If you're intending to spend the Spring Festival in Beijing, you might be curious about which establishments will be open during the holiday where you can grab a drink or meal. We've compiled a list of venues in the capital (sorted alphabetically) that are open, closed, or operating with altered hours.
Below are the specifics for each venue, but note that most are either closed or have modified hours from January 28 to January 30 for the primary holiday. This list is not exhaustive. If you don’t see a place listed, we suggest checking Dianping, as many businesses post their adjusted Spring Festival hours there.
**Arrow Factory**
- Closed from January 28 to January 30
- Reopens with regular hours from January 31
**Beyond Yakitori**
- Closed from January 27 to February 3
- Reopens with regular hours from February 4
**Bollywood Tales and Dastaan**
- **Bollywood Tales**: Closed from January 28 to January 31; reopens normally on February 1
- **Dastaan**: Closed from January 28 to January 31; reopens normally on February 1
**Bottega and Forno**
- All locations have adjusted hours from January 28 to February 4, operating from noon to 9 PM
- Reopen with regular hours on February 5
**CDWAAS Kitchen & Bistro 水石餐吧**
- Closed from January 28 to February 5
- Reopens with regular hours on February 6
**COMMUNE**
- **COMMUNE RESERVE 798 location**: Adjusted hours on January 28 from 11 AM to 3 PM; open normally from January 29
- **COMMUNE RESERVE Huamao location**: Adjusted hours on January 28 from 11 AM to 3 PM; January 29-30 hours adjusted to 11 AM to midnight; open normally from January 31
- **COMMUNE•X BHG Mall**: Adjusted hours on January 28 from 10 AM to 6 PM; open normally from January 29
- **COMMUNE•X Mall&More branch**: Adjusted hours on January 28 from 10 AM to 6 PM; open normally from January 29
- **COMMUNE•X Sanlitun**: Open normally
- **COMMUNE 幻师**: Adjusted hours on January 28 from 11 AM to 3 PM; open normally from January 29
**Confidential**
- Open normally
**The Corner Bistro**
- Open normally
**DELI NYC**
- Closed from January 27 to February 2
- Reopens with regular hours on February 3
**Eudora Station**
- Closed from January 25 to February 5
- Adjusted hours from February 6-13 will be 11 AM to 11 PM
- Open normally from February 14
**The Factory**
- Open normally
**Fukumimi x Beyond**
- Closed from January 27 to February 7
- Reopens with regular hours from February 8
**Georgia's Feast and Turkish Feast**
- **Georgia's Feast**: Open normally
- **Turkish Feast (JinShang Yuan and WF Central locations)**: Open normally
- **Turkish Feast (Huamao location)**: Closed from January 26 to February 6; open normally from February 7
**Great Leap**
- **Great Leap #6 (Doujiao Hutong branch)**: Adjusted hours from January 28 to 31, operating from 3 PM to 11 PM; open normally from February 1
- **Great Leap #12 (Gongti branch)**: Adjusted hours from January 28 to 31, operating from 4:30 PM to midnight; open normally from February 1
- **Great Leap #45 (Xinyuan branch)**: Closed from January 28 to 31, adjusted hours from February 1 to 4, operating from 4:30 PM to 2 AM; open normally from February 5
- **Great Leap Lido**: Adjusted hours from January 28 to 31, operating from noon to midnight; open normally from February 1
**Hilton Beijing**
- **Makan Kitchen**: January 28 open for Chinese New Year’s Eve Buffet from 4:30 PM to 8 PM; January 29 to February 6 adjusted hours from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM; 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM; 5:30 PM to 9 PM; open normally from February 7
- **One East**: Closed from dinner on January 28 until lunch on February 9; open normally from February 10
**Home Plate BBQ**
- **Home Plate Sanlitun**
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If you intend to be in Beijing during Spring Festival, you might be curious about which places will be open during the holiday.