The Overview

If you’re craving flavors from other continents while in Beijing, head to Sanlitun’s Village Mall for Modo, an energetic eatery serving “small plates” and more than 100 wines that span the globe. Venezuelan chef Daniel Urdaneta cooks up dishes ranging from über-trendy Scandinavian delights such as smoked salmon smørrebrød, or Danish open-faced sandwiches, to the Italian-Argentinean comfort dish of malfati, balls of spinach and ricotta cheese served in a creamy sauce with diced pear. Expect to order two to three dishes, at an average price of RMB80 each, per person. The well-curated wine list includes Japanese sake, Chinese baijiu and an ample selection of reds and whites from the New World. The narrow, two-floor restaurant with an urban feel also boasts one of Beijing’s first enomatic wine systems, which offers 16 self-service wines—available by the taste, the half-glass or the full glass—priced between RMB13 to RMB80. Take a seat at the second-floor communal table for twenty, or perch barside, where you can watch the baby-faced Urdaneta sear his seafood and meats in front of you.

Address:
Sanlitun Village South S8-31,
19 Sanlitun Road, Beijing, China 


Telephone: +86 10 6415 7207