The Flame Game - Beijing’s Best BBQ Options
Barbeque may be considered a summer food, but in the winter, there is no better way to warm things up than a piece of seared meat. Agenda put together a savory list of barbeque joints to help keep you warm this winter.
Persian
Rumi This sleekly designed Persian grill serves a tantalizing range of delicious grilled kebabs, a hearty complement to their dependable crowd-pleasers like salads, hummus and pita. Daily 11.30am-midnight. 1A Gongti Beilu (opposite Zhaolong Hotel), Chaoyang District. (8454 3838) www.rumigrill.com 入迷，朝阳区工体北路甲1号兆龙饭店对面
Chicken Wings
Gui Wei Only 80 skewers of wings are marinated here everyday, which shows how much care goes into the process. It shows, too, in unique flavors like wasabi, garlic, powerfully fragrant black pepper and honey-sweet original. The mashed potatoes are rich, fluffy and served with chicken gravy. By backstreet barbecue wing joint standards, Gui Wei is almost upscale – real furniture, atmospheric lighting and black walls decorated with murals and chalked graffiti of inspired customers. 20 Heizhima Hutong, Dongcheng District. (6407 5931) 鬼味烤翅，东城区黑芝麻胡同20号
Japanese
Kagen This stylish teppanyaki joint buried in the basement downstairs from its sister sushi establishment (Hatsune), serves up tasty marinated meat grilled fresh at each table. The difference here is the dipping sauce: choose from light lemon soy, pepper powder or a salt and pepper powder to enhance the meaty flavor. Order a plate of their specialty jumbo shrimp, spicy marinated beef, kobe beef or filet mignon to get the most out of the hot coals.Daily 11am-2pm, 5.30-9.30pm. B1/F, Bldg C, Heqiao Dasha, 8 Guanghua Donglu, Chaoyang District. (6583 6830) 火源, 朝阳区光华东路8号和乔大厦C座地下1层
Brazilian
Latin Grillhouse Pulsing with Brazilian music and decked out in green and gold, the Latin Grill has an all-you-can-eat offer of over 13 kinds of roast meat, buffet and unlimited Yanjing draft (lunchtimes RMB 88 Mon-Fri, RMB 98 on weekends, evenings are RMB 138 from 5pm-11pm). Waiters dressed like gauchos bring hunks of bullock to your table and slice a month’s worth of protein onto your plate. The Latin Grill is no date restaurant, but it’s perfect for the office blowout or after-match party. Daily 11am-3pm, 5-11pm. C1-11, Block 1, Solana, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang District. (5905 6126/8) 朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾国际商区1号楼C1-11
Serbian
Kiosk Sizzling Serbian-style sausages and hearty hunks of meat are the specialties of Kiosk, whose two locations serve Sanlitun and Gongti Beilu. Both serve the same grilled selections like the Big Bite Burger (pork or beef patties with cheese, RMB 33) and Chavaptschichi (pork or beef sausages, RMB 26). Among the side dishes is the ever-popular paprika salad. 1) Daily 10am-10pm. 1 Xingfu Yicun (in the first alley west of the Xindong Lu intersection), Chaoyang District. (6416 3068); 2) Tue-Sun 11am-11pm. Nali Mall (next to Jazz-Ya), Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang District. (6413 2461) 南斯拉夫烤肉店, 1) 朝阳区幸福一村1号; 2) 朝阳区三里屯北街那里服装市场
American
Union Bar & Grille With an American chef manning the grill, Union Bar & Grille’s cheeseburgers are a meaty treat, and the fries are among the best in town. Other menu items include chicken wings, seared ahi tuna, crab cakes, pasta, steaks and more. Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat-Sun 11am-midnight. S6-31, 3/F, Bldg 6, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6415 9117) 优年美式餐厅, 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village南区6号楼3层S6-31
Korean
Niujia Village BBQ Your usual Korean BBQ staples – beef, lamb, pork, vegetables – served by waitresses inethnic dress who speak limited English but do have a picture menu. Daily 10am-10pm. 3/F, Monalisa Bldg, 1 Guangshunnan Dajie, Wangjing, Chaoyang District. (6471 5530) 牛家韩国烤肉, 朝阳区望京广顺南大街1号娜丽莎大厦3楼
Xinjiang
Crescent Moon Muslim Restaurant Xinjiang barbeque is mutton roasted on skewers with a heavy shower of cumin. Crescent Moon Muslim Restaurant has some of the best in town. Besides their chunky lamb skewers, baked flatbread and sweetened yogurt are also well worth trying. Daily 11am-11.30pm. 16 Dongsi Liutiao (alley number six, 100m west of Chaonei Beixiaojie), Dongcheng District. (6400 5281) 弯弯的月亮, 东城区东四六条16号
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