City: Beijing
Top Things to do in Beijing
What to do and see in Beijing, China: The Best Neighborhoods
Welcome to a capital city whose story goes back at least 3000 years. In Beijing, you'll find a wealth of history, both ancient (the Hall of Preserving Harmony, Summer Palace, Forbidden City) and more recent (Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Tiananmen Square). For the best market experience, choose the Dirt Market over the touristy Silk Market. A visit to the Great Wall, the longest manmade structure in the world, is absolutely essential.
Restaurants in Beijing
1. E-topia Life Space
2. Back Lakes (Hou Hai)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,456 reviews
This area of Beijing contains some of the most extensive old hutong neighborhoods and the three lakes of Xihai, Houhai and Oianhai.
Reviewed By NoBazinga - Beijing, China
The bar street of Beijing! Super gorgeous photo place, where the locals are. Rich cultural location where I love going!
3. 798 Art Zone
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,373 reviews
This bustling area is a hub for contemporary Chinese art with a wide array of different styles. This old factory compound has been perfectly converted to house numerous galleries and bookshops & cafes.
Reviewed By TheOExpress - Hong Kong, China
...during the day at least. At night it becomes eerily quiet, although that can be nice too as it affords some time to explore in peace and quiet. Anyway, back to why it’s so special: East London and Brooklyn have nothing on the industrial chic of this article zone’, in terms of either scale or quality. The array of art galleries and amazing spaces is just breathtaking. Once you’ve seen the Wall and the Forbidden City, come here.
4. Qianmen (Zhengyangmen)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 225 reviews
Qianmen Dajie is a recently restored pedestrian street in the architectural style of old Peking with little shops & restaurants. Connected to Qianmen, the Dashilar area is a vibrant mix of historic shops and hutong streets.
5. Solana
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 165 reviews
This plaza, at the edge of Chaoyang Park, has hundreds of shops from brands like Puma, H&M, and Mothercare. Restaurants, a cinema, art gallery, and regular events make this a popular local hangout.
Reviewed By sophiasophiasophia - Jinan, China
loved this mall. perfect shopping place for me. i spent a whole day here and bought a lot of stuff. this mall is very huge, very artistically constructed, with a theatre, restaurants, and so many clothing and cosmetic brands, and when the night came, i was stunned by the lightings. very aesthetically built. i may try the bars on the perimeters of the mall the next time. if i lived close by i'd come here all the time.
6. Doufuchi Hutong
7. Lakeview Place
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
8. China World Trade Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
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