Nanluoguxiang / Gulou Dongdajie-南锣鼓巷鼓楼东大街

DIY pottery studio in Gulou. Workshops available are pottery painting or making your own pottery creations.

Two cafes located around Andingmen and Nanluo offering up a variety of coffee drinks from the dirty to affogatto to oddities like IPA pour overs and cookie cup lattes.

Another sister Vietnamese to Susu (Courtyard and Longfu) and Xiao Susu (Guomao).

Though its focus is on gluttonous Yunnan-style hot pot, Red Cloud Restaurant is also a great place to have noodles, have a glass of mijiu, or try traditional Yunnan side dishes like the fried shrimp balls or garlic chicken foot.

A bakery and coffee shop attached to Toast by the Orchid. Guests can have a coffee and sandwhich in the train-shaped rooftop room and leave with loaf of bread to take home.

This elegantly low key, lounge style restaurant and bar specializes in fusion tapas and rare, boutique wines. Building was once occupied by now defunct gallery Meridian Space.

Next to its dining area is a seperate café called M Coffee, which serves quality desserts and imported coffee. Though both are opperated by the same owners, the café and restaurant are open at different hours. Read more about M Coffee here.

Upscale Ugandan beans, delicious slices of cake and pie, and an artsy atmosphere all make this 77 Park café a winner. It is in the same building, and run by the same team, as The Merchants high end restaurant and wine bar.

This Beixinqiao adjacent restaurant is a favorite among patrons craving authentic hotpot.

Among the famous faces who have stopped by: Tesla founder Elon Musk and his girlfriend Grimes.