Oh Bei-bee!!

Bei inside The Opposite House, a boutique hotel in Sanlitun, is a hip and modern restaurant offering contemporary cuisine from Japan, Korea and Northern China. Chef Max Levy is originally from Louisiana and has worked in several New York City kitchens such as Megu and Sushi Yasuda.

As of right now, Bei has three set dinner menus ranging from RMB 300-500 and a one page a la carte menu is also available for RMB 50-80 per dish. Lunch is not yet available.

From the menu to the stools, the restaurant is very minimalist, just like the rest of the hotel. The main dining room is located directly in front of the open raw bar with private rooms off to both sides partitioned with shoji-screen inspired doors.

In other dining news…

Head over to W Dine & Wine to try Chef Geoffrey Weckx’s new fall creations. The new menu will feature delicious lobster mousse and salmon wrap, cauliflower soufflé, seafood risotto, lamb navarin and a scrumptious halva sabayon to top off the meal. Their signature dishes are still available. Daily set lunch and dinner menus as well as special healthy and sharing menus are available.

Also, try contemporary Middle Eastern restaurant Za’atar’s new fall menu. Moro, a new Moroccan restaurant in Xinyuanli has launched a fall menu as well.