China’s One & Only Chinese-style Oyster & Cocktail Bar Opens!

Yuan raises the bar in the Shanghai cocktail scene

元坊(Yuan)生蠔鸡尾酒吧 开启上海酒吧新风潮

　　Shanghai, 23 May 2013– Yuan Bar and Oyster Lounge, the world’s first bar that successfully fuses traditional Chinese with modern Western concepts, officially opens its doors today.

　　(2013年5月23日，上海)作为全球第一家成功融合中国传统古典主义与西方现代理念的鸡尾酒吧，元坊(Yuan)生蠔鸡尾酒吧今日正式开业。

　　What sets Yuan apart from any other bar in the world is its holistic emphasis on the use of Chinese elements throughout its Xiangyang Beilu space, from its logo which is in the form of a traditional Chinese paper cutting, its fine selection of Chinese ingredient-infused cocktails, to its chic chinos design concept.

　　元坊最为与众不同的特色是极其强调对于中国元素的整体运用。从源自中国传统剪纸艺术设计灵感的酒吧LOGO，到别具新意加入中国酒原料的特色鸡尾酒，以及店内随处可见的中国风设计元素，极致典雅的风格呈现，使得元坊在酒吧林立的襄阳北路脱颖而出。

　　Its cocktail menu reads like a Chinese herbal store, with the use of local liquors, herbs and fruits. This original idea all came from the brilliant owner of Yuan, who is also one of the most famous Sommelier A prime example is its Shaoxing Chivalry that is a twist of a Manhattan. Instead of Bourbon, 12-year-old Chivas is infused with red dates while a Shaoxing wine reduction with wolfberry substitutes vermouth and then topped with orange bitters in this Chinese rendition of a classic cocktail. Other creative concoctions include the use of Changbaishan Ginseng, Chongming Wine and Hawthorne. Each cocktail is meticulously conjured up and executed by its award-winning bartenders – all of whom are regular winners in the cocktail competition circuit.

　　阅读元坊的酒单，仿佛在游历一个缤纷奇妙的传统中草药世界，你会发现酒吧主人-国内著名品酒大师，别出心裁地将中国酒加入鸡尾酒中，各种水果和传统中药材也能在元坊的酒尾酒中被找到。比如店内一款名叫“绍兴骑士”主打特色鸡尾酒，就巧妙地演绎了别样“曼哈顿”。以12年芝华士混合红枣汁代替传统的波旁酒，佐以少量绍兴黄酒搭配枸杞取代传统的苦艾酒，再覆上橙皮苦酒，一款经典鸡尾酒的中式演绎完美呈现。另一款极富特色的创意之作是运用长白山人参、崇明米酒和霍桑酒完美调和而成的“绝对崇明”。元坊所呈现的每一杯鸡尾酒都出自在各大调酒赛事中屡获奖项的调酒大师之手，他们精湛的技艺让每一杯鸡尾酒都放佛在演绎着视觉与味觉的魔法！

　　More than just putting ‘Chinese’ into its cocktails, its design concept displays a flair for chic Chinoserie, with traditional Chinese furniture updated to the contemporary. One example is its typical Northern Chinese bed tables that are given long legs and transformed into high tables. Together with the use of bright hues and accents, the space is modish yet decidedly Oriental all at once.

　　除了中国风在鸡尾酒中的奇妙融合，元坊整个店内的设计元素也无处不展露着中国风的典雅韵味，传统的中式家具如越过岁月流年重又在元坊绽放着古典雅致的美。比如店内独特的酒吧高桌，就是将中国北方传统的炕上方桌配上特别设计的长桌腿转化而成。而店内明亮及冲击性的色彩运用，更是将整个空间新古典主义中国风的新潮感表现得淋漓尽致。

　　Incorporated into Yuan is a dedicated oyster bar where more than ten imported varietals (mainly from France) including Belon, Gillardeau, Fine de Claire, and Kumamoto can be handpicked by guests, shucked a la minute by waiters and served tableside, minutes from its order.While a service one can find in high-end restaurants, Yuan is the only cocktail bar that provides premium oysters to complement its 300 spirits and wines that it stocks behind its counters. However, comparing with other high-end restaurants, the price of oysters in Yuan is only the half and even lower. The set of “Champaign Oyster “(158RMB) composed of three small cocktails - Oyster Bloody Mary, Oyster Royal Fizz and Oyster Martini which are meticulously made by the award-winning bartenders, was highly recommended. Alongside, every Wednesday night is the “Night of Oyster”. During that night, one free cocktail will be severed if you order two. Nevertheless, please noted, if you intend to join the ‘Night of Oyster’, do make a reservation in advance, as the supply always fall short of demand on that night.

　　元坊的另一大特色是专注于进口生蠔的鸡尾酒吧。店内以法国生蠔为主，精选十几种各大知名产区生蠔，包括有金属味的贵族贝隆生蠔，肥美的吉拉多，犹如轻吻大海的克莱芬得克雷尔特选，日本小种熊本极品等。客人可亲自挑选，服务生根据客人下单顺序，当场为客人去壳上菜，并由专业侍酒师推荐搭配美酒。虽然相同的服务也可以在其它的高档餐厅找到，但是，元坊是唯一一个拥有库存超过300种烈酒与葡萄酒又能提供优质进口生蠔的鸡尾酒吧，而且其生蠔销售价格仅为其他高档餐厅的一半至更低。特别是158元的生蠔鸡尾酒品鉴套餐，是由三杯小份的生蠔鸡尾酒组成，分别为生蠔血腥玛丽Oyster Bloody Mary，生蠔皇家斐室Oyster Royal Fizz，生蠔马天尼Oyster Martini，由元坊诸位知名获奖调酒师细腻调制，岂能不让生蠔爱好者念念不忘！另外，元坊每周三生蚝之夜，提供买二送一的促销，不过由于经常供不应求，所以最好提前预定！

　　With the best of both the traditional East fused with the sophisticated West, Yuan Bar and Oyster Lounge is on the vanguard of the drinking culture in Shanghai, China and perhaps the rest of the world.

　　完美地融合典雅的中国古典主义与精致的西方现代主义，元坊(Yuan)生蠔鸡尾酒吧必将成为上海、中国甚至全球酒吧文化的先行者。

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　　营业时间：2pm-2am

　　地址：襄阳北路17-2号(近长乐路)

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