Mei Lanfang is the world most famous and legendary Peking Opera singer historically. One of his traditional mansions in Beijing is turned into a fine dining restaurant by his son featuring Huaiyang style Chinese cuisine.
Don't know who Mei Lanfang is? Here is a brief introduction: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mei_Lanfang
Introduction of Huaiyang Style Chinese cuisine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaiyang_cuisine
The mansion's door.
The menu written every morning in Chinese traditional calligraphy
Cold dishes with pear tea.
The signature Chicken congee.
Walnut Shrimp
Pork ribs.
Shrimp and veggie stew.
Veggies.
Traditional desserts.
The mansion itself is just like an art gallery. It has many Mei Lanfang's old pictures as well as many traditional art pieces. I felt so close to the history when dining and touring this hundreds year old Bejing traditional hutong mansion.
If you want to get to know the traditional side of Beijing, it is great to walk around this historical residential area outside the restaurant. Houhai (Shichahai) lake is just 2 minutes walk outside the mansion. The hutong mansions around the lake are all historical houses with many historically famous figures lived in it.
Really old bricks with historical factory stamps.
Restaurant's information:
Mei Fu JiaYan
Da Xiang Feng HuTong 24, Beijing China
Da Xiang Feng HuTong 24, Beijing China
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