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Satisfying southern Chinese style grilled fish and tradiontal Beijing alleyway ambiance are combined at this above average chain restaurant. 

Singaporean celebrity chef Justin Quek quietly opened an elegant restaurant in Beijing's CBD. Despite Quek's renown in Singapore, (he has served Microsoft founder Bill Gates, former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, among others) his Beijing venture was not publicized very much even a year after its opening. That's a shame, because this hidden gem has a white linen fine dining restaurant in its back room with elegant dishes like foie gras xiao long bao, while the front is a more casual Singaporean canteen.

This CBD yogurt shop serves up unique and highly nutritious cold brew yogurt in a low key and inviting cafe setting.

Somewhat pricy, but above average in terms of quality, this CBD salad bar will compel you to eat healthy and enjoy it all the while.

A humble in a relatively untapped market with a surprisingly decent selection of single origin coffees.

Bicycle accessories are sold alongside upscale imported drip coffee at the branch of this concept shop that got started with a Jianwai Soho flagship store (called ReHome). This branch is even bigger and swankier. Aside from a far larger array of cycling paraphernalia like outfits suited for pedaling, to colorful helmets, handlebars and even a few high-end bikes themselves, the owners have also popped an impressive proverbial wheely when it comes to the coffee menu.

On the first floor of Shangdu Soho, Thirteenth Block Tea Stall's Chinese-only menu features noodle soups (RMB 24-35), fried noodles and porridge (RMB 25/35), and snacks such as baked egg puffs, pineapple buns, and milk tea. The lunch set is attractive given that you can bag a noodle soup and drink for RMB 40, or with an extra dim sum platter for RMB 50.

A bare-bones but sizeable two-floor craft brew pub in CBD with 16 taps stocked with a selection of original brews as well as a range from other Beijing breweries.

Regarded in Hunan province as a classic breakfast chain, Xianyuexian Yufen offers authentic dry noodles and fish rice noodle soups (RMB 29-46) with milky-white broth thanks to a six-hour cook time and a mix of ginger, garlic, chili pepper, bird's-eye chili, and facing heaven peppers, giving the dish an assured Hunan spicy kick.

A small Japanese cake shop on the second floor of Shangdu Soho owned by Japan-raised Yu Guangqian, notable for its delicious cakes and impeccable service. The shop's top sellers are the original GS roll (RMB 37), which comes in six flavors: original, matcha, chocolate, cheese, black sesame, and black tea; and the Mont Blanc cake (RMB 48).