After the Spring Festival, everyone had to pack up and move bricks to work. As a lazy and self-employed person, I successfully convinced myself: "Don't force yourself to work if you can't work hard, you should have spring break in March!" So I bought a round-trip ticket and booked a brand new W hotel at the end of last year that was cancelled by force majeure. Chengdu, I came on vacation, yay
W Chengdu Hotel
I got off the plane and took a taxi to leave the airport, and it took only 20 minutes to arrive at the W Chengdu Hotel in the Financial City. The car stopped on the lobby platform of the hotel on the second floor, and was led by the concierge into the hotel that has been seen countless times in the online media and circle of friends since last year, and interestingly, this W hotel does not feel much like what is seen in the photos.
The design is designed by Glyph Design Studio, which participated in the design of the W Hotel in Guangzhou, but the style is not the same, compared with several other W hotels in China, under the same modern temperament, there is less charm and restlessness, and a little more elegance and charm. The design concept of "Du Posture" runs through the design of all areas of the hotel, integrates Sichuan's unique natural landscape and rich cultural attributes, and interprets Chengdu's comfortable "slow life" with a modern avant-garde attitude.
The multimedia interactive art installation created by teamLab in the lobby, the silhouettes of "chandeliers" and "fountains" and the images displayed in the lobby are an abstract expression of Jiuzhaigou, which is very subtle. Further inside, you will meet two "messengers" who vividly present the leisurely life attitude of Chengdu people and the cool spirit of W, and the "shape" is extremely gorgeous, they should be the international supermodels among the pandas.
Often laugh with friends, the vast majority of W hotel rooms give people the feeling that they should not be used to sleep, well-designed space will often make people feel restless desire to grow, Chengdu W hotel room is rarely I go in after feeling comfortable and relaxed, so that the original I only fixed two nights the result of four consecutive days, and the impulse to run out is less, in the room accidentally nestled for half a day. I heard that the Fantastic Suite is more comfortable and more detailed, and next time you must stay and see.
In addition to the rooms, the space I spend the most time in the hotel is the lobby lounge Living Room "Chaotang". As a lobby bar, Chaotang can be ranked in the top three of the many new hotels I have stayed in in the past two years, and the elegant curves and soft tones of the open space make this W hotel more leisurely and relaxed in addition to the vitality. It was raining outside on a weekend afternoon, and I took my book and ordered a bottle of Chablis wine, and I read it until nightfall.
Not only is the wine selection rich and reasonably priced, but there are also surprises for the rare original cocktails of Chaotang. Before the evening meal, I used to sit at the bar and order three rounds of wine, there was no very complex flavor, or colorful decoration, basically a classic variation of the production presentation, the structure and balance are quite good, with the bar environment and audience matching, the degree of care and creative angle are impeccable, I personally like the white sesame oil extract gin blended and infused with black sesame smoke black and white tasteless Negoni.
After nightfall, the lights change, and the atmosphere of the Chaotang changes accordingly, becoming a place for the elite of the financial city to gather and relax, and various themed activities are held from time to time. I happened to be here this time, and I happened to encounter a guest bartending event of my good friends in the ice room in front of the temple. Andrew, Bastien, and National Bartending Champion Tiger, two of Asia's 50th largest bartenders, stand together to make wine, attracting many of the city's best winemakers to punch in.
The Theatre
Jiaozi Avenue, where W Chengdu is located, is known as a street with the highest gold content in Chengdu, which not only brings together major well-known financial companies, high-end retail businesses and elites, but also a number of high-grade and well-known boutique bars in the city have also been invited to settle here. Since opening in Taikoo Li for more than a year, it has been the benchmark for fine nightlife in the city, and I have been one of them many times, Andrea's The Theatre, which is opened downstairs at the W Hotel.
The Theatre is an upgraded and enhanced version of its Taikoo Li store, continuing the Italian theatre style and live jazz performances, continuing to focus on champagne and wine, because of the larger and more diverse space, its live atmosphere, immersion and ability to better meet the needs of considerable independence and privacy.
There is also a special stage for sabre to open champagne, and guests can learn and experience the refreshing charm of sabre opening champagne on the spot under the guidance of a professional sommelier after ordering wine.
The Theatre co-founder Nico is a friend I greatly admire, handsome, very tasteful, but also good at technology and good at management, regardless of the use of space, detail control, atmosphere creation, selection of bartending all have to get.
In addition to the Volkswagen brand, there are also a number of niche boutique champagnes that I like to choose from. Tell you a secret that he doesn't want me to say, the classic cocktails here are also very good at playing, and the delicate and delicate Japanese style is outstanding.
Wizar Lounge
In Taikoo Li, Wizar Lounge and The Theatre are a pair of good taste neighbors, and they moved into the Financial City in the second half of last year. From Jingronghui, to Taikoo Li, to the Financial City Rubik's Cube, I have witnessed the growth of three generations of Wizar Lounge.
Each one is elegant and sophisticated, and always has the magic that beautiful ladies love, and I think the main reason comes from its founder, Joy Chen. He has been engaged in the management of high-end hotels for many years, and has served countless celebrities, celebrities and business elites, creating his relaxed, long-sleeved good dance, exquisite personality charm, and friends in finance, real estate, fashion, and performing arts.
The new store in the financial city is themed "Hunting Ground", which is very stylized, and the clever use of lines, light and shadow, and materials creates a topic space where stories can occur at any time.
As long as I come to Chengdu, I will definitely go to the Wizar Lounge to find Joy to drink and chat, the three stores have drunk all the way, I feel that the atmosphere of the hotel is getting weaker and weaker, and when I get to this new store, Joy completely expresses his preferences and personality through space, and the mystery and ambiguous temptation increase dramatically. Here you'll look forward to the next person who walks in, the next glass of wine you'll drink, and the next story about yourself.
The Church Lounge
When I first came to the City last year, I thought to myself, "Hey, The Flower of Paris Champagne opened the Dream Garden themed pop-up store in Chengdu?" "The whole store is designed with a green and white flower theme logo design, European-style glass flower room like a connecting space inside and outside, a variety of specifications, all levels of Paris flower champagne display... After a closer look, I found that, oh, it turned out to be Tony Han's new store, The Church Lounge, and the French romantic style was quite eye-catching.
The Church Lounge, a garden-style restaurant in U-Fang, is decorated as a Parisian flower shop, but it not only serves champagne, but also whiskey or cocktails according to personal preference, as well as lunch, dinner and a wide selection of bar food, which is very suitable for the leisure needs of business people in this business district.
Adjacent to it are the upcoming seafood restaurant The Fisher and the Japanese Izakaya Kurobun Sake Brewery, which is open until 4 a.m., where even if you close down, you don't have to worry about running out of stalls or going back to sleep hungry, and even if you're an energetic urban night tourist, you'll find a good place to spend midnight.
Sage Cocktails Whisky Bar
This time I came to Chengdu for spring break, I am not only active in the financial city area, there are also many new bars opened by good friends in the city center, which must go to explore the store. The first stop is Sage at WIFC. The handsome manager Xiao Tang, who he had just met when he first came to Shanghai from Taiwan to work, had been looking forward to it when he heard that he and his friends had moved to Chengdu to open their own bar, and it took nearly a year to prepare for implementation, and finally opened in September last year.
Sage's entrance is tucked away in an alley on Cheong An Street, and the first time you may have to look for it. Entering from the automatic door that slides open by induction, the environmental space that integrates a large number of plant elements is neat and elegant, which is very different from the style of chengdu local bar, and the semi-circular seating layout makes the distance between guests and guests, guests and bartenders closer and closer, easier to communicate.
The sage style of the main creative cocktail is also very different from the local bar production in Chengdu, and the flavor structure is very bold, and the overall complexity is balanced and has memory points.
I tried four original cocktails of smoky makeup, vineyard, hormones, and spring mud in one go, and I was able to drink the skills and confidence of a bartender. Listen to Xiao Tang said that he is about to change to a new wine list, and next time he can brush the wine list to try new wine.
Bar Bos
Last year in Chengdu, I have heard the concept and ideas of Bar Bos, and in January this year, the software and hardware were basically completed and began to operate, and this time I must come to Chengdu to drink and see. Unlike many new bars with no experience in opening a store while doing while learning, this store has a very experienced "brain" and a new generation of highly reputable "hands", so it has a very good degree of completion as soon as it debuts, the lightning protection work is done well, and the use of space and atmosphere creation are well realized.
As a cocktail bar where bartending is absolutely important, the quality of original cocktails is very important. Because they went with their friends in the ice room in front of the temple, many people were able to try the original cocktails on the wine list in one breath, and the overall satisfaction was quite satisfactory.
The design of the cocktail does not have a complex structure of showmanship, the level of clarity and stimulation is low, the flavor memory point is easy to grasp, even the guests who usually drink a lot of cocktails are easy to understand and accept, and for the professional wine that drinks cocktails all year round, there is also something worth playing, so they will not be abandoned too superficial.
Because of the outstanding ability and resources of the manager and bartender, Bar Bos has accumulated a good reputation and reputation in just two months of opening, and there are many admirers, many of whom come from other places to try and punch, and a large number of Harry Potter fans have come to brush harry potter-themed wines. However, I heard them say that the current wine list is still temporary, and it will soon be on the new wine list, which is worth looking forward to.
Bar Aether
After seeing the message from the circle of friends that I was coming to Chengdu, Alan Zhang, a young bartender who had known me for three years but had never drunk much of his bartender, sent me an invitation on WeChat to sit and drink at bar Bar Aether, which he opened in January this year.
According to Alan, the name of the bar comes from a material "ether" conceived by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, and in Aristotle's view, the elements that make up the world are in addition to water, fire, air, and earth, and there is a substance called the ether located in the upper layer of the sky. The original cocktails of the bar are divided into four categories according to their characteristics and the use of raw materials, corresponding to water, fire, gas and earth one by one.
I tried several cocktails, both with great care and completeness, and one of the fire cocktails called "Stuffy" impressed me the most. Its base wine is whiskey, served with gentian, yavana and red misi, incensed with sandalwood and sealed in a transparent sealed bag.
"Stuffy" is presented to guests with scissors, which need to be cut by themselves and taste the wine when the aroma overflows, realizing a multi-sensory experience. In addition to the original cocktails, Alan's classic cocktails are also well-blended and well worth a drink.
CLAP_Chengdu
This time in Chengdu, the most special, most personalized, and coolest shop I met was the CLAP_Chengdu in Shuijing Tangjinguanyi Street. It is a diversified comprehensive experience space composed of trend boutique Store Pillar, fashion brand pop-up store Room Arch, café Coffin Courtyard and bar Bar Lantern, CLAP is the abbreviation of the four spaces, semi-open space decoration design avant-garde cool, from the outside it is difficult not to be attracted by it.
During the day, you can see a glyph-shaped three-way space, on the right is the Covese Courtyard, which is based on the concept of indoor patios, coffee courtyard, which is managed by INVISI COFFEE SHOP, and on the left is the pop-up store of LACESTE creative director Louise Trotter and international superstar "Mars Brother" Bruno Mars, the pop-up store of the fashion brand LACOSTE X RICKY REGAL launched by international superstar "Mars Brother", and the store in the center The main body of the Pillar buyer's shop, Bar Lantern is gone.
Every night at 8 o'clock, CLAP will undergo an extremely cool transformation, the trend items are all put away, the shelves, windows, and counters are rotated and deformed, the lighting tone of the entire ceiling changes, the entire boutique disappears into the night, and the avant-garde Design Bar Lantern appears silently.
Bar Lantern offers cocktails designed by Hugo, the manager of Bar Pi, the city's popular bar, to hipsters in the city. Unfortunately, I went too late this time and didn't drink its cocktail, so I must make up for it next time.
Chengdu is really a city full of fashion charm, every time you come can feel the surprise and impact, tide and play, food is delicious enough to make people unable to extricate themselves, no matter how many times to go is still full of freshness, teach people how not to love it?