The Places · China
Beijing
Made By profiles 21 places in Beijing, spanning modern french fine dining, authentic neapolitan pizza, chongqing-style spicy noodles — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern Plant-Based Chinese Vegetarian
Lamdre
Beijing, China
Beijing’s plant-based fine dining has moved beyond temple-restaurant restraint and wellness shorthand. Lamdre sits in the ambitious tier, with chef Dai Jun’s vegetable-led cooking backed by a Black Pearl two-diamond listing for 2026, La Liste 90 points for 2026, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants recognition in 2025, and Michelin one-star recognition in 2024.
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02.Modern Vegetarian Chinese Fine Dining
King's Joy
Beijing, China
King's Joy holds two Michelin stars and a Green Star in Beijing's Dongcheng district, placing it among China's most decorated plant-based restaurants. Operating from a bamboo-shaded hutong courtyard near the Imperial Academy, it works entirely within a vegetarian format, with mushrooms carrying particular weight across a seasonally driven menu. At the ¥¥¥¥ price tier, it sits alongside Beijing's most serious fine-dining addresses.
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03.Modern Teochew (Chaoshan) Fine Dining
Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang)
Beijing, China
One of only two Chaozhou restaurants in mainland China to hold three Michelin stars, Chao Shang Chao in Beijing's Chaoyang district operates at the narrow intersection of classical Teochew technique and contemporary refinement. Under Executive Chef Yat Fung Cheung, the kitchen holds a 2026 La Liste ranking of 75 points, placing it firmly among China's most recognised fine-dining addresses.
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04.Modern Shanghainese
Shanghai Cuisine
Beijing, China
A two-Michelin-star Shanghainese address in Beijing's Chaoyang district, Shanghai Cuisine holds consecutive stars for 2024 and 2025 alongside an Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking of #303. The ¥¥¥ price point positions it a tier below the capital's most expensive Chinese fine dining rooms, making it one of the more accessible starred options for the cuisine in the city.
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05.Modern Shandong Confucius Cuisine
Lu Shang Lu
Beijing, China
Lu Shang Lu holds two Michelin stars in both 2024 and 2025, placing it among the most critically recognised Shandong restaurants operating anywhere in China. Located in Beijing's Haidian District, the restaurant brings classical Lu cuisine, China's oldest and most formative regional cooking tradition, into a fine-dining register that the city's highest-tier restaurant circuit has come to take seriously.
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06.Refined Sichuan Fine Dining
Chef 1996
Beijing, China
Chef 1996 focuses on refined Sichuan fine dining for dinner, with formal, quiet service, an open kitchen, and private dining; Michelin Plate recognition spans 2024 and 2025.
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07.Modern French with Asian Influences
Jing
Beijing, China
Jing sits inside the Peninsula Beijing on Jinyu Hutong, bringing Michelin-starred French Contemporary cooking with a Basque accent to one of the capital's most storied hotel addresses. Chef William Mahi's tasting menu moves through langoustine, spider crab, and squid before landing on the now-familiar Basque cheesecake, all backed by a 405-label wine list weighted toward France and California. A Black Pearl Diamond and OAD Asia ranking confirm its standing among Beijing's serious Western dining addresses.
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08.Modern French Fine Dining
Blackswan
Beijing, China
Blackswan brings French Contemporary cooking to Chaoyang with a room built around white-on-white theatricality, swan motifs, and a pond-side setting. Chef Vianney Massot’s kitchen sits in Beijing’s higher French tier, with La Liste scores in 2025 and 2026 plus Black Pearl recognition giving it firmer credentials than the city’s casual brasserie field.
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09.Modern Northern Italian
Mio
Beijing, China
At the top end of Beijing's international dining tier, Mio sits inside the Four Seasons on Xiaoyun Road with a 2025 Michelin Plate, a Black Pearl Diamond, and a crowd of embassy staff, executives, and media creatives to match. The Southern Italian menu runs from charcuterie and oysters to lobster pasta and Wagyu bolognese, with a weekday business lunch format that makes the room accessible at both pace and price.
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10.Modern Chinese - Peking Duck Haute Cuisine
Gastro Esthetics DaDong
Beijing, China
The flagship of the DaDong group, redesigned in 2021 and holding a Michelin star alongside a Black Pearl 3 Diamond, Gastro Esthetics DaDong represents Beijing's most formal contemporary Chinese dining register. The roast duck, sourced from 22-day-old birds, anchors a menu that extends into tableside-prepared braised sea cucumber and seasonal seafood. It sits in the ¥¥¥ tier, a price point below the city's three-star Chinese houses but above its casual duck competitors.
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11.Michelin-Starred Cantonese
Cai Yi Xuan
Beijing, China
A Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant operating inside a hotel in Beijing's Chaoyang district, Cai Yi Xuan holds a Black Pearl Diamond (2025) and an Opinionated About Dining top-400 Asia ranking. The menu turns on seasonal ingredients and regional technique, with a dining room that takes its cues from classical Chinese garden aesthetics. For Cantonese cooking at this level in the capital, the address is a consistent reference point.
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12.Modern French Fine Dining
TRB - Temple Restaurant Beijing
Beijing, China
Set within the hushed courtyards of a 600-year-old temple complex, TRB - Temple Restaurant Beijing marries contemporary European cuisine with the serene grandeur of imperial Beijing. Expect exquisitely plated seasonal dishes, silk-smooth service, and a cellar of rare, judiciously chosen wines, all delivered with quiet confidence and perfect poise. For discerning travelers and residents alike, TRB offers a deeply polished dining experience where time-honored history and modern culinary artistry meet in elegant harmony.
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13.Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Beijing
Beijing, China
Four Seasons Hotel Beijing sits in the Yansha precinct of Chaoyang, positioning it squarely within Beijing's most active business and diplomatic corridor. The 313-room property earned 90 points on the La Liste Top Hotels 2026 index and draws both corporate and leisure travellers with two signature restaurants, a full spa, and room design that layers contemporary furnishings over traditional Chinese motifs.
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14.Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
Bottega
Beijing, China
In Beijing's Chaoyang district, Bottega plants a serious Neapolitan flag at a moment when Italian dining in the Chinese capital is still sorting itself from imitation to substance. Spacious and wine-lined, the room channels the relaxed authority of a Southern Italian trattoria, while the menu anchors itself to classic soft-style pizza and pasta built on imported Italian ingredients.
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15.Colorful Dumplings & Sichuanese
Bao Yuan
Beijing, China
Bao Yuan has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2025 and has been a fixture in Beijing's Chaoyang district for over two decades. The kitchen wraps dozens of fillings in naturally coloured dough made with fruit and vegetable juices, ordering by the tael at a price point that keeps it accessible to regulars and first-timers alike. It draws a notably international crowd for a neighbourhood dumpling shop.
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16.Hotpot
Bao Du Jin Sheng Long (Dongcheng)
Beijing, China
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in both 2024 and 2025, Bao Du Jin Sheng Long in Beijing's Xicheng District serves hotpot in a neighbourhood that has fed locals for generations. The ¥¥ price point puts consistent Michelin-recognised quality within reach of most budgets, making it one of the more accessible entry points into Beijing's recognised dining circuit.
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17.Refined Qing Dynasty Beijing Cuisine
Jing Hua Lou
Beijing, China
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in Beijing's Chaoyang district, Jing Hua Lou serves painstakingly preserved Qing Dynasty classics at accessible mid-range prices. The retro-styled dining room on level two frames an extensive menu where technical precision, from oil-blanching temperatures to smoked preparation, defines the kitchen's approach to Beijing's oldest culinary traditions.
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18.Chongqing-Style Spicy Noodles
Pang Mei Noodles (Xiang'er Hutong)
Beijing, China
A Bib Gourmand-recognised noodle shop tucked inside Xiang'er Hutong, Pang Mei Noodles earns consecutive Michelin recognition (2024 and 2025) at a price point that keeps it genuinely accessible. The kitchen operates under Alexandre Thomas in Dongcheng's historic hutong belt, making it one of Beijing's more considered addresses for hand-pulled or braised noodle formats at a single-yuan price tier.
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19.Zhejiang (Taizhou) Cuisine
Rong Cuisine (Baiziwan South Er Road)
Beijing, China
Rong Cuisine on Baiziwan South Er Road brings Taizhou cooking to Beijing's Chaoyang district at an accessible price point, earning consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards in 2024 and 2025. The ¥¥ pricing positions it well below the city's premium Taizhou tier, making Michelin-recognised quality available to a broader audience. A Google score of 4.5 underpins its standing among neighbourhood regulars and visitors alike.
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20.Classic Chinese Buddhist Vegetarian
Gong De Lin
Beijing, China
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in 2024 and 2025, Gong De Lin sits on Qianmen East Street in Dongcheng, holding one of Beijing's longest-running reputations in vegetarian Chinese cooking. At the ¥¥ price tier, it occupies a different bracket from starred vegetarian peers like Lamdre, making Michelin-recognised plant-based cooking genuinely accessible in the capital.
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21.Modern Peking Duck
Da Dong
Beijing, China
Da Dong sits in Beijing’s grand Chinese dining tier, where roast duck, regional technique, and polished service operate as cultural shorthand rather than novelty. Its recognition from La Liste and Opinionated About Dining places it in a documented competitive set, but the more useful reading is culinary: how Beijing restaurants absorb chilli heat, numbing spice, and banquet rhythm without becoming narrowly Sichuan.
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