Vegan-friendly
Chinese
功德林素菜馆 北京市崇文区前门东大街2号 is a well known, historic restaurant. Moved to this space in 2010. Offers many different dishes. Drinks are only in Chinese letters listed. Open Mon-Sun 10:30am-9:00pm.
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2 Qianmen E St, ChongWenMen, Dongcheng Qu, Beijing Shi, Beijing, China
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63 Reviews
First Review by BeijingCat
enRoute
Points +1413
Wow... what a place. - Edit
I was a bit surprised by the formal dining-hall style of this place, as I'd expected something smaller. Large picture menu and the place just oozes character and history. A bit hard to navigate with only English, but not impossible with a bit of patience. Note that, as with many nicer Chinese veg restaurants, there is a huge variation in dish prices... from 20 RMB to 200, depending on the item and rarity. There are more affordable and filling options, some towards the back, but you need to look for them. Within walking distance of both Tiananmen and Temple of Heaven.
Read morePros: Vast menu, Reliable quality, Historic
Cons: Super pricey, Highly formal service
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anarchistanimal
Points +563
Great place - Edit
A popular and well established vegetarian restaurant. I had three dishes - sesame cakes, a tofu dish and a vegie dish - which left me very full and happy. They were all great. The price was ok - I paid 85 rmb in total. The menu has pictures.
Read morePros: Delicious, High-quality
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psiphi75
Points +270
Good food in a nice restaurant - Edit
We had our evening meal here. The staff were friendly and they spoke enough English to get by. We had a small meal but it was very good. It was a bit pricey.
Read morePros: good food, friendly service
Cons: expensive
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aradhakr
Points +150
Great food but expensive - Edit
I was here in September 2011. The place is very nice looking on the inside. Like almost all of the vegetarian establishments in China it is Buddhist. They have a nice colorful menu with pictures of various dishes. The quality of the food is remarkable. The downside is that it's fairly expensive. Vegetarian food should not be that expensive, especially in China, but these places tend to be a ripoff because they know there are not many dining options for vegetarians. Overall, would definitely recommend.
Read morePros: excellent food
Cons: expensive
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Pitaya
Points +1312
Classic good-quality restaurant - Edit
Classical Chinese vegetarian restaurant, oldest in town. Be sure to check that you have the new address of the restaurant as it has quite recently moves: http://www.beijingimpression.com/restaurant/Gongdelin-vegetarian-restaurant-Beijing.shtml (this is the new venue)
Read moreChinese style furniture and decoration, peaceful atmosphere and friendly staff. Large menu with lots of mockmeat dishes, but also salads etc.
Tested this with meat-eater and he also liked what he got. "Meat pie" was delicious.
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mrrfrost
Points +354
Enjoyed the food - Edit
A large menu, lively atmosphere and the dtaff were generally friendly. I had the steak pieces as a starter which was big enough for 2 and then a spicy chicken dish for the main which was good but too many peppers- I guess that was the spicy part!
Read moreWith rice and drink came to 90 Yuan so not that expensive at all. About a 5 minute walk from Chongwenmen metro station south west exit.
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m@earthville
Points +10386
Don't make (or maintain) 'em like they used to... - Edit
The menu at Gongdelin does include some above-average veggie fare, but whether it's "better enough" to justify the far above average prices is debatable, especially considering its below-average service.
Read moreI spent much of my meal contemplating how far Gongdelin seems to have fallen from its noble origins - apparently founded by venerated spiritualist out of great compassion, but now peddling cheap beer without a trace of mindfulness or a hint of a smile.
I felt it was worth going once as a field study in the vegetarian history of China, and the tasty food rewarded my curiosity, but i doubt i'd return. If you want high-end, try Pure Lotus, and if you want equal-or-better food with much better service for lower prices, try Tianchu Miaoxiang Vegetarian in Chaowai.
Pros: Some above-average veggie fare, Reasonably pleasing aesthetics
Cons: Apathetic service, Surprisingly high prices
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la_de_dah
Points +32
Great Spicy "Chicken" - Edit
The menu is enormous, and includes English. The food is really good, but somewhat pricey. The cheapest entree would be around 39 yuan, but specialties were around 160 yuan. The staff is not very enthusiastic, but it is a beautiful restaurant. We would go there again.
Read morePros: Good Food, Many choices, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Somewhat expensive, Disinterested staff
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BeijingCat
Points +44
Excellent wallnut/Aubergine dish - Edit
Excellent wallnut/Aubergine dish
Read moreI first ate in Gong Delin when I was in Beijing in 1990. At that time it was a bitter disappointment as the desinterested state company it was. Since the Qianmen waidajie has been de/up?graded in a chique boulevard. The original Gong De Lin has now moved to the 前门东大街（qianmendongdajie）corner祈年大街。It still has a bit of the old state company flavour. But the dishes are mostly good.
Ther should be more "non mockmeat" dishes on the menu. And why not ask a real musician to play.
Pros: On mockmeats excellent, Some some good general dishes
Cons: Desinterested waiters, Noisy canned music
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