Sichuan Cuisine, also known as Chuan cai, tastes hot and spicy from the use of hot peppers and strong seasonings. Boiled Fish and Stir-fried Bean Curd in Hot Sauce are the most famous dishes from Sichuan. Chuan cai is also a well liked cuisine in China and the restaurants dealing with Sichuan Cuisine are everywhere to be seen. True Sichuan style restaurants have a special type of tea called Eight Treasures Tea. This tea is poured from a kettle with a yard-long spout, which the server wields skillfully.

Restaurants of Sichuan Cuisine

Chuanban Restaurant
Chinese name: 川办餐厅（chuān bàn cān tīng）
It is one of the best Sichuan restaurant in Beijing. You can taste the genuine dishes of Chuan cai in hot flavor.
Recommended Dishes: Saliva Chicken
Average Cost per Person: CNY50
Location: No.5, Gongyuantoutiao, Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District

Mala (spicy) Youhuo
Chinese name: 麻辣诱惑（má là yòu huò）
Recommended Dishes: Boiled Hot Fish
Average Cost per Person: CNY60
Mala (spicy) Youhuo (Juntai Branch)
Location: 7/F, Juntai Department Store, No.133, Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng District
Mala (spicy) Youhuo (Dongzhimen Branch)
Location: 3/F, Tianheng Mansion, Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Dongcheng District
Mala (spicy) Youhuo (Guanganmen Branch)
Location: No.81, Guanganmennei Dajie, Xuanwu District
Mala (spicy) Youhuo (Souxiu Branch)
Location: 7/F, Souxiu Shopping Mall, No.40, Chongwenmenwai Dajie, Chongwen District

Fei Teng Yu Xiang
Chinese name: 沸腾鱼乡（fèi téng yú xiāng）
Recommended Dishes: Boiled Hot Fish
Average Cost per Person: CNY70
Location: Yanhua Yuan, Huaqiao Village, No.24, Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

Zhu Yu Fang
Chinese name: 竹鱼坊（zhú yú fǎng）
Recommended Dishes: Roasted Fish
Average Cost per Person: CNY50
Zhu Yu Fang (Dongdan Branch)
Location: 3 Tiao, Beijige, Dongcheng District
Zhu Yu Fang (Qinghua Branch)
Location: south of the west gate of Qinghua University, Haidian District
Zhu Yu Fang (Beida Branch)
Location: No.1, Jiyongzhuang, East gate of Peking University, Haidian District
Zhu Yu Fang (Sanyuanqiao Branch)
Location: No.1A, Zuojiazhuang Dongjie, Chaoyang District

Ba Guo Bu Yi
Chinese name: 巴国布衣（bā guó bù yī）
Except for the table delicacies, the eaters can enjoy the traditional Sichuan Opera at night. It is a restaurant liked by many foreigners.
Average Cost per Person: CNY70
Ba Guo Bu Yi（Guomao Branch）
Location: 2/F, Nanhang Hotel, No.10, Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District
Ba Guo Bu Yi（Jingpin Branch）
Location: No.89-3, Dongdajie, Dianmen, Dongcheng District

Xialibaren Grand Restaurant
Chinese name: 下里巴人大饭店（xià lǐ bā rén dà fàn diàn）
Average cost per person: CNY50
Hours: 10:00 - 23:00
Location: 141, Xizhimenwai Jie (opposite the planetarium), Xicheng District

Sichuan Restaurant
Chinese name: 四川饭店（sì chuān fàn diàn）
Average cost per person: CNY 100 - CNY 150
Hours: 11:00 - 14:00 16:30 - 21:00
Location: A14, Liuyin Jie (inside the garden of prince Mu's residence), Xicheng District

Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant (Chunxiu Lu Branch)
Chinese name: 眉州东坡酒楼（méi zhōu dōng pō jǐu lóu）
Average cost per person: CNY 50 - CNY 70
Hours: 10:00 - 22:00
Location: 7, Chunxiu Lu, Chaoyang District

Tao Ran Ju
Chinese name: 陶然居（táo rán jū）
Recommended Dishes: Boiled Fish
Average Cost per Person: CNY70
Location: No.11, Xicui Lu, Haidian District

Yuxiang Renjia (Xindongan Branch)
Chinese name: 渝乡人家（yú xiāng rén jiā）
Average cost per person: CNY 50
Hours: 10:00 - 22:00
Location: 6/F Xindongan Emporium, 138, Wangfujing Da Jie, Dongcheng District

Boiled Fish (Jianguomen Branch)
Chinese name：水煮鱼（shuǐ zhǔ yú）
Average cost per person: CNY 60
Hours: 11:00 - 14:00 16:30 - 22:30
Location: 1/F Huaqiao Cun Office Building, 24, Jianguomanwai Da Jie, Dongcheng District

Tonghe Ju
Chinese name：同和居（tóng hé jū）
Average cost per person: CNY 100
Hours: 10:00 - 22:00
Location: B71, Yuetan Nan Jie, Xicheng District