Ri Chang One of the most popular tea restaurants in Beijing, it is not big and the decor is simple. But the quality of food frequently has customers queuing up. Details of more than 300 Cantonese-style dishes available in the restaurant are hung on the walls. The most popular are the Bifengtan dish series and the Bozai rice series.
* Chaoyang branch location: West gate of Chaoyang Park Tel: 6593-1078 *Dongdan branch location: 72 Dongdan Beidajie, call to make reservation. Tel: 6525-1783 Opening hours: 10 am-3 am
Jin Hu One of the oldest Hong Kong-style tea restaurants in Beijing, this one provides a big variety of dishes, both Cantonese and Western flavours available. Besides dishes, porridge, dim sum and milk tea are also favourites here. *Jianguomen branch location 1: 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, (beside St. Regis) Tel: 6532-8282 *World Trade Centre branch location 2: 1 China World Trade Centre Opening hours: 24 hours Tel: 6505-6868
People Mountain People Sea (ren shan ren hai) Dimly lit and arranged in single tables for four with train-style high-back soft cushion seats, the 200-sqm restaurant is a good option if you want to go at any time. Some of the most popular choices are fish-ball noodles fresh shrimp wontons with noodles in soup, fukien-style fried rice. The menu also offers a variety of Chinese and Western choices which include beef steak, congee, spaghetti and BBQ pork pie. Location: G/F Somerset Fortune Garden Beijing, 46 Liangmaqiaolu Tel: 8440-1031 Opening hours: 7 am-11:30 pm
Be There or Be Square (bu jian bu san) Location: B71 Oriental Plaza Tel: 8518-6518 Opening hours: 24 hours service
Bifengtang Chacanting Location: A1 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai, Dongcheng District Tel: 6415-2213 Opening hours: 9 am-3 am
Urban Forest (du shi cong lin cha can ting) Location: 5th floor Huapu Club, Huapu Mansion, No 19 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District Tel: 6599-1173 Opening hours: 10 am- 10 pm
Jinggang Zaixian Chacanting Location: 3rd floor, Capital Times Square, L326 No 88 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District Tel: 8391-3683 Opening hours: 10 am-10 pm
