Where not-so-long-ago was La Villa, now stands Clockwork, another addition to the beer bar revolution. With its industrial look, Clockwork sells itself as the epitome of Chinese trends. Drinkers are greeted with English quotes glowing in...
There has always been a push in the expat cuisine scene for restaurants to market their food as authentic. Of course, this type of marketing all too often leads to disappointment. Occasionally, however, it leads to...
When it comes to choosing a spot for dinner with friends, the conversation usually goes something like, “Do you fancy going to the soup place, or tudou niurou? Or how about dumplings; cheap dumplings, or greasy dumplings? No? What...
As the weather gets colder, we are moving into the time of year where we long for nice, cozy places to relax and unwind. Brownstone, an upscale bar and tapas restaurant located at the base of Zifeng Tower, offers...
The lady next to me gasped when an unexpected screech burst from one of the dancers. The woman in front frantically snapped the camera button on her phone, then there rippled all around the sound of shutters and whispers....
Recently closed between March and August, Jin’s Café in the Jinling Hotel has once again opened the doors to its daily lunch and dinner buffet, something that is regarded by many as a Nanjing institution. With...
There has been a lot of Metro movement of late; the stations for line 4 are nearing completition, we are told the line is undergoing three months of testing as this very magazine is being printed, and even The...
Back in the day in China, people were “assigned” jobs, and they had little choice but to accept them with open arms. Bi Feiyu is an immigrant Nanjinger. Having studied Chinese literature at Yangzhou Normal University,...
