he restaurant is set in a light and spacious hall with simplistic but fashionable settings. The most striking features of its decor are its range of replica ancient Oiuci frescos, unsophisticated yet elegant.
Well known from the guidebooks, Afunti is a sanitised Uighur restaurant that has established a reputation for excellent Uighur food.
It is a bit of an institution in Beijing, and so tourists now outnumber locals.
The reputation for the post-meal dancing on the trestle tables, the Uighur music, and the...err...cabaret performance have pulled in the punters.