Roast Duck 北京烤鸭
Beijing Duck is the #1 typical dish in Beijing. The ducks are force-fed. So the meat is tender, greasy and fresh. Since it's roasted with hard wood of jujube, apricot and peach, you can smell the fragrance of fruit from the duck. There are two ways to roast the duck: hang-up roasted and stew roasted. Hang-up roast is, just like the way it is called, the ducks are hung up above the fire until they look shining with oil. Stew roast is to burn the oven first and then put the duck in, put off the fire. The remaining heat will stew the duck. So the cooked ducks are tender inside and crispy outside, oily but not greasy. When you eat Beijing duck, take one piece of pancake, spread the special soy sauce on it and then put Chinese onion and the chopped duck meat in.

-The best time to taste Beijing Duck is spring, winter and autumn.

-Eat the duck right after it is cooked. Or the taste wouldn't be that good.

-Most of the local restaurants put Beijing duck on their menu. But the originals and better ones are just a few.

-The price varies from 59 yuan to 168 yuan for a duck in different restaurants. It depends on the location in the city.
-One duck is enough to serve four people. If you have one or two people, order half of a duck.
Peking Duck restaurant and menu recommended:
Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant 前门全聚德烤鸭店
Tel: 67011379
Add: 32, Qianmendajie 前门大街32号
Hours: 11:00-20:30
Transportation from our hotel: Bus 803 to Qianmen 前门, pay 3 yuan on the bus, 20 minutes. Taxi takes 15 minutes, pay 15 yuan fare.
2人菜谱 Menu for two people
烤鸭 168元/只 Roast duck 168 yuan
海米油菜 14元 Fried cabbage 12 yuan
米饭 2元/碗 Rice 1 bowl 2 yuan
花茶 5元/壶 Jasmine tea 1 pot 5 yuan
啤酒 5元/瓶 Beer 1 bottle 5 yuan
服务费 15% Service charge 15%
合计 233元 Total 233 yuan ($24)
Bianyifang Beijing Duck Restaurant便宜坊烤鸭店
Tel: 67120505
Add: A-2, Chongwenmenwaidajie 崇外大街甲2号
Hours: 10:30-14:00 17:00-20:30
Transportation from our hotel: Bus 610 to Chongwenmen 崇文门, pay 2 yuan on the bus, 20 minutes. Taxi takes 15 minutes, pay 15 yuan fare.
2人菜谱 Menu for two people
烤鸭 70元/只 Roast duck 70yuan
清炒荷兰豆 18元 Fried bean 18yuan
米饭 2元/碗 Rice 1 bowl 2yuan
花茶 10元/壶 Jasmine tea 1 pot 10yuan
啤酒 5元/瓶 Beer 1 bottle 5 yuan
合计 105元 Total 105 yuan ($13)
Huachu Roast Duck Restaurant方庄华储烤鸭店
Tel: 67628174
Add: 3 Builing, 2 Zone, Fangguyuan, Fangzhuang方庄芳古园2区3号楼
Hours: 11:00-14:00 17:00-20:30
Transportation from our hotel: 10 minutes walk.
2人菜谱 Menu for two people
烤鸭 29元/半只 Half duck 29yuan
蚝油生菜 14元 Fried lettuce 14yuan
蛋炒饭 5元/碗 Fried rice 1 bowl 5 yuan
花茶 10元/壶 Jasmine tea 1 pot 10yuan
啤酒 8元/瓶 Beer 1 bottle 8 yuan
合计 66元 Total 66 yuan ($9)
The front desk of our hotel will provide more food information you need.