The top ten must-eat restaurants in old Beijing are Four Seasons Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant, Fengzeyuan Restaurant, Donglaishun Restaurant, Quanjude Restaurant, Barbecue Bay Restaurant, Cheap Square Roast Duck Restaurant, Hongyuan South Gate Roast Meat Restaurant, Hongbinlou Restaurant, Dadong Restaurant and Barbecue Season Restaurant.

1. Four Seasons Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant

Four Seasons Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant is a popular and authentic roast duck restaurant in Beijing. It often needs to wait in line, has many repeat customers and has a good reputation. It occupies the top position of Beijing roast duck list all the year round. Not only locals like to go, but also many tourists come here.

2. Fengzeyuan Hotel

Fengzeyuan Hotel was built in 1931. It is famous at home and abroad with a "sea cucumber with scallion". It is an authentic Shandong restaurant in Beijing, with a hot popularity, authentic Shandong cuisine and many repeat customers.

3. Donglaishun Restaurant

Donglaishun Restaurant was founded in 1913. Its head office is located in Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District. It is one of the "Four Dashun" Muslim restaurants in Beijing. It is famous for its instant-boiled mutton in Beijing, and it is the best in the old Beijing copper pot.

4. Quanjude

Quanjude Roast Duck was founded in 1864. Its head office is located in Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District. It is a famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing and an old-fashioned restaurant with a history of 111 years. Quanjude is the representative of hanging roast duck. The duck baked by his family is crispy and tender, crispy and oily.

5. Barbecue Wan Restaurant

Barbecue Wan Restaurant was built in the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, and has a history of more than 311 years. It has been rated as "China Time-honored Brand", a century-old Muslim restaurant which is well-known at home and abroad in Beijing, and an authentic barbecue shop in old Beijing.

6. Cheap Square Roast Duck Restaurant

Cheap Square Roast Duck Restaurant was founded in the 14th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty. It is unique in its roast duck stewing skills. It is a representative of the roast duck stewing in Beijing, and was awarded the title of "Time-honored Chinese Brand" by the Ministry of Commerce. It is a famous century-old restaurant in Beijing, and its head office is located in Chongwenmenwai Street.

7. Hongyuan South Gate Rinse Meat

Hongyuan South Gate Rinse Meat was founded in 1994. It is an authentic Beijing copper pot hotpot. Because its head office is located in the south gate of the Temple of Heaven, it is often affectionately called South Gate Rinse Meat by customers. The South Gate hotpot is popular and has received rave reviews, making it a hot pot restaurant that countless foodies miss.

8. Hongbin Building

Founded in 1853, Hongbin Building is a prestigious Muslim-style restaurant in Beijing. It is well-known in Beijing for its unique dishes, and has been praised as "the first floor of Muslim catering in Beijing" by gourmets, Muslims and all walks of life, as well as "China's time-honored brand" and a century-old Muslim restaurant that must be eaten in Beijing.

9. Dadong

Dadong is a famous five-star and five-diamond foreign-related restaurant specializing in "China Artistic Conception Cuisine" in Beijing. It has been rated as Michelin one-star restaurant and Black Pearl three-diamond restaurant, and has become the designated restaurant for embassies in China to receive distinguished guests from China. It is also a famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing.

11. Barbecue Season Restaurant

In the old days, there were three famous barbecues in Beijing, namely "Barbecue Bay", "Barbecue Season" and "Barbecue King". At present, only Barbecue Bay and Barbecue Season still maintain the traditional advantages of time-honored brands, and become well-known halal restaurants in Beijing at home and abroad. Barbecue Season Restaurant is located in the picturesque Shichahai, surrounded by Beijing folk tourist area, which adds a heavy history to this century-old shop.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Barbecue Season