Skip the tourist shops on Lenina and head to the bazaar near the old Tarsky Gates on a Sunday morning. The vendors there sell homemade dried fish from the Irtysh, and you can grab a cup of kvass from...

The guide covers the big spots well, but I would add that the best jianbing is not at Wuzhou Road night market itself. There is a lady who sets up her cart around 6 AM at the corner of Bayi South and...

Totally! Midnight ramen sounds amazing. Lawson's, huh? I'd never have thought of that, I always assumed it'd be smaller places. Worth the wait for sure, especially if it's good stuff. Thanks for the t...

No idea about the cement thing, maybe it's a metaphor? Industrial chic is *in*, so maybe they just liked the sound of it. Or maybe there's a hidden cement detail somewhere I missed, I'd love to know i...

ngl the turnover gets to me too sometimes, especially when a spot i liked on sukhumvit 49 suddenly becomes a japanese steakhouse. but honestly it's the malls that kill me - terminal 21 asok has had li...