What's New Restaurants: Moi Restaurant, Dangdai Moma

Robynne Tindall, Contributing Editor | Sep 14, 2015 9:00 am | Add a comment | 3086 reads

Did you know that Beijing had a Finnish restaurant? Neither did we, but there it is, perched on the edge of the lake at the center of Dangdai Moma. The interior of the restaurant is designed to resemble a Finnish birch forest, with real birch trunks framing the windows and a leaf-ringed blue sky printed on the ceiling. We suggest you enjoy the genuine blue skies outside on Moi’s expansive lake-side terrace before winter starts to make its presence felt.

Dianping reviews call Moi a “salmon-themed restaurant” and that description is not far from the truth. The Scandinavian-slanted menu offers at least 10 salmon dishes (the salmon is sourced from Norway), including their signature dish, slow roast freshly salted salmon (RMB 178/400g, RMB 388/900g). The slow roasting leaves the salmon fillet crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, all the better to be scooped up with some of their homemade tartar sauce. It would be remiss of us not to mention the accompanying excellent mashed potatoes, which are also present to mop up the creamy gravy of the classic Finnish meatballs (RMB 88). Those who are skeptical of Scandi food will also find steaks (RMB 186-280), lamb chops (RMB 148), and avocado-seafood risotto (RMB 88) on the menu.

Moi Restaurant
Daily 10am-11pm. Bldg T4, Dangdai Moma, 1 Xiangheyuan Beijie Dongcheng District (8438 8808)
东城区香河园北街1号当代Moma内

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