I went to high school with Diana. She posts a lot of pictures of Beijing so I hit her up for some recommendations:
"hk, bj and shanghai are like food heaven.
in hk, all the local hk places are GOOD. some fancier dim sum places i like are fook lam moon, city hall, the dim sum place in the intercontinental hk @ tsim Sha Tsui (cant remember the name). and Kenjos for sushi, Press Room for brasserie type, L'atelier de Joel Robouchon for fancy french, Assaggi for casual italian. Dragon-I for clubbing. uh...hk is kinda like ny. there are major touristy places that everyone goes to but the buzz of the city is what makes it cool.
shanghai, din tai fung for xiao long baos, xintiandi is like newly built complex of modern restaurants / shops etc- cool to check out. check out the art district at moganshan lu.
the french concession near taikang lu is also nice to walk around. Face bar for drinks. Clubs in china are just scary, but m club is okay and velvet is a cute loungey/club place. el willy is a really cute spanish restaurant. jean georges @ 3 on the bund is nice. there is nothing to see in pudong.
im in bj at the moment and will be around for the rest of the year so give me a buzz if you are in the area.
u should check out forbidden city (of course), the drum/bell tower and the surrounding area ie. gulou, houhai, and definitely nanluoguxiang are cute and very 'old beijing'
made in china, and duck de chine @ 1949 and dadong are best for peking duck.
sanlitun is THE neighborhood to be. The hotel i work in called The opposite house is the centerpiece. Go to theoppositehouse.com for more info.
Lan Club, q bar, bed bar and face bar are good for drinks. there are a plethora of scary clubs to go to ie babyface, bling, mixx n vicks, suzie wongs.
dali courtyard for yunnan food. laohanzi for hakka food. uh i can go on forever.
check out cityweekend.com for shanghai and beijing.
and thatsbj.com for beijing."
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