To Try List: Texas BBQ in Tongzhou, New Menus & More
Our To Try List covers new restaurants, dining deals, drinks discounts, guest shifts, pop-ups, and more happenings in Beijing.
The gods of food and drink have blessed Beijing with plenty of happenings this week, from pop-ups to soon-to-debut collabs and even some new barbecue and fine dining options to choose from.
Slow Food Community’s New Menu is Fine Dining with Colorful Twists
First up is Mediterranean, with Slow Food Community in Lido having debuted a new set dinner menu. The menu, developed by Slow Food’s new food consultant, starts fresh and ends fresh with all dishes showing an emphasis on sustainably sourced ingredients and vibrant flavors.
Highlights include the Heirloom Tomatoes with Burrata, made with five different tomatoes and half the burrata made into burrata foam, lending it depth of flavor; and Guangdong-style Chicken Roasted with Lemongrass and cut tableside. If you go there now until Jun 9, you can enjoy 50 percent off a four course set menu plus two glasses of wine (an RMB 608 value for only RMB 298) if you purchase via Dazhong Dianping.
Slow Food Community 慢食会•地中海创意菜
2/F, Lido Plaza, 6 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区将台路6号丽都广场2层
Hours: Daily, 11.30am-10pm
Contact: 010 8430 5686; 186 1400 3989
Burning Wood Brings Texas BBQ to Tongzhou
Low-and-slow comes to Tongzhou thanks to the newly opened Burning Wood BBQ. Situated on the second floor of a shiny sports complex, it’s the last place you’d expect Texas-style barbecued meats. That being said, it’s slowly becoming a hit with folks in the area, serving up the classics: Beef Brisket, Pork Ribs, and Pulled Pork. They’ve also got Bacon Cheeseburgers plus sides – think beans, coleslaw, and even a few local Beijing snacks – making for a few options to choose from when you visit.
Burning Wood BBQ 灼木熏房
2/F, Beitou City Central Green Vita Block, Tongzhou District
通州区北投城市绿心活力汇运动馆二层
Hours: Tues-Sun, 11am-9.30pm
Contact: 156 0023 0273
Eat and Climb at This Dinner Pop-Up at CAMP4 Climbing Gym
We’ve heard of food pop-ups in restaurants, bars, and the like, but this could just be a first for Beijing: a dinner pop-up in a rock climbing gym. This is what’s in store when MusicDish*China’s Eric de Fontenay – who’s also a fantastic chef – heads to CAMP4 Climbing Gym in Sanlitun this Thursday night. He’ll be serving up two dishes: Garlic Butter Chicken with Cream Spinach and Bacon and Eggplant Chickpea Tagine with Couscous.
The OFF The Wall Pop-Up is happening on Thursday, May 16 from 7pm onwards at CAMP4 Rock Climbing Gym. Entry is free.
CAMP4 Rock Climbing Gym & Brewery CAMP4 岩肆精酿餐吧
1/F, Block A, Baijiazhuang Business Center, Zhonghai Real Estate, South Sanlitun Lu, Sanlitun Jiedao, Chaoyang District
朝阳区三里屯街道南三里屯路中海置业白家庄商务中心A座
Hours: Daily, 10am-midnight
Contact: 186 1136 4286
Shake Shack Kicks Off Anniversary Collab on May 25
Shake Shack is celebrating five years in the Chinese mainland with a fine dining-inspired collab. They’ve partnered with Chef Jason Liu of Michelin-starred restaurant Ling Long to create two specialty, very limited time dishes.
These are the Ling Long Shack, a beef burger topped with a sauce made from Fujian oysters and topped with five spice, XO sauce, roselle-infused radish, fried shallot, fresh mizuna, and house-made mayo; and the Ling Long Oolong Shake, a frozen vanilla custard shake blended with charcoal-roasted oolong tea from Anxi.
The duo is available as a set for RMB 158, but it’s a very limited edition item: the set will only be on offer on Saturday, May 25 from 10am until sold out at Shake Shack Sanlitun Taikooli.
Shake Shack (Sanlitun branch)
Taikooli South, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区三里屯路太古里南区s9-12a、12b
Phone: 010 6466 6508
Changsha Brewery Hinata-Riita Takes Over the Taps at Slowboat Shichahai
Building off the popularity of recent tap takeovers from the likes of Evil Twin and Lervig, Slowboat continues its High Five Tap Takeover series by showcasing five intriguing brews from Hinata-Riita, brewers who have been turning heads in Hunan since their founding back in 2022. Along with a New Zealand-style IPA, folks can try more experimental beers like Hinata-Riita's Baby Bunny Tomato Chili Gose or their Whisper From Viking's Stjordal Farmhouse Ale.
The taps will be inaugurated at 7pm this Friday, May 17 at Slowboat's Shichahai Taproom, during which there will be opportunities for special gifts for those who try three to five beers (read more about it here). From then on, the beers will be on tap from May 18 onward while supplies last.
Slowboat Shichahai Taproom
Bldg 2, Inside Hehuashichang Business Street, 51 Di'anmen Dajie, Xicheng District
西城区地安门大街51号荷花市场内商业街2幢
Hours: Sun-Mon, 11am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 11am-2am
Contact: 130 5140 5508
English Pasties, Guiness Ice Cream & "Chinness" at The Factory This Weekend
The Factory is bringing back their cask system to pour out their special beer developed with Oak & Iron dubbed the "Chinness", an Irish stout brewed in China, only available from this Friday to Sunday. They'll also have two special secret beers to be unveiled during the weekend as well as some English and Irish treats to mark the occasion: English Pasties and Guinness Ice Cream.
This an advanced booking only event available from May 17-19, so if you'd like the chance to try all three beers plus get your hands on some new grub, follow this link for instructions on how to book.
The Factory 鼓楼工厂
135 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区鼓楼东大街135号
Hours: Daily, 11am-late
Contact: 186 0039 9582
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