+ItineraryWang Fu Jing Food Street (Wang Fu Jing Xiao Chi Jie)

Last Modified: 2006-12-03 20:43:34.0

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Little boothes covered by red and white striped canopies one right next to the other line Wang Fu Jing Food Street as far as the eye can see.  The best part about eating here is that it’s all on-the-go eating, like having a hot dog in New York - you eat on the street.  There is a wide variety of food here, much of which originates from Xinjiang province, such as squid, fish, crab, chicken and lamb kebabs.  For the more adventurous diners there are scorpions and other bug kebabs.  Besides the many varieties of meat kebabs you can get sugar coated fruit kebabs, soups, fried dumplings, sweets, noodles, drinks, and much much more.  Even if you are not planning on eating here, this place is worth a visit just to explore all of the interesting critters on display.

Most of the snacks served here are available (for much cheaper prices) all over Beijing, but Wan Fu Jing still boasts a two-pronged advantage: First, it is far more sanitary with higher hygiene standards, and second, it’s all packed into one place. This saves you the time of looking for each individual item elsewhere.

Each booth is operated by separate vendors, so  set prices do not exist. All the vendors will have prices labelled but you can always bargain for a lower price.  Some vendors can name the items and their corresponding prices in a huge variety of languages including English, Russian, and Korean (and of course Chinese).  Alternatively they will just point to signs written in both Chinese  characters and the corresponding English translation.

For two people a meal will usually cost around 50 RMB depending on the size of your appetite. One tip to remember is to lean away from your shoes while eating and bring napkins (this is greasy stuff). Always bargain when paying for kebabs though. Since there are so many vendors selling kebabs, there is a lot of competition. If you can’t come to an agreeable price, just move on, the vendor will either give up and give you your price, or you can easily find another vendor who will.

Restaurants Too

Behind the wall of vendors are restaurants, many of which are worth a try.

Dawanju (大碗居) +86 (0)10 65137599 Dawanju serves Beijing and Chongqing style food as well as the famous Beijing Duck for only 48 or 88 yuan.  Their service is great too. Beijing Roast Duck is usually served on several plates.  The plate in the picture shows the duck skin and duck head.  The head is not normally eaten.
	Hundun Hou (馄饨侯) This well-known wonton joint serves great snacks for a fairly cheap price. About 50-100 Yuan should feed a group of four including a couple pints of affordable local beer. In the picture to the left is cold noodles with chives, cucumber, sauce and shredded chicken.

How To Get There

The food strip is located at the north end of the Wangfujing pedestrian street.  Although usually just called Wangfujing food strip, it is actually located at Donghuamen (东化门) on Donganmen Dajie (东安门大街).  The Wangfujing station on subway line one is at the south end of the Wangfujing pedestrian street.  It is a pleasant 5-10 minute walk down the pedestrian street to get to the food strip.  Every cab driver in the city knows how to get to Wangfujing as long as it is pronounced or written correctly.

The Old Food Strip

Be sure not to mix up this locale with the old Food Strip which is located inside a small alley along the main pedestrian area of Wang Fu Jing. The old Food Strip is not as clean and offers much less variety than the new one.

Also See: Wangfujing Shopping Street.



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