Trends’ Lounge: Bookstore.Restaurant.Lounge

Good things come in three’s.

Similar to how d.lounge is considered a bar, a lounge, and an art space, Trends’ Lounge is a bookstore, a restaurant cafe, and a lounge – a perfect combination to just to hang about with an endless supply of good magazines and books to satisfy your thirst for knowledge, good food to satisfy your hunger and good coffee to keep you wired.

Their menu is limited with one side of an A4 printed paper for their food menu and the back for their drinks. Food includes a few salads, soups, pastas, sandwiches, steak and desserts. Drinks include coffee, hot chocolate and fresh fruit juice. I recommend the caramel coffee and the Orange/Apple/Carrot fresh fruit juice (RMB 40). I ordered the Spicy Tuna Salad (RMB 35), Shrimp and Tomato Pasta (RMB 48), and Sauteed Spare Ribs with Mashed Potatoes (RMB 48). The spicy tuna salad did not look very appealing when it came out, but was better than expected. The pasta was also a bit bland for my taste, but the spare ribs and mashed potatoes were fantastic. And they even brought us plastic gloves, which was a nice touch. Overall, it was great value and even if the food is not the best in Beijing, the combination of location, atmosphere and value make it worth returning to.

Review of Trends’ Lounge: L214, 2F, Trends Tower, 9 Guanghua Road, Northeastern building of “The Place” 光华路9号, Tel: 6587-1999

Best Part:

• Design and atmosphere of the venue is very original and attractive
• I love the quality and quantity of books and magazines available, it’s probably the best bookstore I’ve found in Beijing thus far
• I highly recommend the sauteed spare ribs with mashed potatoes

Comments:

• Service was not very attentive and a bit slow, but friendly nonetheless
• Food is nothing to write home about, but it’s reasonably priced and satisfying
• A perfect place to hang out for the day

Rating: (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

• Food: 6
• Atmosphere: 9
• Service: 4
• Overall Experience: 7