Aria

”At this demure two-story restaurant in the China World Hotel, chef Andrew McKee flies in ingredients from his native Australia...”  More

The Courtyard

”This restaurant—one of developer Handel Lee’s properties—has what may be the best location in China: right beside the moat that...”  More

Dali Courtyard

Ding Ding Xiang

Din Tai Fung

”Taipei’s iconic dumpling house has finally opened a branch in Beijing. Working in an open kitchen, dozens of cooks pull...”  More

Gourmet Room

”Food writer Albert Wong owns this stately but chic spot, which serves outstanding Cantonese specialties and has one of the...”  More

Green T. House

”Instead of shelling out for the dinner entrées served here—not the restaurant’s strong point—come for afternoon tea. The artfully presented...”  More

Made in China

”The high-design dining room at the Grand Hyatt Beijing’s signature Chinese restaurant, created by the hip Japanese firm Super Potato...”  More

Quan Ju De Duck Restaurant

”Open for more than a century, this Beijing classic fills up with tourists and locals all day, every day. They...”  More

RBL

”At this Japanese restaurant owned by developer Handel Lee, American-born, Japanese-trained chef Max Levy does magnificent things with local ingredients...”  More

Sichuan Provincial Government Office Restaurant

Source

”Owner Bing Bing is known for the art-world parties she throws at her Beijing gallery Yan Club, and her first...”  More

Three Guizhou Men

”The three owners for whom this restaurant is named are artists from Guizhou, one of China’s poorest provinces and home...”  More

Whampoa Club Beijing

”Whampoa Club Shanghai has a new branch in Beijing, where noted chef Jereme Leung is reinterpreting classic northern-provincial recipes. Order...”  More

Arts Coffee Haven

”I met Wang Wei and his wife, Rania Ho, at the Arts Coffee Haven, a tiny, welcoming place west of...”  More

Bed Tapas & Bar

”Spanish and Asian tapas in a fashionable lounge....”  More

Blu Lobster

Courtyard Restaurant & Gallery

”Liang would also have enjoyed the Courtyard Restaurant, in an old house next to the East Gate of the Forbidden...”  More

Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant

”The capital’s best place for the traditional duck dish....”  More

Dadong Roast Duck Restaurant

”For an authentic Peking Duck experience, locals swear by Dadong, just a 10-minute walk from Chaoyang Park Beach. ...”  More

Donglaishun Restaurant

”We ordered the lamb hot pot, Donglaishun's signature dish and a staple among the Muslim communities of northern China, and...”  More

Huang Ting

Kejia Cai

”Moderately priced with excellent vegetarian options....”  More

Kong Yi Ji

”Another local restaurant, Kong Yi Ji, is dedicated to Lu Xun, whose 'Diary of a Madman' is considered China's first...”  More

Kosmo

”Locals rave about the mango smoothies and soya-based coffees at Kosmo, a mod java den....”  More

La Galerie Restaurant and Lounge

LAN

”Treat yourself to an over-the-top dinner at the Philippe Starck-designed LAN, full of Baroque accents and crowd-pleasing dishes (oysters in...”  More

Lao Hanzi

”Next came graffiti artist Zhang Dali's No Name Bar, and artist Chi Nai's restaurant Lao Hanzi, which offers Hakka food...”  More

Li Qun

”Crisp, succulent Peking duck at Beijing's Li Qun restaurant....”  More

Li Qun Roast Duck Restaurant

”'A very simple but charming place,' says Alessia A...”  More

No Name Bar

”Next came graffiti artist Zhang Dali's No Name Bar, and artist Chi Nai's restaurant Lao Hanzi, which offers Hakka food...”  More

Noodle Loft

”What looked like a drab building on the outside turned out to house Beijing's version of a retro-cool diner, with...”  More

Nuage

Pause Cafe

”Web Only: Where to Go Out...”  More

Pink Loft

”Lin Tianfang's Pink Loft is another Bo Pu venture that takes advantage of the remnants of Mao's industrialized Beijing. Pink...”  More

Qin Tang Fu

Qu Nar

”Delicious Zhejiang cuisine in artist Ai Weiwei's restaurant—tucked away in a lane behind the La Popo sign....”  More

River Romance

”For an unusual nautical escape, book an all-night dinner cruise aboard a traditional wooden junk with River Romance. Minstrels set...”  More

South Beauty

”Overseen by the charismatic owner, Zhang Lan, with help from her hipster son and recent MBA graduate Danny Wang, South...”  More

South Silk Road

”Spicy Yunnanese food cooled by a sleek interior at either location of this eatery owned by the painter Fang Lijun....”  More

Tiandi Yijia (Heaven and Earth)

”This two-year-old restaurant is one of the few Susanna found that does justice to imperial tradition. I'd worried the dining...”  More

Xiangmanlou

”Xiangmanlou has no frills, though it is clean and pleasant, and the bill for six people would barely have covered...”  More

Yisilan Fanzhuang

Yue Lu

”Next door, Fang's Yue Lu serves down-home cooking from Mao's own province, Hunan (try the stir-fried black goat with coriander...”  More