Scala Restaurant

Scala, a Shanghai-style Chinese restaurant, has been around for several decades -- its longevity is largely due to its famous Peking duck.

"In this defiantly retro haunt on the ground floor of the Scala cinema, yellow-jacketed waiters bring the duck you’ve always dreamed of, the amber skin crisp but not greasy, the flesh flavorful but not overpowering," says author and editor Tim Footman.

Those yellow-jacketed waiters carve it up right at your table, accompanied with perfect pancakes and sweet sauce.

Among the popular ways to serve the leftover duck are to deep-fry it in garlic and boil it in soup, but the chefs will accommodate any taste.