Yu Xin 渝信

Everyone who has spent any time at all in China will have eaten indifferent or just plain bad gongbaojiding (宮爆雞丁), but if you want to taste it the way it's supposed to be, get down to Yu Xin. This popular chain prides itself on serving authentic Sichuan food. Other standards are shuizhuyu (spicy fish stew), dandanmian (擔擔面, noodles with spicy sauce) and koushuiji (口水雞, literally, mouth watering chicken).

Sanlitun

5A Xingfu Yicun Xili, Chaoyang District

朝陽區幸福一村西里甲5號

6415 8168

Daily 11am-10pm

Delivery available

Chinese bank cards accepted

Yayuncun

Shizhang Hotel, 2 Huixin Nanli, Chaoyang District

朝陽區惠新南里2號院市長之家賓館內

64976277

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

No Smoking sections

Chinese bank cards accepted

Jianguomen/Beijing Railway Station

1/F, Chang'an Grand Theatre, 75 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District

東城區建國門內大街7號長安大戲院首層

65171012

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

Chinese bank cards accepted

Xidan

7/F, Scitech Tower, 111 Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng District

西城區西單北大街111號西單賽特廣場7樓

66183918

Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

No Smoking sections

Chinese bank cards accepted

Dongsishitiao

1A Xiyangwei Hutong, Kuanjie, Dongcheng District

東城區寬街西揚威胡同甲一號

64056398

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

Chinese bank cards accepted

Jianguomen/Beijing Railway Station

1/F, Jingtai Bldg, 24 Jianguomenwai Dajie, 100m west of Scitech Shopping Centre, Chaoyang District

朝陽區建國門外大街24號京泰大廈1層

65156588

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

Chinese bank cards accepted