9 editor picks in Beijing.
9 sichuan places in Beijing we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Beijing | Sichuan across every city.
Ji Chuan, on the ground floor of the Atour Hotel on West Dawang Road, is Michelin Selected for Chongqing-leaning Sichuan cooking and bingfen in Beijing.
OrderOrder the mapo tofu with marbled beef and the pickled chillies with peach kernels, then the bingfen.
TipExpect an intense tingly numbness from the signatures; the bingfen dessert and the array of alcoholic drinks help put out the flames.
Lao Chuan Ban opened in 1979 as Sichuan's Beijing office restaurant and has served homestyle Sichuan dishes to the public since 1995, in a hutong in Beijing.
OrderMouth-watering chicken in peanut and sesame sauce, fuqi feipian and maoxuewang.
TipThe restaurant opened in 1979 for the Sichuan provincial office; Ctrip lists a waiting area, free Wi-Fi and baby chairs, so arrive early at mealtimes.
Hu Da Restaurant, the Guijie flagship at 233 Dongzhimen Inner Street in Beijing, is known for spicy crayfish and never closes, a landmark on Ghost Street.
OrderCrayfish in garlic or Sichuan-spice flavours, Chongqing-style la zi ji chicken and mala scallops.
TipIt never closes, so a late table is easier than at dinner; Ctrip's dish list leads with garlic crayfish, Chongqing spicy chicken and mala scallops.
Lanren Yanfu Renjia near Anzhen Bridge in Beijing cooks Zigong salt-house Sichuan dishes, prized for freshness, tenderness, numbing heat and aroma.
OrderThe Zigong salt-house dishes, which the Chaoyang district guide singles out as the specialty.
TipThe Chaoyang district guide describes a colourful, stylish room; lunch and dinner are split, with service from 17:00 to 21:30 in the evening.
Lanren Yeyu in the Yihaodi Art Park on Shunbai Road in Beijing cooks fiery Sichuan dishes, led by boiled fish in chilli oil and a half-soup bullfrog.
OrderThe boiled fish in chilli oil over bean sprouts, and the half-soup bullfrog.
TipIt sits inside Zone D of the Yihaodi Art Park and has its own parking; lunch runs to 16:00 and dinner starts at 17:30.
Hu Da Restaurant, the Guijie flagship at 233 Dongzhimen Inner Street in Beijing, serves spicy crayfish around the clock and is a landmark of Ghost Street.
OrderCrayfish in garlic or Sichuan-spice flavours, Chongqing-style la zi ji chicken and mala scallops.
TipIt never closes, so a late table is easier than at dinner; the city's crayfish festival serves ten flavours on Ghost Street in summer.
Anchengju in Bajiao, Shijingshan, Beijing, is known for dry-pot duck heads in several spice levels, served with homemade sesame buns, at about ¥87 a head.
OrderDry-pot duck heads at your chosen heat level, with the homemade sesame buns.
TipCtrip lists a waiting area, tables for ten or more and free parking, so it suits groups; heat runs from mild to extra hot.
Yibin Guesthouse in Xizhong Hutong, Beijing, is a Bib Gourmand Sichuan kitchen run by chefs from Yibin, known for Lizhuang boiled pork and Yibin noodles.
OrderLizhuang boiled pork and Yibin noodles with bean sprouts.
TipReservations are not taken and queues can pass an hour, so go outside peak mealtimes; a July 2025 guide lists it open 10:30 to 20:00 daily.
Xinchuanban Restaurant on Xiaohongmen Road in Beijing is the Sichuan office restaurant, in a garden of pavilions and trees, serving classic Sichuan food.
OrderWater-boiled beef, mapo tofu and Zhong dumplings.
TipCtrip lists a waiting area, tables for eight to ten, a banquet hall and paid parking; spend is about ¥119 a head.
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