The 2012 Reader Restaurant Awards Results: Part One

This is Part 1 of the awards; Part 2 can be viewed here

The results of the Beijinger's 9th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards are out! Well the first set are. Everyone at the awards ceremony was presented with the first 30 of this year's winners on arrival so it's only fair that we share them with you too. You'll find out who has won what if you read on. If you want to find out who the other 20 winners are then you'll have to check back for part two of this roundup. Those awards, which include the biggest four of the year, are announced live on stage and will be here for you from 3pm. Ladies and gentlemen, we're very proud to present to you the winners of the 2012 Reader Restaurant Awards ...

BEST AMERICAN
Readers’ Choice
Home Plate Bar-B-Que
Outstanding
Blue Frog
Union Bar & Grille

BEST BEIJING DUCK
Readers’ Choice
Da Dong
Outstanding
Duck de Chine
Quanjude

BEST BRUNCH (STANDALONE)
Readers’ Choice
Vineyard Café
Outstanding
Chef Too
Element Fresh

BEST BURGER
Readers’ Choice
Blue Frog
Outstanding
Fatburger
Let’s Burger Plus

BEST BUSINESS LUNCH
Readers’ Choice
Mosto
Outstanding
Alameda
Hatsune

BEST CAFÉ
Readers’ Choice
The Bookworm
Outstanding
Comptoirs de France
Vineyard Café

BEST DÉCOR (CHINESE)
Readers’ Choice
Lan Club
Outstanding
Duck De Chine (Jinbao Jie location)
Pure Lotus (Changhong Qiao location)

BEST DÉCOR (NON-CHINESE)
Readers’ Choice
Hatsune (Sanlitun location)
Outstanding
Capital M
Temple Restaurant Beijing

BEST DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
Readers’ Choice
Haidilao
Outstanding
1001 Nights
Chocolate

BEST FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT
Readers’ Choice
Annie’s
Outstanding
Element Fresh
Grandma’s Kitchen
The Orchard

BEST FOR A ROMANTIC MEAL
Readers’ Choice
Maison Boulud
Outstanding
Capital M
Mosto

BEST FRENCH
Readers’ Choice
Maison Boulud
Outstanding
Brasserie Flo
Café de la Poste

BEST IMPRESSING VISITORS (CHINESE)
Readers’ Choice
Da Dong
Outstanding
Duck de Chine
Haidilao

BEST IMPRESSING VISITORS (NON-CHINESE)
Readers’ Choice
Capital M
Outstanding
Maison Boulud
Temple Restaurant Beijing

BEST ITALIAN-AFFORDABLE
Readers’ Choice
Annie’s
Outstanding
Alio Olio
La Pizza

BEST JAPANESE
Readers’ Choice
Hatsune
Outstanding
Matsuko
Tairyo Teppanyaki

BEST KOREAN
Readers’ Choice
Saveurs de Coree
Outstanding
Ai Jiang Shan
Han Na Shan

BEST LATE-NIGHT DINING
Readers’ Choice
Haidilao
Outstanding
Bellagio
Jin Ding Xuan

BEST MIDDLE-EASTERN
Readers’ Choice
Biteapitta
Outstanding
1001 Nights
Rumi

BEST OUTDOOR DINING
Readers’ Choice
Capital M
Outstanding
Blue Frog
Dali Courtyard

BEST PIZZA
Readers’ Choice
Kro’s Nest
Outstanding
Gung Ho! Pizza
The Tree

BEST PLACE FOR A CELEBRATION
Readers’ Choice
Tairyo Teppanyaki
Outstanding
Maison Boulud
SALT

BEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT RESTAURANT
Readers’ Choice
Chuan Ban (Sichuan Provincial Government Restaurant)
Outstanding
Xinjiang Islam (Xinjiang Provincial Government Restaurant)
Yunteng Shifu (Yunnan Provincial Government Restaurant)

BEST RUSSIAN
Readers’ Choice
Traktirr Pushkin
Outstanding
Chocolate
Elephant

BEST SALADS
Readers’ Choice
Element Fresh
Outstanding
Annie’s
Gung Ho! Pizza

BEST SPANISH
Readers’ Choice
Agua
Outstanding
Carmen
Migas

BEST THAI
Readers’ Choice
Purple Haze
Outstanding
Serve the People
Very Siam

BEST VEGETARIAN
Readers’ Choice
Pure Lotus
Outstanding
Biteapitta
The Veggie Table

BEST XINJIANG
Readers’ Choice
Crescent Moon
Outstanding
BLCU Muslim Restaurant
Xinjiang Red Rose

BEST YUNNAN
Readers’ Choice
Middle 8th
Outstanding
Dali Courtyard
In & Out

How We Do It

With the broadest coverage and biggest reader participation, our awards are the most trusted in town. the Beijinger’s 2012 Reader Restaurant Awards are determined by a two-step process.

Step one: A nomination panel of over 100 Beijing gourmands, along with a randomly selected list of 100 voters from last year’s balloting, were provided a blank ballot and asked to name their favorite restaurants in each of over 60 categories. We tabulated the results and drew up shortlists of nominated restaurants in the 50 most competitive categories.

Step two: We now turn the ballots over to the public to vote online for three weeks, from Feb 22-Mar 13. Each vote will be examined thoroughly for eligibility. Duplicated ballots will be discarded, as will any attempts at ballot stuffing. The remaining ballots will then be verified, tabulated and each restaurant ranked accordingly. The top vote-getter in each category will be named "Best," while the second and third highest vote-getters (joint third, in the case of ties) will be named "Outstanding." All the results will be revealed at our awards ceremony, which will be held in mid-March.