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Best quiet cafe near The Daily Grind in Beijing 2026
The one on Gulou Dong Dajie, opens at 8.
Back courtyard seats, weekdays before 9.
honestly the courtyard is the only reason i still go. midweek around 8 there's maybe two other people and the wifi actually holds up. weekends it's a different story, full by 9:30.
Good to know, I'd only been to the Xindong Lu location. Is the Gulou one also open past 6? I usually swing by after work and most spots around there shut early.
Roast supplier switched in March, quieter before 9.
That tracks with the lighter body I noticed, though I'd say the switch landed closer to late February at the Sanlitun branch. Either way the morning window is right, by 10:30 the laptop crowd clears out and you can actually hear yourself think.
yeah the back room past the counter is the actual quiet spot
which branch though? the one off xindong lu changed way earlier, i noticed it back in january. maybe they roll it out store by store before the official date
Branch rollout makes sense since Wudaokou still had the old beans well into spring.
yonghegong one still pours old beans til april
Foundry Brewing Beijing: taproom scam or normal?
Personal WeChat transfers are normal at small Beijing breweries.
foundry's taproom is on the second floor of that courtyard off xingfucun, easy to miss. the card machine thing is usually real, their terminal is old and drops off the network, but paying to a personal account means no fapiao and no receipt if something goes wrong, so ask for a handwritten one. flights there do run pricey, 90 to 120 for four small pours is about normal for the craft spots in that area, the pints are the better value
Cash only means no fapiao either way.