The top ten must-eat restaurants in old Beijing are Siji Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant, Fengzeyuan Hotel, Donglaishun Restaurant, Quanjude, BBQ Wan Restaurant, Bianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant, Hongyuan South Gate Shabu-shabu Restaurant, and Hongbin Tower , Dadong, Barbecue Season Restaurant.
1. Siji Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant
Siji Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant is a popular and authentic roast duck restaurant in Beijing. You often have to queue up for a table. It has many repeat customers and good reputation. It has occupied the market all year round. Beijing Roast Duck is at the top of the list. Not only locals like to go there, but many tourists also come here because of its reputation.
2. Fengzeyuan Hotel
Fengzeyuan Hotel was built in 1930. It is famous at home and abroad for its "roasted sea cucumber with green onion". It is an authentic Shandong cuisine restaurant in Beijing. It is very popular, Shandong cuisine is authentic, and there are many repeat customers.
3. Donglaishun Restaurant
Donglaishun Restaurant was founded in 1903. Its main store is located on Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District. It is one of the "Four Dashun" halal restaurants in Beijing, specializing in mutton-shabu-shabu. Well-known in the capital, it is the leader in old Beijing's copper pot hotpot.
4. Quanjude Roast Duck
Quanjude Roast Duck was founded in 1864. Its main store is located on Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District. It is a famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing and a time-honored restaurant in Beijing with a history of more than 100 years. Quanjude is the representative of hanging oven roast duck. The ducks roasted by him have crispy skin, tender meat and crispy oil.
5. BBQ Wan Restaurant
BBQ Wan Restaurant was founded in the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 300 years and is rated as a "Chinese Time-honored Brand" and is a well-known Beijing brand. A century-old halal restaurant at home and abroad, it is also an authentic old Beijing barbecue restaurant.
6. Bianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant
Bianyanfang Roast Duck Restaurant was founded in the 14th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It is unique in the skill of braised oven roast duck and is the representative of braised oven roast duck in the capital. Awarded the title of "Chinese Time-honored Brand" by the Ministry of Commerce, it is a famous century-old restaurant in Beijing, with its head office located on Chongwenmenwai Street.
7. Hongyuan Nanmen Shabu-shabu
Hongyuan Nanmen Shabu-shabu was founded in 1994. It is an authentic Beijing copper pot shabu-shabu old hotpot. Because the main store is located in the south of the Temple of Heaven Gate, so it is often affectionately called Nanmen Shabu Shabu by customers. Nanmen Shabu Shabu is very popular and has received rave reviews, making it a hot pot restaurant that countless foodies yearn for.
8. Hongbin Restaurant
Hongbin Restaurant was founded in 1853. It is a prestigious halal restaurant in Beijing. It is famous in the capital for its unique dishes and is popular among gourmets, Muslims and society. It is praised by all walks of life as "the first floor of halal catering in Beijing" and is rated as a "Chinese time-honored brand". It is also a must-try 100-year-old halal restaurant in Beijing.
9. Dadong
Dadong is a famous five-star and five-diamond foreign-related restaurant in Beijing that specializes in "Chinese cuisine". It has been rated as a Michelin one-star restaurant and a Black Pearl three-diamond restaurant. The restaurant has become the designated restaurant for embassies of various countries in China to receive distinguished guests from China. It is also a famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing.
10. Barbecue Season Restaurant
In the old days, there were three major barbecue restaurants in Beijing, namely "Barbecue Wan", "Barbecue Season" and "Barbecue King". Nowadays, only BBQ Wanhe BBQ Jiji still maintains the traditional advantages of a time-honored brand and has become a famous Beijing halal-flavored restaurant both at home and abroad. The BBQ Restaurant is located on the picturesque Shicha Seaside and is surrounded by the Beijing Folk Tourism Area, which adds to the rich history of this century-old restaurant.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Barbecue Season