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Restaurants and Teahouses

Qian Men Quanjude
PRICE CATEGORIES 5
For the equivalent of a meal for two made MAP L6 • 32 Qian Men Dajie
up of a range of dishes, served with two • 6511 2418 • ¥¥
glasses of wine, and including service. The most famous of the Quanjude
¥ under ¥250 ¥¥ ¥250–¥500 restaurants and the worse for it. But
¥¥¥ over ¥500 call by for take-away duck pancakes.
Southern Fish
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Soloist Coffee Co
1 In the heart of the hutongs lies this
166 Yang Mei Zhu Xie Jie • ¥¥
MAP E5 • 39 Yangmeizhu
Xiejie, near Maishi Jie • 5711 1717 • ¥ popular place with only nine tables
Soloist’s coffee is roasted in-house, serving spicy Hunan classics. Book
and wait staff are friendly coffee ahead or take your chances (see p57).
snobs who make perfect brews. Spoonful of Sugar
Lao She Teahouse
2 7
59 Tieshuxie Jie, Xicheng
District • 6308 3971 • Closed Mon • ¥
MAP L6 • 3 Qian Men Xi
Dajie • 6303 6830 • www.laoshe A creative café menu includes
teahouse.com • ¥¥ chicken sandwiches with glazed
One of the first in a renaissance of onions and garlic mushrooms.
old-style Beijing teahouses. Opera
Deyuan
and acrobatics shows take place in 8
a small upstairs theater. MAP E5 • 57 Dashilan Xi Dajie,
Xicheng District • 6308 5371 • ¥¥
Liqun Roast Duck
3 One of the better places to enjoy
Restaurant
duck with locals, not tourists –
MAP M6 • 11 Beixianfeng Hutong, and at bargain prices, too.
enter via Zhengyi Lu • 6702 5681 • ¥¥
Lost Heaven
Beijing duck at this little courtyard 9
restaurant is usually sublime, despite MAP E4 • 23 Chien Men Qian
the rough-and-ready ambience. Men Dong Dajie • 8516 2698 • ¥¥¥
A luxuriously designed restaurant
Capital M
4 serving a tangy fusion of Yunnan,
Thai, and Burmese cuisines.
MAP L6 • 3/F, 2 Qian Men Dajie
• 6702 2727 • ¥¥¥
Lao Beijing Zhajiang
With a splendid view across Tian’an 0
Men Square, Australian restaurateur Mian Da Wang
Michelle Garnault’s Beijing outpost MAP E5 • 56 Dong Xinglong Jie
serves innovative international cuisine. • 6705 6705 • ¥
A bustling eatery selling traditional
Vast dining room at Capital M Beijing snacks. Cheap and tasty fare.

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