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Roll Over Burger Royalty; Make Room for Patty Princess

And the award for “Smallest Restaurant in Nanjing” goes to... Burger Shop, the recently-opened hole in the wall that is quickly winning the hearts, minds and stomachs of Nanjing’s locals and foreigners alike. Burger Shop first open its door last...

Real-Deal Retro with a Side of History; Inspiration Awaits

Retro might be the fashion in general these days, but sitting in Miss Tasha’s Shop one gains the overall impression that this is the real deal. And one with quite the backstory. Financial muscle for setting up shop was provided...

Celebrating with Flair @ Nanjing’s Newest Celebrity Hangout

You know it’s business when morsels of pink tuna piled onto a seaweed crisp come carved directly from an entire beast that’s sat chilling at the bar in front of us. Added to that are cubes of sweet mango...

Is Plant-Based Meat all its Element Freshed up to be?

We now live in a not-so-brave new world. Therein, the ominous threat of an omni-potent virus can be found in every corner, while an environmental catastrophe in the making is bringing many a species to the brink of extinction. A...

Mega Brunch Makes Debut in Nanjing

2020 has been a long decade. But it is indeed true that good things come to those who wait. Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment you have all been waiting for! Brunch in Nanjing, at the Ritz Carlton.  We ventured downtown...

Understanding China 101 from the Trenches

A pleasant surprise it was indeed to have in the last week come across our editorial desk a copy of “You Don’t Understand Our China”, authored by none other than previous staff writer for The Nanjinger, Renee Beaumont, together...

Wagyu and Much More for Much Less

Earlier in the year, when a new little shop opened up a stone’s throw from The British School of Nanjing, few noticed, for locked down we were. We’re talking here about the famed Wagyu, known by some to be any...

Blown Away by Cosy Thai Retreat in Jiangning

High in the mountains outside Nanjing lies a little-known jewel. Qijia Village in Jiangning District is home to Racha Thailand, a cosy resort on a miniature scale, its size in no way indicative of the stunning quality of the...

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