Blog Tag - Gulou Dongdajie
It is not that long ago that Gulou Dongdajie was Beijing’s bastion for lovers of (very) late night live music of different styles. Techno stronghold...
After a Friday night commute on Beijing’s chock-a-block Gulou Dajie main drag, turning onto the dark and sleepy Baochao Hutong feels like entering...
Though the swaths of izakayas near the Japanese embassy in Liangmaqiao are arguably Beijing’s best known, Murasakitama is a worthy hutong alternative...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Upon entering Eliza’s, you find something reminiscent of your glamorous grand auntie’s massive walk-in closet, filled with fashion hits and misses....
Korean chicken joint Chicken Sutaak's had people queuing up traveling especially to Wangjing, but now us snobbish Second-Ring-Road hungry chicken-...
Many Gulou bars and restaurants are created by people who have little or no experience in the restaurant business. They are often filled with generic...
Well, the wait was well worth it. After nearly six months of closure for remodeling, Cafe Zarah has reopened. A quick visit to Gulou Dongdajie...
We've called Gulou Dongdajie's vintage store star, Mega Mega Vintage, one of the best in the city, but since its opening more than five years ago,...
Very rarely do I stumble upon good Chinese brands with so little public recognition – and no obvious desire to promote themselves, either. But Nine...
Thrift stores come and go, but not Underground Kidz – this Gulou stalwart has been in business for over six years. They’ve simply moved down the...
“Sorry … by law we can’t change your wife/mother-in-law/boss for a new one” reads the sign on the store’s front window. Before you snap your fingers...
In Chinese, “bie wu ta chu” means unavailable elsewhere, and if owner Grace is referring to her wire-wrenching husband, she can put money on it. The...
New live music venue Temple opened last Friday at 206 Gulou Dongdajie. I didn’t make it along to the opening party, but heard the place was packed...
Thanks to now-classic shops like Plastered T-shirts, Nanluogu Xiang is firmly established as a shopping destination for cool gifts and Beijing...