Many people in Beijing believe that the best place to eat local cuisine is at a restaurant affiliated to the local government`s Beijing office (zhu jing ban). It is true in the case of Ba Min Shi Fu. which is affiliated to the Fujian Government`s Beijing office.

The restaurant serves probably Beijing`s cheapest Arhat Buddha jump over the wall soup. at 88 yuan per person. The soup is so called because it is so tasty and fragrant that the legend said a monk living next doors jumped over to try it. The soup features a mixture of abalone. shark fin. fish maw. pigeon egg and mushroom. simmered for more than six hours in a caldron. The result is thick and tasty soup. Buddha jump over the wall soups made with better quality materials cost more.

Another specialty is boiled sea clam in three-meat clear soup. which is simmered with chicken. pork loin and beef. The restaurant`s fish meat ball is particularly juicy. It is made with pork wrapping and pork filling. Also try Fujian style oyster pancakes.

The restaurant provides a red rice wine that is a bit different from other places. It tastes even better when heated. It is organizing an autumn Fujian food festival with a special menu until Nov 30. average spending is 150 yuan per person.

11:30am-2pm. 5:30-9:30pm.

3/F Fujian Dasha. 11 Anzhen Xili Sanqu. Chaoyang district.

010-6442-8833 ext 5855.