Traditional Beijing inperial cuisine
English menu,11am-2pm,5:30pm-9:30pm.
130 Chaoyangmennei Dajie,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65236320

Haidian's official cuisine'restaurant features waitstaff clad in traditional Chinese garb and a charmingly secluded garden courtyard.What is 'official cuisine'? Essentially it's whatever wasn't good enough for the emperor- his majesty's leftovers- at lowbudget prices.
Daily 11am-9:30pm.
15 Suzhou Jie (next to Ba Yi Middle School),Haidian District.
Tel:62654186

Priced up for tourist,fancy decor,standard fare.
English menu,11am-1:30pm,5pm-8pm.
1 Wenjin Jie,Inside Beihai Park gate,Xicheng District.
Tel:65231240

Great service and Cixi's favorites,for just less than the price of a marble boat.
Daily 11am-1:30pm,5-8pm.
1 Wenjin Jie,inside Beihai Park,enter via east gate,Xicheng District.
Tel:64011889

Opulent settings with elegant service and waitstaff.Tasteful and classy.
Daily 11am-1:30pm,5-8:30pm.
Nanchizi Dajie,inside the Changpuhe Park,Dongcheng District.
Tel:85115142/5372

One of Beijing's most famous Inperial restaurants.
English menu.
11 Yangfang Hutong,Deshengmen Nei Dajie,Xicheng District.
Tel:66180107

Decadent imperial cuisine,lots of communist kitsch,luxurious and elegant.
English menu,Daily 6-11pm.
66 Dongsijiutiao,Dongcheng District.
Tel:64027150,84018886

Standard lmperial fare.
11am-2pm,6pm-10pm.
29 Suzhou Road,Haidian District.
Tel:62658851

Imperial high-end chain restaurant.
11am-10pm.
2/F China Resources 8 Jianguomen Beidajie.
Tel:85192899

English menu,11:30am-10pm.
L124,SB 128,1 West Wing of China World Trade Cneter,Jianguomen Wai Dajie,Chaoyang District.
Tel:65056139

7/F,Bldg C,Beijing Hotel,33 Dongchang'anjie,Dongcheng District.
Tel:65137766 ext.1389/6688
E-mail:tanjiacai@chinabeijinghotel.com.cn

Aristocratic food,environment and prices,a stone's throw away from the Forbidden City.
Daily 11am-2pm,5-10pm.
140 Nanchizi Dajie,Dongcheng District.
Tel:85115556

English menu,10am-2pm,4:30pm-8pm.
87 Tiantan Lu,Chongwen District.
Tel:67014263

Courtyard reataurant with a no-holds-barred imperial theme and waistaff done up like members of the Manchurian court.Not for the budget diner.
Daily 10am-2pm,4:30-9pm.
115 Zhushikou Xidajie,Xuanwu District.
Tel:63165068