Brasserie Flo is ce magnifique, a truly delightful experience – luxury train style!
If the food was this good – then China’s trains would be more enjoyable to ride.
Brasserie Flo is the only restaurant in Beijing that feels Parisian, decorated in art deco that makes you feel like you are in a luxury train headed for grand ole Paris. Brasserie wants to lift your spirits to a Brasserie level. Their method is based on the principle of interaction between the chef and diners.
Maison Boloud Beijing - A Tabernacle of Culinary Wonder
Maison Boulud is a stellar preservation of colonial Beijing and dining. With its well-kept lawns, elegant columns and chestnut color, Maison Boulud impresses upon the visitor the grandeur that is to come.
Stepping into the manor, one is soon washed with a feeling of being in Scarlett O’Hare’s manor from Gone with the Wind, though the colonial dignity is soon supplanted with a fusion of modern sleekness and Greco-roman style.
Le Petit Gourmand -- Bringing Mama’s French Cooking to China
At around 200-300 rmb per person, Le Petit Gourmand is a great place to get high quality French food in a warm environment and leave satisfied. In fact one will leave feeling almost loved and over-fed, just like if one was at Mama’s home for dinner.
W dine & wine can be summed up in one word: Charming. You might not think that when you enter. The décor looks like something out of NYC, up-market modernist with black swivel chairs and sleek lines. But don’t be intimidated into thinking W dine & wine is meant for the trendy and wealthy, this restaurant is meant for the mid-range customers.
The Lengendale Hotel’s restaurant Petrus brings innovative French cuisine to a higher standard in Beijing. Located on the second level, Petrus is ornately decorated, with gold paneled walls and ceilings, beautiful oil paintings, exquisite imported furniture and a classic royal blue finish. No expense was spared to create this hidden gem, from Christole knives to imported marble. This unique restaurant makes guests feel like royalty in the Renaissance era.
If you want traditional French crepes for five bucks a pop, Crepanini is the place to go. Crepanini is a place to sit and drink coffee, nibble on crepes and enjoy the scenery.
Decorated with several outdoor small, white picnic tables and chairs and purplish-blue tiles from Brittany complimenting the take away window, Nicolas Raoul and Jean Baptiste Audram have brought grandma’s kitchen from France to Beijing.
With top-notch ambience, high quality cuisine, and a reasonable price-point designed to appeal to an emerging Chinese market, Hamilton House is a unique and ever-evolving response to an ever-evolving Shanghai and certainly worth the visit.
A cross between a brasserie and a ramshackle old bookshop tucked somewhere on the cobbled streets of the quartier latin in Paris, Le Petit Gourmand is the place to decant over a long, rich meal, recharge with a light mustard vinaigrette over greens, borrow a book, or linger for hours writing and re-writing the first chapter of a novel.
Wine Talk is really one of the hidden gems of Beijing. From its quiet and responsive service and well-executed food to its lush welcoming environment, a meal at Wine Talk is truly a treat!
For Beijingers who crave a leisurely French breakfast, afternoon espresso, or succulent, authentically European dinner, Juliette’s Beijing, located within Sanlitun’s popular bar scene, covers all bases.