What to order at Rive Gauche

Must order
Pick four or five carte items, such as foie gras mousseline in a pistachio tart shell or scampi ravioli.
Editor tip
Look 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.
CuisineFrench
Price¥¥¥¥
NeighborhoodWangfujing
HoursTue-Sun 06:30-10:30, 11:30-14:30, 18:00-22:00; closed Mon
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Location

Address: 1 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

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Zijin Mansion 1 ★ ★ 4.3

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Zijin Mansion, on the third floor of the Waldorf Astoria, holds a Michelin star for Cantonese cooking with Hakka twists, in an orange-clad room in Beijing.

OrderOrder the braised pork belly ribs with mustard greens and the double-boiled chicken and fish maw soup.

TipThe third-floor room has five private rooms, the largest seating 24, and a hall for 40 guests. Business or smart casual dress is requested.

Zhiguan Courtyard 1 ★ ★ 4.5

¥¥¥ DongbeiWangfujing

Zhiguan Courtyard, annexed to an art gallery on Jinyu Hutong, holds a Michelin star for Liaoning fishermen's dishes such as green willow clams in Beijing.

OrderOrder the green willow clams and the stir-fried sea snail with green onion, both Liaoning fishermen's dishes.

TipThe dining room is annexed to an art gallery; ask for a table by the floor-to-ceiling windows for the view of the historical garden.

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Yan Garden by Chef Fei ★ 4.3

¥¥¥¥ 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.

Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) 3 ★ ★ 4.8

¥¥¥¥ ChineseLiangmaqiao

Xin Rong Ji on Xinyuan South Road, Beijing, holds three Michelin stars for Taizhou cooking and East China Sea fish, plus a baby duck sold only at this branch.

OrderPre-order the 28-day-old baby Peking duck, sold only at this branch, and the duck stew with fish maw and taro.

TipPre-ordering the duck is required. The branch is in the Genesis Beijing East Tower, opposite the Bulgari Hotel, not inside it.

Jingji 2 ★ ★ 4.6

¥¥¥¥ Northern ChineseGuomao Cbd

Jingji, on the second floor of the Ritz-Carlton, holds two Michelin stars for royal cuisine built on dried seafood and vegetables in Beijing.

OrderTry the firm braised fish maw in broth, served within the two set menus built on dried seafood and vegetables.

TipPrivate rooms can customise their menus. The dining room is on the second floor of the Ritz-Carlton; book ahead for the set menus.

Zijin Mansion 1 ★ ★ 4.3

¥¥¥ CantoneseWangfujing

Zijin Mansion, on the third floor of the Waldorf Astoria, holds a Michelin star for Cantonese cooking with Hakka twists, in an orange-clad room in Beijing.

OrderOrder the braised pork belly ribs with mustard greens and the double-boiled chicken and fish maw soup.

TipThe third-floor room has five private rooms, the largest seating 24, and a hall for 40 guests. Business or smart casual dress is requested.

Zhiguan Courtyard 1 ★ ★ 4.5

¥¥¥ DongbeiWangfujing

Zhiguan Courtyard, annexed to an art gallery on Jinyu Hutong, holds a Michelin star for Liaoning fishermen's dishes such as green willow clams in Beijing.

OrderOrder the green willow clams and the stir-fried sea snail with green onion, both Liaoning fishermen's dishes.

TipThe dining room is annexed to an art gallery; ask for a table by the floor-to-ceiling windows for the view of the historical garden.

The Beijing Kitchen (SKP) 1 ★ ★ 4.3

¥¥¥ CantoneseGuomao Cbd

The Beijing Kitchen at SKP holds a Michelin star for Cantonese cooking by a Hong Kong owner-chef, known for crisp deep-fried squab, in Beijing.

OrderOrder the crispy deep-fried squab from 30-day-old birds, then the double-boiled soups and dim sum.

TipThe Hong Kong owner-chef samples what his team makes daily to keep improving the quality. The room is on the sixth floor of SKP.

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