Finding Hutong Top Restaurants
Dali Courtyard 大理院子
This charming little courtyard restaurant is one of the city’s most unique outdoor venues. It brings the fresh flavors of Yunnan Beijing, serving dishes like ru bing (grilled goat cheese), grilled chilli fish, spicy stir-fried mushrooms, crossing-the-bridge noodles (guoqiao mixian), fried shrimp and stir-fried wild vegetables (ye cai). Cocktails and wine are available. Advanced reservations are recommended, especially for the candle-lit outdoor terrace.
- Address: 67 Xiaojingchang Hutong, Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
- Tel: +86-10-84041430
- Average price per person: RMB100-150
Vineyard Café 葡萄院子
The Vineyard Cafe is a home away from home bar/restaurant situated in a traditional Hutong Beijing street. The Vineyard Cafe's menu has plenty of European and American dishes including pizza, burgers, quiche, soups, salads and steaks, while also providing a range of dishes to satisfy vegetarians. Wine from all over the world is sensibly priced to suit a variety of palettes. For beer drinkers there is also good selection of beers including choices from Britain, Belgium and Australia.
- Address: 31 Wudaoying Hutong, north of the Confucius temple, Dongcheng District
- Location: near Lama Temple, Confucius temple
- Tel: +86-10-64027961
- Average price per person: RMB100-150
- Credit cards accepted;
- Hours: Daily 11.30am-11.30pm.
- Dress code: Casual
- Reservations recommended
Pass By Bar 过客
This bar was opened in 1999 and relocated to a courtyard house in 2002. The Tibetan prints and wooden masks adorning the walls and a vast selection of reading materials makes the Pass-By Bar more gathering place than a nightspot. It serves great Italian food as well as a decent range of pizzas and pastas. A separate nonsmoking area is available which is almost unheard-of in a Beijing bar.
- Address: 108 Nanluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District
- Location: a 10-min. walk from the Wangfujing Street
- Tel: +86-10-64006868
- Average price per person: RMB100-150
- Credit cards accepted;
- Hours: Daily 9.30am-2am.
- Dress code: Casual
No. 16 Courtyard Restaurant 后海16号
It is a quaint little restaurant north of the Yundian Bridge, Hutong area. This open-air courtyard restaurant specializes in Imperial Chinese Cuisine and serves abalone, shark's fin, tea shrimp and other seafood dishes. The restaurant has only a few tables, so a reservation is a must.
- Address: 4 Dajinsi Hutong (south of Yinding Qiao), Xicheng District
- Location: a 10-min. walk from the Wangfujing Street
- Tel: +86-10-86252725
- Average price per person: RMB120-180
- Chinese bank cards accepted only;
- Hours: Daily 10.30am-10.30pm.
- Dress code: Casual
- Reservations required