Nibbles and Sips: March/April 2017 Edition

Robynne Tindall, Contributing Editor | Mar 8, 2017 11:30 am | Add a comment | 1251 reads

The biggest dining news of the spring, for meatlovers at least, is that New York City-based steakhouse Wolfgang’s will open a branch in the newly-renovated Pacific Century Place, just north of 1949. Housed on Park Avenue in Manhattan, Wolfgang’s flagship restaurant has been repeatedly ranked as one of the Big Apple’s top 10 steakhouses. The brand has a handful of other branches across NYC and the US, along with a trio of locations in Japan and one in South Korea. The restaurant was founded by Wolfgang Zwiener, who honed his F&B expertise for years at another famous New York steakhouse, Luger.

Elsewhere in the Sanlitun/Gongti area, new restaurant and lounge Mojo opened just after Spring Festival, and looks to be carving out its position as both a Western fine dining destination and nightlife venue.

We’ve been hearing some very good things about Bao House, a small, high-end Japanese restaurant that has soft opened on the third floor of the Topwin Center next to the well-regarded yakitori joint Beyond Yakitori. In-the-know foodie friends describe the set menu as “the best Japanese food they’ve had in Beijing” so you better believe that we’ll be first in line once the restaurant is out of soft opening.

Health and fitness startup Base Fit, who opened their first gym in Xingfu Ercun in January, just soft launched Home Grounds, a healthy dining and lifestyle space serving salads, bowls, and smoothies.

On the other hand, those of you who have abandoned healthy resolutions now that we are several months into the year, might want to indulge in the recently launched aperitivo at Pizza View, which runs from 5-9pm on weeknights. All wines by the glass, beers (including Jing-A), and cocktails are buy-one-get-one free, and accompanied by a complimentary plate of snacks and mini pizza. With Aperol spritzes priced at RMB 50, it has already positioned itself as one of Beijing’s best value happy hour deals.

For all your foodie deals, check our dining promotions here. This article first appeared in the March/April issue of the Beijinger.