Originally Posted by Phipps

Hey everyone, a bit of a bump here. I will be in Beijing soon and plan to go to Made in China (for the duck) and China Grill (in our hotel, my gf wants to try it, etc). Outside if these two, which seem admittedly touristy, we hope to try more "authentic" spots.

From the list above, or other ideas, are there any places you'd recommend for a less touristy experience, i.e., somewhere a local might go? As a caveat, we're both mildly adventurous but not into extremes (travel channel type places). Also, my minor annoyance is that i have bad allergies to fish/seafood, so being able to identify what i am eating is ideal!

Thanks for your help!
Phipps