Third Stop: Vineyard Café Vineyard Café’s owner, Will Yorke, is from England. His life in Beijing is closely tied to the hutongs. After he finished studying Chinese, Yorke worked a short period of time and, after careful consideration, he and his Chinese wife, Xu Duan, decided to open a café near where they lived. They named it Vineyard Café because of the grapes Yorke had planted and, more importantly, because of the 30 types of wine it provided. “After the grapes ripen, it’s a beautiful moment to sit under the grape shelves and taste the wine,” says Yorke. Although located in an old Beijing hutong, Vineyard’s design is similar to a European café. A lot of English customers visit (probably because Yorke is from England). “When someone enters into Vineyard Café after walking along the hutong, I want them to feel like they’re in an oasis and at home,” says Yorke. H omestyle European foods help patrons immediately spo t their favorites: salads, burgers, pizza, pasta, etc. Vine- yar d also has an interesting website that describes all types of e vents they have at the store. Customers can order or com municatevia instantmessagingsystems. Occasionally, Vin eyard also holds live music events and wine selection nig hts to welcome their loyal customers.

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Specialty: Mediterranean Pizza
Toppings are customized, and most of the
ingredients are from Mediterranean countries.
Dine-in, delivery, takeaway
Want to know more about Vineyard Café?
Visit www.vineyardcafe.cn.