Five Hot Dining Spots: Beijing Foodies Give Their Picks (Part 3)

Looking to change up your dining routine? Recently, a group of active local Beijing foodies, made up of more than 1,500 WeChat members and 150,000 Weibo followers, shared their top 20 dining spots in the city. We've selected a few of them to get you started, with the most affordable listed first. When you're done taste testing, don't forget to come back and share your thoughts below.

Saboten Japanese Cutlet 胜博殿日式炸猪排
Tired of the fried chicken at KFC and nuggets at McDonald’s? Saboten Japanese Cutlet boasts healthier and less oily fried Japanese specialties like pork and shrimp. The pork tenderloin set meal is the most popular and comes with unlimited cabbage, miso soup and brown rice.

Average price per person: RMB 96
11:30am-4pm, 5:30-10pm on weekdays, 11:30am-10pm on weekends. LG2-12 Parkview Green Fangcaodi Shopping Mall, 9 Dongdaqiao Road, Chaoyang District (8563 1605) 朝阳区东大桥路9号侨福芳草地购物中心LG2-12号

Kanpai Japanese Barbecue 干杯大罐烧肉
Kanpai features quality preserved meat that presented in a jar to go on the grill. Dine with a friend and share what Kanpai claims is a "secret recipe" beef short rib (秘制牛小排, RMB 128), paired with sweet dipping sauce, and wash it all down with a glass of plum wine (RMB 28).

Average price per person: RMB 105
Daily 11am-2pm and 5-10pm. 4/F of Capita Mall, 12 Taiyanggong Middle Road, Chaoyang District (8415 0797) 朝阳区太阳宫中路12号凯德MALL4楼04-36号

Sweet Dynasty 糖朝 
With several locations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and now in Beijing’s buzzing Gongti, Sweet Dynasty is a popular Cantonese dim sum chain with reasonably priced dishes and a friendly atmosphere. Dessert lovers can expect a wide variety of sweets as the restaurant's name indicates.

Average price per person: RMB 107
Daily 11am-5am. 6 Gongti West Road, Chaoyang District (6553 3883) 北京朝阳区工体西路6号 (工体西门南侧)

Xianaonao 虾闹闹 
Xianaonao is the place for crawfish-lovers who don't like spicy seafood, offering hard-to-find steamed and plain varieties.

Average price per person: RMB 107
Daily 5:30pm-5am. 16 Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang District (5361 8320) 朝阳区百子湾路16号

Private Kitchen No. 44 胡同四十四号厨房 
Private Kitchen 44 is on the pricier end of the spectrum, but If you love the sour cuisine of Guizhou, this intimate restaurant is your spot. Try the suantang yu, fish in a sour tomato broth.

Average price per person: RMB 120
Daily 10.30am-2.30pm and 4.30-10pm. 70 Deshengmen Neidajie, Xicheng District (6400 1280) 西城区德胜门内大街70号

For more restaurants on Beijing foodies' top 20 list, go here and here.

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