Cafe Zi - Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing
Beijing
Café Zi at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing serves contemporary Cantonese cooking with influences from other Chinese regions. The restaurant looks towards the Forbidden City, and its à la carte dishes are cooked to order using seasonal ingredients. Lunch includes a selection of dim sum. Seafood is a particular focus, from Boston lobster steamed with Chinese wine to grouper prepared with Sichuan pepper or lemongrass. Wok-fried prawns, baked razor clams and vegetable dishes sit alongside noodles, rice and congee. Chinese teas include high-mountain oolong and Xiaozhong black tea, with desserts such as mango soup with sago and pomelo. The restaurant also serves breakfast and afternoon tea, extending its role beyond lunch and dinner.