Current Time
Currency
restaurants
China restaurants
You can eat like a king in China without paying much for the privilege, especially if you're man enough to sample the more exotic options from the menu—swallow's nest soup, anyone? If you don't have time to take a culinary tour of the country, you can sample most regional dishes in Beijing, from spicy Sichuan cuisine to every kind of noodle imaginable. But don't forget to try the city's best-known dish, Peking duck. Shanghai has a more international range of restaurants, from French to Thai. Again, it would be a shame to be completely seduced by the glamour of these places—easily done—and not taste the local cuisine. Be sure to sample the seafood (hairy crab is a must from October to November) as well as the xiaolongbao and shengjianbao dumplings.
Occupying the ground floor of a 1930s Art Deco tower, this French brasserie and bar pays homage to Shanghai's stylistic history. The subtle Deco...more
see the Shanghai guideMost visitors to Hong Kong stay amid the snaking streets of the Central District, but it's worth making the westward trek to the high-tech enclave of Cyberport...more
see the Hong Kong guideAdmirer Howard Ing calls Goga—the tiny restaurant named after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge—"a no-frills establishment that's all about the...more
see the Shanghai guideOne of the city's top Cantonese restaurants since 1972, Fook Lam Moon is old-school—both in cuisine and decor (look for the shrine to the kitchen god near...more
see the Hong Kong guideA Nordic lounge and restaurant set in a Soho skyscraper, FINDS is an acronym for Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden—the collection of countries...more
see the Hong Kong guideNo matter how many McDonald's and KFC franchises open up in Hong Kong, savory dumplings are the city's fast-food staple. The ubiquitous dumpling shops offer the...more
see the Hong Kong guideHot pot is a must in Beijing, even in summer (what else are industrial-strength air conditioners for?). And there's no better place to try it than this...more
see the Beijing guideHong Kong locals like their sweets—hence the huge proliferation of dessert-only restaurants around town. The treats at these cheap, cheerful places are...more
see the Hong Kong guideThis small hutong restaurant is a hidden gem. Tucked down a narrow alley in a converted house, it serves home-cooked treats from southwest Yunnan province. The...more
see the Beijing guideSpilling over the second floor of Xintiandi's modern mall, this busy restaurant packs a crowd on weekend mornings, with families flocking to chat and chew over...more
see the Shanghai guide
RSS Feeds