Blog Tag - Openings and Closings

Little Philly Serves Up a Nice Take on Cheesesteaks
Tucked inside the food court building down the way from Home Plate’s Sanyuanqiao branch lies the capital’s newest sandwich purveyor: Little Philly....
2022 Year-in-Review: Restaurant and Bar Openings, Pt.2
The year 2022 has been filled with twists and turns, making us all the more ready to bid it farewell. We’re taking a look back at the best and worst...
2022 Year-in-Review: New Restaurant and Bar Openings, Pt.1
The year 2022 has been filled with twists and turns, making us all the more ready to bid it farewell. We’re taking a look back at the best and worst...
2022 Year in Review Places We Bade Farewell To Pt.2
The year 2022 has been filled with twists and turns, making us all the more ready to bid it farewell. We’re taking a look back at the best and worst...
Last Remnants of Sanlitun Bar Street Set to Close
All that remains of Sanlitun's original bar street – a strip located east across the street from Taikooli and Nali Patio – is set to become history...
Steam Bear Brings Good Craft Beer to Beijing By Way of Henan
There’s a new addition to the craft beer bars of the capital, and they’re bringing their brews – ranging from classic wheats, lagers and pilsners to...
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...
Fast Food Watch: It's Official – Dunkin’ Donut’s Franchise Partner Announces They’ve Closed All Beijing Shops
Last month we reported that it seemed as if Dunkin’ Donuts was leaving Beijing for good. Now it’s official: with Jollibee Foods Corp. saying they’d...
Ch-Ch-Changes Come to Sanlitun Taikooli Complex
A few days ago we got word in our Sanlitun specific WeChat group that a number of spots in the Taikooli shopping complex had closed without prior...
Camera Stylo to Close and Reopen as Sugar Cafe
Hutong haunt for indie film fans and literary enthusiasts Camera Stylo will be closing its doors for good come Oct 31. Although it will be...
Le Sud Set to Bring Southern French Cuisine With a Twist to Chez Soi's Old Digs
From the ashes of Chez Soi, a French bistro located on Gongti East Road, comes Le Sud – a phoenix that’s bright, blue, and set to offer southern...
Eat, Drink, Listen: New Sanlitun Eatery Apollo is for Gourmands and Audiophiles
Tucked in along the southwest corner of Sanlitun’s Pacific Century Place, the word “APOLLO” written in stylized yellow neon is accompanied by the...
Fast Food Watch: All Signs Point to Dunkin' Donuts Giving Up on Beijing
Dunkin’ Donuts’ catch phrase “America Runs on Dunkin’” hasn’t translated too well to the Beijing market – with all of the doughnut and coffee...
We Talk to The Bulk House’s Co-owner Joe Harvey About the Impending Closure of Their Physical Store
For avid readers of the Beijinger or those who follow zero waste store The Bulk House, you may be experiencing a feeling of deja vu reading this...
No Need for a Plaster: A Convo with Dominic Johnson-Hill on Plastered 8's Impending Closure
After 16 years in Beijing, Plastered 8 – what is perhaps the coolest apparel company in the capital (and China) – is closing its doors for good come...