Blog Tag - coffee

Posh Yunnan Dishes Served at Parkview Green Newbie Under Clouds
Yunnan Province doesn't exactly conjure images of slick, cosmopolitan trendiness; instead, most of us associate the southern locale with exotic fare...
R Skip the So-So Sandwiches to Better Savor Our Bakery's Delicious Salads and Coffee at SLT North
Readying one's body for the balmy beach season doesn't exactly come easy in Beijing, given all the tempting carbs and junk food options that abound...
Silence is Golden at This New Quiet Beixinqiao Cafe
Beijing is not a quiet place. In fact, one encounters the phrase “the tranquil streets of Beijing” about as often as one does the phrase “a pleasant...
Wakey Wakey: New Online Cafe Guide Breaks Down Beijing's Best Bean Destinations
Feeling groggy? Oh, if only there was a comprehensive café breakdown for us weary coffee bean fanatics. It'd come in handy as we squint through...
R Greybox Coffee
Although the newly-opened Greybox Coffee is located at the heart of Beijing’s Central Business District in the Kerry Centre, the reasonably sized...
R Get Your Craving Fixed with Online Coffee Delivery, Coffee Box
Even though there are many reasons to head outside and enjoy this breezy spring (on the good days, that is), laziness coupled with the convenience of...
R RMB 268 Buys You a Cup of (Literally) Shitty Coffee in SLT Soho
Cat shit coffee? Yep. Yuck. It is indeed a thing, and there's a new branch of the Kafelaku Cafe chain slinging cups of the expensive (and arguably...
Coffee Craft Offers Artisan Beans and a Space for Artists
Beijing's café scene is quickly becoming crowded, with Big Small making a huge splash in the hutongs earlier this summer, Basic becoming a standout...
Sanlitun's Taikoo Li Wakes Up and Smells the Soloist Coffee
Longtime fans of Qianmen's uber-hip Soloist Coffee may be surprised to see the café branch out beyond Dashilar to Sanlitun's far slicker Taikoo Li...
Basic Coffee Brings Quality Beans to the CBD
Beijing's Central Business District, with its bland sky scrapers and swaths of chain outlets, is by no means the first place that springs to mind...
In Memory of Sam Cornthwaite, Collab Milk Stout by Slow Boat and Great Leap
We can never make up for the loss of Sam Cornthwaite, the beloved co-founder of non-profit corporation GoodWorks Coffee & Tea, who passed away...
R: Review: New Dongcheng Cafe The Corner Serves Fantastic Imported Coffee
Though there’s no shortage of chic cafés in Beijing’s hutongs, one of the city’s best new bean destinations lies oddly removed from that hub of...
R Street Eats: Fake Coffee Beer Failed Us
As a shameless beerhead, whenever there's something beer/drink related, I jump on the bandwagon without a hesitation. So when we entered Gloria Jean'...
Street Food: Tasty Vietnamese Sandwich Banh Mi at Rollbox
Even though we've now trawled through a series of disappointing attempts at finding satisfying street eats in the form of jianbing, puffy egg torches...
Rich Dark Roast, Sweet Pastries Served Up at Dunkin Donuts New UTown and Wangfujing Locations
It's a dessert that's not only sweet enough to make you smile – it also smiles up at you. We're of course referring to the Banana Cream filled pastry...