Peking Duck, Private Kitchen 果果私房烤鸭

Cozy CBD restaurant decked out with multicolored Chinese kites and birdcage-fitted lanterns. A window onto an open kitchen invites you to spy on head chef Zhang Lujun and his team as they prepare the Chinese capital’s most famous dish and other fowl-centric delicacies, as well as classics like gongbao jiding and tangsu liji (sweet and sour pork). Prices are reasonable. A whole duck costs RMB 99 while most other selections (including the fusion duck cheese rolls) range between RMB 25-50. Set meals start at RMB 168.