A new style Hunanese place with atmospheric decor
English menu,10am-2am.
CC18 Oriental Plaza,Wangfujing,Dongcheng District.
Tel:85185173,85185171

Busy and authentic place--come early!
8 zhonghua Minzuyuan Lu,Chaoyang District.
Tel:66804025

Great wild n'crazy Hunan fare--try the hundred pepper curry shrimp or the non-spicy shuizhu xiancai(veggie soup with mustard leaves)
7 Tuanjiehu Beisantiao,Chaoyang District.
Tel:85963599

Prepare for some spicy fare.
English menu,11am-2pm,5pm-12pm.
19 Nanheyan Dajie,Dongcheng District.
Tel:65241487

Excellent smoked duck.Brilliant dishes in a rough environment.
Daily 11am-11pm.
Building 1 Huajiadi Beili(north side of the post office),Chaoyang District.
Tel:64734418

Standard Hunan dishes,
11am-10pm.
3 Wangjiayuan,Dongcheng District.
Tel:65523852

Mao Zedong memorabilia and spicy fare.
12am-2:30pm,5pm-10:30pm.
Northwest Gate,Minorities University,Weigongcun,Haidian District.
Tel:68439049

Authentic homestyle cuisine from Hunan and Hubei
English menu.
3 Jiaoyu Jie,Xicheng District.
Tel:66566468

Nice,clean and brightly lit restaurant serves Xiangcai favorites like hongsharou (braised pork in claypot) and duojiaoyutou(fish heads with sweet peppers) to a predominately white collar dinner crowd.
Daily 9:30am-2pm,4:30-10pm.
1 Gongti Nanlu,Workers' Stadium south gate,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65525493

Another brainchild from artist Fang Lijun,the mastermind behind South Silk Road.Serves Hunan-style cuisine in a classically Chinese dining room.
10am-2am.
51-10 Di'anmen Xidajie,in Lotue Lane,Xicheng District.
Tel:66172696