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This is one of the best Cantonese restaurants—noisy, chaotic and bustling. It even features a non-smoking section. Try the shrimp dumplings and wontons with noodles. In the afternoon, you can go for tea, which is as authentic as the rest of the menu.
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This restaurant is a 25-minute cab ride from the centre, situated in the university district in Beijing’s north-west. But after you’ve eaten here, you’ll be happy you took the time to go. Add the fare to the bill and you’ll still have had the cheapest and most unique meal of your trip. Yunnan food is spicy and sweet—try the poached fish and the home-made rice wine.
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A fantastic restaurant, Kong Yiji Jiulou features classical dishes that have been forgotten in many other places. Its hallmark dish is dongpo rou—pork in a clay pot which is covered in a delicious sauce—and it’s worth ordering even if you don’t like fat as much as the Chinese do. Try the drunken chicken to find out what it should really taste like. Book in advance.
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Beijing’s best roast duck restaurant lies just south-east of Tiananmen Square, and was founded by a former chef from > Jacuzzi at Grand Hyatt the famous Quanjude. Everyone seems to know where you’re headed once you enter the hutongs, which is where this restaurant is located. The place is small, so call to order a table and a half duck per person in advance. The duck itself is delicious, but so are the soup and any of the side dishes. The beer is cheap and you will experience the real hustle and bustle of an Old Beijing restaurant.
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Although the interior is slightly overdone, this is where you get southern specialities that you’ve heard of but never tried. The menu includes bird’s nest, shark fin soup and abalone, which the Cantonese love. The restaurant also serves more usual dishes, including a variety of dim sum.
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