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CantoneseLiangmaqiaoChef Li Qiang
Cai Yi Xuan at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing holds one Michelin star for Cantonese cooking by chef Li Qiang in an art garden dining room in Liangmaqiao.
OrderOrder chef Li's wok-fried prawns with fermented black garlic and chillies, then seasonal Cantonese dishes.
TipThe room is styled as an art garden with eight private dining rooms, two of them VIP suites, plus a chef's table.
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ItalianLiangmaqiao
Il Ristorante - Niko Romito at Bvlgari Hotel Beijing holds one Michelin star for modern Italian cooking in a room of marble and Murano glass chandeliers.
OrderStart with the vitello tonnato, thinly sliced veal in a tangy tuna sauce, reworked in a modern style.
TipThe 70-seat room at Bvlgari Hotel Beijing has Murano glass chandeliers, high ceilings and views over the garden; Sunday lunch is a brunch.
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ShanghaineseSanlitun
Shanghai Cuisine at Pacific Century Place holds two Michelin stars for modern Shanghainese cooking, with seasonal Jiangzhe produce, in Sanlitun, Beijing.
OrderOrder the xiao long bao, the qingtuan (mugwort sticky rice dumplings) and the red-braised pork belly.
TipThe kitchen uses Jiangzhe ingredients that are hard to find in Beijing, so ask which seasonal dishes are running.
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ItalianLiangmaqiao
Mio at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing relaunched in April 2026 as a Tuscan grill under chef Francesco Magni; it was Michelin Selected before the change.
OrderOrder the Wagyu porterhouse in the La Fiorentina style and the homemade pici with duck ragout.
TipThe April 2026 menu adds a Tuscan seafood casserole with Boston lobster and a flamed zuccotto; closed Mondays, so book Tuesday to Sunday.
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FrenchWangfujing
Rive Gauche at The PuXuan Hotel is a Michelin Selected modern French restaurant in Wangfujing, Beijing, with Chinese touches such as longjing tea panna cotta.
OrderPick four or five carte items, such as foie gras mousseline in a pistachio tart shell or scampi ravioli.
TipLook for the fermented tofu butter served with the bread and the longjing tea panna cotta; the restaurant is on the second floor of The PuXuan Hotel.
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TeochewQianmen Dashilar
Yan Garden by Chef Fei is a Michelin Selected Chaozhou restaurant in a restored siheyuan near Qianmen, Beijing, with a century-old toon tree in the courtyard.
OrderTry the fish maw sauteed tableside with dried shrimps, crabmeat and XO sauce, and the marinated goose web.
TipAsk for a table in the restored courtyard, where diners sit under a century-old toon tree; the restaurant belongs to Mandarin Oriental Qianmen.