Places to eat in Beijing

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The food was absolutely fantastic!! It was my brother-in-laws first time to go here as well even though he had been living near here for 2 years already.

Besides food it looked like the restaurant hosts a lot of events year round.

Favorite Dish: I had the lamb chops and my wife had the salmon. Both were savory. Looking at these pictures brings back the memories and makes my mouth water.

Tang Palace Restaurant is a locally famous Chinese restaurant serving Hong Kong and Cantonese cuisine. Renowned for Yum Cha lunch and Dim Sum varieties as well as set dinner menus. The 150 seat restaurant is located on level 3 of wing A of the hotel. There is also ala carte. Service is quite good and the food is delicious.

Favorite Dish: You can order classic chinese dishes like Shark Fin Soup, Peking Duck and a whole assortment of well known and more exotic dishes. I had prawns in a spicy fish sauce that was unbeatable.

Delightful restaurant perched a top a popular Irish Bar. The interior is brand new so very comfortable and clean. Restaurant hasn't had enough time to get busy. Wait staff very eager to please. Prices are very reasonable. Excellent curry with enormous menu.

Favorite Dish: The Tandoori Chicken and the Murg Masala with Naan. Tiger beer goes well with meal.

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I had heard there was a chain of 'Toilet' style restaurants cropping up around Asia and when I found the address for this one in Beijing during our trip, I knew we had to go. This restaurant is located not far from the north side of the Forbidden City. Use google to help you pinpoint the location with the address given below. The menu is both in Chinese and English. Dishes are a la carte, and served in toilet-themed dishes (it's funny!). The food is decent, and well-priced. The star of the hour is is the dessert, so save room! Lots of ice cream or shaved ice.

The restaurant is located on the top floor of Sanlitun's Village. The first floor is tiny with only space for 6 or 7 tables. Upstairs, however, is much bigger. The decor is very Indian with chandeliers and lots of design rich wall coverings. There is a stage where dance performances are held and bollywood movies are shown. The second floor has a door that leads to a large rooftop terrace.

Favorite Dish: The menu is expansive to say the least! I try to jump around and order different things but I have to admit that my clear favorites are tandoori chicken and the lamb vindaloo. The former is juicy and flavorful while the later is spicy hot. Mango lassi compliment the spiciness perfectly. Salt lassi in the summer are said to be better.

I’ve eaten at Ganges more than any Indian restaurant in the city. In itself that’s a statement. But let’s face it, Indian restaurants all serve about the same thing so to save time I’ve listed the best below

Favorite Dish: *Indian chips and salsa: okay, not really chips and salsa but they could be considered the equivalent. They are the rolled up crisps served with green spicy sauce. Mmmmm
*Samosa: perfect starter. Only a few in a serving so they won’t fill you up. Perfect segue to the next dish.
*Vindaloo Chicken or Lamb: I like the lamb better because the meat is more flavorful. The curry is spicy but they will make it less so if you ask.
*BBQ platter: different kinds of meat cooked in a special Indian oven that makes everything come out juicy and full of flavor. Order only if you’re dining with a group of people otherwise too much.
*Stuffed peppers: Peppers stuffed with veggies. An off the beaten path choice but one worth a try.
*Mango lassi: Lassi is especially necessary when eating lots of spicy food. I’m not sure if that is what they are intended to do but for me they help with the heat.
*Naan: I don’t really like garlic so I still with the plain. Plus, I really only use it to scoop up the curry. The plain also tends to be crisper than the garlic naan.

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The Beijing Cuisine Restaurant in our Hotel Kang Ming and they serve Buffett Northern Chinese Breakfast hence eating authentic northern chinese breakfast items hehehe. very different from the cantonese breakfast in the southern chinese areas like cantonese cuisines which have less spicy stuff and more meat dumplings for breakfast. Remember that chinese food is divided into 16 basic styles! (like Beijing, Sichuan, hunan, Shandong, Shanghai, Cantonese, Fuijian, Hainese, Shenyang, etc.). Northern Chinese Breakfast is less into meats but more into carbohydrates and vegetables like millets, bread, deep fried breads, rice congee. the only protein is by hot soy milk or by hard boiled eggs and poached eggs.

Favorite Dish: the brown rice cakes which taste like puto binan in the philippines and the crispy fried millet which taste like shing a ling again in the philippines and the deep fried mantou bread (siopao w/ out filling in the philippines). the congee was too plain ( I still prefer cantonese style heavy congee with assorted fillings like century eggs, pork intestines, dumplings and pork liver).

Went here a year ago to see what Tibetan food was like but was actually very disappointed. Walked in and the decor was very pretty with lots of colourful hangings on the walls and ceilings, the staff were very attentive dressed in their traditional costume and there was live music too, but apart from that, it wasn't anything special. The menu was amazing, this long pull out of a thing with lots of dishes and corresponding photos, but none of them were actually as outstanding as we were led to believe they would be!

One of the only Tibetan restaurants in Beijing, so if you fancy it, please go and check it out, maybe I just didn't choose the best dishes!

A description of a dish:

"Moral is a famous edible wild fungus. It is picked from plateau forest 3000m in altitude.It is tender, crisp, sweet and tasty. It is good for the stomach and intestines, benefiting digestion, adjusts body energy flow and dispels phlegm. It can also prevent problems caused by wind and treats cold, making a good food especially in winter."

Favorite Dish: According to the restaurant the following are true: Some are very funny!

"From the snowy plateau at the top of the mountain"

"Caised on the pollution-free peaks of Maya snow mountains"

"Precious ancient breed of semi-domesticated yak. Nationally recognised rare species"

"National standard grade A green (organic) food"

"Very rare, only one of these "white peaclon the prairie" white yak per 150,000 people"

"It is very rare and very delicious. It is best prenicum venison"

"Lamb meat of Qing Yuan is the best main course of China, the meat quality is greeness, don't ascend the fire, having no flavour of the smell of mutton!"

"White Yak were slaughtered by imam and were delievered everyday by air. The best yak ,eat should be freshly!"