What to order at Dali Renjia

Must order
Steamed mixed mushrooms wrapped in banana leaves, fried tea mushrooms and Grandma's mashed potato.
Editor tip
Mushrooms fill two full pages of the menu, so order several to share; the Beijinger's 2025 guide also picks Grandma's mashed potato.
CuisineYunnan
Price¥
NeighborhoodGulou Nanluoguxiang
HoursDaily 10:00-22:00
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Why locals love it: On Baochao Hutong, 100 m north of Gulou East Street, in a lane off the main strip, with two full pages of the menu given over to mushrooms.

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Location

Address: 80 Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing

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Guizhou Hall on the second floor of Guizhou Mansion in Beijing serves sour soup fish, Huaxi beef rice noodles and Guiyang rice tofu, for about ¥138 a head.

OrderSour soup fish, Huaxi beef rice noodles and Guiyang rice tofu.

Why locals goA provincial-office dining room on the second floor of Guizhou Mansion, 573 m from Hepingxiqiao station, with sour soup fish as its anchor dish.

TipCtrip lists tables for eight to ten people and free Wi-Fi; typical spend is about ¥138 a head and the nearest station is Hepingxiqiao on Line 5.

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Why locals goIt is inside the Xinjiang representative office compound on Sanlihe Road, on the first floor of the guest building, not on a street frontage.

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Why locals goA Cantonese dim sum room on the ground floor of Guangdong Mansion on Lingnan Road, which a city guide describes as hidden inside the mansion.

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Why locals goThe restaurant is inside Anhui Mansion on Huixin West Street, a provincial office building, rather than on a restaurant street.

TipLunch ends at 13:30 and dinner starts at 17:00, so arrive on time; a July 2025 guide puts spend at about ¥151 a head.

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OrderWuchang fish, Wuhan three-delicacy doupi and dry-pot chicken.

Why locals goInside Hubei Mansion on Zhongguancun South Street, a provincial office building near National Library station, rather than on a restaurant street.

TipThe nearest station is National Library on Lines 4 and 9; lunch runs 11:00 to 14:00 and dinner 17:00 to 21:00, at about ¥112 a head.

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OrderLizhuang boiled pork and Yibin noodles with bean sprouts.

Why locals goA hutong address with a guesthouse name; Michelin notes no reservations, so expect to queue for over an hour at mealtimes.

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.

Guizhou Hall (Guizhou Mansion) ★ 4.0

¥¥ GuizhouGulou Nanluoguxiang

Guizhou Hall on the second floor of Guizhou Mansion in Beijing serves sour soup fish, Huaxi beef rice noodles and Guiyang rice tofu, for about ¥138 a head.

OrderSour soup fish, Huaxi beef rice noodles and Guiyang rice tofu.

Why locals goA provincial-office dining room on the second floor of Guizhou Mansion, 573 m from Hepingxiqiao station, with sour soup fish as its anchor dish.

TipCtrip lists tables for eight to ten people and free Wi-Fi; typical spend is about ¥138 a head and the nearest station is Hepingxiqiao on Line 5.

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