Peking Duck

Essential to your Beijing dining experience is a brief tour of the many establishments offering Peking roast duck, a delicious, lightly-smoked, rich meal complimented by pancakes, dipping sauce, vegetable filling and irresistible slivers of juicy meat, fat and crispy skin. Said to originate in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Peking roast duck was first served in a Peking ( Beijing ) restaurant in 1855. The original recipe includes a description of how to build and fire an oven for smoking the bird.

The Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant leads the popular duck front, and you'll find many of them in Beijing . Bianyifang Restaurant features another way of roasting duck that is also delicious.

A taste of Peking roast duck is every bit as important as a visit to Tian'anmen Square during your stay in Beijing .

Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
The best traditional Peking roast duck in town
32 Qianmen Dajie, Chongwen District

Bianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant
2B Chongwenmenwai Dajie Chongwen District

Liqun Resaurant
11 Beixiangfeng Hutong (south end of Zhengyi Lu), Qianmen Dongdajie