To Try List: Singapore Food Fest, Foodie Takeover at The Sandy + More
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We've got a foodie taking over new wine bar the Sandy, a Singapore Hawker Festival coming to JinShang·Yuan, the return of BBB via BBBistro, El Nido opening a new store and more on our To Try List this week.
Singapore Hawker Festival Comes to JinShang·Yuan, Aug 10
JinShang is partnering up with Singaporean restaurant Vanda Room and the Singapore Global Network to bring a hawker street party to Beijing. All set to take place next Saturday, Aug 10, in honor of Singapore National Day, JinShang will be transforming their Theater Garden and Starlight Lounge into a bustling hawker marketplace.
Naturally, the highlight of the event will be the delectable food and drinks which will be provided by Vanda Room, other Singaporean brands Jumbo Seafood and Putien as well as various local F&B brands. They’ll have a range of classic Singaporean dishes like Singapore Katong Laksa (lead picture), Indian Peanut Snacks, Barbecued Skewers, Nonya Popiah (pictured above), Kaya Toast and for those with a sweet tooth, Singapore’s famous ice cream sandwiches.
Along with food, there will be iconic Singaporean seasonal cocktails and other traditional drinks such as Singapore Nanyang Coffee (Kopi) and Teh Tarik (pulled tea, pictured above). The festival is also family-friendly and they will have a designated kids' area with activities such as face painting, coloring and more.
The Singapore Hawker Festival will be taking place at JinShang·Yuan on Saturday, Aug 10 from 11.30am until 7.30pm. Adult tickets are RMB 100 and kids tickets (under 12 years old) are RMB 59, tickets can be exchanged for food and drink at the festival and can be bought by scanning the poster above. You can read more details about the event here. To read more about JinShang·Yuan, check out this article.
JinShang·Yuan 金尚源
20 Xinyuanli West, Chaoyang District
朝阳区新源里西20号
Event hours: Aug 10, 11.30am-7.30pm
If you’re not able to make it to the festival and want to try some Singaporean food, then you can also head to Vanda Room during their normal operating hours as well.
Vanda Room
50 meters west of the intersection of Guanghualu Beiyijie and Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区，光华北一街与东三环中路交叉口西50米
Hours: Tue-Sun, 11.30am-2pm; 5pm-9pm
Phone: 010 8775 4120
Songnia Takes Over the Kitchen at The Sandy, Aug 3-4
But first, a bit of wine and dine fun this weekend: despite having only just recently opened, The Sandy is already bringing exciting foodie events to the capital with their “The Sandy x Friends” series. A takeover series, their second installment this weekend (Aug 3-4) will see actor, director and full time foodie (and past Beijinger contributor) Songnia taking over the kitchen. She’ll be bringing beach vibes to the table with lobster rolls, ice cream and Spanish wine.
Ice cream will be served from 4pm each day, available as ice cream pops (RMB 43) or as ice cream croissant sandwiches (RMB 58). It's available in some pretty stellar flavors to boot: taro, pistachio strawberry pesto, and spicy mango yuzu sorbet. We're eyeing the pistachio strawberry pesto one for sure, but which one would you try?
As for the lobster rolls (RMB 98), they'll be avaiable from 9pm each day of the event, in limited quantity. Expect the Classic Maine roll to be joined by a Spicy Szechuan and Thai Tom Yum version. Yum indeed.
The Sandy
1 Jia Xinyuan Lixi, Chaoyang District
朝阳区新源里西甲一号
Event hours: Aug 3-4, 4pm-10pm
Phone: 199 1072 7317
BBB Returns with BBBistro in Langyuan Station
After closing their doors on Fangjia Hutong earlier this year, BBB – also known as Baby Boom Bar – is back, but this time it’s not banging beats they're bringing, but food and drink instead. Called BBBistro, they’ve relocated to Langyuan Station and had their official soft opening party last weekend. They seem to be keeping pretty tight-lipped on the full details of this new venture, however from their Dianping page it looks like they’ll be specializing in Italian cuisine.
BBBistro
A2-1-2, Langyuan Station, 53 Bangjieta Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区半截塔路53号首创·郎园Station内 A2-1-2
Hours: Sun-Thu 10am-9pm; Fri-Sat 10am-midnight
El Nido Opens New Branch by Bird's Nest Stadium
There’s no stopping El Nido, who have just opened up a fourth branch in Beijing up by the Bird's Nest Stadium. The new branch is currently in soft opening and here you can get El Nido’s usual range of excellent craft brews as well as carefully concocted cocktails courtesy of Fang Bar, who El Nido have partnered up with once again.
This branch is located right on the water with breathtaking views of some of the most iconic Olympic sights. There is a lovely terrace area out front that’s perfect for enjoying a beer or cocktail or during the colder months a chic bar area inside.
El Nido Bird’s Nest branch
Unit 3, Moon Dock, 6, Hujing Xilu, Aoyuncun Jiedao, Chaoyang District
朝阳区奥运村街道湖景西路6号月色码头三单元
Hours: Sun-Thu, 2pm-2am; Fri-Sat, 2pm-3am
Phone: 186 1136 0664
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