Guijie (Ghost Street) is located near Dongzhimen. This 1.5-km street is lined with over 100 restaurants, many of which are open around the clock. Business is particularly booming at night, when the street is lit-up by red lanterns, and the fragrance of chili and prickly ash is all-pervasive. The restaurants here serve a great diversity of dishes, including Sichuan, Shandong and Canton dishes, as well as snacks, barbecue, hotpot and ethnic minority dishes.

How to get there: the most convenient is to take subway Line 2 to Dongzhimen, leave through Exit A or D, then walk. Bus 107, 106, 24, 117 all directly go to Guijie.