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Stretch Your Waistline (and Lighten Your Wallet) with China World Summit...
It may be an appetizer platter, but it almost feels like a meal unto itself. The opening salvo of China World Summit Wing’s new culinary barrage features a pair of juicy oysters, a melon rind topped...
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All You Need for Christmas Decor Can Be Found at Liangma Flower Market
If you still haven't dolled up your hutong flat with Xmas gear, there's one spot that has all you need to thaw that winter misery, and it's a stone's throw from Sanlitun.Scoff if you must, Scrooges,...
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2016 Year in Review: Beijing's Best New Cocktail Bars
It's been a pretty banner year for Beijing's cocktail fans, with a number of new openings enlivening Beijing's already fairly packed out bar scene. Whether you're after complicated, alchemic...
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From Americans Abroad to the US at Home: It's Time for Dialogue
Below is an opinion piece written by Annie Wang, Iris Kim, and Lyssa Freese who are stationed in America, looking at China from the outside in.Seven-thousand miles from Washington, DC, we stared...
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Singapore Dreaming: The Best Food and Drink in the Lion City
Foodies looking to get out of Beijing need to look no further than Singapore, where the cuisines of India and Malaysia have merged with southern Chinese influences for a whole range of exquisite...
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Over 1,000 Ancient Tombs Discovered at Construction Site in Tongzhou
Construction workers building Beijing’s future have instead stumbled onto a bit of the city’s past.Over 1,000 ancient tombs have been unearthed by construction crews working on Beijing’s new...
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We Got Our E-Channel Authorization for China Immigration and You Can Too
About six weeks ago we reported that foreign passport holders with Z visas would be allowed to apply for permission to use the e-channel (the one with the plexiglass gates) to speed through immigration...
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Element Fresh and Li Na Boost Your Health With Superfoods for Winter
Teaming up with famous retired Chinese tennis player Li Na once again, Element Fresh has launched several special dishes and drinks for the beginning of winter.Of the specials, we first tried the warm...
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61 Percent of China's LGBT Community Worry About Being Treated Differently by...
A report produced by Love Without Borders Foundation, an NGO based in China that surveyed 1,205 members of the LGBT community throughout 30 of China's provinces, found that 61 percent of them worry...
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Spice up Your Meat Free Monday with These Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles
Along with kungpao chicken, mapo tofu, and laziji, dan dan noodles are one of the classic dishes of the Sichuan culinary canon. The name comes from the traditional carrying pole (担担 dàndàn) that was...
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Superior Seal Makes idMask Effective, But Product Could Use Some Debugging
Whenever a new mask enters the market I am super eager to test it, as I’ve been living (and breathing) in Greyjing for 16 years now. Disclaimer: I'm no scientist – I'm basing my testing entirely on...
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Events Watch: Beijing's Best Weekday Events That Won't Leave You Hungover,...
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight events that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive approach. Events include comedy, talks, networking...
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Yotsuba Team Open Casual Izakaya Man Yo in Jianguomen
Longtime beloved for its Japanese traditional fine cuisines and armed with 12 years of Beijing experience, the team behind Yotsuba have just opened its first izakaya, Man Yo, near the Scitech Plaza....
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2016 Year in Review: Discover Somewhere New With Our Favorite Beijing Day Trips
Now that you've scaled the Wall, dodged the Forbidden City crowds, and been pummeled in Tiananmen Square it may be time to look further afield for some new Beijing adventures. Although Beijing sites...
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Tom Ashton Makes Great Leap to Role as Brewmaster at Upcoming CBD Brewpub
As 2016 speeds towards its inevitable conclusion and with hangovers fresh from last weekend's homebrew fest, we're tempted to call it a year -- there couldn't possibly be one more ounce of craft beer...
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2016 Year in Review: The Year in LGBT News, People, Police Raids, and More
It's been yet another tumultuous year for Beijing's LGBT community, with venues moving, being raided, and lawsuits against streaming websites ongoing. However, as you can see in the blog below, our...
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More Than 20 Beijing Restaurants Make It Onto List of World's Best
Beijing frequently gets snubbed by restaurant rankings and guides such as Michelin and the San Pellegrino Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, but a recently released guide looks to finally give our city's...
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Sayonara: Ito Yokado Supermaket Sanlitun to Close Dec 18; Things You Should Grab
Before we could even heal from news of Marks & Spencer closing, there’s now even more sad news, this time from beloved supermarket Ito Yokado. After 18 glorious years, Ito Yokado in Shilipu went...
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EAT: New Menu at The Georg, Christmas Items at Arrow Factory, Brunch Weekend,...
Last week we were invited to come and try The Georg's new menu, and we can confidently say we'll be back for more. Since the leaving of Chef Talib Hudda, the team at this fine dining establishment are...
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VinVino: Upping the Ante for Beijing’s Wine Bars
Secreted down a nameless alley in Maizidian, down-to-earth izakaya Vin Vie is without a doubt one of our favorite Japanese restaurants, such that we’re often reluctant to recommend it lest the small...
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