Beijing Travel Essentials: Recommended Vegetarian Restaurants in Beijing

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Beijing Restaurants: Top Vegetarian Dining Experiences In Beijing

Beijing has a growing number of vegetarian restaurants available for people to enjoy.

Here are some useful Mandarin phrases if you wish to avoid eating meat
Do you have vegetarian food? yŏuméiyŏu sùshí shípín?
I don't eat meat. wŏ bù chī ròu
I'm vegetarian. wŏ zhĭ chī sù

Cao Mu Jian

Set in an elegant atmosphere with wooden screens and draped fabrics and stream with green plants this is a restaurant to relax the soul as you dine.
Try the Ku Jin Gan Lai, sliced balsam pear stuffed with taro and sweets giving it a bitter, sweet taste. Many dishes are named after meat dishes but use tofu as the base.

Open daily 10am – midnight
2/F, 304 Huateng Plaza
Southwest of Jinsong Overpass
Southwest of Jinsong Overpass
Chaoyang District www.caomujian.com.cn

Elaine's Vegetarian Restaurant and Bar

This delightful restaurant set on the banks of Luoma Lake out in the Shunyi District, not so far from the airport and Olympic rowing venue offers fresh supplies from the garden. The servings are generous with imitation meat dishes available.
Open daily from 10 am until late.
100 metres north of the Luoma Roundabout, Houshayu, Shunyi District
Telephone: 8048 5088

Jingsi Su Shifang

A cheerful, clean restaurant with the ambience of Buddhist chants in the background. Diners will find a variety of pasta dishes, dahls, and burritos based on a variety of grains, vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts and seeds.
Open daily from 11am – 10pm
18A Dafosi Dongjie
Dongcheng District (very close to the China Art Museum)
Telephone: 6400 8941

Lotus in Midnight

Specialising in tofu related dishes proving popular with many monks who eat here, most diners depart feeling at peace with the world after dining in a tranquil atmosphere decorated with Indian fabrics, candles and wooden doors.
There are presently two branches in Beijing.
12 Liufang Nanli
Chaoyang District
Telephone: 6465 3299
Open daily 11am - 2pm and 5pm - 10pm

3/F Disanji Creative Space
66 BeisihuanXilu
Haidian District
Open daily 11am – 9pm
Telephone: 6268 0848/1318

Pure Lotus Vegetarian

This restaurant is run by Buddhist monks who will ensure you leave with a clear conscience! Voted the "Best Vegetarian Fare" in 2007 That's Beijing Reader Restaurant Awards. Creatively presented, tasty food in a calm and serene ambience with attentive service this restaurant is well worth a visit.
There are presently two outlets in Beijing.
Inside Zhongguo Wenlianyuan
10 Nongzhanguan Nanlu (off the east 3rd Ring Road) Chaoyang District
Telephone: 6592 3627, 8703 6669
Open daily 11am – 11pm

3/F Holiday Inn Lido
Jiangtai Lu
Chaoyang District
Telephone: 8703 6668, 6437 6288
Open daily 9.30am - 10pm

Sea of Mercy

Beijing's biggest vegetarian restaurant serves mock fish and meat dishes skillfully created from mushrooms, vegetables and beans.
103 Di'anmen Xidajie
Xicheng District
Telephone: 6657 1898
Open daily 10am – 11pm

Still Thoughts Vegetarian Restaurant

Serving mock meats and other vegetable-based dishes in a clean and calm environment.
There are currently two branches.
30A Gaoliangqiao Lu (inside the Meijuan Hotel)
Haidian District
Telephone: 6225 5792
Open daily 11am – 10pm

18A Dafosi Dongjie (in an unmarked hutong one block north of Qianliang Hutong which is directly north of Sanlian Bookstore on Meihuguan Dongjie)
Dongcheng District
Telephone: 6400 8941
Open daily 11am - 10pm

Vanilla Garden

Providing organic tea and coffee, along with vegetarian cuisine this restaurant offers wireless internet service for those who wish to linger, as well as an English menu.
There are two cafes in Beijing at present.
South of the Xinjiankongmen Gate of the Summer Palace
Haidian District
Telephone: 6287 8726

Lily Vegetarian (same company as Vanilla Garden)
23 Caoyuan Hutong
Beixiaojie
Dongzhimennei
Dongcheng District
Telephone: 6405 2082
Open daily 10am – 10pm

Xu Xiang Zhai Restaurant

Located close to the Confucius Temple this restaurant displays many classical music instruments with recordings of traditional music playing in the background. There is a buffet served for lunch costing 48rmb per person. Popular a la carte dishes include a clover roll, Japanese sushi, Korean style grills, Asian curries and French salads. Food is both delicious and healthy with no meat or oil used.
26 Guozijian Dajie
Dongcheng District
Telephone: 6404 6568
Open daily 11.30am - 2pm, 5.30pm - 9.30pm

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