Blog Tag - Taikooli Sanlitun

Sanlitun Hotel & Dining Spot Opposite House to Close This July
After 16 years in Beijing, Sanlitun’s The Opposite House will be shutting its doors for good this summer. According to an announcement from the hotel...
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...
Taikoo Li Has Turned into a Winter Sports (and Olympics) Paradise
The Olympics are in full swing here in the 'Jing, and everyone and their brother is buzzing about the Games. And when something is trending, you can...
New in the Neighborhood: The Latest Eats and Drinks in Sanlitun
Peach by Hulu hits Sanlitun With the success of Peach’s Laiguangying location after it joined the TRB family in October 2020, the sandwich-pasta-and-...
New in the Neighborhood: The Latest in Taikooli
To our surprise, there were plenty of new openings in 2020, and it seems that trend is continuing into the new year. The shops at Sanlitun's Taikooli...
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-...
Bizarre New Sanlitun North Pop-Up Draws On Beer Gardens and Food Trucks for Inspiration
(Update, May 17 2019) This pop-up has since closed, and has been replaced by another food truck style stall by popular Japanese coffee brand %Arabica...
Element Fresh Opens Its First Vintage Venue and Ups Its Dinner Game in Taikooli
In an effort to expand and recapture the hearts and minds of a class of Chinese diners increasingly knowledgeable and spoiled for choice when it...
Beijing Lithuanian Cinema Week Leads With Tragicomedy and Puppetry, Jun 2-6
[UPDATE Jun 4, 11am] Unfortunately, due to a problem with sourcing the correct subtitles, the majority of these films will only be shown with Chinese...
French Restaurant Infrarouge Revamped Its Menu with a Chinese Twist
After our go-to Sanlitun rooftop at Migas was shut down, we were distraught. After all, what’s better than enjoying a lazy lunch or afternoon tea...
DP Hulu Lives Up to the Hype With Wholesome Eats, Breezy Digs
Prior to the opening of their new Hulu restaurant, we Beijingers usually turned to the TRB team anytime we had to splurge to impress. Yes, TRB Hutong...
New Danish Bakery Gertz’s Hygge Warms Your Heart
Central Sanlitun seems to be having a bit of a café and bakery explosion right now. To add to the plethora of ground-floor bakeries in Topwin Center...
Can’t Afford A Breakfast at Tiffany, Try Moleskine Café
Popular Italian notebook brand Moleskine has renovated their former stationery store in Taikooli South, just across from the now not-so-dirty Dirty...
Back For More: Post-Renovations, Transit’s Upscale Take on Sichuan Cuisine Still Delights
Swanky Taikooli North used to play second fiddle to its more accessible relative to the south, but in 2017 a couple of popular new openings,...
Taken over by Swire, Yashow to Become the New Sanlitun Taikooli West
Half a year after its closure, there's finally word on what will become of Sanlitun's white elephant. Yashow, once the go-to for bargain hunters...