Dear all

I have a about eight-hour stop over in Beijing (arriving 7 am and departing 3 pm) on a Saturday.

I would like to visit the forbidden palace during this trip (after seeking advices from other FT travellers) and have some nice beijing duck...unfortunately alone. I decided to drop the purchaing fake goods plan...

Being a tourist, I only know and heard of quanjude. But it seems there are much more choices.

COuld someone recommend me a decent place (and not overly expensive) to go for some duck and side dishes (e.g. pepper beef cubes) that is not too overly far from the forbidden place or near any metro station and importantly I do not need to stay in the line for too long since I do not have too much time to spare.

Actually, I think I need to start my lunch at 11 am, so that I could finish it by 12:30 pm and get back to the airport by 2pm.

Appreciate your advices.