Yu Xin 渝信

Everyone who has spent any time at all in China will have eaten indifferent or just plain bad gongbaojiding (宫爆鸡丁), but if you want to taste it the way it's supposed to be, get down to Yu Xin. This popular chain prides itself on serving authentic Sichuan food. Other standards are shuizhuyu (spicy fish stew), dandanmian (担担面, noodles with spicy sauce) and koushuiji (口水鸡, literally, mouth watering chicken).

Sanlitun

5A Xingfu Yicun Xili, Chaoyang District

朝阳区幸福一村西里甲5号

6415 8168

Daily 11am-10pm

Delivery available

Chinese bank cards accepted

Yayuncun

Shizhang Hotel, 2 Huixin Nanli, Chaoyang District

朝阳区惠新南里2号院市长之家宾馆内

64976277

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

No Smoking sections

Chinese bank cards accepted

Jianguomen/Beijing Railway Station

1/F, Chang'an Grand Theatre, 75 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District

东城区建国门内大街7号长安大戏院首层

65171012

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

Chinese bank cards accepted

Xidan

7/F, Scitech Tower, 111 Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng District

西城区西单北大街111号西单赛特广场7楼

66183918

Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

No Smoking sections

Chinese bank cards accepted

Dongsishitiao

1A Xiyangwei Hutong, Kuanjie, Dongcheng District

东城区宽街西扬威胡同甲一号

64056398

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

Chinese bank cards accepted

Jianguomen/Beijing Railway Station

1/F, Jingtai Bldg, 24 Jianguomenwai Dajie, 100m west of Scitech Shopping Centre, Chaoyang District

朝阳区建国门外大街24号京泰大厦1层

65156588

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm

Parking available

Chinese bank cards accepted