Peking Duck restaurants in Běijīng
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Liqun Roast Duck Restaurant
The duck here is so prized that you have to call a day ahead to reserve both a bird and a table (otherwise, turn up at off-peak times and be prepared to wait an hour). Buried down a crumbling hutong, the restaurant itself has seen better days, but the duck is delicious and comes with all the trimmings.
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Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
As fundamental as a visit to the Great Wall, the sampling of Peking duck is an absolute must for any visitor to the capital. The most popular branch of Běijīng’s most famous destination for duck – check out the photos of everyone from Fidel Castro to Zhang Yimou – this place is geared to the tourist hordes (both domestic and foreign). A consequence of the crowds is that service can be peremptory, while the huge, two-floor venue lacks atmosphere. But the duck, while not the best in town, is pretty good, and roasted in ovens fired by fruit-tree wood. That means the birds have a unique fragrance, as well as being juicy, if slightly fatty. Remember that you’ll pay extra for a…
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Bianyifang
Despite having shifted location to a shopping mall that sees few foreign faces, Bianyifang remains a solid duck option. Claiming to be the original Peking duck restaurant – it cites a heritage that dates back to the reign of the Qing emperor Xianfeng – Bianyifang roasts its duck in the mènlú style – in a closed oven, as opposed to a half-open one where the duck hangs to cook – and the meat is nice and tender. A half bird is Y94 with all the trimmings and the menu also offers duck liver, heart and feet dishes. In fact, just about any part of the duck that is edible is available here. Nonsmoking throughout. English menu.
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Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
As fundamental as a visit to the Great Wall, the sampling of Peking duck is an absolute must for any visitor to the capital. The duck is pretty good, and roasted in ovens fired by fruit-tree wood. That means the birds have a unique fragrance, as well as being juicy, if slightly fatty. Remember that you’ll pay extra for all the trimmings. There’s a slightly less frenetic branch just off Wangfujing Dajie.
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Xiangmanlou
If you want your Peking duck experience without the tourist trappings of so many such restaurants, hightail it here for a quality duck at this popular neighbourhood hangout.
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