Well, actually no.
But on a snowy day yesterday I did discover that there is a coffee shop once more on the site of the former Starbucks in the Forbidden City. It's run by ChinaTea (a good, patriotic brand) and it serves excellent Yunnan coffee, which, honestly speaking, beats the brew formerly provided by the Seattle company.
The Starbucks (to give it its full title: The Hall of Fragrant Buns) was a favorite pit-stop of mine in days of old, before national pride took over and their lease was not renewed.
The coffee shop is located on the right (east) side of the main axis, not far from the center, in a single storey building that also has postcards and books for sale.
But on a snowy day yesterday I did discover that there is a coffee shop once more on the site of the former Starbucks in the Forbidden City. It's run by ChinaTea (a good, patriotic brand) and it serves excellent Yunnan coffee, which, honestly speaking, beats the brew formerly provided by the Seattle company.
The Starbucks (to give it its full title: The Hall of Fragrant Buns) was a favorite pit-stop of mine in days of old, before national pride took over and their lease was not renewed.
The coffee shop is located on the right (east) side of the main axis, not far from the center, in a single storey building that also has postcards and books for sale.
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