Bar of the Month: The Green Cap Bar

After almost two years of steadily impressive reviews, the Shunyi spot recently received its first tbj Reader’s Bar & Club Awards gong. The Beijing suburbanati will tell you it was about time.

The style
A cozy lounge with big-screen TVs showing sport, and a sizeable outdoor terrace overlooking the banks of the lake

The punters
Shunyi residents, parents awaiting the school pick-up and beleaguered teachers stopping by for a drink before heading back downtown

The music
Radio-friendly indie rock

Go to
Relax on the porch overlooking the placid lake

Drink
A properly poured pint of Guinness (RMB 55)

Most likely celebrity customer
Colin Farrell

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No Name Bar, Siif

Click here to see the Beijinger July issue in full.

Photo: Judy Zhou