A very good friend of mine who has been living in Beijing for the last several years just created an amazing iPhone app for your next trip to China. ChinaBites provides the user with an extensive array of options for non-Chinese speakers to traverse the restaurant scene in China and order properly. You can purchase the app HERE and watch the video on how it works. You can also check out ChinaBites for more info on three major Chinese cities and the various cuisines and dishes you might find. Plus a lot of mouth-watering photos.

China Menu is a comprehensive guide to eating out in almost any restaurant on your next trip to China. Whet your appetite by browsing over 200 gorgeous photographs of mouth watering Chinese favorites such as Kung Pao Chicken and Mapo Tofu. Learn about table etiquette and local eating customs by browsing over 60 translated situations you’re likely to encounter while dining out in China. Alert the waiter to your individual meal preferences with a handy translation function.

Taste freedom

China Menu gives you the freedom to break out of the “tourist-only” restaurants and experience the depth and breadth of Chinese cuisine usually only available to locals. Select any dish you like, ask for a recommendation, or make a request - with a single click, your order will be translated into large, friendly Chinese characters that you can hold up for your waiter to read.