Quacking duck...

Had some of the best duck I've had in ages last night. You could taste the wood smoke in the skin, really fragrant, and the duck was cooked a little longer (seemed darker than our neighbor's table) giving a less oily bite. It struck me this restaurant is somewhat of a rare and welcome thing - affordable, popular with both local Chinese and foreigners, but with a bit of class too in terms of it's quirky Beijing-centric menu (maadoufu, Sichuan noodles etc), the cool furnishings and ornaments, waitresses trying on a bit of English and the open kitchen by the front entrance. More restaurants like this, please.