Worker's Stadium and Sanlitun

Near the heart of Beijing's diplomatic area and Central Business District, the restaurants cater to the up market white-collar crowd. The Worker's Stadium complex, a rare piece of green land in the city's downtown, has a range of restaurants inside the complex nestled among its gardens, but you'll pay for the setting. Outside the complex, along Sanlitun road, Beijing's famous bar street, and in the area east of it, you can find high-end Cantonese, Taiwanese, Middle East, Thai, Japanese, and French eateries. Some offer performances as well.