Florentine dinner at Invito Invito, A new, swanky Italian restaurant just opened this June at the quiet Solana Shopping Center, just by the edge of Chaoyang Park Lake.

Paninoteca Add: No. 1 Sanlitun Beixiaojie, near the offices of the European Union and the Germany Embassy. Telephone 84541797

+39 Italian Restaurant and Lounge That's as in "Dial Italia!" No pizzas here, which is perhaps a pity as it's not easy to get proper Italian pizzas in China.

Alla Osteria The Osteria is found at the unpretentious end of the Italian Restaurant market, providing excellent cheap food.

Annie's Unpretentious, affordable Italian food. Voted "Best Italian" and "Best Value for Money" in the tbj 2007 Restaurant Awards. Free delivery.