Hutong Pizza in Beijing

Posted by Adam Kuban, August 28, 2008 at 1:45 PM

Photograph by jeanmichelchuiche on Flickr

Before and during the Olympic bacchanalia in Beijing, much was made of the fact that the government there had torn down blocks of hutongs. Those remaining are being snatched up by wealthy Chinese or foreigners, all who think it's cool to live in these traditional courtyard residences. From what I've read, it's not uncommon for restaurants and shops to be located in hutongs, and here, I just spotted this cool photo of a pizzeria situated in one. It's from jeanmichelchuiche's Beijing 北京 Hutong 胡同 on Flickr.

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Tags: Asia, Beijing, China, Flickr, Foreign Pizza

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I'm pretty sure I've actually eaten pizza from this place. Last year when I went to Beijing we stayed in a hostel surrounded by hutongs. It was really amazing walking around where we were staying, seeing and eating everything. The hutong neighborhoods are like giant mazes with tiny busy streets.

dbrackst at 5:07PM on 08/28/08

That place makes a great pizza. Don't let the appearance in the photo fool you - there's an entire (albeit tiny) restaurant tucked away there. The entrance is at the end of an alley... as seen in my pictures here:

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etcetera24 at 10:04PM on 08/28/08

I was in Beijing in 2005 and I didn't see that place (although I love wandering through the hutongs). I'm (pleasantly) surprised to hear that the pizza was good, though. The group we were with dragged us to an Italian restaurant (Annie's?). Somebody had a pizza, and the crust was passable but the cheese was truly bad. I suppose the trick is to find a source of decent cheese in a country where it isn't eaten.

befuggled at 10:27AM on 08/29/08

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