Ba Ye 八爷 @ Shanghai
The restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes, mostly traditional and authentic Shanghainese cuisine, with a down-to-earth flavour. The portionsContinue Reading
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Nanjing Presidential Palace 南京总统府
The Presidential Palace in Nanjing housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China from 1927 until theContinue Reading
Mama’s Buns 咱妈烀饼 @ Shenyang
If there’s one thing to define Dongbei cuisine, it has to be the Dongbei Cast Iron Pot Stewed Goose 东北铁锅炖大鹅.
Shanghai Museum People’s Square
It used to host the best Shang and Zhou bronzeware collection which has since been moved to the Shanghai MuseumContinue Reading
Dining in Museums
Museums are going through a revival in terms of visitor numbers. Besides the relics and artefacts, the meals in theContinue Reading
Hangzhou Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City 良渚古城遗址
Dating back more than five millennia, the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu 良渚古城遗址 (around 3300-2300 BC) stand as one of China’sContinue Reading
Mao’s Restaurant 毛家饭店 @ Changsha
The Chairman went to eat at the founder’s house in Shaoshan, loved the braised pork belly so much and theContinue Reading
Chinese Archaeological Museum 中国考古博物馆
The visit was inspired by a fellow museum lover when I visited Shaanxi Archaeological Museum back in March. He told me about how wonderful China Archaeological Museum in Beijing is.
Haolinju 豪林居 @ Shenzhen (2025)
Taking the homophone of the good neighbour in Mandarin, Haolinju is one of the best Teochew porridge restaurant in Shenzhen.
Ants Climbing a Tree 蚂蚁上树 @ Taiyuan
This noodle shop was recommended by my DiDi (China’s equivalent of Uber) driver. Shanxi is famous for noodles, and thisContinue Reading