The Urban Edit
We’ve been hard at work for months building a brilliant portfolio of Shanghai Signature Experiences designed to blow your minds. In a good way! Because we believe that the key to appreciating a place is by seeing, understanding, being inspired, and having a fabulous time. Here are six ways to do just that in China’s second city. Click through to our brand new Bespoke Shanghai website to discover even more of the best things to do in Shanghai.
Seeking out great dim sum this far north of the Pearl River Delta was once a quest doomed to failure. The naysayers will tell you there is NO good dim sum in Beijing. One must journey to Guangdong or Hong Kong for a bona fide cha siu bao fix. Well, naysayers… prepare to eat your negative words, drizzled in tangy XO sauce and bound up in a lightly steamed bun.
Jing Yaa Tang at the Opposite House, best known for classic Peking duck with all the fixings, has come to the rescue of forlorn foodies with one of the best lunchtime dim sum fests the capital has ever known. Every day from 12pm-2.30pm, the all-you-can-eat dim sum deal comes in at RMB 118 per person (+15%), with each dish you order on the check-box menu served to order.
Just a quick newsflash, folks: all Bespoke cars now carry copies of The Cleaver Quarterly, a brand new boutique print magazine celebrating Chinese food in all its delicious forms.
Beijing is hotter than a Sichuan peppercorn sandwich right now, and we’re not going to lie, we’re struggling. Our dedication to cycling to work may be a contributing factor, but being out and about in general is tough when it’s consistently above 35°C…
So what to do when you’re constantly hot and bothered? If your usual methods (drinking water, fanning yourself furiously with a notebook) aren’t working, it maybe time to make like a Beijinger and try something a little more quirky…
Instead of launching right into it, we decided to pen a Haiku to announce our latest news…
Because helping you get the most out of Beijing is what we are ALL ABOUT, we canvased our Chinese film-industry friends to come up with this list of essential movies about Beijing, to watch before you go. A little context goes a long way when you travel, especially in a place that can seem so inextricably ‘other’ as China. So put the popcorn in the microwave, plump those sofa cushions and enjoy!
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