Guijie Street in Beijing.

Guijie Street is located in Dongzhimen, starting from the western section of the Dongzhimen Overpass of the Second Ring Road in the east and ending at the eastern end of Jiaodaokou East Street in the west.

On this more than one kilometer street, 90% of the more than 150 commercial shops are in the catering service industry. The density of restaurants is so high that it is difficult to find another one in the capital.

Therefore, Guijie is also known as Beijing’s dining street.

Today, this street is also an excellent place for the concentrated display of Beijing’s delicacies.

Feature 1: Spicy crayfish Gui refers to a food container with a round mouth and two ears in ancient China. A street is named after Gui, so it is naturally a place to eat.

Spicy dishes such as spicy crayfish and spicy meat crab are the main dishes of Guijie.

The spicy and spicy aroma attracts many repeat customers.

Feature 2: Civilian service. It is understood that in Guijie, the price of a spicy crayfish is about 3 to 8 yuan. According to the consumption standard of 3 or 4 people, 40 lobsters, plus 3 or 4 side dishes, can be enough.

To ensure that you are well fed, the cost is around 150-350 yuan (RMB).

Feature 3: 24-hour operation. Eighty or nine years ago, there were only a few restaurants on this street. Because there would always be a group of customers coming for late-night snacks after 9 o'clock in the evening, several restaurants extended their business hours one after another. Later, they simply changed their business hours.

It has become open 24 hours a day.

Guijie has become a part of Beijing’s night culture. Its significance has gone beyond the scope of restaurants and wine shops, and more reflects an aspect of the daily life of ordinary people in Beijing.