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Cours et Pavillons: French Fancy
Fine dining – that of white table cloths, stuffy waiters, and hushed dining rooms – has taken a hit in Beijing in recent years, making way for more...
Alleyway Gourmet: Xiaodiao Litang
The boundaries of Beijing cuisine are not easy to define, possessed as it as of influences encompassing everything from earthy Shandong dishes to...
Back for More: Zhen Ai Zhongguo
Xi’an export Zhen Ai Zhongguo first opened in 2013, but we can’t help but feel it has been flying way under the radar since then. Set in a quiet...
Huguosi and baitasi: Xiaochi and Stories in Xicheng
The hutong areas around Gulou are well documented, but fewer people venture slightly further to the area west of Shichahai. Spiraling out from Ping’...
P.S. We Ate You: October Edition
Every month, we like to shine a spotlight on the most delicious dishes we’ve stumbled upon recently. Chow down! Sichuan spicy diced chickenVIC, RMB...
Beijing Sideways: Beijing With the Wind in Your Hair
If you think you’ve grown tired of this city and that you’ve been here long enough, let us tell you now: you haven’t. In fact, you haven’t really...
Brew Ape Pub: No Monkeying Around with Beer
Beijing's craft beer and imported bottle scene has just got another contender: Brew Ape Pub. Owned by Monkey (the proprietor's last name is Hou) the...
Eating Alfresco: Salt Spring
In the case of Lido restaurant Salt Spring, metaphors about phoenixes and ashes would be rather more apt than any about bubbling springs. Having gone...
Brian McKenna Loosens Up: Why Beijing’s Top Fine Dining Chef Opted to Go Casual with His New Gastropub
What happens when one of Beijing’s most elite chefs loses his love for the finer things? For Brian McKenna, such a sinking, fizzling feeling could...
What's New Restaurants: Moi Restaurant
Did you know that Beijing had a Finnish restaurant? Neither did we, but there it is, perched on the edge of the lake at the center of Dangdai Moma....
Guangdong Provincial Government Restaurant: You Dim Sum, You Lose Sum
This month’s Prov Gov mission was completed on the west side of the city, near Xidan. We biked up an appetite, but enjoyed the scenic route, hoping...
What's New Restaurants: What Soup
Stroll by a subway station in Hong Kong and you will often see a stall surrounded by steaming cauldrons, exuding a cloud of scents at once delicious...
What's New Restaurants: Yuppie Yummie
Xiushui Nanjie, the quiet street in the Ritan Park area that runs parallel to Jianguomen Waidajie, has played home to a host of American-styled...
What's New Restaurants: The Smokeyard
Picture The Smokeyard. As a restaurant name it conjures up visions of a thrusting, masculine barbecue joint in somewhere like Missouri. Our Beijing...
Nibbles and Sips, September Edition: La Cevicheria, Carnivore's Club, Obentos Breakfast, and more
Migas is capitalizing on the last days of summer with La Cevichería, a pop-up ceviche bar serving faithful renditions of traditional Peruvian dishes...