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Reposting my post from my other travel blog

This seems to be a picture fit for a Seoul trip but you might be surprise to find good Korean restaurants in Beijing!

We had to stop by and eat our Wudaokou Korean favorites for maybe the last time for a while…and as this topic title sounds..it is a binge!!

Those small restaurants are wonderful side trips than making your trip in Beijing full of famous Peking duck dinners. I loved our exploration to the Korean town again. My favorite Higeoyagi is still open! and serving our favorite Salmon Pasta! We had our closure at last…

I can eat this big bowl by myself..good Lord!

If you live around the area, be sure to get their menu to go, you must “tabao” or make them deliver those goodies to you!

We also ate at the local favorite of BLCU koreans (Salangbang). You just have to order the sizzling corn. One order is not enough!

Along Wangjuanglu, we spotted our old favorite Kimchi rice place which we normally called but is named (see picture below)

We ordered some pork belly roasted to perfection and that Korean bbq place warmed us up for a quick trip along memory lane.

I wasn’t able to find my favorite milktea stall along Huaqingjiayuan area, but got to try the new one beside a corner bakery.

My fingers look so pale! The warm milktea made me feel much better walking along a dreaded cool autumn season.

Quick Tip: Better grab some The Beijinger or Cityweekend magazine around notable restaurants so you can just point the Chinese version of the address to the taxi driver.
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Out with the old, in with the new…
During my time, which was around 1 and a half years ago…the best restaurant in Beijing was Alameda but nowadays, lower batches of Filipino Chinese crave for SALT.

Their lunch menu is quite appetizing and value for money. You can check their website for the intensive menu list.

I am hoping to try this when I visit Beijing again!

in this holiday season, I want to greet everybody MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Quan Ju De equates to PEKING DUCK in Beijing. The brand had survived 100 years already in China and still going strong. With branches sprouting everywhere in Beijing and also supermarket brands (pre-packed Peking duck), you can say Quan Ju De had become a household brand for most Chinese.

I remember my friend told me the name of this restaurant, I had a hard time remembering how to pronounce it. I think I asked him more than thrice when we were still in Beijing. And finally after eating there, my tongue became accustomed to the name.

Do you have the feeling that when it’s quite famous already, it will lose its luster and might be overrated afterall? Well, in this case, it isn’t like that. I honestly think that this is the best Peking Duck from all the ones I’ve tried. Succulently tasty, the duck’s skin is shiny and fatty for my taste. I prefer this than Da Dong’s dry crispy skin. I want oily! Price is reasonable for me. Probably around 40rmb per person for ala carte but now, I heard Beijing’s food prices have gone up!

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The craving…of a perfectly good Mango Pudding strikes me suddenly. And there was once something close to perfection I tasted in Shanghai.

Mango Pudding is one of the known Chinese desserts..aside from the almond fruit mix or buchi (the one with sesame seeds). I remember when i was still young, I would always order Mango Pudding in a certain restaurant in a hotel near our house. Addicted to its mouth watering mango bits and milk, I scouted for the next best since the restaurant closed already. =( Read the rest of this entry »

Famous for their Wood Fired Pizzas and Belgian Beers, the Tree is one of the sought out pizza bar in Beijing. Located at the heart of Beijing’s specialty area in Chaoyang, SANLITUN.

The place is pretty packed especially with expats mostly drinking the famous Belgian Beers they offer. Their pizzas are freshly baked thus has this crispy crust on the bottom. You can actually download their menu on their website. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, guys will love to go here. It’s the famous “I will clearly see your assets” kind of restaurant, very popular in the United States. Out of sheer curiosity, my friends and I went to the realm of testosterone-filled restaurant, Hooters in Shanghai.

We already saw an advertisement inside our taxi. We weren’t actually planning to visit the place (But our guy friends already planned way before going to Shanghai, what an eye candy for them!). Well, it was sort of a sign because of our indecisiveness where to eat that night. The place was what I imagined except their servers. It was actually weird going in as a girl and being served by fellow ladies. Not really what I expected since the girls I saw in TV were given priority in their frontal assets but in Shanghai, I didn’t saw really gifted waitresses. They were honestly very slim for men’s standard–(Well, I”m not a guy to judge so one can very much disagree).

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Italian food anyone??

One in Beijing that serves one of the best is Annie’s Cafe!

Before getting to the basics, the staff here would give fresh bread with pesto on the side and garlic butter. This would easily fill your empty stomach, but don’t despair, they won’t serve that long. I love the Carbonara when we tried it in one branch. Read the rest of this entry »