- Address: No.32 Qianmen Dajie, Chongwen District,Beijing
- Phone Number: 010-65112418
- Transportation: subway line 2, C Exist, Qianmen station
- Hours: 11:00am-01:30pm, 04:00pm-08:00pm
Quanjude is a famous Chinese restaurant known for its trademark Quanjude Peking Roast Duck and its longstanding culinary heritage since its establishment in 1864 in Beijing, China .
The restaurant chain sells over 2 million roast ducks served in 400 different styles to over 5 million customers annually. With annual sales reaching 500 million yuan (US$63m), the company has an estimated value of 8.458 billion yuan (US$1.02b) with 600 million yuan (US$76m) in assets and 700 million yuan (US$89m) in "intangible assets".
Once, when Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was hosting important foreign guests at Quanjude, one of the guests asked, “What does Quanjude mean?” Premier Zhou answered with a smile, “Quan (全) means perfection without a flaw, Ju (聚) means gathering without departing, and De (德) means virtues to be supreme.” Therefore, Quanjude together implies perfection, union, and benevolence.
Quanjude has eight direct branches and several other franchises in Beijing. The original location operates in Qianmen with its newest branch opening on Silk Street.
The seven story restaurant on Hepingmen Ave., was a location that hand-picked by former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. Serving up to 5,000 meals a day, this restaurant covers a floor area of 15,000 square meters with over forty private dining rooms and can simultaneously occupy 2,000 guests.
Having established a history and affiliation with the Chinese government at the municipal and central state level, Quanjude has often been used to hold state banquets and to receive celebrities, dignitaries, and important government figures from over 200 countries as distinguished VIP guests.
