Re: Birthday in Beijing

Hi all,

     I may be able to join you, but not quite sure yet.  As some of
you have ever had bad experience in Beijing before, a local guy
joining you might be helpful :-).  Although I do not live in Beijing,
but at least I am more familiar that you.

Best huajun
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:27 AM, Yves Raimond <yves.raimond@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Hello!
>
>  Some updates for next Monday -
>  On [1], Gus mentioned the Lao Han Zi restaurant:
>  "This oh-so-popular restaurant specializes in Hakka dishes such as
>  foil wrapped fish and salt shrimp on a stick. Outdoor seating and
>  English menu. Come early or expect to wait. Daily 11am-3.30pm,
>  5-10.30pm. Just north of Di'anmen Xidajie, on the southeast corner of
>  Qianhai. (6404 2259)"
>
>  It looks really fine to me :-) (some good reviews: [2] and [3])
>
>  Also, I have a friend teaching in Beijing, and one of his student
>  recommended two restaurants in the same building as the hotel (doesn't
>  look really adventurous, though :-) ): "The restaurant in the Beijing
>  Continental Grand Hotel where the conference will be hold. It is a
>  typical five-star hotel cafe. But do not expect it to serve very good
>  food. The service and atmosphere is the selling point. The average
>  price would be about 150-200 RMB per person.(tel.010-84982288).
>  Another is the Brazilian Churrascos, barbecue food is famous there.
>  The restaurant also in the same building of the hotel, but the first
>  floor. One of the waiter is Brazilian. The average price would be
>  about 180-220 RMB per person. ( tel.010-84982288-6178)"
>
>  It might be a good choice if most of us are still jet-lagged on Monday :)
>
>  Also, from the Twine "Great places to eat in Beijing" [4], David
>  mentioned a big list of restaurant [5] - I couldn't help noticing the
>  French "Brasserie Flo" in it :-) Other than that, the Beijing Da Dong
>  Roast Duck (speciality of roast duck), or the Alameda looks really
>  good. But it is extremely difficult to pick! Almost everything on this
>  list makes me really hungry :-)
>
>
>  I'll try to book in one of these places before the end of the week -
>  let me know what's your pick!
>   * Lao Han Zi
>   * Hotel's restaurant
>   * Churrascos
>   * Da Dong Roast Duck
>   * Alameda
>   * Others (from
>  http://www.thatsbj.com/blog/index.php/2006/06/01/upfront_a_matter_of_taste,
>  for example)
>
>
>  Cheers!
>  y
>
>
>
>  [1] http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData/BeijingGathering
>  [2] http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/China/Beijing_Shi/Beijing-1024960/Restaurants-Beijing-Lao_Han_Zi_Hakka_Restaurant-BR-1.html
>  [3] http://www.jakeludington.com/travel/china/beijing/2007/lao-hanzi-hakka-cuisine/
>  [4] http://www.twine.com/twine/great-places-to-eat-in-beijing
>  [5] http://www.thatsbj.com/blog/index.php/2006/06/01/upfront_a_matter_of_taste
>
>

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