2011 Reader Restaurant Awards: Restaurant of the Year, Chinese and Non-Chinese

You’ve seen the results of our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards – now let’s take a closer look at the winners. In each of this series of posts, we’ll cover the winners in a group of categories, with comments from theBeijinger.com’s User Reviews flagged up to indicate just why readers like them, and links to each venue’s Directory listing on our website.

A lot can happen in a year and Beijing’s culinary landscape is always changing. Consistency is key though, and these establishments were voted Restaurant of the Year for a reason. Here are the winners you voted for as well as some outstanding mentions.

Restaurant of the Year (Chinese)

Best: Da Dong "this is an excellent place to have quite spectacular Chinese food in a fancy setting."
Outstanding: Made in China, Grand Hyatt "Best service and food quality and presentation. Not the cheapest eatery but worth the money"
Outstanding: Haidilao "great dining experience - best we had so far in Beijing!"
Outstanding: Dali Courtyard "dining al fresco in their courtyard is one of those quintessentially "must-do" Beijing experiences"

Restaurant of the Year (Non-Chinese)

Best: Maison Boulud "In my foodie world of fine dining and great food Maison Boulud is my mecca."
Outstanding: Capital M "Best dessert platter ever – it was so good it practically put us in a coma. Their pavlova alone is reason enough to go back"
Outstanding: Mosto "I have nothing but great things to say as I have had almost everything on the menu... "