The Sweet Spot: Sweet CBD

With an ideal location for the Guomao office crowd and excellent food quality, The Sweet Spot is already incredibly popular. There are only three little tables, but lunchtime business is great thanks to convenient grab-and-go options. The name of the restaurant is a little misleading—there are about two dozen kinds of cakes, chocolates and pastries, but the lunchtime fare shouldn't be overlooked. The panini (¥28) are small but delicious. The pizza panini is made with salty pepperoni and sun-dried tomato. It's quite greasy, but tastes excellent. The ham and cheese panini is also a hit, but the café should improve the vegetarian option—it's just plain grilled veggies in bread. Salads (¥28) are large and fresh, and they come with cute bottles of dressing and a piece of wrap bread. Cakes (¥25/slice) are top quality, made with 90 percent imported ingredients. They really fill a need in the Beijing dessert market. The signature mascarpone berry cake is lightly sweet and delicately delicious. The cheesecake topped with fresh, plump blueberries is to die for, and the raspberry tart is phenomenally fresh. The chocolate passion fruit cake with its nutty base offers a very interesting blend of flavors. The cupcakes (¥20) are crowd pleasers, and we can't wait to return and try the huge butter croissants (¥10).

Our rating: 4.5/5 stars

DETAILS

What: The Sweet Spot

Where: EB118, B1/F, China World Mall, 1 Jianguomen Wai, 国贸商城一期B1楼EB118店铺

Tel: 6505-0885