Siji Minfu Roast Duck (Forbidden City branch)

四季民福烤鸭店（故宫店）

The Peking duck everyone queues for, next to the palace moat

⚠ Join the app queue early

Hours

Mon–Thu 10:30–21:30, Fri–Sun 10:30–22:30 (Aug 2026); another listing gives 10:30–21:30 only, so check weekend closing

Budget

¥120–200 pp

Address

11 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng (across the Forbidden City's east moat)

This Siji Minfu branch sits just across the Forbidden City's east moat. Ducks go into the oven when you order, and a chef in a white toque carves skin and meat separately at a side station. Dip the skin in sugar, top the meat with minced garlic, or roll it in a pancake with scallion and cucumber. It costs a little less than Quanjude and gets consistently good reviews, so it is named more often than anywhere else for Peking duck. The catch: weekend dinner queues run to hours.