Beijing Boyce

Here are the unofficial results of the seventh annual The Beijinger restaurant awards, held this afternoon at Joy Luck. I typed them in when I wasn’t yapping with friends, sipping on beer, or giggling at quips by emcees Dominic Hill-Johnson of Plastered T-shirts and Ai Wan of Epic — I’ll list some of their best soon. My apologies for typos, mistakes, and missed categories — I didn’t catch two or three.

The winners are based on reader voting, which can be influenced by everything from the quality of a place to how long it has been in business to how much PR effort it exerts to whether its clientele tends to attract people who would actually take time to vote, so let’s see who the “expert panel” picked as winners. I’ll have more on the awards tonight or tomorrow: For now, here are the winners, subject to revision by the official list from The Beijinger that is due out tomorrow.

Best hot pot: Haidilao
Outstanding: Ding Ding Xiang, Little Sheep

Best Xinjiang: Red Rose
Outstanding: Crescent Moon, My Neighborhood Chuar Place

Best Yunnan: Middle Eight
Outstanding: Dali Courtyard, South Silk Road

Best Sichuan: Southern Beauty
Outstanding: Chuan Ban, Spice Spirit

Best Dim Sum: Jin Ding Xuan
Outstanding: Crysal Jade Palace, Lei Garden

Best Thai: Purple Haze
Outstanding: Phrik Thai, Serve the People

Best Vietnamese: Muse
Outstanding: Nam Nam, Va Va Voom

Best Indian/Pakistani (tie): Ganges, Taj Pavillion
Outstanding: Indian Kitchen, The Mughal’s Resaurant

Best Mexican: The Saddle Cantina
Outstanding: Luga’s Villa, Peter’s Tex Mex

Best Middle Eastern: 1001 Nights
Outstanding: Biteapitta, Rumi

Best Italian: Annie’s
Outstanding: Assagi, L’Isola

Best Japanese: Hatsune
Outstanding: Matsuko, Tairyo Teppanyaki

Best American: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Chef Too, Grandman’s Kitchen

Best Mediterranean: Sureno
Outstanding: Athena, The Olive

Best French: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Brasserie Flo, Cafe de la Poste

Best pizza: The Tree
Outstanding: Kro’s Nest, Annie’s

Best Steak: Meat & Wine Company
Outstanding: Chef Too, Morel’s, Salt

Best: Olas Tapas Cafe
Outstanding: Carmen, Mare

Best Kung Pao Chicken: South Beauty
Outstanding: Bellagio, Xiao Wang Fu

Best burger: Let’s Burger
Outstanding: Blue Frog, Chef Too

Best Beijing duck: Da Dong
Outstanding: Duck de China, Quanjude

Best wine list: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Enoteca, Mosto

Best romantic meal: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Capital M, Mosto, The Courtyard

Best Decor: LAN
Outstanding: Hatsune (Sanlitun), Maison Boulud

Best for impressing visitors: Da Dong
Outstanding: Capital M, LAN

Best service: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Haidilao, Salt

Best family friendly: Annie’s
Outstanding: Element Fresh, didn’t catch this one

Best chef: Ana Esteves of Salt
Outstanding: William Bolton of Chef Too, Daniel Urdaneta of Mosto

Best business lunch: Alameda
Outstanding: Mosto, Salt

Best brunch: Element Fresh
Outstanding: Chef Too, Vineyard Cafe

Best hotel brunch: Bubbalicious, Westin Beijing Chaoyang; Bubbly Sundays, Westin Beijing Financial Street
Outstanding: FIZZtastic, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing; Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott Hotel Beijing

Best Contemporary Chinese: Da Dong
Outstanding: Bei at Opposite House, Made in China at Grand Hyatt

Restaurant of the Year, Chinese: Da Dong
Outstanding: Din Tai Fung, Haidilao Hot Pot, Made in China @ Grand Hyatt

Restaurant of the Year, Non-Chinese: Maison Boulud
Outstanding: Mosto, SALT

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