Eat in Wangjing and 798, Beijing

Jia ★ 3.8

Jia at NUO Hotel Beijing is a Michelin Selected Cantonese restaurant with ink murals, a daily soup menu and sauteed grouper on Jiangtai Road in Beijing.

OrderOrder the sauteed grouper fillet with green chilli and wild rice stems; at lunch add the shrimp roll.

TipThe slow-boiled soup menu changes daily, and the high-ceilinged room inside NUO Hotel Beijing has ink murals and carved wood windows.

La Chansonnière ★ 4.2

La Chansonnière, opened in 2019 by an engineer turned chef-owner, is Michelin Selected for French classics and sharing plates on Jiangtai West Road, Beijing.

OrderTry the dry-aged Australian M9 filet mignon, the poulet en vessie or the loup en croûte, plus sharing plates.

TipPre-order three days ahead when booking a table. The room is in warm whites and neutrals, on the ground floor of the Yingxiang Space block.

Jing Hua Lou ★ 4.2

Jing Hua Lou on Datun North Road in Beijing revives Qing-era banquet-house dishes, such as crispy duo and smoked pork head, in a second-floor dining room.

OrderOrder the crispy duo blanched in oil, sliced smoked pork head, and rose puff pastry to finish.

TipDiners are escorted from a retro entrance to a lofty dining room on level 2; Ctrip lists a waiting area and large tables for 10 or more.

Lanren Yeyu Restaurant (Cuigezhuang) ★ 3.8

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.

Dian Dachi Yunnan Cuisine (Wangjing Chengying) ★ 3.6

Dian Dachi in the Wangjing Chengying Center in Beijing is a Yunnan restaurant fitted out like an ethnic village, with steam stone-pot fish as its signature.

OrderThe steam stone-pot fish, the signature dish that gives the restaurant its subtitle.

TipBamboo-woven lamps and straw hats dress the room like a Yunnan minority village; it is on the second floor, Room 201, of Building 4.

Changji Haoweixian (Jiuxianqiao) ★ 3.8

Changji Haoweixian on Jiuxianqiao South Road in Beijing is a seafood barbecue dapaidang open 17:00 to 03:00, known for garlic grilled oysters and scallops.

TryGarlic grilled oysters and grilled scallops

TipIt opens at 17:00 and stays open until 03:00, so it suits a late supper; the garlic grilled oysters and scallops are the easy first orders.

Anhui Mansion Chinese Restaurant ★ 3.6

The Chinese restaurant in Anhui Mansion on Huixin West Street, Beijing, cooks Hui dishes such as stinky mandarin fish, hairy tofu and Huizhou old hen soup.

OrderStinky mandarin fish, hairy tofu and stone-pot old tofu.

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.

N'Joy (NUO Hotel Beijing) ★ 4.0

N'Joy, the all-day buffet restaurant at NUO Hotel Beijing on Jiangtai Road, serves a Sunday brunch buffet from 11:00 to 15:00 in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

OrderThe Sunday buffet; the Easter 2026 edition added a snapper carving show, fresh oysters and Alaskan crab leg.

TipThe hotel lists brunch on Sundays only; for Easter 2026 it also ran a Saturday seafood brunch, so confirm the day when you book.

FEAST (EAST Beijing) ★ 4.0

FEAST, the all-day restaurant at EAST Beijing on Jiuxianqiao Road, serves a Saturday and Sunday semi-buffet brunch from 11:30 to 15:00 in Chaoyang, Beijing.

OrderThe semi-buffet: a main from the menu plus seafood, cold cuts, cheese, curry and pastries from the buffet.

TipThe brunch pairs a menu main with a buffet; the restaurant is on the hotel's second floor, and the Easter 2026 edition priced a child's place at ¥199.

Changji Haoweixian (Jiuxianqiao) ★ 3.8

Changji Haoweixian, a seafood barbecue dapaidang on Jiuxianqiao South Road in Beijing, grills garlic oysters and scallops from 17:00 until 03:00.

OrderGarlic grilled oysters and grilled scallops, then whatever seasonal seafood is on at other price points.

TipIt opens at 17:00 and closes at 03:00, so it suits a late supper; the city portal guide describes the seafood as traditional, down to earth and cheap.