Bar Reviews
Monday, 08 February 2010 06:02
Written by Cordelia O’Hare

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Is it a bar? No. Is it a restaurant? No. Is there a grumpy old lady upstairs demanding quiet at all times? Yes. And yet this tucked away hidey-hole in Tianzifang still has some character. Come to think of it, that's really about all it has. Cream-colored walls are adorned with jigsaw puzzles depicting everything from young love in black and white to Paris by night. The ceiling has an assortment of ceramic ornaments and they’ve crammed in some cushy sofas to accommodate no more than 15 people. It feels as if you’re sitting in someone’s living room – someone who happens to make delicious coffee and play really (yawn) chilled music. Wine and bottled beers are very reasonable at around the RMB25 mark, and if you buy two, you get the third one free. If you get hungry, a subpar menu offers oddities like pepperoni quesadillas (RMB30) or more familiar Shanghai fried noodles (RMB26). Be warned: the lady upstairs goes to bed early. Unless you want to be shushed with every sip of beer, make this an afternoon watering hole.

Mon-Fri 10.30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-late. No cards. No. 28, Lane 155 Jianguo Zhong Lu, Tianzifang (137 6468 1192) 建国中路155弄28号, 近瑞金二路

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