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CafeSanlitun
798 Coffee's Sanlitun shop in Beijing is its first outside the 798 Art District, with stripped grey walls, big windows and drinks named for factory codes.
Drink718 Americano
TipThe 718 Americano costs ¥22, the 706 Cafe Latte ¥33 and the 797 Coffee Mocha ¥38; the shop also sells mugs and limited artist collaboration pieces.
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CafeGulou Nanluoguxiang
Penghao Theatre Cafe sits inside Beijing's first independent small theatre, a Republic-era courtyard house, with wooden tables downstairs and a terrace.
TipCheck the programme before you go: plays run at weekends in the small theatre behind the curtain, beside the ground-floor tables where visitors sit.
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CafeNiujie
JM Cafe's Niujie branch in Beijing opened in November 2025, serves halal hot dogs and cinnamon rolls, and belongs to the Jay Chou-themed JM Cafe brand.
DrinkJM Combo coffee (one bean, three ways)
TipThe Beijinger names the cinnamon rolls and the hot dogs as the two food orders; the branch is on Fayuansi Houjie, behind Fayuan Temple, by the Niujie quarter.
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CafeGulou Nanluoguxiang
Townhouse Coffee on Guozijian Street in Beijing is a Swedish-style cafe of wooden furniture that serves Nordic tea and Swedish desserts such as princess cake.
DrinkFlamed Caramel Cappuccino
TipTake Line 5 to Lama Temple and leave by exit E; the Swedish tea and the princess cake are the two orders the Lost Plate guide names.
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CafeGuomao Cbd
nn is a small, bright cafe near Chaoyang Joy City in Beijing, with a blue-lined shopfront, a charging seat for one or two and Basque cheesecake.
TipThe charging seat sits less than a metre from the wall; the Basque cheesecake is the dessert TimeOut Beijing recommends. The cafe closes on Wednesdays.
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CafeGuomao Cbd
goood Cafe, run by a graphic design studio in Baiziwan, Beijing, mixes a coffee counter with a gallery and Riso printing, with camping chairs for seats.
TipA gallery half sits beside the coffee counter and the studio offers Riso printing; the cafe closes on Mondays and shuts at 18:00.