Three romantic retro shops in Sanlitun, the capital, Beijing, romantic and artistic cafes.

How can we go to Sanlitun without visiting those good shops that are both retro and romantic? Home furnishings, costumes, theatres and coffee there have become a paradise for retro fans and art fans. It's not so much a store as a lifestyle laboratory.

1. Callus broken cocoon

Callus Cocoon, located on the 6th floor of Sanlitun 3. 3 Building, is a comprehensive store of retro and designers. In the past few years when industrial antique furniture entered China, many enthusiasts enjoy this kind of vintage life style because of their love for its quality and design. However, according to Dong Dong, founder of Callus Cocoon, the retro way of life has not really been integrated into people's lives, nor has it really reflected this retro way of life, while hard Cocoon brought together domestic boutique brands such as cafes, flower shops, barber shops and clothing stores in a wide range from 1850 to 1920, according to the style and thinking of the real retro space. To create a collection of retro-style life shop, want to bring people from different fields together, all-round retro concept to show in a way of life, you can have a look at the country's most authoritative attitude towards retro life without leaving home.

Weibo: Callus broken cocoon

Address: 6 / F, Sanlitun 3.3 Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing

2. Coffee device experiment in gallery

With a tall space, a full side of floor-to-ceiling windows and a skylight roof, CofFeeL Collection gives people a rare warm and pleasant feeling on winter afternoons. After several former media people quit their jobs, they put their lifestyle aesthetics into practice and opened the first boutique coffee shop in gallery in Beijing.

Hand-selected 90 + boutique coffee beans and handmade Italian coffee machines show the shopkeeper's choice of a good cup of coffee in every detail, so they went to Taiwan to study coffee making. After setting up their own online coffee platform and workshop for more than 180 days and nights, they finally put this fine coffee life aesthetics into practice. The experience living space, which combines exhibition installation, boutique coffee and artistic life aesthetics, has been opened in Beijing Minsheng Modern gallery.

CofFeeL Collection

First floor, C7 Minsheng Modern gallery, Hengtong International Innovation Park, 9 Jiuxianqiao North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

010-53231191

Encounter with Coffee in the Theater

Chaoyang District Cultural Center should be a familiar place for young people of literature and art. Whether it is the FIRST Youth Film Exhibition held all the year round here, or the "Golden Hedgehog" College students Drama Festival hosted by 9 theatres, it will always be an annual event for young people. Movies and dramas construct the most important elements here, but the only drawback is that after each break, you can't find a space to sit and chat with your friends. Waiting for the appearance of the Dogo Coffee Theatre not only breaks the original situation, but also brings more possibilities for Theatre 9 outside the theatrical performance. This cafe, which is based on the existence of the art environment, not only reproduces a variety of famous drama names or scenes, but also integrates art exhibitions with cross-border scenes to form an open and diverse art space. The activity of the cafe melts the limitations and stereotypes of the traditional theater, showing the possibility of more relaxed and free creation. in this fragrant art space, you may not meet Dogo, a variety of artistic activities and live exhibitions, but will bring unexpected gains and surprises.

Waiting for the Dogo Coffee Theater.

2 / F, Chaoyang District Culture Center, Chaowai Xiaozhuang

010-85996011

Source: boutique shopping guide