Beijing Restaurant Guide – A Short List of Recommended Restaurants

Beijing Restaurant Guide – Beijing is a food paradise! Period. There are many restaurants available in every parts of Beijing from the cheap local hangouts to the most expensive Imperial Restaurants where a meal can set you off at about USD 1000 per person.

Today, I will be providing you a list of recommended restaurants (by my friends and I) that you should try in Beijing. They are not ranked in preferences as it is difficult to say which restaurant is clearly the better one. It’s a matter of taste.

Thus this list is not completed yet as I will be adding more restaurants to the list.

Bon appetit!

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Beijing Restaurant Guide - Must-Try Restaurants

Peking Duck – Quan Ju De Roast Duck Restaurant

There are many Beijing Duck Restaurants throughout Beijing but when you have important guest and friends, there’s no better place than Quan Ju De. Quan Ju De Restaurant was founded in 1864 and most people believe that the recipe for Peking Duck was originated from here ...

Hotpot- Dong Lai Shun Hotpot Restaurant

In Beijing, you can have hotpot restaurants with a wide range of prices. However, if you need to invite a small group of business clients or good friends to a hotpot meal, I would only recommend Dong Lai Shun Hot Pot

Sichuan Cuisine – Yu Xin Sichuan Restaurant

There are many Sichuan restaurants in Beijing but not all of them do suit my taste buds. Why? Some of these Sichuan restaurants put too much "Ma" spices ("Ma" means numbing) in their dishes. After much debates with my wife, our choice for Best Beijing Sichuan Restaurant is Yu Xin Sichuan Restaurant

Cantonese Cuisine - Beijing Ah Yat Abalone Restaurant

If my guests are from Asia, I usually entertain them in one of Asia’s most famous restaurant – Ah Yat Abalone Restaurant Why? Every food connoisseur in Asia knows Ah Yat!

Beijing Restaurant Guide - Romantic Restaurants

Restaurants for First Date - Vineyard Cafe

Vineyard Cafe is located in Wudaoying Hutong, around the corner from the LamaTemple. It is, at least to me, one of the hippest restaurant/bar to beseen in BJ. In Vineyard Cafe, it’s packed most nights with "Lao Wai" (expatriates) who love their pizzas and foreign imported drinks here...

Beijing Romantic Restaurants - Pass the SALT, please!

Why is SALT the most happening restaurant in Beijing now? The reasons are aplenty! Let’s start with my favorite aphrodisiac in Beijing besides Ginseng - the rich warm Chocolate Souffle with molten white chocolate center was HEAVENLY!

Beijing Restaurant Guide - Vegetarian Restaurants

A Monk’s Food Paradise - Baihe Sushi Restaurant

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much when my wife told me that Baihe Sushi is one of the best vegetarianrestaurants in the city. The first thing that caught my eyes - Monks! There were many monks in the restaurant, in their yellow robes, enjoying the food ...

Beijing Restaurant Guide - Muslim Restaurants

My Middle-Eastern Dream - Afunti Uighur Restaurant

You must be thinking that there are countless of restaurants selling kebabs and beer all over Beijing. You’re right. However, it is only at Afunti where you see exotic belly dancing. Better still, you can dance with her after the meal!

Beijing Restaurant Guide - Exotic Restaurants

Beijing Exotic Restaurant - Guolizhuang Restaurant

Guolizhuang is a restaurant where nearly every dish has a dick in it. You can have your choices of dog, yak, donkey, seal, and more. According to some Chinese medicinal tradition, you are what you eat...