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Local Reviews

The Nanjinger prides itself on the objectivity and impartiality of its reviews of restaurants, retail establishments, books, weekend retreats, etc. The Nanjinger receives no payment for the reviews herein, although on occasion, the item(s) under review may be donated by the vendor. Readers should be forewarned that places do sometimes close with little notice, either temporarily or permanently.

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TV, Just Like Back at Home

Frank Hossack -
The trouble with traditional VPNs is they don’t let you watch TV from your home country. The software may make China “think” you are out with her territory; you can look up your location and be told you are,...
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Meeting the Masters of Nanjing’s Soho

Renée Gray Beaumont -
It seems only fitting that the hottest hair salon in town is located in Soho (Wangfu Dajie). Take a stroll through the neighbourhood, grab a coffee, visit the liquor store for a couple of bottles of wine, head over...
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Escape the Room; and Your Bubble

Alex Szabo -
We came at sundown. As we entered the room, a man locked the door, and the countdown commenced. We would have one hour to escape using only our wits, each other, and the objects in the room... ...
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Pizza Palace Takes its Place Among Peers

Alex Szabo -
No matter where you are in the world, people always have their local landmarks. It could be the supermarket, a convenience store, or, as was my case growing up, the local pizza joint. While it lacked...
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Solitude + Fusion = ¥

Frank Hossack -
It is a delight in modern urban China to sit outside a restaurant that is not in a shopping mall. It is also equally rare to find one’s group to be alone in this respect, not because of the...
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Edgar Degas’ Bronze Sculpture Exhibition

Snooze Northcott -
If you do nothing else this spring, get yourself over to the Art100 new exhibition space and feast your eyes on an extraordinary collection of world famous bronzes, by one of the most important French Impressionist artists; Edgar Degas...
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Rebel Red Biker Aesthetic

Frank Hossack -
Societal upheaval takes no prisoners. For our petrol-chugging, two-wheeled friends, this means the roadside shacks that offer little more than pool tables under a haze of smoke are also a thing of the past. No; nowadays, the discerning biker...
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Simple, Yet Satisfying

Alex Szabo -
It is no secret that when it comes to foreign food options, Shanghai is always two steps ahead of Nanjing. There is an upside to this situation; Shanghai weeds out the weakest of the bunch while it sends us...
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