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THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS MONTH’S MAGAZINE CAME WHILE WALKING DOWN Beijing events, Guijie at parties, openings, 6am on a Saturday morning – the same time, incidentally, the first garbage trucks arrive to clear away the previous night’s mountains of debris. Where does all this waste end up, I wondered? It’s a question most people will likely have entertained at some point shows and talks during their time in Beijing. The answer is the city’s largest trash mountain – and you can read more about it on page 38. throughout June, trade,Just whenconsider he meets yourself with lucky one you of the don't city’s have last to remaining smell it. master ivory carvers [‘A Dying Art,’ Elsewhere in the magazine, Oscar Holland takes a look at the reverse side of the ivory alongside a whole page 10]; Andrew Chin hangs out with Beijing’s oldest adolescent party rockers Hedgehog [page 36]; I talk Chinese urban design with celebrated conceptual-architect – and the man set other host of free to design Google’s new Californian headquarters – Thomas Heatherwick [page 32]; Marianna Cerini gives us her run down of Beijing’s best dressed women this summer [page 21]; and meals, drinks Noelle Mateer expands on the magazine’s overarching theme, as she explores the issue of food wastage [page 50]. discounts and taproomThere’s also reviews of the hottest new bars and restaurants in town – including (personal endorsements here) the excellent new L.A. Palms [page 52] and Arrow Factory Brewing’s first giveaways. All you [page 56] – as well as our curated selection of the best nights out, parties and shows across town. So, until the next time, have to do is scan the QR code below, Stephen George Editor-in-Chief follow us on WeChat and stay alert for your chance to win.

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"Inpassword: this bar, we weloveyou" always love you. Actually, that’s the wifi Mondo Wang, owner of Adam's, Beijing's newest gay bar, page 57

6 CITY

8 TRIED AND TESTED

What do Beijing’s parents make of the9 CONFUCIUS gaokao? VS COUGARS

harassment Our agony uncle tackles workplace 15 URBAN DICTIONARY

8 ‘kids of other families’ The mysterious, potentially fictional 16 LIFE & STYLE

21 HIT FOR SIX

coolest women We meet half-a-dozen of Beijing’s 20 COMIC RELIEF

Marvel-inspired T-shirts bring some27 WEEKEND pow to your RETREAT wardrobe 21 That was zen, but this is now 28 ARTS

30 A TANGLED WEB

of social media Author Liz Carter on the power 31 LADIES FIRST

The very best of Chinese fem-rock36 PETER PAN SYNDROME Beijing trio Hedgehog aren’t ready to grow up 36

48 EAT & DRINK

50 WASTE NOT, WANT NOT China’s got a lot on its plate, and

it's56 endingTARGET up PRACTICEin landfills

taproom Arrow Factory convert brewery to 57 ADAM’S 56 not Adam and Eve For Adam and Steve,

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10 BLOODY BUT UNBOWED controversial art The ivory carvers clinging to an ancient and

32 MEGACITY, HUMAN SCALE dilemmaBritish design pioneer Thomas Heatherwick on China’s urban

38 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND

We visit the landfill mountain where Beijing’s trash is quickly piling up

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CLOUD NINE Early June was unusually clear, with the number of severely polluted days dropping by 42 percent on the same period last year, according to the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau

RANDOM WEEDCHAT MOMENTS NUMBER A man caught selling marijuana over WeChat has been sentenced to seven months in jail after he went to meet a customer in Xicheng. Having purchasing five grams of the drug from a friend – also on WeChat – the suspect (surnamed Liu) attempted to sell it on for a RMB200 profit to a 19-year-old woman. Police intercepted the man before the deal had been completed. The judge at Chaoyang District Court also fined Liu RMB2,000, is the number of people living underground in Beijing, according to explaining that the comparatively lenient sentence was (very specific) estimates published in state media. Over 70 percent of the result of his early confession. The case comes amid the inhabited subterranean spaces are residential basements, while an ongoing crackdown on drug use in the capital. Last almost 1,000 “civil air-defense constructions” were found to have month, Beijing police burned 630 kilograms of confiscated people residing in them. narcotics, allegedly the biggest haul in five years.

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CHOPPER CHOP ASK A LAOBEIJING Things may be a little more expensive We met 67-year-old Lyu at a primary school gate in in Beijing but salaries are higher than Beixiaguan as he waited to collect his grandson. anywhere else in the country, according to figures released last month. The capital’s Do you think the public sector workers earned an average of authorities are RMB102,268 a year, almost 2.5 times higher doing enough than their counterparts in Henan. Beijing to encourage also topped the table for private sector pay, recycling, at RMB52,902 per year, though academics reduce trash suggest that the averages disguise huge and stop income inequality. unnecessary waste?

“I think what the authorities are doing is kind of meaningless. I’m not saying recycling is useless per se – we can see foreign countries benefit a lot from it. But our trash may not be of a high enough quality. The trash we produce has less recycling value and when we throw out things like plastic bottles or QUOTE OF THE MONTH paper, scavengers just pick them out straight away. We spend a lot of time separating our recyclables but it “We had given them all a hardly seems worth it if others take them and sell them. warning, but they failed to The authorities don’t seem to pay much attention to this. Nonetheless, even if scavengers pick out most of the heed our advice” valuable trash, there are still many items worth burning for electricity or heating. Head of the Beijing Health Inspection Before retiring, I worked for a manufacturing Agency, Li Yajing, shows no sympathy for enterprise where I was in charge of environmental the five individuals penalized for smoking protection. Our enterprise produced 120 tractors’ worth offences in the first two weeks of the of waste every day. It was all transported to nearby hills, ban. A hair salon and a hotel were among where it could easily blow away somewhere else. Our the three workplaces also fined, with all approach of managing waste is still unscientific. facing a RMB2,000 penalty. Although 1,000 In Beijing, we face a number of difficulties in recycling. inspectors have been assigned to enforce the Trash cans in the city are marked ‘recyclable’ and ‘non- ban, authorities have also set up a WeChat recyclable’ but after we separate our trash, it is all just account, ‘No Smoking Beijing’, which allows put together in a cart and carried away. This means that members of the public to grass on violators our efforts make no difference, which can hurt people’s by sending their pictures directly to the motivation. Also, our way of classifying recyclables is too municipal government. general. For example, we don’t know where to put our used glass products. And what about batteries which do so much harm to the environment? People just casually throw them away. Foreign countries are experienced at setting recycling schedules for citizens, which makes is easier and more convenient for them. We need to educate people to be more conscientious. Over the years, everything has become more disposable. In the past, people would repair and re-use things like wood and furniture. But now you see dropped-off sofas and TV sets on the street all the time. People are accustomed to replacing items rather than repairing them. We still have a long way to go.” As told to Fahy Yen

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What’s Harder: the Test, OR Waiting Outside the School Gates While Your Kids Take the Test?

Hundreds of parents have left work early on “The system is here because it works, and abroad instead. She represents a growing a Monday afternoon to gather at the gates of it fits our national and social conditions. The trend among China’s middle classes. Since a high school in Dongzhimen. Their children environment here is competitive, so we need 2008, there has been a 30 percent decrease are soon to be released from the national a competitive selection system. Criticizing in Beijing’s gaokao entrants, with many college entrance exam, the gaokao. the gaokao misleads the kids. It’s much forgoing the exam for a prestigious – and For students across China, the test marks better to help them understand and excel.” arguably less hot-housed – education the end of 12 years in the ultra-competitive “I feel it’s fair,” agrees another parent, abroad. education system. This year saw a total of surnamed Liang, who we find reading the The long wait comes to an end as the first 9.42 million high school seniors undertake works of Shakespeare while waiting for his student makes his way out of the school the gaokao, but it is often the efforts of daughter. “It’s like a bridge with one log, and gates. Parents crowd around shouting the crazed parents that make national headlines. it’s the same for everyone. You either pass or names of their children. Some hold back “I do feel nervous,” says a businesswoman, you don’t.” tears; others hold up iPhones, poised for the surnamed Jin, as she waits for her 18-year- But not everyone outside the Dongzhimen inevitable photo opportunity. A dad pushes old son to emerge. “But I’d never show it to school is so accepting. One mother, through the crowd to hug his daughter, while him.” surnamed Huang, bemoans China’s grandmother in a wheelchair wheels toward Keen to discuss her strict parenting, Jin is educational rigor. her grandson to congratulate him. broadly in favor of China’s rigorous testing “It hurts to know she has to suffer so Mother of aspiring medical student, system. much to achieve,” she says of her 18-year-old Huang, has opted for a bouquet. “Chinese high schools are lot more who plans to study medicine. "I brought her flowers because she’s been competitive due to the huge number of For the most part however, the parents so exhausted because of this thing,” she students. Of course there’s pressure, but here seem remarkably relaxed. For some, explains. “Twelve years of preparation, days it’s the type of pressure that pushes a kid it’s because the gaokao is no longer seen as and days stuck in books and homework – I to grow. Having to go through the gaokao is their child’s only option. One mother tells us think she at least deserves some flowers." tough, I know. But it’s reasonable.” that if her daughter fails, she will send her by Wang Jiaming and Noelle Mateer

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In China this is known as “an old ox too, must look within yourself and show eating fresh grass.” Though in this compassion towards this older woman, A case, the ox is an unwelcome intruder whose own marriage has recently ended. in a gated virgin meadow! In this situation, it is best that you gently Modern Dilemmas, Confucius believed that people struggle to discuss this issue with your boss in private. make the right choice when presented with I know what you're thinking: what if, having Age-Old Wisdom the temptation of sex. He said that he never explained your feelings, she continues, or saw a man who prefers a woman’s morality worse still, is offended? to her beauty (The Analects, Zihan, chapter Facing a similar situation, Confucius tells nine). This is also true of women. You – the us: “Once you’ve explained something, you WHAT lone young man in an office full of older won’t do it for a second time; for those women – represent temptation. things that have been done, you should WOULD There is no easy solution to the problem never try to change them; and for other’s you describe. Confucius stresses the mistakes in the past, never mention them to importance of manners and benevolence. support your opinion” (The Analects, Bayi, CONFUCIUS During a conversation with a student, Chapter three). I hope this helps. Confucius cautioned: “Always exercise DO restraint and conduct yourself in accordance Wang Xuejun is a lecturer at Beijing Language and with the classic doctrine.” Culture University, specializing in Chinese culture. This is easier said than done. Both for His most recent book is entitled Teaching Methods of you and your boss. Your boss must exercise Chinese Language and Traditional Culture. Send your restraint – and show good manners by not ethical dilemma for Professor Wang to bjeditor@ putting you in a compromising position or urbanatomy.com humiliating you in front of co-workers. You

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Li Chunke, 65, spent five decades carving ivory at a state-owned factory PHOTO BY NAOMI NOEMI CASSANELLI NAOMI BY PHOTO

images by Naomi Goddard, Noemi Cassanelli

Practiced in China for thousands of years, ivory carving is now under threat from the bloody trade that supplies it. the master craftsmenOSCAR HOLLAND clinging to an ancient tradition meets

10 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM When Li Chunke started carving ivory in 1964, the number of elephants in Africa was “WE ARE LEGAL IVORY-CARVING still on the rise. It had yet to even reach its peak. Demand for their tusks – which at the PROFESSIONALS. THE IVORY time could be bought for under USD7 per kilogram – was practically non-existent among Mainland Chinese. Most of the items WE USED WAS FROM NATURAL that Li and his factory colleagues produced were exported to Japan, Europe and the US, where ivory ornaments were becoming DEATHS. WE OUGHT TO PROTECT increasingly popular. But the trade and attitudes toward it have shifted drastically since the 1960s. Chinese WILDLIFE. I LIKE ANIMALS consumers now account for an estimated 70 percent of the global ivory market, while poachers have forced elephants to the precipice of extinction. Yet it is the world that changed, not Li. In this same five-decade period, he has simply AND mastered an ancient art. The 65-year-old I’VE KEPT A PUPPY AS A PET. I now ranks himself among fewer than 10 of the country’s true masters of ivory carving. FIND IT SHOCKING THAT ELEPHANTS And if he has inadvertently become a cog in a bloody and reviled trade, he’s a warm, ARE KILLED BY MEN” welcoming one who invites me up to his apartment for green tea. “Ivory carving represents Chinese traditional culture” he asserts. “Chinese people love it because it is an ancient skill – it’s a practice that belongs to the imperial arts. “Carving this material has a history of almost 4,000 years, going back to the Shang Dynasty. It can be sophisticated and delicate. Animals [figurines], for example, can be vivid and through them we can see the inner world of people. Our art is very different from that found in the West.” Li spent his entire career at a state- owned factory, carving anything from small trinkets to full-length tusks adorned with classical scenes. When the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) introduced a worldwide ban on ivory sales in 1989, factories like Li’s were able to maintain operations, as China still permitted domestic trade. A licensing system allowed continued import of tusks sourced from natural elephant deaths and police seizures. Legal restrictions mean that Li is rarely able to keep raw ivory at home. Nonetheless, on the far side of his living room I find a small workshop besieged by chisels and drill bits. Although he considers ivory to be ideal for intricate carving because of its rare combination of density and smoothness, there are alternatives. Hippo, narwhal and walrus tusks possess similar qualities. “When we don’t have ivory, we use beeswax and agarwood,” he explains, showing me a selection of his private works – a small horse statuette and an ancient goddess fashioned from a piece of mammoth tusk, an ivory substitute excavated from the NOEMI CASSANELLI NAOMI BY PHOTO Siberian permafrost.

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12 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM The government currently limits the total amount of elephant ivory made available to China’s factories – to around five tons a year, according to campaign group WildAid. But there is no shortage of the material on the market. In 2008, a ‘one-off’ sale authorized by CITES saw 62 tons of ivory flood into the country from Africa. The auction was intended to raise money for conservation efforts and drive down prices on the black market. Instead, it stimulated demand. The wholesale value of raw tusks tripled in just four years from 2010, with retail prices in Beijing increasing almost 14-fold between 2002 and 2014. The reward for poachers has grown in turn – a pair of tusks can sell on the black market for over RMB125,000. But for Li, the motivation was artistic, not financial. At the factory – which he retired from in 2013 – Li took only 10 percent of the proceeds from each item he carved. This could amount to RMB15,000-20,000 for a single piece, but each would take a minimum of two months to complete. He now lives in a modest, scantily furnished apartment, where he and his wife get by on a small monthly pension of RMB8,000 and the proceeds from teaching or occasional freelance sales. “As individuals, we have to contribute to our country. I have nothing left – all of my creations were given to the state,” he explains. “But there is a group of profit- driven smugglers and our government has consistently cracked down on these illegal activities. “We are legal ivory-carving professionals. The ivory we used was from natural deaths. We ought to protect wildlife. I like animals and I’ve kept a puppy as a pet. I find it shocking that elephants are killed by men.” But his distinction between legal and illegal trade is becoming increasingly distant from the view held by conservationists. A 2011 investigation by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) found that almost 60 percent of licensed vendors and carving factories in China were involved in laundering. Vendors have been found using single-use authentication certificate on multiple illicit items, and mammoth tusks are also regularly disguised as ivory, further blurring the line between the licensed and black markets. Both have grown in recent years. The number of certified ivory factories in China rose from nine to 37 between 2004 and 2013, according to a report by Save the GODDARD NAOMI BY PHOTOS Elephants and The Aspinall Foundation. Ten of them can be found in Beijing, more than any other city in the world. Yet there are signs that Li’s trade faces a difficult future. In February of this year, the Chinese Government announced a 12-month ban on all ivory imports with a view to assessing the impact on elephant welfare. The past year has also seen the

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“IT’S TRUE THAT IVORY WONT BE HUGE BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE BUT IT WON’T VANISH. IT IS PART OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE”

public burning of seized tusks and harsher “People tend to think that all ivory sentences for smugglers in Chinese courts. products come from hunting. But each year, A campaign featuring former basketball 20,000 to 30,000 elephants die of natural star Yao Ming has been publicized across causes. Also, about 30,000 elephants are the country, contending that all ivory born each year. It balances itself as long as consumption – even the licensed trade – there’s no illegal killing,” he says. feeds the cycle of killing. The campaign’s While his master is old enough to ignore so-called ‘pledge’ includes the line: “[There market changes, Li must keep his options is] no such thing as ethical ivory… the legal open. In addition to his apprenticeship he ivory trade functions as a legal loophole is also undertaking a master’s degree at the or laundering mechanism for illegal blood China Art Research Institute, which sees him ivory.” But while Li recognizes environmental working with lacquer – a traditional colored concerns, he is worried about such rigid finish applied to wood. Although he can thinking. obtain ivory through “the proper channels,” “Yao Ming’s ‘no buying, no killing’ is only Li spends much of his time carving other partly right – we still have to think about the materials, including mammoth tusks. inheritance of traditional Chinese culture,” “These tusks have been buried he argues. “From a cultural perspective, underground for a long time, which can [ivory carving] may eventually shrink cause cracks and change their color. They anyway, but someone must pass it down would [originally have been] white like to the generations to come. I think it’s the elephant tusks, but they’re also more imperative. Some of the products circulating compact than normal ivory,” he explains, at the moment are sub-standard. sketching out their differing patterns of GODDARD NAOMI BY PHOTOS “I’m worried that this skill will be lost. grain. Above | Apprentice ivory carver Li Jiulong, 26, is Of course, the raw material can be replaced Imports of mammoth tusks are on the rise also training to use other materials, including by alternatives, which is why my students across mainland China. The amount arriving mammoth tusk Previous page | (left) Legal ivory products on also use woods and jade. But some of the each year from Hong Kong (the main route display in a Wangfujing market; and (right) an nuances of carving – ones that can only be bringing them in from Russia) has more than elephant statue opposite Li Jiulong's studio reflected in ivory – are at risk.” tripled since 2000. But Li maintains that the He is also worried that fewer young pressures facing the elephant ivory trade people are getting into the trade, although will not result in the type of widespread Save the Elephants’ recent report suggests disappearance from the market seen in the the opposite. Li puts me in touch with one of West after the 1989 ban. his apprentices, Li Jiulong (no relation), who “It’s true that ivory wont be huge business he has tutored for three years. in the future but it won’t vanish. It is part The 26-year-old leads us up to his of our cultural heritage. It will survive and workshop in Xicheng district, a small keep its place,” he argues. dusty space that he shares with four other Li seems unconcerned about the apprentices. Work surfaces are arranged prospects facing his generation of carvers. in a square, each littered with hand-tools Conservationists have less cause for for breaking down large chunks of tusk optimism. Departing the studio, I see a and more accurate electronic ones for marble elephant guarding a shopping mall finer details. A fellow carver sits beside us across the street. Both tusks appear to have practicing her technique on a small block broken off or removed by vandals. of wood, her engravings guided by ink One of the apprentice’s forecasts begins markings. to resonate more profoundly: “There will Like his master, Li the younger has faith still be ivory in the future,” he had told in the licensing system and is critical of the me moments earlier, “as long as there are absolutist stance adopted by campaigners elephants.” like Yao Ming. █

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Singaporean novelist Kevin Kwan rocketed to fame with his best-selling debut Crazy Rich Asians. Now his searing satire on the lifestyles of the rich and famous makes its way to the Mainland in the sequel, China Rich Girlfriend. Expect a romp through the country’s most exclusive clubs and an insider’s look at what it’s like to be fabulously wealthy in China.

DRUMROLL OK Go

Few bands have benefited from the advent shows. It feels all the same to us. of YouTube as much as Chicago’s OK Go. — You used to make a loss at early gigs When it comes to Mainland movies, Guo While they have released four albums of by spending USD300 on colored silk- Jingming’s hugely successful Tiny Times acclaimed indie rock, it's their inventive screen posters for the stage. Was it a series is exceedingly polarizing. The music videos that have amassed more than worthwhile investment? ‘saga’ of four girls trying to have it all 100 million views online. We caught up with People started to recognize our name from comes to its conclusion (finally!) in the frontman Damian Kulash ahead of the band’s that. You realize these art projects are fun fourth installment, released July 9. Expect upcoming show in Beijing. and good because a band needs to have its bourgeois fashion and obvious plot twists. — How did you feel when the ‘Here it whole other universe. You might as well Love it or hate it, Tiny Times 4 will make a Goes Again’ video blew up? chase any creative ideas you have, even if boatload of money. The initial feeling was, wow, it’s finally some of them aren’t strictly music. happening. Then we realized people will — You’ve just spent three weeks in know us as ‘those treadmill guys’ for the Shanghai filming a commercial for a rest of time. We had to make a pretty quick Chinese furniture company. How much decision. Do you run from it or embrace it as creative input did you get? something we do? We doubled down on it. Pretty much everyone’s goal is to have — For those who only know you as creative autonomy, but it’s challenging. I ‘those treadmill guys’ can you explain the don’t really want to be running a business. band’s sound? But this way, it’s all clear from the get go – Our stuff was always poppier. All the nerdy [they] want to get a million eye balls and we rock boys would roll their eyes at us and all want to have complete creative control. Homegrown electronic artist 3asic has their girlfriends would really love it. The last — You’ve started doing pre-show quickly risen up the ranks. After releases two albums have been more about chasing audience Q&As. Are you getting any on labels like Rankadank, the Nanjing- the feeling within you and seeing if you can curveballs? based producer is striking out on his own. get to it. We get a lot of Star Wars questions. We have His latest disc This Album Made My Friends — But it’s not just about the music, very nerdy fans. Bassick will be released on his Project Sync right? > RMB340-380; July 30, 8.30-10pm, Tango (see label and features a mix of booming trap and There are no real lines between formats in Listings for details) ethereal future bass. Available to download how creativity bubbles out of you. We chase now at 3asic.bandcamp.com. music, we chase videos, we chase the live

28 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM CANVASSED He Xiangyu, ‘New Directions’ Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) presents ‘New Directions,’ which features 365 paintings from He Xiangyu’s Palate Project. The young Liaoning-born artist has compiled works based on the ridges and grooves of his palate, as felt with his tongue, which he then translated into a series of evocative paintings. Although the artist rose to prominence through sculpture (most notably using the grotesque residue of 127 tons of boiled- down Coca Cola), Palate Project demonstrates his versatility across watercolor, ink, and mixed media on paper. > RMB10; Until August 9; Tues-Sun, 10am-7pm; Long Gallery, UCCA, 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang酒仙桥路4号798艺术区 (5780 0200, www. ucca.org.cn)

HAO BU HAO Hao Bu Hao Is there anything that cat-type Reality TV fever swept the robot Doraemon can’t do? The country and refused to go away. chubby cartoon’s latest film But this may soon change as Stand By Me Doraemon became SAPPRFT has announced new the first Japanese movie to regulations that will most likely be released on the Chinese limit each satellite broadcaster Mainland in almost three years. to one reality series per year. Xi Jinping recently stressed the In addition, the shows selected importance of cultural exchange must be “close to the masses, between the two nations, and with no exaggeration and no this may be a start – the film mixing the spurious with the topped the Chinese box office. genuine.”

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“Social media has accelerated the process TURN ON, of forming different counter-cultures and TUNE IN, DROP OUT it has accelerated societal acceptance of those subcultures” Interview with Liz Carter, Author of Let 100 Voices Speak

by Oscar Holland

It is difficult to talk about the Internet in writing about what was going “I think it’s more of a speed and a China without dealing in truisms. Here’s on with social media in China,” Carter reach issue. [Social media] has accelerated one: since the country’s first email was sent explains on the phone from her home in the process of forming different counter- in September 1987 (reading “Across the Washington, D.C. “But there hadn’t yet been cultures and it has accelerated societal Great Wall we can reach every corner in the a book-length overview of it that put it all acceptance of those subcultures,” she world”) the Internet has transformed China into context. explains with a directness reflected in her and changed everything. “I chose to focus just on the areas that writing style throughout the book. This is the assertion offered by author, I found most interesting – the areas that On this matter and others, Let 100 journalist and a former editor at Tea Leaf seemed to be [those of] greatest change. I’ve Voices Speak possesses a refreshing Nation, Liz Carter, in her upcoming book always been interested in the way people’s lack of conjecture on issues prone to Let 100 Voices Speak: How the Internet attitudes change about cultural issues like being editorialized. Rather than grand is Transforming China and Changing LGBT, feminism and politics. So I focused on denouncements or an overt celebration Everything. Her premise appears both self- that.” of activism, the book’s content seems evident and impossibly broad. It is here that Let 100 Voices Speak excels. symptomatic of an author in awe of the Yet the book’s title misleads. Rather than China-watchers will be well-versed in the power of connectivity. assessing every way in which the web has restrictions facing web users that dominate “I was a pretty nerdy kid growing up so overhauled the fabric of the country – from the opening and closing chapters (in the I fell in love with the Internet a long time e-commerce to online gaming – Carter looks form of censorship and the post-2013 before I knew anything about China,” she specifically at social media. This means crackdown). But Carter seems most in her explains. “I grew up in an online community largely (although not exclusively) one element when discussing social trends. based around a fantasy book series [Robert platform: Sina Weibo. Her section on counter-cultures is Jordan’s Wheel of Time] – everybody talking She might have been better off just particularly informative. Taking us through about it in forums. So when I was learning saying so. Because despite the title’s grand social media’s role in propagating terms Chinese I wanted to see whether there were aspirations, the book benefits from its like diaosi, tuhao, and danmei (roughly similar sorts of online communities forming granular focus. In fact, Let 100 Voices Speak translating as ‘losers,’ ‘new money’ and ‘slash in China. It turns out: of course there are. is as much a compilation of the major events, fiction’ respectively), Carter forges links Because people are people.” memes and phenomena to have emerged between the attitudes developed online and in the Web 2.0 era as it is a prescriptive those rippling outward into wider society. Let 100 Voices Speak: How the Internet Is analysis. As such, it neatly fills a gap in the But while the author makes a case for Transforming China and Changing Everything will be field. the Internet’s role in strengthening new published by I. B. Tauris in the UK and on Kindle on “At the time [I was approached by the identities, she sees Weibo as a facilitator, not July 16. China publishing TBC. publishers], all mainstream media were a creator.

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GOING UNDERGROUND in Association with Wooozy.cn

Subs shake it out by Sophia Pederson

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS Women may be severely underrepresented in the Chinese rock scene, The new queens of Chinese rock but that doesn't stop those who are in it from making incredible music. Here’s a selection of some of my favorites – these girls don’t care whether you call them feminist rockers, girl bands or just good listening. Sure, they have their own ideas about equality, but when it comes to their bands, all they want to do is play.

RECOMMENDATION GIG REVIEW SP: Where do you like to hang out? XS: Bye Bye Disco Livehouse out in Yanjiao. I South Acid MiMi Dance Crew Dummy Toys live in Tongzhou, so it’s not that far away for This new three-girl outfit is one to keep your Qingdao punk/hardcore band Dummy me. eye on over the coming years. Because they Toys played a three-stop tour in Beijing Find more about NUT at www.weibo.com/ are really good. Their sound captures the last month, appearing at Temple Bar, MAO u/3198595980 real essence of the term ‘world music,’ in Livehouse and Tongzhou’s DMC Livehouse that it transcends any national or cultural over consecutive nights. The band formed borders. Lyrics are a medley of Mandarin, in March this year and is made up of four English and the band’s local dialect. If you women – now in their late 30s – who have like M.I.A. or Grimes, South Acid MiMi Dance played in bands for the past 10 years. They Crew will be up your alley. These girls are come all tatted up and with glossy red lips, based in Yunnan, so you’ll have to make do while their entourage comes complete with with their Douban site for now. But keep husbands and babies in tow. But their shows an eye out for one of the trio’s rare Beijing are no family affairs. After mentioning to shows. one of the husbands that I was feeling tired, he replied: “Just wait until Dummy Toys gets LISTEN / You’ll get addicted to ‘Nunudugu’ – on stage – you’ll wake up.” He wasn’t wrong. available at site.douban.com/southacidmimi Their show was better than two shots of espresso after dessert, as their lead singer SUBS thrashed around on stage and the months- Subs formed way back in 2002 and have pregnant guitarist coolly strummed away. been through a number of lineup changes Keep an eye out for future shows at www. since. But lead singer Kang Mao has weibo.com/dummytoys Dummy Toys remained at the center of it all. Thirteen years in the punk, DIY and Chinese ONE MINUTE WITH… music scenes isn’t easy – especially as an outnumbered woman – but she’s shined Xu Shaomeng, founder, bassist and lead through. Kang is quick to identify as singer of Beijing band NUT feminist, not in terms of having more power SP: So tell me a bit about NUT. over men, but equality – not putting extra XS: NUT started in March 2014 with a few expectations on any individual because of of my friends – all girls. You could probably their gender. describe us as post-punk plus Brit-rock. We’ve been playing around Beijing and the LISTEN / Last year’s album yoU aRe yoU response has been great. Our last show was Going Underground with Wooozy is a monthly reflects the Subs sound of recent years, at School Bar in early June – one of our best column written by Sophia Pederson, exploring the or see them live at DDC (see Listings for shows yet. Chinese rock scene. details), July 21 at 8pm. SP: Do you consider yourself a feminist? About Wooozy: Launched in April 2009, Wooozy.cn XS: Without a doubt! I think women should is a Chinese-language online specialist music site, have the same rights as men, but even today focusing on the latest and best underground and we’re not equal. mainstream sounds from China and beyond.

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For a brief few months in the summer of 2010, furniture design,” he prefers to consider all London-born designer Thomas Heatherwick design in “three dimensions, not as multi- became one of the most famous foreign names disciplinary design, but as a single discipline: in China. three-dimensional design.” Having been tasked by the British Such concepts have led to lofty comparisons. Government with overseeing the design of the The Guardian called Heatherwick the “new UK pavilion at that year’s Shanghai World Expo, da Vinci of design,” others meanwhile have the then 40-year-old Heatherwick chose to suggested that he is no longer a designer – but abandon expo protocol – which typically sees a modern day inventor. participating countries create interior-focused It’s a title that Heatherwick appears keen to museum spaces – and focus instead on the embrace. Discussing the theoretical process building’s exterior. leading to the creation of the UK pavilion, The result was a spherical dandelion-shaped he stresses the importance of innovation. design, made up of over 60,000 acrylic rods, “Obvious, cliched ideas, like the dragon, or red held in place by geometrically-cut holes and tiles, or whatever, are not the way forward. The each housing a unique plant seed, known way forward is by inventing new languages colloquially as the ‘Seed Cathedral.’ that are true – through and through – that give Recipient of the BIE (Bureau International an unshakable solidity. That’s the way.” des Expositions) gold award for best pavilion Softly spoken, but with an infectious sense of design and radically different from anything enthusiasm, there is something of the children’s else on display, Heatherwick’s sculpture- TV presenter about Heatherwick, who at 45 structure would go on to become the defining years old maintains a childlike wonder for the image of the Expo – attracting over seven world – and all its infinite possibilities. million visitors and lines that stretched several Yet it is the subject of China – and Chinese thousand deep. design – that leaves Heatherwick most “It was our [studio’s] most important animated. “I hope I will be designing here breakthrough moment. It changed our for the rest of my life. I feel part Chinese now landscape and suddenly we burst out from this because I have been [here] so many times. little London-centric world,” says Heatherwick, My mind has been broadened and opened up who is today visiting Beijing’s Central Academy by the ability to make things happen, by the of Fine Arts [CAFA] as part of a UK government- optimism that things are possible here.” sponsored lecture tour of Asia. Such possibilities have led, in recent years, “The competition happened, just as the to accusations that certain foreign architects global financial crisis happened, and so, the have treated China like a playground, creating British Government was sort of thinking, what outlandish fantasy buildings that would be are we doing? Why are we doing this? Maybe impossible to build elsewhere in the world. we shouldn’t do anything at all,” continues the “I am not a conventional architect, so luckily designer, who, by his own admission, was given I can dodge that bullet,” laughs Heatherwick. “less than half the money” made available to “Truthfully though, I think the most important other participating nations. thing is to grow the reasons why things are “And so we argued to the British government, like they are. I am passionate about how to that the most important thing was to do find authenticity, or create that authenticity, or something powerful, and idiosyncratic, and invent that authenticity, in the most genuine singular. We had this sense that Britain way, without falling back on fake references, or shouldn’t be a cheesy country that always talks cheap gestures.” about tea bags, and how it rains, and castles Heatherwick identifies the primary and queens and David Beckham – however challenge facing Chinese designers as one of much you love David Beckham.” scale: “Every development that’s being built Heatherwick’s insistence on refusing to here is massive, to the point where Chinese bow to tradition has become something of a developers don’t think they’re massive trademark. Throughout the last two decades, anymore. But, compared to Europe, they are Heatherwick has become synonymous with a gigantic.” unique form of conceptually-minded design He continues, stretching his arms out wide to that defies easy categorization. From his illustrate the point (he does this often): “But as redesign of the iconic London Routemaster British Designer humans, we are still roughly the same size we bus, to the recently unveiled – and somewhat were a thousand years ago. But developments controversial – design for Google’s new San Thomas Heatherwick are a thousand times bigger. The thing that the Francisco headquarters, Heatherwick appears Talks China, Cynicism hutongs taught us is the importance of human intent on disregarding conventional notions of scale. The really successful world cities are what a designer should be, preferring instead and how the 2010 the cities where the city-centers are walk-able, DON’T THINK to work across disciplines. and I think that’s the challenge in Chinese city In his 2012 book, Making, Heatherwick Shanghai Expo Became making – how to find that human scale.” outlines this philosophy in more detail, stating his ‘Breakthrough’ It’s an idea Heatherwick hopes to put that instead of “rigidly dividing artistic thinking into practice with the creation of his biggest into separate crafts and professions such as Moment and most ambitious project to date – the sculpture, architecture, fashion, embroidery, as-yet unnamed ‘Shanghai Mega Structure’ metalwork and landscape, product and by Stephen George – an enormous city-within-a-city-style MASS IVE 32 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM “EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT’S BEING BUILT HERE

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looking like tombstones. We are trying to think “THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, about how something can be the compliment to WAS TO DO SOMETHING that,” he explains, excitedly. “I don’t think everything should try to be incredibly special. But when you have a context POWERFUL, AND which has got something that you perceive as IDIOSYNCRATIC, AND sort of ordinary, there’s space for something. If SINGULAR” there’s a different functionality, for something to be focal, and have sort of human, soulful qualities – memorable things.” Memorable things are not always the chief concern of city planners in a developing economy, however. development, that would likely see Shanghai’s “I think it is a shame when design is thought suburban hinterlands transformed. of as an aesthetic treatment to sensible “It’s a mixed use development, next to an building,” argues Heatherwick. “I think that is art district,” explains Heatherwick of the new a false economy. There are so many things that project. “We have been looking at how we can have gotten built, that I think people will be blend the old and the new, so you can’t even see very happy to pull down again afterwards.” where one ends and one begins. There’s a river It’s an interesting point – and one that is right next to the proposed site. There’s also a likely to prove true. But would Heatherwick park – a major piece of nature. So we have been really argue that aesthetic consideration should trying to use that park, almost like a stitching supersede economic imperatives? thread to stitch together the new development “It’s simple wrongheadedness if you think and the old development, and somehow hold it that these two things are somehow separate. all together.” How can you allow for this specialness in the Previous page | Thomas Heatherwick Heatherwick’s idea, based on his studio’s arts, in opera houses, or musuems or galleries lecturing to students at CAFA Above left | students admire a scale early design renderings, would appear to and then do a quick job on those other places – model of Heatherwick's award-winning combine the density of a mega city with human those other so-called regular buildings that we UK pavilion from the 2010 Shanghai scale. “We are so used to towers on podium spend most of our lives in? Whether those are World Expo blocks, full of retail. So we are very deliberately schools, or offices, or places where you need to Above | a scale model of Heatherwick's proposed 'Shanghai Mega Structure' – not having a podium, and not having towers buy the things to make your life worth living, to his largest and most ambitious project sitting on that kind of cake layer of retail at make it happen. Those need design too.” to date the bottom. So many modern towers end up (All photos by Sarah E. Weber) █

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“The experience has provided me with THE ART OF XINJIANG a great amount of artistic material. I Silk Road Artist Lin Feng continued to visit Turpan once or twice by Wang Jiaming a year – and live there for a while”

POWERFUL, AND IDIOSYNCRATIC, AND SINGULAR” Lin Feng’s latest exhibition, ‘Xinjiang & Fujian customs. I found Uighurs to be genuinely north tends to be rougher. The combination – The Silk Road in Watercolor,’ proved a friendly and welcoming, and an everlasting – and contradiction – of these two huge huge success during its recent showing at the bond between us was created. The elements features prominently in my later National Art Museum of China. Intrigued, we experience has provided me with a great work. sat down with the master artist to find out amount of artistic material. I continued to — You’re now living in Beijing, what do more about his works and what inspired his visit Turpan once or twice a year – and live you make of the capital? own journey to the west. there for a while. A dear friend founded a gallery in Beijing — Why did you first go to Xinjiang? — After the famine came the Cultural and asked me to be the honorary president. I was sent by the government to a trading Revolution, which ended the careers of But frankly, the environment and the air are company in Xiamen, to work as a graphic many of the country’s most promising quite a problem, not to mention the culinary designer, but this didn’t really interest me. young artists. How did your life change habits! I always escape back to Xinjiang after Xinjiang, meanwhile, was a place I had during this time? a short while here [laughs]. always admired as a kid. So, when it was I was sent to the local May Seventh Cadre — How has this frequent moving suggested that I could transfer, I went for it. School [set up to ‘educate and transform’ between different cities and minority — You were in Xinjiang during the the intelligentsia]. But I was quite lucky cultures influenced your art? country’s Great Famine [1959-61]. How to be spared the same treatment as those The more you see and the broader your did that impact you? deemed ‘historically incorrect,’ as I was not horizon, the less you’ll be trapped within Actually, compared to the rest of the a very political man. Therefore, I was given your comfort zone. country, Xinjiang was spared the worst of it. the liberty to go around and paint – into the — Do you have plans to stop painting When the rest of the country was starving, woods, with the minority people – so, rather anytime soon? we had decent harvests. So we had a ironically, this bad period actually proved a I will keep on drawing and painting until relatively good life. I was glad to be there. fruitful time for me. But of course, it became I can’t. You can see I’m doing quite well for — How did the western environment a lot easier for us artists after the reform and a man who’s turning 80. Painting keeps me influence your work? opening-up. young! By painting what’s good in life, the In the city where I lived, there were — In the 90s, you moved back to Fujian artist is able to project something of the already lots of Han people, so I would go from Xinjiang. How would you describe beauty onto himself [laughs]. into the areas around Turpan to experience this transition artistically? Uighur culture, and learn more about local Fujian is a lot more delicate. Whereas the

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“THE DRUMMER FROM CASINO DEMON ALMOST KILLED ME. HE THREW ALL MY STUFF OUT OF THE VAN”

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24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE Hanging with Hedgehog on the Eve of Their Homecoming Show

by Andrew Chin, image by Holly Li

A DECADE AGO, BEIJING WAS TEEMING the band within fifteen minutes of hearing inviting former Guai Li bassist Mr. Fun to with college students armed with guitars their demo. They’ve since released five join the fold. and something to say. Vaunting to the acclaimed albums on the label, from 2007’s “We tried out a lot of fans who wanted front of the pack was spiky, anarchic trio irrepressibly youthful Noise Hit World to last to join our band, but they would be super Hedgehog. Now wizened veterans with tours year’s psychedelic Phantom Pop Star. nervous,” recalls Atom. “When we played, of North America and Australia to their The group’s high-water mark though their legs were shaking.” name, the group is celebrating their 10th remains 2009’s Blue Daydreaming. Their The resulting album Honeyed and anniversary with the launch of a B-sides pop-tinged third album written and Killed was a feedback-drenched finale to compilation Neurons and a mini-tour that recorded not long after Zo and Atom the group’s so-called ‘youth trilogy’ of caps off at MAO Livehouse on July 11. graduated from college was the band’s first discs. Initially unloved by critics, the disc “At the time, Beijing was very open. We to be sung predominantly in Mandarin. foreshadowed the group’s tendency to flirt came of age in the 1990s and graduated “It built up our fanbase,” says Zo, who with different genres on albums, including from school with the same ideas. We felt identifies the album as the band’s turning the sugary-sweet Phantom Pop Star. like new pioneers coming up,” drummer and point. “Sometimes with English, we can’t “We don’t want to do the same things singer, Atom, recalls of the band’s early days. express our ideas so precisely, so I use my we’ve already done,” Zo explains. “It’s okay, “Everybody was excited and you really mother language,” he explains. “There are because it’s still Hedgehog.” couldn’t decide which show to go to,” adds times you feel stupid singing in Mandarin “Every time we change, I think we will guitarist and front man Zo. “All the bands though. If the song is about love, I will sing lose a lot of the audience,” Atom admits. were that good.” in English. It might still be stupid, but I don’t “But more come in. I think we’ve grown up Sitting backstage at Shanghai’s MAO know it.” together.” Livehouse, Hedgehog are relaxing after The disc captured the hearts of college Despite Atom pulling double duty as ripping through the opening date of their students across China and remains drummer for Nova Heart, the group remains Neurons tour. While bassist Mr. Fun sits back, massively popular. When Hedgehog played remarkably efficient. While Neurons is a cool and aloof, Atom and Zo relive their first the album’s standout track ‘24-Hour Rock journey through the group’s past comprised encounter. Party’ during their recent Shanghai show, of old school tracks and sonic experiments, “At our first rehearsal, Zo asked if I was ebullient audience members began dousing Zo wants to play tracks from their next disc OK, because I was a ‘pop girl,’ or something,” themselves with beer. at their upcoming Beijing show. Atom recalls. The album also led to their inclusion “He’s always like, ‘keep going, keep “I did not say that!” counters Zo, in mock on the 2009 Hope for China tour of North going,’” Atom laughs. “He’s a fast person and outrage. America. It was the first time Mainland a very intelligent guy. He wrote ‘Toy + ’61 “OK, but I knew you were thinking it,” indie bands had toured the continent. The Festival’ while riding his bicycle alongside replies Atom. impressive accolade doubled as a torturous Tiananmen Square.” “After the first rehearsal, he said, ‘OK, experience, with eleven people and their Aiming for a release next summer, Zo you’re cool, you can be in the band,’” she gear crammed into one small van, traveling promises that Hedgehog’s next album will laughs. “Before I joined, the band were super coast to coast, playing 20 shows in 22 days. return to their punk roots. Irresepctive of punk. I brought a lot of the melodies to the “Near the end of the tour, we didn’t talk to whether the MAO Livehouse crowd are band. We were listening to The Raveonettes each other,” Zo laughs. “The drummer from treated to the new songs, the show will mark a lot and then I began trying to sing.” Casino Demon almost killed me. He threw all something of a celebratory homecoming for The pair were originally introduced by my stuff out of the van.” the trio – who many credit with helping to Queen Sea Big Shark drummer Xiao Wu. “Ten The trio will again join Modern Sky’s give birth to sthe city’s indie-rock scene. years ago, I was in a band called Run Away,” international touring festival this summer, Not that the band seem to care. While they says Zo. “The guitar player sucked, the bass where they are set to play in Helsinki and praise newer acts like Chui Wan, MC David player sucked and the girl drummer hated New York. They’re already one of China’s and The Big Wave, the group are less than drumming.” most notable acts internationally. Hip- effusive about the Beijing scene. “So he [Xiao Wu] suggested I meet up with hop impresario and Roc-A-Fella Records “To be honest, there are thousands of new Atom, though he warned me that the only co-founder Damon Dash has organized bands coming up, but they have no soul,” rock band she liked was Blur.” showcases for the group in Hong Kong and says Atom. The chemistry – despite Atom’s love for New York. While recently, the Go! Team “There are lots of bands but 80 percent Damon Albarn and co. – was instantaneous. recruited Atom for their single, ‘Did you of them are focusing on the lifestyle and Two weeks after that first rehearsal, know,’ which according to Zo is the British clothes,” adds Zo. “There’s no meaning to it Hedgehog wrote their first song ‘Idle.’ Later group’s version of the Hedgehog single, ‘Dear now. There’s a lack of geniuses.” in the year, they self-released their full- Boy, I Want to Be Your Girlfriend.’ █ length debut Happy Idle Kid, which was Drama, though, has continued to follow July 11, 8.30pm, RMB100-120. MAO Livehouse. recorded over two days for the princely sum the band. Following that 2009 North of RMB1,400. American tour, original bassist Box left and Since then, the group have proven to be the remaining members spent six months a model of consistency. Modern Sky signed trying out more than 30 bass players before

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COVET SPOTLIGHT Grassroots Chai Celia Bernardo, Brainchild of design firm Studio Founder and HVN, indie venture Triple Major and Dashilar furniture store Designer of Celia B Suzuki Shop, the mazha ( 马扎 ) chair is a modern take on the classic Chinese folding stool that’s been central to Beijing’s impromptu social gatherings for generations. Adding a contemporary twist, the mazha is a seat made of colorful ropes and a DIY handle that makes it easily portable. Because you never know where you’ll want to sit down for a chat and a Tsingtao next. RMB580, or RMB980 for the Triple Major variety. > Available at Suzuki shop (www.thesuzukishop.com) and Triple Major (www.triplemajor.com) PHOTO BY GEZ SARVARI BY PHOTO

— Tell us about your explore destinations yet to be and what’s going to simply fade background. uncovered by big tourist groups. – the offer is huge now – but the My original background is — When do you work best? sheer possibilities you have here actually in advertising and PR. I Usually in the evening, but just make it all the more exciting. studied both in Madrid, before because that’s when I manage to — Your 2015 autumn/ Paper Business dropping everything to focus be alone – no team, no emails to winter collection is stunning. on fashion. I spent ten years send, no distractions. I need to Could you tell us a bit about Alongside sushi, anime working with brands like Zara be isolated to unleash my ideas. that? and toilet seats, Japan does and Pepe Jeans, till I founded — What Celia B products I did it in collaboration with minimalist forms better than Celia B in Shanghai in 2012. can shoppers find in Beijing? YYO Foundation, which helps anyone else. Nippon label Siwa Now, we’ve launched in Beijing. The spring/summer collection – and fosters new talents in China. is a case in point. The venture — Your aesthetic in three although it sold out in almost a They created the whole concept offers lifestyle objects spanning words: week when we first launched! I and I did the styling and put the handbags, iPad covers and Colorful, eclectic and happy. am in the process of restocking clothes together. It’s a piece of business card holders like the — How do you think China it. Beijing has responded art. ones pictured right here. Each has influenced your style? incredibly well to Celia B. It’s — The one thing you item is ultra simple, all clean Despite all odds, I think China amazing. couldn’t live without is… lines and subdued colors. The lets you be completely free — What’s style for you? My freedom. I started Celia B to material, called Naoron, is a in terms of style. Fashion is a Personality. Style is a very be completely free to manage combination of wood pulp and relatively new concept here, so individual thing; something you my time, make the clothes I like polyolefin that’s soft, flexible, there aren’t as many restraints have to nourish through your and travel wherever I want. It’s not easily torn and highly water- on wearing whatever you like own experiences. You aren’t a project that lets me do that, resistant. If the idea of putting as there are in the West. The born with it, you build it. and I love it. paper into paper is as mind- scene here is very experimental, — China’s fashion scene. > www.celiab.com. Check Celia B at blowingly Inception-like to you which has really allowed me to Thoughts? Grand Phoenix, C14-19, Huihe Nan Jie as it is to us, you are going to be myself. There are no rules to Super interesting. I couldn’t be Gaobeidian, Chaoyang 惠河南街高碑店 love these. RMB150. follow. happier to be here and to be 新村艺术区 C14-9 号 > Available at Fnji Keting, 41 Guozijian, — What inspires you? part of it. It’s going to be a few Dongcheng 东城区国子监 41 号梵几客 Traveling, particularly to off- years before we’ll be able to say 厅 the-beaten-track places. I like to what’s going to grow and stay

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MADE IN CHINA A Piece of You

The inspiration behind conceptual jewelry cast their fingers, ears, company Body Memory is the hypothesis noses, breasts and even belly that, just like the brain, the human body is buttons. The entire process consists of also capable of storing memories through spreading a layer of alginate (a casting textures, sounds and shapes. Using this material often used by dentists to create premise, Beijing artist Yi Zhou has taken the dental impressions) on the body part and idea of trinkets as a sentimental, personally wrapping it in plaster bandage. Once the meaningful statement to a whole new bandage dries and hardens, the resulting level, creating objects and accessories that shape is removed and filled with plaster. are punchy visual reproductions of literal A week later, patients get their body parts physical attributes. delivered to them as a pretty necklace, bold The designer does so by acting as a brooch or funky decorative item to put pseudo-doctor (literally: she comes to on their coffee table or give out as a very her appointments wearing white scrubs personal memento. and a stethoscope) and setting up pop- The average price to get your little finger > Contact y.zhou@yizhoudesign to schedule an up clinics where she receives ‘patients’ to turned into a stylish accessory? RMB450. appointment.

OVERHEARD UNDER THE LENS Vogue Italia

“SOONER OR LATER, IT WILL HAPPEN TO EVERYONE BECAUSE [CHINESE MANUFACTURING] IS Proving that China is now firmly on the SO GOOD" radar of fashion makers worldwide, the Italian edition of the global style bible came Miuccia Prada talking to the Wall Street Journal about out with a June issue dedicated entirely to the fact that about 20 percent of Prada’s collections the PRC. Articles spanned Chinese cinema, are made in China. Despite the term ‘Made in China’ China’s most iconic women and the shifting retaining something of a negative connotation, the taste among the country’s moneyed classes. quality of Chinese-produced garments is fast improving. Four stunning different covers were shot Having invested heavily in manufacturing technology to present ‘The China Issue,’ featuring and workforce training, the country’s clothing industry supermodels Feifei Sun, Yuan Bochao, Ju has developed over the last few decades, with China Xiaowen, as well as Fernanda Ly, Gia Tang accounting for a growing share of the world’s clothes. and Jing Wen.

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by Marianna Cerini HEAT

WAVE 2 Wear Less, It’s Hot

The bikini body is not your normal body. It is thinner, smoother and browner.“Is your body as firm as a Barbie doll’s? As toned and taut as a Sports

Illustrated model? No? Then you don’t deserve to wear a bikini!” scream glossyGuys mags get and the gyms same across treatment, the globe. of course. God forbid you don’t look like

DavidLet’s Beckham get a grip.once Ratherit’s time than to hit changing the pool. our Right? bodies to fit our swimsuits,

as hasAfter become all, Barbie the norm, and weKen should are just just 50s pick dolls garbs with to declining fit our shapes. sales. So drop

those goji berries and go eat some ice cream.

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Jack & Jones RMB209.31 > www.asos.com2 Orlebar Brown RMB2,900 > www.lanecrawford.com3 GAP RMB299 > www.gap.cn4 H&M RMB149 > www.hm.com5

H&M RMB199 > www.hm.com6

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Topshop RMB4001 > www.topshop.com

Zara RMB199 > www.zara.cn2

Minirine 5 RMB650 > www.minirine.com3

H&M RMB249 > www.hm.com4

Adidas RMB399 > www.shop.adidas.cn5

Zara RMB398 > www.zara.cn6

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SCENE 2 & HEARD

words by Marianna Cerini

① CHI ZHANG X MARVEL ② THE BOLD EYEWEAR ③ FNJI

Combining high and low culture has been Part optical studio, part design showroom, No English sign stands outside Fnji ( 梵几 a preoccupation in fashion for decades – Glasses City this is not. Operating from 客厅 ), a stunning lifestyle concept store taking what’s pop and making it luxe. The within a tiny spot on Gulou Dongdajie, the opened recently just opposite Lost&Found concept has never been more relevent in place is covered from wall to wall in original on Guozijian. Like Lost&Found, this a this era of social media, where fun fashion frames, reading glasses and sunnies, offering furniture shop. Unlike Lost&Found, however, is loved and the emoticon is king. Beijing models that span the retro, the hipster and it’s not drawing in travelers on their way designer Chi Zhang’s capsule collection for the flat out bold. A visit is an education, from the Confucius Temple. Instead, we Marvel nails the trend brilliantly, with a especially when looking at indie or niche find a local clientele of discerned, moneyed series of T-shirts that would make even Andy eyewear designers like Ksubi, Gentle Chinese with a penchant for bespoke design. Warhol crack a smile. A limited-edition line, Monster, and Tortoise & Blonde. They have The venture occupies a beautiful renovated each oversized tee features bold and ultra a glamour and eccentricity that is in stark courtyard house, which has been designed loud designs featuring the likes of Captain contrast to more widely available – and as a real home with multiple rooms – from a America and the Incredible Hulk, Marvel largely bland – designer frames. Admittedly, living room to a bedroom, and even a dining logos and augmented scenes from the bigger names like Kenzo and A Bathing Ape area. There’s also a cafe at the back and an original comic books. It’s all very silly and are also on stock, but the overall selection exhibition space in the basement, meaning ‘comic cool’(that’s a thing, don’t you know?), is thoroughly well edited and very, very it’s easy to spend a few hours wandering the reflecting the idea of novel, unpretentious interesting. At the back, the chatty owner space. The aesthetics of the furnishings on fashion that is bound to appeal to the does eye tests to customise the lenses you offer (wooden tables, beds, sofas and chairs emoticon generation. need with the frames you pick. Prices might – all rigorously handmade) are minimal, > Available at Galeries Lafayette, 110 Xidan Beidajie, start at around RMB1,000, but this is good quiet and devoid of any frill, as are the Xicheng 西单北大街 110 西城区 and at eyewear, not the tatty plastic glasses you decorative objects, most of which are from chizhang.tmall.com used to get in Yashow. indie Japanese design labels. > 60 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街 > 41 Guozijian, Dongcheng 东城区国子监 41 号梵几客厅 60 号

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1 FEATURE | LIFE & STYLE

Beijing might not be one of the world’s fashion capitals just yet, but it sure boasts a level of panache that matches – if not surpasses – its counterparts overseas. Walk down any hutong and you’ll see grannies wearing striped pajamas to go grocery shopping like it ain’t a thing, teenagers sporting panda hats and leopard prints, or old dudes in floral shirts and checkered shorts. Tacky, daring or just plain cool, there’s no denying this city has got style. So do its ladies, particularly the six we’re profiled here. Hip and with attitude aplenty, they embody all the quintessential traits of what makes Beijing unique. We asked each of them to meet us in their favorite spot around town, dressed in the outfit they thought reflected their flair the most. So, here are Beijing’s best-dressed ladies – and how they do summer in the city.

Holly Li Marianna Cerini THE CITY'S by BEST DRESSED WOMEN images by SUMMER 2015

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Your style in three words — Simple, Howmonotone does andliving detail-oriented. here influence your aesthetic? — Beijing is such an interesting city. It influences every single aspect of my day. The colors, the people, the culture – everything is seeping through the way I design my jewelry What or made pick my you outfits. choose this outfit today? — It’s a typical gray Beijing day, so I wanted to show some color. The shoes add a Hannahtouch ofIf punk Beijing – another were a way piece to fightof clothing, the gloominess. it would be… — My tasselWhat earrings. do you Bold, make playful of the and city’s attention-grabbing. own style? — I love it. Beijing can be very mainstream and trendy, but also totally local and bonkers. I used to be a bit judgmental about it, but now I think it’s great. Ren> www.hannahren.wix.com/hannahrenjewellery

Women’s Rights Activist, in 798

What are you wearing? — I’m wearing a vintage piece. I like this dress a lot because of its peach-redYour stylecolor inand a nutshell:the poppy motif. — dudou [a Retro and a little weird. My friends say I’m sloppy, as I like clothes that are comfortable. Sometimes I buy prettier stuff that I endHow up hasnever the wearing. city influenced the way you approach — Xiaoclothes? Beijing is such a diverse city. People don’t judge you on your looks. I feelIf Beijing free to were wear awhatever piece of Iclothing, want here. it would be… — A bra. The city has a lot of limitations and rules that can often feel restricting. You have to learn to live with them, somehow, or they’ll become something that bounds you rather thanLingerie Designer and Founder of Pillowbook, on Guozijian supports you. Just like a bra. Do you follow a specific way of dressing? — I tend to go for the pin-up style – pencil skirt and form-fitting top – but Meiliit really depends on my mood. One staple in my wardrobe is the traditional Has Chinese Beijing underpinning].changed the way I always you approach wear one, fashion?even in winter. — Completely. I don’t mind wearing pajamas out these days. I also wear a lot more color. I used to live in New York and it was black black black. It’s a lotWhat funkier are here. you wearing today? — My Piguet engagement ring, which my fiance bought in Paris. A couple Ireneof other rings I’ve purchased around the world. A Pillowbook bra and dudou, of course, and designer skirt and shoes. My earrings were props from FanIf Bingbing’sBeijing were costume a piece wardrobe, of clothing, for a it film would set Ibe… worked on. — Towering high heels. That pair in your closet you absolutely love but only wear on rare occasions because you know it’s going to kill your feet and you’ll end barefoot by the end of the night. Still, you can’t resist them. 22 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Lu FEATURE | LIFE & STYLE

Jewelry Designer, Outside her Workshop/Factory in Xinjiekou

Irene

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Founder and Executive Creative Director for Jellymon in Spoonful Why areof Sugar we meeting (Which here? she O wns) — Spoonful of Sugar is part of Re-Up, my heritage restoration project. My team and I were on the site for two years to make it happen. It's my serenity place in the maze ofWhat hutongs are that you is wearing? Dashilar. — Forever 21 top, Stella McCartney for Adidas tennis shorts, Crystal Phifer head Co-Founder and Lead Singer of Nova Heart, in a piece, TattySummer Devine in ping-pong the city. What’s pin and your YSL favoriteheels. A mix part of of high-end it? and high street. Children’s Park Near Andingmen — Watching my chefs at Spoonful Of Sugar picking fresh herbs and vegetables from LinLinour rooftopIf Beijing urban were farm. aPeople piece stretchingof clothing, out it andwould slowing be… down. — A tank top white dress matched with a sunflower hat that sprays water spontaneously.Beijing for you is… — A tough girlfriend who I truly respect and can’t really leave alone, even if she can be very bitchy. What are you wearing? > www.spoonfulofsugar.cn, www.jellymon.com — JacobsOur own tote bag, Feiyues and a dress by a local designer friend. Sporty, easy,

urban. I Whatlike supporting made you local choose designers this location? as much as I can. — I grew up in China when parks like this were just starting to pop up. My parents used to take me, sometimes, and it was such a big treat for me. I like the memory it brings back. As an adult, it’s admittedly a bit creepy now – everything is so retro and How slightly would weird you –describe but I love your it. style? — Casual and a little gothic. I love black – if I had to choose among a gazillion colors I’d gravitate towards black – and generally frill-free dressing. My stage style is Helendefinitely more masculine, while my personal one is very blocky – monochrome hues, simple patterns. Once in a blue moon I break the circle and get something in brightHow pink has or so.Beijing To mix influenced it up, you know.your aesthetic? — It's madeWhat my style do you a little make grungier, of the city’sa little own darker, style? a little more casual. — Beijing is dirty. It’s dusty. You have to adapt to it. I think living here has made my style a little grungier, a little darker, a little more casual. Also, people go all out here. There’s no boundary to what you can and can’t wear. That has definitely changed the way of approaching my closet. 24 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Feng> www.nova-heart.com FEATURE | LIFE & STYLE

DJ, Promoter and Co-Founder of Bye Bye Disco, in a Hutong What off made Gulou you Dong choosedajie this dress? — I like the patterns and the fact that it stands out despite being grey, black and white. A And lot ofthe people place? wear plain stuff. I like to be a bit different. — I like ruins, and industrial settings. This used to be a factory but it’s now abandoned. Every time I pass by I think ‘if this was Berlin, we’d turn it into a club, with a differentWhat do music you like style in for terms each offloor.' fashion? — I like simple, straightforward design. I don’t care much for labels. When I buy a brand, I Ifactually Beijing just were buy a it garment, for its design. it would be… — An old-fashionedWhat do youshirt like from about Europe. the city? — The clash. Within the Second Ring Road, the city is pretty old and traditional. Then How has Beijing influenced your style? What are you wearing? you hit the Third Ring and it becomes modern and international. I like that. — — Our own tote bag, Feiyues and a dress by a local designer friend. Sporty, easy, I’m from Yunnan. Before moving here I used to take inspiration from fashion urban. I Whatlike supporting made you local choose designers this location? as much as I can. magazines. Beijing has helped me understand what I want and what suits me. It’s a — big change for me. I grew up in China when parks like this were just starting to pop up. My parents used to take me, sometimes, and it was such a big treat for me. I like the memory it brings back. As an adult, it’s admittedly a bit creepy now – everything is so retro and How slightly would weird you –describe but I love your it. style? — Casual and a little gothic. I love black – if I had to choose among a gazillion colors I’d gravitate towards black – and generally frill-free dressing. My stage style is Pei Helendefinitely more masculine, while my personal one is very blocky – monochrome hues, simple patterns. Once in a blue moon I break the circle and get something in brightHow pink has or so.Beijing To mix influenced it up, you know.your aesthetic? — It's madeWhat my style do you a little make grungier, of the city’sa little own darker, style? a little more casual. — Beijing is dirty. It’s dusty. You have to adapt to it. I think living here has made my style a little grungier, a little darker, a little more casual. Also, people go all out here. There’s no boundary to what you can and can’t wear. That has definitely changed the way of approaching my closet. Feng> www.nova-heart.com Folio 线 LIFE & STYLE | HOTELS

HOTEL MAXIMILIAN GENERAL MANAGER DIETER GAMPER Hard Work and Good Value

How does a newly opened high-end hotel at the overall market, revenue is declining. distinguish itself in a crowded five-star Government officials are prohibited from marketplace? It positions itself as the city’s dining and staying in five-star hotels, which leading four-star destination. It's a shrewd has led – in the case of some major hotels move – and one that looks as if it could pay – to as much as a 60-percent drop in profit. dividends in the case of Hotel Maximilian on You have more and more hotels, competing elsewhere in the hotel too. The 296-room the North Fifth Ring Road, in Gujiazhuang. for a smaller and smaller pie.” hotel features an Audi Training Center, with Operated by German-based Steigenberger This, Gamper believes, necessitates a a four-star hotel with 186 rooms, a five- Hotels and Resorts, the hotel brand places change of approach: “The trend in China is star hotel with 110 rooms, and a Paulaner value and quality ahead of ostentation and towards high-quality at a reasonable and fair Restaurant – the second Paulaner in Beijing. gratuitous luxury, explains General Manager price.” It's a trend the Austrian-born hotel “It’s exciting times for the company,” Dieter Gamper. manager has witnessed first-hand. With says Gamper. “This is our first hotel, but “Business people don’t want or need an over 18 years’ experience in China, Gamper we already have plans to open a second in enormous brunch each day, or four high-end has been at the forefront of the country’s Changchun [the center of China’s automotive in-hotel restaurants to choose from. Yes, Asia hospitality sector from its beginnings as a industry] next year. The aim is for as many is booming – and there are people with lots small foreign-focused niche market to the as 10 properties in China within the next five of money to fritter away, but most business multi-billion dollar industry of today. years.” people – and the businesses they work for “For many generations, Steigenberger was – don’t want to spend excessive amounts on a family-run German business, now it is a Hotel Maximilian Beijing, North Gujiazhuang hotel stays. I think they appreciate a more multi-national, but it retains that same set of Flyover,Beiyan East Road,Chaoyang,Beijing practical approach and an honest price.” business ethics: hard work and good value 朝阳区北苑东路顾家庄桥北 (www.steigenberger.com The Chinese high-end hotel sector has for money. Chinese people can understand 8493 0055) reached an unusual position, Gamper tells us. and relate to this.” “New hotels continue to open, but if you look The German connection is evidenced

SHERATON BIN HAI GENERAL MANAGER MARK FRANCIS Keeping an Active Lifestyle

Business is bullish for Sheraton Hotels such as cycling and golf. “I live in the hotel, across Asia – and China is no exception. In so I like to take every opportunity I get to Tianjin, the brand has opened its second immerse myself in the local community – hotel in the business-centered Bin Hai New to avoid becoming institutionalised!” says Area. Francis. General Manager Mark Francis, orginally However, life is not all local cuisine and from Australia, arrives in the city after an beers with his mates. “If I had to put my extensive career overseas. “Tianjin is city 13 finger on one thing that I disliked about life in country 7 of continent 3,” explains Francis. here, it would be crossing the road. As much “After so much traveling around I realised as I tried not to let it happen, I have begun that working in the hotel industry in major ignoring lights and started playing chicken cities is all the same. You’ll meet the same with drivers!” luxury service. They have needs and types of people.” Keeping up his active lifestyle is relatively expectations which the Sheraton meets with It’s an interesting point – and one that easy in the Bin Hai area, and so too is its particular style of cuisine, Sweet Sleeper begs the question why Francis, whose wife maintaining the hotel’s business, it would Beds and quality staff.” and children have since returned to Australia seem. “We have no peak season or low Its prime location next to a major mall and due to schooling concerns, would continue season here, it’s a steady flow the whole just a stone’s throw from a light rail stop (Shi to work in such a demanding industry. year round.” Being located outside of the city Min Guang Chang 市民广场 on line 9) makes “I love chuan’r (barbecues on the street)!” center means that the Sheraton of Bin Hai the hotel an ideal getaway from Beijing or says Francis, with a certain glee. “When I has little competition, although that may not even Tianjin city center. can, I get together with my local friends, we be the case as development continues. hang out just around the corner, chat and “People understand brand. Most of our No. 50, 2nd Avenue, TEDA, Binhai New Area, Tianjin 天津 drink. It’s great.” Francis also enjoys the customers in Bin Hai are 30-45 year old 滨海新区天津经济技术开发区第二大街 50 号 (022 6528 area’s plentiful options for outdoor activity, highly educated people who appreciate a 8888)

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THE BARE NECESSITIES Mind, Body and Fitness Retreat

by Vanessa Meng

We are all well aware of what ‘healthiness’ a boot camp that promises weight loss and schedule,” which means that the participants and ‘being fit’ can look like: 6am runs, toned abs (although that can be a side- do not know the order of activities in store gym memberships, Nike stuff, thigh gaps, effect), nor does it feature any yelling or for them. “We want to promote presence protein shakes, quinoa, shirtless-selfies on negative talk to push people to work harder. and expose everyone to everything; if people Instagram. Viewed amid the pressures of Instead, it focuses on lifestyle education knew exactly what was next they might city life, it can seem as if those healthy types that invites people of all fitness levels, not come with a completely open mind,” have it all figured out, while the rest of us backgrounds and even age levels to challenge says Erin. “Many people have preconceived fall somewhere on a spectrum from lazy to themselves in a safe and encouraging way. notions of what meditation is and have I-have-no-time-for-working-out. The program balances workout sessions doubts about their ability to do it. We want Long-term Beijing residents, Erin with more introspective exercises, such as to show participants that meditation can be Henshaw and Brittany Dunn, founders of meditation, yoga and making herbal tonics. practical and can be incorporated into daily Mind, Body and Fitness Retreat, beg to differ. “We understand that people don’t live in a activities.” “It’s really not all-or-nothing,” says Brittany. bubble, like they can at this retreat where all It is a challenging program, but they “You can incorporate practical healthy habits they have to think about is being healthy and emphasize that no matter the starting point into your life without abandoning your eating healthy food. We’re all real people of the participant, he or she will be provided normal life.” with normal lives and responsibilities,” with a healthy, supportive community The pair's core idea centers around the explains Brittany. environment in which everyone can advance simple notion that being healthy means “We view the retreat as a kick-start to to their own next step. With wide-ranging different things to different people – or as help people find what works for them and activities and no fear of being silly and Brittany explains, there is no “one-size-fits- use it in their everyday life,” continues Erin. letting loose, the retreat aims to ensure that all” form of fitness. “Fitness shouldn't be intimidating. It should people are having fun as well as feeling good Despite being pretty fit by regular be welcoming.” about themselves. standards (Brittany is a long-time coach at Fitness, the ladies maintain, is much more “Being healthy is really not about the Heyrobics! and Erin is a certified 200-hour than just looking good in spandex. The ‘mind’ figure or the diet plan that seems to be the yoga instructor), both women acknowledge segment of their program focuses on self- focus nowadays, but rather it is about what that going to the gym can be an intimidating knowledge – learning about where you are works for you, and how you feel.” experience. According to Brittany, personal mentally and physically and how you can trainers often use motivational methods that move forward from there. For more information visit www. bring down your self-esteem. “It’s the whole They promote the idea that finding what mindbodyfitnessretreat.wordpress.com ‘you’re fat, and you need me’ spiel,” she says. you love is in itself healthy. Interestingly, They both stress that their retreat is not they employ what is called a “no-schedule

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38 COVER STORY

COVER STORY TRASH TOWN

39 THE TRASH PICKERS

words by Stephen George & Karoline Kan / photos by Noemi Cassanelli

x Hu Xuedao takes a break between sorting trash at the depot he runs.

h 40-year-old Yang Jingcai (‘Making money’) collects trash for up to ten hours everyday.

“It’s the rare person who aspires to be a picker. Rather, it’s something you do when you can’t do anything else”

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He might be on a tricycle piled perilously high with flattened cardboard; an uncle picking through rubbish bags looking for empty cans and plastic bottles; a door-to-door salesman come looking for consumer debris, like an iPad box, or last month’s glossy magazines. These are China’s estimated 10-million strong ‘recycling army,’ unlicensed workers who unof- ficially help keep the streets free of waste, and bolster the country’s recycling efforts. Despite this valuable environmental service, and the work it provides to millions barely above the poverty line, the role is by no means a respected one, as Adam Minter, author of Junkyard Planet and an expert in the recycling industry, explains: “It’s the rare person who aspires to be a picker. Rather, it’s something you do when you can’t do anything else. The numbers of pickers are shrinking. It’s becoming harder to make money recycling trash.” Ma Shaodong, 36, who works at a trash depot inside the fourth Ring Road, is ashamed of his occupation and the stigma it carries. Ma refuses to make eye contact when discussing his job. It’s only when he begins talking about his children that he becomes animated. “I have a daughter of 17,” Ma says proudly. “She’s good in school. I hope one day she can attend college.” Children and the hope of a better future are a reoccur- ring theme among many of the trash collectors. Hu Xuedao, 46, is one of the more successful trash collectors. His own boss, Hu purchases scrap from collectors, then sorts their wares to send to plants in the suburbs. On the wall behind him, he lists the current market prices for different materials which he updates every day, earning as much as RMB10,000 a month by his count. Originally from Henan, Hu is saving to help fund construction on a new house for his family in his hometown. In addition to the stigma, the work can be dangerous too. Unlicensed recyclers who strip electronic goods for scrap can discard waste that is toxic to them, others and the soil. Some say the authorities should focus on training pickers in spotting and selling recyclables and, moreover, collecting them safely. This is unlikely to happen soon though. “At this point, the government doesn’t consider it worth the massive human and financial investment,” says Minter. Not everyone is so disinterested. Their unsung service was honored by no less than Pope Francis, who has singled out scrap-pickers across the world for praise. The ascetic Francis described the work of his native Argentina’s cartoneros (‘cardboard people’), who pick through garbage every day for recyclable or reusable goods, as “dignified” and “good for the environment” and criticized what he called a “throw-away culture.” ■

v “Give me 100 yuan and I’ll take anything you wish.”

41 “Lots of people here have cancer. It’s just the way things are. You can’t really avoid it. Everyone knows someone affected”

THE TOWER OF TRASH words by Stephen George / photos by Holly Li

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Clockwise from top left Black sludge leaks out from a pipe near the Asuwei landfill; a garbage dumpster travels up the side of Asuwei trash mountain; an elderly Asuwei villager, tells us about life in the shadow of Beijing‘s largest landfill site.

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If you were to follow the disposable coffee Beijing’s growth is often measured in GDP, “Lots of people here have cancer,” one cup you’re about to discard, after it’s scooped though an equally valid metric might be the middle-aged villager tells us. “It’s just the up and emptied into the back of a bright-or- amount of trash it produces. Last year, the way things are. You really can’t avoid it. ange dumpster, driven 40 minutes northeast city’s 23 million residents churned through Everyone knows someone affected.” Others of central Beijing – past the Sixth Ring Road, an estimated 20 thousand tons of garbage a point to houses where people were recently along dusty, meandering scrubland – and out day – and the number is rising, by as much diagnosed, or died. “It’s a part of life,” one into the city’s hinterlands, you would eventu- as 10 percent year on year. younger resident tells us nonchalantly. “The ally arrive here, at the village of Asuwei. Landfills such as Asuwei have long since government gives us 300 yuan for an annual For over 25 years, Asuwei has been the end reached capacity, yet still the garbage keeps medical check, but the only real way to avoid point for as much as 94 percent of household piling up. In 2001, an inquiry led by the getting ill is to leave Asuwei.” and commercial waste from five of Beijing’s China Research Academy of Environmental For its part, the government would seem northern and central districts. It is the Sciences, revealed that soil up to four kilom- to agree. Alongside the new incinerator, largest of the city’s 10 official landfill sites eters from the Asuwei landfill had been pol- plans are now underway to move the village’s – a towering mountain of trash, 14 football luted, causing widespread health problems, 200 or so inhabitants into new accommoda- pitches wide and eight stories high, that can including high rates of cancer among those tion in the nearby town of Xiaotangshan. The be seen – and smelt – from miles around. But living nearby. majority of the residents we meet appear to it wasn’t always so. The government, acutely aware of the risk support the move, having resigned them- In the early 1980s, Beijing’s population to public health, began to investigate alterna- selves to the inevitability of the incinerator stood at around 9 million – with the majority tive solutions – specifically incineration. In project. One resident, a farmer surnamed of the city’s inhabitants living inside of what 2009, Asuwei was selected as the site for a Wang, tells us that the villagers are stuck is today known as the Second Ring Road. The proposed RMB3.4 billion project to transform between two bad choices. “We don’t want to effect of the country’s economic reforms had the existing landfill into a waste incineration leave our homes, but we know we can’t stay. yet to be felt. Expendable income remained and power generation facility, with capacity Neither is perfect.” low, consumer goods were rare, and house- to deal with up to 3,000 tons of trash a day. According to Professor Jiang Jianguo, hold waste a novelty. People were encour- Residents took a dim view of the proposal. a specialist in solid waste management aged – more out of necessity than choice – to Why should they continue to bear the burden at Tsinghua University’s department of ‘make do and mend.’ of Beijing’s ills? Fears over high emissions Environmental Science and Engineering, the Plastic, glass and other non-biodegradable rates, airborne pollutants and carcinogens total cost of both relocating the villagers and waste products were typically recycled inside led to widespread protests. Apparently taken building the new incinerator will likely see the home, or by an established network of aback by the public outcry, the authorities the project become the most expensive of its small-scale neighborhood scavengers. What agreed to halt the project, albeit temporarily, kind ever undertaken in China. little was left over was then transported out while alternative measures were investigated. Such investment is unavoidable, believes of the city and into the surrounding suburbs, No such alternative was found and in Professor Jiang, due to the lack of viable where it was treated as ‘fertilizer.’ April this year, construction resumed. The alternatives. “The government has no real When the Beijing Geological Exploration announcement has led to renewed protests. choice. From a professional perspective, for Bureau selected Asuwei as one of ten pro- On April 23, around 20 Asuwei villagers a big city such as Beijing that is constantly posed landfill sites in 1986, the villagers paid staged a demonstration in front of the local developing and changing, incineration is the the news little consideration. The move was environmental bureau. Others have moved to only feasible way forward. seen as largely precautionary; a forward- file complaints with the local environmental facing measure intended to prevent illegal regulator and demand that the project be fly-tipping in urban areas. Located in the reassessed. arid foothills of the mountains of Changping Within Asuwei there are few signs of district, Asuwei’s distance from the city’s social unrest – in actual fact, there are few primary sources of groundwater meant that signs of anything at all. It is nearing midday it could, in theory at least, accommodate in mid-June and the village appears to be as much as 1,200 tons of trash per day. The deserted. Most of the roads are empty – save number seemed improbably high – and when for a few sleeping dogs – and all the shops the first garbage truck arrived in the village are closed. The only real sign of life is in the in the early 90s, residents treated it more as central square, where a small market has v Rows of orange trucks dump waste onto a curiosity than a harbinger of what was to been set up selling fruits and vegetables. As the top of the Asuwei landfill mountain. come. we browse the stalls, vendors assure us that Today, Asuwei receives 3,600 tons of the produce is from farms “far away from “At this stage in China’s household and commercial trash a day. Asuwei” and that “everything is safe to eat.” Diesel-spewing garbage trucks form a con- The threat of contamination looms large development, it would be tinuous loop between the village and the city, over Asuwei, which itself resides in the impossible to implement 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The site is shadow of the trash mountain. A menu in the the primary landfill for Dongcheng, Xicheng, window of the village’s main restaurant of- widespread economic re- Chaoyang, Shunyi and Changping districts, fers a range of ‘special cancer-curing foods.’ forms intended to reduce an area with a combined population of over Residents meanwhile, speak about cancer as eight million people. if discussing the weather. overall waste”

45 “At this stage in China’s development, it of waste a day, a significant amount of that would be impossible to implement wide- waste is recycled in the home. In Beijing, spread economic reforms intended to reduce where recycling efforts are left in the hands overall waste. Of course, lifestyles could be of a diminishing network of informal trash changed, but these things take time. Instead, scavengers, everything arrives at the landfill. the government is focusing on the here and The further up the mountain we get, the now, by investing in technology that will worse the stench. As the grass begins to peel minimize the environmental impact. For away, it becomes almost unbearable. It is a every 1,000 tons of trash, they are investing foul, noxious odor, unlike anything I have 80 million yuan.” ever encountered. Within the village, information surround- It takes us a full 40 minutes to reach the ing the proposed move is scarce. Few resi- top. The surface is not as flat as it appears dents appear to have any idea of when the from the village, it is more a crater – a trash move will go ahead, though rumors as to why volcano (one that might be set to explode, if they’re being moved abound. One villager the villagers are to be believed). We walk tells us that the methane gas buried within around the rim, taking care to avoid the the mountain has reached a critical level. constant stream of passing dumpsters. In the “It’s set to blow up any time, there is decades distance, the outer edges of Beijing are clear- worth of gas in there. They know that they ly visible. We watch as new trash is deposited need to get us before it goes off!” His friend onto the surface – before being flattened by and neighbor agrees: “It's a ticking bomb.” one of several bulldozers, whose job it is to Many of the villagers seem perturbed compress the garbage into a smooth pile. when we ask them how we might access the The enormity of the mountain lends it a landfill. “You can’t go there!” says one young certain earthly permanence. It seems almost mother. “The black sludge is highly toxic. If unreal to think that 30 years ago, this site you touch it you will get cancer.” The ‘black was still just an empty hole in the ground. sludge’ is a recurrent theme among villagers, Far below, a worker shouts for us to come and one we hear attributed to a variety of ills, down. “The landfill is not open to the public – including the area’s recent crop failure. it is extremely unsafe!” We know, we tell him, We leave the village and following the after we climb back down, that’s why we’re

advice of one elderly resident, head west here. ■

towards the back entrance of the landfill site Additional reporting by Vanessa Meng (“just follow your nose”). The trash mountain, which has been partially covered in grass, is today juxtaposed against a perfectly serene blue sky. The only indication of what lies k A lone chair in the Asuwei trash mountain’s beneath the surface of the mountain comes central crater. The green plastic is from atop its peak, where a constant line of intended to reduce the stench. x dumpsters arrive to unload waste onto its Workers walk across the construction site surface. The visual contrast is surreal – and I for the new Asuwei incinerator and power plant. The project is slated for completion find myself unable to look away. in 2017. We park the car next to the incinerator construction site. Work is already underway laying the project’s foundations and the workers take little notice as we breeze past them and enter onto the landfill. It’s tempting to view the mountain as monument to Beijing’s rapid economic as- cendancy – a literal representation of a city embracing consumerism – each subsequent year adding another layer of mass-produced material waste. As we begin our climb, occasional remnants protrude out from the bank – a baby’s shoe, empty birth control packaging, a shampoo bottle, a cell phone case. As professor Jiang notes, the problem is by no means unique to Beijing: “The bigger the city and the richer it gets, the more domestic waste it produces.” But whereas New York’s 8.4 million residents produce 50,000 tons

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NIBBLES OFF THE BEATEN PLATE Last month was witness to a Rager Pie’s Jaka coffee is good for many Renaissance of the qiaos of things, like waking up on a hot summer Beijing – Liangmaqiao and morning, or weaning off your cocaine Sanyuanqiao. These business-ey addiction. We’re kidding. Sort of. If you think areas used to live for work, but Rager Pie’s just for pie, then, well, you’re now they’re finally developing wrong. The spot’s one of the best in town for an after-hours social life. Palms thoughtful, third-wave coffee. And the Jaka, L.A. Kitchen and Bar was the Rager’s new coffee product, packs four to six first big name to move in this coffees’ worth of caffeine into one. year (see page 52), but we’ve Jaka is what Rager Pie’s Wilson Hailey refers heard of more to follow – most to as “nitro-tap coffee,” which means your notably Obentos, which will cold-press coffee comes from a tap just like open a Liangmaqiao location of a pint of Guinness. This makes for a frothy its healthy Japanese lunch-box head, which we must admit works really well empire soon. with the cold-press brew. Just don’t, please, Meanwhile, Shuangjing drink more than one of these things. Wilson residents are getting a new life calls Jaka “liquid cocaine” for a reason. NM of their own, thanks to The > Available at Rager Pie, RMB35; 7am-9pm Thu-Tue; Brick Taproom, a beer-focused 10 Fensiting Hutong, Dongcheng 分司厅胡同10号 (186 expansion of local favorite The 1405 5548) Brick serving four craft ales. As with any month, we have a host of additional openings and closings. Buena Onda, a HEAD-TO-HEAD / OFFBEAT CHIP FLAVORS pop-up by Dawanglu serving muy delicioso pisco sours, has opened its doors, while Corner Melt, Sanlitun’s resident grilled cheese heaven, has closed. But don’t worry – other existing empires continue to expand. Capital Spirits has VER SUS launched a second, gin- and bourbon-focused location, and The Meatball Company is taking over Beijing with a new line of jarred sauces for at-home Yogurt Roasted Squid balling needs. With beers, balls Chips Chips 清爽酸奶味薯片放肆烤鱿鱼味薯片 and bars – Beijing’s lined up a Available at 7-Eleven, RMB6.2 Available at 7-Eleven, RMB6.2 veritable summer of swag. Enjoy responsibly. NM FIRST IMPRESSIONS Gentle baby blue packaging makes these chips an The opposite of the yogurt chip packaging. The optical oasis in the visually abrasive environment bag’s so shiny and busy it should come with 3D that is 7-Eleven’s potato chip aisle. glasses. INITIAL TASTE We were expecting sweet, but these are These taste like subpar barbecue chips. Did the sour. Not in a good way. people at Lay’s just make a new fancy bag for old chips? Did we seriously fall for that? AFTERTASTE If we close our eyes, we can almost imagine OK, just barely a hint of the sea in here. I guess eating a sour-cream-and-onion chip. If both that’s what makes this a ‘roasted squid’ chip the sour cream and the onions had gone bad. and not a generic barbecue one.

VERDICT Roasted squid chips win – not because they taste good, but because they don’t taste like spoiled milk. We’ll be getting plain potato flavor next time. NM

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THEY SAID IT, WE READ IT BARTISANS Pizza Hut This month: Lucia Wang of Great Leap Brewing Ever wondered what kids these days think of some of Beijing’s long-standing food- and-drink establishments? To give you an idea, we’ve handpicked and translated some comments from popular ratings site dianping.com. This month: the Dongzhimen branch of Pizza Hut, beloved chain or American scourge?

I asked for a Thumbs up for spoon and the staying open waitress gave Ever wonder what until midnight! me a bitch face. toilet water tastes The cheese Wonderful for Why? Are you like? Come try their crust! Oh the some late-night short on spoons 17-kuai lemon iced cheese crust! snacks. or something? tea. — So, wait… you don’t drink? I don’t usually drink. I’m kind of a typical Asian person who lacks the enzyme to deal with it, so when I drink I turn really red and act crazy. Like, sometimes I do splits. NEWS BITES [Lucia takes out her phone and shows us a photo of her Temple Takeover doing a split]. —So you don’t drink, but do you still know a lot about beer? When I started this job, I started from zero! But I can determine beers based on smell. Sometimes a person will come in and point to a beer and say: “I want that one” and the bartender will be like: “Three different beers look like that. Which one are you talking about?” But if I’m there, I say: “Actually, do you mind if I smell it?” and I can tell right away. —Tell us about your background. I grew up in Argentina. My parents own a Chinese restaurant there, so I grew up bussing tables and making spring rolls. They made me realize you need to bust your ass and work hard to be successful. When they emigrated from China, they got robbed in L.A. en route to Argentina Now we’re not saying fine dining in Beijing is a competition. But places like and literally arrived with two dollars. Now they’re fine, Temple and Brian McKenna @ The Courtyard are in a different league. They’re but my dad worked every kind of blue-collar job to make constantly battling it out for top spots on TripAdvisor, winning awards and it that way. snagging editors’ picks in glossy travel magazines. They’re like the Mean Girls of —What’s Great Leap’s role in China’s growing craft Beijing restaurants, or the Paris and Nicole, if you will. Except neither one’s a bitch beer scene? and they’re both really good. Or were really good. Craft beer isn’t identified as an industry in China. Alas, we proclaim a winner: Brian McKenna has officially closed his Courtyard There aren’t really regulations for it. So [Great Leap co- space, and Temple is moving in to lay claim to what was formerly rival territory. founder] Carl wants to show the government here how Temple plans to open a second concept, TRB Bites @ The Courtyard this fall. craft beer can be done right. In that sense, Great Leap Team McKenna, rest assured: Brian’s not leaving Beijing. He’s simply focusing has always been a pioneer, and set a good path for the on his consulting and catering businesses, and he plans on opening a new project future. And if they do it right, there’ll be more room for (also in the fall), the details of which are still murky. We’re certain they’ll be other breweries, too. NM competing again in no time. > Great Leap Brewing, see Listings for details

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Guijie is an abrasive sight no matter what time it is. Throngs of (and because there’s such a sharp difference between the rich and the visitors crowd the sidewalks. Street vendors sell kitschy mementos. poor in China), food wastage from family to family here differ greatly. Babies wail, parents shout, couples canoodle. “I don’t waste food in my house,” says Xu Ming, a man selling pigs' As a resident of the famous restaurant street, I’ve often found feet from a stall near Dongzhimen. “Food waste is different between myself strolling its rowdy blocks, succumbing to existential rancor the classes. Common people like us don’t waste food.” at the sight of tourists with selfie sticks shucking sunflower seeds, He makes a compelling point. While Xu prepares only enough while basked in a garish neon glow. pigs’ feet to sell each day, and closes as soon as he sells out, his To be fair, I’ve had a decent meal or two within these joints. (Hot counterparts on the other end of China’s socioeconomic stratum take pot’s hard to mess up.) But my desire to eat therein has been sullied a different approach. by the one thing that, as a local, I’ve noticed most: waste. For Xu, the other end of that stratum is on the other end of the Walk Guijie often enough, and you’ll notice a strange liquid street. As he speaks, a parade of restaurant workers exit a nearby gathering along the curbs. It is brownish, smells like rotten food, and restaurant, each with a large trash can labeled “kitchen waste” in tow. is littered with bits of chili pepper and crayfish. The sludge is not just The workers drag their bins, dump them into the waiting trash truck there after it rains. It’s a permanent fixture, as dependable a presence and then return to the kitchen to grab more. A fresh stream of sticky as the megaphoned hawkers advertising their Sichuan delights. sludge trails behind them. Try as they might, street sweepers can’t keep this stuff away. Day To those in the top reaches of Chinese society, trash is merely the and night, this sticky sludge pools on the sidewalk. Its source? The lesser-seen underbelly of a flourishing culture of banqueting. For street’s huge, overflowing trashcans – stuffed full with kitchen waste. centuries, banquets have been an important part of upper-class But it’s more than something to look out for when you’re wearing society. Emperors and members of the imperial court banqueted, flip-flops. It’s a symbol of China’s massive food waste problem, as businessmen and their clients banqueted, and, in news that has made well as the consumers and restaurants that play into it. headlines more recently, government officials banqueted – lavishly. Food waste is not a new problem. Nor is it one that’s unique to The cultural weight of the banquet is not to be underestimated. As China. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization Chinese gastronomy expert Fuchsia Dunlop writes on her website: (FAO), approximately one-third of all food produced for human “Banquets in China are about so many things besides food, including, consumption globally is lost or wasted. That’s 1.3 billion tons per depending on the occasions, social relationships, business, face, year. hierarchy, sycophancy, bribery, festivity.” That said, China is a special case. Unique economic and cultural According to a 2011 Global Times report, Chinese government factors are making food waste in Beijing a particularly Chinese officials spent RMB600 billion annually on alcohol – or the same phenomenon. amount as China’s officially declared annual defense expenditure. “Waste is a rather modern occurrence in highly industrialized They still do, only to a lesser extent. In 2013, the Chinese areas,” says Robert van Otterdijk, a food technologist and researcher Government rolled out a ‘Clean Your Plate’ campaign, aimed at cutting with the FAO. “It’s when food is fit for consumption, but lost by back food waste, consisting primarily of commercials on CCTV. consumers, shoppers and retailers. It’s intentional discarding of good After all, it’s not all doom and gloom for China’s food waste food, and it’s a behavioral problem.” problems. Xi Jinping has made headlines for Party anti-corruption Just a few decades ago, food waste wasn’t much of an issue, reforms, and one weed he sought to eradicate was excessive – and as China had yet to become what van Otterdijk calls a “highly wasteful – government banquets. industrialized area.” Not to mention the fact that it is a mere 60 years Still, China’s problem is rampant, and the country has a long way to since the country was in the grip of famine. go in order to make real progress toward eliminating food waste. Common sense dictates that less food would be wasted in times of And as a country whose economy is developing at breakneck speed, scarcity, and the experts back this up. China faces a special challenge, says van Otterdijk. “Overall, on a per-capita basis, much more food is wasted in “People can afford more, and they couldn’t before. So they go buy the industrialized world than in developing countries,” reads an things without needing them.” FAO report. “In medium- and high-income countries food is, to a Van Otterdijk and his colleagues cite recent programs in Europe and significant extent, wasted at the consumption stage, meaning that it Asia that have already made a difference by enouraging consumers to is discarded even if it is still suitable for human consumption.” “consider consumption in a different way.” While the FAO’s report covers large-scale food systems, its lessons But perhaps Wang Bingquan, who runs a local supermarket, are applicable to the individuals within them. explains it in the most pragmatic way. “At the consumer household level, in poorer areas, food waste is “For us it’s a matter of money,” he says. “The more we throw out, minimum. But in rich areas, it’s huge,” says van Otterdijk. the less we earn.” Because income directly correlates to the amount of food wastage █

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PALMS L.A. KITCHEN AND BAR Fine, Fresh, Fierce - They got it on Lock

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Few places blur the lines between restaurant and party spot as well as Palms L.A. Kitchen and Bar. But then again, few places blur the lines between being a dining and drinking We accept the challenge (even though Price destination as well as the city of L.A. itself. it’s Thursday lunch). Margaritas in hand, RMB100-RMB150 for food Welcome to L.A.maqiao. That pun’s cheesy, we try new additions to the Palms menu: and drinks per head we know, but so is the restaurant – and no, grilled fish tacos (RMB45), chicken kale Who’s Going we’re not taking a dig at the decor, which is salad (RMB48) and the Koreatown burrito People who never as sleek and refreshing as any stylish L.A. (RMB56). thought they’d go out in bistro. We’re talking literal, melted cheese The fish tacos come in your choice of soft Liangmaqiao on everything, from bibimbap to our jeans flour shell, hard corn shell and cabbage Good For after we left. leaves. Cabbage may be the healthy, gluten- After-work dinners that Palms’ new location is in the heart of free option, but we think it’s the best tasting, turn into after-work Liangmaqiao, but who are we kidding? You too – the crispy surface holds the taco sauce boozefests knew that already. Palms is quite possibly in just right. the most talked-about thing in Beijing The Koreatown burrito combines Korean this summer, the Jurassic World of Beijing and Mexican flavors to make a burrito that margarita, a coconut margarita and an 'El restaurants, if you will. among Beijing’s best. Definitely get yours Imigrante,' (all RMB48) which Tsai lovingly But hype can spell trouble. Being over- 'California Style' with French fries inside. calls the “house vodka Red Bull,” we were hyped is often worse than not being hyped And the kale salad is filling while still being, practically skipping out of Palms… back at all, because the last thing you want is your well, a kale salad, thanks to a wonderfully to work. Should we have disclosed that? customers feeling disappointed when they refreshing peanut sauce. Probably not. leave. But Palms L.A. customers don’t feel “I like to think our food has, since we first “We pour like we’re in L.A.,” says Tsai, with disappointed. In fact, they feel giddy. And opened, grown up a little bit,” says Tsai. a sly smile. more often, they feel drunk. The new location also offers all the Yes, yes they do. “We try to get people leaving here feeling Korean-Mexican classics you love from the full and lubed up for, like, 120 kuai,” says co- original Palms location – miso hot dogs, Daily, 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30pm-midnight; ground owner Michael Tsai, sipping on a gin and cheese fries with dried seaweed, dope-ass floor, 66 Xiaguangli Building D, Yuanyang Xinganxian, tonic of his own. “It’s like a 20-dollar night cocktails. Chaoyang; 北京市朝阳区霞光里66号远洋新干线D座底 out.” Right, cocktails. After a tamarind 商; [8446 7565]

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PEBBLES Bigger, Better – and with a New Roof Garden by Stephen George, images by Holly Li

The last time we met with Ray Heng, he had retains something of the old lounge’s warm, on a Thursday, Price just returned from a three-month trip to quirky ambience. Many of the restaurant’s on account of RMB40–RMB150 a head Chicago, working under the mentorship of idiosyncratic knickknacks remain in place, the restaurant Who’s Going top celebrity chef Rick Bayless at the famed as does the large Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson receiving a fresh Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Fonterra Grill – arguably the most famous poster on the restaurant’s corkscrew delivery of masa Johnson (probably, one Mexican restaurant in the US. stairwell. Pebbles may have been rebranded, that same morning. day) The experience, Ray explained to us at but Ray’s still keeping it real. We can attest to Good For the time, had changed his entire outlook. So what of the food? The enlarged that, too – during Hearty meals in So much so, that within a week of being courtyard has also allowed for an enlarged our Thursday unpretentious back in the capital he had closed his largest kitchen, resulting in… an enlarged menu. The night trip, both the surrounds, with good restaurant, El Gran Bocado, on Xingfucun most popular dishes from El Gran Bocado’s chicken (RMB45) friends Lu, and set about expanding and rebranding Tex-Mex menu have been carried over, while and the pork his original enterprise, the comparatively Pebbles’ more traditional Mexican offerings varieties (RMB45) diminutive Sand Pebbles Lounge, on have been updated and improved – with were zinging – the Wudaoying Hutong. evidence of Ray’s time under Chef Bayless’ perfect balance of sweet and savory. “I was spending far too much time mentorship found throughout. From the Yet, it remains the burritos, perhaps the managing too many things, rushing across zesty salsa verde to the rich enchiladas roja, biggest in Beijing (honestly, these guys town, trying to be everywhere at once – and pretty much everything here is on point. are monsters), that will keep us coming the quality was suffering,” explains Ray. “I The tacos are absolutely bursting with back again and again. We recommend needed to do something radical.” flavor, the ingredients carefully sourced the supreme burrito (RMB78). A Tex-Mex Deciding to close your largest and most and the meat succulent and tender, with standout from the El Gran Bocado menu, this prominent restaurant is certainly radical – the chorizo-con-papa (RMB20) and the hunger-busting protein bomb is packed full a sort of ‘losing the battle to win the war’ carne asada (RMB20) particular standouts. of chicken breast, bacon, Mexican rice and type strategy. Fortunately, in Ray’s case, it Special mention must also go to the choice Monterey Jack cheese. It’s what we imagine has paid off handsomely. Three months on of tortillas, that, unlike elsewhere in Beijing, The Rock likes to eat after a workout, though and Sand Pebbles (since renamed simply are made using import Mexican corn. in reality, it’s best enjoyed with a classic ‘Pebbles’) is a hutong transformed. The tamales – still a rarity in this part of margarita (RMB56, buy-one-get-one-free on It’s double the size of the original, with a the world – are equally impressive. Long a Fridays) after a long day at the office. large colonial-style courtyard and spacious favorite of ours, the new updated variations rooftop patio. The design, though markedly are even better than we remember. The Daily, noon-midnight; 74 Wudaoying Hutong, more stylish and consciously ‘Mexican’ menu recommends you try the tamales Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同74号 (8404 0767)

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Price RMB200 - RMB400 per person Who’s Going Housewives with small dogs in their Prada bag Good For Families and suburb dwellers with money to burn

Spanish pork, chicken wings, seasonal mushrooms and green peas. It’s nice, but it’s too many flavors in one dish, to be frank, and so ironically, after marveling at the sophistication of it all, we decide we like Uzan’s simple dishes best. The homemade breads that arrive before our starters are fantastic, and the calzone is completely unadorned, yet phenomenal (RMB228). As it turns out, you can super-size the calzone for large parties. Florentina is the only place FLORENTINA we can think of that would make the largest calzone in the city seem classy. From Italy With(out) Love We end our meal with desserts fit for a Florentine: elegant by Noelle Mateer tiramisu (RMB68) and homemade macarons (RMB78). If we were Lido residents, or more specifically, Lido families, we’d be thrilled. We’re not – and so as far as we’re concerned, Florentina faces major competition from more centrally located Italian places, some perhaps rightfully more popular. That said, Italian cuisine is thriving in Beijing. We theorize it has Given its romantic light fixtures and elegant tiling, we like to think of to do with some similarities between Italian and Chinese cuisines – newcomer Florentina as a fitting setting for an Italian opera or love family-style sharing plates, universally appreciated flavors and – how story. do we put this? – long strings of flour dough covered in sauce. It kind of is. On the Wednesday afternoon of our visit, business is doing well Florentina is the refined, tasty result of a classic tale of – chic women linger over long lunches, and others with designer heartbroken-careerman-starting-anew. After years of a successful handbags sip wine on the patio outdoors. We foresee Florentina career cooking for celebrities in L.A., chef Philippe Uzan found becoming the star of Lido, and for those in the area, that’s worth himself divorced, depressed and desperate for a new start. And so he toasting some vino. headed east. If the 19th century version of this story arc would see Uzan setting Daily 11am-10.30pm; F1, Building 2, Yard 6, Fangyuan Xi Lu, Chaoyang (100 meters up a cobblestone trattoria in a quaint, romantic corner of Europe, from south gate of Lido Plaza) 朝阳区芳园西路6号院2号楼1层 [8431 0027] then we think the 21st century version would undoubtedly land him here, in the land of promise that is Beijing, 2015. Or, to be more specific, Lido. Uzan’s place, Florentina, is the latest upscale Italian restaurant in Beijing. On first glance, we appreciate the decor – muted, calming hues of blue-gray, a wooden patio with stylish white couches, and gorgeous patterned wallpapers imported from Italy. The food is also refined and tasteful, but not quite as evolved. We share plain, yet lovely, calamari and mozzarella salads to start (both RMB88). For our main course, we have Uzan’s signature tomato- based lobster risotto (RMB398/2-3 people), which, apart from serving as the bed for an entire lobster, plays host to a symphony of

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MOXIMOXI The Two-Sandwich Solution by Noelle Mateer, images by Holly Li

Price RMB25-RMB50 per person Who’s Going The vibrant Beijing Israeli community you never knew existed Good For Cheap eats after hutong boozing, learning what sabich is

MoxiMoxi is a bit of an oddity. addition to the sabich being the chicken schnitzel inside. The schnitzel It’s so odd, in fact, that as we sit eating, a sprightly octogenarian is also nice, but we do ultimately prefer the sabich – it’s just so damn stops in his tracks at the sight of it. tasty. “What is this?” he barks. “What flag is that?” he adds, as he points at Part of this is because of the ingredients, many of which are the string of flags above us. imported from Israel itself. Complimentary spicy-pepper sauces come “Israel,” answers the owner. in red and green, and they give Chinese chili-flake toppings a run for “Is this an Israeli restaurant?” the old man bellows back. “What their money. food do people in Israel eat?” Will this be a hutong joint that achieves cult status and then opens The owner, ever patient, offers to show the man around his a second location in shinier Sanlitun digs? Or will it fall prey to the (admittedly tiny) Israeli kitchen. Soon after, the old man emerges. shifting tides of Beijing appetites and close within a year? (see next “Hmph, like Xinjiang food,” he mutters. door: where the graffiti-style branding of the now defunct Corner The fact that this man is surprised by our presence is, perhaps, Melt grilled-sandwich cafe remains intact). We can see MoxiMoxi unsurprising. Take MoxiMoxi as a symbol of how Beijing has changed. going either way. Our octogenarian friend was likely around for years of pre-Mao and To the local grandfathers in the area, maybe MoxiMoxi’s a bad thing. post-Mao and Deng and, currently, Xi. The guy’s seen countless things, But the way we see it, it’s pretty cool. and yet, he probably didn’t expect an Israeli restaurant blasting Kanye beats on his block to be one of them. Mon-Fri, 5pm-midnight; Sat-Sun 2pm-midnight; 55 Fangjia Hutong; Dongcheng 东城 MoxiMoxi is a tiny testament to Fangjia Hutong’s increasing 区方家胡同55号 (131 2134 5695) internationalization. And we mean tiny. There’s no indoor seating area – only a handful of plastic chairs and tables outside. The space consists of only a counter which barely conceals the chef-owner’s work space. It’s incredibly bare-boned. The menu is a white board sitting outside the main entrance with the restaurant’s two dishes scribbled on it: vegetarian sabich and a chicken schnitzel pita. The owner then scribbles orders right on the white-tiled wall with a marker. It doesn’t make for the tidiest vibe, but we don’t mind. The sabich (RMB25) is genuinely excellent. Sabich is an Israeli street food pita, and MoxiMoxi’s version comes filled with potatoes, green and peppers, eggplant, egg and tahini. The pita bread is soft, and the ingredients are fresh. The chicken schnitzel version (RMB35) is very similar, the main

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Price RMB40/45 for most beers, RMB10 off weekdays 5-7pm Who’s Going Hutong hopheads; Scandinavian ship mechanics Good For Craft beers that won’t knock you out

ARROW We had initially asked how the two first met. But Will is already deep into a potted out looking for beds – people just throw FACTORY history, his account imbued with droll them out. The brief was: no concrete – other sarcasm, off-the-record remarks and surreal than these tables – and no brick.” TAPROOM digressions that transport us so far from the “It was designed by another Swedish guy,” original conversation that we must accept Thomas adds. “He’s from the forest.” He’s not Heavy, He’s that we shall never return. Soon we’re It shows. The taproom feels like a talking about Thomas’ first sausage-maker. Scandinavian boat house, its intimacy my Brewer “It was like a sewing machine. It took stemming not only from the room’s size and by Oscar Holland, images by Holly Li forever. We were making like one a week,” narrow shape, but from the warmth of decor. Thomas says of his hand-made sausages, A consistently outstanding music selection Arrow Factory’s Thomas Gaestadius and which have become a signature offering at adds to its charm. Will Yorke could easily pass for brothers. To Stuff’d (the gastro-pub that the pair also “Tom [makes the playlists] because begin with, the bottom half of Thomas’ head co-own). Will interjects: “Our whirlwind he’s got a lot more time on his hands – looks suspiciously like the top half of Will’s romance was rekindled and we thought he wakes up at, like, midday,” Will jibes, – each could be an upside-down version of ‘maybe we should make more sausages.’” before backtracking and suggesting that his the other. Until, that is, the latter shaves off Discussion trundles haphazardly toward brewing partner is forced to walk home from his hair before our photographer can visit, the present day. For brevity’s sake, we’ll Shunyi each day. “You’ve got the journey rendering our split-head Photoshop idea summarize: Founded around four years down to what – about, five hours?” useless. You’ll just have to imagine it. ago, Arrow Factory initially made its beer Thomas makes a valiant effort to steer Nonetheless, there is a friendly, fraternal in the space we now find ourselves in, next us back toward a sensible conversation antagonism between the two brewers. to Stuff’d. The tanks moved to Charcoal about the taproom’s music selection. But his If they were brothers, Will would be the (the Shunyi brewpub set up with a group brother’s not done with him yet. boisterous older rabble-rouser and Thomas of other local restaurateurs) leaving their “I’ll turn up with a couple of women on the laid-back, younger son who never gets old brewing area to be converted into a my arm,” he continues, “check everything’s in trouble (and who picked up a Swedish dedicated taproom. OK and then leave. Tom finds his own way accent for some reason). The beers on offer are, by and large, home. It takes a long time.” “The first time I saw Thomas was on the excellent. But although we could gush The fact that the brewers don’t take dance floor,” Will recalls. “I was DJing, he was about how well-balanced and delightfully themselves too seriously (in interviews, dancing – it was in a club called Cloud 9. His complex they are, we’ll settle with a simple at least) is reflected in their thoroughly dancing style in a word? ‘Lolloping’. It was a recommendation. Go and try them for unpretentious taproom. But let this not bit of a lollop. But a good lollop. yourself. Because what we really want to imply that they don’t take their craft “So we met on the dance floor and then we know is: how many people have had sex on seriously. The pair just want the beer do the were living together. We got pets together. the walls? talking – they’ve got plenty to say as it is. And then we didn’t live together. Tom went “This is all repurposed bed wood,” Will to do [infamous Beijing nightclub] White explains, without directly answering our Sun-Thu 5pm-midnight, Fri-Sat 5pm-1am (closed Rabbit. I went off and opened the Vineyard question (answer: probably lots). “Finding Tuesdays); 9 Jianchang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区箭 or something.” this much wood was not easy. We had feelers 厂胡同9号 (6407 6308, www.arrowfactorybrewing.com)

56 | JULY 2015 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM ADAM’S Sanlitun Lu Comes Out by Noelle Mateer, images by Holly Li

Price RMB25-RMB50 for cocktails Who’s Going Members and allies of Beijing’s LGBT you’ll be accepted. bitch though). community “In this bar, we always love you,” he We can’t vouch for Bey, but we can for Good For says. “Actually, that’s the wifi password: Mondo. Friendly, chatty and downright Getting silly off Long weloveyou.” hilarious – he excitedly regales guests with Islands and belting out According to Mondo, Adam’s Sanlitun was lavish party plans he’s dreamt up. Beyoncé made in a grand total of two weeks, from “I’m gonna have a ‘thanks’ party someday, conception to brick-and-mortar opening. and give a thank-you speech to all my Mondo Wang is a man of vision. As such, the decor’s a bit stripped back supporters while ‘XO’ by Beyonce plays,” he More specifically, he’s a gay man of vision. (and therefore probably the most tasteful says over a G&T (RMB25, cocktails go up to And as such, he’s opened Beijing’s first on Sanlitun’s neon bar street) – a squeezed RMB50 for a Long Island – all around very openly gay bar. downstairs den and a rooftop patio with reasonable in the Sanlitun environs). Other hot spots for gay nightlife in this garden lights and a view of Sanlitun Lu’s “I’m gonna have a drag queen party, and town are somewhat in the closet. They may clogged traffic and the whitewashed eastern everyone will come dressed in drag. host gay-friendly parties, but they’re not facade of Nali Patio. “I’m gonna have a snow party in June, and explicitly listed as gay bars or gay clubs. It’s an interesting juxtaposition with I’ll have snow machines snowing fake snow Adam’s is different. Smack in the middle of Mondo’s outgoing, man-about-town and everyone will wear white.” Sanlitun’s neon bar street, its rainbow flag personality. T-B-totally-H, this isn’t Adam’s He’s not kidding. His 'Iced Heart' party flies high. Sanlitun has come out. bar – it’s Mondo’s bar. And that’s what makes was a blast complete with a near-naked male So what does that mean? Mondo says he the place. A former party planner for the model twirling from a silver hoop suspended wants to create a safe, welcoming space, stars, he’s got a bit of a big persona himself. over the sidewalks of – yes – Sanlitun Lu. where no matter how different you are, What stars has he planned parties for? “All of “I want things to be crazy and memorable,” them.” How many times has he met Jennifer Mondo says. Lopez? “So many times.” What’s been his Sounds like they will be. greatest party so far? A Beyonce “diva party.” (He’s met her, by the way – “totally super Daily 11am-late; 40 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 三里屯酒吧 nice.” So’s Jennifer Lopez. Rihanna’s a total 街 40号

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by Noelle Mateer, images by Holly Li

Bungalow Tiki, Beijing’s only hutong tiki bar, opened and closed before many had the chance to try it. Apparently Bungalow’s neighbors and, more importantly, the local authorities, weren’t digging the bar’s tiki vibes. Long story short, it’s a tough city out there for bar owners. Let’s have a moment of silence for all the fallen. But try as they might, the chengguan can’t destroy the spirit of tiki. We, along with the deceased bar’s tiki master Phil, have decided to bring the tiki to you. Because Tiki’s not just a bar – it’s a state of mind, man. The following recipe is for the Jet Pilot. “This is the perfect tiki drink,” Phil says. “It’s got it all.” Be warned – by “it all” we’re pretty sure he means alcohol. We had one and were tiki-ing all the way home.

THE JET PILOT

Step 1: Pour three-quarters of an ounce of Puerto Rican rum.

Step 2: Then pour 1 oz. of Jamaican rum (there’s a distinction, people).

Step 3: Add three-quarters of an ounce of 75-percent over-proof rum. In Phil’s own words: “This stuff’s pretty strong. It’s almost double the strength of a normal rum.”

Step 4: Add half an ounce of both lime juice and grapefruit juice, which will “give it a nice bitterness.”

Step 5: Add half an ounce of falernum, a sweet liqueur made from ginger, lime zest and cloves commonly found in tropical drinks.

Step 6: Add half an ounce of cinnamon syrup. (Phil makes his own at home.)

Step 7: Finish off with a dash of Angostura bitters, six drops of real French absinthe and crushed ice.

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MEALS ON WHEELS New Take-Away Options That Aren’t your Typical Pizzas to-go

by Noelle Mateer, images by Holly Li

FACTORY FRESH Factory Fresh claims that it wants you to be healthy. Cool. But then it wants you to pay an insane amount of money for it. Here’s the deal: Factory Fresh will deliver a package of pre-prepared meals for the entire day – breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks – according to the amount of calories you’d ultimately like to consume. Plans run from RMB280 per day for 1,200 calories to RMB340 per day for 2,200 THE RUG calories. The Rug is here to save your love life (or kick-start it, depending on For that kind of money, the food ought to go to the gym for you. But your disposition). it doesn’t. Instead, it tastes uninspiring and leaves you hungry at the Yep, summer 2015’s hottest date here in Beijing is a Rug end of the day. picnic hamper (RMB248 for two people), which comes not only We’re genuinely surprised and saddened. The team at Factory is with a wicker basket, but a picnic blanket, lunch for two and a uniformly great. We love the in-house creations at their 798 District complimentary tricycle ride to the nearby park. location – genuinely we do, go try them! – and we were excited to try It’s a unique way to solve the problem of crowding at The Rug’s their delivery service. And we tried, very hard, to like it. popular Chaoyang Park location. No space in the restaurant? Fine. A But we didn’t. Perhaps we just caught them on a bad day? For tricycle ride to the park sounds more fun, anyway. breakfast, our rubbery banana bread squeaks in our mouths. At lunch, The basket includes enough food for a hungry couple. Ours came we try to enjoy a dry chicken breast and polenta. And at dinner we with two sandwiches – one on bread, the other a bagel – fresh fruit, have a pretty decent tuna steak, but it’s undermined by over-salty yogurt, and The Rug’s delicious homemade vegetable chips. You can quinoa. also get your choice of iced coffee or fresh-squeezed orange juice. Look, we know Factory Fresh doesn’t have it easy. The team has to Add a bottle of wine to your basket for RMB100. make meals that are both low in calories and easily deliverable – and This is, obviously, a deal only available during the warm months they need to turn a profit. But we like to think there are better-tasting of the summer, and, more specifically, at The Rug’s Chaoyang Park healthy options out there. And we know there are cheaper ones. location – though there is a suggestion that, should it prove popular, it will get rolled out across the city. Office picnic? Here’s hoping. Deliveries daily, 6-9am; 1,200 calories for RMB260/day, 1,600 calories for RMB300/ day, 2,200 calories for RMB340/day, or two meals and one snack for RMB180; place The Rug, Chaoyang Park location, see Listing for details orders at 130 2102 0500 or [email protected]

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THE ENTREPRENEURIAL KIDS WORKSHOP BY URBAN FAMILY & KASSY AT PAGE ONE

On June 6, Urban Family teamed up needs and wants, as well as how to with educators Kassy to offer free develop the habit of mindful deci- entrepreneurial workshops for kids sion-making before purchasing. Ages aged 5-12 years at Page One in Taikoo 9-12 were presented with budgeting Li Sanlitun. Instead of classrooms, concepts and how to understand the homework and educational videos, relationship between income and ex- the afternoon was made up of shops, pense. For more information on how banks and innovation projects for to enroll in future workshops, follow children to acquire key skills for their Kassy on WeChat. future. Ages 5-8 were introduced to (Wechat ID：Kassy_edu)

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To celebrate International Children’s Day, Urban Family organized a fun family event for the residents of GTC Residence Beijing. Held outdoors in their spacious sky garden, parents and children enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon in the sun with family, friends and staff. Activities included a bouncy castle, face painting, henna body art, crafts and ended with a treasure hunt and lucky draw prize giveaways.

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Corona SunSetS Party at @ 8mm Club, 30th may Events are editors’ picks of the best activities and are not comprehensive. To list an event, email bjevents@urbanatomy. EVENTS com. For some details, see Listings. some friends, throw on some rad gear, WED JULY 1 SPORTS oil up your favorite gold chain and brace NIGHTLIFE yourself for the Vice! > RMB60; 10pm; Migas Gig: Liu Xingke + OKSA Chinese rock fans unite. Dusk Dawn Club’s got you covered with two top SAT JULY 4 bands. Liu Xingke brings classic rock music homegrown in Beijing. OKSA, COMMUNITY meanwhile, hails from the north – ex- Party: Beijing Bikini Cookout pect to experience a healthy dose of Join Jing-A as they celebrate the Fourth Mongolian rock. of July with the launch of their favorite > RMB50 (door), RMB42 (presale); summer seasonal brew, the Beijing Bikini 9-11pm; Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings Watermelon Wheat. The Jing-A crew will for details) be grilling up an All-American menu of hamburgers, hotdogs and more in the Gig: Blackwater Taproom’s beer garden. Wash down with Originally formed in 2009, Beijing’s pre- a pint of the beer of the summer. mier Irish band is back, bringing a host > 11am-5pm; Jing-A Taproom (see of authentic instruments with them: an Listings for details) accordion, banjo, tin whistle, wooden flute and bodhran. What’s a bodhran, Theater: Beijing Improv you ask? It’s an Irish drum - great ques- Beijing Improv is China’s oldest and tion. largest improvised theater organization. > Time to be announced; Salud, Its members come from around the Nanluoguxiang (see Listings for details) world and have been trained in the best improv schools in New York, Chicago, Gig: Melody Fall California, the UK, France, New Zealand Cute boy band? Yes. Italian cute boy and more. The group’s script-less long- band? Oh, yes yes! Four young hand- form improv uses audience suggestions some boys arrive at MAO to get the to create an extended scene. Attendees crowd punky and pop-y. The group will never know what’s in store, but always be playing tunes off their fifth album, leave laughing. The Shape of Pop-Punk to Come as part > RMB75 (non-members), RMB65 (mem- of their first ever Chinese tour. bers); 7.30 pm; the Bookworm (see > RMB100 (door), RMB80 (presale); 8pm; Listings for details) MAO Livehouse (see Listings for details) NIGHTLIFE FRI JULY 3 Gigs: Uncle Sam’s Other Ball - A Multiband Acoustic Daytrip COMMUNITY Happy birthday, America! For the Fourth Network: Monthly tavolata at Swiss of July, Dusk Dawn Club is bringing you Taste down-home authentic American music Beijing’s one and only Swiss restaurant and some good’ol square dancing. hosts their monthly dinner party. This Come for a stellar lineup of your fa- month’s event is themed ‘Tour des vorite bands: including Flying Shaobing Alpes.’ (That means ‘tour of the Alps,’ Brothers, Ambassadors of Old-Time (fea- dummy.) turing Josh Dyer and Heike), Dan Taylor > RMB248 per person; 6.30pm; Swiss & Heike, The Randy Abel Stable and Soul Taste Outlet 101, Building 18, Central Pollution. Park, 6 Chaowai Dajie朝外大街6号新城国 > RMB60 (door), RMB50 (presale); 6pm; 际18楼101; [6597-9229] Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details)

NIGHTLIFE Party: Dim Sum Disco It’s July in Sanlitun and there’s a heat Gig: 16 mins wave on the horizon. Migas is hosting Three musicians are leaving their re- Beijing’s hottest curators of new and cording studio in Berlin to debut their old disco, the mighty Boflex and Crystal new album Erlkonig at DDC. But they’re Bones, on their legendary rooftop for a not recording music typical of Western late-night dance session that won’t stop Europe – members from the West, East till you get enough. More of a drinker and Down Under. Come for an exciting – than a dancer? Try the evening’s Dim and unusual – mix of Xinjiang, Germany Sum Disco-themed cocktail. and New Zealand. ALL MONTH > RMB60; 10pm; Migas (see Listings for > RMB80 (door), RMB60 (presale); 9pm; details) Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details) Kerry Sports: Sweat is the New Party: After Finals Party TUE JULY 7 Congratulations on crushing your final exams. Or maybe you did horribly. Who Sexy COMMUNITY cares? Let loose after all that time stuck The fitness pros behind Kerry Sports are getting hotter. With their ‘Sweat is the Workshop: The Chinese Kitchen: Street in the library and go crazy like a proper New Sexy’ series, the team is inviting star coaches to ramp up your workout Food frat boy. You’ll also have the chance to routine. We busted our booties at a cardio-intensive pop dance class, but July and Sometimes we find the most delicious win tickets to see Linkin Park in Beijing. August bring a new set of workouts: an ab-blast course by certified Adidas coach foods by eating like locals do - at a > RMB90 (door), RMB60 (presale); 8pm; Green Yang and a Nike Training Club workout series by fitness coach and model neighborhood market, on the side of MAO Livehouse Vivian Cao. the road or Each coach teaches eight hours in total, which is a lot of time spent burning in those tiny street-corner noodle shops. Party: Sanlitun Vice calories. Classes are open to both members and non-members of Kerry Sports. As always, The Hutong knows more Step back into 1980s Miami, complete We think Kerry Sports is sexy already – the sleek gym space, complete with a about this than we possibly could on our with palm trees, neon, flamingos and juice bar, is one of the chicest in the city. But this new series brings it up a notch. own. Come for a workshop on the food gators. This summer a small group of that captures the essence of a place and Come prepared to sweat, and you just might leave a sexier person than when you dedicated enforcers return, ready to of a cuisine – we’re talking We are can- arrived. purge Sanlitun of lame-o pop repetition died hawthorn on a stick, steamed soup one record at a time. Armed with thump- > Members pay RMB100 per class, RMB720 per series; non-members pay dumplings, almond tofu, cold chicken ing nu disco, 80s new wave and laser RMB150 per class, RMB1,080 per series; Kerry Sports, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua lu, noodles, stir fried rice vermicelli and boogie grooves aimed in all directions, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路1号[8565.2466] much more. they’ll destroy anything EDM. So, grab > RMB300 (non-members), RMB260

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(members); 2.30-5pm; The Hutong (see diets for years now. We still remember Listings for details) COMMUNITY his eight-hour non-stop set from 2013. If this July is half as legendary, we’ll be thrilled. NIGHTLIFE > RMB60; 10pm; Migas (see Listings for DJ: Daedelus details) Like his mythological namesake, Daedelus (also known as Alfred Darlington) is an inventor and a creator SUN JUN 12 of sonic labyrinths. He combines sounds from an eclectic palette into an innova- NIGHTLIFE tive genre of his own. He isn’t a paint-by- Gig: Su numbers kinda musician. Su, which means ‘water’ in Uyghur, > RMB50; time to be announced; Dada brings music from Xinjiang that fans (see Listings for details) describe as ‘pure,’ ‘authentic’ and ‘crystal clear.’ We’re not entirely sure what that means. But we’ve been told to expect WED JULY 8 that the band’s five talented dudes will combine folk music with the pop, jazz, NIGHTLIFE Latin and more to bring a sonic feast to Gig: Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson the ears. An organic feast, we presume. What happens when you put Icelandic > RMB60 (door), RMB50 (presale); 9pm; musicians and classical guitars together? Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details) Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson, a co-founder of Global Guitar Institute, is bringing EVERY TUESDAY his music from the volcano-riddled land COMMUNITY up north all the way to Beijing, with his Tour: Public Beijing Future Tour international award-winning reputation Quiz Night at Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q Finally, an air-conditioned walking tour in tow. Consider yourself something of a trivia buff? Think that your obscure – this one, by the knowledge masters at > RMB50 (door), RMB40 (presale); 9pm; knowledge should be rewarded with free alcohol? Then join quizmaster Newman, takes place inside the Beijing Dusk Dawn Club (see Listings for details) (and former That’s Beijing whisky editor) Anthony Tao every Tuesday for Tim’s Planning Exhibition Hall. Guides help Texas Bar-B-Q’s weekly quiz night. The winning team collects two pitchers of participants explore the way in which leading China scholars expect Beijing, Hoegaarden, with second and third place earning six beers a piece (American FRI JULY 10 and China as a whole, will develop in the and Tsingtao respectively). A consolation prize of four B52’s awaits everyone coming years. Taking in an enormous NIGHTLIFE else. scale model of Beijing and a 3D flight DJ: DSK And that’s not all that Tim has got up his sleeve this month. To celebrate simulation around Beijing, participants After over a decade in China playing and American Independence Day, he’ll be offering a hot dog and a beer will learn about the implications of mentoring the hip-hop, funk, soul, and (Coors Light, Miller Genuine Draft or Budweiser) or a Coke for only RMB20 China’s latest five-year plan, as well as turntable scratch community, and DSK is throughout the month of July. predictions regarding demographics, back for a visit. DJ DSK presents Future > Free to enter; 8pm onwards, Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q, Silk #2 building, 14 wealth disparity, and pollution. Funk: the best in funk, soul, afrobeat, Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路14号秀水2号院 (6591 9161) > RMB240 (adult), RMB160 (under 14); hip-hop and more. 2-4pm; book in advance at info@new- > Free; time to be announced; Dada (see mantours.com Listings for details) EAT/DRINK Party: Party Worms WED JULY 15 With the new rooftop lifted from the ground by an army of ballons, Uper+ is COMMUNITY ready to find its place among the Beijing Lecture: “China 1945: Mao’s Revolution club scene. The venue’s blinged out with and America’s Fateful Choice” new decor, a high-tech sound system Richard Bernstein will tell the story of and a bigger, badder dance floor. Party the United States, China, Japan and the Worms are bringing back your favorite U.S.S.R. during the last, dramatic year of DJs – M.In.T, Crystal Bones and guests – World War II in Asia. In the late 1940s, for a night of house and techno. could the United States and China have > Free; 9 pm; Uper+; 88 South Gate, avoided four decades of antagonism? Workers’ Stadium 工人体育场南门内88号 Would America then been able to dodge 楼 [6552-5556] the depredations of the Korean War, a defeat in Vietnam and current tensions DJs: Elvis T. & Eddie Lv with Beijing? Bernstein will explore all Eddie Lv brings his eclectic party to the these questions and more in his talk. Migas terrace for the first time. He’ll be Come curious. joined on the decks by Elvis T., accompa- > RMB50 (non-members), RMB40 (mem- nied by Kris on the drums and Fabrice on bers); 7.30pm; The Bookworm (see the saxophone. Yes, those are live instru- Listings for details) ments. Expect the unexpected – a mix of DJs playing vinyl plus live elements. NIGHTLIFE > RMB60; 10pm; Migas (see Listings for details) Gig: Nathario Bros Nathan Borofka is an American indie-folk musician with roots from throughout SAT JULY 11 music history. He doo-wops, sha-bops and twangs like the pioneers before him, COMMUNITY yet brings his own personality to the Comedy show: Matt Davis stage. Rhythmic and emotional, aggres- Logging repeat performances in over sive and heartfelt, Nathan and his band 150 cities and eight countries, well over JULY 10 push and pull in any and every direction one million online video views, and five of every song, delivering a new style of full-length comedy albums, Matt Davis is folk that involves the audience in the a comedic force of dark and dirty humor. Tribe First Anniversary Party performance. All over the American continent, he has > Time and price to be announced; spread laughs. And now Bookworm’s Kids – they grow up so fast. Healthy-eating powerhouse Tribe is one year old Salud, Nanluoguxiang (see Listings for bringing him here to us. already. In Beijing restaurant years, that’s a lot, so they’re celebrating with an all- details) > RMB180 (door), RMB150 (presale); day black-and-white beach-themed bash. 8pm; the Bookworm (see Listings for What’s a black and white beach bash, you ask? It’s a classy beach party—you details) know, without all those garish yellows and blues. Tribe has gone from newbie to THU JULY 16 Sanlitun staple in one year, and they’ve got a lot to celebrate. NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE Tribe’s resident beach boys and beach babes will be serving up new dishes from their summer menu. And this being Tribe, you can be certain that any DJ: DJ PayPal DJ: Alton Miller This anonymous, mysterious producer goodies you get your hands on will be fresh, organic and healthy. Wear your After a killer night last month with hails from South Carolina via Berlin black and white beach gear to the party, and you might just win a prize. “Within Roland Clark on the Migas terrace, The (weird geographical combo, we know). Detroit Series is back with our favorite DJ reason,” though, they warn: “We’re still in the city, boys and girls!” DJ PayPal makes ecstatic disco and foot- from America’s dirty automobile capital, > July 10, all day; free entry; Tribe, see Listings for details work music that sounds so future, your Alton Miller. Alton’s productions have kids will love it. been a staple of underground house DJs’ > RMB50; time to be announced; Dada

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(see Listings for details) Two old fools from the old school, NIGHTLIFE Bite-Size Buddha and Pimp Daddy Suiki, throw down the their signature funk FRI JULY 17 sound to get your temperatures up to a DJs: Los Residentes, Alex Molina & feverish high. There will be fresh jams Ludo V for jelly, edits and remixes, alongside Los Residentes features steemed Migas classic funk, disco and old-school hip- resident Nassdak joined by Beijing’s hop. They’ll dust a bit of reggae/dance- premier platter pushers to get your hall and rare grooves on top. Literally body moving in ways you didn’t think on top – walk up the glamorous Migas possible. This edition sees Alex Molina terrace. and Ludo V bring the vibe to the terrace > RMB60; 10pm; Migas (see Listings for dance floor. These guys will get you details) grooving steady, so be sure to come up and get down. > RMB60; 10 pm; Migas (see Listings for SUN JULY 19 details) COMMUNITY DJ: Nancy Whang Theater: A Very Hungry Caterpillar Nancy Whang’s DJ sets are a shimmering The classic children’s book comes alive example of a post-punk party aesthetic with new and improved lighting effects. with a major emphasis on fun. Expect If you’re not familiar with the book (who a throwback to the glory days of the are you?), it’s written by Eric Carle, and NYC scene in the ‘80s in which disco, your childhood sucked. The Canadian proto-house, post-punk, noise, electro theater troupe performing stop in China and latin influences all conspire to keep after a tour including 14 other countries. things interesting. > RMB100-380; 3.30-4.30 pm; Zhongjian > RMB60; time to be determined; Dada Theater, book tickets online at www.228. (see Listings for details) com.cn/ticket-66998231.html

Gig: J-Fever & Soulspeak, Nasty Ray Theater: Scratch Beijing and Itsogoo Beijing’s very own theater group, Scratch Chances are you’ve seen their gigs be- Beijing, is here again to bring you a fore, but you probably don’t know these night of drama and craziness, as per- guys’ backstories. For over a decade they formers from China, the UK, the US and grew up together, even before they start- more take the stage and awe you with ed rapping (they call each other ‘Ci’ – a every emotion – from fear to tears and, name that means ‘homie’). Each mem- thankfully, laughter. ber of the crew brings his own style, and > Free; 8pm; Ball House 40 genres range from golden age and street Zhonglouwan, Gulou Dajie鼓楼大街钟楼 to jazz and poet. This is Beijing’s top 湾40号 [6407-4051] hip-hop party. Head on down to Yugong Yishan, homie. Movie: China Through Cinema - Jackie > RMB100 (door), RMB80 (presale); 9 Chan pm; Yugong Yishan (see Listings for It’s easy to forget now, but there’s a details) reason Jackie Chan became essentially the most famous Chinese person out- DJ: Weng Weng JULY 21-26 side of China. At his best, he combines Before emerging as one of the pioneers jaw-dropping stunt work with a super of China’s electronic music scene, Weng likable, comic onscreen persona, and the Weng had already established himself as Dusk Dawn Club’s One-Year two classics Culture Yard is presenting a guitarist. In the early 2000s, he found- this month are absolutely Jackie Chan ed China Pump Factory,’ a night which Anniversary at his best. rapidly gained fame among Chinese and > RMB50 (non-members), RMB20 (mem- To celebrate its first anniversary, Dusk Dawn Club (DDC) is hosting a week of foreign partiers alike. The nights were bers); 7-10.30pm; Culture Yard (see legendary, and now’s your chance to ex- events incorporating art, great live music and some damn good-looking drinks. Listings for details) perience the legend for yourself. Over the past year, this classy livehouse-cum-club has put on a solid array of > RMB30; 11pm; Lantern (see Listings nights, from smooth electric jazz and DJs, to a Game of Thrones marathon. The for details) birthday week features a similarly varied line-up of events. TUE JULY 21 DDC’s owner and founder, 69 (yes, that’s his name), is known for his ec- COMMUNITY lectic taste. Naming the club after a 1996 vampire flick co-written by Quentin SAT JULY 18 Tarentino (because he thought Pulp Fiction was too in-your-face), his bold vi- Workshop: The Chinese Kitchen: Cantonese sion for the space displays a passion for fine arts, photography, design, film and COMMUNITY The Hutong’s Cantonese workshop music, all housed in a single venue. With a self-proclaimed mission to “redefine Workshop: Brainstorm for Beijing steers clear of the more exotic ingre- livehouse, redefine lifestyle, redefine artistic attitude and redefine unique busi- Design Week dients and focuses on the light and Beijing Aquaponics and Beijing Bamboo ness cultures,” DDC’s laid-back hutong surroundings and well thought-out interi- healthy preparations that characterize Bicycles are working together to design or has won it many fans over the past year. Here’s to many more. Vanessa Meng Cantonese cuisine. You’ll learn to use a community installation for Beijing quick stir-frying and steaming methods Design Week, which will be held at the One-Year Anniversary Program to bring out the natural flavors of in- end of September. They want your help July 21 gredients. designing an interactive hydroponic/ SUBS (8pm; RMB120 at the door/RMB100 presale) > RMB300 (non-members), RMB260 aquaponic system made from recycled (members); 2.30-7pm; The Hutong (see and up-cycled materials, including bam- July 22 Listings for details) boo. Flex your creative muscles. Maybe Mars presentation (8pm; free) > Free; 7.30-9.30 pm; Culture Yard July 23 WED JULY 22 NIGHTLIFE Moxizishi (8pm; RMB120 at the door/RMB100 presale) NIGHTLIFE DJ: Krush Gig: Mizang DJ Krush is a pioneer of Japanese hip- July 24 Salud presents Mizang, a blues-rock hop, but he’s not only that. The DJ has a Liang Xiaoxue and Band (8pm; RMB120 at the door/ RMB100 presale) band that’s 100-percent locally sourced reputation for being one of the best and (we mean they’re based in Beijing). The most respected artists and producers in July 25 group won a citywide ‘Best Blues Band’ the hip-hop industry, both in Japan and DDC Annual Carnival (RMB100 at the door/RMB80 presale) title in 2014. abroad. Krush has left a lasting impact Music Portrait: DDC Anniversary Exhibition (3-5pm) > Time and price to be announced; Salud, Nanluoguxiang (see Listings for on the global hip-hop scene. With his Li Gaoyang Electrik Jazz Band / Su Zixu Paramecia Band / MC Dawei / Lidong details) experimental beats and instrumental Band / Djang San/The Harridans / DJ Demone (6pm-midnight ) sounds, he changed the face of hip-hop at a time when it was dominated by the July 26 American rap scene. THUR JULY 23 The Push RMB120 at the door/ RMB100 presale > RMB150; time to be announced; Dada NIGHTLIFE (see Listings for details) Here’s a club worth staying from dusk till dawn. Party: Summer Party DJs: Bite-Size Buddha & Pimp Daddy > 14 Shanglao Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区山老胡同14号 MAO Livehouse is staging a girl-power- Suiki themed evening with four all-female rock bands in the house. There’s even

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a chance to win a free trip. That said, > RMB60; 10 pm; Migas (see Listings for there’s a dress code that requires show- ART details) ing your bellybutton, so it’s not nearly as feminist as it sounds. > RMB80 (door), RMB60 (presale); 8 pm; ALL WEEK MAO Livehouse (see Listings for details) (JULY21-26) FRI JULY 24 NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE DDC One-Year Anniversary Dusk Dawn Club is one year old! With DJ: Jesse Rose four awards already in their pockets, Housing the Bar brings Beijing’s best DDC celebrates their birthday with a house DJs together with a curated selec- one-week fiesta. Each night of the festive tion of talented international acts. From week, the club will give you a different, bumping deep house to forward disco incredible live music experience. Only grooves to straight-up jacking tracks, one year old and they’re one of the best expect sounds that rattle your soul and live music houses in the city – there’s a lift you up off one of Beijing’s best dance reason for that, you know. floors. > RMB120 (door), RMB100 (presale); > RMB60; 10pm; Migas (see Listings for 8pm; Dusk Dawn Club details) DJ: Alan Shanyinde EVERY MONDAY Scottish DJ Alan Shanyinde has been breaking boundaries in Shanghai for COMMUNITY years with his all-vinyl sets of off-beat Workshop: Salsa Palma techno, left-field electro and abstract Every Monday starting at 8pm, enjoy a house. He’s got skills and taste beyond free one-hour salsa lesson by Qiaoen. your wildest dreams, and he’s brought She’ll guide you through a selection them up north to Dada. of merengue, bachata, cha-cha-cha, > Time and price to be announced; Dada mambo, and, of course, salsa. The well- (see Listings for details) rounded variety of Latin will get you feeling tropical. Come for the dancing, stay for the mojito specials. SUN JULY 26 > Free; 8pm; Migas (see Listings for COMMUNITY details) Workshop: DIY Aquaponics Workshop Ever wondered how goldfish and EVERY WEDNESDAY potatoes can live happily together in your apartment? Aquaponics is a great solution for urban gardeners because NIGHTLIFE it uses space efficiently and grows food Party: Natural Flavor rapidly. Learn about this offbeat hobby Nasty Ray, the hardworking DJ with a at Culture Yard. love for urban music, is taking his infa- > RMB450; 4-5.30pm; Culture Yard (see mous night to The Bar at Migas every Listings for details) Wednesday. Nasty Ray is well known in the underground hip-hop scene in Beijing. His rhythmic beats and dedica- WED JULY 29 tion to hip-hop culture will make you NIGHTLIFE move. > Free; 10 pm; Migas (see Listings for Gig: Hoochie Coochie Gentlemen details) This four-piece blues and folk-rock band will deliver a night of sexy oriental blues. Hoochie coochie indeed. EVERY THURSDAY > Time and price to be announced; Salud, Nanluoguxiang (see Listings for NIGHTLIFE details) ONGOING Party: Concrete Jungle Thursday is the new Friday, so jump into the funky jungle as Cad 73 brings the THU JULY 30 Music: Linkin Park best concrete grooves from old-school COMMUNITY Since releasing Hybrid Theory in 2000, nu-metallers Linkin Park have dipped their hip-hop to funky breaks and bumping toes in electronic, alternative rock and rap. They’re back (to varying levels of inter- disco to the Bar at Migas. Lecture: “From Chicken Feet to Crystal > Free; 10 pm; Migas (see Listings for est) with a sixth album, The Hunting Party, which sees them flirt with punk and Baths” details) Ian Mote will share travel stories from further attempts at growling as they continue to search for their place in modern his book depicting his time in China. His rock. The six-piece outfit may have had their moment in the West, but compared work is about the places he has been to their contemporaries they’ve retained a huge fan base across China. About time EVERY FRIDAY and the experiences he has had – and for a five-stadium tour – last stop in Beijing. We caught up with the band before that’s a lot, by the way. Mote has lived they departed. NIGHTLIFE like royalty in first-class establishments It’s been six years since you last came to China, are you guys pumped? Gig: Michael in Shanghai, gotten drunk with miners in Joe Hahn: Being Korean-American, China is a special place for me, and I’m look- Having graduated from the prestigious Inner Mongolia, wandered out into the ing forward to meeting people and checking out the culture, and all that fun stuff. Berklee College of Music, pop and folk Gobi desert and nearly thrown up on the Chester Bennington: I’m excited to see more of China and to visit all the great singer-songwriter Michael is here to embalmed body of Chairman Mao. mellow out your Friday nights with his cities that I have only heard about or seen on TV. > RMB50, RMB40 (for members); 7.30pm; popular Jason Mraz and Ed Sheeran What is it like to perform in cities that you’ve only heard about? Do different The Bookworm (see Listings for details) covers. cultures affect the show? > Time and price to be announced; Chester: We play all over the world and we always enjoy seeing and experienc- Salud, Nanluoguxiang (see Listings for FRI JULY 31 ing new things. That is what we plan to do the most in China. details) NIGHTLIFE Insightful. You’ve been a band for almost 20 years now – what do you think has changed the most through all these years? DJ: Wordy Chester: My hair. EVERY SUNDAY Come check out three-time DMC cham- Ah, so it wasn’t always this bad. And so what would be the most significant pion DJ Wordy and a special guest DJ COMMUNITY difference between performing in the early years and now? as they take the party to the Migas Chester: In regards to performing, the 39-year-old version of myself would crush Sunday Story Time terrace. They’ll be playing the freshest Come along for our Sunday sessions of the 23-year-old version of myself. beats ranging across all genres of dance reading, games, music and activities for What do you want to tell your Chinese fans before you come? music: bass, house, trap, hip-hop, funk, little readers. Each week, teacher Kyrie soulful bangers – and more genres we Mike Shinoda: The band is really excited about coming to play. Our Chinese fans reads new and classic children’s books haven’t even heard of, frankly. No fillers, have been so wonderful to us and so loyal to the band. We are very, very grateful. with the help of our storytellers. Suitable no fat, no MSG - just good positive vibes, AC for kids aged 4 and up. great people, tasteful music and a night > RMB 200-RMB1,800; Beijing Workers’ Stadium, Gongti Xi Lu, Dongcheng 东城区 > RMB50; 11am; The Bookworm (see to get down. 工人体育场西路东直门; tickets available from www.228.com.cn Listings for details)

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Girl in sweater hopes no one will notice that she forgot her feather-headress at Corona Sunsets Party @ XIAN bar (left); Dude at Corona Sunsets party evidently excited about his new business cards @ 8MM Club (right)

Due to prior commitments, the world’s leading infant boyband appear on video American Classics food event at Conrad Beijing celebrates with the donning of link to accept their award at the International Children’s Development Forum. a classic American uniform... the chef whites.

Chefs Alan Wong and Daniel Urdaneta (far right and far left respectively) cel- Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel goes back to its 16th century roots, by ebrate the launch of their incredible one-off Japanese-Peruvian fusion night, celebrating free-thinking, science, an iconoclastic destruction of the religious Nikkei. Also pictured, handsome TimeOut Editor, Lee Williamson (blue shirt). idols of the past and... the color pink.

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Jing-A Taproom

We’d go to Jing-A even if there weren’t happy hours. (Actually, who are we kidding? We do go to Jing-A when it isn’t happy hour.) Beijing’s beloved beerhouse knocks it out of the park any time of day – whether it be for casual drinks after work, a boozy weekend brunch or a rowdy night out. There is no ideal time to go to Jing-A. Every time, ever, is a good time to go to Jing-A. If, however, in some cruel twist of fate, we had to choose just one day a week to go to Jing-A, Sunday would be the winner. Every Sunday, the Taproom has an all-day happy hour, and that means RMB10 off all beers. Some beers drop as low as RMB25, and these ain’t no Tsingtaos. Take our expert advice – and we are Jing-A experts, let us assure you – and enjoy the seasonal Beijing Bikini Watermelon Wheat one fine Sunday afternoon this July, RMB10 cheaper.

> Jing-A Taproom, see Listings for details

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MONDAY Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11 Pebbles Mosaic 号瑜舍酒店1号楼 (6140 5230) Just RMB10 per taco – order as many as Buy-one-get-one-free pizza every Mai Bar you want. Wednesday lunchtime at Mosaic. Buy two cocktails, get one free. Agua > Midday to midnight; 74 Wudaoying > Daily 12pm-2am; 32 S. Sanlitun St > 40 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng 东城区 Agua’s new set lunch menu is RMB118/ Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同74 (Behind/North of Yashow Silk Market), 北锣鼓巷40号 (138 1125 2641) person for three courses. 号 (8404 0767) Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南32号楼临街店 > RMB118/person, Mon-Fri, 12pm- TUESDAY TO FRIDAY (137 1883 7065) MONDAY TO THURSDAY 2:30pm, Agua, 4/F Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那 S.T.A.Y Restaurant Xian XIU 里花园4楼D308号 (5208 6188 ) Three courses including coffee and tea Whiskey night, discounts on special Buy-one-get-one-free on selected drinks, for RMB388/person with 15 percent selected whiskeys. 6-9pm. Greyhound Café service charge, 11.30am-2.30pm. > All night, 1/F, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, > 6/F, Park Hyatt Beijing, 2 Jianwai Dajie, Only RMB28 for a Tsingtao or Bud, and > Level 1, Valley Wing, Shangri-La Hotel, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号1层 (8414 Chaoyang 北京柏悦酒店, 朝阳区建国门外 RMB38 for a mojito or dry martini, 5-7pm. 29 Zizhuyuan Lu, Haidian 海淀区紫竹院路 9810) 大街2号6楼 (8567 1108) > Greyhound Cafe (see listings for 29号香格里拉酒店1层 (6841 2211-6727) details) MONDAY TO FRIDAY THURSDAY Village Café WEDNESDAY One East Set Lunch, RMB98+15% (3 courses), Great Leap Brewing Domain Two-course set lunch: RMB118/ per RMB88+15% (2 courses) All day Wednesday, one select beer at Happy Burger’s Day, 2 for 1 Burger person, 12:00-2:30pm. > 11.30am-2.30pm, Bldg 1, The Opposite RMB25. promotion. 2/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dong Fang Road, House, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳 > At Number 6 Courtyard branch, (see > 10.30am-2pm, 2/F, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, North Dong Sanhuan Road, Chaoyang 区三里屯路11号瑜舍酒店1号楼 (6410 listings for details) Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号2层 (8414 朝阳区东三环北路东方路一号北京希尔顿 5210) 9830) 酒店2层 5865 5030 Mao Mao Chong Cocktails RMB35, 7-11pm. Opus Terrace Great Leap Brewing MONDAY TO SATURDAY > 12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nan Ladies enjoy free cocktails; on Fridays, it’s 11.30am-2pm, free soft drink or juice Twilight Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区交道口南大街板 bachelors night, where chaps get 50 percent with any burger or salad or add RMB5 Mon-Sat before 8pm and all day Sun, 厂胡同12号 (6405 5718) off beer and burgers at the same times, 5-8pm. for a Pale Ale #6. RMB20 off cocktails. > Opus Bar & Terrace, 48 Liangmaqiao > At Xinzhong Lu branch only, (see > 0102, 3/F, Bldg 5, Jianwai SOHO, 39 Elements Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路48号 Listings for details) Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang 朝 Free mojitos, champagne and cosmos, (5695 8888) 阳区东三环39号建外SOHO5号3层0102室 9pm-1am. Hagaki (5900 5376) > 58 Gongti Xi Men, Chaoyang 朝阳区工 Set lunch, 11.30am-3pm, Bento style FRIDAY 体西门58号 (6551 2373) lunch set from RMB58 with no service Mesh charge. TUESDAY House Champagne buy 1 bottle get 1 5-10pm, Daiginjo Sake promotion, 4Corners Flamme Ladies get 15 percent off red wine. free. RMB550 / 150 Bottle / Carafe. Two-for-one steak all day. cheap shots and drink deals at 4Corners’ > Bldg 1, The Opposite House, 11 > 1/F, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳 > 3/F, S4-33 Sanlitun Taikooli, 19 Sanlitun weekly celebration of KTV. Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11 区酒仙桥路22号1层 8414 9815 Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯 > Dashibei Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区石号瑜舍酒店1号楼 (6410 5220) 太古里南区3层S4-33 (6417 8608) 杯胡同7号 (6401 7797) Jing Yaa Tang Set lunch, RMB88/person, 4 for 3. > Bldg 1, The Opposite House, 11

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Parlor Flamme 南街A-11 (8563 6215) soup, appetizer for RMB78. Curry sets Daily 6-8pm, buy one get one for free. Cocktail, beers and wine by the glass are R Lounge from RMB55-65 > 39-8 Xingfuercun, Chaoyang 朝阳区幸 50 percent off from 3-7.30pm daily. Daily 6-9pm, two-for-one standard > See Listings for details 福二村39-8 (8444 4135 ) > S4-33, 3/F, Sanlitun Taikooli, 19 Sanlitun drinks and cocktails. Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯 > 4/F, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, Beijing Marriott Hotel The Big Smoke 太古里南区3层S4-33 (6417 8608) 61 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang 朝 Daily 11.30-2pm, dumplings, noodles Daily 4-7pm, 20 percent off all cocktails, 阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽酒店4 and desserts, including juice or tea, house wines and beers. Modo Urban Deli 层 (5863 8112) RMB118. Sun/Sat 11.30-2pm, dim sum, > 57 Xingfucun Zhonglu, Chaoyang 朝阳 4-7pm cocktails and house wine RMB25 lobster and unlimited beer, RMB168. 区幸福村中路57号楼利世楼 (6416 2683) and beer RMB15. Transit > 26A Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区霄 > S10-31, 3/F, Bldg 8, Sanlitun Taikooli Daily 6pm-7:30pm, two-for-one. 云路甲26号北京海航大厦万豪酒店(5927 Blue Frog South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区 > N4-36, Sanlitun Taikooli North, 11 8888) Daily 4-8pm, buy-one-get-one-free all 三里屯路19号三里屯太古里南区8号楼S10- Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11 drinks. 31 (6415 7207) 号三里屯太古里北区N4-36号 (6417 9090) Vivid > Daily 10.00am-late. Sanlitun: Level 3, Daily, 6pm-10pm, two-for-one drinks. S2 Tower, S2-30 Taikoo Li, Sanlitun Lu, Mosaic Isola > Vivid, Level 5, Conrad Beijing, 29 North Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路太 4-8pm daily happy hour. 11:30am-3pm. Lunch for RMB138. Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东古里3层S2-30 (6417 4030) Additional > Daily 12pm-2am; 32 S. Sanlitun St 3-6pm Fashion high tea 三环北路29号北京康莱德酒店5层 (6584 branches in Jiuxianqiao and U-Town (see (Behind/North of Yashow Silk Market), 5-8pm Happy hour, two-for-one on 6310) www.bluefrog.com.cn for details) Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南32号楼临街店 selected drinks (137 1883 7065) 6-10:30 Dinner set menu, 2-course Transit Centro RMB238, 3-course RMB258. Daily 12pm-2.30pm. Choice of Daily 5-8pm, two-for-one deals. Mosto > N3-47, 3/F, Building 3, Taikoo Li North, appetizers, mains, rice or noodles with > Shangri-la’s Kerry Centre Hotel Beijing, 6-7pm discounts on cocktails, wine and Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11号院太古里 dessert for RMB88. 1/F, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光 beer. 北区N3-37和 47商铺 (6416 3499) > N4-36/37 Sanlitun Taikooli North, 11 华路1号香格里拉北京嘉里中心大酒店1层 > 3/F Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11 (6561 8833 ext. 42) Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花 Bene Restaurant 号三里屯太古里北区N4-36号 (6417 9090) 园3层 (5208 6030) Daily 11.30am-2pm. RMB98 includes Feast (Food by East) antipasto with main course, pizza or pasta. Factory (By Salt) Works for dinner, 2 course RMB168+15% NOLA > Sheraton Dongcheng, 36 Beisanhuan Until Sep 30 order summer BBQ with a glass of wine or soft drinks. 3-8pm. Sun-Thu, half price on Pabst Donglu, Dongcheng 东城区北三环东路36 catering, from RMB150pp > 5.30-10.30pm, 2/F, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Blue Ribbon, Tsingtao and all cocktails 号 (5798 8888) > Factory A1 North, 797 Middle Street, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号2层 (8414 including daiquiris. 798 Art Zone A, Chaoyang 朝阳区 9820) > A-11 Xiushui Nanjie, Jianguomenwai Cafe Sambal 798艺术区A区七九七中街01#商务楼北楼 Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街秀水 Nasi Campur Malaysian set: two meats 一层1号 (010 5762-6451) and vegetables each, varying daily. With

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SATURDAY Dom Perignon for RMB1988 for two. Sun 11.30am-3pm, international buffet Eudora Station > Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street, with free-flow champagne for RMB458 Sat-Sun 10am-3pm, breakfast buffet with Great Leap Brewing Jinchengfang Dong, 1 Jinrong Jie, plus 15 percent service charge. one main and free flow juice or coffee All day Tuesday and Sunday, one select Xicheng 西城区金城坊东金融街1号 (6601 > Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, 8 for RMB98. beer at RMB25. 6666) Wangfujing Dongjie, Dongcheng 东城区 > Opposite Lido Palace, 6 Fangyuan Xi >At Xinzhong Lu branch, (see listings for 王府井东街8号(5812 8888 ext. 8411) Lu. Chaoyang 朝阳区芳园西路6号(6437 details) Senses and Prego 8331) Sun 11.30am-3pm, Retrolicious Champagne R Lounge Brunch, international and Asian specialties SATURDAY TO SUNDAY Migas Selection of drinks for free all night. with free flow champagne, wines, cocktails Agua Migas rocks two different brunch > 61 Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang and juices for RMB 458. Prices subject to 15 Sat-Sun, Agua’s Infinity Weekend Brunch options: Saturday, grilled meat heavy; 朝阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽酒店 percent service. is RMB298 for infinite food, plus RMB168 and Sunday, paella heavy (both RMB210, 4层 (5863 8241) > The Westin Beijing Financial Street, 9B for free flow drinks. +RMB138 for 2hrs free flow cava, coffee, Financial Street, Xicheng 西城区金融大街 > 12-2:30pm (free flow until 3pm), tea soft drinks). SUNDAY 乙9号(6629 7810) Agua, 4/F Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, > Daily 12pm-3pm; Migas 6/F Nali Patio, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花 Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯 Great Leap Brewing Seasonal Tastes 园4楼D308号 (5208 6188) 北街那里花园6层 All day Tuesday and Sunday, one select Sun 11.30am-3pm Unlimited buffet for beer at RMB25. RMB428-498 per person plus 15 percent Aroma Mosaic >At Xinzhong Lu branch, (see listings for surcharge. Sat-Sun 11.30am-3pm, international Sat-Sun 11.30am-4pm, Middle-Eastern details) > Westin Chaoyang, 7 North buffet starting at RMB518 plus 15 style brunch in Sanlitun. Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东 percent service charge. > Daily 12pm-2am; 32 S. Sanlitun St The Village Cafe 三环北路7号(5922 8880) > Ritz-Carlton Beijing, 83A Jianguo Lu, (Behind/North of Yashow Silk Market), Sun 3:30pm-sold out. Sunday roast China Central Place, Chaoyang 朝阳区建 Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南32号楼临街店 RMB98 (+15%; 50% off for kids under Sureño 国路83甲(5908 8161) (137 1883 7065) 12) RMB228 for 2 courses, RMB328 for 3 > The Opposite House, Building 1, No. 11 courses. Supplement RMB150 for free Café Sambal Sui Yuan Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路 flow cocktails; supplement RMB200 for Sat-Sun, RMB98, Café Sambal is rolling Sat-Sun and public holidays 10.30am- 11 号院 1 号楼瑜舍酒店 free flow Champaign (all prices subject out weekend brunch. Three courses plus 2.30pm, unlimited dim sum for RMB128 to 15% service charge) coffee, tea or fruit punch. plus 15 percent surcharge. Qi > Bldg 1, The Opposite House, 11 > 43 Doufuchi Hutong, Jiugulou Dajie, > Hilton Double Tree, 168 Guang’anmen Sun 11.30am-2pm, all-you-can-eat dim Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11 Dongcheng 东城区旧鼓楼大街豆腐池胡同 Waidajie, Xicheng 西城区广安门外大街 sum including one double-boiled soup 号瑜舍酒店1号楼 (6410 5240) 43号 (6400 4875) 168号 (6338 1999 ext. 1726) for RMB288 per person. Add a bottle of Vasco’s

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CHINESE Yipin 一品 (Huaiyang) * The Sofitel Beijing’s boutique Chinese res- Contemporary & Mixed Cuisine taurant, Yipin is a beautifully thought-out conflux of all that is elegant, traditional and 8 Qi Nian 祈年8号 (Cantonese/Sichuan) tasty. Huaiyang cuisine headlines the menu, The New World Hotel’s flagship restaurant so expect sweet and delicate and sweet has classic Chinese cuisine in abundance, flavors with impeccable presentation. as well as some vitality-restoring medicinal > Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 soups. (Their decent wine list is just as Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C effective.) 座索菲特酒店 (8599 6666) > Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:15pm, 5:30-9:30pm, Sat/Sun 12-2:45pm, 5:30-9:30pm; 2/F, New World Hotel, 8 Peking Duck Qinian Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区祈年大街8号新世界酒店2层 (5960 8822) Da Dong 大董 Among the city’s most famous haunts, Da Bellagio 鹿港小镇 (Taiwanese) Dong guarantees slick cuts of Beijing-style A favorite among the city’s hip and young, roast duck and delectable wrap fillings. The this swanky Taiwanese restaurant chain is venue’s a class act and the plum sauce is the place for mountainous shaved ice des- hard to follow. serts and creamy bubble teas. > Daily 11am-10pm; 22 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng > 11am-11pm; 6 Gongti Xilu Chaoyang 工体西路6 东城区东四十条甲22号 (5169 0328); see www.dadon- 号 (6551 3533) see www.bellagiocafe.com.cn for gdadong.com for more locations more locations Duck de Chine 全鸭季 ¥ * Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰 ¥ (Taiwanese) Good duck is meant to show your guests This Taipei-based franchise impressed Ken how wonderful you are, as much as the Hom enough to call it one of the best 10 food. Duck De Chine does that in spades, eateries in the world, back in 1993. Famous with fantastic presentation of its crispy, for its dependably delicious xiaolongbao succulent duck (RMB188). or little steam buns. Book ahead, there’s > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm; Courtyard 4, always a long wait. 1949 The Hidden City, Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝 > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5-10pm, weekends 阳区工体北路4号院 (6501 8881) > 98 Jinbao Jie, 11.30am-10pm; 24 Middle Street, Xinyuanxili, Dongcheng 东城区金宝街98号 (6521 2221) Chaoyang 朝阳区新源西里中街24号 (近渔阳饭店) (6462 4502) > Additional branches in Shin Kong Shanghai Place; Parkview Green; Grand Pacific Mall Xidan; Modern Plaza Zhongguancun; see www.dintaifung. Shanghai Min 小南国 com.cn for details Many swear this chain has the best Shanghai-style hongshaorou north of the The Horizon 海天阁 (Cantonese Beijing Yangtze. The jury’s out, but its popularity Duck) ** remains. Kerry Hotel’s Chinese restaurant has > 0505, 5/F Raffles City Mall, 1 Dongzhimen Nan widened its predominantly Cantonese Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东直门南大街1号来福士 and Sichuan horizons to include dim sum, 购物中心5楼0505号铺 (400 820 9777)> Additional double-boiled soups and Peking duck – and branches in Financial Street; Jinbao Jie; Oriental the roast bird here really is fabulous. Plaza; Sanlitun Soho; Xinyuan Nan Lu (see www. > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5:30pm-10pm 1/F, Beijing online.thatsmags.com for details) Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路 1号嘉里中心1层 (8565 2188) Wang Jia Sha 王家沙 Modern Shanghai cuisine – popular with No 16 Courtyard 后海16号 (Beijing) Hong Kong celebrities – famed for its crab- meat dumplings. Try the spiced-salt ribs (RMB62) for a bit of Adam action. > Daily, S1-30a Taikoo Li Sanlitun (on the third floor PHOTOS BY HOLLY LI HOLLY BY PHOTOS of i.t shop) 朝阳区三里屯路19号院太古里1号楼3层 S1-30a号商铺 (6416 3469) HOUHAI NO. 16, Sichuan/Hunan Chuan Ban 川办 * Family-friendly Houhai Dining This bright, modestly decorated dining hall is frequently cited as Beijing’s best Sichuan restaurant. It’s not everywhere that you can eat a vegetable roll wrapped in Chairman > Mon-Fri 7-9am, 10.50am-2pm, 4.50-9.30pm; Sat- Mao’s poetry. But Houhai No. 16 is special. The courtyard restaurant combines Sun 7am-10pm; 5 Gongyuan Toutiao, Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区建国门内贡院头条5号 (6512 historical aspects of decor and cuisine with a distinctly modern presentation. 2277, ext. 6101) Our lobster comes sporting a mini opera mask and brandishing a trident; our Karaiya Spice House 辣屋 * chocolate ‘bomb’ came with sparkling pyrotechnics; and tasty fried mushrooms Bold and fiery Hunan cuisine in the most came in an amusing bird nest. Houhai No. 16 is ultimately a good metaphor for Houhai No. 16 is a courtyard restaurant in serene of restaurant interiors. Don’t miss Houhai, specializes in dishes once served the area of Houhai itself -- historical in appearance, but fun-loving at heart. the dry roasted duck with a dozen spices for the government in the imperial times, and stir fried bullfrog with shiso leaves and As such, the restaurant started as a place for family and friends. Roger and with customizable menus. ginger. Peanut milk is there to soothe the ¥380/person (without drinks)Open: his two co-owners were tired of not being able to find a suitable place to host palate: you’ll need it. 11.30am-9pm > Daily 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm; 3/F, Sanlitun gatherings. Ever the resourceful trio, they made their own. > D4, Dajin Hutong. Xicheng District, 西城区后海 Taikoo Li South, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯太古里19号大金丝胡同4号 010-83226461,13716551797 www. 院南区三层S9-30 (6415 3535) Houhai No.16 specializes in dishes once served for the government in impe- houhai16.com rial times, but with customizable menus. Perhaps that’s the secret to it’s suc- Jing Yaa Tang 京雅堂 (Chinese, Peking South Memory 望湘园 cess. The restaurant has been serving happy customers in its idyllic courtyard Duck) This restaurant chain is the Hunan staple for eight years—no small feat in Beijing’s cutthroat dining scene. “We want in the capital. The trademark shilixiang Resembling something between a night- niurou (fragrant beef), duojiao shuangse people to feel at home,” says co-owner Roger. “We’re a family-oriented place.” club and a theater, the Opposite House’s yutou (dual-colour spiced fish head) and Indeed. basement restaurant proves to be more meltingly tender frog dishes are among the than just style over substance with their favorites with locals. > Daily, 11.30am-9pm; set menus RMB380 per person without drinks; 4 Dajin range of expertly prepared classic dishes. > Daily 11am-10pm; 2/F, 230-232, Fenglian Plaza, 18 Hutong, Xicheng 西城区后海大金丝胡同4号 > Daily 12-10:30pm, B1/F, The Opposite House, Chaoyangmen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝外大街 Sanlitun Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11号院1号 18号丰联广场2楼230-232号 (6588 1797); see www. 楼瑜舍酒B1楼 (6410 5230) southmemory.com for more locations

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Yuxiang Renjia 渝乡人家 RMB10) wrapped in a larger yuanbao The menu here is old-fashioned and silver-ingot shape, with creative vegetarian OPEN DOOR reliably good. The lazi ji is crispy but not options and authentic Sichuan food. too greasy, the pepper-sauce noodle, with > Daily 11am-10pm; north of 6 Maizidian Jie, spinach, is filling and refreshing. Assorted Chaoyang 朝阳区麦子店街6号楼北侧 (6586 4967) confections are guaranteed to comfort numbed-and-burned tongues, too. Mr Shi’s Dumplings 老石饺子馆 > Daily 11am-2pm, 5-9pm 5/F, Lianhe Dasha (Union Since recieving a Lonely Planet recommen- Plaza), 20 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳 dation the prices have risen and the walls 区朝阳门外大街20号联合大厦五层 (6588 3841) see are covered in backpackers’ scribbles, but www.yuxiangrenjia.com for other locations the fantastic dumplings – boiled and fried – are still fantastic. Yu Xin 渝信川菜 > 74 Baochao Hutong, Gulou Dong Dajie, Open since 1993, Yu Xin’s authentic Sichuan Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同74号 (8405 dishes have earned a loyal fanbase. Their 0399, 131 6100 3826) liangfen – a jelly-like substance cut into chunky strips and dressed in an addictive Hot Pot spicy sauce – hits the spot. The rustic, intimate setting of bamboo cubicles and swift, Ding Ding Xiang 鼎鼎香 * friendly service complete the experience. Classier than most hotpot joints, Ding Ding > Daily 11am-10pm; 5A Xingfu Yicun Xili, Chaoyang Xiang features a spacious dining room of 朝阳区幸福一村西里甲5号 see www.yuxin1997.com sweaty-faced patrons enjoying high-grade for other locations. huoguo in their own individual pot. The delicious sesame sauce (the recipe is a closely Transit 渡金湖 ¥¥ ** guarded secret) is a Beijing classic. Sichuan is known for its blazing spices and > Daily 11am-10pm; 2/F, Yuanjia International its equally hot girls. While the latter are up Apartments, Dongzhimenwai, Dongzhong Jie (oppo- to you, the creative minds at Transit have site East Gate Plaza), Dongcheng 东城区东直门外东 made some fiery additions to the classical, 中街东环广场对面元嘉国际公寓2层 (6417 9289, see chili-thumping canon, and they will charge www.dingdingxiang.com.cn for other locations) you for that knowledge. But unlike many Haidilao 海底捞火锅 * equally expensive joints, this is high-end Hotpot in China is like religion; everyone’s Chinese dining at its best. FLAMME got their own brand. Either way, the raw > Daily 12-2.30pm, 6 -10pm; N4-36, Sanlitun Taikoo Li North, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路11 meats and vegetables, cooked communally, 号三里屯太古里北区N4-36号 (6417 9090) is divine, and the outstanding customer We’d Steak our Reputations on it service makes Haidilao a fitting church Yunnan > Daily, 24 hrs; 2A Baijiazhuang Lu (beside No. 80 Middle School), Chaoyang 朝阳区白家庄路甲2号 ( The good folk at Flamme took home ‘Best Steakhouse’ at our Golden Fork Dali Courtyard 大里院子 * 八十中学西侧) (6595 2982, see http:www.haidilao- Awards last December, but they’re not resting on their laurels. A new menu has huoguo.com for other locations) If you like authentic Yunnanese food, you’ll just been launched and there is a range of new meaty treats on offer. have to trust the staff: there’s no menu, it all just arrives in an intimate courtyard set- Regional We recommend both the excellent grilled sirloin topped with shrimp and ting. The price (RMB120/person) matches Crescent Moon (Xinjiang) * asparagus (RMB168) and the 300g rib eye (RMB258) – a bold, well-marbled and the rustic ingredients. Roast mutton enthusiasts go over the succulent cut. But the new offerings demonstrate culinary versatility beyond > Daily 12-2pm, 6-10.30pm; Gulou Dong Dajie, 67 moon at this reputable Xinjiang Muslim Xiaojingchang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大 Flamme’s traditional strengths, most notably its seafood selection. The clam 街小经厂胡同67号 (8404 1430) restaurant. Eastern European and Central Asian influences are evident throughout, spaghetti with white wine sauce (RMB58) is a standout, the creamy clam chow- Hani Gejiu 哈尼个旧 ¥ with peppery and cumin-spiced dishes der is a steal at RMB30, and the griddled tiger prawns with asparagus (RMB238) livening up traditional Chinese favorites. Somthing about Gulou makes it the perfect are as fleshy as you’ll find anywhere in the city. district for Yunnan food, and this little gem > Daily 10am-11:30pm; 16 Dongsi Liutiao, is up their with the best. Contender for Dongcheng 东四六条16号 (6400-5281) The new menu has got cocktails and desserts covered too. We’d highly rec- friendliest service in town. Da Gui (Guizhou) ommend the dangerously addictive summer berries with mascarpone (RMB58). > Mon-Sat 11am-10pm; 46 Zhonglouwan Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区钟楼弯胡同46号 (6401 3318) Guizhou’s famed hot-and-sour cuisine nes- > Available at both Sanlitun and Indigo Mall branches. See Listings (steaks) for tled into a charming traditional alleyway. details. Lost Heaven 花马天堂 (Yunnan, SE Asian) Munch happily into pickled greens and don’t miss the salty-sweet deep-fried black sesame balls. They’re sensational. > Daily 10am-2pm, 5-10pm; 69 Daxing Hutong, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng 东城区交道口大兴胡同69 号 (6407 1800)

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

ShiChengJi Shaobing 实诚吉烧饼 If ever a food were able to alleviate life’s difficulties – however temporarily – then this is surely it. In one bite, these beef shaobing will remind you exactly why you first An emphasis on Yunnan characterizes this chose to live in Beijing. They’re that good. menu’s fresh journey through the SE Asia Queues of locals are testament. passage, with a grandiose yet dark teak > Daily 7am-7pm; 43 Dongsi Liutiao, Dongcheng 东 interior. 城区东四六条43号 (186 1029 5038) > Daily noon-2pm, 5pm-10.30 (bar open till 1am). Ch’ien Men 23, 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng Xinjiang Red Rose (Xinjiang) * 东城区前门东大街23号(8516 2698) One of Beijing’s most famous Xinjiang restaurant, Red Rose serves some of the Middle 8th Restaurant 中八楼 *

tenderest lamb skewers around, matched LI HOLLY BY PHOTOS Hip and slightly swanky, without being pre- by enormous servings of classics like da- tentious, this is a celebration of all things panji (a chicken, potato and pepper stew), ‘south of the clouds’ – so try crisp-fried latiaozi (noodles with a spicy tomato sauce) worms, or “crossing-the-bridge” noodles, and nang (baked flatbrea). SAKE MANZO beef jerky-style yak meat and fresh, wild > Daily 10.30am-11pm; Inside 7 Xingfuyicun, oppo- herbs galore. site Workers’ Stadium North Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区 > The Place Branch: Daily 11am-11pm, L404A, South 工人体育场北门对面幸福一村7巷内 (6415 5741) More Than Just Sake Tower, The Place, 9 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光化路9号世贸天阶南楼L404A (6587 1431) > WESTERN Additional venues in Sanlitun; Taikoo Li Mall; Indigo Few things are better than a meal at Sake Manzo. Tucked away down a quiet Mall (see www.middle8th.com for details) Fine Dining side street, Sake Manzo is an oasis of calm just meters from the Third Ring Yun’er Small Town 云洱小镇 Aria ¥¥ (European) * Road. The Japanese izakaya blends soothing colors and prompt service for Folksy and affordable Yunnanese fare on A gold standard of opulence and, at a zen that feels almost spa-like. Honestly, we’d even go if the food was crap. Beiluoguxiang. Fragrant dishes including RMB1,100 for the Wagyu beef and starters Fortunately, it’s excellent. The team at Manzo employs expert, near-scientific the jasmine bulbs with scrambled eggs, around RMB150, the prices reflect that. lemongrass shrimp, and banana leaf In-house sommeliers help tailor your meal precision when it comes to crafting quality dishes. wrapped bolete mushrooms will keep us perfectly. It’s hard to recommend specific ones, because we enjoyed damn near every- crawling back. > Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-midnight; Sat-Sun > Daily 10am-11pm, 84 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng 6-10pm; 2/F China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai thing. We might, however, suggest the new menu – with which the Sake Manzo 东城区北锣鼓巷84号 (8404 2407) Waidajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街 (6505 team has cleverly converted a tofu yeast that often goes unused into an es- 2266 ext. 36) Dumplings sential ingredient. And as if being eco-friendly isn’t bonus enough: Owner Taka Barolo ¥¥ (Italian) * is a renowned sake expert. That means his staff will be able to recommend the Baoyuan Jiaoziwu 宝源饺子屋 Average Italian abounds in Beijing: not Famous for their rainbow of dyed dump- here, though. Quite the opposite, in fact, perfect sake pairing for anything you order. lings, Baoyuan have their jiaozi (six, under meaning Barolo is as well-regarded as the > Sake Manzo, see Listing for details

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USA and more – and they are well worth indulgent. OPEN DOOR the price. The fries are the best we’ve had > Sanlitun: Sun-Thu 11am-10:30pm, Fri/Sat 11am- in Beijing, beer and wine selection also 11:30pm, B101b Nali Patio South, 81 Sanlitun Beilu excellent. Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号B101B南楼 (5208 > Tue-Sun 5.30pm-2am; 14-2, Bldg 14, Shunyuanli, 6079) > Solana: Solana Lakeside Dining Street, 6 Xinyuan Jie, Yansha Qiao, Chaoyang 朝阳区燕莎桥新 Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区湖畔美食街源街顺源里14号楼14-2号 (5724 5886) 朝阳公园路6号院蓝色港湾 (5905 6259)

Grill 79 (Steak) Ricci With views this good, Grill 79 would prob- Named after a 17th century Italian Jesuit ably make it onto the list even if the food (duh), this creative café has a funky, kooky- was terrible. It’s something of a bonus then meets-organic vibe and serves up some of that the kitchen is superb, and supported the best casual western food in town, and by one of the most extensive wine lists in a great brunch at the Wudaokou location town. (Chaoyang branch closed weekends). > Daily 6.30-10.30am, noon-2pm, 6-10pm. 79/F, > 1/F, Building D, Tsinghua Science Park, 1 China World Trade Center Phase 3, 1 Jianguomenwai Zhongguancun Donglu, Haidian 海淀区中关村东路1 Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店号院清华科技园D座1楼 8215 8826 ) 79楼 (6505 2299 ext 6424) The Rug (Contemporary Western, Missa (European) Organic) * Whether it is the tender, imported cuts of With ingredients supplied by local organic meat or the long list of expertly made and farms like Dahe and De Run Wu, and an creative cocktails going down your gullet, emphasis on sustainability, this café’s wide you can’t really go wrong at this refined ranging menu has something for everyone, relaxed lounge like restaurant. especially green types, bored foreign moms > Daily 6pm-late. 32-33, 3/F, Bldg 3, Sanlitun Taikoo and freelance Macbook types. Li North, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯太古里北区3号楼3 > Mon-Fri 7.30am-10:30pm, Sat/Sun 9:30am- 层32-33 (137 1851 7917) 10:30pm; Bldg 4, Lishui Jiayuan, Chaoyang

PHOTO BY HOLLY LI HOLLY BY PHOTO Gongyuan Nanlu (opposite Chaoyang Park South Mosto (European, South American) ¥ * Gate), Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳公园南路丽水嘉园4 A perpetually busy lunch and evening spot, 号楼(朝阳公园南门对面) (8550 2722) > Additional thanks to chef Daniel Urdaneta’s skill for location in Sanlitun Nan Jie (see online.thatsmags. THE RUG modernising South American-style dishes com for details) like ceviche and risotto in his open kitchen. > Sun-Thu noon-2.30pm, 6-10pm; Fri-Sat noon- Vineyard Cafe on the River (British) Your Summer Vacation In a Bowl 2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, New Vineyard offshoot opposite of the Li- Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 (5208 angma River. Menu features British classics Think you’ve been to The Rug? Try again. The organic food favorite has a new 6030) like fish & chips and bangers & mash. The breezy terrace is primed for a pint of the menu for the summer, and it exudes all the same feelings of joy, warmth and Stuﬀ’d (Contemporary Western) handcraft beer or a carafe of Pimms. ease we associate with this fair season. The Rug’s menu is inspired by the own- The concept of Stuff’d is to simply stuff >Daily Tue-Fri 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-12am (kitchen one kind of food in another. From sausage closes at 10pm), Sat/Sun 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-12am; ers’ globetrotting habits, and this time around, they’re serving everything from calzone pizzas (RMB68) to scotch eggs – it Liangmahe Nan Lu, west side of Xindong Lu, Canadian maple-yogurt deserts to donut burgers (yes, that’s a beef patty on a all works. On-site micro brewery a bonus. Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马河南路新东路西侧渔阳饭店对 > Wed-Mon, 11:30am-2:45pm, 6-10pm, 9 Jianchang 面 (8532 5335) donut). The star of the new menu is the bunny chow – a South African dish that Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区箭厂胡同9号 (6407 6308) features a medley of meat, corn and other vegetables in a delicious bread bowl. TRIBE * All this is paired, of course, with your favorite teas or wines. And if you’re VIC Induction to this Tribe appears to involve Not to be confused with the notorious spending somewhere in the region of unsure which ones to choose, The Rug’s menu has an explanatory map explain- nightclub of the same name, this VIC is RMB100 on a kale salad and a freshly ing the different regions of the world it sources from. And, as always with The the Sofitel Beijing’s casual dining restau- pressed juice, while basking in the warm, rant. All the major world cuisines are in conceited glow that comes from knowing Rug, expect high-quality organic ingredients in a hip, relaxed atmosphere. attendance here – make you pay special that you are Eating Well. Salads, wraps and Overwhelmed by all the options? Good. That’s the beauty of this place. Now attentions to the French-inspired breads sandwiches, and noodle and grain bowls dig in. and pastries – as is the customary Sunday are as tasty as they are holistic. champagne brunch. > Daily 8am-10.30pm, 1/F, Building 3, China View > The Rug, multiple locations; see Listings for details > Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 Plaza, 2A Gongti Dong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C 体东路甲2号中国红街大厦3号楼1层大厅入口南侧座索菲特酒店6层 (8599 6666) 8587 1899

Piedmont wine it is named after. kitchen concept, which includes a mouth- Yi House (Contemporary Western) Wagas (Contemporary Western) > Mon-Sun 11.30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm. Ritz Carlton watering ‘pastry library’. Classic dishes Nestled in the confines of 798, Yi’s great Quality eats with minimal pretension. This Hotel, China Central Place, 83A Jianguo Lu, usually include dishes such as steak, foie tasting brunch is bettered only by their stylish, no-fuss Shanghai rival to Element Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路甲83号华贸中心丽思卡尔顿 gras, rack of lamb, plus a spit roast and grill wide range of cocktails. Sundays offer jazz Fresh offers some of the best and most 酒店内 (5908 8151) for international standard fine-dining. brunches with lobster and champagne. affordable Western lunch options in town. > Daily 11:30am-2:30pm; 5:30pm-10pm; Sundays > Daily 11am-3pm, 6pm-12am; 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, 798 The zesty carrot-and-zucchini cake is a Brasserie Flo ¥¥ (French) * 11am- 4pm. Shangri La, Valley Wing, Level 1, 29 Yishu Qu, No.1 706 Houjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥 crowd pleaser. Marble slabs, mosaic floors and brass Zizhuyuan Road, Haidian 海淀区紫竹院路29号北京香路2号院798艺术区706后街1号 (6436 1818) > Daily 8am-10pm; S8-33, 3/F, Bldg 8, Taikoo Li fittings establish the Parisian bona fides; 格里拉饭店 (6841 2211, Ext. 6727) South, 19 South Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang 朝阳区三 dishes like snails (RMB78), oysters (RMB48 Café/Deli/Sandwich 里屯太古里南区三层 (6416-5829) > Additional loca- each) and steak tartare (RMB158) confirm. Temple Restaurant Beijing (TRB) ¥¥ tions in The Kerry Centre, Raffles Mall Dongzhimen The grandeur is matched only by the ser- (Contemporary Western) ** Beiluo Bread Bar (Café) (see www.online.thatsmags.com for details) vice, and the prices reflect the authenticity Setting is everything here, especially if This local hipster café favorite offers in- of the experience. it’s fashioned inside a restored Buddhist house baked bread and sandwiches but American/BBQ/Grill > Daily 11am-midnight; 18 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang 朝 temple. The bold contemporary European we usually go for the hand-pulled noodles. 阳区霄云路18号 (6595 5135) cuisine is fitting in majesty and the service Gets cozy at night. The Big Smoke * alone is worthy of worship. > Tue-Sun 12-10pm. 70A Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng Taking the Home Plate BBQ concept and Capital M ¥ (Contemporary Western) ** > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm; 23 Songzhusi 东城区北锣鼓巷甲70号(近南锣鼓巷)(8408 3069) upscaling was a gourmet masterstroke. Full The Art Deco interior, swish staff and Temple, Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng 东城区沙滩北街嵩 menu evenings only (also delivers rotisserie breathtaking views over the archery towers 祝寺23号 (8400 2232) Café Zarah (Café) * chicken via Uncle Otis). from Qianmen ensures the pinnacle of A smart new interior and menu for this > Daily Mon-Sat 11am-midnight, Sun 11am-10pm. al-fresco dining, with world-class modern Contemporary Western longstanding cafe has propelled it from First Floor, Lee World Building (opposite Frost Nails), European stylings and deliciously posh hipster hangout to Gulou institution. Large, 57 Xingfucun Zhong Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区幸福村 afternoon tea. Alﬁe’s ¥ (British) airy and with a terrace for summer, the only 中路 57号楼利世楼 (6416 5195, 6416 268, www. > Daily 11.30am-10.30pm. Floor 3, 2 Qianmen What’s all this about, then? British gastro- downside is it’s always packed. uncle-otis.com) Buxingjie, Dongcheng 东城区前门步行街2号3层 pub classics, (like pukker fish and chips, > Daily 9.30am-midnight 42 Gulou Dongdajie, (6702 2727) RMB188), a swanky gentleman’s club Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街42号 (8403 9807) Home Plate BBQ * interior, and located in a chic modern art Scruffy looks and laid-back staff belie the Héritage ¥¥ gallery-cum-mall. That’s what, mate. Element Fresh (Contemporary Western) popularity of this entry-level brick-smoker A French country-style chateau in the > Daily, 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10pm, brunch served Another import from Shanggers, this is barbecue joint, that blossoms in the heart of Beijing. A chef de cuisine with on weekends; Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, boutique salads-and-sandwich lunching, sunny months. Pulled-pork sandwiches Michelin star restaurant experience and an Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号芳草地L1-22 (5662 with somewhat questionable price tags. are the favorites, followed by baby-back extensive wine cellar make this Sofitel Hotel 8777) > Daily Mon-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat-Sun 7am-11pm. rib racks. Beer and bourbons are taken restaurant one of the best French dining 833, Building 8, 19 Sanlitun Taikoo Li South, Sanlitun care of, too. experiences in town. Caribeño (Latin) Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯太古里南区 > Daily 11am-10pm. 35 Xiaoyun Lu courtyard > 6F Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, Heavy Cuban influence, but there are dishes 8号楼833 (6417 1318) (20m north of Xiaoyun Lu intersection, first right), 93 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号万达广 from all over the Latin continent here. The Chaoyang District 朝阳区霄云路35号院过霄云路场C座索菲特酒店6层 (8599 6666) Ropa Vieja (shredded beef on potato) is 路口,往北走20米,到第一个路口右转(5128 5584) MODO Urban Deli (Contemporary Additional location in Sanlitun Nan Jie (see online. excellent – as are the Mojitos. Western) * Mio ¥¥ thatsmags.com for details) > Daily 11:30am-9:30pm, 1/F, China Overseas Plaza, Yates Wine Lodge this is not. Unconven- Glitzy Italian fare at the Four Seasons, with 8 Guanghua Dongli, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华东里8号中 tional and great fun, this compact eatery a mobile Bellini cart, wheeled straight 海广场北楼1层 (5977 2789) NOLA was designed around an ever-changing se- to your table. Chef Marco Calenzo crafts N’Orleans finds a dark-wood home in the lection of fine wines. Serves up fresh tapas a superb squash tortellini by hand, and Chi (Organic, Fusion) leafy embassy area, with a jazz soundtrack, style food and original finger foods. pampers diners with desserts like the Hutong set-menu dining par-excellence, shrimp and grits, gumbo, fried chicken, > Sun-Thu noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-10.30pm; 3/F, deconstructed tiramisu. with organic ingredients all locally sourced. jambalaya and decent-enough po’boys – Sanlitun Taikoo Li South (close to Element Fresh), 19 yes’m. Excellent Cajun snacks, craft beers >Daily, lunch 11:30am - 2:30pm, dinner 5:30pm From the owners of neighboring Saffron. Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯太 -10:30pm Four Seasons Hotel, 48 Liangmaqiao Lu, > Daily, opens 10:30am, last order 9:30pm, 67 and cocktail also make NOLA a popular 古里南区3楼(近新元素) (6415 7207) Chaoyang, 北京四季酒店亮马桥路48号, 朝阳区 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同 watering hole. (5695 8888) 67号 (6445 7076) > Mon-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-11pm. 11A MOKA Bros (Contemporary Western) * Xiushui Nanjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区秀水南街11号 S.T.A.Y. ¥¥ (French) C Pearl (Oysters, Seafood) ¥ * Power bowls, salads and wraps are the kind (8563 6215) of fare on offer at this trendy Nali Patio Luxury dining with three-Michelin-starred This slick oyster restaurant imports fresh Tim’s Texas BBQ * chef, Alléno Yannick’s, back-to-basics shells from Canada, South Africa, France, space, which also has a great selection of cakes and pastries if you’re feeling more Who is Tim, you ask, and what’s his Texas

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BBQ doing in Beijing? Providing ya’ll home- > Daily midday-midnight, 55-7 Xingfucun Zhonglu, 大厦3层3008号 ( 5136 5571, delivery 8989 177) 层 (6467 2961) sick ‘Murricans with the best damn home- Chaoyang 朝阳区幸福村中路55-7 (8488 8250) > Additional branches in Gongti, Beida, Beitai, style briskets, ribs and steaks – slow-cooked Yayancun, Solana and Weigongcun, see www.on- Cuju Moroccan Bistrot & Rummery * over a mesquite wood BBQ – this side of Mexican/Tex Mex line.thatsmags.com for details) CuJu used to be a cozy little hutong sports the Rio Grande. Tex Mex and Margherita’s bar with an incredible rum selection, but recommended. Cantina Agave (Tex-Mex) La Pizza now it’s a cozy little Moroccan bistrot and > Daily 9am-midnight; Silk#2 Building, 14 Great selection of burritos, tacos and 80+ Among the upper echelons of Beijing rummery – so it still has an awesome rum Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路14号秀水 imported tequilas. Spice up dishes with the pizzerias is this Sanlitun goldfish bowl selection. Badr’s Moroccan food might be 2号院 (6591 9161) walk-up salsa bar and don’t leave without a with a wood-fired oven and Neapolitan the best in town. bite of the custardy flan. manners. Further branches in Solana and > 28 Xiguan Hutong, off Dongsibeidajie, Dongcheng Union Bar and Grill >Sun-Thurs 11am to midnight. Fri–Sat 11am to 2am, pasta/salad/mains-buffet restaurant in 东城区细管胡同28号东四北大街 (6407 9782) The definitive US-style diner in Beijing, S4-32 South Block, Sanlitun Taikoo Li, 19 Sanlitun Sanlitun 3.3 Union’s extensive menu – from eggs Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里太古里南区 > Sanlitun Branch: daily 10.30am-3pm, 6-11pm. 1/F, Mosaic Restaurant & Bar Benedict to baby back ribs – covers all (6416 5212) 3.3 Mall, 33 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路 Promising “the best shawarmas and bases and hours, served by friendly staff. 33号3.3服装大厦西北角底商(5136 5582) > Solana shishas in town”, Mosaic restaurant & bar The warm atmosphere tempts many to Taco Bar Branch: SA-48, 1/F, Bldg 3, Solana, 6 Chaoyang offers a range of great value delicacies and stay all day. Rising from the ashes of its deceased Park Road, Choayang 朝阳公园西路6号,蓝色港 cocktails, served up in a cozy setting with 湾3号1层, SA-48 ( 5905 6106) > SOHU Shangdu > Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat/Sun 11am-midnight; S6- hutong location, the new Taco Bar is hip, a friendly and personalized service. One Branch: SH1112, SOHO Shangdu, 8 Dongdaqiao Lu, 31, 3/F, Bldg 6, Sanlitun Taikoo Li South, 19 Sanlitun popular and able to produce some of the Chaoyang District 朝阳区东大桥路8号SOHO尚都 of few places in Beijing to offer genuine Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯太古里南区 most authentic Mexican fare in town. Only SH1112号(5900 3112) > La Pizza Buffet: 4F, Sanlitun Arabic shishas (hookah), Mosaic is a hidden 6号楼3层S6-31 (6415 9117) RMB45 for three and great cocktails to 3.3 Mall, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯3.3服装大厦4层 Sanlitun gem. complement. (5136 5990) > Daily 12pm-2am; 32 S. Sanlitun St (Behind/North The Woods * > Tue-Thu 5.30pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-2.30am, Sun of Yashow Silk Market), Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南32 New York native-owned, Manhattan-style 11am-1am; 1/F, Unit 10, Electrical Research Institute, Spanish 号楼临街店 (137 1883 7065) restaurant, tucked in amongst the skyscrap- Sanlitun Nan Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯南路机电研 ers of CBD: you can’t get more Big Apple 究院内10号1层 (6501 6026) Agua ¥ * Rumi (Middle Eastern than that. Occupying the high end of Nali’s Spanish Palms L.A. Kitchen and Bar * (Korean- > Daily 12pm-10pm, Central Park Tower 1, Suite 101, invasion, Agua excels with reasonably No. 6 Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝外大街6号 Mexican fusion) priced classics like suckling pig, chorizo 新城国际1号搂101 (6533 6380) Tucked away near Gulou, this hip little and jamon. Winner of the 2014 Golden hutong concept is truly one of a kind in Burgers Fork Editors’ Pick for best restaurant. Beijing. Quesadillas with kimchi and bibim- > Daily Midday-2pm, 6pm-10pm. 4/F, Nali Patio, 81 baps with melted cheese and hot sauce. Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花 Blue Frog Guess what? It works. Killer range of classic 园 (5208 6188) This Shanghai hamburger franchise has Cali’ cocktails, too. been keeping Americans in China obese > Daily 11:30am-midnight (closed Mondays) 14 Migas ¥ * since it opened. Monday’s burger deal is Zhangwang Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区旧鼓楼大街 The boys at Migas have turned a concept always packed. 张旺胡同14号 (6405 4352) bar into a thriving Mediterranean res- > Daily 10.00am-late. Sanlitun: Level 3, S2 Tower, taurant, bar and party venue, and one of S2-30 Taikoo Li, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯 Italian 路太古里3层S2-30 (6417 4030) Additional branches summer’s rooftop destinations. > Daily 10am-3pm, 5pm- late. 6/F, Nali Patio, 81 in Jiuxianqiao and U-Town (see online.thatsmags. Assaggi ¥ * Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园 com for details) This fine Italian spot in the leafy embassy 6层 (5208 6061) ) district has one of Beijing’s best terraces for Burger Bar summer dining. The tagliata steak is worth Niajo ¥ * Don’t be fooled by the American diner-style a return visit. Worlds away from the filth of nearby dirty interior, Burger Bar’s pedigree of bap > Daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-11:30pm. 1 Sanlitun Bar Street, Rumi dishes out plentiful help- fillings include wagyu beef, foie gras and Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北小街1号 (8454 ings of traditional Persian stews and tasty truffles. Burger King this ain’t. 4508) kebabs. Try the juicy Chicken Shish kebab, > Sun-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri/Sat 11:30am-mid- the tastier cousin to cheap chuan’r. night, B2/F, Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Road Bene ¥ * > Daily 11.30am-12am, Gongti Beilu and Third Ring Chaoyang 朝阳区东大桥路9号侨福芳草地大厦地下二 Chef Ricci will have you singing like a sopra- Road, Chaoyang 工体北路和三环内,兆龙饭店对面层 ( 5690 7000) no with his pork ravioli and prize-winning (8454 3838) tiramisu. Excellent set menus (RMB588) and Chef Too ¥ extensive wine selection. Pinotage ¥ (South African) * With its crisp white tablecloths and service, > Daily 11am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. Sheraton A seasonal blend of Dutch, English and this upscale New York diner serves up some Beijing Dongcheng, 36 Northeast Third Ring Road, regional African influences, this contem- of the classiest burgers in town. Dongcheng District 东城区北三环东路36号(5798 porary and stylish eatery has an impressive > Tue-Fri 11am-1pm; Sat-Sun 9.30am-3pm; Tue-Sat 8995) 5.30pm-10pm. Opposite the West gate, Chaoyang selection of fine import-quality meats, and Park, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳公园西门 (6591 8676) wines to match. The traditional borewor Cepe ¥ ground beer-sausage (RMB100) is tender In a city inundated with Italian offerings, and sweet, while the red-wine pork ten- Steak Cepe manages to stand out thanks to its derloin makes the trip out to their Shunyi attention to the smallest detail – everything branch worth it. 29 Grill (Contemporary Western) * from the vinaigrette to the Parma ham is With homely Mediterranean influences and Top-notch steak, along with just about eve- > Dongmen Building, 12 Dongzhimen Wai, import quality, and the wine is superb. a charming management, Niajo is prime Chaoyang 朝阳区东直门外大街12号东门下楼 (5785 ry other cut of meat found in the barnyard > Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. The Ritz- Sanlitun smart-casual dining. Order the in this well-priced meat-eaters’ mecca. 3538) > Additional location in Shunyi (see online. Carlton Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, paella (their star dish) together with some thatsmags.com for details) > Mon-Fri lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Mon-Sat dinner: Jinrong Jie, Xicheng 西城区金城坊东街1号北京金融街 tapas and be automatically transported to 6-10.30pm (closed Sundays); Conrad Beijing, 2/F, 29 丽思卡顿酒店大堂 (6601 6666) Spain (minus the constant sunshine). Asian North Dongsanhuan, Chaoyang 朝阳区东三环北路9 > Daily 12.00am - 10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 号2层 (6584 6270)) Isola Bar & Grill Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园 Indian Isola’s elegant design, even by Taikoo Li 3层 (5208 6052) Morton’s of Chicago (American) ¥¥ * North standards, is classic Italian panache – Ganges Meat so tender the knife falls through it: and so is the food. Beef carpaccio, burrata, German ritzy Morton’s deserves the worldwide Conveniently located above popular Strozzapreti (handed twisted pasta) are Irish sports bar Paddy O’Sheas, this solid praise. Expensive, but where else are you all fantastic, but just as good is a classic Drei Kronen 1308 * going to get steak this good? (Try the Indian curry house provides the perfect Margherita pizza. Authentic (in as much as any brauhaus with post-match culinary accompaniment. Or RMB550 set menu if you want to save cash) > Daily, 11:30am-10:30pm, N3-47, 3/F, Building 3, a Filipino cover band can be) displays of ar- > Mon-Sat 5:30-11pm, Sun 5-10:30pm; 2/F, Regent put another way: it’s what you’ll be craving Taikoo Li North, 11 Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang 朝阳 mour and brewing kits draw regular even- after eight pints of beer. Hotel, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng 东城区金宝街99号区三里屯路11号院太古里北区N3-37和 47商铺 (www. ing crowds for the superb pork knuckle and > Daily 11am to 10.30pm; Dongzhimen Branch: 2nd 丽晶酒店二层 (6523 7777) gaiagroup.com.hk/isola-beijing, reservations@isola- heavy-duty helles (pale lager), wheat and Floor, 28 Dongzhimen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳 beijing.com; 6416 3499) dark beer (brewed on-site). Steak Exchange Restaurant+Bar (Contem- 区东直门外大街28号2层 (6417-0900) > Additional > Daily 11am-2am. 1/F, Bldg 5, China View, Gongti branch in Sanlitun, see online.thatsmags.com for porary Western) ¥¥ * Mercante ¥ * Donglu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体东路中国红街5号楼1 details. The bill is hopefully on the company kuai at Old World family charm in an intimate 层(6503 5555) this opulent eatery, where charcoal-grilled hutong setting. Time (and, occasionally, Indian Kitchen cuts of 250-day, grain-fed Australian Angus service) slows with a rustic menu from Bo- Paulaner Brauhaus start from around RMB428 and merrily logna offering an assortment of homemade The grand old man of Beijing brauhauses, spiral. But the meat is unquestionably suc- pastas and seasonal mains. Paulaner delivers the Teutonic goods in the culent, and cooked exactly to order. > Tue-Sun 6-10.30pm. 4 Fangzhuanchang Hutong, hands of lederhosen-clad staff from the > Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10.30pm. InterContinen- Dongcheng 东城区方砖厂胡同4号 (8402 5098) provinces. It can be pricey but is usually tal Beijing Financial Street, 11 Jinrong Jie, Xicheng 西 worthwhile, especially during Oktoberfest. 城区金融街11号北京金融街洲际酒店 (5852 5921) Opera Bombana ¥ > Daily 11am-1am. Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Head chef Umberto Bombana boasts three Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店 Flamme (Contemporary Western) Michelin stars to his name, earned at his (6465 3388 ext. 5732) Expensive steaks are now invading Beijing. wildly successful Hong Kong restaurant Flamme (pronounced ‘Flame,’ apparently) Otto e Mezzo. He’s the only Italian chef to African/Middle Eastern remains top value, however, especially on do so outside of his native land, and cer- 2-4-1 Tuesdays, while bar staff maintain an tainly the only to have opened a restaurant 1001 Nights eclectic (and genuinely exciting) cocktail in Beijing. There’s no missing this beast of a Middle menu. > Daily, 12pm-10:30pm; LG2-21 Parkview Green Eastern on the way into Sanlitun. The > Daily 11am-10.30pm Sun-Thur; 11am-11pm Fri- Fangcaodi, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区东大 whole Arabic dining package is on offer Sat. S4-33, Third Floor, Sanlitun Taikoo Li South, 19 桥路9号侨福芳草地地下2层21号 (5690 7177) here, from kebabs, to shisha to belly danc- Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯太 ing shows between courses. 古里南区3层S4-33室 (6417 8608) > 269 Indigo Mall, Pizza > Daily 11am-2am, 3-4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳 Jixianqiao Road, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥路18号颐堤区工体北路3-4号 (6532 4050) 港商场269号 (8420 0270) Tube Station The go to curry house among Beijing’s Nowhere does gigantic toppen-laden pizza Biteapitta * homesick Indian community, this ever O’Steak quite like Beijing, and these guys claim to Enjoyed by vegetarians (hummus, falafel) popular no-nonsense restaurant has built A well-cooked steak in Beijng isn’t all that be the biggest in town. and 58 kuai kebab-lovers alike, Biteapitta up a solid reputation thanks to its wide rare anymore, and here we have affordable > Sanlitun 3.3 Branch: Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat/Sun has the Middle-East mid-range market all range of quality dishes and particularly but quality cuts. Don’t be fooled by the 10am-11pm, delivery Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm, wrapped up in a fluffy pitta. friendly service. Looking good after a Irish sounding name, it’s an authentic Fri-Sun 11:30am-11pm 3/F, 3.3 Building, No. 33 > Daily 11am-11pm, Second Floor, Tongli Studio, recent rennovation and very available on French bistro – not a Guinness in sight. Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang 三里屯北街33号3.3服装 Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯后街同里2 JinShiSong online delivery.

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> Daily 11am-2:30pm, 5:30-11pm, 2/F 2 Sanlitun est and most celebrated restaurants is as Veggie Table (Western, Asian) * El Nido * Beixiaojie, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯北小街2号2楼 near to perfection as you’re likely to find. Proving that Beijing-style vegetarian cuisine The first hutong hang-out to patent the (6462 7255 Deceptively simple yet finely crafted, the is by no means the exclusive preserve of fridge-full-of-cheap-imports formula, El handmade Inaniwa udon (RMB80) is not to Buddhist monks and soppy Jack Johnson Nido inspires a loyal following, particularly Raj be missed. fans, this superbly honed eatery offers in summer. The roast leg of mutton place Tucked away in musty old building just un- > Daily 11am-3pm, 6-10.30pm; Rm 315, 3/F, Park Life, some of the very best sandwiches – veg- next door is one of the best locally. derneath the drum tower, this curryhouse Yintai Centre, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang etarian or otherwise – found anywhere in > Daily 6pm-late, 59 Fangjia Hutong, Dongcheng may look Chinese but everything on the 朝阳区建国门外大街2号银泰中心悦生活3层315室 the city. District 东城区方家胡同50号(158 1038 2089) menu is authentic Indian, espcially the (8517 2838) > Daily 10.30am to 11.30pm (last order 10.30pm) 19 rather fine naan. Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同 Enoterra > Daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm, 31 Gulou Xidajie Happy Sake (Japanese) 19号. (6446 2073) Looking for an affordable glass of wine Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼西大街31号 (6401 1675)) with that date? Look no further than Nali Patio’s wine center. Although the food South-East Asian BARS leaves a bit to be desired, the selections are Nyonya Kitchen (Malaysian, Nyonya) vast, and if anything, you can enjoy a nice This chain specializes in Nyonya style cook- TOP 40 BARS AND CLUBS cheese plate with that tart glass of vino. > Daily 10am-2am, 4/F Sanlutun Nali Patio, 81 ing – ostensibly Malaysian but with a mix About This guide represents our Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路81号那 of Chinese, South-East Asian and European editors’ top 40 picks, and includes some 里花园D405室 (5208 6076) influences resulting in lots of bold flavors That’s Beijing advertisers. Bars rated(*) and bright colors. have been personally reviewed by our First Floor > CBD: EB105, B1/F, China World Mall Phase experts, and scored according to the First Floor is like that friend who’s too 1, 1 Jianguomen Wai, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门 cuisine, experience and affordability. popular to properly enjoy their company. 外大街1号国贸商城一期地下一层EB105 (6505 At weekends, it gets aggressively full, with 0376) > Taiyanggong: Unit 10-11, 4/F, CapitaMall Taiyanggong, Chaoyang 朝阳区凯德Mall太阳宫4层 regulars and the passing tourist trade all 10/11号 (8415 0863) www.nyonyakitchen.com 8-Bit baying at the bar. A good place to meet Drinking alongside multiplayer retro gam- new friends, perhaps. Malacca Legend ing – why didn’t anyone do this sooner? // Daily, 4pm-late, Sanlitun Beixiaojie, Chaoyang Malaysian food with a view, this spacious Megadrive, Super Nintendo, N64... some District 朝阳区三里屯北小街 (6413 0587, first.floor- and airy restaurant sits on the banks of Shu- When it comes to sake, owner Taka Yama- real gems make up an ever-growing col- beijing.com) nyi’s Roma Lake, making a great spot for moto is an expert, responsible for around lection. Draft Kirin goes for a reasonable Fubar their beef rendang or green curry prawns. 80 percent of all high-quality sake imported RMB25 a glass. Slightly past its prime, this basement bar is > Daily 11am-10pm; 6 Luodong Road, Luogezhuang to China. His restaurant is dedicated to food > Daily, 1pm-2am, 49 Jiaodaokou Nandajie, trying to rediscover the speakeasy pretence Village, Houshayu Town, Shunyi 顺义区后沙峪镇罗 meant to be enjoyed with sake. Stylish and Dongcheng District 东城区交道口南大街49号 (159 各庄村罗各东路6号 (8049 8902, www.malaccaleg- relaxed, high-quality and affordable - Happi 1025 6538)) that made the place its name. Live lounge end.com) Sake hits all the right notes. music and a vast amount of pours are start- > Mon-Sat 6pm-2am, Sun 6pm-midnight; Jia 2, BBC (Bottle, Boot & Cigar) ing to persuade people it’s succeeding. Cafe Sambal (Malaysian) Tuanjiehu Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区团结湖北路甲2号 The brainchild of local spirits professional > 6pm-2am Sunday to Thursday, 6pm-4am Friday When it comes to Malay-style food in a (6582 8216) Douglas Williams, this bar provides the and Saturday. 8 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District, hutong, nowhere does it better. Admittedly, discerning Beijing drinker with a peerless Workers’ Stadium East Gate 朝阳区工体北路8号工人 it’s something of a niche category, but then Sake Manzo * selection of liquor for sale, cocktails and 体育场东门内 (6593 8227) so is the food on offer. The spicy Kapitan- The barmen here are serious about their coming soon, shoe shines, cigars and style chicken is pricey, but worth it. sake. Boasting one of the best stocked straight-razor shaves. Glen ¥ > Daily 11am-midnight. 43 Doufuchi Hutong (just drinks cabinets in town with over 60 dif- > 1pm-late. 1 Taipingzhuang Nanli (At Xingfucun, Experiences can vary at Glen (we’ve east of Jiugulou Dajie), Xicheng 西城区豆腐池胡同43 ferent sakes on offer, this super-cool little between Frost: Coffee, Nails & Cocktails and Commix endured poor service and drinks that are 号旧鼓楼大街往东走(6400 4875) eatery is the perfect place to unwind after Bar), Chaoyang District 朝阳区太平庄南里1号 (1861 scandalous at the price), which is located in a hard day’s toil. The sashimi is fresh to the 405 7407, www.bbcbeijing.com) a decidedly downbeat compound. But whis- Flor de Loto cut, and the beer-marinated chicken is out ky lovers have been known to swear by its Sleek and chic Vietnamese restaurant – of this world. One of the very best and least The Brick selections and dark, intimate atmosphere. always draws a crowd. DIY fresh spring appreciated restaurants in town. A Cheers-style atmosphere ensures you’ll See for yourself. rolls are a highlight. Worth the ride to > Daily 6pm-midnight. 7A Tuanjiehu Beisantiao, find this neighbourhood drinking hole-in- > 6.30pm-2am. 203, 2/F, Taiyue Suites Hotel Beijing, 朝阳区南三里屯 Korea-town. Chaoyang 朝阳区团结湖北三条甲7号(6436 1608) the brick-wall faux dive bar either cliquey 16 Nansanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District > Daily 11am-10pm; 201, Europark Bldg A1(Cafe or inclusive. The heavy-duty cocktails 路16号泰悦豪庭2楼203室 (6591 1191) Bene Building) Guangshun Nandajie, Wangjing, Hyoki ¥ (Japanese) (including the devastatingly boozy RMB80 Chaoyang 朝阳区望京园610号楼悠乐汇A座 201室 Hidden away in the depths of the Sofitel Terminator) are probably needed for the Glen Classic ¥ (6477 7387) Hotel, this labyrinthine Japanese restaurant bizarre Wednesday pub quiz. Tucked away in the grounds of Face hotel, of all private dining rooms has some > Daily 4pm-late. Unit 2-11, Bldg 2, Tianzhi Jiaozi, 31 Glen Classic is a Japanese-owned whisky 4Corners (Vietnamese, Fusion) stunning food, and is the only place to Guangqu Lu (northeast corner of Shuangjing Qiao), bar where discerning drinkers can sink The definitive hutong bar/restaurant? Chef sample traditional Japanese paper hot pot Chaoyang District 朝阳区双井桥东北角广渠路31号院 into an arm-chair, glass in hand, and while Jun Trinh took a break from his celebrity TV in Beijing. 天之骄子2号楼底商2-11 (134 2616 6677) away the hours. Huge range of whiskies work to host this part-Vietnamese venue, > 6F Sofitel Wanda Beijing 100022 93 Jianguo Road, and rums are personally selected by expert serving up steaming bowls of pho with Chaoyang 朝阳区建国路93号索菲特万达北京酒店6 Capital Spirits owner Daiki Kanetaka – let him recommend zesty, fresh rolls, as well as a great bar, with 层 (6581 0072) A team of non-China natives doing a baijiu you something special. frequent live indie performances. bar? Brave and, luckily, brilliant. Lovely > Mon-Sat, 7pm-2am, reservation required, > Tue-Sun 11am-2am, 27 Dashibei Hutong (near Sushi Yotsuba ** hutong setting, friendly owners and great minimum spend RMB200, Face Hotel Courtyard, 26 west end of Yandai Xiejie), Xicheng 西城区大石碑胡 It doesn’t come cheap (tasting menu bottle collection. Dongcaoyuan, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体南路东草同27号烟袋斜街西口附近) (6401 7797) RMB1,000), but what would you expect > Tue-Sun 8pm-late; 3 Da Ju Hutong, Dongcheng 东园26号 (6551 6788) from some of the best sushi in town? 城区大菊胡同3号 (010 6409 3319; www.capitalspirits. Greyhound Café (Modern Thai/Fusion) Buttery and meaty fatty tuna sashimi is a com) Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 ¥ * Greyhound Café originated in Bangkok of- cut above. The bar that began the whole Beijing mi- fering Thai food with a twist and served in > Dongcheng: Tue- Sun 11.30am-11pm. 10 Qianliang China Bar ¥¥ crobrewing frenzy (yes, frenzy) specializes a fashionable surrounds. Perfect for Taikoo Hutong Xixiang, Dongcheng 东城区钱粮胡同西巷 Top views from the 65th floor and flash in idiosyncratic, local-style brews (RMB25- Li Sanlitun then. 10号 (8400 2699) > Lido branch: 2F, No.9-3, Jiangtai drinks are the attractions on offer at this 40) with intriguing flavors – their Sichuan > Daily 11am-11pm, S1-30B, Building 1, Sanlitun Xilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区将台西路9-3号2层 (8420 0998) hip hotel bar. peppercorn ale was memorably good. Road 19, Chaoyang 朝阳区三里屯路19号1号楼 S1-30B > Sun-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am. 65/F, Park Reservations used to be recommended (6416 3439)> Additional branch in Shin Kong Place Korean Hyatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District 朝 for their original hutong brewhouse, but (see online.thatsmags.com for details) 阳区建国门外大街2号柏悦酒店65层 (8567 1838/40) the opening of a wildly popular new pub Ai Jiang Shan Purple Haze (Thai) on Xinzhong Lu has shifted most drinkers This upscale seafood restaurant proves that CICADA Ultralounge ¥ there instead. Given Beijing’s lack of white sand beaches chargrill and composure can go together. The latest – and perhaps only – ultralounge and backpacker bars, Purple Haze has to > Gulou: 5pm-late, Tue-Fri, 2pm-late Sat-Sun 2-10pm, Their RMB58 bibimbap lunch is an absolute in Beijing is fast becoming one of Sanlitun’s 6 DouJiao Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区豆角 make do for the best Thai experience in bargain. trendiest bars. A Shanghai style lounge 胡同6号 (5717 1399) >Sanlitun: Daily 11:30am-2pm; town. Has all the classics like veggie spring > Daily 11am-10pm, Sat and Sun until 9.30pm. 5/F, bar with mixology credentials, the Whisky Sun-Thu 5pm-midnight, Fri /Sat 5pm-1am, B12 rolls (RMB40), papaya salad (RMB46) and LG Twin Towers (East Tower), 12 Jianguomenwai Sours and Smoky Havana’s are worth the Xinzhong Street 新中街乙12号 ( 6416-6887, www. curries (RMB44-180) – but our pick’s the Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区建国门外大街乙12号双子座 cost. greatleapbrewing.com) seafood pad Thai (RMB45). 大厦东塔5层 (51096036/6037) see online.thatsmags. > Mon-Sat, 6pm-late, 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang > Daily 11am-11pm, 55 Xingfu Yicun, Chaoyang 朝 com for other locations District 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯太古里北区N4-33 Heaven Supermarket 阳区幸福一村55号 (6413 0899) (6418 9898) A purgatory of bottles, bongs and bedrag- Saveurs de Coree gled English teachers, Heaven sells the Susu (Vietnamese) This upmarket Korean bistro has undergone Cu Ju cheapest alcoholic takeaways in town. You The first step is finding it. Follow that up several changes in recent years, not least Moroccan-inspired bistro, cocktail destina- can also hang around and appreciate the with a dreamlike renovated courtyard, ex- its move away from the hipper-than-thou tion and sports fan’s manna all rolled into afterlife (clientele) if you want. Caveat: the tensive wine list and a listing of top-notch confines of Nanluoguxiang. Fortunately, one, Renaissance man Badr Benjelloun’s food is straight from Hell’s own kitchen. Vietnamese curries, banh mi sandwiches, the menu remains largely intact. The Shin hutong gem is constantly evolving. Offering > Daily 12pm-4am. 12 Xindong Lu (next to The stews, soups and la Vong fish. Ramyun is among the best in Beijing, while North African food with an international James Joyce), Chaoyang District 朝阳区新东路16号 > Tue- Sun 11.30am-11pm; 10 Qianliang Hutong the Wagyu barbecued beef is almost too cocktails, Beijing’s widest selection of rums (6415 6513) Xixiang, Dongcheng 东城区钱粮胡同西巷10号 good to be true. and sports broadcasts from basketball to (8400 2699) > Daily noon-11pm. 128-1 Xiang’er Hutong, cricket, Cu Ju is truly one of the city’s best Hidden Lounge * Dongcheng 东城区香饵胡同128-1号(5741 5753) all-around bar-restaurants. Although frustrating to find, Hidden Japanese > 5-11pm, Sun-Tue, Thu; 5pm-late, Fri-Sat; closed Lounge rewards the intrepid with good art- Vegetarian Wed. 28 Xiguan Hutong (Hutong entrance is 300m work and comfortable seating, suggesting Hatsune ¥ * (California Japanese) north of subway line 5, Zhangzizhong Lu stop), a Kasbah, plus well-made drinks at great As much a California roll joint as true Tianchu Maoxiang (Asian) Dongcheng District 东城区细管胡同28号 6407 9782, prices (wine from RMB100 a bottle, mix Japanese, Hatsune is now an old favorite Like many arrivals to Beijing, this place www.cujubeijing.com drinks from RMB25). You’ll probably have among the sake-swilling, sushi-swallowing started out in Wudaokou and it’s since to call them to find it, though. set, though less so among sashimi purists. made a successful migration to Chaoyang. Daily Routine 日常生活 > Daily 6pm-1am. Room 101, Bldg 8, CBD Apartments, > Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm 2/F, Heqiao Bldg Great range of veggie fare, reasonably This cozy bar is a diamond in the rough. Shuanghuayuan Nanli Erqu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区 C, 8A Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区光华路甲8号 priced and they offer cooking classes as Owner Travis is a cocktail aficionado, and 双花园南里二区CBD公寓8号楼101屋 (8772 1613) 和乔大厦C座2层 (6581 3939) >Additional locations well. in Sanlitun Tai Koo Li South; Kerry Centre Mall (see the drinks at this establishment change sea- > Daily 10am-10pm 19 Rm 0260, 2/F, Bldg D, www.online.thatsmags.com for details) sonally according to ingredient availability. Ichikura ¥ Chaowai SOHO, 6B Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Light cafe fare is available during the day. One of the best-known ‘secrets’ in town, Chaoyang 朝阳门外大街乙6朝外SOHOD座2层0260 > 11am-11pm. 34 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng this Japanese whisky bar tucked behind Inagiku * (5900 1288) Additional location in Wudaokou (see This Beijing branch of one of Tokyo’s old- District 东城区五道营胡同34号 8400 1159 a theater also offers terrific cocktails. www.online.thatsmags.com for details) Although less expensive than several rivals,

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A cozy stalwart of the Beijing bar scene, avant-garde puppetry and choice but ob- > Daily 7pm-6am. 19 Ritan Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝 The Irish Volunteer you’ll find wood-fired comfort pizza, beer scure live music for the adventurous. 阳区日坛北路19号 (8561 3988) Everything – from the red-faced owner to aplenty and a hearty, mature atmosphere. > Hong En Daoist Temple, Doufuchi Hutong, the grub – is authentically Irish: tinged with Has two neighborhood offshoots: By the Dongcheng District 东城区旧鼓楼大街豆腐池胡同宏 Dada * alcoholism, doggerel and drunken regret. Tree (brickwork, pool, old man’s pub) and 恩观前殿 (156 0112 2252, 8404 9141, www.zajia.cc) It hasn’t been on the Beijing scene for A good place to down a pint and a pizza Nearby the Tree (live music, two floors). too long, but already Dada is the hippest before heading into town, then. > Daily noon-2am. 100m west of Sanlitun Bar Street, Yugong Yishan 愚公移山 * hangout in town. Their cosy Gulou confines > Daily 9pm-2am. 311 Jiangtai Lu (opposite Lido Youyi Youth Hostel, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里 We’ve lost more body weight than we’d under rock house Temple offer an intimate Hotel East Gate), Chaoyang District 朝阳区将台路311 屯酒吧街往西100米友谊旅馆后面三里屯医院东面 care to remember in YY’s mosh pit. Fortu- place to nod along to an eclectic range of 号 (6438 5581) (6415 1954) nately, almost all the acts – usually hip-hop all things electro from the best names on DJs, emo rocks and obscure indie outfits the underground scene. Jane’s & Hooch ¥ * from across the globe – were worth it. The > Daily, 9pm-late, Rm 101, Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Acclaimed by some foreign press as one 10 Best Livehouses upstairs bar area is a refuge from the sweat Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B 栋101室 (183 1108 0818) of the best bars in the world (cough), this Dusk Dawn Club (DDC) 黄昏黎明俱乐部 glands below. > Daily 7pm-late. 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu (100m west not-so-plain Jane has been at the vanguard Great little livehouse near Meishuguan of the South Sanlitun gentrification. It of Zhangzizhong Lu subway station), Dongcheng Lantern * with a focus on jazz, folk and indie rock. District 东城区张自忠路3-2号(6404 2711 Founded by now-defunct Acupuncture serves RMB60-80 measures of your favorite Craft beer and whisky means you won’t get Prohibiotion-era hooches in a fanstastic Records, Lantern is a beacon of light in the bored of the drinks list quickly. Hotel Bars strip of truly ghastly nightclubs and bars speakeasy atmosphere, with attentive staff > Tue-Sun 1pm-2am; 14 Shanlao Hutong, and unimpeachable cocktails. known as ‘Gongti.’ Serious about its music, Dongcheng 东城区美术馆后街山老胡同14号 (6407 Atmosphere ¥¥ it also makes good drinks and attracts > Daily 8pm-2am, Courtyard 4 Gongti Beilu, 工体北路 8969) 4号院 ( 6503 2757) Beijing’s highest bar, on the 80th floor of international electronica DJs. the 1,082-ft China World Tower, offers 300+ > Thurs-Sat 9pm-6.30am. 100m north of Worker’s Hot Cat Club 热力猫 swanky cocktails from RMB65 with 360-de- Stadium West Gate, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工人体 Jing-A Taproom ** A true stalwart of the Beijing scene, Hot gree views of the 700AQI PM2.5. 育场西门向北100米 (139 119 77989) In just a few years, these guys developed Cat is the type of hard-working venue that from shady guerrilla brewers to upstanding > Mon-Fri noon-2am, Sat and Sun noon-4am. 80/F, helps cement a city’s music scene. From China World Summit Wing, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, MIX publicans with their own range of souvenir Afro Funk to Math Rock to painful open-mic T-shirts. Their bar is a peach: a bricks-and- Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外大街1号北京国贸大 A bit like a trip to the Forbidden City, Mix nights, this everyman’s club breeds good 酒店80 (6505 2299 ext. 6433) is one of those places in Beijing you have mortar taproom, which is large, warm and vibes. Decent drinks, lots of loungy seats sociable, and has up to 16 different beers to experience before you leave. Not much and plenty of space. Centro ¥ is forbidden in this underground hip-hop on tap. > Daily 10am-late, 46 Fangjia Hutong (just south of > Building B, 1949 The Hidden City, Courtyard 4, Although it’s no longer quite the go-to disco palace and if you don’t leave with Guozijian Jie), Dongcheng District 东城区方家胡同 place for beautiful people it once was, Cen- hook-up in tow then you’re doing some- Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北路4号院 46号(6400 7868). tro still draws a cute crowd with its nightly thing very wrong. jazz performaces, spacious and recently ’ Maggie’s ¥ Jianghu 江湖酒吧 > Daily 8pm-6am, Inside Worker s Stadium North renovated lounge areas and classic drinks Gate, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工人体育场北门内 A notorious sausage fest (we refer, of This former Qing Dynasty courtyard home course, to the hot-dog stand outside), like the blue-cheese martini. 6506 9888, 6530 2889, 150 1138 2219, mixclub@ is exactly where you’d take that friend from > Open 24 hours. 1/F, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, sohu.com Maggie’s has been providing its special out of town to prove you’re cool. Its cozy comforts for so long, it’s practically a time- Chaoyang District 朝阳区光华路1号北京嘉里大饭店 atmosphere is also its downfall – any show 1层 (6561 8833) honored Beijing brand – although it’s also a Vics with under 40 people and you’re stuck Separated at birth from its identical twin bastion of Mongolian culture. looking through the windows. Hip and Xian ¥ > Sun-Thur 8pm-4am, Fri-Sat 8pm-5am, Ritan Park brother, Mix, this is the definition of Gongti casually familiar, the jazz and folk bookings This enlongated bar space makes a nice sweatbox meat-market chic at its very South Gate, Chaoyang District 朝阳区日坛公园南 keep things low-key enough for the get- 门 (8562 8142) spot for refreshment after a day spent finest. The Chinese love it – as do moody home-for-the-babysitter crowd. shopping at neighboring Indigo. Russians and jailbait students – helping Vics Mai Bar * > 7 Dongmianhua Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nan Dajie, > Sun-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am, 1/F, EAST to become one of the most infamous clubs Dongcheng District 东城区交道口南大街东棉花胡 Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区酒仙桥22 in the capital. Understated hutong hideaway with a long 同7号 (6401 5269, site.douban.com/jianghujiubar, 号北京东隅酒店一层 (8414 9810, www.xian-bar.com) > Daily 8:30pm late, Inside Worker’s Stadium North list of some of the best cocktails in town. [email protected]) > Daily 5pm-late, 40 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng 东城 Gate, Chaoyang 朝阳区工人体育场北门内 (5293 Sports Bars 0333) 区北锣鼓巷40号 (6406 1871) Mako Live 麻雀瓦舍 Nestled in the old Beijing Jeep plant, this The Den Mao Mao Chong ** former warehouse plays host to a Silk Road At the opposite end of the 24-hour drink- GALLERY The cocktails at Mao’s – such as their smorgasbord of musical encounters from ing spectrum from Centro, The Den is a sublime ‘Mala’ Mule, a Sichuan peppercorn- western China and the ‘Stans. Forget the seedy sports joint that starts off sedate and 798 Art District Picks infused vodka drink that’s a long way from overpriced bar and come for the killer grows steadily sadder as night turns to day. Moscow – are unique infusions using sound, comfortable wraparound balcony It can get rough and ready come dawn. Galleria Continua * local ingredients and know-how. Grungey and five-meter replica of Optimus Prime, Solid (cheap) menu, good location and In the often-insular 798, Galleria Continua without being grimey, Mao’s eschews flash followed by a hearty meal at the Xinjiang those opening times earn it a place. is the international gallery. Their ware- while still keeping it real. And those pizzas. restaurant upstairs. > Open 24 hours. 4 Gongti Donglu, Chaoyang house space is a forum for high-caliber art- > 12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng > Hongdian Art Factory, 36 Guangqu Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体东路4号城市宾馆正门旁边 ists from nearly every continent, including District 东城区交道口南大街板厂胡同12号 (6405 5718, District 朝阳区广渠路36号红点艺术工厂院内(5205 several of China’s artistic nobility. www.maomaochongbeijing.com) 1113, www.mako001.com) The Local * > Free. Tues-Sun 11am-6pm. 798 Art District, 2 Formerly Brussels, this beery bar has come Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路2 Mesh ¥ MAO Livehouse 光芒 * into its own, with large (yet strangely 号798大山子艺术区 (5978 9505, www.galleriacon- Whether it’s an early evening cocktail or a From the denim-jacketed doorman to the unobtrusive) screenings of sports and tinua.com) late-night infusion, Mesh’s moody interior well-grafittied walls, Mao leans on every political events, a pub quiz, quality fare and and underground soundtrack draws the Hollywood rock club cliché without feeling a nice selection of draughts and cocktails. Long March Space bright young things (and on LGBT Thurs- scripted. Besides boasting the worst bar in Try the Bourbon Street Ice Tea – you won’t Founder and curator, Lu Jie abides by days, quite a few old things, too). town, Mao delivers with great sound and need another. exacting standards from both the 20-odd > Daily 5pm-1am. Building 1, 11 Sanlitun Lu, the best billings of heavy metal, punk hit- > Daily 11-2am. 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 朝阳区工 Chinese artists he represents and the Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路11号院1号楼 (6417 ting this side of the Drum Tower. 体北路4号院 (6591 9525) overall design of his topical and uncompro- 6688) > 111 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区 mising exhibitions. International clout was 鼓楼东大街111号(6402 5080, www.maolive.com) Paddy O’Shea’s * inevitable. Parlor Founder Karl Long airlifted an entire Irish- > Free. Tues-Sun 11am-7pm. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Learn a few quotes from Gatsby before The Post Mountain 后山 themed pub, including residents, from Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号798艺术区 heading to this 20s Shanghai-style speak- Built into a man-made hill in the center of a council estate in Limerick and gently (5978 9768, www.longmarchspace.com) easy and you’ll fit right in. the MOMA Complex, this new addition to deposited it in central Beijing. With plenty Pace Beijing > Daily 6pm-2am, 39-8 Xingfuercun, Chaoyang 朝阳区 Beijing’s growing livehouse empire is The going on, including pub quiz and sports, With locations in New York, London and 新东路幸福二村39-8 (8444 4135) Hobbit meets Manhattan. With as much no one seems to have noticed. vibe as a sterile modern-art gallery. Its > Dongzhimen: Daily 10am-late, 28 Dongzhimenwai Beijing hosting the likes of Zhang Xi- Revolution * imported sound system and ramped floor Dajie, Chaoyang District 朝阳区东直门外大街28号 aogang, Yue Minjun, Robert Rauschenberg, Sanlitun doesnt really do hipster bars but makes for decent sound and sightlines. (6592 6290) > Sanlitun: 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Mark Rothko, Kiki Smith and Sol LeWitt, if it did, this cramped ode to Maomorabilia > Bldg T8, MOMA, 1 Xiangheyuan Lu, Back Street 三里屯北路43号同里二层 (6415 0299) Pace inhabits Bauhaus-style buildings 798 is would be it. The East may be red but their Dongzhimenwai, Dongcheng District (next to idealized for. Go there! > Free. Tues-Sun 10am-6pm.798 Art District, 2 cocktails (RMB45) are fit for a Chairman. MOMA Cinemateque) 东城区东直门外香河园路1号 V Sports 当代MOMA园区T8楼北百老汇电影中心北侧 (8400 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号 > Daily, 12pm-late, west of Yashow, Gongti Bei Lu, 朝 Spacious, comfortable, huge screens and 4774) 大山子艺术区 (5978 9781, www.pacegallery.com) 阳区工体北路雅秀市场西侧 (6415 8776) no rowdy drunken cretins, V Sports makes a claim for the champion of Beijing sports School Bar 学校酒吧 * bars. Space Station Salud 老伍 * Crap drinks and regular, unscheduled Not often shown in 789’s sea of elites, A Nanluoguxiang institution, with every- > Daily 5:30pm-6am, Gongti North Gate East side, fights: no wonder the cool kids adore this Chaoyang 朝阳区工体北门内东侧 (5293 0333) Space Station presents a younger genera- thing from cheap beer to (loud) live music alternative livehouse/ DJ bar, founded by tion of domestic artists. Exhibitions tend to and low beams. The rum infusions are a Beijing and Shanghai rock n’ rollers. Nightclubs have a good curatorial understanding of particular favorite on cold nights. Latest > Daily 8pm-late. 53 Wudaoying Hutong, Chaoyang space and high-quality 2D work. branch in WDK a welcome addition to sur- District 朝阳区五道营胡同53号 (6402 8881, 6406 The Bar at Migas * > Free, Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. 4 Jiuxianqiao Rd798 Art rouding student dives. 9947) A place to dance and prowl, perhaps, rather District, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号798艺术 > NLGX: Mon-Fri 3pm-late, Sat-Sun noon-late. 66 than a drinks destination, TBAM, as no one 区中一街 (5978 9671) Nanluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District 东城区南锣鼓巷 Temple 坛 * 66号 (6402 5086) calls it, focuses on upscale local DJs to get Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Probably the manliest venue in town, this the party started. Good-enough cocktails > Wudaokou: 2/F, Qijixin Building, Zhanchunyuan dimly lit and unventilated space is owned Filling the largest factory space in 798 with range from RM55-70 but mostly it’s about Chinese and international art, the UCCA has Xilu 展春园西路奇蓟鑫大厦南侧2层 by rockers (Gao Xu, Gao Jian and Clement the music, man. Burger) and known for late sets of hard the curatorial power and financial backing > Sunday to Wednesday 6pm-2am, Thursday to Friday to put together some of Beijing’s most Slow Boat Brewery Taproom ** rock, punk and ska, with weekend gigs 6pm-late. 6/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang This popular microbrewery has its own and DJ sets every fortnight. It offers a long District 朝阳区三里屯路81号 (5208-6061) impressive exhibitions. pub hidden away in Dongcheng’s hutongs. drinks menu, with plenty of cheap pastis > RMB10, free Thursdays. Tues-Sun 10am-7pm. 798 Quality ales that change depending on and shooters, but you’ll probably stick to Chocolate Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝 the RMB15 draught. 阳区酒仙桥路4号798艺术区 (5780 0200, www.ucca. the season, heated floors and a great little It’s impossible to discuss Chocolate without org.cn) kitchen round out the deal. > Daily, 7pm-late. Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie, mentioning gold leaf, dwarves, cabaret > Mon Closed, Tues-Wed: 5pm-midnight, Thu 5pm- Dongcheng District 坛东城区鼓楼东大街206号B楼 dancers and oddly-friendly Russian women. Bookstores 1am, Fri 5pm-late, Sat 2pm-late, Sun 2-10pm; 56 202 (131 6107 0713) Timed right, a visit can be raucous fun, with

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