Restaurant
Our recommendations feature restaurants located close to major attaractions or hotels in the business district that offer high-quality food, top service, and an environment suitable for all kinds of tour groups: local cuisine, families with children, outdoor seating, bar scene, doing business, diing on a budget, special occasions etc. see Beijing Restaurant Directory
Dali Courtyard
Address: 67 Xiaojingchang Hutong, Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
Tel: +86-10-8404-1430
Average price per person: RMB100-150
Chinese bank cards accepted only;
Hours: Daily 10am-9.30pm.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations recommended
Location: a 10-min. walk from the Wangfujing Street
This charming little courtyard restaurant is one of the city’s most unique outdoor venues. It brings the fresh flavors of Yunnan Beijing, serving dishes like ru bing (grilled goat cheese), grilled chilli fish, spicy stir-fried mushrooms, crossing-the-bridge noodles (guoqiao mixian), fried shrimp and stir-fried wild vegetables (ye cai). Cocktails and wine are available. Advanced reservations are recommended, especially for the candle-lit outdoor terrace.
Pure Lotus
Address: Tongguang Bldg, 12 Nongzhanguan Nanlu, Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10-6592-3627
Credit cards accepted;
Hours: Daily 11am-11pm.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations recommended
It is run by genuine Buddhist monks, making the restaurant a clear favorite with vegetarians from all over the world. It offers a serene dining experience with exquisite meat-free versions of Chinese classics made from vegetables, as well as tofu in its infinite forms. Dishes like water-boiled "fish", “Buddha’s finger” and the stir-fried vegetables wrapped in lettuce leaves are highly recommended.
Vineyard Café
Address: 31 Wudaoying Hutong, north of the Confucius temple, Dongcheng District
Tel: +86-10-6402-7961
Average price per person: RMB100-150
Credit cards accepted;
Hours: Daily 11.30am-11.30pm.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations recommended
Location: near Lama Temple, Confucius temple
The Vineyard Cafe is a home away from home bar/restaurant situated in a traditional Hutong Beijing street. The Vineyard Cafe's menu has plenty of European and American dishes including pizza, burgers, quiche, soups, salads and steaks, while also providing a range of dishes to satisfy vegetarians. Wine from all over the world is sensibly priced to suit a variety of palettes. For beer drinkers there is also good selection of beers including choices from Britain, Belgium and Australia.
Pass By Bar
Address: 108 Nanluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District
Tel: +86-10-6400-6868
Average price per person: RMB100-150
Credit cards accepted;
Hours: Daily 9.30am-2am.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations not required
Location: a 10-min. walk from the Wangfujing Street
This bar was opened in 1999 and relocated to a courtyard house in 2002. The Tibetan prints and wooden masks adorning the walls and a vast selection of reading materials makes the Pass-By Bar more gathering place than a nightspot. It serves great Italian food as well as a decent range of pizzas and pastas. A separate nonsmoking area is available which is almost unheard-of in a Beijing bar.
No. 16 Courtyard Restaurant
Address: 4 Dajinsi Hutong (south of Yinding Qiao), Xicheng District
Tel: +86-10-8625-2725
Average price per person: RMB120-180
Chinese bank cards accepted only;
Hours: Daily 10.30am-10.30pm.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations required.
Location: a 10-min. walk from the Wangfujing Street
It is a quaint little restaurant north of the Yundian Bridge, Hutong area. This open-air courtyard restaurant specializes in Imperial Chinese Cuisine and serves abalone, shark's fin, tea shrimp and other seafood dishes. The restaurant has only a few tables, so a reservation is a must.
The Red Capital Club
Address: No. 66 Dongsi Jiu Tiao, Dongcheng District
Tel: +86-10 6402-7150 (days); 8401-8886 (nights, weekends)
Average price per person: RMB250-300
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Master Card, Amex
Hours: from 6:00 p.m.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations required
Location: a 15-20 min. walk from the Swissotel, Beijing Asia, and Poly Plaza hotels.
This rustic restaurant is one of Beijing's best Chinese eateries. It is located in a recently restored traditional courtyard house, and decorated to resemble a Chinese home of the 1950s. The food, described as Zhongnanhai cuisine, includes old Beijing favorites and dishes favored by China's top leaders. Check out the wine cellar, located in the old bomb shelter.
Annie's Italian Restaurant
Address: East 3rd Ring Road just south of Nongzhan, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-65911931
Average price per person: RMB150-200
Annie's serves up authentic Italian pastas and pizza. Its decor is warm and cozy, with a family-friendly atmosphere. You will enjoy not only the Italian cuisine but also the romantic environment. It has special play areas for kids where kids can make their very own mini-pizzas on table mats.
A Fun Ti Restaurant
Address: No.2 houguaibang hutong, Dongcheng district
Tel: 010-65272288
Average price per person: RMB80-150
Credit cards not accepted; cash only
Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Dress code: Casual
Reservations required
Location: a 15-min. walk from Full Link Plaza and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and a 10-min. taxi ride from the International, Palace, Taiwan, Peace, Beijing, Grand, and Holiday Inn Crown Plaza hotels
Afanti serves hearty Xinjiang cuisine from Northwest China: roast leg of lamb that almost melts in your mouth, spiced kebabs, and long doughy noodles washed down by Xinjiang Loulan red wine. All accompanied by colorfully clad Central Asian dancers twirling to the sound of booming Xinjiang music. One of Beijing's liveliest dining venues.
Ganges Indian Restaurant
Address: Building S9 3-1, The Village, 19 Sanlitun Road, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-64160181
Average price per person: RMB80-120
Ganges Indian Restaurant has been serving delicious, authentic Indian cuisine since 2005 with choice of Northern Indian recipes and Southern Indian style of cooking or the latest from the exciting fusion style of modern Mumbai. The decoration of the restaurant is a mixture of traditional and modern influences design which inflects the India of today.
Summer Palace
Address: 2F, China World, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-65052266
Average price per person: RMB200-400
The Summer Palace is unusual among Being's thousands of restaurants because it serves both Cantonese and Huiyang style dishes and does them very well. Dim Sum is one of their specialties. Decorated in 1930's Shanghai style, you won't be disappointed in any aspect.
My Humble House
Address: 1 East Chang'an Ave., Beijing Oriental Plaza Podium Level W3 (west of Grand Hyatt Hotel’s entrance)
Tel: 010-85188811
Average price per person: RMB200-300
My Humble House is high end restaurant the serves Chinese fusion food. The décor is suburb and the food is good.
Lan Club
Address: Fourth Floor, LG Twin Towers, B12 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-85188811
Average price per person: RMB250-400
Lan Club is an exclusive lounge and restaurant in Beijing with a large number of art treasures and antique furniture. Designed by French artist Philippe Starck, Lan has a fresh oyster bar, a luxury cigar room, a red wine chamber, a classic English bar and a restaurant serving some of Beijing's most delectable contemporary cuisine.