Blog Tag - Alleyway Gourmet

Café Sambal: Journey to Malaysia Without Departing Gulou
Following almost 14 years of successful Malaysian cooking, Café Sambal’s Beijing hutong restaurant is one of three branches throughout China. It...
Yin Serves Standard Sushi on Gulou Dongdajie
Nestled in a small shopfront at the south end of Baochao Hutong marked by a giant samurai statue, at first glance Yin seems like a pretty authentic...
Alleyway Gourmet: Beijing Pie
We are admittedly stretching the definition of Alleyway Gourmet with Beijing Pie, since its location one block east of the Forbidden City is hardly a...
Alleyway Gourmet: Xiaodiao Litang
The boundaries of Beijing cuisine are not easy to define, possessed as it as of influences encompassing everything from earthy Shandong dishes to...
Alleyway Gourmet: TigerMama
Tiger Mama, the new Macanese kid on the block, brings affordable and quick Macau-style dishes to the Sanlitun Houjie neighborhood.  The restaurant’s...
Alleyway Gourmet: Goemon
Just around the corner from Nanluogu Xiang lies a slice of zen-like Japanese calm. Hidden behind an unassuming, unmarked storefront on Chaodou Hutong...
Alleyway Gourmet: Qi Ye
Like any good repeat tourist, I have been going to the same wonton noodle shop on the same small street in Hong Kong for the 15-plus years that I...
Alleyway Gourmet: Qixun Bazhao Hutong Cai
With over 726 comments on Dianping.com, Qixunbazhao Hutong Cai is racking up the reviews for its unique offerings of lao Beijing-style food. It...
Alleyway Gourmet: Green Shade
Why mess with success? This certainly seems to have been the thought process behind GreenShade. Established by a former manager of Dali Courtyard,...
Alleyway Gourmet: Ling Er Jiu Noodles
For weeks now the Shaanxi-style noodle bar Ling Er Jiu Noodles has been attracting large crowds. Even in the freezing cold of winter, people huddle...
Alleyway Gourmet: Duo Wei Ju
Wherever you live, whatever your culinary preferences, everyone has that one restaurant that they just can’t stay away from. For most of my time in...
Alleyway Gourmet: Bei 27 Hao
UPDATE: BEI 27 HAO HAS SINCE MOVED TO NALI PATIO. CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED DIRECTORY. There is much to be said for home cooking, but we all can...
Alleyway Gourmet: Kylin Private Kitchen
Recently, I stumbled upon an article from April 1990 in the Los Angeles Times titled “How to Buy and Use Ginger Root.” It very endearingly begins: “...
Alleyway Gourmet: Fengzhua Chuanqi
If you thought chuan’r in Beijing can only mean chunks of fatty lamb blasted with hot air from the grill man’s tired hair appliance, then think...
Alleyway Gourmet: Baochao Noodle House
Free-flow coffee? You bet. Free-flow buffet? Absolutely. Free-flow wine? Give it to me. Free-flow noodles? Say what? Baochao Noodle House is one of...