Five Hot Dining Spots: Beijing Foodies Give Their Picks (Part 2)

Looking to change up your dining routine? Recently, a group of active local Beijing foodies, made up of more than 1,500 WeChat members and 150,000 Weibo followers, shared their top 20 dining spots in the city. We've selected a few of them to get you started, with the most affordable listed first. When you're done taste testing, don't forget to come back and share your thoughts below.

Long Time Ago 很久以前只是家串店
This stylish, DIY kebab restaurant offers six different flavors of quality chicken wings, and if you can stop at six skewers, it will only cost you RMB 38. Long Time Ago also boasts a selection of draft beer and imported red wine that will either help get your night started or top it off as this venue is only open after the sun goes down.

Average price per person: RMB 70
Daily 5pm – 3am. 48 Wu Sheng Dong Li , Chaoyang District (8737 9880) 朝阳区武圣东里48号  

Wuxin Ramen 舞心拉面
This Hong Kong brand offers three basic ramen broths and will set you back up to RMB 63 depending on how much pork you want. However, these Beijing foodies say the tender meat and flavorful soup make the money worth it.

Average price per person: RMB 74
Daily 11am-11pm. North gate of Beijing Workers Stadium, 8 Gongti North Road (6553 0342) 朝阳区工体北路8号工人体育场北门

Meow Hotpot 猫抓火锅
Haidilao can offer two soup flavors at once for its hot pot, but what if you could have four kinds of broth (mushroom, spicy, tomato and creamy) in one pot? Meow isn't messing around.

Average price per person: RMB 75
Daily 11am – 10pm.  2 Haihuxili, Majiabao East Road, Feitai District (8729 5117) 丰台区马家堡东路海户西里2号

Tantan Dalu 坦坦大炉
Korean owned and operated Tantan Dalu offers some of the finest quality meats in Wangjing, including Los Angeles steak (RMB 55), pork chop, rib chop and rib-eye steak. Grill aside, Tantan Dalu offers unlimited, complimentary fresh lettuce congee and seaweed soup.

Average price per person: RMB 87
Daily 11am – 11pm. 2/F, Ganglv Mansion, A-6, Huguang Middle Street, Wangjing, Chaoyang District  (5229 8296) 朝阳区望京湖光中街甲6号港旅大厦2楼

Lanxi Xiaoguan 兰溪小馆
Although it's less popular in Beijing, Huaiyang cuisine is actually one of China’s four major cooking styles, representing the characteristic sweet and salty flavors of Huai'an, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province. Lanxi Xiaoguan serves classic, Huaiyang style braised spring bamboo shoots (RMB 38), and the popular zhuaxia, a large plate of spicy shrimp and seafood meant to be eaten with your hands.

Average price per person: RMB 89
Daily 11am-2am. 277 Dongzhimen Inner Street, exit B of Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District. (6409 3360) 北京东城区东直门内大街277号 (北新桥地铁B口）

Click here to see the first five restaurants on the Beijing foodies' top 20 list.

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