Originally Posted by
Peter_N-H
A combination of guide books and the websites of local listings magazines (e.g. The Beijinger, City Weekend) will suggest a large number of places at the $20 end, and some below that.
I'm thoroughly impressed by the fact that you've given these guys props. I love
The Beijinger myself, especially Kaiser Kuo's columns... superior journalism by all counts.
Do they still have the Ritan Park location? I think I'm staying near there, and I've always found that restaurant's setting to be very pleasant. A nice "special event" restaurant without having to pay much of a special event price.
Quoting the man who used to live in Phoenix or Houston here, I've heard that the Ritan Park location is a bit fancier/pricier, but have never been myself. If you don't want to risk paying more (can't be that much, I assume), the Guanghua Rd location probably isn't too far away (i.e. think "walking distance").