Indian adventure

Hazara, a North Indian eatery in Beijing, focuses on austere tandoori dishes as well as rich handi dishes.

Being dazzled by the enormous number of Chinese and Western eateries in Beijing, we decided to try something different to tempt our taste buds. Our recent visit to an Indian restaurant near the Workers Stadium turned out to be a great discovery. The exotic flavors in a seductive setting made us feel like we had stepped back in time.

The restaurant Hazara is named after "the Hazaras", a central Asian tribe in the northern mountains of the Indo-Afghan border who are believed to have a long history of trading activities along the Silk Road. Hazara and Lan Na Thai restaurant are the two dining rooms of Face Beijing, a boutique hotel that mimics the ancient inns along the Silk Road with an antique-filled Asian decor.