Chinese Room

Chengdu, China

Chinese Room, or Yejuan in Chinese, is a cocktail bar on Qinglian Shang Street in Chengdu's Jinjiang District, built around a romanticized vision of Asian regality. Gilded ceilings, carved woodwork, burnished chandeliers, antiques, porcelain and a fireplace fill the room, staff uniforms carry rippling gold dragons, and the look is said to take its cue from Brighton's Royal Pavilion. The drinks team of Shuai Yang and Ke Chen starts from the Western classics and folds in local produce like apricot, rose and red wine from Ningxia, often poured into retro crockery. The bar's own account frames it as Chinoiserie rooted in Chengdu, drawing its flavors from Chinese culture.