Blog Tag - First Glance

Here's a Glimpse at the Huge New Flagship Starbucks in Qianmen
China’s biggest flagship Starbucks is now in the capital, located in the famous Qianmen area. Opened on Jun 29, the three-story café occupies 1040...
R While You Were Sleeping: June's New Bar and Restaurant Openings
Summer in the city is always a whirlwind, with people in and out of town, and restaurants and bars coming and going. Never has this been more true...
The Mission Serves Palatable Burritos in China World Mall
We can’t convey just how much we envy people who work in CBD, right by the new China World Mall with it's ever-growing number of new restaurants. We...
Sanyouding Expands to East Wudaoying: Fresh Sashimi and Great Teppanyaki
Last summer, we went to check out the Sanyouding by Yonghegong Exit D, and we approved. Last week, we discovered that they had opened a second store...
Authentic and Spicy Thai Food at New Chiang Mai Restaurant Cacha Cacha in Taikoo Li North
Like a spot straight out of a Thai beach holiday, Cacha Cacha's old cigarette advertisements and street stalls remind of weeks spent on Thai islands...
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 (...
Hidden Ru Xian Tai Xian Dishes Out Different Sichuan Dishes at the Top of Beiluoguxiang
Right next to the new 8-Bit is this elusive Sichuan restaurant, Ru Xian Tai Xian, with tables on the second story dotted around between cute lanterns...
Lan Yue Zhai Kaorou at Andingmen Serves Up Decent Home-Style Dishes and Xinjiang Dishes
We've been all about chuan'r lately with the recent openings of slightly upscale chuan'r concept White Tiger Village on Xiang'er Hutong and the...
First Glance: Xiao Sushi
Located close to Cafe de la Poste on the east side of Yonghegong Dajie is a relatively new branch of the sushi chain Xiao Sushi. It's easy to miss...
First Glance: 10 Corso Como Cafe, Beijing SKP
Hot on the heels of the opening of their Beijing multi-brand concept store this time last year, 10 Corso Como have now opened 10 Corso Como Cafe on...
First Glance: Mex Max, Wudaoying Hutong
Mexican food goes wrong easily in China. My experience living and traveling through China tells me. This is why, every time a new Mexican restaurant...
First Glance: Jianghu Weidao, Beixinqiao
If you don't think your local chuan'r joint is upscale enough, Jianghu Weidao, the latest in Xinjiang restaurants, offers up Xinjiang-style dishes...
First Glance: Fang, Fangjia Hutong
Gulou entrepreneurship has been flourishing since summer started, and has most recently brought new cocktail bar Fang to an already buzzing Fangjia...
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: Cheers, Sanlitun
We may not yet have fully made our mind up about the new Yashow, but there's still time while the construction staff put down their tools and the...