The Winners! the Beijinger's 8th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards

The Beijingers | Mar 21, 2011 2:30 pm | 16 comments | 18109 reads

The results are in, the votes counted. Time now to unveil the winners of the Beijinger's 8th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards - Beijing's most comprehensive, most trusted and most prestigious survey of the capital's dining scene. Almost 200 restaurants were nominated across 45 categories - and the winners are ...

Restaurant of the Year (Non-Chinese)
Best: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Capital M
Outstanding: Mosto

Restaurant of the Year (Chinese)
Best: Da Dong
Outstanding: Made in China, Grand Hyatt
Outstanding: Haidilao
Outstanding: Dali Courtyard

New Restaurant (Non-Chinese)
Best: Modo
Outstanding: Kro’s Nest
Outstanding: Agua
Outstanding: Flamme

New Restaurant (Chinese)
Best: Little Yunnan
Outstanding: Fook Lam Moon, China World Summit Wing
Outstanding: Yan Can Cook

Afternoon Tea
Best: Capital M
Outstanding: The Ritz-Carlton Traditional Afternoon Tea, Ritz-Carlton Beijing
Outstanding: Afternoon Tea at Raffles, Raffles Beijing Hotel
Outstanding: Afternoon Tea at The Lounge, Park Hyatt Beijing

American
Best: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Blue Frog
Outstanding: Chef Too

Beijing Duck
Best: Da Dong
Outstanding: Quanjude
Outstanding: Duck de Chine

Brunch (High-End)
Best: Capital M
Outstanding: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Fennel

Brunch (Affordable)
Best: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Vineyard Cafe
Outstanding: The Orchard

Burger
Best: Let's Burger
Outstanding: Blue Frog
Outstanding: Fatburger

Business Lunch
Best: Mosto
Outstanding: Alameda
Outstanding: SALT

Cantonese (High-End)
Best: Lei Garden
Outstanding: Summer Palace, China World Hotel
Outstanding: Yu, Ritz-Carlton Beijing

Cantonese (Affordable)
Best: Jin Ding Xuan
Outstanding: Crystal Jade
Outstanding: Lei Garden

Culinary Event of the Year
Best: Chi Fan for Charity (Nov 6, 2010)
Outstanding: Oktoberfest 2010, Paulaner Brauhaus, Kempinski Hotel Beijing (Oct 8 -24, 2010)
Outstanding: 7 Courses*6 Maestros*5 Stars*1 Night Only, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing (Nov 22, 2010)

Décor
Best: LAN
Outstanding: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Capital M

Dim Sum
Best: Din Tai Fung
Outstanding: Jin Ding Xuan
Outstanding: Lei Garden

Family-Friendly Restaurant
Best: Annie's
Outstanding: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Grandma’s Kitchen
Outstanding: The Orchard

For Impressing Visitors
Best: Da Dong
Outstanding: Capital M
Outstanding: Maison Boulud

For a Romantic Meal
Best: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Capital M
Outstanding: Mosto

French (High-End)
Best: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Capital M
Outstanding: Le Pre Lenotre, Sofitel Wanda

French (Affordable)
Best: Brasserie Flo
Outstanding: Le Petit Gourmand
Outstanding: Morel’s
Outstanding: Café de la Poste

Hot Pot
Best: Haidilao
Outstanding: Little Sheep
Outstanding: Ding Ding Xiang

Hotel Brunch
Best: Bubbalicious, Westin Beijing Chaoyang
Outstanding: Bubbly Sundays at Senses, Westin Beijing Financial Street
Outstanding: Fizztastic Champagne Brunch at Vasco's, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing

Indian/Pakistani
Best: Ganges
Outstanding: Taj Pavilion
Outstanding: Mughal’s

Italian (High-End)
Best: Sureño, The Opposite House
Outstanding: Assaggi
Outstanding: Tavola

Italian (Affordable)
Best: Annie's
Outstanding: La Pizza
Outstanding: Metro

Japanese
Best: Hatsune
Outstanding: Tairyo Teppanyaki
Outstanding: Matsuko

Korean
Best: Saveurs de Coree
Outstanding: Han Na Shan
Outstanding: Ai Jiang Shan

Kung Pao Chicken
Best: Xiao Wang Fu
Outstanding: South Beauty
Outstanding: Bellagio

Late-Night Dining
Best: Bellagio
Outstanding: Jin Ding Xuan
Outstanding: The Den

Mexican/Tex-Mex
Best: Saddle Cantina
Outstanding: Peter’s Tex-Mex Grill
Outstanding: Luga’s Villa

Middle Eastern
Best: Biteapitta
Outstanding: Rumi
Outstanding: 1001 Nights

Outdoor Dining
Best: Capital M
Outstanding: Dali Courtyard
Outstanding: Element Fresh

Pizza
Best: The Tree
Outstanding: Kro’s Nest
Outstanding: Gung Ho! Pizza

Russian
Best: Traktirr Pushkin
Outstanding: Elephant
Outstanding: White Nights

Sandwiches
Best: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Panino Teca
Outstanding: Comptoirs de France

Service
Best: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Haidilao
Outstanding: Capital M
Outstanding: Mosto

Sichuan
Best: South Beauty
Outstanding: Chuan Ban
Outstanding: Spice Spirit

Spanish
Best: Agua
Outstanding: Carmen
Outstanding: Migas

Steak
Best: Mosto
Outstanding: Flamme
Outstanding: CRU Steakhouse, JW Marriott Beijing
Outstanding: SALT

Thai
Best: Purple Haze
Outstanding: Serve the People
Outstanding: Very Siam

Vegetarian
Best: Pure Lotus
Outstanding: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Lily Vegetarian

Vietnamese
Best: Muse
Outstanding: Va Va Voom
Outstanding: Le Little Saigon

Wine List
Best: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Enoterra
Outstanding: W Dine & Wine
Outstanding: Sureno, The Opposite House

Yunnan
Best: Middle 8th Restaurant
Outstanding: Dali Courtyard
Outstanding: In & Out

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cowboy123's picture cowboy123 Submitted by Guest on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 10:23

LOL.. Genius - everybody knows the owner is ANNIE, a Chinese woman.

BlondBaby wrote:
for u to know darling Annie's belongs to chinese guy)))and its more pizzeria then realy Italian restaurant ...Cepe or Barolo, why not in list?

leftboy's picture leftboy Submitted by Guest on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 10:18

How does Ganges keep winning? I've been to the SLT one and it wasn't so great. Getting a seat there can be troublesome as well. Mirch Masala, for my money, is the best. And why no Xinjiang category? If you're having Sihuan and Yunnan, should have Xinjiang, and my vote would go the one in the Xinjing representative office near the zoo.

BlondBaby's picture BlondBaby Submitted by Guest on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:45

for u to know darling Annie's belongs to chinese guy)))and its more pizzeria then realy Italian restaurant ...Cepe or Barolo, why not in list?

egovision's picture egovision Submitted by Guest on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:13

I agree with the title of the Best affordable Italian restaurant went to Annie‘s. Nearly the best service could be that too.

But let me make a note. Since she (Annie) opened her new branch in Sanlitun, they took there the experienced stuff and they work fine as always. Meantime they hired new people (never seen them, act unexperienced) to the 3rd Ring road, AEC restaurant, and it was disappointing. Got cold pizza after waiting for it a while and they mixed up our orders too. Never happened before. Please somebody do something with them@#$%^&@! That was my favorite spot for Italian food. Congratulation by the way!

admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 10:20

Union, by the way, narrowly missed getting an "outstanding" in the categories they competed in (Best American, Best Burger, Best Brunch (Affordable).

Drilling down into the data more deeply revealed that North American voters indeed selected Union as an Outstanding choice in the Best American category (along with Element Fresh (Best) and Chef Too (Outstanding)

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admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 09:45

hawthorn1990 wrote:
There's a category for Kung Pao Chicken? They are war-mongerers. Do we really need a category like this just to satisfy them?

who are war-mongerers? Mr Kung Pao? Xiao Wang Fu? South Beauty?

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hawthorn1990's picture hawthorn1990 Submitted by Guest on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 22:58

Din Tai Fung does dim sum?
Tairyo Teppanyaki wins a Japanses category? Come on.....it's a buffet of truly average proprotions. Good Lord.
Imagine telling a Japanese person, yes, this place won OUTSTANDING Japanese Restaurant. Their reply would be, "Well Beijingers think that California rolls and garbage covered in mayo represents the BEST Japanese restaurant Beijing has to offer, so what would you expect?" Seriously, does the average Joe think that Hatsune is good Japanese? Roll after roll of creative yet unashamedly awful variations on a God-damned California roll.
There's a category for Kung Pao Chicken? They are war-mongerers. Do we really need a category like this just to satisfy them?
Saddle Cantina best Tex-Mex. I'm stopping here. Are people just voting for places they've been to? FFS.

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