Bar of the Month: Glen

If you’re obsessive about the quality of your drinks, Glen remains among the best Beijing has to offer. Whether you’re ordering a cocktail, or something on the rocks from their huge collection of spirits, it’s hard to go wrong here.

The style
Early 20th-century gentleman’s club

The punters
There’s usually a Japanese businessman at the end of the bar

The music
Jazz piano in the background

Go to
Watch the bartender chip a block of ice into a crystalline sphere

Drink
The massive whisky selection

Most likely celebrity customer
Winston Churchill

If you like Glen, you’ll probably like …
The Ritz-Carlton Bar

Glen 格兰高地 Daily 6pm-2am 203, Taiyue Suites, 16 Nansanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District (6591 1191) 朝阳区南三里屯16号泰悦豪庭2层203

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Photo: Sui