Tasty Taste (Taidi Daisi)

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• Don't be deterred by the corny name, or the half-hearted decor, for here is some of the best coffee in Beijing. In a town where innumerable crimes are committed against the bean, it's a relief to find Italian espresso without any bitter aftertaste from poorly cleaned machines, milk frothed just so rather than tortured to produce enormous bubbles, and even cocoa powder and cinnamon served on the side with your cappuccino. Open 9am to midnight. Gongti Bei Men (on the southwest corner of Gongti Bei Lu and Gongti Xi Lu). tel. 010/6551-1822.

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