Blog Tag - Sanlitun

Burger and Craft Beer Joint Beer Boom Gets Off to a Promising Start by Gongti
Will Beer Boom be a boon for Sanlitun? Or will it go bust? Such questions are sure to reverberate in your mind as you stop by the recently opened...
Celebrated Kyoto Coffee Chain %Arabica Lands in Taikoo Li North
Coffee addicts were awarded a pleasant surprise last week with the arrival of star Japanese java brand %Arabica in Taikoo Li North. The food-truck...
Jazz Ya Celebrates an Incredible 24 Years in Volatile Sanlitun Location
Despite the almost constant upheaval and turnover that has gone on all around it, Japanese bar/restaurant Jazz-Ya has survived a stunning 24 years in...
Chocolate&Milk Bar Is a Retro Treat for Cocktail Lovers in Sanlitun North
The blocky gray device glows and hums as it pumps air through a hose into the pitcher, creating a thick white layer of foam above the emerald green...
Spice Up Your Life: The Bell & Terraza Martini Bring Scorching Latin Fusion Flavors
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...
Gang of 21 Pickpockets Nabbed Outside Gongti Xilu Club Strip
A gang of 21 pickpockets operating outside the strip of nightclubs on Gongti Xilu was busted early Saturday morning, according to Chaoyang Police....
Sanlitun Residents Outraged at News They Will Be Without Hot Water for Five Months
Residents in the Xingfucun area near Sanlitun had a nasty shock earlier this week when they discovered that they are likely to be without hot water...
Is the Beijing Cocktail Scene Dead or Alive? We Look for Answers at Schrödinger's Box
In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger described a scenario in which a cat in a box was – according to conditions described by the Copenhagen...
Sanlitun's 3.3 Mall Become the Unlikely Mecca for Beijing's Vintage Shopping
Until about a month ago, you could have entered Sanlitun's 3.3 Mall and never guessed that it was home to some of the city's best vintage shopping....
Party Foul: Several Beijing Nightclubs Hit With Two Week Closure Order
If you're hoping to go clubbing soon, you'd better call ahead, because several Beijing nightclubs have been ordered to close for two weeks. Several...
Street Eats: Spicy Brains, the Ultimate Challenge at Nao Chan Fen’er
While digging around Beijing for Street Eats, people often ask us, is there anything that the Beijingers won't eat? We knew this day was coming......
Farina is a Sweet Treat for Bakery Fiends at The Crib
Good news for sweet-tooth Beijingers: Farina Bakery is a solid destination for slacking off on your New Year diet. How can you worry about tightening...
Kup Kup Kup
Trapped in the dining equivalent of purgatory in Taikooli North just off of Sanlitun's main drag, it can difficult for smaller restaurants to find...
Xiexie Tea: Quirky Name, Even Quirkier Donkey Meat Sandwiches
This ain’t your average donkey meat sandwich. Nope, most of us never would’ve guessed that the cheap snack once ubiquitous in the streets of pre-...
Emotion House Will Gin Up Your Tastebuds with its Rare-for-Beijing Japanese Spirits
If Don Draper were in Japan, he’d likely stop by a bar like this. Indeed, the dapper lead character from the ’60s set series Mad Men would feel oddly...