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If all that shopping has left you with an appetite then what better than to seek out one of the most famous Chinese dishes – Roast Duck! Chinese food is well known world wide and is appreciated by many people around the world but what better place to try the authentic meal?

The three most popular meals in Beijing are Roast Duck, Imperial Cuisine and Hotpot eaten by locals and tourists alike. In addition delicious Canton and Sichuan cuisine are now available in the capital to tantalise the hungry tourist.
It is possible to find foreign restaurants here too including French, Indian and Korean and vegetarians need not feel left out as there is plenty of vegetarian food on offer. Service fees are not usual in the restaurants except for a few high-class ones where 10 -15% may be added onto the bill.

Roast duck has a long history in China and although there is more than one way to prepare it a Chinese Cuisine

couple of methods are favoured each giving a delicious flavour. The older method used before the Qing dynasty is roasted in a conventional oven and the newer and more frequent method is to suspend the ducks on a skewer and roast them in an open oven. Whatever you choose the result is sure to be mouth watering.

Imperial Court Cuisine is another Beijing speciality. Based on foods that were served to the Emperor and officials at the court, the food is medicated with tonics such as ginseng, Bear’s paw, deer musk and Chinese wolf berry. Whilst in Beijing why not try this unique type of cooking. The most well known is Tan Family Food which can be eaten at the Beijing Hotel.

If you haven’t time to relax in a restaurant there are plenty of snack bars around which serve local snack recipes with Beijing flavours as well as snacks from other areas.

The following list will help you locate places worth eating at:

Quan Ju De Roast Duck Restaurant (Qianmen Branch) 32, Qianmen Street, Chongwen District, open from 11:00 - 13:30 & 16:30 - 20:30 Average cost per person RMB 120-150 Buses: 17, 20,22, 53, 59, 110, 819.

Quan Ju De Roast Duck Restaurant (Hongkun Branch) 1, Guangan Street, Fenttai District (Seats 500), Buses: 6, 38,57,122, 309, 332, 390, 704. Chinese specialities

Quan ju de Roast Duck Restaurant (Wangfujing Branch) 9, Shuaifuyuan Hutong, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District , open from 11:00 - 13:30 & 16:30 - 20:00 Average cost per person RMB 120-150, Bus: 803.

Quan ju de Roast Duck Restaurant (Hepingmen Branch) 14, West Qianmen Street, Xuanwu District open from 10:30 - 20:00 Average cost per person RMB 120 -150 Buses:14, 15, 44, 48, 66, 707.

Bianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant (Happiness Street Branch) 36, Happiness Street, Chongwen District open from 11:00 - 21:00 Average cost per person about RMB 70 Buses: 8, 35, 41, 60, 116, 707.

No. 1 Restaurant in Chang'an Street 1 F, Junyue Hotel, Dongfang Square, 1, East Chang'an Street open from 11:30 - 14:30 & 18:00 - 22:00 Average cost per person RMB 200 – 300 Buses: 1, 4, 10, 20, 37, 59, 104, 201, 803.

Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant (Tuanjie Lake Branch) 3, Tuanjie Lake, Chaoyang District open from 10:00 - 22:00. Average cost per person about RMB 130 Buses: 105, 108.

Li Jia Cai Restaurant 11, Yangfang hutong, Denei Dajie (courtyard location) Imperial Court Chinese snacks

Food Family restaurant devoted to this type of food. Menus are set by the family each day so no ordering from a menu and booking is necessary as it is very popular. No chemical additives – all flavours are natural and the owner speaks English.

Fangshan Restaurant 1,Wenjin Jie, inside Beihai Park open from 11:00-13:30 & 17:00-19:30 Average cost per person 200 Yuan-300 Yuan.

Tan Family Restaurant Beijing Hotel (Tan Jia Cai) 7/F, Unit C, Beijing Hotel, 33, Dong Changan Jie, Dongcheng District open from 11:30-14:00 & 17:30-21:30 Average cost per person 200 Yuan-800 Yuan.

Guoyao Xiaoju 58, Jiaodaokou Bei Santiao, Dongcheng District open from 09:00 - 22:00 Average cost per person: 50 Yuan-200 Yuan.

Haitang Ju 32, Xi Houheyan Jie, Xuanwumen, Xuanwu District open from 10:00 - 22:00 Average cost per person 100 Yuan-300 Yuan.

Donghuamen Snack Night Market Wangfujing Street, Donghuamen (entrance of Night Market) The number 1 snack market in Beijing.

Wangfujing Snack Street
Snacks from every corner of China are available. Not cheap and many foreign diners.

Longfusi Snack Street
Bai Kui Lao Hao, Muslim restaurant serving authentic Beijing snacks.

Tan Gen Yuan Restaurant (a cultural restaurant) A1, Dongmenwai, Ditan Park open from 10: 30-14:00 & 17:00-22:30

Sha Guo Ju 60 Xisi Nan Da Jie, Xicheng District open from 11:30-13:30 & 17:00-20:00 Average cost per person 30 Yuan-60 Yuan.

Da Wan Cha Restaurant 3F Bldg. 3 Zhengyang Market, Qianmen Xi Jie, Chongwen District open from 9:00 - 22:00. Average cost per person about 50 Yuan.

You Yi Shun Restaurant 28 Huangsi Jie, Desheng Men, Xicheng District open from 10:30 - 22:00 Average cost per person about 50 Yuan.

Tan Homely Food 33, Dong Chang' an Jie (Beijing Fandian) open from 11:30-14:00 & 17:30-21:30.

Yi Wan Ju Noodles (noodles with chopped meat in fried bean sauce) 22, Pufang Lu, Fangzhuang, Fengtai District & 5, 4th Section, Anhui Bei Li, Asian Games Village, Chaoyang District open from 11:00-22:00 Average cost per person: about 30 Yuan.

Makye Ame (Tibet style dining bar) 2/F, A11, Xiushui Nan Street, Chaoyang District open from 11:00 - 22:30 (Reservation is necessary) Average cost per person about 120 Yuan.

Yi Nationality Restaurant 14, 1st Section, Anhui Li, Ya Yun Cun, Chaoyang District open from 10:00-23:00 Average cost per person about 60 Yuan.

Golden Peacock Dehong Restaurant (Dai Nationality Style) 16, Central University for Nationalities Bei Lu, Weigong Village, Haidian District open from 11:00-22:00 Average cost per personabout 40 Yuan.

Afanti Hometown Music Restaurant (a dining bar with performances) A2, Houguaibang Hutong, Chaoyangmennei Da Jie, Dongcheng District open from 11:00-23:00 Average cost per person100 Yuan - 150 Yuan.

Dahr Khan (Inner Mongolian Style) A11 - 2, Jianguomenwai Da Jie, Chaoyang District open from 11:00 - 02:00 Average cost per person about 70 Yuan.