This 97 years old restaurant caters to a strictly vegetarian clientele, offering both vegan and lecto cuisine. In addition to ingredients traditionally associated with vegetarian cuisine, the chefs also use taro, soy fiber, sea weed and other new using ingredients acceptable to the non-carnivorous.
Situated in the courtyard of an old French villa, this restaurant is also something of a showcase for fascinating Vietnamese photographs from French colonial times.
Yi Yang Vegetarian Restaurant was the imperial kitchen for ancient Chinese emperors; the dishes served here resemble meat dishes in every regard, but are completely vegetarian; though you may be fooled into thinking otherwise by their taste and appearance. Yi Yang's interior design includes of images of Buddha, sacred texts and calligraphy, as pictures taken during the owner's journey to Tibet.
Still Thoughts Vegetarian Restaurant is located in the vicinity of a Bud
dhist temple, and the restaurant's interior has a refined and tranquil literary atmosphere. Their famous "Spring River Water" delicacy is con
sidered imperial cuisine, with a fresh layer of tofu and rolled shiitake and
"Xu Xiang Zhai" is conveniently located next to several of Beiling’s scenic spots including the Imperlal College and Yonghegong, the Lama Temple. Naturally receiving some spiritual influence from these two
places, Xu Xiang Zhai gives visitors an impression of refinement.