663064 Wed Oct 28 13:13:47 -0700 2009 2 46 China 0 5138074 I'm headed to Beijing and Hong Kong over the next week and a half, and have benefitted a ton from all of the great posts on food in both cities. But how about wine/wine bar type places? Is there any place to get a good bottle for $30-$40 USD and some small bites to go with it ? Thanks in advance, all. Wed Oct 28 13:13:47 -0700 2009 14582 CulverJack 1 5138995 My favourite is the Oyster and Wine bar inside the Sheraton, TST. Pretty nice view too. Wed Oct 28 18:31:35 -0700 2009 5138074 10810 Charles Yu 1 5139259 In Beijing, there are two options at "The Place", one is my favorite, Enoteca, a Shanghai export where they have drinkable wines at cheap prices (many bottles under $30, but they do have some more expensive ones). It's a cool environment though the food is only average. Within that mall there is another wine bar called CJW (Cigar, Wine, Jazz), bottles there will be a little more expensive (maybe $40-60) and they have live jazz every night, though I'm not a big fan. Down the street is the Kerry Center's bar, Centro, that's popular with the white collar types that work in the area, bottles will be more expensive, but they should have some within your range or decent by the glass offerings. Nearby The Place, at Sanlitun, there is Scarlett Wine Bar which has some of the better food offerings of Beijing wine bars, there are also a few tapas spots with good wine lists. At Houhai, there is La Baie des Anges, a cool wine bar owned and run by a really nice French guy. There's also Cambulac, I've never heard of it before, but it somehow got itself mentioned in the NY Times and from the look of their website, it might be worth checking out. The final spot is Palette Vino, located around dongsi shitiao, a cool little spot with some good wine options. I'd check out Enoteca and La Baie des Anges and if you don't like them, then try some of the other spots mentioned. Wed Oct 28 20:24:07 -0700 2009 5138074 1094099 modernleifeng