Beijing and Hong Kong Restaurants
 

Hi all,
Can you recommend some memorable restaurants in Beijing and Hong Kong that are not excessively expensive? Thanks.

What type of food are you looking for? Chinese, Western...? Do you want a restaurant with atmosphere or just for the food?

Hi, in fact, it depends. But there are restaurants loved by most people.

Restaurants in Beijing:
1 Da Dong Roast Duck: great Beijing duck
Price range: $10-$15
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Late Night
Good for: Families with children, Large groups, Doing business, Local cuisine, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Cuisines: Chinese
Add: 1-2 Nanxincang Guoji Dasha, 22A Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng district, Beijing 100007, China
Tel:010-51690329

2 Din Tai Fung: delicious dumpling and dim sum,excellent food.
Add: 22 Hujiayuan, Yibei Building, Chaoyang, Beijing, China
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations
Good for: Families with children, Large groups, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients


Restaurants in HK:
1 Din Tai Fung, a perfect restaurnat to experience Hong Kong dinng,great dim sum, excellent service, quality and taste.
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Good for: Families with children, Large groups, Local cuisine, Dining on a budget
Add: Shop 130 & Restaurant C, 3F Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Hong Kong, China

2 Maxim's Palace City Hall Dim Sum
Cuisines: Chinese
Price range: $10-$30
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Good for: Families with children, Large groups, Local cuisine, Scenic view
Add: City Hall Low Block, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Wish you a good food tour in China.

I love The Source in Beijing. It's a small Szechuan restaurant in a hutong and has a pre-set menu that puts a large variety of foods on your table (and saves you the bother of trying to put a meal together). The atmosphere is calm. It runs about $35-40 USD/person for the entire meal and a bottle of beer.

I don't think that you can eat for anywhere near $10 at Da Dong.
You can easily eat for $5 including beer in regular restaurants in Beijing.
One interesting place to explore is Dianke Dianlai. Set menu for 98RMB. Hard to find and no english spoken there though.