Beijing is listed by Forbes as the world's eighth largest food city. In the city, you can find thousands upon thousands of Chinese or exotic restaurants and hotel here and there, ranging from traditional dishes of Beijing flavour such as roast duck, rinse meat, snacks to cuisines characteristic of Chinese nation such as imperial dishes, private dishes, Islamic cuisine, to French western-style food, American-style fast-food, Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, Southeast Asian flavour dishes, and Indian food. In short, it is the eighth largest town of gourmets, taking hold of you with its appetizing smell from the kitchen and stalls!
What to eat ?
Beijing cuisine: it must be the first choice whenever you come to visit the capital. It tastes crisp, soft and fresh. Some world-famous dishes like Beijing roast duck, instant-boiled mutton, crisp fried chicken, Sea Cucumber with Quail Eggs never fail to pull in you. Especially, Beijing roast duck and instant-boiled mutton are must-eat as long as you travel around the city. For your information, Quanjude and Pianyifang are the most notable shops selling roast ducks, both of which have hundreds of years’ history.
Feast of Complete Manchu-Han Courses(满汉全席): Generally speaking, feast of complete Manchu-Han courses are divided into six, all of which are named after the great banquets of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911) court. It is a feast of palatable food in season. There are three hundreds and twenty dishes on table, including one hundred and ninety-six courses and one hundred and twenty-four cakes and sweetmeats.
Famous dishes & Snacks of Beijing: The flavor snacks in Beijing have a long history, a wide variety, exquisite ingredients, and exquisite craftsmanship, which can be said to be well-known. These snacks are all sold at temple fairs or street markets, and people will come across them unintentionally. Old Beijing vividly refers to them as "meeting food".
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| Beijing Roast Duck | Instant-boiled mutton |
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| Dumpling | Noodle with Soybean Paste |
Representatives of Beijing style snacks include: fermented sour milk made from ground mung bean wow gold, bean flour crisp sugar, sour plum soup, tea soup, Xiaowotou, tuckahoe cake, preserved fruit, Bingtanghulu, wormwood, Pea puree cake, Lvdagur (Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour), enema, fried tripe, fried liver, etc.
Where to eat ?
As the capital of People’s Republic of China, Beijing not only has a concentration of dainties all over China, but also delicacies from other countries. Quanjude and Pianyifang are the most restaurants for rost duck in Beijiang.
Here lists the Recommended Food Streets in Beijing
Fucheng Road (阜成路) for Hangzhou cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Hubei cuisine, Sichuan cuisine.
Huizhong Road (慧忠路) and Datun Road (大屯路) for various food ranging from top-class abalone to common northeastern Chinese cuisine.
Xiaoyun Road (霄云路) for exotic flavours with graceful environment.
Caitai Street (莱太街) for Cantonese cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Hangzhou cuisine, Xinjiang cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, Lebanon cuisine.
Gui Street (簋街) for hot and spicy crayfish.
Suzhou Street (苏州街), close to Zhongguancun, has some restaurants rich in history.
Pingan Street (平安大街), close to Lotus Market, is crammed with people when night falls.
Fang Village (方庄) for both Chinese food and western food.
Qian Gate (前门) where Quanjude roast ducks are available is the representative of traditional Beijing food culture.
Guangan Gate (广安门) for hot and spicy dishes.