Restaurant in Beijing, China
Michelin-recognised Cantonese, mid-range pricing.
A Michelin Plate Cantonese restaurant (2024, 2025) inside the Kerry Hotel on Guanghua Road, Horizon is one of Chaoyang's more reliable late-evening dining options at the ¥¥ price point. It won't replace a serious Cantonese specialist, but for credentialed cooking at a mid-range spend in Beijing's diplomatic core, the value case is clear.
It's late in Chaoyang, the city's dining rooms are thinning out, and you want something that isn't a hotpot chain or a hotel buffet running on fumes. Horizon, inside the Kerry Hotel Beijing on Guanghua Road, holds its ground as one of the more credible Cantonese options in the district when the evening stretches past standard dinner hours. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) say the kitchen is doing something consistently right. Whether that's worth your time and money depends on what you're comparing it against — and we'll get to that.
Cantonese cuisine in Beijing is a harder sell than it sounds. The capital's dining culture tilts toward northern Chinese cooking, and most hotel restaurants lean on their address rather than their kitchen. Horizon is the exception worth noting. The Michelin Plate recognition, earned back-to-back in 2024 and 2025, positions it in a tier above the average hotel Cantonese room: not a starred destination, but a restaurant where the cooking meets a documented standard of quality. For a food-focused traveller staying in Chaoyang or passing through the Kerry Hotel, that credentialing matters.
The Kerry Hotel sits on Guanghua Road in Chaoyang, Beijing's diplomatic and commercial core, which makes Horizon a practical choice for business diners and travellers who want somewhere reliable without crossing the city. Compared to hunting down a neighbourhood Cantonese specialist in a less central district, the location trades some character for real convenience — a trade many Chaoyang visitors will find worth making. For the rest of our picks in the area, see our full Beijing restaurants guide.
On atmosphere: the room at a Michelin Plate hotel Cantonese in this bracket typically runs composed and low-key rather than loud. The energy skews business-dinner and couples rather than large celebrating groups, which means noise levels stay manageable into the evening. If you're dining late and want a room where conversation doesn't require leaning in, this works better than many of Beijing's livelier Cantonese options. The Google rating sits at 4.3 across 43 reviews , a respectable signal at a sample size that suggests a steady, satisfied clientele rather than viral hype.
Cantonese is one of China's most technically demanding regional cuisines, and Beijing isn't its natural home , most of the serious Cantonese cooking in mainland China concentrates in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. That makes Michelin recognition here a more meaningful credential than it would be in Hong Kong or Guangdong, where the competition is far deeper. For context on what serious Cantonese cooking looks like in this tier across the region, Forum in Hong Kong and Le Palais in Taipei set the standard at higher price points. Closer to home, Lei Garden at Jinbao Tower is the main peer to consider within Beijing's Cantonese category.
Priced at ¥¥, Horizon sits in the mid-range bracket , above a casual meal, below the ¥¥¥¥ restaurants that define Beijing's splurge tier. That positions it as one of the stronger value cases for a quality Cantonese dinner in the city. If you're cross-shopping against Xin Rong Ji on Xinyuan South Road or Chao Shang Chao in Chaoyang, you're looking at a full price tier jump for different cuisine styles, not a direct comparison in quality-adjusted terms.
For late-night dining specifically, Horizon's hotel setting is an advantage. Hotel kitchens typically run later than standalone restaurants, and the Kerry Hotel's address means kitchen hours are likely extended relative to neighbourhood spots. If you're arriving late from a flight into Capital Airport , which feeds directly into Chaoyang , or finishing a long business evening, this is the kind of address that keeps the kitchen open when others have already closed. Confirm current hours directly with the hotel before arriving, as specific service times aren't in our data.
For travellers building a broader Beijing food itinerary, Horizon pairs well with northern Chinese options elsewhere in the city. The Beijing Kitchen on Jianguo Road covers the capital's own cuisine, while Fu Chun Ju and The House of Dynasties give you additional range across the city's dining register. If you want to extend into bars or hotels after dinner, our full Beijing bars guide and our full Beijing hotels guide cover both. Cantonese in other Chinese cities worth benchmarking against: Imperial Treasure in Guangzhou, Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing, and Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau for a sense of how the category scales across mainland China.
Booking difficulty is easy , walk-ins may be possible, but a reservation is always the smarter move in a hotel dining room of this category. Given the Michelin recognition, peak Friday and Saturday evenings can fill up, but this is not the kind of room where you need to plan weeks ahead. Aim for a few days' notice at minimum. The ¥¥ price point means you're not committing to a significant outlay, which makes Horizon a lower-stakes booking decision than Beijing's top-tier restaurants.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Ease | Michelin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon | Cantonese | ¥¥ | Easy | Plate (2025) |
| Lei Garden (Jinbao Tower) | Cantonese | ¥¥¥ | Moderate | , |
| Jing | French Contemporary | ¥¥¥ | Moderate | , |
| Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Rd) | Taizhou | ¥¥¥¥ | Hard | , |
| Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) | Chao Zhou | ¥¥¥¥ | Moderate | , |
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon | ¥¥ | Easy | — |
| Jing | ¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Lamdre | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Jingji | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Horizon measures up.
No tasting menu is confirmed in the venue record, so this is not a format you should book Horizon for specifically. What the Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 does confirm is consistent kitchen quality at the ¥¥ price tier — solid value for Cantonese cooking in Beijing without committing to an omakase-style format. If a structured tasting experience is your priority, look at Lamdre or Jing instead.
Yes, with calibrated expectations. Horizon sits inside the Kerry Hotel on Guanghua Road, which provides a reliable event-dinner setting without the chaos of a standalone restaurant. The two consecutive Michelin Plate awards give it enough credibility for a business dinner or low-key celebration, and the ¥¥ pricing means you won't feel the bill the next morning. For a more statement occasion, Jing or Xin Rong Ji would carry more prestige.
A hotel restaurant at the ¥¥ tier in Chaoyang rarely books out weeks in advance, but securing a reservation a few days ahead is still the smarter move than walking in. Weekend evenings and large group bookings warrant earlier contact. Hours and direct booking details are not published in the current venue record, so your best route is through the Kerry Hotel front desk or concierge.
Horizon is a Cantonese restaurant inside the Beijing Kerry Hotel on Guanghua Road in Chaoyang — that context matters, because hotel Cantonese in Beijing can range from forgettable to genuinely good. The back-to-back Michelin Plate awards place Horizon in the latter camp. At ¥¥ pricing, the entry point is accessible, and the format suits both solo diners and small groups without requiring a special-occasion mindset.
At ¥¥, Horizon is one of the more straightforward value calls in Beijing's Cantonese category — Michelin Plate recognition two years running at a mid-range price point is a reasonable proposition. It won't match the depth of a dedicated Cantonese kitchen like Xin Rong Ji, but it outperforms most hotel dining in the same bracket. If you're already staying at the Kerry or based in Chaoyang, the equation is easy.
For Cantonese specifically, Xin Rong Ji on Xinyuan South Road is the sharper choice if you want more culinary rigour and are willing to spend up. Lamdre is worth considering if you want something with a different regional Chinese register. For hotel dining in a similar Chaoyang bracket, Jingji is a comparable option. Chao Shang Chao suits groups or casual meals where format matters less than atmosphere.
Hotel restaurants at the ¥¥ tier generally handle solo diners without issue, and Horizon's setting inside the Kerry Hotel means service is structured enough to make a single-cover booking unremarkable. No counter or bar seating is confirmed in the venue record, but solo diners won't feel out of place here the way they might at a large-format banquet venue. It's a practical choice if you want Michelin-recognised Cantonese without the overhead of coordinating a group.
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