On one of the sleepless nights, Karen and I stumbled into this award winning brewery and restaurant on Fuxing Xi Lu, near Yongfu Lu in the French Concession—Boxing Cat Brewery (BCB).

BCB resides in a three-story modernized old European style house. It has a large patio and a small dinning room on the ground floor. Two large dinning rooms and a balcony occupy the second floor. In between the second and third floors, there is a private dinning room that can fit around 10 people. This little nook and cranny of a place could be very cozy for a gathering of close friends. The third floor is complete with a pool table, dart board and a full service bar to help the game players quench their thirst.

BCB brews its own microbrews, so every day they will have four special beers on tap for you to taste. For half a pint (13 oz), the price is 35 RMB, and for a full pint (20 oz), the damage is 45 RMB. Besides their own microbrews, BCB serves a variety of wine, champagne, cocktails and hard liquor.

BCB also has an extensive food menu. You can choose from burgers, pasta, BBQ ribs, halibut and oyster, fish and chips, and many other mouth-watering items on the menu. The average price is around 100 RMB, and the portions are huge—definitely American style.