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  • Cupcake cafe bakes quality and comfort

    2010-11-10 07:53

    The newly opened Colibri is a bright and airy cafe nestled in a quiet dugout at the North Village in Sanlitun. Just a few days after the official opening, it was already bustling with customers chatting with friends over cupcakes and coffee on a relaxed weekend afternoon. The mix of floor-to-ceiling glass panels, white walls and rustic wooden floorboards make it a tranquil place to have a conversation, to catch up with some e-mails or read a book.

  • Cafe Indie cooks up a way to chill out

    2010-11-04 08:05

    There are only two ways to relieve the pressures of work. One is to do nothing other than completely relax oneself, while the other, perhaps more enjoyable, is to do something exciting that awakens a tired heart.

  • In the mood for Modo

    2010-11-01 07:57

    It might be from the same people as Mosto, but new Sanlitun restaurant Modo is an entirely different beast. Alexandra Leyton Espinoza discovers the massive appeal of customer choice.

  • El Nido bar offers wide selection of absinthe and beer

    2010-10-28 08:21

    Beijing bars usually fall into one of two categories: good quality and pricey or low quality and cheap.

  • Laowai's Lounge serves up solid quality at Wudaokou

    2010-10-28 08:21

    With a great selection of drinks to compliment an ever-expanding menu, one bar in the west of Beijing is graduating with a degree in customer happiness, Jude Alefounder learns how

  • Authentic Sichuan dishes with a twist

    2010-10-18 08:30

    With soft rock drifting across a Western-styled restaurant, "genuine?southwestern Chinese cuisine is certainly not what it used to be, Eileen Wen Mooney discovers

  • More than just a meaty treat

    2010-10-12 08:04

    The Butcher's Steakhouse restaurant on Dongzhimenwai may have more going for it than a monster burger, but that only testifies to the quality of their products to be able to pull your attention away from their insane creation.

  • A taste of real Mexican food

    2010-09-30 08:04

    The dining scene in the capital has become a cuisine kaleidoscope. International cuisines are on the rise but none more so than South American cuisine.

  • Yunnan food with a scent of history

    2010-09-28 08:09

    For anyone who steps into South Silk Road restaurant near the Workers' Stadium, the eatery impresses with its distinctive dcor and coveted Yunnan delicacies.

  • Stumble Inn brings real beer to The Village

    2010-09-21 08:21

    The closing of the first incarnation of Stumble Inn around two years ago was a big loss for the beer drinking community in Beijing, which is why many of the city's ale lovers have been waiting anxiously for the re-opening of Stumble Inn in Sanlitun's Village complex.

  • Emily Coffee brews perfect blend

    2010-09-02 08:00

    New Beijing-based chain seeks to offer customers authentic cafe experience

  • Plain palettes learn how to make a grape choice of wine

    2010-08-26 09:35

    METRO set out to pull the cork on why a glass of the grape is so costly

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