Beijing Cuisine - Restaurants Known For Beijing Cuisine

Restaurants Known For Beijing Cuisine

Numerous traditional restaurants in Beijing are credited with great contributions in the formation of Beijing cuisine, but many of them have gone out of business as time went by. However, some of them managed to survive until today, and some of them are:

  • Bai Kui (白魁): established in 1780
  • Bao Du Feng (爆肚冯): established in 1881, also known as Ji Sheng Long (金生隆)
  • Bianyifang: established in 1416, the oldest surviving restaurant in Beijing
  • Cha Tang Li (茶汤李), established in 1858
  • Dao Xiang Chun (稻香春): established in 1916
  • Dao Xian Cun (稻香村): established in 1895
  • De Shun Zhai (大顺斋): established in the early 1870s
  • Dong Lai Shun (东来顺): established in 1903
  • Dong Xin Shun (东兴顺): also known as Bao Du Zhang (爆肚张), established in 1883
  • Du Yi Chu (都一处): established in 1738
  • Dou Fu Nao Bai (豆腐脑白): established in 1877, also known as Xi Yu Zhai (西域斋)
  • En Yuan Ju (恩元居), established in 1929
  • Fang Sheng Zhai (芳生斋), also known as Nai Lao Wei (奶酪魏), established in 1857
  • Hong Bin Lou (鸿宾楼): established in 1853 in Tianjin, relocated to Beijing in 1955.
  • Jin Sheng Long (金生隆): established in 1846
  • Kao Rou Ji (烤肉季): established in 1828
  • Kao Rou Wan (烤肉宛): established in 1686
  • Liu Bi Ju (六必居) established in 1530
  • Liu Quan Ju (柳泉居): established in the late 1560s, the second oldest surviving restaurant in Beijing
  • Nan Lai Shun (南来顺): established in 1937
  • Nian Gao Qian (年糕钱): established in early 1880s
  • Quanjude (全聚德): established in 1864
  • Rui Bin Lou (瑞宾楼): originally established in 1876
  • Sha Guoo Ju (砂锅居), established in 1741
  • Tian Fu Hao (天福号): established in 1738
  • Tian Xing Ju (天兴居), established in 1862
  • Tian Yuan Jian Yuan (天源酱园): established in 1869
  • Wang Zhi He (王致和): established in 1669
  • Wonton Hou (馄饨侯): established in 1949
  • Xi De Shun (西德顺): also known as Bao Du Wang (爆肚王), established in 1904
  • Xi Lai Shun (西来顺): established in 1930
  • Xian Bing Zhou (馅饼周): established in 1910s, also known as Tong Ju Guan (同聚馆)
  • Xiao Chang Chen (小肠陈): established in the late 19th century
  • Xin Yuan Zhai (信远斋), established in 1740
  • Yang Tou Man (羊头马): established in the late 1830s

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