Astor Grill offers great food, an inviting atmosphere, attentive service in the midst of Beijing and is a fine example of the excellence cuisine the St Regis has to offer.
Yunnan food and beer was the order of the day when we visited the Southern Barbarian. The restaurant is a little difficult to find as it is located on the second floor at the very back of the Ju'Roshine Life Art Space but the windey walk through the maze of small art shops is well worth it.
It is a bitterly cold wintry Friday evening and Nanjing Road is bustling with people either heading home or seeking solace in the nearby shopping mall. Head-down against the wind, I briskly turned onto Changde Road to quickly find the Swisshotel Grand snugly located on Yuyuan Road. I was cold, fatigued and hungry; very much looking forward to a warm meal.
Aptly named, Lawry's unabashedly proclaims it's focus on prime rib. Founded in 1938 in Beverly Hills, California, the chain has since spread across the US Beverly Hills to Chicago, Dallas, and Las Vegas before expanding to the rest of the world from Singapore to Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and, most recently, Osaka.
To truly appreciate Moon’s Steakhouse, one must reflect on the background of steak culture in Shanghai. A little less than five years ago, it was hard to come by a traditional steakhouse, other than in 5-star hotels, such as the Marriot Group which offered great steaks but often at 5-star prices.
In the north end of BeiJing's Shichahai. there is a small stone bridge
The Steak House's single-minded devotion to meat is such that it forgoes the leather upholstery, dark wood, and occasional wagon wheel of the traditional steak house - but despite the tinny atmosphere, the food would turn heads in Texas.