Tuesdays are weird. They’re the day before Wednesday, the day after Monday, a step closer to the weekend but still so far away. The best day to send reminders, the best day to settle into the flow of the week. It’s a kind of boring day, but it need not be. With these food and drink deals we’ve compiled below, you can turn your average Tuesday into a day of food, drink, and fun.
Wine Down Tuesdays at Zarah
Head to this Gulou favorite for RMB 50 on all glasses of wine 20 percent off all bottles all day long. The selection? Think global, with reds, whites, and bubbly from Italy, France, Spain, South Africa, Chile, and beyond. Plus, for non-wine drinkers there’s RMB 50 cocktails from 6-9pm and RMB 45 draft beer from 4-9pm. For eats, there’s a free snack of choice with any bottle purchase. Choose from homemade croquetas, bruschetta, plus guac and chips and other options.
Café Zarah
46 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区鼓楼东大街46号
Hours: Sun-Thurs, 9am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 9am-1am
Contact: 010 8403 9807
Half Off Nachos at Side Street Jiaodaokou
Tonight it’s all nachos half off at Side Street’s Jiaodaokou branch, happening in tandem with the venue’s quiz night. They’ve not only got classic Beef Nachos (RMB 85) – which itself is a bit of a twist with blue cheese dressing added in – but also Buffalo Nachos (RMB 80), featuring the expected nacho essentials like chips, cheddar cheese, salsa, and guac, with chicken, buffalo sauce, and more of that blue cheese thrown in; and Curry Nachos (RMB 75), which go further by topping the cheddar covered chips with coriander, pickled salsa, spiced yoghurt, and tikka curry sauce.
Side Street 街旁 (Jiaodaokou branch)
113-02 Jiaodaokou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区交道口东大街113-02
Hours: Mon-Thurs & Sun, 11am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 11am-1am
Contact: 176 0088 1832
BOGO Gin & Tonics at Slowboat Shichahai
Slowboat moves away from their brews for one night each week to take their gin and tonic selection and make it go BOGO (and perhaps global, if word gets around). Slowboat Shichahai has three G&Ts on offer, all of which eschew the plain jane recipe to make it better: Black Pepper & Strawberry, Pink Peppercorn & Grapefruit, and, for a lovely hit of botanicals, Roasted Coriander Seeds, Clove & Juniper Berries (RMB 60 each).
Slowboat Shichahai Taproom 悠航什刹海店
Bldg 2, Commercial Street, Hehua Market, 51, Di’anmen Dajie, Xicheng District
西城区地安门大街51号荷花市场内商业街2幢
Hours: Sun-Mon 11am-midnight, Fri-Sat 11-2am
Phone: 130 5140 5508
50 Percent off All Burgers and BBQ at Little Lahore
This stalwart Pakistani establishment has great deals every second day of the week, with half off all burgers and Pakistani style barbecue dishes, including kebabs and then some. This is all available at both their original branch on Qingnianlu their newer location in Dongzhimen, Courtyard by Little Lahore. If you’ve not yet been to the latter, Tuesday might be the day to check it out for nice deals in a nice cool brand spanking new environment.
Courtyard by Little Lahore 拉合尔餐厅
47 Dongzhimen Outer Street (near the Australian and Canadian Embassies)
东城区东直门街道东直门外小街47号（近澳大利亚大使馆、加拿大大使馆）
Hours: Mon, 5-10pm; Tues-Sun, 10.30am-3pm, 5pm-10pm
Contact: 136 9119 6167
Little Lahore 拉合尔餐厅 (Qingnianlu branch)
B202, 2/F, Bldg 6, Courtyard 2 Qingnian Lu Xili
朝阳区青年路西里2号院6号楼2层商业B202
Hours: Daily, 10.30am-3pm; 5-10pm
Contact: 136 9119 6167; 186 1109 6578
Tequila Tuesday at Bollywood Tales
Shuangjing Indian hotspot Bollywood Tales has tickets for a red eye flight from Calcutta to Mexico City on Tuesday nights by way of their Tequila Tuesday deal. All tequila drinks, including tequila shots, margaritas, and Bollywood Tales’ famous Corona Sunrises, are all buy one get one free! Who knew margs and curry could be a match made in heaven?
Bollywood Tales by Dastaan 宝莱坞故事印度餐厅
1F, 10, Bldg 2, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区百子湾路32号院2号楼1层10号
Hours: Daily, 11.30am-10pm
Phone: 150 3015 2369, 185 1447 9711
Tuesday Tapas Deal at La Platea
Finally, to the Mediterranean we go, for tapas galore from La Platea. Here, Tuesdays go with Tapas for a reason: you can enjoy RMB 15 on all the restaurant’s tapas with purchase of any alcoholic drink from 3-10pm. It’s your choice of bruschetta, Spanish tortilla, sausages, croquets, and more goodies.
La Platea 兰蒂地中海餐吧 (CBD branch)
1/F, Trends Tower, The Place (northeast side), Jintong Xilu
朝阳区金桐西路世贸天阶时尚大厦一层
Hours: Daily, 10am-midnight
Contact: 130 5139 7386
La Platea 兰蒂地中海餐吧 (Sanlitun branch)
11, Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区工人体育场北路4号院11号楼
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 11am-1am
Contact: 186 1037 6761
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Images: Unsplash, courtesy of the venues
