The Beijinger is proud to announce a select list of winners from the 2015 Reader Bar & Club Awards!
It’s a select list because we’re saving 11 of the best categories for our live awards presentation for 3-6pm on Day 1 of our International Foodie Weekend on Saturday, May 30. That’s where we’ll present the awards for your favorites in categories such as Best Sanlitun Bar, Best New Bar/Club, Best Bartender, and of course, Bar/Club of the Year. Join us — the event is free (endless food and beverage will be available for purchase).
Congratulations to all the establishments that made it onto the list and thank you to all those who spent the time to explore Beijing’s vast bar scene and vote for your favorite venues. Let’s take a look who really shone this past year …
Best Bar Food: Great Leap Brewing #12 Brewpub
Outstanding Bar Food: Home Plate Bar-B-Que
Outstanding Bar Food: Q Mex
Best Beer Selection: Great Leap Brewing #12 Brewpub
Outstanding Beer Selection: Beer Mania
Outstanding Beer Selection Heaven Supermarket
Best Cheap Drinks Heaven Supermarket
Outstanding Cheap Drinks Mojito Man
Outstanding Cheap Drinks Temple Bar
Best Cocktails Janes & Hooch
Outstanding Cocktails Mao Mao Chong
Outstanding Cocktails Parlor
Best Student Bar Lush
Outstanding Student Bar Heaven Supermarket
Outstanding Student Bar Vics
Best LGBT Friendly Destination
Outstanding LGBT Friendly Funky
Outstanding LGBT Friendly Mas
Best Courtyard Bar Great Leap Brewing Original #6 Brewpub
Outstanding Courtyard Bar 4corners
Outstanding Courtyard Bar Dusk Dawn Club (DDC)
Best Cover Band Beijing Beatles
Outstanding Cover Band Tavey Lean and the Solid Gold Dream Machine
Outstanding Cover Band The Groove Collective
Best for Business Networking Centro, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Outstanding for Business Networking Mesh, The Opposite House
Outstanding for Business Networking Migas
Best for Wine Cheers
Outstanding for Wine Enoterra
Outstanding for Wine Pinotage
Best Gulou 4corners
Outstanding Gulou Modernista
Outstanding Gulou Temple Bar
Best Happy Hour Home Plate Bar-B-Que Sanlitun
Outstanding Happy Hour The Den
Outstanding Happy Hour The Local
Best Lido Xian, EAST Hotel Beijing
Outstanding Lido Eudora Station
Outstanding Lido The Irish Volunteer
Best Live Music Venue Temple Bar
Outstanding Live Music Venue Dusk Dawn Club (DDC)
Outstanding Live Music Venue Yugong Yishan
Best Local Craft Brewery Great Leap Brewing
Outstanding Local Craft Brewery Jing-A Taproom
Outstanding Local Craft Brewery Slow Boat Brewery
Best Place to Take a Date Atmosphere, China World Summit Wing
Outstanding Place to Take a Date Hidden House
Outstanding Place to Take a Date Janes & Hooch
Outstanding Place to Take a Date Mai Bar
Best Place to Find a Date Migas
Outstanding Place to Find a Date 4corners
Outstanding Place to Find a Date First Floor
Best Place to Play Pool The Local
Outstanding Place to Play Pool Luga’s Villa
Outstanding Place to Play Pool Q Mex
Best Quiz Night Lush
Outstanding Quiz Night Paddy O’Shea’s
Outstanding Quiz Night Q Mex
Best Rooftop Migas
Outstanding Rooftop Kokomo
Outstanding Rooftop Xiu, Park Hyatt Beijing
Best Shuangjing Plan B (tie)
Best Shuangjing The Brick (tie)
Outstanding Shuangjing Mako Livehouse
Best View Atmosphere, China World Summit Wing
Outstanding View Capital M
Outstanding View Migas
Most Beautiful People Migas
Very Beautiful People 4corners
Very Beautiful People D lounge
Most Creative Bar Concept 8-Bit
Outstanding Creative Bar Concept Bottle, Boot & Cigar (BBC)
Outstanding Creative Bar Concept Heaven Supermarket
Party of the Year The Third Beijing Craft Beer Festival (Jun 2014)
Outstanding Party of the Year Beijing Autumn Craft Beer Festival (Oct 2014)
Outstanding Party of the Year Shuangjing Block Party (Apr 2014)
Best Nightclub Migas
Outstanding Nightclub Dada
Outstanding Nightclub Element Club
The following categories will be given out on stage on Saturday (join us):
Bar / Club of the Year
Best New Bar/Club
Best Bar Managaer
Best Bartender
Best for Business Networking
Best for Dancing
Best Hotel Bar
Best Hutong Bar
Best Local Craft Brew
Best Sanlitun
Best Sports Bar
Why not go visit one (or more) this weekend, especially those outside?
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