, Chaoyang 朝阳区麦子店街58号新大 Sizzler customers are free to control the 宗饭店二层(6500 6766) volume, nutritional balance and variety of each meal by ordering from the grill and Feast (Food by East) helping themselves to our famous soup, Bustling café with a philosophy of ‘Simple salad, pasta and fruits. things, done well’. International favorites, >All stores open daily, 10am-10pm ;Wangfujing using freshest ingredients , cooked on the Oriental Plaza Store 王府井东方广场店 (8518 6315); spot. Chongwenmen Glory Mall Store 崇文门国瑞购物中心店 (6714 0399); Wangjing Capital Mall 望京凯德购 >Daily 6am-10.30pm, 2/F, EAST Beijing, 22 物中心店 (6471 3876); Wanliu BHG 万柳华联商场店 Jiuxianqiao Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒 (8258 9405) Wan Shoulu Crystal Capital Mall 万寿路店2层 8414 9820 凯德晶品店 (6826 086); Xizhimen Capital Mall 西直门凯德购物中心店Mall (5830 2199); Sanlitun Shimao C Pearl (Oysters, Seafood) ¥ * Gongsan 三里屯世茂工三店 (8400 4014); Changying This slick oyster restaurant imports fresh Paradise Walk 常营龙湖天街店 (8539 0438); Tianjin shells from Canada, South Africa, France, Joy City 天津大悦城店 (8728 1620) USA and more – and they are well worth the price. The fries are the best we’ve had Tomacado in Beijing, beer and wine selection also Tomacado is indeed a mash-up of ‘tomato’ excellent. and ‘avocado’ – and while you’ll certainly > Tue-Sun 5.30pm-2am; 14-2, Bldg 14, Shunyuanli, find these ingredients on the menu, you Xinyuan Jie, Yansha Qiao, Chaoyang 朝阳区燕莎桥新 can also expect pleasant drinks, light soups 源街顺源里14号楼14-2号 (5724 5886) and heartier main courses from this charming cafe. Fowers are also available for sale. George’s Bar & Restaurant > Daily 10am-10pm (Lunch start from 11am, Only George’s Bar offers specially handcrafted afternoon tea served on Mon-Fri 2.30-5pm), No. cocktails featuring admirable art master- 19/20, B1/F, Jia Ming Center, 27 Dongsanhuan Beilu, pieces blending with copperish elements. Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路27号嘉铭中心地下一层 Afternoon tea set for two at CNY288 is 19/20号(6500 3354) available from 3-5pm daily. Gentlemen’s Night every Saturday that men enjoy Buy VIC 1 Get 1 on drinks. George’s Restaurant Not to be confused with the notorious presents creative world classic cuisine nightclub of the same name, this VIC is that revolves around local ingredients the Sofitel Beijing’s casual dining restau- with exquisite touch that introduces an rant. All the major world cuisines are in authentic yet distinctive palette. Daily attendance here – make sure you pay special menu awaits you. special attentions to the French-inspired >Daily 11am-2.30pm; 5.30-10pm, Hotel éclat Beijing, breads and pastries – as is the customary 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号北京 Sunday champagne brunch. 怡亨酒店L1 (8561 7758) > Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C Bistrot B 座索菲特酒店6层 (8599 6666) Rosewood Beijing’s exquisite French restaurant is the sort of place chefs like to eat. Yi House (Contemporary Western) Expect lavish luxury. Nestled in the confines of 798, Yi’s great > Daily, 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30-10:30pm; 1F tasting brunch is bettered only by their Rosewood Beijing, Jing Guang Centre, Hujialou, wide range of cocktails. Sundays offer jazz Chaoyang 朝阳区呼家楼一号京广中心北京瑰丽酒店 brunches with lobster and champagne. 3层 (6536 0066) > Daily 11am-3pm, 6pm-12am; 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, 798 Yishu Qu, No.1 706 Houjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥 Caribeño (Latin) 路2号院798艺术区706后街1号 (6436 1818) Heavy Cuban influence, but there are dishes from all over the Latin continent here. The Wood Ropa Vieja (shredded beef on potato) is >Daily 10.30am-11pm, Lakeside Gourmet Street, excellent – as are the Mojitos. Solana, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区 > Daily 11:30am-9:30pm, 1/F, China Overseas Plaza, 朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾南边湖畔美食街近南边地面 THE CRAFT CONTAINER 8 Guanghua Dongli, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华东里8号中停车场 5726 8255 海广场北楼1层 (5977 2789) Stuﬀ’d (Contemporary Western) Cheers to Beers Grill 79 (Steak) The concept of Stuff’d is to simply stuff With views this good, Grill 79 would prob- one kind of food in another. From sausage Based at EAST Beijing’s ultra-cool Xian, The Craft Container has made its highly ably make it onto the list even if the food calzone pizzas (RMB68) to scotch eggs – it was terrible. It’s something of a bonus then all works. On-site micro brewery a bonus. anticipated return. The shipping container-cum-craft beer temple has reopened that the kitchen is superb, and supported > Wed-Mon, 11:30am-2:45pm, 6-10pm, 9 Jianchang after its winter hibernation. by one of the most extensive wine lists in Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区箭厂胡同9号 (6407 6308) As it did last year, The Craft Container showcases of Beijing’s finest brews. town. > Daily 6.30-10.30am, noon-2pm, 6-10pm. 79/F, Jing-A, Slow Boat and NBeer have teamed up to bring you a great selection China World Trade Center Phase 3, 1 Jianguomenwai Café/Deli/Sandwich of beers that represent China’s vibrant craft brewing scene. It’s your guide to Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店 79楼 (6505 2299 ext 6424) Café Flatwhite Beijing beer – curated. First opened last year, this re-purposed shipping container is situated on Miss K Cafe (Xing Fu Cafe) Whether it’s a rainy morning or a sunny af- Xian’s gorgeous patio. (Canapés outside in the warmer months? Don’t mind if ternoon, relax with your favorite novel and we do.) Beer varieties currently on offer include Jing-A’s classic Flying Fist, Slow a cup of freshly brewed coffee. Experience Boat’s smooth and subtle Helmsman’s Honey Ale and NBeer’s delightfully bit- a quiet moment of serenity amid the hustle and bustle of Beijing. tersweet GOSE Modern. >Daily, 8am-8.30pm; 1/F, Tower A, East Gate Plaza, As if a beer dedicated to gorgeous brews isn’t enough, Xian has also just Dongzhimen, Dongcheng 东城区东直门东环广场A座一层幸福咖啡馆 (6418 1096) unveiled a brand-new oyster bar. Sample fine oysters from around the world, and make sure you pair them with the great specials on the Champagne and JF Royal Teahouse >Daily 10am-9:30pm;B215 China World Trade wine list (or even a beer from The Craft Container – don’t knock it till you try Center Tower 3, Jintong East Road,Chaoyang Beijing it). Tasting platters start at RMB35 per oyster, an incredible steak featuring five 北京市朝阳区国贸商城区域3 地下二层B215(8535 1625) different oyster varieties. Is it warm enough to sit outside yet? We might not be able to wait until it is. Mosto (European, South American) ¥ * The Craft Container is at Xian, EAST Beijing (see Listings for details) A perpetually busy lunch and evening spot, thanks to chef Daniel Urdaneta’s skill Hailing from New Zealand, Café Flatwhite

68 | APRIL 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM LISTINGS uses fresh and healthy ingredients in its popularity of this entry-level brick-smoker your order at their burrito bar. high-end, the environment is relaxed. A tasty selection of sandwiches, pizzas, salads barbecue joint, that blossoms in the >Daily 10am-10pm, China World Mall store: NL4020, beautiful outdoor terrace makes this place and brunch options, all served alongside sunny months. Pulled-pork sandwiches L4 North Zone, China World Mall 朝阳区国贸商城北 a godsend for Lido residents. some of the best coffee in Beijing. are the favorites, followed by baby-back 区4层NL4020 (8535 1191); Central Park Plaza store: > Daily 11-late (Kitchen serves until 10pm), 1/F, Bldg > Open Daily, Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-9pm; rib racks. Beer and bourbons are taken 7-9, 1/F, Building 7, Central Park Plaza, 10 Chaoyang 2, No. 6 Yard, Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区芳园 798 Dashanzi Art District Store: D09-1, No.4, 798 care of, too. Park South 朝阳公园南路中央公园广场A7-109 西路6号院2号楼1层(8431 0027) Dashanzi Art District, Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang > Daily 11am-10pm. 35 Xiaoyun Lu courtyard (6586 1180); Wangjing store opening soon: 206, 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号 798艺术区D09-1 (5978 9067 / (20m north of Xiaoyun Lu intersection, first right), 2/F, RADIANCE, 6 Wangjing Dongyuan, Chaoyang Mercante ¥ * 13051771436); Jianguomenwai Media Center Store: Chaoyang District 朝阳区霄云路35号院过霄云路路口, District 朝阳区望京东园6号楼金辉大厦2层206单元 Old World family charm in an intimate No.13 Bldg, Jianguomenwai DRC, 1 Xiushui Street, 往北走20米,到第一个路口右转(5128 5584) (6478 8660) hutong setting. Time (and, occasionally, Chaoyang 朝阳区秀水街1号建国门外外交公寓13 > Additional location in Sanlitun Nan Jie (see www. service) slows with a rustic menu from Bo- 号楼1层东北角 8532 2633 ；Jianguomenwai DRC Q Mex Bar & Grill thatsmags.com for details) logna offering an assortment of homemade Store: Building 7-1-11, 1 Silk Street, Chaoyang 朝阳 > Sanlitun Courtyard (across from Salsa Caribe, pastas and seasonal mains. 区秀水街1号建国门外外交公寓7-1-11 (8532 2633 / NOLA nearby Bookworm), Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路4号院 18701092189); FFCStore:-107,B1/F,Fortune Financial 机电研究院餐饮街内 6585 3828 > Tue-Sun 6-10.30pm. 4 Fangzhuanchang Hutong, N’Orleans finds a dark-wood home in the Dongcheng 东城区方砖厂胡同4号 (8402 5098) Center,5 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu,Chaoyang District leafy embassy area, with a jazz soundtrack, 朝阳区东三环中路5号楼财富金融中心1层107 (6596 shrimp and grits, gumbo, fried chicken, Steak 9108); China Central Mall Store:L315,China Central Tiago Home Kitchen jambalaya and decent-enough po’boys – Mall,Chaoyang District朝阳区华贸中心写字楼三层 Char Dining Room & Lounge Even the most exacting palettes are delight- L315单元 (8588 7978)www.cafeflatwhite.com, cafe- yes’m. Excellent Cajun snacks, craft beers ed by TIAGO, whose team prepares globally and cocktails also make NOLA a popular Char is a Premium Steak house; a lifestyle [email protected], WeChat username: Cafe- concept, modern with live entertainment sourced ingredients and sustainably grown Flatwhite watering hole. produce. TIAGO’s dining experience is dis- > Mon-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-11pm. 11A to fascinate customers with a hint of class and flair. Exceptional quality to truly reward tinctly Italian, but its menu also offers such Café Zarah (Café) * Xiushui Nanjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区秀水南街11号 classics as Australian steaks and Boston lob- A smart new interior and menu for this (8563 6215) guests and makes Char Dining Room & Lounge the place to be seen. ster - plus a wide selection of salads, pizza, longstanding cafe has propelled it from The Big Smoke * pasta and desserts. hipster hangout to Gulou institution. Large, >Daily, Lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner: 5.30-10pm; Taking the Home Plate BBQ concept and Bar: 10pm-1am. 3/F, InterContinental Beijing >Indigo: Daily 11.30am-10pm, Shop L173, Indigo airy and with a terrace for summer, the only upscaling was a gourmet masterstroke. Full Sanlitun, 1 South Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝 Mall, 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路 downside is it’s always packed. menu evenings only (also delivers rotisserie 阳区南三里屯路1号北京三里屯通盈中心洲际酒店三 18号颐堤港购物中心L173商铺(6438 8772); Chaoyang > Daily 9.30am-midnight，42 Gulou Dongdajie, chicken via Uncle Otis). 层 (8516 0065) Joy City: Daily 11am-10pm, 5F50/6F, Chaoyang Joy Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街42号 (8403 9807) > Daily Mon-Sat 11am-midnight, Sun 11am-10pm. City, 101 Chaoyang Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳北路 First Floor, Lee World Building (opposite Frost Nails), Morton’s of Chicago (American) ¥¥ * 101号朝阳大悦城5F50/6F(8558 3892) Domain 域 57 Xingfucun Zhong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区幸福村 Meat so tender the knife falls through it: A blend of café, business center and 中路 57号楼利世楼 (6416 5195, 6416 268, www. ritzy Morton’s deserves the worldwide Opera Bombana ¥ lounge, it has a gentle buzz all of its own. uncle-otis.com) praise. Expensive, but where else are you Head chef Umberto Bombana boasts three For privacy, Domain also provides worksta- going to get steak this good? (Try the Michelin stars to his name, earned at his tions equipped with computers and ipads. The Woods * RMB550 set menu if you want to save cash) wildly successful Hong Kong restaurant >Daily 7am-8pm, 2/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao New York native-owned, Manhattan-style > Mon-Sat 5:30-11pm, Sun 5-10:30pm; 2/F, Regent Otto e Mezzo. He’s the only Italian chef to Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒店2层 restaurant, tucked in amongst the skyscrap- Hotel, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng 东城区金宝街99号 do so outside of his native land, and cer- (8414 9830) ers of CBD: you can’t get more Big Apple 丽晶酒店二层 (6523 7777) tainly the only to have opened a restaurant than that. in Beijing. Ricci > Daily 12pm-10pm, Central Park Tower 1, Suite 101, O’Steak > Daily, 12pm-10:30pm; LG2-21 Parkview Green Named after a 17th century Italian Jesuit No. 6 Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝外大街6号 A well-cooked steak in Beijng isn’t all that Fangcaodi, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大 (duh), this creative café has a funky, kooky- 新城国际1号搂101 (6533 6380) rare anymore, and here we have affordable 桥路9号侨福芳草地地下2层21号 (5690 7177) meets-organic vibe and serves up some of but quality cuts. Don’t be fooled by the ’ the best casual western food in town, and Burgers Irish sounding name, it’s an authentic Annie s ¥ * a great brunch at the Wudaokou location French bistro – not a Guinness in sight. Now a certified Beijing institution, Annie’s (Chaoyang branch closed weekends). Blue Frog > Daily midday-midnight, Xingfu: No.55-7 Xingfucun serves up the city’s most reliable Italian > 1/F, Building D, Tsinghua Science Park, 1 Blue Frog is pleased to introduce a creative Zhonglu, opposite of April courmet, Chaoyang 朝 fare. Delivery is free anywhere between Zhongguancun Donglu, Haidian 海淀区中关村东路1 new Drinks Menu. As the new year begins, 阳区幸福村中路55-7杰作大厦底商绿叶子超市斜对 Line 5 and the the Fifth Ring Road (call for 号院清华科技园D座1楼 (8215 8826 ) this new menu will wake up everyone’s 面 (8448 8250) ; Central Park: No.o103 building 20, delivery prices outside this area), and can taste buds with a bevy of specialty and Central Park, No.6 Chaowai Avenue, Chaoyang 朝 be ordered in English between 10.30am The Rug (Contemporary Western, original cocktails, mocktails, shots, beer, 阳区朝外大街6号新城国际20号楼103 (6533 6599); and 10.30pm from www.annies.com.cn. Organic) * wine and healthy drinks inspired by popu- shunyi: No.11-102 Shine Hills, No.9 Antai Avenue, Alternatively, drop in to your local branch. With ingredients supplied by local organic lar ingredients. Shunyi 顺义区后沙峪安泰大街9号祥云小镇南门 11号 > All open Daily,10.30am-11pm; Beijing Riviera: farms like Dahe and De Run Wu, and an > All open Daily 10am-late; S2-30, Level 3, S2 Tower, 楼102 (8048 5080) opposite west gate of Lane Bridge Villa, Shunyi 朝 emphasis on sustainability, this café’s wide 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三阳区来广营东路5号长岛澜桥别墅西门对面尚古城一 ranging menu has something for everyone, 里屯太古里南区三楼S2-30 (6417 4030) ; No.167, 29 Grill (Contemporary Western) * 楼 (8470 4768); Lido: Jiangtai Lu, opposite United especially green types, bored foreign moms 1/F, 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路 Top-notch steak, along with just about eve- Family Hospital 朝阳区将台商业街4号楼2楼和睦家 and freelance Macbook types. 18号1层167号 (8426 0017) ; No.125, 1/F, Bldg 1, ry other cut of meat found in the barnyard 医院对面 (6436 3735); Wangjing: 2F, beside the > Mon-Fri 7.30am-10:30pm, Sat/Sun 9:30am- Sanfeng(North), Chaoyang 朝阳区三丰北里1号楼1层 in this well-priced meat-eaters’ mecca. Daimler Tower, LSH Plaza, 8 Wangjing Jie 朝阳区利星 10:30pm; Bldg 4, Lishui Jiayuan, Chaoyang 125号 (8561 2665) ; Unit 15-16, 1/F, Bldg AB, Ocean > Mon-Fri lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Mon-Sat dinner: 行广场A座戴勒姆大厦裙楼2层近望京商业中心 (8476 Gongyuan Nanlu (opposite Chaoyang Park South International Center, 10 Jintong Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳 6-10.30pm (closed Sundays); Conrad Beijing, 2/F, 29 0398); Chaoyang Park: West Gate of Chaoyang Gate), Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳公园南路丽水嘉园4 区金桐西路10号远洋光华国际中心AB座一层15 16单 North Dongsanhuan, Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路9 Park 朝阳区朝阳公园老西门南侧 (6591 1931); 号楼(朝阳公园南门对面) (8550 2722) > Additional 元 (8590 3168) 号2层 (6584 6270) Sanlitun: China View Building, opposite East Gate of location in Sanlitun Nan Jie (see online.thatsmags. Workers’Stadium 朝阳区工体东门对面中国红街一楼 com for details) Mexican/Tex Mex (8587 1469); Ritan Park: Ritan High Life, 3F, north of Italian Ritan Park 朝阳区神路街39号日坛上街3-108号 (8569 TRIBE * Taco Bar Assaggi ¥ * 3031); The Place: East of the Place, south of Central Park 朝阳区金桐西路10号远洋光华国际中心AB座1 Salads, wraps and sandwiches, and noodle Rising from the ashes of its deceased This fine Italian spot in the leafy embassy hutong location, the new Taco Bar is hip, 层 (8590 6428); Guomao: Ruisai Business Building and grain bowls are as tasty as they are district has one of Beijing’s best terraces for (southest of Guomao subway) 朝阳区东三环南路2 holistic, and there are more superfoods in popular and able to produce some of the summer dining. The tagliata steak is worth 号瑞赛大厦商务楼1层 (6568 5890); Sunshine 100: one single dish than we even knew existed. most authentic Mexican fare in town. Only a return visit. Guanghua Lu, opposite Sunshine 100 Building 朝阳 Come hungry, leave basking in the warm RMB45 for three and great cocktails to > Daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-11:30pm. 1 Sanlitun 区光华路阳光100公寓对面首经贸南门 (858 98366) glow that comes from knowing that you complement. Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北小街1号 (8454 4508) are eating well. Kombucha is the icing on > Tue-Thu 5.30pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-2.30am, Sun Pizza the (organic, locally-sourced) cake. 11am-1am; 1/F, Unit 10, Electrical Research Institute, Bocca Della Verita ¥ > Daily 8am-10.30pm, 1/F, Building 3, China View Sanlitun Nan Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南路机电研 Good-value homestyle Italian is the order La Pizza Plaza, 2A Gongti Dong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工究院内10号1层 (6501 6026) of the day at this little-known spot in Among the upper echelons of Beijing 体东路甲2号中国红街大厦3号楼1层大厅入口南侧 Beixinqiao. pizzerias is this Sanlitun goldfish bowl Palms L.A. Kitchen and Bar * (Korean- (8587 1899) > Dinner: 5-10pm; Lunch: 10am-3pm; 3/F, 277 with a wood-fired oven and Neapolitan Mexican fusion) Dongzhimen Nei Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门内 manners. Further branches in Solana and Wagas (Contemporary Western) Tucked away near Gulou, this hip little 大街277号三楼雍和宫大街和北新桥头条交叉处的四 pasta/salad/mains-buffet restaurant in Quality eats with minimal pretension. This hutong concept is truly one of a kind in 层商业楼三楼 (6455 3832, 1391 0969 240) Sanlitun 3.3 stylish, no-fuss Shanghai rival to Element Beijing. Quesadillas with kimchi and bibim- > Sanlitun Branch: daily 10.30am-3pm, 6-11pm. 1/F, Fresh offers some of the best and most baps with melted cheese and hot sauce. Bene ¥ * 3.3 Mall, 33 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯 affordable Western lunch options in town. Guess what? It works. Killer range of classic Chef Ricci will have you singing like a sopra- 路33号3.3服装大厦西北角底商(5136 5582); Solana The zesty carrot-and-zucchini cake is a Cali’ cocktails, too. no with his pork ravioli and prize-winning Branch: SA-48, 1/F, Bldg 3, Solana, 6 Chaoyang crowd pleaser. > Daily 11:30am-midnight (closed Mondays); 14 tiramisu. Excellent set menus (RMB588) and Park Road, Chaoyang 朝阳公园西路6号蓝色港 > Daily 8am-10pm; S8-33, 3/F, Bldg 8, Taikoo Li Zhangwang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区旧鼓楼大街 extensive wine selection. 湾3号1层 SA-48 ( 5905 6106) > SOHU Shangdu South, 19 South Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang 朝阳区三张旺胡同14号 (6405 4352) > Daily 11am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. Sheraton Branch: SH1112, SOHO Shangdu, 8 Dongdaqiao Lu, 里屯太古里南区三层 (6416 5829) > Additional loca- Beijing Dongcheng, 36 Northeast Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区东大桥路8号SOHO尚都 tions in The Kerry Centre, Raffles Mall Dongzhimen The Mission Dongcheng District 东城区北三环东路36号(5798 8995) SH1112号(5900 3112); La Pizza Buffet: 4F, Sanlitun (see www.thatsmags.com for details) 3.3 Mall, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯3.3服装大厦4层 BK’s Tavern (5136 5990) MOKA Bros (Contemporary Western) * BK’s Tavern shares your tiredness and Power bowls, salads and wraps are the kind serves you leisure with surprises. Good Tube Station of fare on offer at this trendy Nali Patio drink for an old friend of since. Nowhere does gigantic toppen-laden pizza space, which also has a great selection of >Daily, Mon-Sun 11am-10.30pm, 39 Maizidian Street quite like Beijing, and these guys claim to cakes and pastries if you’re feeling more by the side of Liang Ma River, Chaoyang District 朝阳 be the biggest in town. indulgent. 区麦子店街39号亮马河南畔(8595 9609) > Sanlitun 3.3 Branch: Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat/Sun > Sanlitun: Sun-Thu 11am-10:30pm, Fri/Sat 11am- 10am-11pm, delivery Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm, 11:30pm, B101b Nali Patio South, 81 Sanlitun Beilu Cepe ¥ Fri-Sun 11:30am-11pm 3/F, 3.3 Building, No. 33 Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号B101B南楼 (5208 In a city inundated with Italian offerings, Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang 三里屯北街33号3.3服 6079) ; Solana: Solana Lakeside Dining Street, 6 Cepe manages to stand out thanks to its 装大厦3层3008号 ( 5136 5571, delivery 8989 177) Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区湖畔美食街 attention to the smallest detail – everything > Additional branches in Gongti, Beida, Beitai, 朝阳公园路6号院蓝色港湾 (5905 6259) from the vinaigrette to the Parma ham is Yayancun, Solana and Weigongcun, see www.on- import quality, and the wine is superb. line.thatsmags.com for details) American/BBQ/Grill > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. The Ritz- Carlton Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, German Eudora Station 亿多瑞站 Jinrong Jie, Xicheng 西城区金城坊东街1号北京金融街 > (Near Lidu place))No 6,Fangyuanli Chaoyang 朝丽思卡顿酒店大堂 (6601 6666) Drei Kronen 1308 * 阳区芳园西里6号(丽都广场对面)(6437 8331, 6437 The Mission Mexican Grill is on, well, a mis- Authentic (truly – when they say 1308 they 8334) sion – to bring quality grab-and-go burritos Florentina 翡冷翠意大利餐厅 mean it) displays of armour and brewing and tacos to the good people of Chaoyang. Florentina serves authentic Italian fare in kits draw regular evening crowds for the Home Plate BBQ * Stop by for tasty, fresh Mexican dishes us- low-key, yet elegant surrounds. Cuisine is superb pork knuckle and heavy-duty helles Scruffy looks and laid-back staff belie the ing high-quality ingredients, and customize

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(pale lager), wheat and dark beer (brewed Ganges 三里屯北小街2号 (6464 2365); Lido branch: 2F, Vegetarian on-site). Conveniently located above popular No.9-3, Jiangtai Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区将台西路 > Daily 11am-2am. 1/F, Bldg 5, China View, Gongti Irish sports bar Paddy O’Sheas, this solid 9-3号2层 (8420 0998) Lotus 莲花空间 Donglu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体东路中国红街5号楼1 Indian curry house provides the perfect > China World Shopping Mall Branch: NL4006, North 层(6503 5555) post-match culinary accompaniment. Or Sui Ka Area of China World Shopping Mall, 1 Jianguomen put another way: it’s what you’ll be craving Is this what after-work hangouts are Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商 Bodensee Kitchen after eight pints of beer. like in Japan? We’re not sure, but we 城北区NL4006 (8527 4868); Financial Street Branch: Bodensee Kitchen is a new German Res- > Daily 11am to 10.30pm; Dongzhimen Branch: 2/F, hope so: This charming izakaya nails Daily 11am-9pm, L220, 2/F, Seasons Place Mall, 2 taurant in Beijing, located at the 2nd Floor 28 Dongzhimen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区东直门 it when it comes to sake selection and Jinchengfang Jie, Xicheng 西城区金城坊街2号金融街 at South German Bakery (Lucky Street). 外大街28号2层 (6417-0900) > Additional branch in fried delights to munch alongside it. 购物中心2层东侧L220 (6622 0515) At Bodensee Kitchen, two Germans, and Sanlitun, see online.thatsmags.com for details. >Daily 5pm-1am, Ichibangai First Avenue Food one Austrian, aim to bring back authentic, Court, Zaoying Nanli, Maizidian, East 3rd Ring Tianchu Maoxiang (Asian) traditional, home made German-Austrian- Indian Kitchen Road, Chaoyang朝阳区东三环农展馆北路宾都苑 Like many arrivals to Beijing, this place Swiss cuisine from around the beautiful 东侧一层底商一番街内 (137 1692 7543) started out in Wudaokou and it’s Lake of Constance region. You will find top since made a successful migration to quality German-Austrian-Swiss cuisine and South-East Asian Chaoyang. Great range of veggie fare, a large variety of German beer and wines. reasonably priced and they offer cook- And all this in a traditional and comfortable Cafe Sambal (Malaysian) ing classes as well. German restaurant setting with friendly When it comes to Malay-style food in a > Daily 10am-10pm; 19 Rm 0260, 2/F, Bldg D, and warm service. Bodensee Kitchen also hutong, nowhere does it better. Admittedly, Chaowai SOHO, 6B Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳门外大街乙6朝外SOHOD座2层 offers great Catering Packages and Offers it’s something of a niche category, but then so is the food on offer. The spicy Kapitan- 0260 (5900 1288)(see www.online.thatsmags. – no matter whether you need a small or com for details) big Catering, Bodensee Kitchen can help style chicken is pricey, but worth it. > Daily 11am-midnight. 43 Doufuchi Hutong (just Veggie Table (Western, Asian) * you out! east of Jiugulou Dajie), Xicheng 西城区豆腐池胡同43 >2/F, South German Bakery, 27 Lucky Street, Proving that Beijing-style vegetarian cuisine 号旧鼓楼大街往东走(6400 4875) Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang District 朝阳区朝阳 is by no means the exclusive preserve of 公园路好运街27号德南面包房二楼 (1314 685 2613) 4Corners (Vietnamese, Fusion) Buddhist monks and soppy Jack Johnson fans, this superbly honed eatery offers some Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant The definitive hutong bar/restaurant? Chef Jun Trinh took a break from his celebrity TV of the very best sandwiches – vegetarian or 博璨德国啤酒餐厅 work to host this part-Vietnamese venue, otherwise – found anywhere in the city. Brotzeit offers its customers a unique expe- > Daily 10.30am-11.30pm (last order 10.30pm); 19 serving up steaming bowls of pho with rience with authentic German cuisine and Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同 The go to curry house among Beijing’s zesty, fresh rolls, as well as a great bar, with world famous German beers in a casual en- 19号 (6446 2073) homesick Indian community, this ever frequent live indie performances. vironment. Coupled with its contemporary popular no-nonsense restaurant has built > Tue-Sun 11am-2am, 27 Dashibei Hutong (near setting and unique brand appeal, Brotzeit up a solid reputation thanks to its wide west end of Yandai Xiejie), Xicheng 西城区大石碑胡 is distinct from the traditional-style German range of quality dishes and particularly 同27号烟袋斜街西口附近) (6401 7797) BARS restaurants still seen in Germany and other friendly service. Looking good after a parts of the world. recent rennovation and very available on Purple Haze (Thai) TOP 40 BARS AND CLUBS > Daily 11am-late; F109, Grand Summit, bldg 5, 19 JinShiSong online delivery. Given Beijing’s lack of white sand beaches Dongfang Donglu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东方东路19号 About This guide represents our editors’ > Daily 11am-2:30pm, 5:30-11pm, 2/F 2 Sanlitun and backpacker bars, Purple Haze has to 楼(DRC外交办公大楼)一层F109 (8531 5166, www. top 40 picks, and includes some That’s Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北小街2号2楼 make do for the best Thai experience in brotzeit.co) Beijing advertisers. Bars rated(*) have (6462 7255) town. Has all the classics like veggie spring been personally reviewed by our experts, rolls (RMB40), papaya salad (RMB46) and Hacker-Pschorr Brauhaus and scored according to the cuisine, Korean curries (RMB44-180) – but our pick’s the If you’re looking for authentic German experience and affordability. fare and, most importantly, German-style seafood pad Thai (RMB45). Ai Jiang Shan > Daily 11am-11pm, 55 Xingfu Yicun, Chaoyang 朝 beer, then you can’t go wrong with Hacker- This upscale seafood restaurant proves 阳区幸福一村55号 (6413 0899) Arrow Factory Pschorr Brauhaus. Made from centuries-old that chargrill and composure can go The newest craft beer taproom on the recipes – and in accordance with the 1516 together. Their RMB58 bibimbap lunch Nyonya Kitchen (Malaysian, Nyonya) block, Arrow Factory is a rustic hideaway German Beer Purity Law – the brews here is an absolute bargain. This chain specializes in Nyonya style cook- brimming with good Anglo-Scandinavian are some of the finest in Beijing. Prost! > Daily 11am-10pm, Sat and Sun until ing – ostensibly Malaysian but with a mix vibes (courtesy of the brew-masters) and > Room 3, Building 3, No 12 ,Xindonglu Chaoyang 9.30pm; 5/F, LG Twin Towers (East Tower), 12 of Chinese, South-East Asian and European 朝阳区新东路12号院3号楼3门(5323 3399) the brand’s distinctive Chinese brewed ales. Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建 influences resulting in lots of bold flavors A winning combination 国门外大街乙12号双子座大厦东塔5层 (5109 and bright colors. The interiors are just as Paulaner Brauhaus > 38 Jianchang Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区箭 6036/6037) see www.thatsmags.com for other loud as the flavors – this place is colorful The grand old man of Beijing brauhauses, locations) 厂胡同38号(6407 6308) Paulaner delivers the Teutonic goods in the – and we love it. Nyonya goes beyond the hands of lederhosen-clad staff from the requisite laksa and satay. 8-Bit Japanese >NL5008, 5/F, North Phase, Bldg 17, China World provinces. It can be pricey but is usually Drinking alongside multiplayer retro gam- Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang District ing – why didn’t anyone do this sooner? worthwhile, especially during Oktoberfest. HAGAKI 叶书 * 朝阳区建国门外大街1号院17号楼国贸商城北区五层 > Daily 11am-1am. Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Serves up a selection of signature maki NL5008 (8415 0863) Megadrive, Super Nintendo, N64... some Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店 rolls, as well as classics like tonkatsu, real gems make up an ever-growing col- (6465 3388 ext. 5732) tempura and udon, Hagaki specializes Malacca Legend lection. Draft Kirin goes for a reasonable in Californian-inspired Japanese cuisine Malaysian food with a view, this spacious RMB25 a glass. Spanish and has a lively sushi bar. and airy restaurant sits on the banks of > Daily 1pm-2am; 13 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng 东城区北锣鼓巷号 >Daily 11am-2.30pm, 1/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Shunyi’s Roma Lake and at a new unit in 13 (159 1025 6538) Agua ¥ * Jiuxianqiao Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒 the heart of the city at The Place, making a Occupying the high end of Nali’s Spanish China Bar ¥¥ 店1层 8414 9815 great spot for their beef rendang or green invasion, Agua excels with reasonably Top views from the 65th floor and flash curry prawns. priced classics like suckling pig, chorizo Hatsune ¥ * (California Japanese) drinks are the attractions on offer at this > Daily 11am-10pm; 6 Roma Lake: 6 Luodong Lu, and jamon. Winner of the 2014 Golden As much a California roll joint as true Luogezhuang Village, Hoshayu Town, Shunyi 顺义 hip hotel bar. > Sun-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am. 65/F, Park Fork Editors’ Pick for best restaurant. Japanese, Hatsune is now an old favorite 区后沙峪镇罗各庄村罗马湖东北三路6号C院 (8049 Hyatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国 > Daily Midday-2pm, 6pm-10pm. 4/F, Nali Patio, 81 among the sake-swilling, sushi-swallowing 8902); Signature: Shop L203, 2/F, The Place, 9 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花 set, though less so among sashimi purists. Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路9号世贸天阶2 门外大街2号柏悦酒店65层 (8567 1838/40) 园 (5208 6188) > Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm; 2/F, Heqiao Bldg 层L203 (6587 1393) C, 8A Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路甲8号 El Nido * Casa Talia by Tiago 和乔大厦C座2层 (6581 3939) >Additional locations Makan Kitchen The first hutong hang-out to patent the >Daily 11.30am-9pm, 01B, 4/F, Raffles City, 1 Dong- in Sanlitun Tai Koo Li South; Kerry Centre Mall (see A unique restaurant offering varied South- fridge-full-of-cheap-imports formula, El zhimen Nan Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门南大街1 www.online.thatsmags.com for details) east Asian flavors and Chinese cuisines. Nido inspires a loyal following, particularly 号来福士购物中心4层01B 8409 4009 Tuck into a buffet featuring regional Asian in summer. The roast leg of mutton place Inagiku * stations, a dedicated fresh juice bar and next door is one of the best locally. Niajo ¥ * This Beijing branch of one of Tokyo’s oldest live stations to whet your appetite. With a > Daily 6pm-late, 59 Fangjia Hutong, Dongcheng 东 With homely Mediterranean influences and and most celebrated restaurants is as near beautiful private dining room for functions 城区方家胡同50号(158 1038 2089) a charming management, Niajo is prime to perfection as you’re likely to find. or meetings in comfort and style, Makan Sanlitun smart-casual dining. Order the Deceptively simple yet finely crafted, Kitchen is the perfect venue for a relaxing First Floor paella (their star dish) together with some the handmade Inaniwa udon (RMB80) get-together or a delightful weekend First Floor is like that friend who’s too tapas and be automatically transported to is not to be missed. brunch. popular to properly enjoy their company. > Daily 11am-3pm, 6-10.30pm; Rm 315, 3/F, Spain (minus the constant sunshine). >Mon-Fri, Breakfast: 6-10am, Lunch: 11.30am- At weekends, it gets aggressively full, with Park Life, Yintai Centre, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, > Daily noon-10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun 2.30pm, Dinner: 6-10pm; Sat-Sun, Breakfast: 6-11am, regulars and the passing tourist trade all Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街2号银泰中心悦生 Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 Lunch: 12-2.30pm, Dinner: 6-10pm, 2/F, Main Tower, baying at the bar. A good place to meet 活3层315室 (8517 2838) (5208 6052) Hilton Hotel, 1 Dongfang Lu, Dongsanhuan Beilu, new friends, perhaps. Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路东方路1号北京希尔顿酒 > Daily, 4pm-late, Sanlitun Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳 Migas Mercado ¥ * Sake Manzo * 店2层 (5865 5020) 区三里屯北小街 (6413 0587, first.floorbeijing.com) A place to dance and rowl, perhaps, rather The barmen here are serious about than a drinks destination, TBAM, as on one their sake. Boasting one of the best Singapore Seafood Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 ¥ * calls it, focuses on upscale local DJs to get stocked drinks cabinets in town with > China World Shopping Mall Branch: Daily 11am- The bar that began the whole Beijing mi- the party started. Good-enough cocktails are over 60 different sakes on offer, this 10pm, NL4010, North Area of China World Shopping crobrewing frenzy (yes, frenzy) specializes offered but mostly it’s about the music, man super-cool little eatery is the perfect Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国 in idiosyncratic, local-style brews (RMB25- >Daily 11.30-3am, 7th Floor, North Zone, China place to unwind after a hard day’s toil. 门外大街1号国贸商城北区NL4010 (8595 0251/8595 40) with intriguing flavors – their Sichuan World Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang The sashimi is fresh to the cut, and the 0361); Parview Green Branch: Daily 11am-10.30pm, peppercorn ale was memorably good. District 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城三期北区7 beer-marinated chicken is out of this 1/F, Tower C, Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, 层 (6500 7579) Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号侨福芳草地购物中心C Reservations used to be recommended world. One of the very best and least for their original hutong brewhouse, but appreciated restaurants in town. 座1层(东大桥地铁站) ( 8518 8811) Asian the opening of a wildly popular new pub > Daily 6pm-midnight. 7A Tuanjiehu Beisantiao, on Xinzhong Lu has shifted most drinkers Chaoyang 朝阳区团结湖北三条甲7号(6436 1608 Susu (Vietnamese) Indian The first step is finding it. Follow that up there instead. > Gulou: 5pm-late, Tue-Fri, 2pm-late Sat-Sun 2-10pm, Yotsuba ** with a dreamlike renovated courtyard, ex- Raj tensive wine list and a listing of top-notch 6 DouJiao Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区豆角胡同6号 It doesn’t come cheap (tasting menu (5717 1399) ; Sanlitun: Daily 11:30am-2pm; Sun-Thu Tucked away in musty old building just un- RMB1,000), but what would you expect Vietnamese curries, banh mi sandwiches, derneath the drum tower, this curryhouse 5pm-midnight, Fri /Sat 5pm-1am, B12 Xinzhong from some of the best sushi in town? stews, soups and la Vong fish. Street 新中街乙12号 (6416 6887, www.greatleap- may look Chinese but everything on the Buttery and meaty fatty tuna sashimi is > Tue- Sun 11.30am-11pm; 10 Qianliang Hutong brewing.com) menu is authentic Indian, espcially the a cut above. Xixiang, Dongcheng 东城区钱粮胡同西巷10号 rather fine naan. > Dongcheng: Tue- Sun 11.30am-11pm. Sanlitun (8400 2699) Heaven Supermarket > Daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm, 31 Gulou Xidajie branch: 2 Sanlitun Bei Xiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳区 A purgatory of bottles, bongs and bedrag- Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼西大街31号 (6401 1675) gled English teachers, Heaven sells the

70 | APRIL 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM LISTINGS cheapest alcoholic takeaways in town. You > Daily 9pm-2am. 311 Jiangtai Lu (opposite Lido dimly lit and unventilated space is owned midnight; 5F Rosewood Beijing, Jing Guang Centre, can also hang around and appreciate the Hotel East Gate), Chaoyang 朝阳区将台路311 by rockers (Gao Xu, Gao Jian and Clement Hujialou, Chaoyang District朝阳区呼家楼一号京广中 afterlife (clientele) if you want. Caveat: the 号 (6438 5581) Burger) and known for late sets of hard 心北京瑰丽酒店3层 (6536 0083) food is straight from Hell’s own kitchen. rock, punk and ska, with weekend gigs > Daily 11-4am. 14 Xindong Lu (next to The James Slow Boat Sanlitun Brewpub ** and DJ sets every fortnight. It offers a long O’Bar Joyce), Chaoyang 朝阳区新东路14号 (6415 6513) This popular microbrewery is a Beijing drinks menu, with plenty of cheap pastis With both a fantastic cocktail menu and classic (if you haven’t tried the Zombie and shooters, but you’ll probably stick to one of the finest terraces in the city, NUO Hidden Lounge * Pirate Pale Ale yet, then what are you the RMB15 draught. Hotel’s O’Bar is a sure bet for classy evening Although frustrating to find, Hidden doing?). Other things to love: quality ales > Daily, 7pm-late. Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie, drinks in the city. Lounge rewards the intrepid with good art- that change each season, a massive three- Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B楼202 (131 >Sun-Thr:6pm-1am;Fri-Sat:6pm-2am;2 Jiangtai work and comfortable seating, suggesting story space, and some of the best burgers 6107 0713) Lu,Chaoyang朝阳区将台路甲2号(5926 8888) a Kasbah, plus well-made drinks at great in town. Yugong Yishan 愚公移山 * prices (wine from RMB100 a bottle, mix > Daily, 11am-late; 6 Nan Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳 Xian 仙 We’ve lost more body weight than we’d drinks from RMB25). You’ll probably have 区南三里屯路6号 (6592 5388) Bold multi – element bar Xian on the care to remember in YY’s mosh pit. Fortu- to call them to find it, though. ground floor mixes a pub, whiskey bar, live nately, almost all the acts – usually hip-hop > Daily 6pm-1am. Room 101, Bldg 8, CBD Apartments, Glen ¥ music venue and games room into one Shuanghuayuan Nanli Erqu, Chaoyang 朝阳区双花园 Experiences can vary at Glen (we’ve DJs, emo rocks and obscure indie outfits vibrant entertainment hotspot. from across the globe – were worth it. The 南里二区CBD公寓8号楼101屋 (8772 1613) endured poor service and drinks that are >Daily 5pm-2am, 1/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao scandalous at the price), which is located in upstairs bar area is a refuge from the sweat Lu,Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅酒店1层 Jane’s & Hooch ¥ * a decidedly downbeat compound. But whis- glands below. (8414 9810) Acclaimed by some foreign press as one ky lovers have been known to swear by its > Daily 7pm-late. 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu (100m west of Zhangzizhong Lu subway station), Dongcheng 东 selections and dark, intimate atmosphere. Sports Bars of the best bars in the world (cough), this 城区张自忠路3-2号(6404 2711） not-so-plain Jane has been at the vanguard See for yourself. The Local * of the South Sanlitun gentrification. It >Daily 6.30pm-2am. 203, 2/F, Taiyue Suites Hotel Nightclubs Formerly Brussels, this beery bar has come serves RMB60-80 measures of your favorite Beijing, 16 Nansanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区南三里屯 into its own, with large (yet strangely Prohibiotion-era hooches in a fanstastic 路16号泰悦豪庭2楼203室 (6591 1191) Chocolate unobtrusive) screenings of sports and speakeasy atmosphere, with attentive staff It’s impossible to discuss Chocolate without political events, a pub quiz, quality fare and and unimpeachable cocktails. Glen Classic ¥ mentioning gold leaf, dwarves, cabaret a nice selection of draughts and cocktails. > Daily 8pm-2am, Courtyard 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang Tucked away in the grounds of Face hotel, dancers and oddly-friendly Russian women. 朝阳区工体北路4号院 ( 6503 2757) Glen Classic is a Japanese-owned whisky Try the Bourbon Street Ice Tea – you won’t Timed right, a visit can be raucous fun, with need another. bar where discerning drinkers can sink bottles of spirits from around RMB200, Jing-A Taproom ** > Daily 11-2am. 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工 into an arm-chair, glass in hand, and while cocktails under RMB50 (including the In just a few years, these guys developed 体北路4号院 (6591 9525) away the hours. Huge range of whiskies absinthe-based Flaming Armageddon) and from shady guerrilla brewers to upstanding and rums are personally selected by expert regular floor shows. Paddy O’Shea’s * publicans with their own range of souvenir owner Daiki Kanetaka – let him recommend > Daily 7pm-6am. 19 Ritan Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区日 An entire Irish-themed pub, which could T-shirts. Their bar is a peach: a bricks-and- you something special. 坛北路19号 (8561 3988) easily been trasnsported, untouched, from mortar taproom, which is large, warm and > Mon-Sat, 7pm-2am, reservation required, a back alley in Limerick and gently depos- sociable, and has up to 16 different beers minimum spend RMB200, Face Hotel Courtyard, 26 Dada * ited in central Beijing. With plenty going on tap. Dongcaoyuan, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体南路东草园26 It hasn’t been on the Beijing scene for on, including pub quiz and sports. > Building B, 1949 The Hidden City, Courtyard 4, 号 (6551 6788) too long, but already Dada is the hippest > Dongzhimen: Daily 10am-late, 28 Dongzhimen- Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路4号院 Trouble Bar hangout in town. Their cosy Gulou confines wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区东直门外大街28号 (6592 under rock house Temple offer an intimate 6290); Sanlitun: 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Back Mao Mao Chong ** Beijing’s leading venue for imported craft place to nod along to an eclectic range of Street 三里屯北路43号同里二层 (6415 0299) The cocktails at Mao’s – such as their beers. Stocks a large draft selection and all things electro from the best names on sublime ‘Mala’ Mule, a Sichuan peppercorn- an even larger selection of bottles. Also V Sports the underground scene. infused vodka drink that’s a long way from does a nice line in creative cocktails, if Spacious, comfortable, huge screens and brews aren’t your thing. Conveniently > Daily 9pm-late, Rm 101, Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong no rowdy drunken cretins, V Sports makes Moscow – are unique infusions using Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室 local ingredients and know-how. Grungey located next to Gung-Ho, hosts a full-sized (183 1108 0818) a claim for the champion of Beijing sports without being grimey, Mao’s eschews flash foos-ball table, darts, and plenty of TV’s to bars. while still keeping it real. And those pizzas. accommodate any event, meetings, and Lantern * > Daily 5.30pm-6am, Gongti North Gate East side, > 12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng 东 gatherings. Founded by now-defunct Acupuncture Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北门内东侧 (5293 0333) 城区交道口南大街板厂胡同12号 (6405 5718, www. > 2-101, China View Building, 2B Gongti Donglu, Records, Lantern is a beacon of light in the maomaochongbeijing.com) Chaoyang (Next To Gung-Ho) 朝阳区工人体育场东 strip of truly ghastly nightclubs and bars 路乙2号中国红街2-101叫板比萨隔壁 (8590 0390, [email protected], www.trouble.bar) known as ‘Gongti.’ Serious about its music, Mesh ¥ it also makes good drinks and attracts BEAUTY & FITNESS Whether it’s an early evening cocktail or a international electronica DJs. Black Golden Tanning Studio late-night infusion, Mesh’s moody interior 10 Best Livehouses > Thurs-Sat 9pm-6.30am. 100m north of Worker’s and underground soundtrack draws the Stadium West Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场西古铜日晒中心 bright young things (and on LGBT Thurs- Dusk Dawn Club (DDC) 黄昏黎明俱乐部门向北100米 (139 119 77989) Beijing is hardly the best place to pick up days, quite a few old things, too). Great little livehouse near Meishuguan a natural tan. When it finally reaches the > Daily 5pm-1am. Building 1, 11 Sanlitun Lu, with a focus on jazz, folk and indie rock. MIX warm summer, the sun’s rays struggle Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11号院1号楼 (6417 6688) Craft beer and whisky means you won’t get A bit like a trip to the Forbidden City, Mix to penetrate the smog. Thankfully, Black bored of the drinks list quickly. is one of those places in Beijing you have Golden Tanning Studio is on hand to give Maggie’s ¥ > Tue-Sun 1pm-2am; 14 Shanlao Hutong, to experience before you leave. Not much you that golden glow with its quick, safe A notorious sausage fest (we refer, of Dongcheng 东城区美术馆后街山老胡同14号 (6407 is forbidden in this underground hip-hop and effective technology. With a member- course, to the hot-dog stand outside), 8969) disco palace and if you don’t leave with ship card, enjoy a 50-minute session for Maggie’s has been providing its special hook-up in tow then you’re doing some- RMB400 and come away with natural, comforts for so long, it’s practically a time- School Bar 学校酒吧 * thing very wrong. healthy-looking color. honored Beijing brand – although it’s also a Crap drinks and regular, unscheduled > Daily 8pm-6am, Inside Worker’s Stadium North > Sanlitun: 11am-9pm, 2/f, Bldg 3, Sanlitun SOHO, bastion of Mongolian culture. fights: no wonder the cool kids adore this Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场北门内 (6506 9888, Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路三里屯 > Sun-Thur 8pm-4am, Fri-Sat 8pm-5am, Ritan Park alternative livehouse/ DJ bar, founded by 6530 2889, 150 1138 2219, [email protected]) Soho3号楼2层217 (5785 3711, jusonghao@hotmail. 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Ideal for peeps looking to perfect Chinese, Arabic and Russian spoken. Arrail Dental their service and batting a few balls. > 24hours. Room S106/111 Lufthansa Center, 50 Affiliated with the University of Pennsyl- Parkway Health Clinic > Nongzhan Nanlu, Chaoyang 朝阳区农南路1号朝 Liangmahe Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路50号燕莎 vania, Arrail Dental has access to top-class > Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm; CBD, 1-2/F, Vantone Center, 6 阳公园网球中心(400 6406 800/ 6595 8885, www. 中心写字楼1层S106 (6465 1561/2/3, 6465 1384/28, Chaowai Street 朝阳门外大街甲六号万通中心AB座一 equipment. Its well-trained staff, multiple broadwell.cn1) www.imclinics.com) locations across town and excellent facilities 二层 (4000 662 -882, 24hrs; enquiry@parkwayhealth. cn; www.parkwayhealth.cn); No.101-201, Beijing link, ° make it one of the best dental providers block2, No.6 Yuan, Jing Shun Dong Street, Chaoyang Yihe 42 Hot Yoga Raﬄes Medical in Beijing. English-speaking staff. Dental 朝阳区京顺东街6号院2号楼北京Link101-201室 2 locations in Beijing: the best Yoga for Be- International SOS and Raffles Medical services including examinations, whitening, ginners! No previous experience necessary Group have formed a joint venture to root-canal treatment, orthodontics and IDC Dental - and if your body is a bit stiff – that’s okay! enhance and expand the services of implants. >Daily: 9am-6pm, Room 209, Bldg 7, Richmond Park Yihe knows it can be a little intimidating to its China Clinics. From March 30 the >Rm 201, the Exchange-Beijing, 118B Jianguo Lu, Clubhouse, Fangyuan Nanli, Chaoyang 朝阳区芳园 begin your journey into Yoga, so they are International SOS clinics in China will be Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路乙118号国贸桥东南角京南里丽都水岸会所209 (6538 8111, info@idcdentalbj. available to answer any questions you may branded and operated by Raffles Medical 汇大厦201室 (6567 5670); Rm 208, Tower A, CITIC com) have. 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WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | APRIL 2018 | 77 PIZZA SCUGNIZZO Get a Slice of the Action by Sid Gulinck Could the recent cropping up of pizza joints in Tianjin be correlated to the local popularity of that usual suspects like Negroni, Godfather and Moscow other circular staple, the jianbing? Who knows. One MuleDrinks all for are RMB28. also dangerously Staple Italian priced, palate with cleansers the thing’s for sure: with two downtown branches and a third slated to open later this year, maverick pizza and Limoncello (RMB15) are welcome meal-end- joint Scugnizzo (loosely translated as ‘hoodlum’) ers,like andLiquirizia go well (RMB10), with the Cremaluscious al butMelone light (RMB12)tiramisu seems to be going for a slice of the action. We visit made with Kahlua (RMB28 yuan). the new Hebei Lu location, where we’re greeted by Granted, there’s room for improvement here. The a portrait of none other than Mona Lisa. unimpressive cold cuts platter (RMB58) consists Scugnizzo’s main pull is its price: with the excep- mainly of prepackaged meats and generic moz- tion of the Margherita and vegetable pizzas (both at zarella, and the slapdash interior is culturally… RMB29), the 13-inch pies are all RMB68, and come confused. But all in all, Scugnizzo proves that it’s with sides like roast potatoes (RMB18), plus a solid possible to get a decent pie in this city without the selection of salads and pastas. But the price doesn’t vetting of a native Italian chef, or having to fork out too much dough for, well, dough. Lee, former colleagues in Tianjin’s hotel industry, spentsacrifice four quality: months Owners creating Liu the Xiaolong perfect and dough. David Daily, 11am-9pm; 100 Hebei Lu, at the intersection The result is a tasty, pillowy crust, redolent of with Shenyang Dao (behind Friendship Xintiandi Plaza), Heping 和平区河北路105号与沈阳道交口(滨江道友谊新天地后身) (139 2068 9604) anywhere else in the world. The pizzas are made inNeapolitan-style an imported wood pies oven,you’d butfind in culinary hotbeds

instead of actual wood. dueThe to fireGenova regulations, Pesto Turkey gas is Pizzaused is a bestseller, and more experi- mental menu items include the surprisingly scrumptious brussels- sprouts-and-Pancetta pizza and the Malais pizza with curry sauce and chicken leg. Luckily, culinary mongrels such as cheesy crust and durian toppings are absent from the menu, but there are Chinese crowd pleasers as well (the Osaka Octopus Pizza would likely make a Neapolitan wag their rolling pins in a rage).

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WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | APRIL 2018 | 79 APRIL That’s Beijing Horoscopes Finally, a horoscope that understands your life in Beijing. by Dominique Wong

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer 3.21~4.20 4.21~5.21 5.22~6.21 6.22~7.22

Unfortunately, illness, public With the planet of love, Venus, in Don’t feign surprise at your negative It’s a month of missed connections. embarrassments and, inexplicably, your charts until April 24, now’s the Alipay balance – you know your You’ll accidentally swipe left on flooding will all make an appearance perfect time to pick up some new weekly brunch dates in Sanlitun ain’t Tinder. You’ll get off the bus as your this month. Buy an auspicious “Ming toys from Qingqu on Gui Jie (see page cheap. Pick up a side gig tutoring crush gets on. And, most cutting, dynasty” vase from Panjiayuan 52), or buy a new outfit. Think pink. English and you’ll be back stuffing you’ll miss the Line 10 to 1 Guomao Antique Market just in case. your face in no time. transfer during rush hour.

Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio 7.23~8.23 8.24~9.23 9.24~10.23 10.24~11.22

After an indulgent start to the year, Last month was weird. You know what It’s your half-birthday. Don’t tell You may have a friend (enemy) or it’s time to get serious about work. we’re talking about. Shake it off at people this, though, you weirdo. family member (annoying cousin) in That may mean your career, fitness your favorite club night or No Lights No Instead, quietly celebrate the occasion town this month. Take them out. To workout, or, lets be real, neither. Lycra. (But if you’re feeling yourself in by treating yourself to a night of the Great Wall, that is. Or, send them You’re reading this from Great Leap lycra, that’s OK, too.) Avoid 'X' districts symphony at NCPA. You’re getting down to Tianjin (“It’s just like Europe, right now, aren’t you? like Xicheng and Daxing. fancy in your old age, Libra. I swear!”).

Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces 11.23~12.21 12.22~1.20 1.21~2.19 2.20~3.20

Remember that meltdown you had Feeling sluggish? Try going meat-free Did spring even happen if you It’s time to change your ‘arty’ this time last year after you got stuck this month. People say it’s hard being don’t post blossom photos to your WeChat display pic. Try and include in traffic and missed your flight to a vegetarian in Beijing, but they Instagram? Beware, though: Your VPN your face, even if it is a blurry shot Phuket? Yeah, maybe it’s best to stay probably don’t have a woman selling is going to be all over the place this of your profile. Do this and you’ll be in Beijing for Qingming Festival. corn outside their office building, like month. Servers in Kenya, Macedonia blessed for the rest of the year. you do. and Bhutan are most auspicious. WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | APRIL 2018 | 81