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GBJ Bistro 96 Square: a curved leaf-print banquette around a round marble table beneath a ribbed wooden dome, with a towering flower arrangement and the bar behind

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GBJ Bistro opens at 96 Square, Pudong.

GBJ Bistro opened at 96 Square on Dongfang Road in Pudong, Shanghai, on 29 October 2026, near Century Avenue metro station.

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2026

  1. The garden terrace at GBJ Bistro Hongqiao Tiandi: green marble tables and rattan chairs among banana plants

    GBJ BistroOpening

    GBJ Bistro opens at Hongqiao Tiandi.

    GBJ Bistro brought its modern Guangxi cuisine to Hongqiao Tiandi in Shanghai, opening on level B1 of the North Zone with a grand opening on 24 September 2026.

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  2. The GBJ Bistro Shenzhen Bay dining room under a woven leaf ceiling, rattan chairs around the bar

    GBJ BistroOpening

    GBJ Bistro’s first restaurant in Shenzhen.

    GBJ Bistro opened its first restaurant outside Shanghai at Shenzhen Bay on 21 September 2026, welcoming the city’s media to an opening tasting.

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  3. Tables set with celadon bowls and rattan chairs in front of a green-tiled wall at GBJ Bistro Kerry Center

    GBJ BistroReopening

    GBJ Bistro reopens at Jing’an Kerry Center.

    GBJ Bistro reopened its restaurant at Jing’an Kerry Center on Changde Road on 1 September 2026.

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  4. The Brownstone ITC dining room: brass lanterns over red patterned armchairs, round marble tables and arched display niches

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens at ITC, Shanghai.

    On 29 August 2026 Brownstone opened at ITC Mall in Xujiahui, moving from Yongjia Court, the group’s first Brownstone, which closed its doors on 20 August. Guests were welcomed with sangria, paella and a Spanish market cart at the door.

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  5. The Monte Olive dining room set for its opening tasting, olive trees among the tables

    Monte OliveBrand launch

    Monte Olive joins the group.

    Monte Olive, the group’s Mediterranean low-carb kitchen and its newest brand, was introduced with an opening tasting on 14 August 2026.

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  6. A dining room at POETS Garden, Yihe Mansion: orange banquettes and green velvet chairs beneath palms and leaf-patterned walls

    POETS ThaiOpening

    POETS Garden opens at Yihe Mansion, Nanjing.

    POETS Garden opened on 27 June 2026 in Nanjing’s Yihe Mansion, with tropical dining rooms, private rooms and a terrace among the trees.

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  7. The garden dining room at POETS Thai Xintiandi Dongtaili: red armchairs and marble tables under a vine-covered pergola with white pendant lamps

    POETS ThaiOpening

    POETS Thai opens at Xintiandi Dongtaili, Shanghai.

    On 15 June 2026 POETS Thai opened at Xintiandi Dongtaili Mall in Huangpu District, Shanghai, with a garden dining room under a canopy of vines and palms.

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  8. The GBJ Bistro ITC dining room: rattan chairs and round wooden tables beneath sculpted red ribbons and woven lanterns

    GBJ BistroOpening

    GBJ Bistro opens at ITC, Shanghai.

    GBJ Bistro opened its new restaurant at ITC Mall in Xujiahui on 18 January 2026, its dining room shaded by sculpted red and green ribbons and woven rattan lanterns.

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2025

  1. The POETS Thai Changzhou dining room: upholstered chairs around set tables, with palms and pendant lamps behind

    POETS ThaiOpening

    POETS Thai’s first restaurant in Changzhou.

    POETS Thai opened its first restaurant in Changzhou on 23 December 2025, bringing its Thai kitchen and tropical dining room to the city.

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  2. The POETS Thai ITC dining room: green marble tables and a palm-print banquette in front of the bar, with a lit wall of jars and a hand-painted leaf ceiling

    POETS ThaiOpening

    POETS Thai opens at ITC, Shanghai.

    On 15 November 2025 POETS Thai opened at ITC Mall in Xujiahui, Shanghai, with a dining room beneath a hand-painted leaf ceiling, a bar under hanging greenery and a wall of preserved-fruit jars.

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  3. The Brownstone Xintiandi dining room: striped banquettes and red patterned chairs beneath brass lanterns, with plants and tall mirrors on white tiled walls

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens at Xintiandi Dongtaili, Shanghai.

    On 26 September 2025 Brownstone opened at Xintiandi Dongtaili in Huangpu District, Shanghai, its tapas and wine served in a dining room of striped banquettes, brass lanterns and tall mirrors.

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  4. The Brownstone GATE M rooftop terrace: rope armchairs and marble tables under a red slatted pergola, with the Shanghai skyline beyond

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens at GATE M, West Bund Dream Center.

    On 17 September 2025 Brownstone opened at GATE M in Shanghai’s West Bund Dream Center, on top of the old riverside silos, with a bar and a rooftop terrace looking over the Huangpu River and the city skyline.

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  5. GBJ Bistro GATE M: a long stone bar under a woven rattan dragon, beside rattan dining chairs and banana plants

    GBJ BistroOpening

    GBJ Bistro opens at GATE M, West Bund Dream Center.

    On 15 September 2025 GBJ Bistro opened at GATE M in Shanghai’s West Bund Dream Center, with a stone bar beneath a woven dragon, rattan chairs and banana plants along the windows.

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  6. Guests sharing grilled asparagus and steak at a Brownstone Grill House table

    BrownstoneEvent

    A tasting evening at Brownstone Grill House.

    Brownstone Grill House welcomed guests to a tasting evening on 15 May 2025, with dishes from the wood-fired grill, jamón ibérico carved by hand and flamenco.

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2024

  1. The Brownstone iapm dining room dressed for Christmas, tables set with red flowers beside a decorated tree

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens at iapm, Shanghai.

    Brownstone opened at iapm on Middle Huaihai Road on 12 December 2024, the day after a tasting evening for guests, with the dining room dressed for Christmas.

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  2. The Brownstone team in front of the new Taikoo Li Sanlitun restaurant on its opening day in Beijing

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone’s first restaurant in Beijing.

    Brownstone opened its first Beijing restaurant at Taikoo Li Sanlitun on 31 August 2024, welcoming guests and media to an opening tasting.

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  3. Brownstone Ginza at night, seen through its glass frontage

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens in Ginza, Tokyo.

    On 21 March 2024 Brownstone opened in Ginza, Tokyo, its first restaurant outside China.

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2023

  1. Brownstone House at its opening party: the grey-brick house with red-tiled roofs, flower stands and the Opening Party wall at its door

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone House opens its doors.

    Brownstone House (布朗石公馆) opened on 20 July 2023. Its opening party on 7 July brought jamón carved by hand, paella, flamenco and live music.

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  2. Lemon duck in a white clay pot with fresh limes and chillies

    GBJ BistroBrand launch

    GBJ Bistro is born in Shanghai.

    GBJ Bistro was born in Shanghai in 2023, bringing the sour, spicy, sweet and fresh flavours of Guangxi to the city’s table.

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2022

  1. The Brownstone storefront at night, its terrace tables set beneath the illuminated sign

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens at Hongqiao Tiandi.

    Brownstone’s restaurant at Hongqiao Tiandi in Shanghai welcomed guests and media to its opening tasting on 20 September 2022, with flamenco, suckling pig and paella.

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  2. The Brownstone terrace in Shenzhen on opening day, with red parasols and opening flower stands

    BrownstoneOpening

    Brownstone opens in Shenzhen.

    Brownstone brought its Spanish tapas to Shenzhen on 29 June 2022, opening with a terrace of red parasols beneath the towers of Shenzhen Bay.

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2014

  1. Brownstone Tapas Bar at Yongjia Court at dusk, its red awnings lit and a Christmas tree by the terrace

    BrownstoneOpening

    The first Brownstone opens at Yongjia Court.

    The group’s first Brownstone opened on 1 November 2014 at Yongjia Court (永嘉庭) on Yongjia Road in Xuhui, Shanghai. It welcomed guests for almost twelve years, until the restaurant moved to ITC in August 2026.

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