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From Chives to Caviar; Sealing in the Succulence Japan Style

Fraught the Japanese, Korean or Chinese BBQ experience can be. At least that’s the way it often feels for the party nominated to do the cooking. It’s a task which falls generally to yours truly, and one which is initially...

Domino’s Pizza 3-1 The Nanjinger; but with 714 to Choose from

With the whole company having had COVID, we thought we’d celebrate. That and the new year, for as 2023 dawned, US-pizza giant, Domino’s, opened yet-another branch in Nanjing, one near to this publication’s headquarters. With a solid reputation dating back...

Hot or Not or Top Spot? New Nanjing Burger Bar Ticks the Boxes

When a couple of Nanjingers together with their business buddy in the burger business from Guizhou visited a potential location for their operation in Xianlin, they must have thought they had struck pure gold. Likewise in Xinjiekou, when they bagged...

Million Dollar Fries & Hot Dog Carts in Nanjing

Classic, fictional, movie musical, “Grease”, features a theme-park ride called “Shake Shack”, on which are John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John when they sing, “You're the One that I Want”. Today, it’s not a ride, but it is a reality...

Fixing it in the Mix; Fine Beer & Meals in Nanjing’s New Mall

My first experience of a No. 18 Brew Pub was in Wuhan. It was one of several craft beer places there that opened all day, leaving me wondering, as usual, why this seldom seems possible in Nanjing. Located opposite...

Big Skewers Plus Well Worn Menus Equals Foodgasm!

Instagram users in Nanjing will have likely seen this treasure, and been possibly inspired to dine within. There, they would have then discovered a chest full of culinary loot. But first let’s backtrack a little. To open a F&B epicurean...

Fishing for Afternoon Aperitifs along a Nanjing Backstreet

Just as along many other backstreets in China, Diaoyutai (钓鱼台; fishing stage) plays host to an uneasy truce between pedestrians, cyclists and the occasional motorist wishing they had not been tempted by an apparent shortcut.  Under ordinary circumstances I would...

Apartheid is Ticking in Nanjing, on Coffee and Beer

It’s no secret that Nanjing is awash with venues that are coffee shops by day and cocktail bars by night. Indeed, it would be difficult to avoid them. Many are rather smart and reflect a global trend which I...
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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

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