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DumplingsChaoyang Park
Ping'an Guotie in the Shuiduizi community on Chaoyang North Road in Beijing is a potsticker shop on the 2025 Dianping Bichibang list, open 10:00 to 21:00.
TryGuotie, pan-fried potstickers
TipThe shop is in the bungalow south of Building 3 in the Shuiduizi community, and it stays open daily 10:00-21:00 with no midday break.
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Northern ChineseChaoyang Park
Lao Lao Jia Chunbing in Balizhuang Beili, Beijing, is a spring pancake shop on the second floor of Building 306, open daily 10:30 to 21:30 on Shifoying Road.
TryChunbing, spring pancakes with stir-fried fillings
TipIt is on the second floor of Building 306A in the south district of Balizhuang Beili, open daily 10:30-21:30 with no midday break.
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Northern ChineseQianmen Dashilar
Jingdong Chengji Roubing on Fuguang Road in Beijing is a meat pie shop west of Building 17 in Xingfu Beili, open for lunch and dinner on the Dianping list.
TryRoubing, Beijing meat pies
TipService breaks from 14:00 to 17:00, so go at lunch or after 17:00; the Beijinger lists it near Guangminglou and Longtan Lake in its 2025 rundown.
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Northern ChineseGuomao Cbd
Mingyuan Restaurant, a no-frills hutong room on Beizongbu Hutong in Beijing, serves Beijing home cooking, from fried meatballs to old-Beijing zhajiangmian.
TryZhajiangmian and fried meatballs
TipIt has tables for ten or more, so it suits a group; add the fermented mung bean milk, a classic Beijing snack, to the fried starch sausage.
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NoodlesDongsi
Pang Mei Noodles in Xiang'er Hutong off Dongsi North Street in Beijing is the city's first outlet of a Chongqing noodle brand, known for fiery beef soup.
TryChongqing-style fiery beef noodle soup
TipReservations are not accepted, so expect a long wait; choose between two bowl sizes and four levels of spiciness.
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NoodlesHaidian
Ladychai on Ganjiakou North Street in Beijing is a family-run shop that follows c. 1920 recipes, selling braised beef by the catty with noodles in beef broth.
TryBraised beef by the catty with plain noodles in beef broth
TipQueue, serve yourself and share a table; order about half a catty of beef a head and say fatty or lean.