Blog Tag - Italian Restaurants

Enjoy Pizza, Stunning Views & More at Carpaccio
Situated right next to the Liangma River, you’d be hard pressed to find a restaurant with more scenic views of the “Seine of Beijing” than those at...
New Italian Eatery in Sanlitun abboCCa Now Has Delivery
Around a month ago Sanlitun Courtyard No.4 saw a new addition to its already impressive array of restaurants with Italian eatery abboCCa opening its...
Experience Amazingly Fresh Authentic Handmade Pasta at SÌPASTA
There are no shortage of pizza joints in the capital -- just look at how many places participate in the Beijinger Pizza Cup each year -- but there...
If You're Looking for a Great Alfresco Brunch Frasca Has You Covered
One of my favorite things to do on the weekend is to go for brunch. I have a few preferred spots that I’ll frequent quite often, namely The Orchid...
Papà Danilo Brings Decent Pasta to a Humble Space in Gulou
After an afternoon spent around the hutongs having had nothing all day but coffee, my friend and I were beginning to get seriously hungry. So in the...
Zrou x Panino Teca: 20 Years of Beijing's Changing Tastes, as Told Through One Man's Enterprising Spirit
Few people are as easygoing as Giuliano Movio, owner and operator of Assaggi, Panino Teca, and Da Giuliano, a trio of Italian restaurants in Sanlitun...
LEO by FLO is Beijing's Fresh-Made Pasta Dream Come True
If anyone understands the need for constant adaption in the ever-transforming culinary culture that is Beijing, it’s Groupe FLO, whose diverse array...
Daccapo to Reopen Sep 4 with an Inspired New A La Carte Offering and Attractive Lunch and Dinner Set Menus for a Limited Period
At long last, Daccapo will reopen on September 4th with refreshed A La Carte Signature offerings and the opportunity to delight in a set lunch or...
Forno's Pizza Proves It's Hip to Be Square
Last Friday the team behind Sanlitun’s Italian eatery Bottega opened their new restaurant, Forno, located next to Sanyuanqiao’s Phoenix Galleria...
R1 Spice Up Your Life: Pinvita on What It Takes to Serve Autentico Italian Grub in Beijing
People of the world! Every boy and every girl: In the lead up to our second annual Hot & Spicy Festival on Apr 20-21, we’re Spicing Up Our Lives...
Veteran Italian Café Aperitivo Calls It Quits in Sanlitun Soho
Though the Aperitivo team put up a noble fight, the veteran Italian café quietly ended its decade-plus run last week. A recent visit to their...
"Beijing Teaches Me Something Everyday" Says Newly Minted Opera Bombana Chef Eugenio Iraci
Eugenio Iraci certainly has big shoes to fill at Opera Bombana now that his widely known and beloved predecessor Marino D'Antonio has left to helm...
Ciao, Beijing: Opera Bombana Chef Marino D'Antonio Heads to Shanghai's Middle House Hotel
After over a decade of working in Beijing's restaurant scene, Marino D'Antonio is set to close that chapter of his career next week, heading down to...
Ponte Bridges the Gap Between Home Cooking and Italian Fine Dining
As we reported last week, the team behind Annie’s restaurant chain has expanded their Italian dining purview in the capital with Ponte, a new fine-...
Expat Mainstay Annie’s Goes Upscale With Fine Dining Venture Ponte
More than two decades after opening their first restaurant in Beijing, the team behind Annie’s has just thrown the doors open on another venue. But...