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The Urban Edit

The Veggie Table

June 23, 2011 Beijing

The Veggie Table's sin free chocolate cake
Guilt free gorging...

Appropriately, a new vegan restaurant has just opened near the Lama Temple, and it’s actually very good. The food is Western, rather than Chinese, but trust us when we say this is probably the most virtuous restaurant you will ever eat in.

Not only are no animal products used anywhere on the menu, but every aspect of this enterprise is completely green and sustainable. From the water filters on the taps to the fact that vendors delivering their produce in unsustainable packaging have been banned – owner Laura Lawless has thought of everything.

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Wuhao Fitting Room: The best fitting room in Beijing?

June 21, 2011 Beijing

Wuhao Fitting Room
The amazing fitting room

Wuhao, a boutique and arts space hidden behind a hefty wooden door on Mao’Er Hutong, may well be one of Beijing’s most exciting hidden gems. A mesmerising Spring installation currently inhabits the space (Wuhao changes its themes and wares seasonally) consisting of paper butterflies, eco-friendly clothing, foldable furniture and limited edition designs inspired by the elements of wood and earth.

But Wuhao’s best kept secret – the pièce de résistance if you will – is its fitting room.

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The Beijing Fortune Teller

June 21, 2011 Beijing

Jessie Beijing Fortune Teller Tour Guide
Jessie the Fortune Teller Tour Guide

Imagine our surprise when a girl called Jessie came in to see us about a tour guide position and instead started telling our fortunes. ‘I love life and I do a bit of everything!” she said breathlessly after about five seconds of meeting us.

After giving our palms the once over, the comment ‘your business line goes up and up, Bespoke Beijing will do very well’ was perhaps a tad predictable, but we can’t blame her for trying.

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To The Beijing Batmobile! Bespoke Takes A Beijing Sidecar Tour

June 17, 2011 Beijing

Beijing sidecar tour
Bespoke's Beijing Marianna Cerini and John Tackabery (aka J-TAK) board the Batmobile

Strap yourself in… well actually, you can’t, but at least brace yourself for what is sure to be a bumpy and exhilarating ride. Founded and operated by Frenchman Gael Thoreau, Beijing Sideways offers tours of Beijing and The Great Wall in a motorcycle sidecar. That’s right  –  imagine you’re the sidekick to your favorite superhero as you whizz around traffic, see the sights, and incite more than a few stares from locals.

We took the “Beijing in a Nutshell” tour (1200RMB for the 1st passenger; 750RMB for the 2nd) and couldn’t think of a better way to squeeze the whole city into a mere four hours. From the glamourous heights of Central Business District to the rough-edged remains of the old city hutongs, Thoreau hit on all of Beijing’s high points without neglecting its real character.

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Susu: Vietnamese Fare Down A Hidden Beijing Hutong

June 14, 2011 Beijing

Susu Beijing Salad

For some reason, the name of this restaurant makes us want to sing a certain Phil Collins song, but the main reason we are telling you about it is because it’s a great new addition to Beijing’s dining scene.

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The legal pick me up: Dancing in Jingshan Park

June 14, 2011 Beijing

Hands down our favourite park in Beijing. And here’s why…

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