Blue Bottle Coffee Pop Up, Eastend Grocery + More
New restaurants, dining deals, drinks discounts, guest shifts, pop-ups, and more happenings on our radar this week.
Blue Bottle Coffee to Host Weekend Pop up at THE BOX
When California-born coffee company Blue Bottle, famous for its commitment to providing freshly roasted beans, mostly of the single-origin variety, to consumers, made its way into China via Shanghai last year, the question on the lips of many capital coffee lovers was: “when will they be coming to Beijing?”.
The wait is finally over, as Blue Bottle is coming to THE BOX – for two days only. As part of a promotional event with Burton Snowboards, the coffee brand will be operating a stand from Oct 21-22, on the southwest side of the complex. So now’s your chance to try Blue Bottle and see how they stand up to the coffees of Beijing.
THE BOX
12 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区朝阳门外大街12号
Contact: 010 8563 7661
Golden Weasel x Malo's Testing Snack Menu Tonight (Oct 20)
Hutong bar Golden Weasel is testing a menu of snacks tonight (Friday, Oct 20). Designed by Chef Simone Thompson, formerly of Jing-A, and kicking off under her personal brand Malo's, the menu features things like chicken liver pate (RMB 55), pickles, and even a sausage roll (RMB 50) on offer. Give it a try tonight.
Golden Weasel 醉鼠
8 Andingmen Garden Front Alley, Dongcheng District
东城区安定门花园前巷8号
Hours: Daily, 7pm-1am
Contact: 185 1196 4178
Deli Concept Eastend Grocery Opens Next Door to Apollo
From the team behind Apollo comes the equally sleek and intriguing Eastend. The new project, now in soft opening, features a menu of inventive starters, salads, and mostly small bites with a primary focus on charcuterie – a split selection of varying meats organized by country of origin and cheeses organized by style – which can be chosen from the menu or up front at the deli counter for take away.
Wine is also organized methodically between white, rose, and red, and can be chosen from a walk-in wine fridge by the restaurant's secondary entrance. There’s also sandwiches, a standout of which is the Spicy Fennel Pork Sausage Ragout (RMB 78), all melted together with buffalo stracciatella cheese. They've got some good desserts on offer as well. Try the Tiramisu Tart (RMB 58) with an espresso. It's the best end to a lunch.
Eastend Grocery
1/F, Near Gate 6, west side of Pacific Century Place, 2 Gongti Beilu
朝阳区工人体育场甲2号三里屯盈科中心1层西部
Hours: Daily, noon-6pm (soft opening hours)
Contact: 010 8599 9116 (or add apollobeijing2022 on WeChat)
Coded Plus Promotes African Culture in a Chill Space
The embassy area and its select shops, restaurants, hotels, and other businesses all combine to bring an international feel to Liangma, and a new addition to this comes in the form of bar and restaurant Coded Plus. It’s a chill spot with music, sheesha and more on offer, but what makes it for us is their menu of African dishes. It’s become a hotspot for the African community in Beijing, and the owners hope it can become a means by which locals and other foreigners can better experience African culture.
Coded Plus
203, 2/F, Caochang Commercial Plaza, 19 Tianze Road
朝阳区天择路19号草场商业广场2层203号
Fine Dining Restaurant and Space The Georg Soon to Reopen
Restaurant, art, and all round lifestyle space The Georg is set to reopen soon, taking over the courtyard space once occupied by TRB Forbidden City on Donghuamen Dajie. We’ll keep you posted on the opening.
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