Inner Mongolia: Mengtai Hall, Inner Mongolia Grand Hotel

3F, Inner Mongolia Grand Hotel, 15 Babaolou Hutong, Dongcheng District

Inner Mongolian cuisine is essentially Mongolian in flavor and features beef, mutton, cow and sheep milk, wild vegetables, and staple food made with flour. While perhaps best known for barbecue, dishes made by stewing, steaming, and boiling are also common. The restaurant is decorated in Mongolian style, and customers can expect to be treated to singing, dancing, and instrumental performances.

Also recommended:

Ke'erqin Caoyuan Huoguo: 200 meters north of the intersection of Xicui Road and Taiping Road, Haidian District

Ordos Hotel: 18 Jinbao Street, Jianguomen Sub-district, Dongcheng District

Restaurant of Ulanqab Building: 6F, Ulanqab Building, 40 Wangjing West Road, Chaoyang District

Tianfu Hetao Hotel: 9 Nancaiyuan Street, Xicheng District

Hebei: Yun-Zen Jinling Lotus Hotel

No. 1 Lianhuachinan Road, Taipingqiao Sub-district, Fengtai District

Hebei cuisine is characterized by rich sauces, fine utensils, and deep cultural ties. This restaurant offers a wide range of Hebei delicacies, but the most famous offering is probably Donkey burgers, definitely worth a try.

Other recommended restaurants:

Chinese Restaurant of Tangshan Hotel: No. 45 Ciyunsi Road, Chaoyang District

Caiyan Restaurant: 1F, Building 233, Huizhongli, Chaoyang District

Shanxi: Jinnian Jinshan Jin Restaurant

Shanxi Hotel, No. 1A Yangqiao Xili, Fengtai District

Shanxi cuisine employs different cooking techniques, raw materials, and regional preferences and combines Taiyuan, Southern Shanxi, Yanbei, Southeastern Shanxi, and Wutai Mountain as well as halal dishes and pastries. It leans toward salty flavors but can also be sweet and sour. This restaurant offers authentic Shanxi cuisine in large portions of reliable quality.

Other recommended restaurants:

Jinfu Hotel: No. 5 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District