Biggest Roast Duck Restaurant in the World

The first Quanjude restaurant opened in 1864 during the reign of the Qing Emperor Tongzhi, while the Quanjude Hepingmen Restaurant was founded in 1979 in response to the late Premier Zhou Enlai.

This restaurant covers 15,000 square meters.

Inside, you can find large and medium sized banquet halls and more than 40 luxury separate dining rooms that can entertain 1,500 guests simultaneously.

George H. W. Bush, former President of the United States once enjoyed Beijing roast duck here.

A set of roast duck costs RMB 198, including the duck, pancakes, sesame bun, sliced scallion and cucumber, and sweet soybean sauce (hoisin).

A chef will show you the whole duck, and slice it into about 120 pieces with both skin and meat on each piece.

Another dish you can’t miss is Mustard Duck Webs. But be prepared, for the mustard is so strong that it will make you shed tears!

Because of Quanjude’s fame, they even have a souvenir counter carrying various handicrafts on the first floor. For instance, you could get a fluffy panda of different sizes priced ranging from 20 yuan to 156 yuan for each.

If you come to Beijing, do have a meal at this authoritative Beijing roast duck restaurant.

Located within the China World Hotel near Beijing Taiyue Suites, Aria Bar and Restaurant delivers stylish, modern European cuisines courtesy of Chef de Cuisine Nicholas Blair.

With an extensive wine selection built to complement the menu, every meal is certain to be unique, and delightfully memorable.

We arrived early and sat at the bar where a pre-dinner drink went perfectly with the live jazz music.

Famed for an evolving menu that embraces Mediterranean influences, almost every guest sing praises of the restaurant after a meal there. A must try is the Wagyu beef burger - absolutely delicious!

Aria’s decor doesn’t disappoint either.

Its main dining room has a bright and relaxed atmosphere with little alcoves carved off by velvet curtains. You can also hear a band bringing in the crowds between 5.30 and 7pm.

The average expense for each person is between RMB 300 to RMB 10,000.

Though a bit expensive for a restaurant in Beijing, it is still worth it.

Its accolades include mentioning in “To Go List of Hottest Restaurants in the World” by Food & Wine magazine, and “One of the Top 10 Western Restaurants in China”, in 21st Century Business Herald. All waiters there speak excellent English.