Located on the central axis of Beijing and neighbors the Bell and Drum Towers, Makai Restaurant is a famous restaurant offering Hunan food. As a top-grade restaurant, it was set up in 1953 when Mr. Mei Lanfang cut the ribbon on the opening ceremony.

  Makai Restaurant offers foods of sour and hot peppery flavor made in cooking methods such as stewing, braising, sautéing, frying, smoking and preserving. It has rich variety of Hunan foods and highlights smoked and preserved, black bean sauced and hot peppery series. Dog Meat Banquet which was invented and introduce by the restaurant has won the Beijing Award of Scientific Progress. Apart from its main menu of Hunan food, it also offers Beijing Roast Duck, self-produced preserved meat, and ham. Its snack series of Glutinous Rice Balls, Glutinous Rice Dumpling, and Moon Cake have won the Award of Excellent Variety at Beijing Municipal Level.

  Featured dishes: Dong’an Chicken, Braised Maw in Bamboo Inside Soup, Sautéed Maw in Sour and Spicy Flavor, Sautéed Squid with chayote, Braised Chicken with Celery, Steamed Preserved Meat Roll with Hot Pepper, Braised Dog Meat, Stewed Duck with Egg Inside