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Aria - Best Wine Selection Restaurant in Beijing 阿郦雅餐厅
Cuisine: European
Address: 2/F China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区中国大饭店二层
Open Hours: Noon-2pm, 6pm-10pm; Aria bar 11am-midnight
Phone: 10-6505 2266 ext36
Transportation: Subway Line 1 at Guomao
Internet: WiFi wireless internet access
Cost: Meal for two over ¥500 (over $70)
Credit Cards: All chinese and foreign credit cards accepted
Awards: “ Award of Excellence”, Wine Spectator (USA), 2007
"To Go List of Hottest Restaurants in the World", Food & Wine (USA), 2006
This is one of the most thoroughly satisfying dining experiences in Beijing, from amuse-bouche to
dessert. The dining room, reached by a spiral staircase from a bustling bar, has a comforting clubby
atmosphere, full of woody alcoves and hung with green velvet curtains. All courses come with
suggestions for accompanying wines, the bottles creatively stored in wooden slots that run the length of
the staircase. Highly recommended specialties include a melt-in-the-mouth seafood tapas and pan-
fried wild halibut served on pistou whipped potato, clam and fennel escabeche, and olive tapenade,
perfectly paired with a nicely chilled Chateau Timberlay Bordeaux Superior Blanc. Don't skip dessert:
"Rhubarb three ways" takes the humble laxative vegetable well beyond apple and rhubarb pie. An
excellent selection of wines is offered by the glass, and under the new Australian management,
requests to open a new bottle are not demurred. More than one visit may be necessary, and the
business lunch for ¥128 ($18) is an unbeatable value.
Map of Aria Restaurant
Cuisine: European
Address: 2/F China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing
朝阳区中国大饭店二层
Open Hours: Noon-2pm, 6pm-10pm; Aria bar 11am-midnight
Phone: 10-6505 2266 ext36
Transportation: Subway Line 1 at Guomao
Internet: WiFi wireless internet access
Cost: Meal for two over ¥500 (over $70)
Credit Cards: All chinese and foreign credit cards accepted
Awards: “ Award of Excellence”, Wine Spectator (USA), 2007
"To Go List of Hottest Restaurants in the World", Food & Wine (USA), 2006
This is one of the most thoroughly satisfying dining experiences in Beijing, from amuse-bouche to
dessert. The dining room, reached by a spiral staircase from a bustling bar, has a comforting clubby
atmosphere, full of woody alcoves and hung with green velvet curtains. All courses come with
suggestions for accompanying wines, the bottles creatively stored in wooden slots that run the length of
the staircase. Highly recommended specialties include a melt-in-the-mouth seafood tapas and pan-
fried wild halibut served on pistou whipped potato, clam and fennel escabeche, and olive tapenade,
perfectly paired with a nicely chilled Chateau Timberlay Bordeaux Superior Blanc. Don't skip dessert:
"Rhubarb three ways" takes the humble laxative vegetable well beyond apple and rhubarb pie. An
excellent selection of wines is offered by the glass, and under the new Australian management,
requests to open a new bottle are not demurred. More than one visit may be necessary, and the
business lunch for ¥128 ($18) is an unbeatable value.
Map of Aria Restaurant
