Jingzun Peking Duck Restaurant 京尊烤鸭店

This urbane kaoya dian on Chunxiu Lu comes with traditional furniture, soigné presentation, and a tasteful jazz soundtrack (think Nina Simone, not Kenny G). On the menu are Beijing and Shandong specialties, including delicious soft “cloud ears” and sweet, crunchy peppers in a nose-tingling wasabi sauce. The reasonably priced duck (RMB 128) is skillfully carved and juicy, its skin crisp, the portion generous with a good meat-skin ratio - be wary of the pancakes are slightly stodgy, however. Additional branches on Guanghua Lu and in Shuangjing just north of Fuli Cheng.