Local Gem: Is There a Museum Restaurant Capable of Nourishing Body and Soul?
May 9, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 37 reads
As we reported earlier this week, Beijing is certainly a world leader when it comes to museums. Not only is it home to a large amount of them, but it also boasts the second-most visited in the world – the National Museum of China – meaning our fair capital sure has a flourishing diversity of cultural vaults. And despite a pandemic that threatened to deal a fatal blow to some of them, Beijing’s museums came out the other side stronger than ever with a variety of exhibitions ranging from the new archaeologic discoveries of Sanxingdui to the precious Ukiyoe collection, and even rock samples freshly transported from the surface of the moon. What’s interesting about museums though, is that for all the cultural treasures they house, their cafes tend to be wholly bland or overpriced and gimmicky. Which leaves one wondering: Is there a museum capable of nourishing body and soul?