Family Fun Before and After Our School Fair on Jan 13-14

The Beijing International School Expo is just two weeks away (Jan 13-14 from 10am-4pm) at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel. We want to help you get started in planning your day out so we’ve checked out restaurants and playgrounds in neighboring areas to make your BISE journey a pleasant day for the family and the little ones. To help you order Chinese food, take a look at this guide to navigate Chinese menus from our sister brand, The Beijinger.

Restaurants

• Sishitongtang Restaurant is named for and inspired by a famous novel by Chinese writer Laoshe. Its lighting, dishes, and flatware are all inspired by the story. It features old Beijing specialties including Mahjong-shaped pea cake and roast duck. The restaurant also hires performers of Beijing’s traditional arts to entertain guests in its private rooms.

  Recommendations: Xiaodiao Li Tang, Sanbuzhan, Jiuzhuanfeichang, Baodu, Doupijuan, roast duck

  Address: F1 Shuangzi Building, Viva Shopping Center

• Du Hsiao Yueh Restaurant has 120 years’ experience of serving authentic, outstanding Tainan Dan Tzai noodles that are made with local and seasonal ingredients. Its signature dish is a delicious soup made with a shrimp and pork sauce that’s cooked using a 100-year old method, and its popularity has even reached Hong Kong, Japan, and the US.

  Recommendations: Shrimp rolls, steamed fish, Furong Tofu, Taiwan sausage

  Address: B1 Viva Shopping Mall

• Yunhaiyao Restaurant is one of the main major chain restaurants serving Yunnan food in Beijing. Nicely decorated with rustic farm implements, musical instruments, and photos of minorities living in villages on the walls, the restaurant gives you a taste of the minority cultures of Yunnan besides fantastic Yunnan food.

  Recommendations: Niuganjun, Jisi Liangmixian, Qiguoji, Luofeiyu

  Address: F3 Viva Shopping Mall

• Diancaoxiang Restaurant is a Yunnan-style hotpot restaurant with hotpot seasoning features Yunnan-produced wild mushrooms and edible herb. The interior decoration highlights  Yunnan cuisine culture and local specialties.

  Recommendations: Shiping tofu, Yunnan rice wine

  Address: F3 Viva Shopping Center

Playgrounds

• Kids Garden is a playground full of kid-friendly toys, swing and slides, rope bridge and other game areas. Kids Garden is right in the shopping mall and the playtime costs RMB 158 for two hours. A waiting area for parents is provided.

  Address: F3, Viva Beijing Plaza

• Lou Kidsworld is appropriate for 0-8 years kid and kids under 1.4 meters (4.6 ft). Lou Kidsworld includes more than 20 different contents and there are a few large facilities such as small train, Corsair, and mini rotating tower. They also have a large comfortable rest area for parents. RMB 155.

  Address: Floor 2, Huachuang Life Plaza, No.16 Lincuixili, Chaoyang District

• In KIDS with LINE FRIENDS is an 880sqm (approx. 9,500 sq.ft) children’s indoor playground which features ball pits, slides and plenty of things to climb. The Linefriends characters include, for example, Brown Bear, Cony Bunny, Jessica Cat, Leonard Frog, and Pangyo Panda, plus many other human and animal caricatures. Two-hour entrance for families (two adults and one child) costs RMB 388 on weekdays and RMB 588 on weekends.

  Address: F3 Yintai Shopping Center, No. 2 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District.

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Make sure to join us Jan 13-14 at the Beijing International School Choice Expo. Find more information here and make sure you register before you attend so we know how many cups of coffee we need to brew! 

2018 Beijing International School Expo quick links
• How to register (also scan the QR code below)
• How to volunteer (email [e-mail] or [e-mail])
• Schools and Organizations You’ll Meet at the Fair
• Getting Your Kids Involved in Picking the Right School
• Find Your School at the Fair

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Photos: Dianping, Lou Kidsworld, thecoolhunter, Qunar, ebeijing