Āmáo Qīngzhēn Shāokǎo

Yunnan


This is the place to eat delicious barbecue on tiny stools. Everything – fish, meat, veggies, tofu – is on display, so just pick and choose. It's tucked down an alley off Hanlin Jie south of the Zhu Family Garden. If you can't find it, ask around: everyone knows it.


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