RFK Rankings · Beijing
Best Restaurants for Brunch in Beijing (2026)
Brunch dining · Beijing · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 17, 2026 · Updated June 17, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Brunch in Beijing splits cleanly in two. There are the grand hotel spreads in Chaoyang, free-flowing seafood-and-champagne affairs that run to a few hundred yuan a head, and there is the quieter, more interesting strand: an unlimited dim sum service in a Sanlitun basement, a survivor cafe by Chaoyang Park, a riverside taproom doing a full English. The contrarian read is that the best brunch in the city is not the most expensive buffet, it is the dim sum trolley at Jing Yaa Tang. We ranked six that are genuinely open in 2026, across both strands. For the wider city, see our Beijing dining guide.
1.Jing Yaa Tang
An all-you-can-eat dim sum brunch made to order in a Sanlitun basement, plus Peking duck; the city's most distinctive brunch.
Jing Yaa Tang sits in the basement of The Opposite House in Sanlitun, and its weekend brunch is the most interesting in Beijing: an all-you-can-eat dim sum service, each piece made to order rather than wheeled around cold on a trolley. The kitchen, which held a Michelin star earlier in the decade, sends out the classics and a few creative pieces alongside its Peking duck, and the design-led room keeps it a notch above the usual yum-cha hall. It runs weekends, roughly 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with pricing that rewards a long sit. This is the contrarian top pick, food over buffet sprawl. Go hungry, order in waves, and do not skip the duck.
Reserve at thebeijinger.com.
2.Il Ristorante - Niko Romito
Niko Romito's refined Italian Sunday brunch in a two-Key Bvlgari dining room; the most polished hotel brunch in the city.
Il Ristorante is the Beijing outpost of three-Michelin-star chef Niko Romito, on the dining floor of the Bvlgari Hotel in the embassy district, and its Sunday brunch is the most refined of the city's hotel spreads. The format is semi-buffet, a la carte Italian mains from the kitchen alongside a buffet of cheeses, charcuterie and desserts, which keeps the cooking sharp rather than letting it sit on a warming tray. The hotel holds two MICHELIN Keys, and the room and service match. Expect a serious spend, with champagne pushing it higher, so confirm the current 2026 rate when you book. For brunch as a proper meal rather than a grazing marathon, this is the pick. Book Sunday and ask after the day's mains.
Reserve at bulgarihotels.com.
3.N'Joy at NUO Hotel
A long-standing benchmark Sunday buffet with live seafood, caviar and free-flow champagne; the grand spread done well.
N'Joy, the all-day dining room at the NUO Hotel near the 798 art district, has long been a benchmark for the big Beijing hotel brunch. The Sunday spread is the full luxury production, live seafood stations with oysters, sea urchin and lobster, caviar, carving stations, and an optional free-flow champagne add-on, served by a kitchen staffed by chefs from around ten countries. It is the brunch to choose when the occasion calls for abundance and a long, celebratory afternoon. Food sits in the high-three-hundreds to mid-four-hundreds a head, with champagne extra, so confirm the current rate. For the grand-buffet experience done with real quality, this is the pick. Go Sunday and pace the seafood.
Reserve at nuohotel.com.
4.FEAST at EAST Beijing
An open-kitchen weekend brunch with a children's playroom, the best variety for the price; the family pick.
FEAST, the all-day room at the EAST Beijing hotel near the Indigo mall, runs a weekend brunch that earns its reputation as the best variety for the money in the city. Saturday and Sunday, roughly 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., it serves a mix of Asian and Western stations cooked to order at the open kitchen, eggs Benedict to order, plus an all-you-can-drink option around the mid-two-hundreds. A children's playroom makes it the natural family choice, and recent 2026 coverage confirms it running its holiday brunches too. It is unfussy, generous and reliable. For a relaxed family brunch without the grand-hotel price, this is the pick. Book the weekend and let the kids loose on the playroom.
Reserve at easthotels.com.
5.The Rug
An organic all-day brunch cafe by Chaoyang Park, the relaxed daily option after two branches closed; go for the hangover plates.
The Rug is the city's organic all-day brunch cafe, and after its Sanlitun and Wangfujing branches closed in early 2025, the survivor is the flagship by Chaoyang Park's south gate. It serves brunch all day, every day, roughly 7:30 a.m. to late, which makes it the relaxed, no-occasion option on this list. The menu runs from hearty hangover-cure breakfasts to lighter Greek-yogurt and chia bowls, with a mapo-tofu pizza for the curious. Dishes sit around seventy to a hundred and thirty yuan. It is the everyday brunch you go back to. Just be sure to go to the Chaoyang Park location, not the closed Sanlitun or Wangfujing ones. Take a terrace table on a clear morning.
Find it at thebeijinger.com.
6.Arrow Factory Brewing
A riverside craft-beer taproom doing a full English and huevos rancheros on weekends; the contrarian brunch with a view.
Arrow Factory Brewing, the local craft-beer pioneer, runs a weekend brunch from its taproom on the Liangma River, and it is the contrarian choice on this list, a gastropub rather than a hotel or a cafe. The riverside deck faces the embassy district and the water, which makes it one of the better warm-weather brunch views in the city. The menu does the hearty thing well, a full English breakfast, huevos rancheros, pie and mash, washed down with the brewery's own beer. The kitchen runs roughly seventy to a hundred and twenty a dish, and it is closed Mondays. For a beer-friendly, view-led brunch away from the buffet circuit, this is the pick. Book the deck on a clear weekend.
Find it at thebeijinger.com.
Avoid for brunch
Closed, still on old lists
Mosto. The long-running Nali Patio favorite, an eighteen-year fixture on Beijing brunch roundups, shut permanently in August 2025; the space is now Nesto. A separate Mosto operates in Shanghai, but the Beijing one is gone.
Right name, closed branches
The Rug, Sanlitun and Wangfujing. Both branches closed in January 2025. Only the Chaoyang Park flagship survives, so do not head to the old Courtyard 4 or Wangfujing addresses for brunch.
How to book brunch in Beijing
Brunch in Beijing is mostly a weekend event, so plan around it. The hotel spreads, NUO, Bvlgari, Kempinski, run mainly on Sunday and fill up, so book a few days ahead and confirm the current price and any champagne add-on directly, since rates shift. Jing Yaa Tang's unlimited dim sum is made to order, so go hungry and pace yourself. EAST's FEAST runs Saturday and Sunday and has a children's playroom, which makes it the family pick. The Rug serves brunch all day, but only its Chaoyang Park flagship survives, so do not head to the old Sanlitun or Wangfujing branches. For the wider city, see our Beijing dining guide and the RFK rankings index.
Frequently asked
Which Beijing brunch has the best food?
Jing Yaa Tang's made-to-order, all-you-can-eat dim sum in Sanlitun is the most distinctive, and Il Ristorante - Niko Romito at the Bvlgari Hotel is the most refined, an Italian semi-buffet from a three-Michelin-star chef's kitchen rather than a warming-tray spread.
Where is the best hotel brunch in Beijing?
N'Joy at the NUO Hotel is a long-standing benchmark, with live seafood, caviar and free-flow champagne. Il Ristorante at the Bvlgari and Signature's at the Kempinski are strong alternatives; all run mainly on Sunday, so book ahead.
Where can I get dim sum for brunch in Beijing?
Jing Yaa Tang, in the basement of The Opposite House in Sanlitun, runs a weekend all-you-can-eat dim sum brunch with each piece made to order, plus Peking duck. It is the standout Chinese brunch on this list.
Is brunch in Beijing a weekend thing?
Mostly. The hotel brunches at NUO, Bvlgari and Kempinski run mainly on Sunday, and FEAST at EAST runs Saturday and Sunday. The Rug by Chaoyang Park is the exception, serving brunch all day, every day.
Where is good for a family brunch in Beijing?
FEAST at EAST Beijing is the family pick: a weekend open-kitchen brunch with strong variety for the price and a children's playroom. The Rug by Chaoyang Park is another relaxed, kid-friendly all-day option.
How much does brunch cost in Beijing?
The grand hotel spreads run from the high three-hundreds to several hundred yuan a head, with champagne add-ons higher. Cafe and gastropub brunches, The Rug and Arrow Factory, sit far lower, roughly seventy to a hundred and thirty yuan a dish.
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