GOING UNDERGROUND

Extravagantly decorated and positively otherworldly, a new subterranean eatery in the heart of Beijing's CBD is causing a bit of a stir. Li Yingxue reports.

A two-story red-brick building with curved exterior walls and a dark, orb-like entrance in the east of Beijing's central business district is lit up by a red sign hanging above the door that says, "Aye Be Meeting Someone".

Walking through the door reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland's rabbit hole, a Gatsby-inspired basement bar comes into view as you descend down the wormhole-like stairs into the ethereal subterranean dining area.