Chinese, Imperial restaurants in Běijīng
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Yù Shàn Táng
Located off Nanluogu Xiang, inside Han’s Royal Garden, Běijīng’s biggest courtyard hotel, the spectacular setting – individual dining rooms with intricately painted ceiling panels, hanging lanterns and rosewood wall panels – is a suitable backdrop to sample imperial cuisine, in one of the few places that carry on the tradition of the eight restaurants sanctioned by the Qing to serve up food fit for emperors. The dishes come carved in extraordinary shapes, such as dragons, and look so good it seems wrong to eat them. The set menus start at Y500 (maximum 16 people) but go as high as you like, depending on your tastes – you can’t dine like an emperor on the cheap. Book ahead…
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Fangshan Restaurant
Běijīng's most elaborate imperial cuisine is served in a pavilion overlooking the lake in Beihai Park. All dishes are elaborately prepared, and range from delicately filled pastries to sea cucumber with deer tendon, peppery inkfish-egg soup and camel paw with scallion (no, it's not a real camel paw). Reservations are a must. Another less expensive branch (12 Dongzongbu Hutong) can be found to the east of Chaoyangmen Nanxiaojie.
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Purple Vine Teahouse
Experience a traditional tea ceremony at Zitenglu Chayuguan where you'll be greeted by the gentle sounds of guzheng music and the smell of incense. Traditional Chinese furniture and century-old Shanxi wooden screens decorate this tiny oasis. Choose from the menu of jasmine, black, green or oolong teas.
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