The Moscow Restaurant near the Beijing Zoo and Beijing Exhibition center is the first western restaurant in Beijing. Built in 1954, it was built to demonstrate the brotherhood between China and Soviet Union. Similarly, Moscow has a restaurant called Beijing Restaurant.
I first got interested in this place from watching the movie "in the heat of the sun" (阳光灿烂的日子) in it, it was portrayed as the ultimate symbol for luxury and power during the tumultuous 60s in Beijing.
The food is actually not bad, I went in with low expectations as I was told by my dad that from his memory as a child, the restaurant was an over rated place that sold crappy food. I did enjoy my food, however I think it IS on the pricey side. Its worth going just for the atmosphere trust me.
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