tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post6193020762857294369..comments2024-02-10T08:13:07.736+00:00Comments on Round-The-World Barstool Blues: New localsFrooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post-90543042928325396332011-11-30T08:43:10.491+00:002011-11-30T08:43:10.491+00:00Have to keep it 'secret' a little while lo...Have to keep it 'secret' a little while longer...<br /><br />Supposed to be launching formally from this weekend.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post-64308530979183208072011-11-30T08:42:15.585+00:002011-11-30T08:42:15.585+00:00Cangku gets appallingly smoky, no ventilation at a...<b>Cangku</b> gets appallingly smoky, no ventilation at all (I've only looked in two or three times in the three years it's been open, and have never been tempted to stay). And <b>ZuiYuefang</b> is a nice space for music, but lacks much other appeal.<br /><br />However, the really <i>dangerous</i> option is a new cocktail bar called <b>Mai</b>. It's a speakeasy-style place, hidden away in an unmarked siheyuan - but it looks very promising indeed. It's been in a sort of clandestine 'soft opening' mode these last two weeks, where the boss, Jeff, is giving away all the drinks for free. I have been <i>trying</i> not to abuse his hospitality...<br /><br />I don't think I've ever previously become a regular at a place before it was even open!<br /><br />(Oh, well, <b>Amilal</b>, arguably. And the expanded version of <b>12 Square Metres</b>. And...)Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.com