Quanjude (全聚德烤鴨店)

Specialties: Mustard duck web, boiled duck liver, seasoned duck gizzard, hot and spicy shredded duck wing, crystal duck delicacy, quick-fried duck heart, dry-fried four delicacies

Whole duck price: 288 yuan (includes condiments)

Official Website: www.quanjude.com.cn

Founded in 1864 during the reign of Emperor Tongzhi during the Qing Dynasty, Quanjude is the most well-established Peking roast duck restaurant brand in China. It has now gained worldwide recognition for its gourmet roast duck, as well as its unique all-duck banquet and more than 400 special dishes. Quanjude has been visited by government leaders and officials from nearly 200 countries and regions. The name Quanjude means "perfection, union and benevolence". Founder Yang Quanren invented the hung-oven duck roasting method. In such a culinary technique, ducks are roasted inside an open oven with non-smoky fruitwood fuel, such as Chinese date or pear trees, to create a fruit fragrance.

Flagship Restaurant and Major Branches:

1. Quanjude Qianmen Restaurant (Flagship Restaurant)

Address: 32 Qianmen Street, Chongwen District

Telephone: +86-10-65112418

Getting there: Subway Line 2 to Qianmen Station, or Buses 5, 17, 20, 22, 66, 120, 126, 690 or 692 to Qianmen

2. Quanjude Hepingmen Roast Duck Restaurant

Address: 14, Qianmen West Street, Xuanwu District

Telephone: +86-10-63023062

Getting there: Subway Line 2 to Hepingmen Station, or Buses Te 4, 67 or 301 to Hepingmen Dong

3 Quanjude Wangfujing Roast Duck Restaurant

Address: 9, Shuaifuyuan Hutong, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District

Telephone: +86-10-65253310

Getting there: Subway Line 1 to Wangfujing Station, or Bus 420, 803 to Xindongan Shichang

4. Quanjude Olympic Village Roast Duck Restaurant

Address: Floors1-3, Bldg A, Tianchuang Shiyuan Building, 309 Huizhong Beili, Chaoyang District

Telephone: +86-10-64801686

Getting there: Subway Line 5 to Datun East Road Station, or Buses 466, 630 or 653 to Huizhong Beili

5. Quanjude Qinghuayuan Roast Duck Restaurant

Address: F/1, Tower A, Technology Building, Tsinghua Science Park, 1 Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District

Telephone: +86-10-82150018

Getting there: Subway Line 13 to Wudaokou Station, or Buses 307, 319, 331, 355, 375, 438, 562, 656 or 963 to Qinghuayuan

6. Quanjude Sanyuanqiao Roast Duck Restaurant

Address: F/1, Jinxin Building, A2 East 3rd Ring Road (N), Chaoyang District

Telephone: +86-10-84492760

Getting there: Subway Line 10 to Liangmaqiao Station, or Buses 300, 302, 419, 718, 730, 825 or 957 to Sanyuanqiao