Alameda The
look is LA or Sydney, the food is Brazilian. The well balanced menu
includes good- value set lunches and dinners that change with the
availability of fresh ingredients but great steaks are standard.
Alameda
Cafe Sambal Sambal,
a sauce made with chillies, features on the menu at this stylish Malay
restaurant, along with other Southeast Asian specialties. The food is
complemented by a beautiful courtyard-house setting .
Cafe Sambal
Hatsune Hatsune
has a dedicated following for its beautiful sushi rolls, prepared with
fresh fish flown from Japan. It also looks gorgeous and has superlative
service. On top of which, it is also a lot cheaper than you might
imagine .
Hatsune
Aria Contemporary
Western cuisine that combines top-quality ingredients with impressive
cooking skills. A multi-course option with wine pairings provides a tour
of an inventive but never pretentious Asian-French fusion menu that’s
pure pleasure . CourtYard The
location (facing the east gate of the Forbidden City) vies with the
food (international fusion) for top honors. For the best views ask for a
window table; if they are taken, instead enjoy the striking
contemporary art on the walls .
CourtYard
Green T. House With
its vast empty spaces and furniture so over-designed that the chairs
and tables are scarcely recognizable as such, Green T. House seems more
gallery than restaurant. The strangeness extends to the menu: from roast
lamb with oolong and fennel, to green tea wasabi prawns, everything
contains tea. Nuage The
setting is a two-story wooden mansion on the banks of Qian Hai,
overlooking the lake. The Vietnamese food is variable but as a romantic
night-time dining spot this takes some beating . Jing A
beautiful modernist restaurant dominated by a vast gleaming open
kitchen. Watching a team of white-hatted chefs searing, caramelizing,
and flash- frying is a sure way to build up an appetite, and the wine
list is exemplary . The Olive Enjoy
healthy Mediterranean cuisine in a relaxed setting. Week-end brunches
are popular with local families. In summer, diners can sit on the front
terrace. Morel’s One
of the oldest Western restaurants in town is this homely spot serving
simple, high-quality Belgian fare. As an accompaniment to the food, the
list of Belgian beers is second to none .
Top 10 Places to Snack
The Tree Popular Sanlitun pub that does excellent wood-fired pizzas . Fish Nation Fish and chips English style in an old hutong setting .
Schlotzky’s US-style deli for pastrami on rye and all the rest of it. The Bookworm Lending library, bar, and a great place for healthy, light lunches. S.I.T Beijing’s five Sculpting In Time cafés are a haven for students, offering coffee and cakes, pasta, and pizza. Kiosk Excellent meaty subs and sandwiches in an open-air setting. AT Café Quirky café in the 798 Art District with a limited but appealing menu . Du Yichu Age-old restaurant that specializes in baozi (steamed buns). Wangfujing Snack Street Kabob, noodle, and soup stalls fill a narrow alley off the bottom end of Wangfujing Dajie. Café Zarah German-style breakfasts and a wonderful view of Gulou Dong Dajie.
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