Beijing Takes Home a Few Recognitions at National DRiNK Awards
After being postponed due to Covid woes last year, the 2022 National DRiNK Awards went off without a hitch in Shanghai, with two Beijing bars and a Beijing F&B legend taking home awards.
Hide & Seek – Best Bar Design & Best Restaurant Bar
Opened in 2021 by the lake in Lido Garden, this vast establishment features design elements seemingly inspired by those found in the Southwestern US, with tan adobe, stone walls, and quiet lighting making for a relaxing atmosphere. Much like the venue itself, the food and drink menus are vast as well, with the drinks specifically ranging from classic cocktails to signature concoctions of all kinds.
Hide & Seek
6 Fangyuan West Road (inside Lido Garden), Chaoyang District
朝阳区芳园西路6号丽都花园院内
Phone: 13240469487
Peiping Machine (Fangjia Branch) – Best Beer Menu
Although it now has a number of branches around the capital, including one smack dab in the center of a city park, Peiping Machine’s original location inside a repurposed factory in Fangjia Hutong is still a must visit. Their selection of over 30 beers on tap boasts intriguing takes on classic brews, a number of IPAs, and more out there flavors like smoked plum in ale form.
Peiping Machine Taphouse
E101, 46 Fangjia Hutong (south door on Jiaodaokou Beisantiao), Dongcheng District
东城区方家胡同46号院南门（正门在交道口本三条）
Phone: 6401-1572
Ethan Liu – Founders Award
Following his work as a brand ambassador for Cognac Ferrand, Ethan Liu came to Beijing to work as a senior bar consultant for Singapore’s Proof & Company until 2020. That being said, Liu's capital roots go further back than that, with him stating in a 2017 interview that he’d had his first drink at Banana in Beijing in the ‘90s, and even worked as manager at Flamme and D Lounge. Liu has done consulting and bar training for luxury bars and hotels across China, as well as with a number of Beijing bars, with one of his more notable projects being his work with UNION at The Opposite House on their opening and concept design.
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Images: Dianping, Peiping Machine, courtesy of DRiNK
