The Best Chinese Food in Beijing
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The best Chinese food in Beijing, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, The 50, and the Chinese Restaurant Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) comes out on top.
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Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) and Jingji hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 3 Stars
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 3 Stars
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. Jingji
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 3. King's Joy
Vegetarian Chinese
Tucked into a hutong near the Lama Temple, this serene fine-dining restaurant holds two Michelin stars and makes a serious case for vegetarian cooking without leaning on the word "vegetarian" as the point. Chinese classics get quietly disassembled and rebuilt using techniques borrowed from both sides of the world. The menu rotates every two weeks, so regulars keep coming back, which they do.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. Lu Shang Lu
Shandong
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 3. Shanghai Cuisine
Shanghainese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 3. The House of Dynasties
Cantonese
Seven private dining rooms, each named after a Chinese dynasty, ring the main hall at this Cantonese restaurant on the fourth floor of Rosewood Beijing. The kitchen holds a Michelin star and runs on a philosophy of restraint, letting the ingredient lead rather than the technique. The pastry course, a molten jackfruit number the chef has been refining for years, tends to stay with people.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Chinese Restaurant Awards Chinese Restaurant Awards: #14 · Elite 15 Asia
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 8. Cai Yi Xuan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Fu Chun Ju
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Furong
Hunan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Gastro Esthetics DaDong
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Lei Garden (Jinbao Tower)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Mansion Cuisine by Jingyan
Modern Beijing
A restored courtyard mansion in a Beijing hutong, with high ceilings and a view that shifts through the seasons. This is a Michelin-starred dining room built around traditional Beijing cooking given a careful modern rethink. The Peking duck, fired over jujube wood and served three ways, is the anchor, but the kitchen ranges further than that. Beijing-themed cocktails round out a meal that takes the city's culinary past seriously without turning it into a museum.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. MO Jasmine
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Rong Pao
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Seventh Son
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Xin Rong Ji (Jianguomenwai Street)
Zhejiang Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Xin Rong Ji (Jinrong Street)
Seafood Zhejiang
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Zhiguan Courtyard
Liaoning Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 8. Zijin Mansion
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 24. Chef 1996
Sichuan
Pork sliced thin enough to hold up to the light is the calling card here, a modern Sichuan restaurant in Chaoyang where the chef, a native of Emei, treats the cuisine's famously layered heat as a palette rather than a blunt instrument. The room draws a crowd that takes its Sichuan seriously, and the kitchen obliges with food that is fiery and precise in equal measure. It holds a spot in the Michelin Guide.
The awards
- Chinese Restaurant Awards Chinese Restaurant Awards: #11 · Elite 15 Asia
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Chinese Restaurant Awards #11 · Elite 15 Asia
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 25. Bao Bao Hao
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Bao Yuan
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Jing Hua Lou
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Ladychai
Chinese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Lao Chuan Ban
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Mingyuan Restaurant
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. My Soup
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. No. 69 Fangzhuanchang Zhajiangmian (Fangzhuanchang Hutong)
Chinese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Pang Mei Noodles (Xiang'er Hutong)
Sichuan Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Qiantang Garden (Shuangyushu North Road)
Ningbo Zhejiang Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Tan
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Tianchumiaoxiang Vegetarian (Chaoyang)
Vegetarian Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Yibin
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Yu Hua Tai (Xicheng)
Huaiyang
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 50. Da Dong Roast Marinated Duck (JinBao)
Northern Chinese
The awards
- Chinese Restaurant Awards Chinese Restaurant Awards: Top 30 Honourees · Elite 15 Asia
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Rank 51. Da Dong (Beijing)
Chinese
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 52. 1949 - Duck de Chine
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Country Kitchen
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Fortune Long Beijing Bean Sauce Noodles (East Xinglong Street)
Beijing Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Fu Man Yuan (Xinyuanli)
Beijing
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Fujian Restaurant
Fujian
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Héritage East
Contemporary Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Hong 0871
Creative Yunnan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Huai Xiang Guo Se
Huaiyang
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Huaiyang Fu (Dongcheng)
Huaiyang
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. In Love (Gongti East Road)
Hunanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Ji Chuan
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Jia (Chaoyang)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Jin Cai Xuan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Meng Du Hui
Anhui
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Qian Li
Taizhou Zhejiang
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Qiao Dong Bei (Dongcheng)
Northeastern Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Tong Chun Yuan
Huaiyang
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Xin Ming Yuen
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Yan Garden by Chef Fei
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 52. Yue Jie (Qi Yang Road)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant