Food Guide: Beijing - Christmas Atmosphere at JM Coffee and Bakery
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Summary: JM Coffee and Bakery is a Beijing chain opened by Xinjiang dost, with shops around Niujie, Dongsi, Beiluoguxiang, Baita Mosque, and Tuanjiehu. This short account keeps the source's bakery details, Christmas atmosphere, food, locations, and community observations.
JM is a coffee and bakery chain in Beijing opened by Xinjiang Dosti. They have shops in major areas like Niujie, Dongsi, Beiluoguxiang, Baita Mosque, and Tuanjiehu. The Daji Lane shop specializes in pizza, while the Niujie shop focuses on hot dogs.
While they stay halal and alcohol-free, they also keep an open mind and embrace cultural diversity, launching special Christmas-themed baked goods in December. Even though we don't celebrate Christmas, we still enjoy experiencing the festive atmosphere. There is a Kazakh lady working at the shop who is very popular with the kids.
During Christmas, they launched a Christmas Star Pizza. The crust is filled with tuna, diced carrots, and a touch of mustard. The center has homemade tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, imported Italian Padano cheese, and basil. It is topped with a little snowman made of strawberries and marshmallows. The staff specifically told us they checked the source of the marshmallows to ensure they use fish gelatin.
We also tried the Christmas tree bread, reindeer bagel, red bean and chestnut European-style bread, and Santa Claus bread. The Christmas tree bread contains milk, butter, milk powder, pistachio paste, and mascarpone cheese. The reindeer bagel is filled with chocolate, hazelnuts, cheese, and cocoa powder. The red bean and chestnut European-style bread contains matcha powder, chestnut puree, red beans, and milk, and it is topped with a caramel cookie. The Santa Claus bread is made with camellia flour, broomcorn millet (dahuangmi), condensed milk, and hawthorn. Their bread is not too sweet, which suits the tastes of young people. Plus, the ingredients are listed very clearly.
For drinks, you can choose the Christmas Magic Cup, which is pure grape juice with apples, cinnamon, and strawberries. This is likely the only place in Beijing where we can drink this, and it is worth a try.
We were surprised to find Big Plate Chicken (dapanji) pizza at the JM Daji Lane shop; it really shows it is run by Xinjiang Dosti. The Big Plate Chicken uses Anjihai chili peppers flown in from Xinjiang. They are spicy yet sweet, and the flavor is very authentic. It is a pity that they use chicken chunks instead of stir-frying the whole chicken like they do back home in Xinjiang.
We also had the Korean-style spicy cream shrimp pasta and fried chicken. The pasta came with plenty of shrimp, and the cream sauce was very rich. The fried chicken was cooked perfectly, and I really liked it.
We also tasted their pour-over coffee, and it was quite good. However, the shop is very crowded on weekends, so it is not the best place for a quiet coffee. It is probably better on weekdays.
Summary: JM Coffee and Bakery is a Beijing chain opened by Xinjiang dost, with shops around Niujie, Dongsi, Beiluoguxiang, Baita Mosque, and Tuanjiehu. This short account keeps the source's bakery details, Christmas atmosphere, food, locations, and community observations.
JM is a coffee and bakery chain in Beijing opened by Xinjiang Dosti. They have shops in major areas like Niujie, Dongsi, Beiluoguxiang, Baita Mosque, and Tuanjiehu. The Daji Lane shop specializes in pizza, while the Niujie shop focuses on hot dogs.
While they stay halal and alcohol-free, they also keep an open mind and embrace cultural diversity, launching special Christmas-themed baked goods in December. Even though we don't celebrate Christmas, we still enjoy experiencing the festive atmosphere. There is a Kazakh lady working at the shop who is very popular with the kids.
During Christmas, they launched a Christmas Star Pizza. The crust is filled with tuna, diced carrots, and a touch of mustard. The center has homemade tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, imported Italian Padano cheese, and basil. It is topped with a little snowman made of strawberries and marshmallows. The staff specifically told us they checked the source of the marshmallows to ensure they use fish gelatin.
We also tried the Christmas tree bread, reindeer bagel, red bean and chestnut European-style bread, and Santa Claus bread. The Christmas tree bread contains milk, butter, milk powder, pistachio paste, and mascarpone cheese. The reindeer bagel is filled with chocolate, hazelnuts, cheese, and cocoa powder. The red bean and chestnut European-style bread contains matcha powder, chestnut puree, red beans, and milk, and it is topped with a caramel cookie. The Santa Claus bread is made with camellia flour, broomcorn millet (dahuangmi), condensed milk, and hawthorn. Their bread is not too sweet, which suits the tastes of young people. Plus, the ingredients are listed very clearly.
For drinks, you can choose the Christmas Magic Cup, which is pure grape juice with apples, cinnamon, and strawberries. This is likely the only place in Beijing where we can drink this, and it is worth a try.
We were surprised to find Big Plate Chicken (dapanji) pizza at the JM Daji Lane shop; it really shows it is run by Xinjiang Dosti. The Big Plate Chicken uses Anjihai chili peppers flown in from Xinjiang. They are spicy yet sweet, and the flavor is very authentic. It is a pity that they use chicken chunks instead of stir-frying the whole chicken like they do back home in Xinjiang.
We also had the Korean-style spicy cream shrimp pasta and fried chicken. The pasta came with plenty of shrimp, and the cream sauce was very rich. The fried chicken was cooked perfectly, and I really liked it.
We also tasted their pour-over coffee, and it was quite good. However, the shop is very crowded on weekends, so it is not the best place for a quiet coffee. It is probably better on weekdays.
