Muji eatery tweaks food offerings

Cafe and Meal Muji, an eatery run by the Japanese retail brand Muji, has launched a new menu.

Located on the ground floor of the Muji Hotel Beijing that opened six months ago, the compound in the historic old Beijing district near Tiananmen Square has been doing brisk trade, due no doubt to Muji's renown for its functional stationery, simplistic aesthetics of homewares and clothes. But the eatery has failed to make a splash on foodies' must-eat list. That is not until recently, when it made some big culinary adjustments.

Like Muji's products that appeal to an understated aesthetic, the restaurant's new menu reflects a penchant for making the most of natural and healthy ingredients, serving comfort dishes with tasteful designs.