Five Guys near The Forbidden City? The homegrown burger chain looks east.


Five Guys Burgers and Fries appears to be ready for mainland China.

The Greater Washington-born burger chain is preparing to open a location this year in a high-end mall in the Xidan commercial district of Beijing, according to The Beijinger, an English-language site covering China’s second-largest city. The location would be just less than 3 miles from The Forbidden City.

We've reached out to Five Guys’ corporate office in Lorton for confirmation and will update this space when we hear back.

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