TOFA 2018: Meet just a few of Beijing's best Chinese restaurants

These restaurants are in it to win it

The Time Out Food Awards are back for the twelfth year running, and this year the competition is fierce. Over the next week, we'll be rounding up just a few of the contenders in each of the categories – by no means a comprehensive rundown (scan the QR code below for that), but just a taster of what's to come.

Today we're taking a peek at Chinese Fine Dining, Chinese Casual Dining and Chinese Everyday Eats – don't forget to vote for your favourites by scanning the QR code below.

Chinese Fine Dining

Transit

Transit made waves on the Beijing dining scene back in 2012 when it first opened, serving up sleek renditions of classic Sichuan dishes. Now it's back and the dishes are just as sleek, and splashed with not-so-traditional flavours.

King's Joy

King's Joy specialises in high-end vegetarian set menus, ranging from the strictest Buddhist menus that omit strong flavours of any kind, including garlic and onions, to more modest meatless fare that never fails to impress.

Duck de Chine

Despite the strong competition in the city, Duck de Chine is one of the standout restaurants for a special occasion kaoya.

Chinese Casual Dining

The Southern Fish

The green gloop may look unappetising, but it's one of our favourite dishes at hip Xicheng restaurant The Southern Fish. Never has Hunanese food been this cool.

Nice Rice

A longtime favourite in the hutongs, Nice Rice serves up Hunan food that's worth coming back to again and again.

Underclouds

Fruitily gentrified Yunnan cuisine in the Parkview Green shopping mall. We're generally averse to malls and gentrification, but it has to be said that we're anything but averse to this delicious fare.

Chinese Everyday Eats

Morning

With its mouthwatering reganmian and chic Chunxiu Lu digs, Morning is proof that contemporary design doesn’t have to come at the expense of food quality or price point. 

Zhang Mama

A Gulou favourite and for good reason, Zhang Mama is the hole-in-the-wall joint that everyone wants to know about. Rowdy, rustic Sichuan cuisine with an atmosphere that's worth the price alone.

Bayi Laoye

This raucous Xinjiang restaurant is one of the most gaudy in town, and the food is just as unforgettable.

To see the full list of nominees and vote for your favourites, scan the QR code below, and hit 'Read more' to take a look at last year's winners.

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