Tiantan, Chongwen
Temple of Heaven
Arrive before 8am and the park belongs to locals: chess players, erhu musicians, calligraphers writing on the pavement with water, and dozens of tai chi groups moving through the cypress groves — the…
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What to do in Beijing, right now.
Beijing is vast and ancient and easy to do as a checklist. Appricio sends you into the hutongs for the one thing actually worth it now — the courtyard, the roast duck locals swear by, the wall section without the crowds.
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Restaurant · Qianmen, Dongcheng
Yaoji Chaogan Shop
A no-frills institution serving chaogan — the thick, offal-rich stew of pork liver and intestines that is unambiguously old Beijing; a dish-defining spot that even drew a sitting US Vice-President.
Bar · Doujiao Hutong, Dongcheng
Great Leap Brewing
Beijing's original craft brewery, hidden in a walled hutong courtyard — the beers use local Chinese ingredients like Sichuan peppercorn honey and Fujian black tea, and finding the place is half the experience.
Café · Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng
Barista Coffee Roasters
A founding name in Beijing's third-wave coffee scene — a tiny, exposed-brick room in Wudaoying that roasts its own single-origin beans and draws the city's coffee purists for a nearly wordless, serious cup.
Shop · Gulou, Dongcheng
Indie Music
A compact, vinyl-and-cassette-packed institution in the hutong alleys near the Drum Tower — locals pile in shoulder-to-shoulder to dig through Chinese artists, heavy metal, and everything in between.
Restaurant · Chaoyang
Black Swan Luxury Cake
Lakeside French fine-dining room that earned its second Michelin star in 2026, combining elegant garden surroundings with seasonal French technique and local ingredients — one of the hardest tables…
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