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Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

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Posted Nov 12, 2007 4:35pm by microphonehead

Suddenly last weekend the film ratatouille reminded me there is more to eat in this world than Chinese on ghost street and the restaurants of Beijing goodies.

In fact I've been in something of a food rut for the last few months - found the restaurants I like and don't go anywhere else, I think I'm missing out but I'm quite lazy:-)

I did go to a Thai hotpot (yellow leaf)last week which was new(for me) and excellent. I thought of fondue too, so I'll go try that and I want to try chef too's as well after seeing the thread here.

I guess other people here will have the same as me, as in a few staple restaurants they always go to - I'm totally bored with my food choices at the moment so maybe I can get some inspiration.

Here are mine - not because I think they are the best, but for whatever reason they have become my most visited restaurants - combination of quality, cost, proximity to my house I guess. (and this is going out, not ordering in)

In no particular order.(yes i know my pinyin is crap - shut up)

1. Matsuko japanese - 3rd ring
2. Phrik Thai - yabalu
3. hua jia yi yuan?sp - chinese ghost street
4. nuage - vietnamese, ho hai
5. morels
6. korean bbq on chun xiao lu
7. hot fish place at nu ren jie

What are your "default" restaurants? Give me some ideas

Smile


Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: coffeeandtea on Nov 12, 2007 4:43pm

wow, you seem to like traveling around a lot to different restaurants.

I normally stick close to home, and as I am not pulling in the big bucks, mostly go to local Chinese places....though I also have a weakness for coffeeshops. Oh and I also have a weird obsession with the Greek Salad at Fish Nation, because it is close to my place.

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: microphonehead on Nov 12, 2007 4:48pm
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wow, you seem to like traveling around a lot to different restaurants.

they are all probably in a 2km radius from my house, I like to eat. I spend most of the afternoon thinking about what to eat for dinner Smile

The variety and quality of restaurants is one of my favourite things about bj. Coming from the uk it's like food heaven...

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: rastawan on Nov 15, 2007 1:41pm

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: maitreyauk on Nov 15, 2007 1:55pm

The Indian Kitchen at Sanlitun. its absolutely beautiful.

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: microphonehead on Nov 15, 2007 1:58pm

I heard someone else telling me about the indian kitchen too, I'll give that one a shot. I'm off to la mansarde tonight to try their fondue Smile

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Watson on Nov 15, 2007 2:10pm

Indian Kitchen is good. Actually, that whole areas near the SOS clinic has some nice restaurants

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: maitreyauk on Nov 15, 2007 5:46pm

I'm going to Indian Kitchen tonight, been skint for weeks and this is the first time we'll be able to eat out. Can't wait

No! The hedgehog can never be buggered at all!!!!

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Montana on Nov 15, 2007 5:54pm

I hate to rain on all the restaurants parade, but MY Kitchen at home is the best place for a meal.

The choices are boundless, the preparation unmatched and if I want to have a conversation with someone I invite them over and cook.

Sorry not a lover of the Chinese Restaurants...............................

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: badr on Nov 15, 2007 6:01pm

my current favorites in town are (in no particular order)

- Liu Ben Bu ( Japanese on guijie)
- Abella (Italian on nuren jie)
- Bite-a-pita (also on nuren jie)
- Pure Lotus (vegetarian in the holiday inn lidu)
- Cafe Europa ( only for the business lunch... rest is too expensive)
- Peter's Tex-mex (jianguomen)
- Kro's nest
- pho (wanda plaza)
- The ever reliable Annie's
- Muse (chaoyang park)

There are others but i have not been there in a month or more so I won't list them

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: admin on Nov 15, 2007 7:47pm
badr wrote:
- Liu Ben Bu ( Japanese on guijie)
- Abella (Italian on nuren jie)
- Bite-a-pita (also on nuren jie)
- Pure Lotus (vegetarian in the holiday inn lidu)
- Cafe Europa ( only for the business lunch... rest is too expensive)
- Peter's Tex-mex (jianguomen)
- Kro's nest
- pho (wanda plaza)
- The ever reliable Annie's
- Muse (chaoyang park)

I second the motions on:
- Bite-a-pita (also on nuren jie)
- Pure Lotus (vegetarian in the holiday inn lidu)
- Cafe Europa ( only for the business lunch... rest is too expensive)
- Kro's nest

Add one more:

MARE lunch set menu

whoa, good, and reasonable

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: PNWer on Nov 22, 2007 9:05pm

1. Time Cafe, weekday lunch menus from RMB 38 up
2. SuJieHui Shanghainese dim sum from 78, with more people, about 100 a la carte
3. Hatsune, weekend all you can stuff, 158

others, like Fauchon, Jaan, Rumi, Middle 8, Din Tai Fung

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: bobarctor on Nov 23, 2007 1:23pm

- The Tree (Sanlitun)
- Nam Nam (Sanlitun Bei)
- Purple Haze (Gong ti)
- Indian Kitchen (Sanlitun Bei)
- Friday's (Guang Hua Lu)
- Le Gourmet (Dong Si Shi Tiao, near Dadong)

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: bobarctor on Nov 23, 2007 1:26pm
PNWer wrote:
1. Time Cafe, weekday lunch menus from RMB 38 up
2. SuJieHui Shanghainese dim sum from 78, with more people, about 100 a la carte
3. Hatsune, weekend all you can stuff, 158

others, like Fauchon, Jaan, Rumi, Middle 8, Din Tai Fung

Hatsune has a all you can eat ??? First time I heard that ! How does it looks like ?

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Herbz on Nov 23, 2007 1:27pm

- Wifey's cooking
- Cafe europa
- Grand Hyatt buffet
- Annie's Soho

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: bobarctor on Nov 23, 2007 1:33pm

Grand Hyatt Buffet, a kind of restaurant you always go ? Smile

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Herbz on Nov 23, 2007 1:36pm
bobarctor wrote:
Grand Hyatt Buffet, a kind of restaurant you always go ? :)

Sometimes, its really varied and they have nice soft bread...oh i forgot Ikea Laughing

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Karma on Nov 23, 2007 2:56pm

IKEA??? I always suspected you were a freak Herbie, but IKEA? that's one step beyond...wtf goes to IKEA for the food? jesus man, if you weren't married to a respectable woman i'd completely doubt your manhood.

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: qingwa on Nov 23, 2007 3:03pm

If really leisy mood, cross the street and go to Bellagio... Even if there is often too much smokers dining in...

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: chili on Nov 23, 2007 3:10pm
PNWer wrote:
3. Hatsune, weekend all you can stuff, 158

they have a weekend buffet? Do they have everything on their buffet menu? even the tsuna and white tsuna sashimi set with mashed avocado(I forgot the name of the dish) ?

mine: 1 My cooking
2 Yotsuba, Hatsune
3 Ding Tai Fung
4 Taj
5 Morel's
6 Chef too
7 Pete's tex-mex
8 Tang Palace Dim Sum

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Herbz on Nov 23, 2007 3:10pm
Karma wrote:
IKEA??? I always suspected you were a freak Herbie, but IKEA? that's one step beyond...wtf goes to IKEA for the food? jesus man, if you weren't married to a respectable woman i'd completely doubt your manhood.

Laughing Laughing the meat balls rock.....they have a little jazz band playing there too, not the usual "he's finished showing off, then its my turn and then the next guy", okay they aren't the yellowjackets but they ain't bad!!

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: herojuana on Nov 23, 2007 3:12pm

Hey that's you in your avatar, innit?

I ate once at IKEA, the one and only time I have been there and ever will go there again, and I had some spaghetti and it was pretty crap.

Really hard to get a table, too.

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Karma on Nov 23, 2007 3:16pm
herojuana wrote:
Hey that's you in your avatar, innit?

He doesn't look like 'Mr. Bean' Hero, Wat da hal r u tokin abt? < I used that just for Keith, notice the time stamps...

Beijing Rob wrote:

Franz Joseph wrote:
...

Yes.

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Herbz on Nov 23, 2007 3:26pm
herojuana wrote:
Hey that's you in your avatar, innit?

Yeah, didn't scan well, its the Workers stadium plugging me dex in for the Student Olympiad ceremony during the Olympic bid, got massive sunburn that day.

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Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Sinister Dexter on Nov 23, 2007 4:05pm
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IKEA??? I always suspected you were a freak Herbie, but IKEA? that's one step beyond...wtf goes to IKEA for the food? jesus man, if you weren't married to a respectable woman i'd completely doubt your manhood.

you know! Ikea food is f-ing great, meatballs and salmon in a tube, SALMON IN A FAHKIN TOOB!!!!

all good schtuff.

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: Karma on Nov 23, 2007 7:48pm

^^ guilty by association herbie

Beijing Rob wrote:

Franz Joseph wrote:
...

Yes.

Listen to marco.

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: chai on Nov 27, 2007 3:03pm
PNWer wrote:
1. Time Cafe, weekday lunch menus from RMB 38 up
2. SuJieHui Shanghainese dim sum from 78, with more people, about 100 a la carte
3. Hatsune, weekend all you can stuff, 158

others, like Fauchon, Jaan, Rumi, Middle 8, Din Tai Fung

I think we have a similar taste Wink

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: lechuck on Nov 27, 2007 3:47pm

you guys all seem to like asian food quite a lot..

my list is more "european"

- the elephant (russian) yabaolu
- grandmas kitchen (american "homecooking")
- trees (best pizza)
- indian kitchen (lunch menu)

dont get me wrong i do like chinese food, i just tend to return to my roots after a few days of chinese

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: bobarctor on Nov 27, 2007 3:52pm

I agree for the elephant. My problem is that I like it when I go there with Russian but it is a total disaster when it is me who order... and I must say that the service is absolutely horrible.

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: chai on Nov 27, 2007 4:10pm
lechuck wrote:
you guys all seem to like asian food quite a lot..

my list is more "european"

- the elephant (russian) yabaolu
- grandmas kitchen (american "homecooking")
- trees (best pizza)
- indian kitchen (lunch menu)

dont get me wrong i do like chinese food, i just tend to return to my roots after a few days of chinese

I guess your root is cheap European mixed with a touch of commercialized American and average Indian.

Re: Stuck in a culinary rut - what are your top restuarants?

Posted by: lechuck on Nov 28, 2007 8:57am
chai wrote:
lechuck wrote:
you guys all seem to like asian food quite a lot..

my list is more "european"

- the elephant (russian) yabaolu
- grandmas kitchen (american "homecooking")
- trees (best pizza)
- indian kitchen (lunch menu)

dont get me wrong i do like chinese food, i just tend to return to my roots after a few days of chinese

I guess your root is cheap European mixed with a touch of commercialized American and average Indian.

wow you know me like a brother!

but seriously, dont fight about taste in food thats just retarded. im a meat and potato person and im not ashamed to admit that!

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