Barbecue and Teppanyaki

Tired of the same old chuar spots? Why not eat in a haunted hospital? Canyu is an "experience" restaurant where diners alike wear hospital clothes and try to keep their wits about them as they dine on brains and guts among the ghostly figures, hanging body parts, and creeping tarantulas all around them.

Founded by Daisuke Onishi of VinVino and Vin Vie fame, Toratori-Ya is yet another winner from this seasoned Beijing F&B vet.

Onishi has readied a roster of reasonably priced, unpretentious and creative skewers for the intimate spot that suit late-night dining to a tee. 

Daruma, an izakaya-style restaurant on the first floor of Nali Patio, sees the Bottega and El Barrio team stretch their F&B knowledge to yakitori and sake, in an interior completely lined with beautifully aged wood. The contrasting red diner-style vinyl stools and chairs give an intimate but relaxed vibe suitable for anything from post-work drinks, a party, or a date, while the highball-heavy drinks menu and selection of skewers tempt diners to stay much later than they intended.

Japanese yakiniku restaurant specializing in a huge array of meats and other Japanese dishes such as beef ramen.

Tough Tongue BBQ is a creative chuan'r chain that includes close to 30 types of meat, vegetable, and even fruit skewers. There's also seafood and beer hot pot for the winter months and a gut-busting range of burgers and wraps. We recommend the "meat burger" from the former and the "fish and chips roll" from the latter.

A Gongti beer bar and barbecued meat joint.

An Eatalia Group dessert shop that features macaroons (RMB 22), éclairs (RMB 26), pastries (RMB 8-18), and various other desserts (RMB 48-65) made with cooperation from The 3D Food Company, using 3D printing techniques to create these luxurious sweets.

A DIY-chuan'r restaurant set in the stone age with seal script describing various ancient forms of barbecue adorning the walls, and a seemingly misplaced robot 'holding up' the ceiling. Order your skewers and cook them at your own pace.

Meow BBQ Plus is adorable BBQ joint with a cat theme offering affordable and tasty chuan'r. This ain't just your regular barbecue sticks however, and you'll want to make sure to bring your camera to take pictures of the unique food presentation.

Pingwa Sanbao is a raucous, 24-hour eatery with plenty of oil, spice, and carbs making one of Beijing's best options for drunken eats, and the kitchen’s Shaanxi-style noodles, roujiamo, and chuan’r will happily oblige.