Visitors to Beijing seeking western food will be able to find it, even if the quality is not always ¡°just like mom used to make.¡± Mediterranean food is plentiful, as is food from the rest of Europe and the United States . Restaurants that immediately spring to mind are Steak'n Eggs (US), Grankma's Kitchen (US), Annie's (Italian) and Nuage (French/Vietnamese), all established names on the city's world cuisine circuit.

Dining in luxurious, traditional Chinese courtyards is a fashionable way to while away an evening for both locals and visitors.

Korean Cuisine

Han Na Shan

11 Chunxiulu, Dongcheng District

Sorabol

Basement, Lufthansa Centre, Chaoyang District

Japanese Cuisine

Gion Restaurant

2/F, Capital Hotel, 3 Qianmen Dongdajie

Nishimura

Shangri-La Hotel, 29 Zizhuyuan Lu, Haidian District

Amerian Cuisine

Hard Rock Caf¨¦

Landmark Towers , East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District

T.G.I. Friday's

Eagle Run Mansion ,19 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District

Opposite St. Regis Hotel , 19 Jianguomenwai Dajie

Astor Grill

3/F St. Regis Hotel Apartment, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

French Cuisine

Cuisine Gallery

The only creperie in Beijing , providing salted and sweet gourmet pancakes, nicely complemented with tartiflette and moules marinieres on the new brasserie menu

2/F, Novotel Xinqiao, 2 Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District

Maxim's

Classical French cuisine

2 Chongwenmen Xidajie

German Cuisine

Blockhouse

2 Guandongdian Nanjie, Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District

Paulaner Grauhaus

1/F, Kempinski Hotel, Chaoyang District

Italian Cuisine

Adria

16, Xinyuan Jie, Chaoyang District

river Garden Villa, Shunyi District

Annie's Caf¨¦

South of the West Gate, Chaoyang Park

Indian Cuisine

Taj Pavilion

Original Indian food with good surroundings and service

China World Trade Center , L128 West Wing Office, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

The Tandoor

Indian cuisine with live dance performance

Great Dragon Hotel, 2 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District

Malaysian Cuisine

Caf¨¦ Sambal

43 Doufuchi Hutong, Dongcheng District

Russian Cuisine

Moscow Restaurant

135 Xizhimenwai Dajie, Beijing Exhibition Center , Xicheng District

Spanish Cuisine

Ashandi

Opposite North Gate of Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District

Singaporean Cuisine

Sing Chinatown

15 Xidan Minhang Dasha, Xi Chang'an Jie, Xicheng District

Thai Cuisine

Borom Piman Thai Restaurant

The first Thai restaurant in the city, serves some of the best Thai cuisine around. With a new menu and two new chefs flown in from Bangkok , it offers fine Thai cooking in a traditional Thai setting

Holiday Inn Lido Beijing , Jichang Lu, Jiangtai Lu Beijing

Very Siam

Typical Thai style and located in the peaceful ambience of an old hutong

Northwest of Yuyang Hotel, Chaoyang District

Vietnamese Cuisine

Ma Cherie

Kunlun Hotel, 2 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District

Pizza

Pizza Hut

29 Dongchimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

17 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

Mr Pizza

23 Chengfu Lu, Haidian District

B1, CC10, The Malls at Oriental Plaza , 1 Chang'anjie, Dongcheng District

Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse

North Gate, East Wing, Beijing Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District

Deli

German Food Center

15, Zaoying Beili, Maizidian, Chaoyang District

Gourmet

1/F, West Office Buiding, China World Hotel, Chaoyang District

Kempi Deli

1/F, Kempinski Hotel, Chaoyang District

Schlotzsky's

1/F, Oriental Plaza , Dongcheng District

Caf¨¦

At Caf¨¦

4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District

Ciao Caf¨¦

Oriental Plaza , 1 East Chang'an Jie Dongcheng District

Kosmo

5 Tianhefang, Shichahai, Xicheng District