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Read MoreApothecary
One of the hippest bars in the trendy Sanlitun neighborhood, Apothecary draws a sophisticated party crowd with its unusual cocktails and lively scene. The menu pays homage to New Orleans with Creole dishes.
Read MoreBaihe Courtyard
As the name suggests Baihe Courtyard sits in a picturesque renovated courtyard in a quiet hutong or alleyway. It is tucked away behind the buzzing Ghost Street (Gui Jie in Chinese), so called because of the rows of red lanterns...
Read MoreBlack Sesame Kitchen
This cooking school was started by Jen Lin-Liu, a chef and the author of Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey through China. She was so inspired by her own culinary adventures that she began teaching friends and friends of friends...
Read MoreBuddha’s Bite
This newly opened restaurant in the south end of the 798 Art District is a perfect spot to try China’s Buddhist vegetarian cuisine following a hard day gazing at galleries. Dishes hail from all over China and the restaurant specializes...
Read MoreCelestial Court
Cantonese food is popular in the capital city, with chefs imported from the southern Guangdong province to ensure the ingredients and styles are spot-on. If you have a business dinner with a local Chinese contact, they will appreciate being treated...
Read MoreChuan Ban
Locals and expat swear that this is the best place for Sichuan food and worth dealing with the crowds and noise for a super spicy meal.
Read MoreCountry Kitchen
This restaurant at the Rosewood Beijing is a culinary highlight of many travelers’ China itineraries. Guests can watch the chefs at work in the open kitchen, preparing a range of Northern Chinese delicacies, including hand-pulled Chinese noodles, an array of...
Read MoreCrescent Moon
To the far northwest of China lies the province of Xinjiang, which is home to the country’s Turkic speaking Uighur Muslim minority. Crescent Moon, located in a quiet hutong in the old town, is one of the most authentic Xinjiang cuisine...
Read MoreDa Dong
Da Dong is considered the Ferran Adrià of China. In fact, when British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal (of the Fat Duck restaurant) came in search of the perfect Peking duck, it was Da Dong who he asked to teach him...
Read MoreDuck de Chine
Part of the Hidden City dining complex in Sanlitun, Duck de Chine is one of the best places in town for Peking Duck. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a warehouse setting with wood beams and an industrial chic feeling, and...
Read MoreLei Garden
Lei Garden serves the best Cantonese food in Beijing. There’s also a sister restaurant in Hong Kong.
Read MoreLi Qun Roast Duck Restaurant
Sadly, places such as this small family restaurant, in a hutong (traditional neighborhood), will not be around much longer, victims of the march toward modernization. Although many of the restaurant’s neighbors have already fallen prey to the bulldozer, Li Qun...
Read MoreMade in China
Yes, it is in a hotel and a Grand Hyatt at that, but Made in China is where you will find some of the best Peking Duck in Beijing.
Read MoreMai Bar
This intimate courtyard bar located down a hutong in Beijing’s old town serves an extensive list of hand-fashioned cocktails. The bar is cozy, rustic and low-key rather than sophisticated, and it is popular with Beijing’s hutong dwelling expat hipsters. The...
Read MoreMercante
Rustic is the best word to describe this quaint neighborhood Italian restaurant located in the old alleyways of Beijing. Mercante’s founder Omar Maseroli has fashioned a trattoria after the eateries in his hometown of Emilia-Romagna. Charm and home-style authentic Italian...
Read MoreMesh
The sexy bar scene at the Opposite House is a watering hole for Beijing’s young and beautiful professionals—Chinese yuppies in the bright lights and big city vein.
Read MoreMigas
Migas is an unorthodox Spanish restaurant located in a complex called Nali Patio next to Beijing’s buzzy expat Sanlitun bar district. The funky industrial-feeling interior hosts the cool crowd, while the cuisine consists of tasty – and often highly inventive...
Read MoreNoodle Bar
Part of the Hidden City complex in Sanlitun that houses Duck de Chine, Noodle Bar is a wonderful restaurant for lovers of great Chinese noodles. You enter through an art gallery to room dominated by the u-shaped noodle bar. You...
Read MoreOpera Bombana
When you have had your fill of Chinese food and are looking for excellent Italian food, Opera Bombana is particularly refined option. Considered one of the most glamorous restaurants in the city, Opera Bombana was opened by Michelin-starred chef Umberto...
Read MoreQuan Ju De Roast Duck Restaurant
Chain restaurants are rarely places that serious food lovers tend to frequent—unless of course the restaurant is of the Spoon or Nobu variety. The Quanjude chain has no gourmet pretensions; instead it focuses its energy on producing one dish supremely...
Read MoreRed Capital Club
Stuffed with Mao memorabilia the Red Capital Club is a fun destination for Chinese dining. It is located down a hutong in a Qing Dynasty courtyard restored by traditional craftsman. Parked outside is a vintage Red Flag limousine once used by...
Read MoreRed Moon
Über-trendy cocktail bar-cum-restaurant in the Grand Hyatt hotel. It has an oval bar, where diners can order plates of sashimi, with fresh wasabi, or they can relax on red sofa-style seats. At one end a band plays gentle music on...
Read MoreSureno
One of the trendiest Western restaurants for Beijing businessmen and beautiful people, Sureno, which is on the lower floor of the Opposite House hotel, serves delicious Mediterranean cuisine, including gourmet pizzas and a fine selection of Italian wines.
Read MoreSusu
Susu opened in 2011 and is today one of the most popular restaurants in Beijing among hip expats and locals alike. Founded by journalist Jonathan Ansfield and his wife Amy Li, it is concealed down a tiny winding hutong. With...
Courtesy Mu YingtingRead MoreThe Bookworm
This popular bookstore holds regular talks as well as live music. During the day, the café is a casual place for a coffee or light lunch, and at night, it transforms into a more refined restaurant.
Read MoreThe Vineyard Café
This cozy bistro is a great casual spot to stop for a quite bite or a glass of wine. The same owners also run a new branch called The Vineleaf, also in the hutongs.
Read MoreTRB Temple Restaurant Beijing
TRB Temple Restaurant Beijing is situated in an ancient temple grounds that has, over a history of 600 years, housed Buddhist luminaries, an imperial printing workshop, and, post Communist revolution, a television factory. The complex was until recently in ruins;...
Read MoreXiu
The outdoor terrace and bar on the 6th floor of the Park Hyatt hotel has tables and chairs set beside hutong-style pavilions and draws a lively and stylish crowd in the evenings.
Read MoreYun Er Small Town
As a mecca for migrants from other provinces in China, Beijing is full of restaurants hailing from Yunnan, the far southwestern province that borders Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos. This is the Chinese cuisine which is most similar to southeast Asia...
