Xidan-西单

There is plenty of fun to be had at Second-To-None Bear, whether it's board gaming or dressing up in fancy costumes. Hey, why not both?

A no frills gaming cafe and bar with plenty of cats to keep gamers company.

Galaxy Community is a "contemporary art gallery" with an interactive bent. Visitors walk through various thematically distinct sections, allowing the art gallery to double as a set for prolonged photoshoots and selfie-thons.

France's time honored culinary traditions meet Far East flourishes at this chic fusion restaurant. Part of the Flo family (of Maison Flo and F Bistronome fame), this restaurant's more eclectic fare, like Thai curry in codfish soup, help set it apart.

Tiago's sister brand Tiago Select offers a similar range of European cuisine in a casual atmosphere. Instead of serving Mediterranean cuisines as Tiago does, the menu reflects the atmosphere with dishes that have more related to European culinary, including Burgundy escargots served on sapphire rocks, mussels with white wine, Italian-style roasted sea bass, various salads, beef wellington (loaded with truffle, of course), paella, pizza, pasta, as well their signature Australian black Angus grain-fed tenderloin with foie gras.  

Founded in Shenzhen, Nayuri opened its first branch in 2009 and brought its first Beijing store to Xidan Joy City in spring 2018. Nayuri itself is easy to find: simply look for the long line on account of their extremely popular Taiwanese-style bread and pastries, using ingredients like matcha, red bean, chocolate, yam, sweet potato, brown sugar, and pork floss, as well as milk, fruit, and cheese teas (RMB 17-32).

Perched on the sixth floor of Xidan Joy City, Pizzagram. takes a novel approach to selling pizza, slinging slices by the gram. Simply choose how much you'd like (100g/250g/500g at approximately RMB 15-20 per 100g), before the slice is weighed, heated up, and served before serving. Since all pizza slices are sold by the gram, there’s also a pizza rank showing the bestsellers of the moment. Choices include raclette, “Hawaii and Italy go to China,” chorizo, porcini, barbecue chicken, Mexican, margarita, salmon and truffle, carpaccio, and Nutella.

Provincial government restaurant of Qinghai, serving delicacies favored by the local Muslim Hui minority – think lots of mutton and noodle dishes as well as yogurt and bread.

Topman, the British fashion authority known for their suits, skinny jeans, and colorful print shirts for men has finally arrived at Beijing’s Galleries Lafayette in Xidan. This is the same shopping mall that Topshop (the ladies branch) first opened their fully-branded retail outlet last July, so it goes without saying that we are more than pleased to now have the male counterpart to this delightfully trendy clothing chain.