Blog Tag - coffee

Tasty Sandwiches and Good, Cheap Yunnan Coffee at Tuk Tuk in Soft Opening Fangjia Hutong
In the ever-expanding Fangjia empire, and not far from Queenie's location on Yonghegong Dajie, the masterminds behind El Nido and Fang have joined...
A Few Words With GoodWorks - A Story of Investing in the Invisible
There's nothing like a great cup of coffee – unless of course it's a great cup of coffee that is brewed by an organization that also does great...
Wudaoying Hutong New He Kitchen & Co. Space is Incredible With Rooftop, But Food Disappoints
This is really hard to write, because I just really wanted this place to be great. Not only do I have a personal interest because He Kitchen & Co...
Celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, Free Coffee at the Kempinski in Return for Poem
This Monday, March 21, is World Poetry Day, and in order to celebrate the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center will be exercising a "Pay with a...
We Put Beijing's Dunkin Donuts to the Test: Which of Their 18 Varieties is the Best?
[Update 2/24: DD's first shop, in Pinnacle Plaza in Shunyi, opens Feb 25] With Dunkin Donuts on the brink of making its triumphant return to Beijing...
I Stumbled Across Beijing's Best Espresso in the Unlikeliest of Locations
I am a caffeine addict. I don't "nurse" a cup of coffee over long conversations, and I adulterate my coffee with nothing that is likely to delay the...
All the Pastries and Bread: New Cafe TiensTiens in Sanlitun Courtyard 4
The latest addition to Courtyard 4 in Sanlitun is TiensTiens, a French-style bakery, dining spot, and coffee shop with an incredibly punny name (...
There is a God: Dunkin' Donuts On Its Way Back to Beijing
[Update 2/24: DD's first shop, in Pinnacle Plaza in Shunyi, opens Feb 25] Oh thank the Lord! After a decade and a half of absence, American coffee-...
Perk Up with Yinpobian’s Monday Night Latte Art Class
A tiny Gulou cafe is hoping to not only serve up satisfying cups of joe, but also be a feast for your eyes. Aspiring baristas can attend Yinpobian’s...
Grabtalk Part Two: The Coffee Run Challenge
We tried Grabtalk, your helpful local friend, a few months ago, when a colleague fancied a burger and beer for lunch and wasn't left particularly...
The Magic Bean: Enjoy coffee in its infinite varieties
You’re craving a coffee, so you duck into a cafe. You look up at the board and you find yourself faced with an overwhelming list of choices: espresso...
First Glance: Living Room Coffee, Dazhalan
Dazhalan's creative crowd has one more place to stay caffeinated with the opening of Living Room Coffee, a small cafe set in a converted 70-year-old...
First Glance: Coffee Holic, Chaowai Soho
Collins English Dictionary describes the suffix -holic as “indicating a person having an abnormal desire for or dependence on” (examples given:...
First Glance: Voyage Coffee, Beiluoguxiang
Not far up from Gulou Dongdajie lies yet one more peaceful café, specializing in coffee, coffee, and you guessed it, coffee. Voyage Coffee is joining...
An Ode to Caffeined Freaks: A Closer Look At Beijing’s Café Culture
A Closer Look reviews the winners from our 2015 Reader Restaurant Awards, which were announced March 16. This time around we take a look at the...