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Rich pickings in upmarket neighborhood
By Wu Huixin |
February 25, 2013, Monday
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PREVIOUSLY farmland, the west part of Hangzhou is now a wealthy area featuring hundreds of villas and other upmarket homes. Gudun Road and Zijinghua Road, two of main roads in the area, offer many amenities, including restaurants, cafes and book stores.
Some have become so well-known that they attract patrons not only from the neighborhood itself but from other parts of the city.
Shanghai Daily took a stroll, chowing out at a noodle shop and a Mexican restaurant, and whiling away some time at a cafe and book store.
Fenglinwan Book Cube
Fenglinwan is a Hangzhou local brand for bookstores, with the Book Cube one of three branches in the city.
Though hidden among residential buildings in the end of Zijinghua Road, this bookstore has a huge reputation all over China by virtue of its status of the first experimental bookstore in the country. It is dedicated to establishing a complex of a bookshop, a gallery, an exhibition room and a lecture hall.
Boss Zhu Shenghua came up with the concept that a bookstore is not only a place selling books but also a platform for readers and writers.
To date, more than 200 scholars and writers have made speeches and lectures here, attracting a large number of college students and spreading the store's reputation across the country.
The store holds lectures and academic salons on the themes of poetry, philosophy, current affairs, among other issues.
Address: 405 Zijinghua Road
Tel: (0571) 8883-2499
35mm Cafe
As the name suggests, this cafe has a photographic theme, and customers will find associated items in every corner. On the shelves are rolls of film, photographic books, photo frames and Lomo cameras.
The decor is in a Japanese minimalist style, with simple designs and muted colors.
Exquisite photographs can be seen everywhere: on the walls; suspended from strings; even pasted on the stairs. These were shot by the cafe boss and customers.
Today, 35mm has become a rendezvous for Hangzhou's shutterbugs. Every now and then, photographic parties are held and photographers are encouraged to bring their works.
The cafe has established a net community in douban.com, a website that aims to bring together China's artistic young people. Notices of parties are published there.
The cafe serves tasty desserts and mellow coffee, tea and cocktails. The wheat-flavored milk tea and cheese cake are recommended.
Address: 385-10 Gudun Road
Tel: (0571) 8535-6287
Pancho's Mexican Restaurant
The decor inside is full of Mexican elements such as the national flag, Aztec paintings and banners and traditional costumes.
Food served here retains an authentic Mexican flavor. And while foreign restaurants are often expensive, Pancho's serves comparatively cheap and hearty meals, attracting an steady stream of consumers.
Gringa, taken by Mexicans as staple food, is a tortilla stuffed with mozzarella cheese, Mexican sauce, salad and ranchero sauce.
Nachos panchos, a blend of tortilla triangle chips, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, and topped with meat, is a popular order.
Parties and buffets are frequently held by Pancho's Mexican boss to celebrate Mexican holidays. Foodies should check notices on the door for specials.
Address: 376 Gudun Road
Tel: (0571) 8512-1219
Lao Shan Noodle Shop
A Shaanxi Province native has operated this noodle shop for more than a decade in Hangzhou, bringing original dishes from Shaanxi to the city, giving locals a chance to sample that province's cuisine.
Rou Jia Mo, considered by many as the Chinese hamburger, is classic Shaanxi cuisine. The stuffing is classified into two kinds - fried meat and green peppers, or pot-stewed meat.
Like most northern Chinese, Shaanxi people are big fans of noodles. He Le, though it looks like ordinary noodles, is made of buckwheat, a crop commonly planted in Shaanxi. Here in Lao Shan, it is served cold with cucumber and bean sprouts.
In Shaanxi style, most of the hand-made noodles served in Lao Shan are comparatively shorter and wider than most other noodles.
Biangbiang noodles, a symbol of provincial capital Xi'an, and saozi noodles are most popular with diners.
Address: 204 Gudun Road
Tel: (0571) 8897-9884
Some have become so well-known that they attract patrons not only from the neighborhood itself but from other parts of the city.
Shanghai Daily took a stroll, chowing out at a noodle shop and a Mexican restaurant, and whiling away some time at a cafe and book store.
Fenglinwan Book Cube
Fenglinwan is a Hangzhou local brand for bookstores, with the Book Cube one of three branches in the city.
Though hidden among residential buildings in the end of Zijinghua Road, this bookstore has a huge reputation all over China by virtue of its status of the first experimental bookstore in the country. It is dedicated to establishing a complex of a bookshop, a gallery, an exhibition room and a lecture hall.
Boss Zhu Shenghua came up with the concept that a bookstore is not only a place selling books but also a platform for readers and writers.
To date, more than 200 scholars and writers have made speeches and lectures here, attracting a large number of college students and spreading the store's reputation across the country.
The store holds lectures and academic salons on the themes of poetry, philosophy, current affairs, among other issues.
Address: 405 Zijinghua Road
Tel: (0571) 8883-2499
35mm Cafe
As the name suggests, this cafe has a photographic theme, and customers will find associated items in every corner. On the shelves are rolls of film, photographic books, photo frames and Lomo cameras.
The decor is in a Japanese minimalist style, with simple designs and muted colors.
Exquisite photographs can be seen everywhere: on the walls; suspended from strings; even pasted on the stairs. These were shot by the cafe boss and customers.
Today, 35mm has become a rendezvous for Hangzhou's shutterbugs. Every now and then, photographic parties are held and photographers are encouraged to bring their works.
The cafe has established a net community in douban.com, a website that aims to bring together China's artistic young people. Notices of parties are published there.
The cafe serves tasty desserts and mellow coffee, tea and cocktails. The wheat-flavored milk tea and cheese cake are recommended.
Address: 385-10 Gudun Road
Tel: (0571) 8535-6287
Pancho's Mexican Restaurant
The decor inside is full of Mexican elements such as the national flag, Aztec paintings and banners and traditional costumes.
Food served here retains an authentic Mexican flavor. And while foreign restaurants are often expensive, Pancho's serves comparatively cheap and hearty meals, attracting an steady stream of consumers.
Gringa, taken by Mexicans as staple food, is a tortilla stuffed with mozzarella cheese, Mexican sauce, salad and ranchero sauce.
Nachos panchos, a blend of tortilla triangle chips, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, and topped with meat, is a popular order.
Parties and buffets are frequently held by Pancho's Mexican boss to celebrate Mexican holidays. Foodies should check notices on the door for specials.
Address: 376 Gudun Road
Tel: (0571) 8512-1219
Lao Shan Noodle Shop
A Shaanxi Province native has operated this noodle shop for more than a decade in Hangzhou, bringing original dishes from Shaanxi to the city, giving locals a chance to sample that province's cuisine.
Rou Jia Mo, considered by many as the Chinese hamburger, is classic Shaanxi cuisine. The stuffing is classified into two kinds - fried meat and green peppers, or pot-stewed meat.
Like most northern Chinese, Shaanxi people are big fans of noodles. He Le, though it looks like ordinary noodles, is made of buckwheat, a crop commonly planted in Shaanxi. Here in Lao Shan, it is served cold with cucumber and bean sprouts.
In Shaanxi style, most of the hand-made noodles served in Lao Shan are comparatively shorter and wider than most other noodles.
Biangbiang noodles, a symbol of provincial capital Xi'an, and saozi noodles are most popular with diners.
Address: 204 Gudun Road
Tel: (0571) 8897-9884
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