It's Always Sunny in Sanlitun: Paddy's To Open in Tongli Studios

We think we've gotten to the bottom of the great Bourbon bamboozler. The question that had been plaguing a few people for literally days. Why, we'd been asking, is Tongli Studio new boy Bourbon seemingly closed an awful lot after just a few weeks in business? Why wouldn't they let us in to take some photos of the new place? And why in blazes did they have mismatched plastic garden furniture in a Western-themed saloon?

We now have an answer, and it's bad news for our Bourbon review, which is destined to never see the light of day. (It was great, by the way – you'd have loved it.) It seems the second-story space has changed hands again as "Paddy's Irish Bar" has been added to the signage outside Tongli. And in a rapid development of events, the spot is set to open this weekend, with The Beijing Beatles confirming they've been signed up to preside over the opening festivities.

That's all we know right now, but we're getting a look around on Wednesday, and will have some snaps of the new place then.

Is there room for another Irish bar in this town? We'll see.

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