Beijing Restaurant Tips by ahoerner

Restaurant Name: Nightmarkets and Street Vendors

This small street market sells every kind of chinese speciallity, from pekinese duck, dumplings, noodles (like yakisoba) to sticks of almost everything, including some exotics food choices.

If you do not plan to eat bugs, scorpions or sea-stars, a good suggestion is noodles or dumplings.


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Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: North of the Wangfujing street.
Directions: Two blocks north from the Orient Plaza and two blocks east from the Forbidden City.

Restaurant Name: Wangfujing Xiaochijie

Another interesting place which combines handicrafts with chinese food mainly sold by small shops and street vendors, like meat sticks, noodles, dumplings, including some exotic choices on stick...


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Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Wangfujing street
Directions: While heading south on Wangfujing street, you will find a chinese-like portal on your right hand side. Turn then right and get yourself some experiences...

Restaurant Name: Hard Rock Cafe Beijing

If you want to taste some western dishes after days of chinese food, at last you can go to Hard Rock Cafe...

Favorite Dish: If you haven't tried it before, try the Pig Sandwich... just the basics.

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Theme: American
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Directions: Near the Kempinski Hotel and Lufthansa Center.

Restaurant Name: Mediterraneo Restaurant

Mostly based on the Italian style but counting on some Spanish delicacies, this is a fine restaurant in the Sanlitun Lu.


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Theme: Italian
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Address: Sanlitun Lu

Restaurant Name: WeiDuoMei

Just across the street from the Novotel XinQiao there is this nice bakery with all you need for a cheap and quick breakfast, if you want to avoid the expensive breakfast in the hotel.

Everything from pastries, breads, cookies and beverages.

Favorite Dish: Chinese are not very fond of sweets, so do not get surprised if you buy something that looks deliciously sweet and it ends being salty...

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Theme: Bakery
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Directions: Across the street from the Novotel XinQiao Beijing.

Restaurant Name: Starbucks

Yes, if you want a coffee, do not wast time and try to find the nearest Starbucks.

No more words.

Favorite Dish: Any of the mochas...

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Theme: Coffeehouse
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Everywhere in Beijing

Restaurant Name: Paulaner Bräuerei

Nice place with a german atmosphere where you can get a good beer and some german specialities...

Favorite Dish: German sausages, Kartofelsalat with a Weißbier....

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Theme: German/Austrian
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Near the Lufthansa Center and Kempinski Hotel

Restaurant Name: Henry J.Bean's

Very nice atmosphere, this pub is a good option for some good beer and great western food.


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Theme: Pub/Brewery
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Directions: Located at the WTC.

Restaurant Name: McDonald's

If you want to give a break to chinese food, you can always go back to the old and known McDonald's.

Favorite Dish: Ask for the #1 Menu. It is always prepared for you, so you get at least a just-made sandwich.

Due to the chinese preference for chicken, it is quite probable that you get to wait a few minutes to get any not-like-chicken-meat sandwich.

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Theme: Fast Food
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Everywhere in Beijing