The area around Xuanwumen Street has always given people a hazy impression. Unlike the Forbidden City, it is not exposed to people's eyes in a dignified way. This small street next to the imperial city adds a layer of life flavor. Today, the inner end of the small street still maintains the style that was said to be hundreds of years ago, and the traffic on Chang 'an Avenue across the street is simply two worlds.

Haitangju, a quiet small quadrangle, is like the back garden on Chang 'an street and a quiet private club IN downtown. At present, the most intimate private dishes, from Imperial Palace to Chaozhou and Guangdong, from Hubei to Jiangsu, enjoy food, sunshine, courtyards and the fashionable life in Beijing this spring.

a small door, without any sign to explain its function, fortunately has a doorbell-it should not be a strictly protected cultural relic.

I walked into the yard, but I was blocked by a blue brick shadow wall. I need to make a detour.

Although the quadrangle was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is obviously difficult for the owner to hide his love for the culture of the Tang and Song Dynasties. From the beginning of entering the gate, the atmosphere of Tang and Song culture began to diffuse. The brick carving at the entrance was a pair of fire Kirin, which was a folk antique in Shanxi. In the center of the hall are the four pillars of ancient China, namely, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. The calligraphy and paintings on the wall include cursive stickers of Zhang Xu and Huai Su, horse-grazing maps and riding maps, etc. Although these calligraphy and paintings are not original, they are also copied by famous artists. It feels like a private museum instead of a restaurant.

Every room has a view, and the designer has magnified the charm of the quadrangle a lot. There are 9 rooms in the courtyard, 9 rooms are large and small. To enjoy the sunshine, a large room with a whole floor-to-ceiling glass can meet the needs. To enjoy privacy, the cubicle is absolutely Cozy. Every room has its own characteristics. The wooden tables and chairs are thick and heavy. The most interesting thing is that the turntable in the middle is modified from a sailing Luo plate, and there is a big fireplace, which is not an ornament, and can really be used. Put a few pieces of wood in it, and the fire will soon flourish. There is a tea table stool in front of the fireplace, and it feels really good to have a fire, drink tea and watch goldfish play. That's exactly the case. It's no problem to have a meeting or chat with a few good friends comfortably here all day.

Culture is ancient, but the dishes are private dishes from ancient times to modern times, ranging from official dishes and Cantonese dishes to Hubei and Hunan dishes. The chefs in charge have their own origins. The raw materials are carefully selected, and they are especially good at all kinds of fish in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as echo fish and pigtail fish, which are rare things, but they all taste like begonia. Hot and sour shark's fin and donkey meat in turtle sauce are ingenious works. Most of the shark's fin practices are light, and the shark's fin here has a new flavor because of its hot and sour taste. You can also eat good dog meat here, and this season is a good time for dog meat to nourish. Radish, taro, such ordinary things are also played incisively and vividly in Haitangju. If the name of the dish "A Radish" doesn't reveal the secret, you will definitely not be able to eat what it is. There is also a wine called Haitanghong, which is brewed by themselves and must be tasted.

Or sit under the begonia tree in the yard and watch the change of rain or shine, clouds or sunset. Of course, there are begonia trees in the yard of Begonia House. When the begonia is ripe, it is attractive to be red, and the host will invite friends to sit under the huge rattan frame and have tea and taste the begonia. Behind the chair, there is rushing water, in which goldfish fluttered up and down, and lazy people unconsciously became energetic, and the water also flowed into the house in twists and turns, thus adding vitality to the ancient quadrangles.

Business hours: 1:-22:

Guest capacity: 8 people

Per capita consumption: 1 yuan

Specialty dishes: dragon and phoenix dancing, chives-flavored bones, dried sea tiger wings, gourmet abalone, braised official swallow

TIPS: Begonia wine in the cellar, homemade, must be made.

Address: No.32 Houheyan, West Street, Xuanwu District, 5 meters west of the southwest exit of Xuanwu Metro.