Located on Gongti Beilu in Chaoyang District, A Thousand and One Nights is one of Beijing's oldest Arab restaurants, open daily from 11am to 2am. Its ornate facade with Middle Eastern-style carvings and purple lighting makes it a neighborhood landmark, and it has a second branch in the Solana shopping area. The restaurant serves authentic Arab cuisine overseen by a Yemeni chef, with a menu of fresh pita bread, hummus, and roast lamb, complemented by belly-dancing performances that lend the dining room a festive, storybook atmosphere. Readers of The Beijinger voted it "Outstanding Middle Eastern" restaurant in 2011, cementing its reputation among Beijing's Arab community and Muslim travelers for well over a decade.