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THE COOL KID bar

Beijing, China · Small cocktail bar with Chinese-flavor signatures · Asia

Open — status verification pending

Assumed open from its 2026 Olive China Bar Awards listing. Independent verification of its current status is pending. Award source

THE COOL KID is a 20-seat hutong cocktail bar with an inventive, nameless menu built around Chinese flavors.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-27

Venue Details

482 Dongsi Bei Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China (北京市东城区东四北大街482号)

Published Style
Small cocktail bar with Chinese-flavor signatures.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Published Offering
Creative cocktails with Chinese flavours. Described in a 2024 source; current menu unconfirmed.Checked 2026-10-05 · Source

Published descriptions may reflect an earlier menu or format. Confirm current offerings and operating status before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

7.1 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
Est. 14.4Est. 14.4 · Estimated from disclosed proxy evidence
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
21.3
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
—Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Crowd signal

Tripadvisor 5.0★ · fallback estimate. Source showed 1 review.

View proxy evidence · Low confidence · Checked . The rating contribution is discounted for inference uncertainty. Read from an indexed copy. Disclosed cache age at check: approximately 0 days. The aggregate’s last update date is unknown. This fallback receives 35% of its normal Guest Ratings contribution.

Awards

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No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Olive China Bar Awards

Reviews & press

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