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XinjiangQianmen Dashilar
Zhungeer on Longtan Road in Beijing cooks Xinjiang dishes, from big plate chicken to red-braised naan-wrapped lamb, with free parking on site.
OrderBig plate chicken, red-braised naan-wrapped lamb and the tomahawk hand-grasped lamb with pilaf.
TipCtrip lists free parking, a phone-charging point and large tables for ten or more; the kitchen runs straight through the afternoon on weekends.
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YunnanGulou Nanluoguxiang
Duoweiju at the corner of Fuxue Hutong and Zhong Jianzi Alley in Beijing cooks Yunnan dishes, from bamboo fungus steam-pot chicken to cross-bridge noodles.
OrderBamboo fungus steam-pot chicken, cross-bridge rice noodles and the crisp taro.
TipCtrip lists a waiting area and free parking; service breaks between lunch and dinner, with a shorter lunch on Monday, so check the hours.
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HunanDongzhimen Guijie
Xin Xin Xiang on Xinzhongjie Ertiao in Beijing is a Hunan restaurant serving dry-pot fish roe, Mao-style red-braised pork and stir-fried bullfrog.
OrderDry-pot fish roe, Mao-style red-braised pork and stir-fried bullfrog.
TipCtrip lists free parking and phone-charging sockets here; it appears among the Hunan rooms on the 2025 Dianping Bichibang list.
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CantoneseDongsi
Yue Xiao Guan on Chaoyangmen Nanxiaojie in Beijing is a Cantonese restaurant serving stone-ground rice rolls and Zhanjiang oysters until midnight.
OrderStone-ground egg rice rolls, salt-and-pepper jiudu fish and ginger-scallion Zhanjiang oysters.
TipThe kitchen serves until midnight, so it suits a late dinner; Ctrip lists a waiting area for the mealtime queue.
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Northern ChineseDongsi
Dongsi Minfang on Chaoyangmen Inner Street in Beijing cooks Beijing home dishes, from fried meatballs to fish head with flatbread, and roast duck by the half.
OrderHalf a roast duck, stewed hairtail, fish head with flatbread and fried meatballs in sweet and sour sauce.
TipCtrip lists tables for eight to ten and sofa seating, so groups should reserve; the room is on the 2025 Dianping Bichibang list.
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HalalGuomao Cbd
Ritan Shuanrou, the original shop at the east gate of Ritan Park in Beijing, serves halal instant-boiled mutton in small cloisonne copper pots.
OrderInstant-boiled mutton in the small copper pot, dipped in sesame sauce, with sugared garlic.
TipThis park-gate shop is the original; the Chaoyang district guide says it is on the 2025 Dianping Bichibang list, and it serves in small copper pots.