Fifth stop -- Athena Greek Restaurant
The first impression of this restaurant is very Greek. The bright white and blue cottage sits under the shadows of trees. Inside, pictures and paintings about Greek landscape suggest a strong link to the Aegean Sea.
The restaurant serves traditional Greek foods cooked with olive oil and goat cheese. Many customers like moussaka, baked ground meat with layered aubergine, potato and cheese, dolmadas, vine leaves stuffed with rice and mince beef, and aubergine ala mama, roasted aubergine with tomato sauce and feta cheese. But most Chinese customers say food here is a bit heavy.
You can order dishes or take the buffet. The buffet costs 68 yuan per person but doest not include drinks.
Address: No. 1 Sanlitun Xiwu Street, Chaoyang District
Telephone: 8610-64646036
Opening from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Accept credit cards and have English menu.
Cost per person: 80-200 yuan
Sixth stop -- Grandma's Kitchen
The restaurant is a bit to the south, away from the area where the above five ones are located.
It offers food of family tastes, and the ambience is also quite family like. The space is not very large, decorated by green plants, with creamy-colored walls, simple wood tables and a wood ceiling. Light is soft.
Most of the dishes here are common American foods mixed with a Mexican flavor, for example, the popular fajita, grilled beef served on a corn tortilla, and baked potato skins. Another popular dish is Grandma's Skillet, roasted vegetable and fried eggs with toast. Mint milkshake is also strongly recommended.
Foods here are served with a quite large portion, good for hungry boys.
Address: No. 11 Xiushuinan Street, Chaoyang District. It is at a back street near Beijing's famous shopping complex Xiushui. Ten-minute walk from Yong'anli station of the subway Line 1
Telephone: 8610-65032893
Opening from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Accept credit cards and have English menu.
Cost per person: 80-90 yuan
(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2008)