Visitors will love this spot, located down a hutong just north of Beixinqiao. The menu of Guizhou dishes includes the must-have suantang yu; served in a ceramic bowl, the experience feels warmer, more personal than in other restaurants. The zaola qiezi, eggplant in a spicy and sour fermented pepper sauce also comes highly recommended. Furniture, screens and even a half-collapsed wall are cleverly deployed to give diners a sense of privacy, making Private Kitchen 44 a thoroughly pleasant, if somewhat pricey little place to spend an evening. Reservations recommended.