The Beijing table — what to order and where the locals point.
Peking duck, ceremonially
Carved tableside, wrapped with scallion and sweet bean — the capital's crown dish.
Zhajiangmian & noodle shops
The fried-sauce noodle bowl in old-Beijing canteens.
Hutong breakfast
Jianbing crepes and douzhi (fermented mung — brave it) from lane-corner windows.
Hotpot nights
Copper-pot lamb shuan yangrou in winter, Sichuan fire year-round.
Ghost Street (Gui Jie)
The all-night red-lantern restaurant mile — crayfish at 2am.
