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? Nǐ yǒu sùshí?
I don't eat meat. Wǒ bù chī ròu
I'm vegetarian. Wǒ shì sùshí zhǔyì zhě
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 10 am to midnight
2/F, 304 Huateng Plaza
Southwest of Jinsong Overpass
Southwest of Jinsong Overpass
Chaoyang District
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 11 am to 10 pm
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 11 am - 2 pm and 5 pm - 10 pm
3/F Disanji Creative Space
66 BeisihuanXilu
Haidian District
Open daily 11 am to 9 pm
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 11 am to 11 pm
3/F Holiday Inn Lido
Jiangtai Lu
Chaoyang District
Telephone: 8703 6668, 6437 6288
Open daily 9.30 am - 10 pm
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 10 am to 11 pm
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 11 am to 10 pm
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 11 am - 10 pm
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 10 am to 10 pm
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 11.30 am - 2 pm, 5.30 pm - 9.30 pm
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