The Temple Restaurant Beijing
The Temple Restaurant Beijing is a 120-seater restaurant known for its historic setting and fine dining 
experience. Bestsellers include truffle jus, smoked duck, grilled pigeon with ceps, and goose liver and lobster on toast. For a weekend brunch, guests can enjoy dainty house-baked pastries. The restaurants wine cellar offers Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. The Temple Restaurant Beijing is on Shatan Bei 9Jie and near Wusi da Jie.
The Brian McKenna @ The Courtyard
The Brian McKenna @ The Courtyard overlooks the Forbidden City's moat. It's currently under the management of famed British chef Brian McKenna. It's also undergoing a design makeover from those people behind New York's W Hotel. Brian Kenna @ The Courtyard is on Donghuamen Street.
Capital M
As a flagship project of Australian restaurateur Michelle Gaurnaut in Beijing, Capital M offers bold and big dishes like slab of Pavlova, house-smoked Norwegian salmon, and juicy suckling pig. The restaurant itself has snazzy open fireplaces, VIP service, imported Nepalese rugs, and embossed tableware. It has the most picturesque view of Tiananmen Square. Capital M is near Xidamochang Jie on Qianmen Buxing Jie.
Maison Boulud
Maison Boulud is branch of the culinary empire of New York celebrity chef Daniel Boulud. It offers the best French-inspired cuisine in Beijing. Best dishes include baby pig with apple coleslaw and daikon sauerkraut, and duck confit and escargot. Situated inside a period mansion, Maison Boulud offers a weekend brunch of braised short ribs, and medium-rare Wagyu slab with truffles. It is near Guangchang Dong Ce Lu on Qianmen Dong Da Jie.
Duck De Chine
Duck de Chine is housed in a refurbished factory complex. Managed by the father-son team of Peter and Wilson Lam, the restaurant offers the perfect Peking duck which is served with homemade hoisin sauce. The duck is rolled in steamed pancakes. Duck de Chine offers Cantonese cuisine. It is located near Nansanlitun Lu on Gongti Bei Lu.
Tiandi Yijia
Tiandi Yijia is just beside the Forbidden City and offers VIP treatment. Interiors include tinkling water features, lion sculptures, and fancy hardwood furniture. Chef Zhang Shaogang is known for his unusual ingredients and classical imperial-style techniques. The restaurant is located on the west of Changpuhe Park on Nanchizi Dajie.
Mio
Mio is a finedining Italian restaurant with a glitzy interior at the Four Seasons Hotel. Head chef Marco Calenzo offers wood-fired pizzas, house-baked breads, foie gras cooked sous vide, and sea urchin spaghetti. Mio is at the Chaoyang District on LiangMaQiao.
Aria
Located in the China World Hotel, Aria is already a fine dining institution. Chef de cuisine David Pooley offers quenelle of foie gras mousse, shavings of jamon iberico, and corn and chicken soup with plump scallops. This European restaurant is known for its deconstructed cheesecake. Aria is near Dongsanhuan Zhonglu on Jianguomenwai Dajie.
Mid-range Restaurants
Da Dong
A lot of tourists and residents queue for duck at Da Dong every night. Although there are about 200 dishes on the menu, general manager and chef Dong Zhenxiang is really famous for his super lean roast duck and braised sea cucumber. Da Dong also boasts of 300 chefs who can offer showy dishes like noodles from lobster meat, steaks blow torched table side, and hollow globes of carbon dioxide-filled ice. The restaurant is near Donhmencang Hutong at the Nanxincang International Plaza.
Najia Xiaoguan
Najia Xiaoguan features Manchu cuisine like salty duck and fatty red-braised pork. The wines offered are reasonably priced. The 110-seater restaurant offers low prices, great service, good food, and comfortable surroundings. It is advisable to call for reservations. The restaurant is just south of Xinhua Insurance Building on Jianguomenwai Dajie.
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