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Coffee Tree (Wu Kang branch)
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 05:19 — editorLocation
Ferguson Lane, 376 Wukang Lu, near Hunan Lu //上海武康路376号，近湖南路 Tel:021-6466-0361
ShanghaiChina
When the second location of Coffee Tree on Fumin Lu and Chang Le Lu closed down, I felt that it was a setback that I could not indulge in one of their delicious coffees, salads or sandwiches during my lunch break. However, I was grateful to receive news that the first location, nestled within Ferguson Lane on Wukang Lu in the beautifully quaint northwest French concession, had just reopened with a “new-and-improved” menu.
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Bocata
Fri, 10/23/2009 - 10:55 — editorLocation
33 Sanlitun Lu (3.3 Shopping Center) // 北京朝阳区三里屯路33号3.3大厦对面 Tel:010 64175291
BeijingChina
Bocata is a relaxed cafe in a convenient spot in the heart of Sanlitun. There is a friendly, cultured atmosphere fuelled by owner Carlos and a great selection of sandwiches and drinks on offer.
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Bocata
Fri, 10/23/2009 - 10:45 — editorLocation
3 Sanlitun Beijie // 三里屯北街3号, 3.3大厦对面 Tel:010-6417-5291
BeijingChina
As he says, the best way to bring a culture is through food, and Carlos has not only done that, but has brought a sandwich haven to those in need for some good bread, cheese, and meat.
With its Moorish architecture, clunky wooden tables and white cushion seats, the only feeling of China you get is when you look out the enormous glass windows to the street of Sanlitun.
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Double Coffee
Sat, 08/22/2009 - 11:16 — editorLocation
3F, Building 3, Sanlitun Village, Chaoyang Qu //北京朝阳区 三里屯Village南区大厦3号楼3层S3-31单元 Tel:(86) 010-64172182
BeijingChina
Double Coffee is one of Sanlitun Village’s top contenders for best overall environment in which to meet friends or colleagues.
Coffee shops have come to symbolize quintessential meeting places for both business and pleasure. In this sense, the naming of the recently opened “Double Coffee” establishment is spot on; it is one of Sanlitun Village’s top contenders for best overall environment in which to meet friends or colleagues.
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Brown Sugar
Wed, 04/08/2009 - 05:54 — editorLocation
Building15, Lane 181, Taicang Road, North Block, Xintiandi Plaza 上海新天地北里广场太仓路181弄15号楼. Tel:021-5382 8998
Shanghai, 31China
If you run a smart jazz bar in Shanghai, having a logo that has the bar name’s initials blending into one another seems to be the trendy thing to do. Brown Sugar is a bar with a theme much like the other places in Xintiandi, but is distinctive enough to stand out and is worth a visit.
Brown Sugar is not only a bar – they have good food too. However, the small tables below the stage, the dim lighting, the loud ambient music before the live music starts and the prominence of the bar leave you with little doubt that Brown Sugar is about music and alcohol first and foremost.
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Coffee Tree (Fumin Branch)
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:17 — editorLocation
291 Fumin Lu, A Mansion, near Changle Lu. 上海市富民路291号, 近长乐路 Tel:021-6170-1315
Shanghai, 31China
After many visits to the Ferguson Lane location on Wukang Lu, this was my first time at the newly opened second location of Coffee Tree. If you are familiar with the cozy, tucked-back setting of Coffee Tree on Wukang Lu, don’t expect the same atmosphere from this establishment. Walking through the door, I felt as if I had just traveled back in time 5 months to when I was in Paris, eating lunch every day at a different café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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Coffee Tree (Wukang Branch)
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:06 — editorLocation
376 Wukang Lu, near Hunan Lu 上海市武康路376号, 近湖南路 Tel:021-61701315
Shanghai, 31China
In a sunlit corner, of a secluded lane, in a quiet quarter of a vast and bustling city, stands The Coffee Tree. True, it is no ordinary tree – it appears to be more of a building – but as a business which sprouted up in Shanghai five years ago, it seems to be flourishing. In fact, it has already grown two branches. We visited the larger of the two, which opened its doors on Wukang Lu two and a half years ago.
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Vindobona
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 06:57 — editorLocation
No. 39, 1-08 Shenlu Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing Tel: 010-85693748
Beijing, 11China
On a cold winter's night it was welcome relief to find a comfy European restaurant in Beijing’s busy Chaoyang district.
Equally pleasant once inside was soaking up the flavor of this Viennese establishment, that takes its name Vindobona, from the ancient Celtic “Uindobona” meaning ‘Fair Bottomland’.
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Lapis Lazuli (Dong Ping Road Branch)
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 11:13 — editorLocation
No. 9 Dong Ping Road, Tel:8621 64731021
Shanghai, 31China
Nestled along the leafy lane of Dong Ping Road, Lapis Lazuli stands out as one of the few restaurants who have been around for over eight years. In the competitive and sometimes dramatic Shanghai scene, it is quite an accolade to maintain a standing position in the restaurant scene for so many years.
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VUE Restaurant (Hyatt on the Bund)
Tue, 11/04/2008 - 05:37 — editorLocation
30-31/F, West Tower, Hyatt on the Bund, 199 Huangpu Lu, Hongkou, Tel: 010-6393-1234 ext. 6328
Shanghai, 31China
Poised at the far northern end of the Bund , VUE (meaning view in French) provides a unique, panoramic perspective of Shanghai's vibrant skyline with mouth-watering food and creative cocktails to match. Unfettered views of both the ultra-modern skyscrapers of Pudong and classic, colonial- era buildings lining the Puxi waterfront make the restaurant and bar a must try for both visitors and locals.
