Beijing’s Tea Garden

Courtyard restaurant serves Italian fare (pasta, pizza), traditional teas and claims to have a mostly organic menu.

Set lunches available. Set lunch carbonara, prepared with freshly fried bacon, grated parmesan and egg yolk, proved a surprise hit. The prosciutto pizza with arugula (¥58) is loaded with paper thin slices of cured ham and parmesan, and sprinkled with fresh greenery atop a crispy thin crust. Pizza enthusiasts may decry the lack of mozzarella, but we admire the daring to showcase quality ingredients rather than mask them with a glob of cheese.