With a comfortable and convivial atmosphere, Mojo provides a wide range of international wines. [Photo provided to China Daily]

In a new upscale bar, high-quality cuisine, rare wines and a dress code are on the menu

Hipsters who frequent the bustling Gongti area for food and wine have a new place to visit, the recently opened Mojo, which claims to be the first international gastrolounge in Beijing.

With a comfortable and convivial atmosphere, Mojo provides a wide range of international wines, authentic Italian cuisine and cocktails to satisfy the need of good food and wine.

Gastrolounges, which originated in the 1980s in Britain, refer to bars offering high-quality cuisine, and have become more popular in the West in the past few years.

"Here, guests can have fun - eating, drinking and dancing. Our target customers are fashionable people who want a good quality of life and like the culture of food and wine. I hope Mojo will be a place for them," says Xiang Wei, the owner of Mojo.

He adds that Mojo will have a dress code that requires guests to dress as charmingly as possible.

Besides the wine collection, he believes that food is equally important in a gastrolounge, to create a great experience for guests.

"In a regular bar, you can have simple dishes such as pizza and fish and chips. At Mojo, we have three Italian chefs and a professional sommelier team to pair the food and wine," he says.