Imperial Cuisine

In times gone by, imperial cuisine was truly fit for an emperor. Nowadays, you can sample a wide range of dishes that have been carefully prepared and use the finest ingredients. Original Ming and Qing Dynasty preparation methods are employed when making this delicious fare, and you will no doubt feel like a "king for a day" at any of these classic Imperial restaurants.

Famous Imperial Cuisine Restaurants:

Fangshan Restaurant 

In its former life, Fangshan Restaurant was known as Qing Dynasty's imperial kitchen, preparing meals exclusively for the emperor. There are two locations, one on the eastern sideof Tiananmen Square and another under the veranda at Beihai Park. Here you will find some of the best authentic imperial cuisine in Beiiing.
 Imperial cuisine originated in the kitchens of the common people. After entering the imperial palace, finer ingredients were chosen, the cooking process became more meticulous and food styles, dinnerware and utensils were given a more "imperial" flair. There was a rigorous selection process for ingredients and careful and attentive preparation, giving the dishes exquisite form. Fangshan Restaurant pays close attention to creating nutritious food, taking the lead in developing new low-fat, low-sugar healthy cuisine, with dishes such as "Assorted Bird Specialties" "Assorted Seafood Specialties" "Assorted
Meat Specialties" and "Assorted Vegetables Specialties".
Specialties: Imperial Crispy Duck, assorted sea cucumber dish, Imperial Stew, mandarin duck with shrimp, vegetable-fried eel, deer sinew roasted with fresh onions, pea-flour cakes, spring rolls with kidney beans
Average cost per person: 50 RMB
Business hours: 11am-2pm, 5pm-8pm
Parking: Yes
Credit cards accepted: Yes

LOCATIONS
Address: 37 Legation Quarter, Dongcheng District
By bus: Take lines 22, 120, 20, 8, exit at Tiananmen East
Tel: 6523 3105/6523 2106

Address: 1 Wenjinjie, Beihai Park, DonqmenRei, Xichenq District
By bus: Take Iines 5, 109, 103, 111, 812, exit at Beihai
Tel：6401 1879