Blog Tag - Guijie

Exploring the Murky Mysteries of Beijing's History
Beijing is host to a vibrant mix of old and new, making it the kind of place that begets more questions every time we go in search of answers and...
Why Ghost Street isn’t Really Called Ghost Street - A Brief History of Guijie
Stretching a total of 1,422 meters all the way from Beixinqiao Station across to Dongzhimen Station this popular food street seems to have very...
DP - Iams House Offers a Picturesque View of Guijie's Hutong Roofs
It’s all too common for a shop or restaurant to open as a blatant effort to attract influencers and earn likes on the internet. But how many of them...
Our Ultimate Guide to Xiaolongxia: How, Where, and When to Eat Them
Come the warmer months, one sound in particular rings out from thousands of restaurants around Beijing: the swift cracking crayfish shells. Beijing...
No.192 Bavaria Bakery is probably the Best New Thing Happened on Guijie
When we talk about Guijie, what jumps to your mind? Spicy crawfish, hot and spicy hot pot, endless queues, or long bouts of streetside drinking? As...
Mysterious Fire Burns Briefly on Guijie
Earlier today, crowds gathered on Guijie as a massive plume of smoke erupted from the roof of one of the Zai Zai Crayfish (仔仔小龙虾) restaurants,...
Checking Up on Guijie: Cook Your Own 5,000-Year-Old Chuanr Amidst the Rubble
Commuting past Guijie on a daily basis it's evident that construction here is not done yet: many restaurants are still encased in scaffolding, last...
DP Hotpot In a Tent on Gulou Dajie
Legend has it that the first ever servings of hotpot were consumed in a tent by Genghis Khan’s army, after the tyrannical leader’s cook spontaneously...
Guijie No More?: Renovations Close Smaller Shops, Larger Restaurants Seem Untouched
The sledgehammers and bulldozers have arrived, and Guijie, also known as Ghost Street, is looking a little worse for wear. The red-hot dining street...
Guijie Embraces an Entire Upgrade, No Pull-over for Two Months
Foodies used to making the 1,472-meter-long strip of spicy Chinese delicacies on Guijie their go-to spot beware: The western half of the street will...
Please Give Me A Bowl of Drunk Crayfish Before Sending Me to AA
Hey, it’s summer time, which means that the restaurants lining the gutter-oil ridden sidewalks of Gui Jie (also known as Ghost Street) have turned...
Do Yourself a Favor and Check Out North Capital for Great Beer and Burgers
Hostel bars aren’t usually a place you’ll find yourself when trying to get your jollies off during your leisure time, but if there ever was one to...
Hot on Dianping: Little Chilli Chongqing Hot Pot, Nine Road Pizzeria, Yakitasty BBQ & Bar
In this semi-regular blog series we introduce the restaurants that are whipping up hype among locals in-the-know on China’s favorite review website:...
Back for More: Hua's Restaurant
As a long-time resident of Beixinqiao, I have often bemoaned raucous, oil-slicked street Guijie, with its over-zealous sales people and cookie cutter...
What Are You Waiting For? Get in Line at Beijing's Busiest Restaurants
Perhaps it’s my British upbringing (we are globally renowned for our queuing skills, after all), but since I arrived in Beijing, I have always been...