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"With a pedigree tracing back to an original Beijing location from 1864, this One MICHELIN Star outpost proves the legacy hasn’t lost its luster, pairing a gold-accented, opulent-meets-modern dining room with precision cooking. The signature duck is superlatively crispy and juicy, but the splurges are many—think bird’s nest, sea cucumber, and even a whole king crab—while a deft touch shines on simpler plates from stir-fried mustard greens with garlic to a refined broth of abalone and matsutake." - Michael He