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Donghuamen Night Snack Street (东华门美食坊夜市)
Location: Dong'anmen Dajie (东安门大街), Wangfujing Dajie (王府井大街), Dongcheng District
It is very popular with both local and international tourists. Strolling in this street at night is a tradition for tourists in Beijing. All snacks gather here, with local snacks playing a dominant role. The entire area has a welcoming atmosphere. This most famous snack street becomes particularly busy at night.

Gui Jie (簋街)
Location: Dongzhimennei Dajie (东直门内大街), Dongcheng District
For all it's surprising name, the 'Ghost Street' refers to round-the-clock service. It gathers all main Chinese cuisine and is best known for the crayfish in hot spices. When night comes, all red lanterns are alight and restaurants welcome their busiest time.

Wangfujing Snack Street (王府井小吃街)
Location: To the west of Wangfujing Dajie (王府井大街), Dongcheng District
If you go to the Wangfujing Street, you may as well saunter along the snack street there. While you weave your way along the street, the multitude of snacks will fill your eyes. In addition to the traditional snacks, fried scorpions, sea horses, cicadas and starfishes are not rare. The restaurants are all built in the ancient style and sometimes authentic Beijing Opera can be heard along the street.

Laitai Food Street (莱太美食街)
Location: Opposite the Nvren Jie (女人街), Tianze Lu (天泽路), Chaoyang District
This outstanding up-and-coming street is neatly arranged with twenty or so restaurants. Both Chinese and foreign cuisine can be found there. Most of the restaurants are distinctive in their ambience, but the food here is not very expensive.

Xiaoyun Lu Food Street (霄云路美食街)
Location: Xiaoyun Lu (霄云路), Chaoyang District.
Foreign cuisine preponderates, which is now the trade mark of this food street. Restaurants are not very big, but show an elegant style. Lemon Leaf which serves Tai Cuisine is well-known, so is the Faust, a restaurant where French food can be enjoyed.

Guang'anmen Food Street (广安门美食街)
Location: Guang'anmennei Dajie (广安门内大街), Xuanwu District
This street features hot food and mainly serves Sichuan Cuisine. These moderate restaurants are so popular that diners have to wait their turn at peak times. There are also time-honored restaurants such as Li Lao Die Spicy Crab (李老爹香辣蟹) and Tan Fish Head Hot Pot (谭鱼头火锅) in this street

Fucheng Lu Food Street (阜成路美食街)
Location: From Xi Sanhuan (西三环) Hangtian Qiao (航天桥) to Dinghui Qiao (定慧桥) of Xi Sihuan (西四环), Haidian District
Restaurants on this street are widely recognized as classy ones. The street is a collection of Jiangsu Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Hangzhou Cuisine and Hubei Cuisine. These gourmet restaurants are complemented by a comfortable environment.

Fangzhuang Food Street (方庄美食街)     
Location: Fangzhuang Area (方庄), Fengtai District
This hot street is the leader of the restaurants in the south of Beijing. As a new food street, complete facilities and spacious restaurants give it certain advantage. It is a good place to enjoy Chinese food, for these streets house almost all the major schools of Chinese cuisine. There are also famous restaurants serving German, Japanese and Italian food.