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Bā Guó Bù Yī
This celebrated and award-winning Chéngdū restaurant chain delivers fine Sìchuān dishes in a marvellous Chinese inn-style setting. There's music, occasional operatic events and a range of good value dishes including Chóngqìng làzi jī (重庆辣子鸡; Chongqing hot pepper chicken) and xiānjiāo yúpiàn (鲜椒鱼片; chilli fish slices). The food is first rate and the ambience bursts with both character and theatre.
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China Lounge
Chinese cuisine from all over the country gets served up at this elegant restaurant next to the Blue Zoo inside the Workers Stadium. The thoughtful design means you're not elbow-to-elbow with other diners, even if that makes the place seem a little cold when it's not busy.
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Chuān Bàn
Every Chinese province has its own official building in Běijīng, complete with a restaurant. This restaurant in the Sìchuān Government Offices is always crowded and serves up just about every variety of Sìchuān food you could want. As you'd expect, most of the dishes are spicy. The Sìchuān cool noodles won't singe your tongue, but the Bashu Boiled Fish, a Sìchuān classic of fish afloat in a sea of oil and chilis, will.
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Courtyard
As if the dining room overlooking the Forbidden City's moat wasn't enough, this restaurant boasts one of the best wine lists in Beijing and an ever-changing fusion menu that combines Asian and European flavours. English menu available.
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Fengzeyuan
This Běijīng institution attracts crowds of locals who toast each other with rounds of snake wine and devour Fengzeyuan's Shāndōng specialities (鲁菜; lǔcài ), such as sea cucumber with scallion or sautéed fish slices.
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Hàn Cāng
In the summer this is one of Běijīng's hot restaurant destinations. It's good in winter too, especially in an upstairs room with a great view over the frozen lake. Hakka (客家; kèjiā ) cuisine uses a lot of fresh fish. Go for the baked crab with ginger and onion and the whole fried fish with pine nut. It gets loud here and it's always crowded, so book, or be prepared for a wait. English and picture menu.
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Huā Jiā Yí Yuán
This landmark Běijīng restaurant takes in various Chinese styles, from Cantonese to Běijīng cuisine via Shāndōng. The seafood is particularly good. Otherwise, you can take your pick from hotpot, dumplings, ribs. The desserts are justly popular. This place gets busy at peak times but it never closes, so it's particularly useful for night birds. English/picture menu.
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Isshin Japanese Restaurant
Isshin is well worth tracking down. With its thoughtful design, laidback atmosphere and reasonable prices, it's a place where business types, expat Japanese and students can all feel at home. The sushi starts from around Y20 , or you can just a order a plate of Isshin sushi or sashimi (around Y68 ). The menu includes hotpots, Udon noodles and teriyaki dishes. The set meals are good value.
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Makye Ame
This atmospheric Tibetan restaurant has the best of everything: welcoming staff, traditional decorations and all the classics including yak meat, momo (Tibetan dumplings) and yogurt. Dinner reservations are recommended on Friday and Saturday.
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Megabite
This hygienic fast food emporium puts Cantonese, Yúnnán, Sìchuān, teppanyaki, clay pot, Korean and porridge (粥; zhōu ) outlets all under one roof. One outlet, Chinese Dumplings puts together great dumplings (饺子; jiǎozi ) and buns (包子; bāozi ). Sichuan Delights serves up a fine chilli-oil red dàndanmiàn (担担面; Sìchuān noodles in peppery sauce). You can eat very well for around Y20 . Buy a food card ( Y5 deposit) at the entrance kiosk to pay for your meal.
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Middle 8th
The pace of reconstruction has forced this sophisticated Yúnnán restaurant to shift locations many times. Nevertheless, it's a comfortable place with an authentic, wide-ranging menu. The deep-fried bamboo worms with spiced pepper and salt make for an interesting starter. The mains include signature Yúnnán dishes but if you're feeling less adventurous, there's always the scrambled eggs topped with jasmine buds. English menu.
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Raj
With soothing sitar music on the stereo, comfy cushions, red drapes and an extensive menu of north Indian cuisine classics, the Raj satisfies curry fanatics looking for a taste of the subcontinent in Běijīng. They deliver and take credit cards too.
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Sichuan Restaurant
Rather worn in its old age, but the dishes are well worth your time here and portions are generous. Try the filling crispy tinfoil-wrapped mutton (纸包羊肉; zhǐbāo yángròu ) or sweat over a yuānyāng huǒguō (鸳鸯火锅; Mandarin duck hotpot) - the celebrated Sìchuān hotpot that is divided into hot (辣; là ) and not-hot (不辣; búlà ) sections. The countertop array of home fermented wines infused with various flora and fauna is around Y20 a shot.
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Sorabol
This dependably good Korean chain restaurant is the place to come for barbecue and banfan (rice, egg, meat, vegetables and hot pepper sauce), as well as paigu (roast spareribs). Another branch can be found at Landmark Towers (2/F, 8 Dongsanhuan Beilu) in Cháoyáng.
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South Silk Road
Another addition to the growing army of stylish Yúnnán restaurants in Běijīng, this hip and busy restaurant offers a birds-eye view over Qianhai Lake. The dishes are authentic Yúnnán, from the baked beef in Yúnnán tea to the pot-roasted frog. There's a range of spicy barbecued fish dishes, a reasonable wine list and the beers start at around Y25 .
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Three Guizhou Men
Spicy ribs and sour-fish hotpot are two of this restaurant's star dishes from Guizhou province. The trendy decoration features local artwork and the service is excellent. To get here walk down the lane behind Bellagio until you see the hostess with the silver headdress. She'll stick you in an elevator and zip you up to the restaurant on the second floor.
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