Beijing's dining-out market valued at more than 100 billion yuan

The number of Asian flavor restaurants in Beijing has reached 4,399, among which 2,454 are Japanese restaurants, the most common. [Photo/IC]

Beijing's dining-out industry last year reached 110 billion yuan ($16 billion) in value, a year-on-year growth of 7.3 percent, according to the municipal's commerce bureau on Friday.

At the Asian Food Cultural Forum held in Beijing Friday, the bureau released two reports on Asian food market development and trends in Asian food in 2019.

Yan Ligang, head of Beijing's Commerce Bureau, said the number of Asian flavor restaurants in Beijing reached 4,399, among which 2,454 are Japanese restaurants, the most common.

Korean restaurants ranked second with 1,546 restaurants, while Thai food was the third with 124 restaurants.

"Beijing has been accelerating the international consumption development in the city," Yan said. "The government has carried out policies to encourage late-night dining and band building of new restaurants."

He said Beijing will continue to improve the investment climate in the dining industry in an effort to development the industry.