China — Restaurants
1920 Restaurant & Bar
With its romantic location on the banks of the Pearl River, 1920 is a wonderful bar and restaurant serving classic European fare in a café-style setting, with a live jazz band playing mellow tunes in the background. The grilled pork in cheese sauce and the wild mushroom schnitzel come highly recommended. Open for lunch and dinner, reservations required.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 183 Yuanjiangzhong Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
- Website
- www.1920cn.com
Bei Yuan Jiujia
Take a seat in the Bei Yuan Jiujia courtyard, with its beautiful garden and pond, and enjoy a meal from the classic Cantonese menu - favorites include the huadiao zhu ji(chicken in yellow wine), tang cu su rou(sweet and sour pork) and the roasted goose. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 1
- Address
- 202 Xiao Bei Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
Aria
With a pleasant outdoor garden enclosure, this restaurant is an ideal lunch venue from which to take in some fresh air. Also, this pricey eatery boasts a reasonable and generous lunch menu - perfect for that business lunch. Travelers with more to spend might want to dine inside the venue, where live music and a late bar will complement the night out.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Jianguo Men Wai Dajie, inside the China World Hotel
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/chinaworld/dining/restaurant/aria
Lily Vegetarian Restaurant
This vegetarian restaurant chain comes highly recommended, even among the most ardent of meat lovers. Generous servings, at a decent price, and innovative cooking with a uniquely Chinese flair keep the locals coming back for more. Try the yam broth with mushrooms, vegetarian sushi rolls and seasonal organic vegetables.
- Food Type
- Vegetarian
- Price
- 1
- Address
- Bei San Huan Jimen Qiao, Jimen Fandian, Xicheng & Haidian
- City
- Beijing
Otto's Restaurant
The inside of Otto's is vaguely reminiscent of a high school cafeteria; what sets it apart is that this is authentic Chinese dining at its most affordable. The house specializes in claypot dishes, the most remarkable of which is their fried rice with sausage and chicken.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Dongdan Dajie 72
- City
- Beijing
Xibei Youmian Cun
This is a cosy family restaurant with a wholesome atmosphere. Most of the dishes come with a sizable jug of thick suannaiyogurt, which can be (if used strategically) a delicious compliment to your meal; their lamb skewers, cubes and roast beef are certainly best savoured when stewed in their own juices.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Yayun Cun Anyuan 8 Lou
- City
- Beijing
Dao Jia Chang
The word 'chaotic' is often bandied about when travelers describe this restaurant; the other word you're likely to hear is 'delicious' - in relation to the food. In and among the scrambling, screaming waiters you'll find the tasty Jingjiang Rousi (shredded pork rolled in tofu skin with scallion) and Yangrou Madoufu (mashed tofu and whole soybeans drizzled in lamb oil) well worth a somewhat distracting dining affair.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Guangxi Men Beili 20
- City
- Beijing
Café Sambal
The word is that this modest looking little courtyard restaurant has a flawless menu. Everything from their kangkung belacan(water spinach) to the spicy signature dish, the Kapitan chicken, is exquisite and their Malaysian chef takes great pride in his work.
- Food Type
- Asian
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Doufu Chi Hutong 43
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- www.cafesambal.com/
Danny's Bagel
This laid-back Italian/American diner offers delicious, homemade dishes including roasted ribs, surf & turf, stracci and pappardelle pastas, pepperoni pizzas and char-grilled beef burgers. Don't miss the warm chocolate cake dessert. Open daily for lunch and dinner; deliveries also made.
- Food Type
- Italian/American
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 188 Huangpu Da Dao Xi
- City
- Guangzhou
Quanjude Kaoyadian
Peking duck is quintessential Beijing and to taste where it all began head to this famous haunt where the recipe was created more than 150 years ago. The duck can be prepared a number of ways with a number of parts, not all of which sound appetizing, but unless you are a Peking connoisseur the best way to first enjoy this delicacy is one roast duck straight up.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 32 Qianmen Xi Dajie, Chongwen District
- City
- Beijing
Fangshan
Chinese royalty were renowned picky eaters and ate only specialty dishes with carefully selected ingredients with even more carefully selected names. Such dining gave way to its own culinary tradition that can be enjoyed at the enormous banquet style dining hall with such imperial classics as 'jade phoenix returning to the royal'. Choosing from a huge selection of dishes is a fun way to eat like an emperor.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Beihai Gongyuannei , inside Beihai Park's south gate
- City
- Beijing
Maison Boulud
This well received new restaurant brings New York bistro style and French dining tradition together in the old American embassy in Beijing. Despite international cuisine such as Stuled Suckling Pig in the Style of the City of Nice, the ingredients are local and fresh. This is considered one of the city's finest restaurants. Reservations are advised.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Ch'ianmen 23, Qian Men Dong da Jie
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- danielnyc.com/maisonboulud.html
China Grill
Sixty six floors above the sparkling city makes any dish seem dazzling but the views aren't the only reason to eat at China Grill. The international menu is a simple selection of fine dining with both Chinese dishes and grilled western classics. The romantic ambiance is set by a surprisingly cosy interior surrounded by floor to ceiling windows for a 360-degree view of the city.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Park Hayatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- parkhyattbeijing.com/dining/en
Tairyo Japanese Restaurant
The Tairyo Japanese Restaurant offers diners the best in traditional Japanese cuisine, and the freshest sushi, all to be savoured in a calm and elegant environment. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Japanese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 34-38 Huale Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
La Seine
Dining at La Seine is a classy French affair with a tempting lunch buffet and a dinner menu featuring the likes of escargot with garlic and parsley butter, or pan-fried foie gras with caramel. Open daily for lunch and dinner, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 33 Qing Bo Lu, Er Sha Island
- City
- Guangzhou
Prime
Prime is a steakhouse at the China Marriott Hotel serving the best of Australian and Kobe steaks, succulent chops and prime-rib burgers, all grilled to delicious perfection and served in very satisfactory portions. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Steakhouse
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 122 Liu Hua Road
- City
- Guangzhou
Tao Tao Ju
Tao Tao Ju is consistently rated the best dim sum restaurant it Guangzhou, however tourists need to be aware that this delicious food comes with garish decor, a loud atmosphere, and a selection of animal parts not usually included on menus, like the kudzu and snakehead soup (which is wonderful). They have more than 200 different kinds of dim sum. With this in mind, Tao Tao Ju is ideal for tourists in Guangzhou looking to try authentic dim sum and willing to step outside their comfort zone. The restaurant is open from 6:30pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 20 Dishipu Lu, Shangxiajiu
- City
- Guangzhou
Capital M
Centrally located near Tiananmen Square, the lovely outdoor terrace at Capital M is a popular place to have Sunday brunch in Beijing. The menu offers modern European food including Crispy Suckling Pig, Hot House-Smoked Salmon, and the restaurant's famous Pavlova. They offer a special afternoon tea as well, with a selection of fresh-baked scones, finger sandwiches and pastries that add up to a perfect mid-afternoon break for tired sightseers. Open daily 11:30am-10:30pm.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 2 Qianmen Street
- City
- Beijing
Stiller's Restaurant and Cooking School
Stiller's Restaurant is the most popular place in Shanghai to find fabulous European food. Whether it's cheeses from France or wines from Germany, the food is authentic European with a German twist. Located on the seventh floor of a building in the 'Cool Docks' area of Shanghai, the rooftop lounge has one of the best views in the city.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 7th floor, Building 13, 505 Zhong Shan Nan Road, The Cool Docks
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.stillers-restaurant.cn
Lost Heaven
Lost Heaven borrows a bit from nearly every country in Asia when creating its mouth-watering dishes. Traditional Yunan methods combine with Thai spices and Vietnamese ideas to create a special experience for visitors to Shanghai. Located on a quiet road, the rooftop lounge offers a relaxed place to enjoy a drink, as well as terrific views of the Shanghai skyline.
- Food Type
- Fusion
- Price
- 5
- Address
- 38 Gaoyou Rd (south of West Fuxing Rd)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.lostheaven.com.cn
Din Tai Fung
This Shanghai restaurant serves Chinese staples like wonton soup, sweet-smoky fried fish and braised bamboo shoots, but what it's known for is the best xiao long bao(steamed soup buns) in the city. They're roughly ten times what you'd pay at a street stall, but most who have tried them say they're worth it! Located in the Super Brand Mall, the walls are covered in watercolor sketches of famous Chinese celebrities. Din Tai Fung is a child-friendly restaurant, and even has special Mickey Mouse cutlery for kids.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Super Brand Mall, Xitiandi
- City
- Shanghai
The Camel
If you're looking for a sports bar in Shanghai where you can have a pint and watch the game, The Camel is the best place in town. The restaurant is broken up into three viewing areas, so multiple games can be seen simultaneously on the 14 flat-screen televisions. The menu is standard gastropub, serving classics like fish and chips, steak, burgers and pies, and there's a good selection of beers and cocktails to go with them.
- Food Type
- Gastropubs
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 1 Yue Yang Road (near Dong Ping Road)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.camelsportsbar.com
1920 Restaurant & Bar
With its romantic location on the banks of the Pearl River, 1920 is a wonderful bar and restaurant serving classic European fare in a café-style setting, with a live jazz band playing mellow tunes in the background. The grilled pork in cheese sauce and the wild mushroom schnitzel come highly recommended. Open for lunch and dinner, reservations required.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 183 Yuanjiangzhong Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
- Website
- www.1920cn.com
Bei Yuan Jiujia
Take a seat in the Bei Yuan Jiujia courtyard, with its beautiful garden and pond, and enjoy a meal from the classic Cantonese menu - favorites include the huadiao zhu ji(chicken in yellow wine), tang cu su rou(sweet and sour pork) and the roasted goose. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 1
- Address
- 202 Xiao Bei Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
Aria
With a pleasant outdoor garden enclosure, this restaurant is an ideal lunch venue from which to take in some fresh air. Also, this pricey eatery boasts a reasonable and generous lunch menu - perfect for that business lunch. Travelers with more to spend might want to dine inside the venue, where live music and a late bar will complement the night out.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Jianguo Men Wai Dajie, inside the China World Hotel
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/chinaworld/dining/restaurant/aria
Lily Vegetarian Restaurant
This vegetarian restaurant chain comes highly recommended, even among the most ardent of meat lovers. Generous servings, at a decent price, and innovative cooking with a uniquely Chinese flair keep the locals coming back for more. Try the yam broth with mushrooms, vegetarian sushi rolls and seasonal organic vegetables.
- Food Type
- Vegetarian
- Price
- 1
- Address
- Bei San Huan Jimen Qiao, Jimen Fandian, Xicheng & Haidian
- City
- Beijing
Otto's Restaurant
The inside of Otto's is vaguely reminiscent of a high school cafeteria; what sets it apart is that this is authentic Chinese dining at its most affordable. The house specializes in claypot dishes, the most remarkable of which is their fried rice with sausage and chicken.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Dongdan Dajie 72
- City
- Beijing
Xibei Youmian Cun
This is a cosy family restaurant with a wholesome atmosphere. Most of the dishes come with a sizable jug of thick suannaiyogurt, which can be (if used strategically) a delicious compliment to your meal; their lamb skewers, cubes and roast beef are certainly best savoured when stewed in their own juices.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Yayun Cun Anyuan 8 Lou
- City
- Beijing
Dao Jia Chang
The word 'chaotic' is often bandied about when travelers describe this restaurant; the other word you're likely to hear is 'delicious' - in relation to the food. In and among the scrambling, screaming waiters you'll find the tasty Jingjiang Rousi (shredded pork rolled in tofu skin with scallion) and Yangrou Madoufu (mashed tofu and whole soybeans drizzled in lamb oil) well worth a somewhat distracting dining affair.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Guangxi Men Beili 20
- City
- Beijing
Café Sambal
The word is that this modest looking little courtyard restaurant has a flawless menu. Everything from their kangkung belacan(water spinach) to the spicy signature dish, the Kapitan chicken, is exquisite and their Malaysian chef takes great pride in his work.
- Food Type
- Asian
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Doufu Chi Hutong 43
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- www.cafesambal.com/
Danny's Bagel
This laid-back Italian/American diner offers delicious, homemade dishes including roasted ribs, surf & turf, stracci and pappardelle pastas, pepperoni pizzas and char-grilled beef burgers. Don't miss the warm chocolate cake dessert. Open daily for lunch and dinner; deliveries also made.
- Food Type
- Italian/American
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 188 Huangpu Da Dao Xi
- City
- Guangzhou
Quanjude Kaoyadian
Peking duck is quintessential Beijing and to taste where it all began head to this famous haunt where the recipe was created more than 150 years ago. The duck can be prepared a number of ways with a number of parts, not all of which sound appetizing, but unless you are a Peking connoisseur the best way to first enjoy this delicacy is one roast duck straight up.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 32 Qianmen Xi Dajie, Chongwen District
- City
- Beijing
Fangshan
Chinese royalty were renowned picky eaters and ate only specialty dishes with carefully selected ingredients with even more carefully selected names. Such dining gave way to its own culinary tradition that can be enjoyed at the enormous banquet style dining hall with such imperial classics as 'jade phoenix returning to the royal'. Choosing from a huge selection of dishes is a fun way to eat like an emperor.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Beihai Gongyuannei , inside Beihai Park's south gate
- City
- Beijing
Maison Boulud
This well received new restaurant brings New York bistro style and French dining tradition together in the old American embassy in Beijing. Despite international cuisine such as Stuled Suckling Pig in the Style of the City of Nice, the ingredients are local and fresh. This is considered one of the city's finest restaurants. Reservations are advised.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Ch'ianmen 23, Qian Men Dong da Jie
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- danielnyc.com/maisonboulud.html
China Grill
Sixty six floors above the sparkling city makes any dish seem dazzling but the views aren't the only reason to eat at China Grill. The international menu is a simple selection of fine dining with both Chinese dishes and grilled western classics. The romantic ambiance is set by a surprisingly cosy interior surrounded by floor to ceiling windows for a 360-degree view of the city.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Park Hayatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- parkhyattbeijing.com/dining/en
Tairyo Japanese Restaurant
The Tairyo Japanese Restaurant offers diners the best in traditional Japanese cuisine, and the freshest sushi, all to be savoured in a calm and elegant environment. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Japanese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 34-38 Huale Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
La Seine
Dining at La Seine is a classy French affair with a tempting lunch buffet and a dinner menu featuring the likes of escargot with garlic and parsley butter, or pan-fried foie gras with caramel. Open daily for lunch and dinner, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 33 Qing Bo Lu, Er Sha Island
- City
- Guangzhou
Prime
Prime is a steakhouse at the China Marriott Hotel serving the best of Australian and Kobe steaks, succulent chops and prime-rib burgers, all grilled to delicious perfection and served in very satisfactory portions. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Steakhouse
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 122 Liu Hua Road
- City
- Guangzhou
Tao Tao Ju
Tao Tao Ju is consistently rated the best dim sum restaurant it Guangzhou, however tourists need to be aware that this delicious food comes with garish decor, a loud atmosphere, and a selection of animal parts not usually included on menus, like the kudzu and snakehead soup (which is wonderful). They have more than 200 different kinds of dim sum. With this in mind, Tao Tao Ju is ideal for tourists in Guangzhou looking to try authentic dim sum and willing to step outside their comfort zone. The restaurant is open from 6:30pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 20 Dishipu Lu, Shangxiajiu
- City
- Guangzhou
Capital M
Centrally located near Tiananmen Square, the lovely outdoor terrace at Capital M is a popular place to have Sunday brunch in Beijing. The menu offers modern European food including Crispy Suckling Pig, Hot House-Smoked Salmon, and the restaurant's famous Pavlova. They offer a special afternoon tea as well, with a selection of fresh-baked scones, finger sandwiches and pastries that add up to a perfect mid-afternoon break for tired sightseers. Open daily 11:30am-10:30pm.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 2 Qianmen Street
- City
- Beijing
Stiller's Restaurant and Cooking School
Stiller's Restaurant is the most popular place in Shanghai to find fabulous European food. Whether it's cheeses from France or wines from Germany, the food is authentic European with a German twist. Located on the seventh floor of a building in the 'Cool Docks' area of Shanghai, the rooftop lounge has one of the best views in the city.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 7th floor, Building 13, 505 Zhong Shan Nan Road, The Cool Docks
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.stillers-restaurant.cn
Lost Heaven
Lost Heaven borrows a bit from nearly every country in Asia when creating its mouth-watering dishes. Traditional Yunan methods combine with Thai spices and Vietnamese ideas to create a special experience for visitors to Shanghai. Located on a quiet road, the rooftop lounge offers a relaxed place to enjoy a drink, as well as terrific views of the Shanghai skyline.
- Food Type
- Fusion
- Price
- 5
- Address
- 38 Gaoyou Rd (south of West Fuxing Rd)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.lostheaven.com.cn
Din Tai Fung
This Shanghai restaurant serves Chinese staples like wonton soup, sweet-smoky fried fish and braised bamboo shoots, but what it's known for is the best xiao long bao(steamed soup buns) in the city. They're roughly ten times what you'd pay at a street stall, but most who have tried them say they're worth it! Located in the Super Brand Mall, the walls are covered in watercolor sketches of famous Chinese celebrities. Din Tai Fung is a child-friendly restaurant, and even has special Mickey Mouse cutlery for kids.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Super Brand Mall, Xitiandi
- City
- Shanghai
The Camel
If you're looking for a sports bar in Shanghai where you can have a pint and watch the game, The Camel is the best place in town. The restaurant is broken up into three viewing areas, so multiple games can be seen simultaneously on the 14 flat-screen televisions. The menu is standard gastropub, serving classics like fish and chips, steak, burgers and pies, and there's a good selection of beers and cocktails to go with them.
- Food Type
- Gastropubs
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 1 Yue Yang Road (near Dong Ping Road)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.camelsportsbar.com
1920 Restaurant & Bar
With its romantic location on the banks of the Pearl River, 1920 is a wonderful bar and restaurant serving classic European fare in a café-style setting, with a live jazz band playing mellow tunes in the background. The grilled pork in cheese sauce and the wild mushroom schnitzel come highly recommended. Open for lunch and dinner, reservations required.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 183 Yuanjiangzhong Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
- Website
- www.1920cn.com
Bei Yuan Jiujia
Take a seat in the Bei Yuan Jiujia courtyard, with its beautiful garden and pond, and enjoy a meal from the classic Cantonese menu - favorites include the huadiao zhu ji(chicken in yellow wine), tang cu su rou(sweet and sour pork) and the roasted goose. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 1
- Address
- 202 Xiao Bei Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
Aria
With a pleasant outdoor garden enclosure, this restaurant is an ideal lunch venue from which to take in some fresh air. Also, this pricey eatery boasts a reasonable and generous lunch menu - perfect for that business lunch. Travelers with more to spend might want to dine inside the venue, where live music and a late bar will complement the night out.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Jianguo Men Wai Dajie, inside the China World Hotel
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/chinaworld/dining/restaurant/aria
Lily Vegetarian Restaurant
This vegetarian restaurant chain comes highly recommended, even among the most ardent of meat lovers. Generous servings, at a decent price, and innovative cooking with a uniquely Chinese flair keep the locals coming back for more. Try the yam broth with mushrooms, vegetarian sushi rolls and seasonal organic vegetables.
- Food Type
- Vegetarian
- Price
- 1
- Address
- Bei San Huan Jimen Qiao, Jimen Fandian, Xicheng & Haidian
- City
- Beijing
Otto's Restaurant
The inside of Otto's is vaguely reminiscent of a high school cafeteria; what sets it apart is that this is authentic Chinese dining at its most affordable. The house specializes in claypot dishes, the most remarkable of which is their fried rice with sausage and chicken.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Dongdan Dajie 72
- City
- Beijing
Xibei Youmian Cun
This is a cosy family restaurant with a wholesome atmosphere. Most of the dishes come with a sizable jug of thick suannaiyogurt, which can be (if used strategically) a delicious compliment to your meal; their lamb skewers, cubes and roast beef are certainly best savoured when stewed in their own juices.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Yayun Cun Anyuan 8 Lou
- City
- Beijing
Dao Jia Chang
The word 'chaotic' is often bandied about when travelers describe this restaurant; the other word you're likely to hear is 'delicious' - in relation to the food. In and among the scrambling, screaming waiters you'll find the tasty Jingjiang Rousi (shredded pork rolled in tofu skin with scallion) and Yangrou Madoufu (mashed tofu and whole soybeans drizzled in lamb oil) well worth a somewhat distracting dining affair.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Guangxi Men Beili 20
- City
- Beijing
Café Sambal
The word is that this modest looking little courtyard restaurant has a flawless menu. Everything from their kangkung belacan(water spinach) to the spicy signature dish, the Kapitan chicken, is exquisite and their Malaysian chef takes great pride in his work.
- Food Type
- Asian
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Doufu Chi Hutong 43
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- www.cafesambal.com/
Danny's Bagel
This laid-back Italian/American diner offers delicious, homemade dishes including roasted ribs, surf & turf, stracci and pappardelle pastas, pepperoni pizzas and char-grilled beef burgers. Don't miss the warm chocolate cake dessert. Open daily for lunch and dinner; deliveries also made.
- Food Type
- Italian/American
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 188 Huangpu Da Dao Xi
- City
- Guangzhou
Quanjude Kaoyadian
Peking duck is quintessential Beijing and to taste where it all began head to this famous haunt where the recipe was created more than 150 years ago. The duck can be prepared a number of ways with a number of parts, not all of which sound appetizing, but unless you are a Peking connoisseur the best way to first enjoy this delicacy is one roast duck straight up.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 32 Qianmen Xi Dajie, Chongwen District
- City
- Beijing
Fangshan
Chinese royalty were renowned picky eaters and ate only specialty dishes with carefully selected ingredients with even more carefully selected names. Such dining gave way to its own culinary tradition that can be enjoyed at the enormous banquet style dining hall with such imperial classics as 'jade phoenix returning to the royal'. Choosing from a huge selection of dishes is a fun way to eat like an emperor.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Beihai Gongyuannei , inside Beihai Park's south gate
- City
- Beijing
Maison Boulud
This well received new restaurant brings New York bistro style and French dining tradition together in the old American embassy in Beijing. Despite international cuisine such as Stuled Suckling Pig in the Style of the City of Nice, the ingredients are local and fresh. This is considered one of the city's finest restaurants. Reservations are advised.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Ch'ianmen 23, Qian Men Dong da Jie
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- danielnyc.com/maisonboulud.html
China Grill
Sixty six floors above the sparkling city makes any dish seem dazzling but the views aren't the only reason to eat at China Grill. The international menu is a simple selection of fine dining with both Chinese dishes and grilled western classics. The romantic ambiance is set by a surprisingly cosy interior surrounded by floor to ceiling windows for a 360-degree view of the city.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Park Hayatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- parkhyattbeijing.com/dining/en
Tairyo Japanese Restaurant
The Tairyo Japanese Restaurant offers diners the best in traditional Japanese cuisine, and the freshest sushi, all to be savoured in a calm and elegant environment. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Japanese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 34-38 Huale Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
La Seine
Dining at La Seine is a classy French affair with a tempting lunch buffet and a dinner menu featuring the likes of escargot with garlic and parsley butter, or pan-fried foie gras with caramel. Open daily for lunch and dinner, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 33 Qing Bo Lu, Er Sha Island
- City
- Guangzhou
Prime
Prime is a steakhouse at the China Marriott Hotel serving the best of Australian and Kobe steaks, succulent chops and prime-rib burgers, all grilled to delicious perfection and served in very satisfactory portions. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Steakhouse
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 122 Liu Hua Road
- City
- Guangzhou
Tao Tao Ju
Tao Tao Ju is consistently rated the best dim sum restaurant it Guangzhou, however tourists need to be aware that this delicious food comes with garish decor, a loud atmosphere, and a selection of animal parts not usually included on menus, like the kudzu and snakehead soup (which is wonderful). They have more than 200 different kinds of dim sum. With this in mind, Tao Tao Ju is ideal for tourists in Guangzhou looking to try authentic dim sum and willing to step outside their comfort zone. The restaurant is open from 6:30pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 20 Dishipu Lu, Shangxiajiu
- City
- Guangzhou
Capital M
Centrally located near Tiananmen Square, the lovely outdoor terrace at Capital M is a popular place to have Sunday brunch in Beijing. The menu offers modern European food including Crispy Suckling Pig, Hot House-Smoked Salmon, and the restaurant's famous Pavlova. They offer a special afternoon tea as well, with a selection of fresh-baked scones, finger sandwiches and pastries that add up to a perfect mid-afternoon break for tired sightseers. Open daily 11:30am-10:30pm.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 2 Qianmen Street
- City
- Beijing
Stiller's Restaurant and Cooking School
Stiller's Restaurant is the most popular place in Shanghai to find fabulous European food. Whether it's cheeses from France or wines from Germany, the food is authentic European with a German twist. Located on the seventh floor of a building in the 'Cool Docks' area of Shanghai, the rooftop lounge has one of the best views in the city.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 7th floor, Building 13, 505 Zhong Shan Nan Road, The Cool Docks
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.stillers-restaurant.cn
Lost Heaven
Lost Heaven borrows a bit from nearly every country in Asia when creating its mouth-watering dishes. Traditional Yunan methods combine with Thai spices and Vietnamese ideas to create a special experience for visitors to Shanghai. Located on a quiet road, the rooftop lounge offers a relaxed place to enjoy a drink, as well as terrific views of the Shanghai skyline.
- Food Type
- Fusion
- Price
- 5
- Address
- 38 Gaoyou Rd (south of West Fuxing Rd)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.lostheaven.com.cn
Din Tai Fung
This Shanghai restaurant serves Chinese staples like wonton soup, sweet-smoky fried fish and braised bamboo shoots, but what it's known for is the best xiao long bao(steamed soup buns) in the city. They're roughly ten times what you'd pay at a street stall, but most who have tried them say they're worth it! Located in the Super Brand Mall, the walls are covered in watercolor sketches of famous Chinese celebrities. Din Tai Fung is a child-friendly restaurant, and even has special Mickey Mouse cutlery for kids.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Super Brand Mall, Xitiandi
- City
- Shanghai
The Camel
If you're looking for a sports bar in Shanghai where you can have a pint and watch the game, The Camel is the best place in town. The restaurant is broken up into three viewing areas, so multiple games can be seen simultaneously on the 14 flat-screen televisions. The menu is standard gastropub, serving classics like fish and chips, steak, burgers and pies, and there's a good selection of beers and cocktails to go with them.
- Food Type
- Gastropubs
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 1 Yue Yang Road (near Dong Ping Road)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.camelsportsbar.com
1920 Restaurant & Bar
With its romantic location on the banks of the Pearl River, 1920 is a wonderful bar and restaurant serving classic European fare in a café-style setting, with a live jazz band playing mellow tunes in the background. The grilled pork in cheese sauce and the wild mushroom schnitzel come highly recommended. Open for lunch and dinner, reservations required.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 183 Yuanjiangzhong Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
- Website
- www.1920cn.com
Bei Yuan Jiujia
Take a seat in the Bei Yuan Jiujia courtyard, with its beautiful garden and pond, and enjoy a meal from the classic Cantonese menu - favorites include the huadiao zhu ji(chicken in yellow wine), tang cu su rou(sweet and sour pork) and the roasted goose. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 1
- Address
- 202 Xiao Bei Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
Aria
With a pleasant outdoor garden enclosure, this restaurant is an ideal lunch venue from which to take in some fresh air. Also, this pricey eatery boasts a reasonable and generous lunch menu - perfect for that business lunch. Travelers with more to spend might want to dine inside the venue, where live music and a late bar will complement the night out.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Jianguo Men Wai Dajie, inside the China World Hotel
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/chinaworld/dining/restaurant/aria
Lily Vegetarian Restaurant
This vegetarian restaurant chain comes highly recommended, even among the most ardent of meat lovers. Generous servings, at a decent price, and innovative cooking with a uniquely Chinese flair keep the locals coming back for more. Try the yam broth with mushrooms, vegetarian sushi rolls and seasonal organic vegetables.
- Food Type
- Vegetarian
- Price
- 1
- Address
- Bei San Huan Jimen Qiao, Jimen Fandian, Xicheng & Haidian
- City
- Beijing
Otto's Restaurant
The inside of Otto's is vaguely reminiscent of a high school cafeteria; what sets it apart is that this is authentic Chinese dining at its most affordable. The house specializes in claypot dishes, the most remarkable of which is their fried rice with sausage and chicken.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Dongdan Dajie 72
- City
- Beijing
Xibei Youmian Cun
This is a cosy family restaurant with a wholesome atmosphere. Most of the dishes come with a sizable jug of thick suannaiyogurt, which can be (if used strategically) a delicious compliment to your meal; their lamb skewers, cubes and roast beef are certainly best savoured when stewed in their own juices.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Yayun Cun Anyuan 8 Lou
- City
- Beijing
Dao Jia Chang
The word 'chaotic' is often bandied about when travelers describe this restaurant; the other word you're likely to hear is 'delicious' - in relation to the food. In and among the scrambling, screaming waiters you'll find the tasty Jingjiang Rousi (shredded pork rolled in tofu skin with scallion) and Yangrou Madoufu (mashed tofu and whole soybeans drizzled in lamb oil) well worth a somewhat distracting dining affair.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Guangxi Men Beili 20
- City
- Beijing
Café Sambal
The word is that this modest looking little courtyard restaurant has a flawless menu. Everything from their kangkung belacan(water spinach) to the spicy signature dish, the Kapitan chicken, is exquisite and their Malaysian chef takes great pride in his work.
- Food Type
- Asian
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Doufu Chi Hutong 43
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- www.cafesambal.com/
Danny's Bagel
This laid-back Italian/American diner offers delicious, homemade dishes including roasted ribs, surf & turf, stracci and pappardelle pastas, pepperoni pizzas and char-grilled beef burgers. Don't miss the warm chocolate cake dessert. Open daily for lunch and dinner; deliveries also made.
- Food Type
- Italian/American
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 188 Huangpu Da Dao Xi
- City
- Guangzhou
Quanjude Kaoyadian
Peking duck is quintessential Beijing and to taste where it all began head to this famous haunt where the recipe was created more than 150 years ago. The duck can be prepared a number of ways with a number of parts, not all of which sound appetizing, but unless you are a Peking connoisseur the best way to first enjoy this delicacy is one roast duck straight up.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 32 Qianmen Xi Dajie, Chongwen District
- City
- Beijing
Fangshan
Chinese royalty were renowned picky eaters and ate only specialty dishes with carefully selected ingredients with even more carefully selected names. Such dining gave way to its own culinary tradition that can be enjoyed at the enormous banquet style dining hall with such imperial classics as 'jade phoenix returning to the royal'. Choosing from a huge selection of dishes is a fun way to eat like an emperor.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Beihai Gongyuannei , inside Beihai Park's south gate
- City
- Beijing
Maison Boulud
This well received new restaurant brings New York bistro style and French dining tradition together in the old American embassy in Beijing. Despite international cuisine such as Stuled Suckling Pig in the Style of the City of Nice, the ingredients are local and fresh. This is considered one of the city's finest restaurants. Reservations are advised.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Ch'ianmen 23, Qian Men Dong da Jie
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- danielnyc.com/maisonboulud.html
China Grill
Sixty six floors above the sparkling city makes any dish seem dazzling but the views aren't the only reason to eat at China Grill. The international menu is a simple selection of fine dining with both Chinese dishes and grilled western classics. The romantic ambiance is set by a surprisingly cosy interior surrounded by floor to ceiling windows for a 360-degree view of the city.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Park Hayatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District
- City
- Beijing
- Website
- parkhyattbeijing.com/dining/en
Tairyo Japanese Restaurant
The Tairyo Japanese Restaurant offers diners the best in traditional Japanese cuisine, and the freshest sushi, all to be savoured in a calm and elegant environment. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Japanese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 34-38 Huale Lu
- City
- Guangzhou
La Seine
Dining at La Seine is a classy French affair with a tempting lunch buffet and a dinner menu featuring the likes of escargot with garlic and parsley butter, or pan-fried foie gras with caramel. Open daily for lunch and dinner, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 33 Qing Bo Lu, Er Sha Island
- City
- Guangzhou
Prime
Prime is a steakhouse at the China Marriott Hotel serving the best of Australian and Kobe steaks, succulent chops and prime-rib burgers, all grilled to delicious perfection and served in very satisfactory portions. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Steakhouse
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 122 Liu Hua Road
- City
- Guangzhou
Tao Tao Ju
Tao Tao Ju is consistently rated the best dim sum restaurant it Guangzhou, however tourists need to be aware that this delicious food comes with garish decor, a loud atmosphere, and a selection of animal parts not usually included on menus, like the kudzu and snakehead soup (which is wonderful). They have more than 200 different kinds of dim sum. With this in mind, Tao Tao Ju is ideal for tourists in Guangzhou looking to try authentic dim sum and willing to step outside their comfort zone. The restaurant is open from 6:30pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 20 Dishipu Lu, Shangxiajiu
- City
- Guangzhou
Capital M
Centrally located near Tiananmen Square, the lovely outdoor terrace at Capital M is a popular place to have Sunday brunch in Beijing. The menu offers modern European food including Crispy Suckling Pig, Hot House-Smoked Salmon, and the restaurant's famous Pavlova. They offer a special afternoon tea as well, with a selection of fresh-baked scones, finger sandwiches and pastries that add up to a perfect mid-afternoon break for tired sightseers. Open daily 11:30am-10:30pm.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 2 Qianmen Street
- City
- Beijing
Stiller's Restaurant and Cooking School
Stiller's Restaurant is the most popular place in Shanghai to find fabulous European food. Whether it's cheeses from France or wines from Germany, the food is authentic European with a German twist. Located on the seventh floor of a building in the 'Cool Docks' area of Shanghai, the rooftop lounge has one of the best views in the city.
- Food Type
- European
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 7th floor, Building 13, 505 Zhong Shan Nan Road, The Cool Docks
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.stillers-restaurant.cn
Lost Heaven
Lost Heaven borrows a bit from nearly every country in Asia when creating its mouth-watering dishes. Traditional Yunan methods combine with Thai spices and Vietnamese ideas to create a special experience for visitors to Shanghai. Located on a quiet road, the rooftop lounge offers a relaxed place to enjoy a drink, as well as terrific views of the Shanghai skyline.
- Food Type
- Fusion
- Price
- 5
- Address
- 38 Gaoyou Rd (south of West Fuxing Rd)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.lostheaven.com.cn
Din Tai Fung
This Shanghai restaurant serves Chinese staples like wonton soup, sweet-smoky fried fish and braised bamboo shoots, but what it's known for is the best xiao long bao(steamed soup buns) in the city. They're roughly ten times what you'd pay at a street stall, but most who have tried them say they're worth it! Located in the Super Brand Mall, the walls are covered in watercolor sketches of famous Chinese celebrities. Din Tai Fung is a child-friendly restaurant, and even has special Mickey Mouse cutlery for kids.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Super Brand Mall, Xitiandi
- City
- Shanghai
The Camel
If you're looking for a sports bar in Shanghai where you can have a pint and watch the game, The Camel is the best place in town. The restaurant is broken up into three viewing areas, so multiple games can be seen simultaneously on the 14 flat-screen televisions. The menu is standard gastropub, serving classics like fish and chips, steak, burgers and pies, and there's a good selection of beers and cocktails to go with them.
- Food Type
- Gastropubs
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 1 Yue Yang Road (near Dong Ping Road)
- City
- Shanghai
- Website
- www.camelsportsbar.com
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