Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
INTERNATIONAL FOOD
Elsewhere in Asia
Japanese, Thai and Korean food are widely available and well worth try-
ing. You'll also find Indian, Russian and Middle Eastern cooking if you look hard enough.
Western
There's ample opportunity to eat Western food in the city, and if you really want
to clog your arteries up in a familiar fashion
KFC
,
McDonald's
and
Subway
are all well es-
tablished here. Most large hotels offer some form of Western breakfast; alternatively, head to
a bakery, to one of the many
cafés
which also offer Western brunch fare, or have a crack at
Beijing's own
breakfast pancake
.
CHAIN RESTAURANTS: FAST FOOD, ASIAN STYLE
While branches of
KFC
,
McDonald's
and
Subway
are ubiquitous, there are a number of
local and Asian food chains worth trying; they're all over the city, but easiest to find in
shopping malls or complexes and outside the train stations. Opening hours vary. It's also
worth knowing that every shopping centre, mall and plaza also holds a
food court
- gen-
erally in the basement, or on the top floor - which offers inexpensive meals from a cluster
of outlets.
chain offering ramen, noodles, miso and basic curries.
the name, selling specialities such as
migao
(steamed glutinous rice flavoured with shrimp
and mushroom) and
caipu dan
(a turnip omelette). The best one is in the Tai Koo Li com-
plex, Sanlitun.
with a good choice of broths and a make-your-own-dipping-sauce counter. There's a 24hr
one on the top floor of the Intime Lotte mall, Wangfujing.
food; they'll surely get into trouble eventually for their Bruce Lee rip-off logo. Try the fra-
grant sauce ribs.
youxtiao
(fried dough sticks) and cheap, noodle dishes.
topped with slices of meat - cheap, tasty and relatively healthy.
VEGETARIANS
The wide array of meat-free dishes on Chinese menus means that veggies should have no
particular problems in Beijing, though dishes may be made on the same surfaces, or with the
