Do I need to make an appointment at the Icehouse Restaurant in the Forbidden City?

No reservation is required for the Icehouse Restaurant in the Forbidden City. Dining shall be conducted accordi

Do I need to make an appointment at the Icehouse Restaurant in the Forbidden City?

No reservation is required for the Icehouse Restaurant in the Forbidden City. Dining shall be conducted according to the business hours of the Icehouse Restaurant. When there are many people, you need to queue up to get the number. Icehouse Restaurant, located in Beijing Palace Museum, is the only restaurant in Beijing Palace Museum. The ice room used to be the place where the ancient emperors stored ice cubes, but it was later changed into a place where tourists could eat and drink. Formerly known as the Palace Ice Room, it was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Used by the ancient royal family, it is a semi-underground arch cave building. Every time after beginning of winter, Tongzi River will wash the river to purify the water quality, build temporary dams with wooden piers to store water, and wait until it freezes in winter and becomes solid in the future, and then hire migrant workers to cut the ice cubes into one foot and five inches square, pull them into the freezer and put them in order, waiting for the summer to open.