I spent a number of days in Beijing on the way to Tibet a while ago, and below are the 3 best meals of my trip! Note I only had Dianping/点评 to rely on back then (Chinese yelp?) but if I did go back I’d definitely be looking for more spots with RED/小红书.
Meal #1
Had my first breakfast at Huguosi, a casual, old school spot. Tons of ready plated items to choose from and all are very affordable, it’s quite fun. I got a beef roll and sandwich of some kind, and delicious sweet deep fried balls and almond jelly (not pictured). Note there are many branches, you don’t need to go to this particular one, just whatever’s closest!
Huguosi Xiao Ci 护国寺小吃
Address: 180 Di’anmenwai Ave, Shichahai, Dongcheng, Beijing, China, 100009
Directions: Google Maps
Hours: 6am-8:30pm, Mon-Sun
Meal #2
Did some walking around in Hutongs, and made our way to Nanluoguxiang. It’s a cute touristy walking street, and I went to a famous yogurt shop there on a local friend’s recommendation. It was pretty good! I also had some churros from a different stall, unfortunately I didn’t note that one down, but if you see one, go for it. There’s also just a ton of other street foods here.
Wenyu Nai Lao 文宇奶酪店
Address: 41 S Luogu Ln, Dongcheng, Beijing, China, 100009
Directions: Google Maps
Hours: 10:00am-10:00pm
Meal #3
Next was dinner at Jingzhun peking duck. OMG! Until today its the best I’ve ever had in my life, and at the time we spent about $17 CAD per person (and we over-ordered, there was another main pictured that we really didn’t need). The skin was so, so crispy, and the portion was amazing for the price. I did call ahead to reserve the duck but still ended up waiting almost an hour, so don’t show up too hungry, and do call ahead. I speak mandarin so I’m not sure if they have someone that speaks English, but it seems quite likely from how popular this place is on Tripadvisor, and the presence of the Holiday Inn across the street.
Jingzun Peking Duck 京尊烤鸭店
Address: Chunxiu Rd, Chaoyang, Beijing, China, 100027
Directions: Google Maps
Hours: 11:00am-10:00pm
