Riverside Brunch & Dining? Yes please.

Last year was a tough one for many people, and with a 2023 just around the corner, it looks like the new year will bring lots of exciting new things for everyone in Chengdu; the possibility of trips home, big events, and a new GILI’S, in a shiny new Chengdu development worth whiling away your weekends at; The Tiexiang Temple Branch.

The Tiexiang Temple (TXT) development south of Tianfu 1st Street has just unveiled phase 2 (phase 1 has MUG, and Music House) and has a whole bunch of great F&B options, with loads of outdoor seating, and open areas to hang out on weekends, with yurts, and live music – so is well worth checking out.

The newest GILI’S in the TXT complex has some tasty new menu items too. Alongside lots of bistro favourites they serve at the other branches; like pastas, salads, steaks and desserts, GILI’S TXT have supersized their brunch menu (available until 3pm) – with lots tasty offerings added from the G’s menu, like shaskshukua, eggs benedict, and much more.

This would be a fairly hearty supper for 2 people, or with some extra dishes (we added the truffle mash, and a salad) and it could feed 4 with no problem. Crack open a nice bottle of red, and that’s Friday sorted.

On top of all this delicious food, the new Gili’s is fully kitted out with a stage where Brown Ketchup perform weekly (Fri.-Sat. 9-11pm & Sun. 4:30-6pm), and mummy and baby room if you need to feed the little one during lunch, great happy hour deals, and killer customer service – they wouldn’t let us leave without a bone for our pup… and that’s why Gili’s is so hard not to love. Great food, great service, warm vibes – and now more space, so you can always get a table.

Did we mention they have mulled wine? Mmm. 

A big congratulations to GILI’S for opening their 4th (5th if you count the pool) restaurant, with another one to come in the new year!