Blog Tag - Wangfujing

Weekend Walk: Holy Peking! - DRAFT
Weekend Walk is your guide to getting away in the city using nothing but your own two feet. Beijing, or Peking, as it was once romanticized, used...
DP Prime Cuts Without Flinch-Inducing Prices at Wangfujing's Steak House
Steak House in Wangfujing's Macao Center has grand aspirations to conquer Beijing's steak scene, but not with the air of pretension, stiff gentleman'...
Don't Go Home Empty Handed With These 8 Great Places to Buy Souvenirs in Beijing
Despite the ongoing crackdown of markets in Beijing (Yashow, we still miss you!) and the comparative ease to now buy anything and everything online,...
Erguotou Gets a Serious Upgrade at Beijing's Priciest New Cocktail Bar
Even though erguotou – the cheap and abrasively strong working Beijinger's liquor – is not what one might expect to find in a cocktail at the capital...
NBA Opens World's Largest Store Outside of the US in Wangfujing
The National Basketball Association shoots, but has it scored in Beijing? If we're talking purely in terms of square meterage, their new store on the...
Tease by CreatureS Tickles Both the Eyes and Tastebuds with a Modern Twist on Peranakan Cuisine
Beijing has witnessed a spate of Southeast Asian restaurant openings in recent months and we are totally here for it. Kup Kup Kup in Taikooli brought...
To Borneo and Far Beyond at New WF Central Asian Restaurant Mulu
We’d be lying if we said that the main thing that usually draws us to WF Central in Wangfujing isn’t the Cheesecake Factory but while we’ve been...
"Hong Kong's Best Ramen" Comes to WF Central
WF Central has added yet another by-way-of-Hong Kong business, this time opening the posh ramen joint Zagin Soba, and with it, perhaps the best cure...
A Tragedy in Two Parts: How Corruption and Greed Killed This Decaying Hotel
Located at the end of the Shijia Hutong, directly opposite Dengshikou Subway Station Exit A, the Royal House (国赫宫) is a gorgeous example of French...
Mandarin Oriental to Finally Open Beijing Hotel – But Not the One You Think
Finally, after 11 years, Mandarin Oriental will open its first hotel in Beijing. At last. Maybe.  For those paying attention, we've recycled a...
Does The Relocated Beijing Pie Continue to Deliver Beijing’s Best Kung Pao Chicken and Pie?
First opened at Beiheyan Dajie near Wangfujing in 2015, Beijing Pie made a name for itself among both locals and expats with its simple but...
Savor the Coffee, Skip the Sweets at Seesaw Cafe
Having already carved out a niche among Shanghai coffee bean fiends, Seesaw Coffee has gone beyond its 14 branches in the Pearl City, making its...
Wangfujing Restaurant Brand Blufish Makes Surprising Left Turn In Sanlitun
Having opened a flash restaurant at Wangfujing’s equally glitzy APM mall earlier this year, Blufish seems to be speedily swimming along. Yes just a...
Immaculate Kaiseki for Special Occasions Only at Wangfujing's Sushi Zen
Stepping into Sushi Zen on the ground floor of the Macau Center in Wangfujing you're likely to notice that the restaurant takes its name seriously....
Serpentine Pavilion: Multifunctional Concept Space Leaves London for the First Time
Originally founded in 2000, the Serpentine Pavilion has been a mainstay of central London’s Hyde Park and was conceived as a means to bring light to...