Gui Street [Photo via The Beijing News]

Gui Street

Location: Dongzhimen Inner Street

The street is now home to nearly 220 businesses, around 90 of which are dining establishments. Spicy crawfish is an iconic dish there. There are also restaurants offering a diverse range of Chinese cuisines including those from Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hunan. Visitors can also find international flavors there, with Japanese and Western cuisines on offer. 

Wudaoying Hutong

Location: Wudaoying Hutong, Andingmen Sub-district

A quintessential Beijing-style hutong boasting a wide variety of shops, including vintage stores, bookstores, jewelry boutiques, restaurants, cafés, and bars. Besides establishments that offer fancy light meals and specialty coffee, there are also medium-sized restaurants serving Beijing's local cuisine, Japanese, Thai, and Spanish cuisines, and even some vegetarian dishes.

(Source: Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau)