Beijing

Cafe Zarah is located in the centre of Beijing and provides food and drinks in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere. This modern cafe is hidden inside a traditional grey-bricks Hutong. Here you can get breakfast, lunch, dinner and - if you are craving something sweet - have a waffle with a scoop of ice cream or an apple pie.

A casual dining place inside the hotel The Opposite House, Village Cafe serves international favourites with a modern twist. The menu offers a great variety of salads, sandwiches, soups and pokes bowls and it is all prepared with fresh ingredients. If you are craving for something sweet, then do not worry they have desserts too such as dark chocolate hot-pot, ice cream, mango with coconut sticky rice and more.

Wagas is a popular cafe chain from Shanghai and with over 65 stores across ten major cities, you will find several locations in Beijing. Specialising in quality food such as sandwiches, salads, wraps and pasta including freshly baked bread and pastries. A cafe that offers a great variety and fresh food to appeal to a wide audience.

There are a lot of high-quality independent cafés in Beijing and most of them lay in narrow alleyways and unremarkable-looking hutongs. Fu San is one of them. This café stands out for its Faema 59 Hand Pulling Machine produced in 1959; their signature coffee is called Dirty (脏). They also have sophisticated desserts (the quantity, however, is limited).

Beiping is the former name of Beijing. This café has not only maintained the name but also the traditional decoration and ambience of Beiping. Located in Nanluogu Area, the place itself is a well preserved siheyuan building. It is quiet and separated from the busy pedestrian street by beautiful grey bricks, trees and plants, even thought it's only set several steps away from the main street.

Laoshe is an authentic traditional tea house named after the great Chinese author Laoshe and his timeless work Tea House. This is absolutely the most famous tea house in China. It has welcomed over 47 foreign heads of state and is a showcase of traditional Chinese culture. Here, you can have both exquisite royal desserts and snacks of ordinary folk. They also have traditional performances such as the Beijing Opera, Bianlian (face-changing), acrobats as well as traditional magic tricks. So order a pot of tea, several snacks, and lay back, enjoy a traditional Chinese culture odyssey.