Named after one of Lu Xun's tragic characters, a failed scholar who is bullied and ridiculed in his local inn, the Kong Yiji's specialities are zuixia (drunken shrimp), served alive in a bowl of wine, and dongporou, a fatty port dish as tasty as it is unhealthy. Wash it all down with yellow rice wine (huangjiu). An authentically Zhejiang style bamboo grove leads into the restaurant. This place does a brisk business so you may need to book.

Chaoyang Park

South side of No. 8 Apartments on Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District

Phone 6508 2228

Daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-midnight

Jiaodaokou

322 Dongsi Beidajie, Dongcheng District

Phone 6404 0507

Daily 10am-2pm, 4.30-10pm