Beijing Restaurant with a View of Qianmen and Tiananmen Square
Capital M (前门M餐厅) is on the top list of my favorite restaurants with a view...
May 16, 2018Published
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Capital M (前门M餐厅) is on the top list of my favorite restaurants with a view in Beijing. The letter "M" comes from "Michelle", or Michelle Garnaut, an Australian restaurateur, the owner and founder of Capital M. This is Michelle’s fourth restaurant in China after the Fringe in Hong Kong, M on the Bund and Glamour Bar in Shanghai.
It is said that it took seven years for Melbourne-born restaurateur Michelle Garnaut to turn Capital M a reality. Capital M's charm is three-fold: artistic decoration, elegant fare and wine, and stupendous view.
All the dining rooms are ornately built. The main room known as "The Silver Room" features parquet flooring, hand-painted mural, gold-leaf pillars and elegant lighting, suitable for corporate dinner, romantic wedding and important events. It is a cozy and opulent setting for European culinary indulgence.
Its menus change with the seasons taking advantage of the local food and imported delicacies to satisfy your taste buds. It offers dining and drinking service for brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks. A range of fine wines and classic cocktails are on offer at the bar.
Below is part of the sample menu for dinner at Capital M: Mezze Platter ~ for sharing dips of tzatziki, babaganoush, hummus & htipiti cauliflower fritters, tarator, fried haloumi cheese fresh vegetable shards, spinach & feta pies & spiced olives all served with our own warm flat bread
Oysters & Caviar Fine de Claire No.4 Freshly shucked Oysters from Brittany
Mandarin Beluga Caviar (sustainably farmed from Qiandaohu) with Melba’s toast & all the classical trimmings
Red Gazpacho & White Gazpacho Ajo Blanco, with almonds and grapes & the classic Gazpacho AndaluzMoroccan Modern ~ Heirloom carrots, organic chickpeas, sweet Medjool dates, petals and leaves, sumac & spices, orange blossom dressing
Desserts Hot Raspberry Soufflé with a cool berry swirl ice-cream (20 minutes please)
Very Famous Pavlova... proudly served in all M’ restaurants since 1989 a light, fluffy & crisp meringue base topped with passion fruit ice-cream, lashings of fresh cream, fresh fruits and passion fruit sauce ~
Eating outside is one of the best features attracting legions of dinners to Capital M, which provides the terrace for beautiful al fresco dining. The terrace allows to have one of the most impressive views in the city - Overlooking Tiananmen Square, busy Qianmen Street, Forbidden City ......
How to get there? Take subway line 2 and alight at the station of Qianmen and exit from Exit B and walk south to a pailou (decorative archway gate) to Qianmen Street. Don't enter the archway and instead just turn left to a sideway, then you see a sign overhead with the big letter "M" on top of a group of grey buildings.
Strolling along the buildings and you can spot the sign for entrance to Capital M on the third floor.
Qianmen Paifang, a decorative archwayTurn left to a sidewalk, then you see a sign overhead with the big letter "M" on top of a group of grey buildings.The big letter "M" sign hanging out from the side of the buildings easy for diners to recognize.A large signboard pointing to the entrance to the Building for Capital MFrom the elegantly decorated first floor and take the elevator to the third floor where Capital M is perched.
Walking out of the elevator, you will enter the bar area for Capital M.
Walking out of the elevator, you will enter the bar area for Capital M.The Silver Room - parquet flooring, hand-painted mural, gold-leaf pillars and elegant lightingThe terrace for the amazing outside eatingThe al fresco terrace overlooking Tiananmen SquareDrinking and Talking with the view of Zhengyang Tower and Tiananmen Square.Iced Red Tea DrinkThe outdoor eating terrace attracts legions of diners.
Restaurant: Capital M Average Cost: approx. 366 yuan per person Add: 3/F, No.2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street 东城区前门大街2号3楼 Tel: 0086 (10) 6702 2727 Fax: 0086 (10 ) 6702 3737
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