Another day, another soft opening party at Sinan Mansions. This time we traipsed back to the ghost town to sample the beers (and food) at the third edition of perennial expat favourite Boxing Cat Brewery. At this Cat, Kelley Lee has taken all the best parts of the Fuxing West outlet and added a bigger dining room. The menu will grow too and the restaurant will be open for lunch (with pared down versions of their epic servings), but they’re letting the kitchen staff get their feet under them in the new space before expanding their repertoire.

So when does it launch to the public? Kelley is planning on opening the doors this week quietly and seeing what kind of foot traffic strolls in, but on Saturday night, things are gonna get scary. Hands down the best Halloween deal in town, Boxing Cat the Third is throwing a costume party with free-flow booze and free food. Oh, and live bands to keep things rocking the whole night. If that’s not the perfect way to get to know a new bar in town, I don’t know what is.