Big Bear & Rukis: Gulou's New Bakery-Plus-Cafe-Plus-Bodega

By That's Beijing, June 26, 2017

You probably know either Big Bear or RuKis, if not both.

The expat bakers have been selling their popular cookies (Big Bear) and Estonian rye bread (RuKis) in Beijing for some time now. Now the two have taken over the space left behind by The Meatball Company and are operating a bakery-plus-cafe-plus-bodega-for-expat-food-products (think Naked Nut Butters, Mantra Bars).

Are you a Gulou-based kid or self-described ‘hutong hipster’? Then visiting this place is mandatory.

See a listing for Big Bear & Rukis & read more 'Mifan/Mafan' restaurant reviews.

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