Add comment Discover Beijing's best hidden gems Explore Beijing's best kept secrets with hidden hutongs, cosy cafes, tucked away art galleries and more By Time Out Beijing editors, compiled by Amy Snelling Posted: Thursday July 02 2015 If you've been desperately trying to escape Beijing's tourist-beaten path, searching all over the city trying to track down a hidden hutong hangout, somewhere to watch some peking opera and grab great food and drink; or even if you're on the look out for some cute cat cafés, a quiet corner to read a book or an art gallery to explore, then look no further. We've hunted high and low to find the spots that nobody knows and unearthed some of Beijing's best kept secrets – we won't tell if you don't. Hidden restaurants, bars and cafés Blogs Cat cafés Read more Cultural spots and lesser-known shops Visiting Beijing Concealed culture Read more Stage Peking opera playhouses Read more Get off the beaten track with these art walks Art Hutong Galleries Read more Art Caochangdi Read more Art 798 Read more Discover the best of Beijing in these hidden hutongs Things to Do Dongsi Read more Things to Do Houhai Read more Things to Do Jiugulou Dajie Read more Things to Do Meishuguan Read more Things to Do Beixinqiao and Yonghegong Read more Things to Do Nanluoguxiang Read more More 4 out of 5 stars submit