Dongsi North and South streets: Daoxiangcun's Zero store, a hutong shaobing shop, a grill room on Meishuguan East Street and Pang Mei noodles.
TRB Hutong holds one Michelin star for contemporary French cooking in the courtyard of a historic temple on Shatan North Street, Dongcheng, Beijing.
OrderOrder the premium signature menu built on luxury ingredients and finish with the Le Grand Dessert.
TipThe room sits in the courtyard of a historic temple on Shatan North Street; book through the reservations page on the restaurant's site.
Dahuaishu Grill on Meishuguan East Street in Beijing cooks beef, lamb and pork on an iron griddle in the old zhizi kaorou style, with egg-fried mantou slices.
OrderGrilled pork belly, beef tongue and lamb, with egg-fried mantou slices and gedatang soup.
TipCtrip lists a waiting area and free parking, so expect a queue at peak hours; the egg-fried mantou slices are a side worth adding.
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.
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.
Fu 3 Coffee on Meishuguan East Street in Beijing keeps a quiet upstairs room with free Wi-Fi and sockets, and sells an apricot mousse made to look like fruit.
DrinkPear and Gardenia Flower Latte
TipOrder the apricot mousse, a cream dessert with a jelly centre shaped like a real apricot, and head upstairs if you need a quiet table to work.
Daoxiangcun's Zero Store on Dongsi North Street in Beijing opened in August 2021 as a food-heritage shop and bakes its hand-made pastries on site.
Worth the queueOx-tongue pastry (niushe bing)
TipQueues of an hour or two were reported before the January 2023 Lunar New Year, so go on a weekday morning; Ctrip lists the door-number cake among the items.
Luhui's Dongsi South Street shop in Beijing bakes loaves and lye rolls, including a Mojiang purple rice and chestnut loaf, and now has newer branches.
Worth the queueMojiang purple rice and chestnut loaf
TipA litsea, pickled-chilli and beef cheese lye roll cost about ¥20 in April 2025; flavours differ by branch (The Box on Chaowai Street, Duiwai Jingmao), so ask.
Sanjiren is a Dongsi cocktail bar in Beijing behind brick walls and reused roof tiles, opened at the end of 2023, with drinks inspired by Chinese culture.
DrinkSangeng Yue, longjing tea-infused gin with lychee liqueur, birch juice and coconut oil
TipA 2024 review listed a flight of three sotols at ¥264 and two signature cocktails at ¥98; the door sits behind brick walls, so look for it.
Shi Cheng Ji on Dongsi Liutiao in Beijing is a hutong shaobing shop selling baked sesame flatbread layered with house-ground sesame paste, 06:30 to 19:00.
TryShaobing, baked sesame flatbread layered with sesame paste
TipIt closes at 19:00 and opens at 06:30, so it works as a breakfast stop; the Beijinger lists it among old Beijing snacks in its 2025 rundown.
Pang Mei Noodles in Xiang'er Hutong off Dongsi North Street in Beijing is the city's first outlet of a Chongqing noodle brand, known for fiery beef soup.
TryChongqing-style fiery beef noodle soup
TipReservations are not accepted, so expect a long wait; choose between two bowl sizes and four levels of spiciness.
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