Blog Author - Erin Strong

First Glance, Zui The Yakitori Bar, Sanlitun
Things that make time appear to slow down:
First Glance: The Foxhole, Ritan Park
Whenever I hear the word ‘foxhole’ for reasons unknown to me (actually no, I blame YouTube) I think of an arctic fox hunting on the icy tundra, li
First Glance: King Baby, Xidan Joy City
Over in Xidan’s Joy City tucked a bit further in from the see-through Apple box, a dark chocolate brown studded box has taken shape on the first f
First Glance: Fresh Bean, Wudaoying
“Coffee is simple. You see everyone (in Beijing) with all this technology and they charge ten bucks (USD 10) because of it, and people buy it.
What's New Restaurants: Goku Uma
Occupying the same premises as a tattoo parlor, be careful when entering...
First Glance: Hacker-Pschorr Brauhaus Beijing, Sanlitun
Just a few skips north from Heaven Supermarket a sharp gothic styled sign alight with electric blue neon shines Hacker-Pschorr Brauhaus Be...
What's New Restaurants: Baoli Ramen
Sanlitun’s grungy southern belt has a shiny new spot adorning its strip.
First Glance: A.Wang Noodle Bar, Dongdaqiao
Noodles are not my favorite Asian food group.
Surviving New Year's in Beijing (unfinished)
By now the mad exodus out of Beijing is in full swing, and you might feel like you’re left sitting here with a jigsaw box full of different friend