Beijing

More affordable high-end eatery

Shunfeng, a high-end Cantonese restaurant chain in Beijing, has organized a Cantonese food cultural festival. During the festival, which kicked off in end-April, the restaurant is offering a 12 percent discount on 10 popular Cantonese dishes and 20 classic dishes. It has also introduced yamcha, a Cantonese-style meal, which combines tea drinking with dim sum and light dishes. The festival is part of the restaurant's effort in trying to cater to a lower spending market, as a way to fight against a recent slide down in business among high-end restaurants. - Ye Jun

Shunfeng's Shunjing branch, 2 Eastern North Fourth Ring Road, Chaoyang district, southwest corner of Siyuanqiao. 010-6508-7328

A big wave in a small bowl

Diaoye's Tenderloin is scheduled to open on May 20. Among the signature dishes are two secret recipes for beef tenderloin, which the owner bought from Hong Kong "god of cookery" Dai Long. Dai is the prototype of God of Food, a film by Hong Kong comical filmmaker Stephen Chow. Besides a very savory beef noodles in chicken broth, and curry beef with rice, the other unique features of the restaurant include four different Chinese teas for the guests, and waitresses wearing black facemasks to add a sense of mystery. - Ye Jun

6/F Chaoyang Joy City, 101 Chaoyang North Road, near Qingnian Road, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 400-818-0308

Healthy five-star Italian food

Impasto Pizza is a newly opened Italian style restaurant, located near the historic site of Yonghegong Lama Temple, and the Imperial College. The team of chefs had worked with a five-star hotel in Beijing. The restaurant offers pizza, steak, seafood and vegetarian cuisines with a healthy concept. The menu changes according to the season, using only fresh ingredients. The restaurant has one private room, a teahouse, as well as a big outdoor area for alfresco dining during good weather. - Ye Jun

40 Guozijian Hutong, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6401-8779

Clubhouse with Mongolian food

Yishuiyuan is a newly opened high-end clubhouse for leisure, food and lodging. The venue, located near Tonghui River and East Fourth Ring Road in Beijing, is decorated in a combination of European and traditional Chinese styles. It is very much like a five-star hotel, with crystal chandeliers and a piano in the lobby. The chef Mongolian, and he can prepare authentic Mongolian roast lamb and cheese, and other popular Chinese food. The clubhouse provides a French-style wine and cigar bar, Chinese-style teahouses, and a spa, with artworks on the walls. - Ye Jun

1065 Guoshiyuan, Gaobeidian township, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6586-6663

Well done on a pink salt block

Grill your own A5 wagyu beef from Kagoshima on a salt block grill made with a 100 percent natural pink salt block from the Himalayas. A5 is the highest grade for Japanese beef. During May and June, Hatsu is offering a Kaiseki cuisine set including appetizers, sashimi, salad, the salt block grill with Kagoshima A5 wagyu beef (80g) and a selection of fresh seafood, rice or udon and dessert for only HK$600 ($77) per person. - Donna Mah

Shop No. G4, G/F Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong. 852-2971-0002

(China Daily 05/05/2013 page14)