Beijing — Places to eat
Gold imperial roofs, and supper smoke in the hutongs.
- Siji Minfu Roast Duck (Forbidden City branch) — The Peking duck everyone queues for, next to the palace moat
- Quanjude (Qianmen) — The 1864 original of Peking duck, on Qianmen Street
- Haidilao Hot Pot (Wangfujing) — Same system as at home, minus the hours-long queue
- Donglaishun (Wangfujing APM) — Charcoal copper-pot mutton, a Beijing name since 1903
- Fangzhuanchang No. 69 Zhajiangmian — Michelin-listed Beijing zhajiangmian with a dozen toppings
- Bao Yuan Dumplings — Rainbow jiaozi coloured with fruit and veg juice, Bib Gourmand
- Huguosi Snacks (flagship) — Old Beijing snacks, from pea cake to fermented bean juice
- Hu Da Restaurant (Guijie, main branch) — 24-hour mala crayfish on lantern-lit Guijie
- Yaoji Chaogan (Gulou) — Biden's Beijing breakfast: chaogan and pork buns
- Xiangsu Jidan Guanbing (Wangfujing jianbing stall) — A filling Wangfujing breakfast jianbing for about ¥10
- Jin Ding Xuan (Ditan, by Yonghegong) — Beijing's 24-hour dim sum chain, next to the Lama Temple
- Wenyu Cheese Shop (Nanluoguxiang) — Beijing milk pudding (nailao) on Nanluoguxiang
- Beijing Daoxiangcun No. 0 Store — The 1895 pastry brand's concept store, with animal-shaped sweets
- Tanghulu on Qianmen Street — Candied hawthorn on a stick, in its home town
- Metal Hands Coffee (Wudaoying Hutong) — Beijing's own specialty roaster, in a hutong lane
- Da Dong Jinbaohui — Peking duck with crisp skin and tableside carving
- Li Qun Roast Duck — Roast duck in a small hutong courtyard
- Nanmen Hot Pot Shichahai — Shuanrou hot pot after a Shichahai walk
- Voyage Coffee Shatan Beijie — Coffee and a courtyard break behind grey-brick lanes
- Great Leap Brewing Original Hutong — A craft-beer pause in a hutong courtyard
- Bianyifang Roast Duck (Chongwenmen) — Peking duck from a closed oven, since 1416
- Jubaoyuan Instant-Boiled Mutton (Niujie) — Hand-cut lamb dunked in a copper pot
- Hua's Restaurant (Courtyard flagship) — Crayfish and Beijing dishes in a courtyard
- Cafe Zarah — A late brunch in a hutong courtyard