Post-swimming indulgence – Restaurants near Chaoyang Park swimming pool

By Annie Wei

Outdoor pools are open only three months of the year, so take advantage of the water to beat the heat. The former Olympic swimming venue in Chaoyang Park is ideal for weekend excursions with friends or family since the place is surrounded by many eateries – the perfect ending to a day of fun.

Meaty Korean barbecue feast

Qianshouyu, a Korean barbeque place, stands out among the restaurants on Lucky Street with its affordable, yet appetizing, fare and relaxing atmosphere. The restaurant, which features a terrace and dark green decoration, offers a wide selection of barbequed meats that won’t bust your budget.

Besides the usual beef and pork (48 to 250 yuan), Qianshouyu also offers chicken and fish for the grill. Hot chicken wings cost 35 yuan per 250 grams, 22 yuan for the same amount of pepper-marinated chicken and 36 yuan for sautéed chicken gristle.

Two hundred fifty to 300 grams of pan-fried yellow croaker costs 48 yuan, mackerel 28 yuan, saury 28 yuan and two yellow catfish 32 yuan.

If you’re eating solo, Beijing Today recommends getting one of the set barbeque meals (starting at 38 yuan). It consists of three types of meat, a bowl of rice, soup, salad, an egg, leafy vegetables and three sauces for the meat: barbeque, oil and black pepper and fruit-flavored sauce. The waitress can grill the meat in front of you.

The restaurant offers traditional Korean desserts and freshly squeezed fruit juice (starting from 16 yuan). But we suggest you pass on the fruity beverages since they do not taste very good. Instead, opt for organic soy milk (5 to 10 yuan) at the nearby Lohos supermarket.

Qianshouyu
Where: A8, 1 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang District
Open: 11 am – 9 pm
Tel: 5867 0286 and 5867 0287