The Bar/Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

"The hotel offers stellar restaurants, including Yu, serving Cantonese cuisine and decorated with celadon green ceramics and Buddhist stone sculptures and jade pieces in the private-room wing, and Barolo, which offers traditional Italian cuisine with wines by the glass"

"Dining options include Barolo, an intimate contemporary Italian eatery, and the jade-themed Yu, for Cantonese cuisine"

"In an area where Ferragamo, Chanel, and other couture practically spills out onto the street, this Ritz-Carlton feels rather at home; the dinky marble lobby, mahogany-decorated rooms, excellent Italian restaurant (Barolo), and Davidoff-sponsored cigar bar feel like something from another age, which is no bad thing if you can afford it"

"Locals mix with guests over the modern Cantonese and Sichuan fare at Yu, or over fritto misto and olive-crusted rack of lamb at the crimson-walled Barolo Italian restaurant"

"Dine at Barolo for an Italian meal or eat at Yu for Chinese cuisine"