Roma Lake

The jewelry exhibition window in Goldsmith Studio Cafe Photos provided by Goldsmith Studio Cafe

 

 

 

 

 

Golden dining

By Venus Lee

Goldsmith Studio Cafe’s cream-colored walls, tables and sofas make it a warm and refreshing place to have a meal. The vintage fans and ceiling lamps, exquisite carved chairs and old fashionedfurniture give it a classic yet contemporary feel.

The Cantonese restaurant is known for its boiled, sliced chicken (68 yuan), spicy baby pigeons (38 yuan), sauteed shrimp (88 yuan) and salted goose liver with roasted eggplant (32 yuan). The fried silver cod fish (88 yuan) and soy-preserved radish (22 yuan) are also famous.

The restaurant was named goldsmith after the owner and her husband’s other profession. The two graduated as metal echnicians and designers from Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology. “Our occupation was goldsmithng, so it worked as a good-sounding name for the restaurant,” Lu Mei, the hostess, said while showing a ring her husbandmade for her 17 years ago.

The restaurant’s dazzling jewelry looks amazing with the lighting. Most pieces are the hostess’s personal picks from different countes. Some of the ornaments are available at reasonable prices.

The two-floor restaurant is spacious, bright and elaborately decorated. The first floor is for dinning and exhibition, and the second floor is an open art studio for young goldsmiths and metalworkers.

“When I returned o China three years ago from Amsterdam, where metalworking devices are readily available to the community, I was surprised how hard it was to find a similar metalworking shop in China,” Lu said. “You know, not all youngoldsmiths can afford the necessary tools, so I decided to provide somewhere for them to share my tools and work together.”

There is also a swimming pool for pets in the yard. “Some customers take their pets for a walk fter dinner, so we wanted to give their pets a place to play too,” she said.

Goldsmith Studio Cafe
Where: 11, Roma Lake, Houshayu, Shunyi District
Open: 10 am – 9 pm
Tel: 139 1026 8761