The 2024 Cultural Xicheng Gongmenkou East and West Streets Food Festival recently opened and will run until September 17.

At the opening ceremony, Gongmenkou East and West streets near the White Dagoba were recognized as a "Beijing Characteristic Commercial Block." This follows their accolade as one of the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Streets and Alleys in Beijing" in 2022, marking another step in the commercial development of the area.

The featured restaurants at this year's White Dagoba Food Festival include SLOWBOAT, the main venue along with new additions from the past year, such as an imperial cuisine restaurant, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a popular Italian restaurant, an ice cream shop, a tea house by day and wine bar by night, and a coffee shop. In addition, a Chinese-style sweet soup and dessert shop and several specialty coffee shops will soon open.

The festival is part of the ongoing 2024 Cultural Xicheng Food Festival, which also includes events like Xibianmen Food Festival, Shichahai Food Festival, Jinshu Street Food Festival and SOGO Food Festival. Even more exciting and diverse culinary events are on the horizon, so stay tuned!