Recommended by Aitor Olabegoya, executive head chef, Migas.

The venue ‘It’s a tiny little place with a yellow sign just across the street from the hot pot restaurant Dong Lai Shun. A local family has run it for years, and they specialise in one thing: chun bing (a type of roll served like Beijing duck but with different fillings). It’s a local-only sort of joint with the limited hours to match. Go during the three-hour windows around lunch and dinner and you’ll find a full house every time.’

Favourite dishes ‘The thing to get here is, unsurprisingly, chun bing ( 春饼). Ten pancakes with onion and sauce come in an order, and many varieties of fillings are available. For something other than bing, consider the soy sauce-braised beef (jiang niurou, 酱牛肉) – it’s also pretty good!’

Lizhong Chunbing Dawang 41-1A Nanheyan Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区南河沿大街甲41-1号

Source: timeoutbeijing.com