Blog Tag - Closings

Larry the Bird Leaves the Sanlitun Nest This Week
In yet another blow to the city’s vibrant international food scene, American roast chicken shop Larry the Bird has announced it will be departing...
2023 Year in Review: Places We Bid Goodbye To
After three years of Covid uncertainty, 2023 was a nice dose of normality in Beijing. And what a year it’s been! In our 2023 Year-in-Review we’re...
Beiluo Culture Space nugget to Close at End of August
After three years of gracing the capital with indie tunes and artsy gatherings all beneath the purple neon of their pug logo, cafe, livehouse,...
Goodbye Nali Patio: Remembering the Good Times Ahead of Its Coming Closure
What seemed like déjà vu when rumors first surfaced was eventually confirmed, and will now soon come to pass. Nali Patio is closing the curtain for...
Déjà Vu As Rumors Surface of Nali Patio’s Impending Closure
In what seems like a repeat of the end of June 2022, rumors have surfaced that Sanlitun lifestyle and dining complex Nali Patio is doomed to close...
Looking Back  on a Visit to Sanlitun Bar Street to Bid Farewell
I used to be a fresh Beijinger once, dear reader. It was Christmas 2013 and my friends and I trekked from Haidian to Sanlitun to party some, as you...
Original Sanlitun Bar Street Slated to Close Today
The New Year has arrived, and it’ll soon be taking its first victim: the original Sanlitun Bar Street – just east of Taikooli South – is slated to...
Camera Stylo to Close and Reopen as Sugar Cafe
Hutong haunt for indie film fans and literary enthusiasts Camera Stylo will be closing its doors for good come Oct 31. Although it will be...
Fast Food Watch: All Signs Point to Dunkin' Donuts Giving Up on Beijing
Dunkin’ Donuts’ catch phrase “America Runs on Dunkin’” hasn’t translated too well to the Beijing market – with all of the doughnut and coffee...
No Need for a Plaster: A Convo with Dominic Johnson-Hill on Plastered 8's Impending Closure
After 16 years in Beijing, Plastered 8 – what is perhaps the coolest apparel company in the capital (and China) – is closing its doors for good come...
Nali Patio Closed to Public Until Further Notice
The day of reckoning has come and gone and Nali Patio has reverted to its original owners. But due to damage wreaked upon the venue by a demolition...
Nali Patio to Soldier On Despite Management Change Jul 1
The web has been alight this week with rumors that Nali Patio – the lifestyle space home to restaurants, clubs and shops sandwiched between Taikooli'...
Ahead of Red Gate Gallery's Impending Closure, Owner Brian Wallace Looks Back
Staying active for 30 years is no easy feat for any gallery, not to mention one that has been competing within the Beijing art world all this time –...
Sayonara: Okra 1949 Announces Its Closure July 1; Okra Hong Kong to Continue
We are saddened to hear news from Okra 1949 that they are set to close their venue in Sanlitun's Hidden City. The restaurant, which has been a...
Two Guys and a Pie, Billy’s Fish & Chips Shut Down their Sanlitun Shop
Sanlitun Nanjie is all hustle and bustle. Since July, there has been non-stop construction on the small street leading to Sanlitun's kinetic heart,...