Botany is Back! Popular Cocktail Bar Returns With New Digs, In-House Distilled Gin | the Beijinger: Among the seemingly endless number of mancave-style cocktail bars quietly opening in apartment rooms in Yoolee Plaza last year, a reverberation of the business killing zoning demolitions on Beijing’s street, one lounge stood out as legit. That would be Botany, a spot with creative cocktail recipes and in-house gin opened by Frankie Zou, an alum of Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, TRB in Beijing, and a highly exclusive Forbidden City-adjacent club that has played host to movie stars like Fan Bingbing.
A Cake Fiend's Guide to Daoxiangcun, Beijing's Oldest Traditional Pastry Shop | the Beijinger : The renowned Daoxiangcun Bakery has deep roots in Beijing. It was in 1895 that Guo Yusheng opened its doors in Guanyin Temple on Qianmianwei street, selling authentic Beijing pastries and snacks. As an outsider, you may have walked past a Daoxiangcun store countless times and never even realized, but for the locals, this staple chain is home, and brings back fond childhood memories.
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