Beijing: Where to Eat: Quick Break: Block 8

Block 8

A kind of all-in-one bar and restaurant complex for the free-spending movers and shakers of New Beijing. The focal point is an oval-shaped marble bar where patrons gather for cocktails while deciding whether to eat in the venue’s Japanese restaurant or its Mediterranean-fare outlet. Late night, the lights go down and the clubbing starts. In the summer months, Block 8 has a rooftop beach-style bar.