Kao Rou Ji Restaurant

Barbecued Meat is a Manchu dish which has now become a Beijing specialty. More then 300 years ago it was the custom for Qing officials in Beijing to go on picnics in the hills around the capital on the Double Ninth Festival (the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar). They would bring with them boiled beef or mutton, various seasonings and garnishes, and an iron pan for re-cocking the meat. In some attractive spot they would build a fire, heat the pan over it and sear the cold boiled meat in the pan. The seared meat was then dipped into soy sauce and mashed garlic before being eaten. This dish was gradually introduced into restaurants. About eight years ago, the recipe was changed to make the meat more palatable: raw beef or mutton was cut into thin slices and marinated before searing. This kind of barbecued meat then became very popular.

As a "Famous Chinese Old Brand" and one of the largest Muslim restaurants in Beijing, the Kao Rou Ji Restaurant is located at the north riverbank of the renowned tourist attraction : Qianhai, Shichahai. It is beside the Yinding Bridge (Ingot Bridge) and adjacent to the Bell Tower.

Founded in 1848, having undergone a development of over a hundred years and especially as a result of its renovation in 1995, Kao Rou Ji has grown into a famous restaurant specializing in, among others: Muslim dishes, Gualu Roast Duck and Beijing cuisine specialties such as Beijing flavor grilled lamb and beef. Grilled meat dishes here are best known for their exquisite processing, elegantly mellow flavor, freshness and tenderness as well as the strict selection process.

Recommended: mince chicken and sea cucumber, fried prawns, braised pork, grilled mutton, stir-fried lamb with dried apricot slices, sweet fruit roll, etc.

Telephone: 8610-64042554/ 64045921 Address: 14 Qianhai Riverside (east), Di'anmenwai Street, Xicheng District Bus: 118 and get off at Beihai Houmen