Food variety in Beijing is really high. Before going to the small restaurant without menu in English, be aware that for Chinese delicacy are animal limbs, head, fatty bacon. Just like in grandmother‘s village, but somehow it did not fascinated us. So making a blind choice or listening to the advice of Chinese should take this into account, because of our delicacies is very different from theirs. It is common to have an English menu with pictures. It also means that you will pay at least twice the price, but the double of it will be EUR 3-4 per dish for 2 people. So we have decided to eat delicious and safe. And sweet of course. 🙂
If you want the so-called “street food” you can go deeper into the hutongs (local inhabitants of the area) or go to Wangfujing Street. Which is reminiscent of the diagonal alley of Harry Potter – a lot of everything – from the bizarre souvenirs, food, sweets etc. Here you will find the famous scorpions, who even fried in hot oil is still moving. Yak yak, but it is necessary to try.
