Blog Tag - cafes

Sugar Cafe: A Sweet Journey from Old Camera Stylo to New Adventures
Indie film fans and literary enthusiasts of Beijing were saddened last year when hutong haunt Camera Stylo closed its doors on Oct 31. And, even...
Eat Your Ideograms at this Spiffy Café
Xinhua Bookstores used to be quite a ubiquitous sight in Beijing, and if you’ve been here long enough, like I have, you may have your own fond...
A Few Spots to Play Table Foosball in Beijing
Continuing on with our lists of places you can play pub games in the capital (we’ve already covered pool, darts and table shuffleboard) we have...
Homebrew Beijing: Local Coffee Shops That Sling Specialty Beans to Your Kitchen
It’s not uncommon for Beijing-based caffeine addicts to hit up Taobao in search of their weekly dose of beans, and to be sure there are plenty of...
Flannel Coffee Pours into Pi Bar's Space with Great Sincerity and Good Beans
The folks who set up Avotaco hidden atop the roof of Gulou Groumand have found another off-the-beaten-path location for their latest project, a café...
In Search of Beijing’s Best Reading Cafes
In a city with practicality, money, and no classics, we see the quiet Beijinger. Its youngest live in two worlds: the television static, and the...
Ralph's Coffee Capital Caff
Don't talk to me until I've read Capital Caff: Your guide to the latest in coffee happenings around Beijing. Ralph Lauren gives coffee a go Much to...
Wake Up, Meeple! These Are the Best Board Game Cafés in Beijing
Chasing that high that only the roll of the dice can bring? No, we’re not talking craps, but we’re certainly not talking Monopoly either. If you’re a...
How (and Where) to Order the Perfect Cup of Coffee in Beijing
The world takes today to appreciate the farmers who grow and produce their favorite bean. No, it's not lima bean day (thank God), it's International...
5 Beijing Wanghongdians to Help You Live Out Your Most Narcissistic Selfie Fantasies
Tired of your Instagram feed looking so bland? Sick of your WeChat Moments underperforming? More than ready to indulge in some embrace an afternoon...
A Backwater No More: Why Wukesong Is Well Worth a Visit
For years, city center-dwelling Beijingers largely only went to Wukesong for two reasons: for sport at west-end neighborhood’s Wukesong Arena or for...
Dongzhimen's Berry Beans May Just Be One of Beijing's Wackiest Café
From the moment you arrive at Berry Beans café’s Dongzhimen location, you’ll be tempted to all but bellow like Tarzan and seek out a vine to swing on...
DP Swanna Cafe CBD Central Park
Here’s a pro tip for any stir-crazy Beijingers: one of the best spots in town to cure your cabin fever on a breezy spring day is in the CBD's Central...
M Coffee
How can an aspiring café hope to stand out in Beijing’s increasingly crowded coffee scene? Well if you’re the owner of M Coffee, you start by...
Such a Cafe 798
Who says being bricked up has to be a setback? After the demise of their Zhangzizhong Lu digs late last year, Such A Cafe owners Lucia Chan and Fang...