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This café near the Xizhimen Railway Station is also a gallery, where special exhibitions are held regularly. How does it feel to appreciate paintings over coffee? You might find an answer to the question that can’t be solved in ordinary galleries. The café has the now very popular “dirty” coffee, which is made up of a double ristretto with cold milk, though it’s named Amber here.
Twin Windmills
Twin Windmills has above average coffee, but what mostly attracts its customers are its beautiful and tasty desserts. Apart from the typical cakes you can have in a café, like Red Velvet, there are also characteristically Chinese cakes like durian layer cake and jasmine tea layer cake.
dotcom COFFEE
Prefer a large and open working space to a small and squeezed-in one? Then dotcom COFFEE is your perfect café, as it has high ceilings, clear French doors, and cleverly divided seat sections that guarantee customers’ privacy. Above all, it has a wide selection of high-quality coffee.
Luckin Coffee
Luckin Coffee has its brick-and-mortar shop, but it is more known for devoting itself to bringing hot coffee to the desks of those who work in Zhongguancun. It has its own delivery service that guarantees a maximum of 30 minutes for your coffee to arrive. Other than various coffee and drinks to choose from, it also provides tasty desserts and refreshments.
Yan Ji You
Yan Ji You is first and foremost a bookshop, then a café and restaurant. The brand is known for its specialty in design books, children’s picture books, and locally designed stationery. While the bookshop allows its customers to read the sample books, the café is an ideal place to take a break from your reading.