Reposted from the web

Summary: This mosque travel essay records the Eid al-Adha and student graduation event at Zhaotong Baxianda Mosque in Yunnan, with reflections on mosque education, Hui Muslim youth, religious learning, local history, and hope for the next generation.



On July 2, 2023, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was cloudless. Muslims from Zhaowei-Lu gathered from all directions at the Baxianda Mosque in Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City, because the annual Eid al-Adha and the graduation celebration of graduating students will be held here today.

The main mosque of Zhaotong Baxianda Mosque is also known as [Zhaowei-Lu Ancient Mosque]. It was first built in the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1730) and is located in Baxianying, Shouwang Hui Township, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province. It has experienced damage and reconstruction during this period. In 1983, the Zhaotong Baxianda Mosque was designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit. Imam Ma Minglun (1898-1938) taught for ten years, and the mosque became the well-known "Haiyi" mosque in Zhaotong. He himself served as the general dean of Zhaoshi 36 Mosque, and his disciple Ma Weihai (a well-known alim in Yunnan and a former member of the China Islamic Association) founded the "Zhaowei-Lu State Education United Chongzhen Normal School" when he was teaching (1942-1956). The Baxianda Ancient Mosque is surrounded by green cypresses, with a quiet environment and complete school buildings. Well-planned school leadership, capable and outstanding teaching staff, scientific and complete teaching syllabus, comfortable and elegant library, and meticulous logistical services. The school-running orientation of "school, academy, publicity", the school-running philosophy of "education and academic compatibility, Yi-Confucian culture compatibility", and four compatible school-running characteristics, namely "compatibility of academics and employment, compatibility of classics and Chinese studies, compatibility of tradition and modernity, compatibility of majors and electives". The Baxianda Mosque is waiting for your arrival in the spirit of "cultural exchange and inclusiveness", because every teacher, mosque management committee and the community of the Baxianda Mosque always firmly believes that "success comes from the right choice." We work hard and contribute diligently to cultivate a younger generation of scholar-imams and imam-type scholars who are patriotic, loving, knowledgeable, noble in character, and willing to contribute!

The Baxianda Mosque, Maohao Street Mosque in Zhaoyang District, Tuogu Mosque, Tiejiawan Mosque, Wenping Mosque and Longtoushan Mosque in Ludian County are the earliest mosques built in Zhaotong City. For hundreds of years, these mosques have always put education first. Even today, these famous mosques still have more or less dozens or hundreds of students who are eager to study. These mosques bring a large amount of fresh blood to Zhaowei-Lu's religious deen every year, allowing this nation's faith to be well passed on.



I pass by the Baxianda Mosque on the main road under its wall every year, but I have never come in to see it. Just like what I said in the part about the Baxianda Mosque in "A Little Poem for the Mosque", "Every time I ride to my uncle's house / I pass by your feet / But I have never walked inside to get to know you / My image of you is / solemn / majestic / rich in history." Today I finally walked into the Baxianda Mosque that I had longed for and fulfilled my long-cherished wish for many years.

As soon as you enter the gate, you are greeted by a winding stone path with strong historical traces. However, due to people's continuous stepping on it for hundreds of years, deep "footprints" have appeared on the thick stone. At this moment, I believed Li Bai's stories of "an iron pestle ground into a needle" and "a drop of water penetrated a stone". I believed that as long as we strive towards the same goal day after day, year after year, everything is possible. At the end of the stone path is a small "patio". To the left of the patio is the wing room, and further down is the water room. The right wing of the patio is the headquarters of the 43rd Division of the People's Liberation Army that liberated Zhaotong City, and immediately next to it is the main hall of the mosque. The main hall is not very large, and it is also decorated with an ancient pure wooden structure. The pillars standing upright are like the heroes of our nation who are not afraid of sacrificing everything for the people. The pillars support the beams. Aren't these beams the people of our nation who actively support the heroes who are the pillars? If our nation and this group can be compared to a person, those pillars that stand upright are the spirit of our group, then these people who actively support the heroes are the backbone of this person. Because this nation has a spirit and a backbone, it can endure for a long time!

When I came to the venue, I was touched by a couplet on the rostrum. This couplet said, "Faith saves the heart. If faith does not prosper, the heart will die. Culture will save the nation. If culture does not prosper, the nation will perish." Maybe in the eyes of many people, these are just twenty short words, but in my opinion, these twenty words are a sincere hope for the future of our nation. In my opinion, the person who can write this couplet is definitely a person who cares about the future of our nation all day long. Only such a person can see education so thoroughly! If an imam has such a sense of urgency, the students he teaches will definitely not be bad, no! They will definitely become the pillars of Zhaowei-Lu deen like their teacher!





Seeing the high-spirited and heroic appearance of the graduates, and hearing the passionate and exciting speech of the graduate representative, one has to say sincerely, "It's good to be young." Once upon a time, I also sat on the podium as a graduate and gave a passionate speech as a graduate representative. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten years, which is enough time for the entire environment to undergo tremendous changes, and I have also changed from the young boy who claimed to have "the physical fitness of a special forces soldier" to a middle-aged old man who may die from illness at any time.

Principal Ma's sincere teachings to the graduates are like an old father's instructions to his children who are about to go away. It can be seen that Principal Ma is extremely proud and proud in his heart, but he also contains the slightest reluctance to let go of the children. What makes us proud and proud is that there are only a handful of mosques running schools in Zhaowei-Lu today, and even fewer of our students can withstand the interference of the world and the impact of the economic wave and finally graduate successfully. Thinking that these students will soon become the pillars of Zhaowei-Lu, how can this not make their teachers proud and proud? But when you think about the students you have taught for many years, they are about to leave you and choose a new life. After all, how can you let the teacher let go of the teacher-student relationship for so many years? Therefore, Principal Ma repeatedly gave instructions to his students. These instructions made me, an "outsider" who came to participate in the event, moved to tears...



When I returned home and paid my respects to "the local family gathering place", I sat on the sofa and thought about it. I thought I should write something for the Baxianda Mosque. In particular, we allow the aspiring young people of our nation to come to the Baxianda Mosque and thrive under the moisture of the Baxianda Mosque. Ever since, I took up pen and wrote this long tweet.

Principal Ma: 13087486664 WeChat: ztmyt123

Director Ma: 15925514131 WeChat: 15925514131

Rain or shine, the Baxianda Mosque is waiting for you! view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Beijing halal food map issue 56 starts after the author's return to Beijing and covers newly tried halal restaurants, including courtyard dining, Tianjin food, Daxing countryside food, Suzhou-style noodles, buffalo fish, Northwest dishes, snacks, and Xinjiang yogurt shaved ice.

After returning to Beijing, I can start my shop-exploring trip again. Nothing is as good as my hometown. In terms of the richness of halal food, no one in the world can compare with my Beijing!

The halal restaurants introduced in this issue are as follows:

1. Jiaqing Courtyard

2. Jinmanlou Tianjin cuisine

3. Dong Ge Shan Yuan B&B

4. Chai’s Fuhai Halal Dishes

5. Niujie Sanwang Lake Cafe

6. Guxiangzhai Tianjin shaved ice

7. Ma’s Muxiangyuan Northeastern Cuisine

8. 024 Hai Xian Music Western Restaurant

9. Jinmen Zhenweizhai

10. LIQA Turkish Restaurant

11. Xinjiang home cooking with a yellow radish

12. Decheng Li Qingzhen Shaomai Restaurant

13. Cinnara Sri Lankan restaurant

14. Bazaar Sweetheart Yili Shaved Ice

1. Jiaqing Courtyard



There is a newly opened Jiaqing courtyard in the Fayuansi neighborhood of Niujie Street. The owner is named Jiaqing, a native of Beijing, hence the name.



His restaurant is a Beijing restaurant, specializing in barbecue, shabu-shabu, Beijing-style home cooking and various traditional snacks.



The yard is not big. You can sit in the yard, enter the house, and go up to the room. There is a terrace.



Their family also has hot rice, which is the leftovers from the past cooked in one pot. Sometimes hot rice with leftovers tastes better than new dishes, and their hot rice is slightly salty.



The skewers taste great, with moderate texture and taste. It’s a great place to have skewers in summer. There is a takeout window outside the yard, selling various Beijing-style snacks, including bean juice.



2. Jinmanlou Tianjin cuisine



Three halal Tianjin restaurants have opened in Beijing, and the highlight of this restaurant is their sea sausage rice.



Sea sausage rice is a specialty of Jiaodong. I have only eaten it in Qingdao. This is the first time I have eaten sea sausage rice in Beijing.



Bazhen Tofu is a famous dish in Tianjin. Bazhen is not necessarily a fixed eight ingredients. Squid tentacles, crab sticks, scallops, and shrimps are more common. The portion is large and filling. This plate is very large, and one plate is enough for three people.



Jinwei stir-fried vegetables is also one of Tianjin's home-cooked dishes. This dish is not salty.



The homemade desserts in the store taste like pudding.

3. Dong Ge Shan Yuan



This is a halal B&B halfway up the mountain in Shengshuiyu Village, Fangshan. Driving up the mountain, the road conditions are not very good.



There are free-range chickens and pigeons in the yard, surrounded by mountains, and the scenery is pleasant.



The boss is a Hui from Haidian. Meals need to be booked in advance. There are grilled lamb chops and various farm-style stir-fries. The average per capita is less than 100.



There are guest rooms available for accommodation, standard rooms cost 380 per night, and the rooms are quite clean.



There is a swing in the yard and a vegetable garden behind it.



There are also pigeons in the small courtyard, but they are not used for eating.



Today's main course, grilled lamb chops, costs 88 per pound.



Stir-fried beef with garlic sprouts, one of the classic home-cooked dishes.



You can choose small or large portions for stewed chicken. This is a large portion and tastes great.



The toon buds were served with eggs. I watched them pick the toon buds freshly from the trees.

4. Chai’s Hock Hai Halal Cuisine



Chai started his business by making beef noodles, but now he has opened a high-end Beijing-style restaurant in Qianmen.



The store's main specialty is roast duck, and you can order half of it.



The chef will fillet the duck in front of the guests.



The pancakes for the roast duck can be refilled for free, and the dipping plate has several more options, but I am still used to just putting shredded green onions and cucumbers, and then dipping them with a little sweet noodle sauce.





A platter of Beijing-style snacks, including pea yellow, donkey rolling, kidney bean rolls and ai wowo.



Dry-fried hairtail, the fish bones are crispy and can be eaten directly. This is a cold dish.



I think their most classic dish is noodles. The noodles with soybean paste are delicious. They have eight kinds of dishes and are hand-rolled.

5. Niujie Sanwanghu Coffee



Sanwanghu Coffee is a chain store, but only the Niujie store has received halal certification.



In recent years, many cafes have opened around Niujie, and they are basically full during the day. Only this shop is relatively empty, so I brought my friends here for a chat, just to have some peace and quiet.



It used to only serve drinks, but recently it has added light meals such as burgers and sandwiches.



The American-style hamburger and fries set meal costs 83 yuan per serving, which is a little expensive.



The burger is quite delicious. The bun is soft and big. You will be full after eating one.



There is a terrace on the second floor of his house with a nice view. If the taste of the drinks is improved, the popularity will be even greater.

6. Guxiangzhai



Guxiangzhai is a Tianjin shaved ice dessert shop that has opened a new flagship store in Hufangqiao.



The old-fashioned tables, chairs and benches are still used in the store.



The store is quite spacious, with shaved ice on the left and Tianjin pastries on the right.



Here you can eat Tianjin’s special cakes, steamed cakes, and twists.





There are so many types of shaved ice and soft ice, and the portions are quite large, so it’s almost the same for two people.



This is taro ice cream with red beans on top.



The steamed cakes are large and look like steamed buns with various fillings inside. The most popular ones are chocolate and durian fillings.

7. Ma’s Muxiang Garden



Ma's Muxiangyuan is a newly opened Northeastern restaurant. It currently has two restaurants, this one is outside Guang'anmen.



They serve a variety of Northeastern home-cooked dishes and hot-pot meat, with Northeastern cuisine being the highlight.



Stir-fried beef and pickled cabbage noodles are a side dish, and their dishes are quite large.



The sweet Guobao Pork is delicious and has a similar texture to what you get in the Northeast.



The lamb liver is delicious. It has no peculiar smell at all, is not fishy or smelly, and the ingredients are fresh.



Dry-roasted sea bass, this fish is particularly delicious and the fish meat is delicious.



The meat slices taste authentic. There is a bit too much onion, which is not necessary. It is a bit overpriced. It should be all meat. The unit price can be adjusted.



Their rice is worthy of praise. It is Northeastern rice, with clear grains and fragrant aroma.

8. #024 Sea String



Hai Xian is a music-themed restaurant. Cui Jian, the godfather of rock music, is one of the shareholders. It specializes in Italian and Lebanese food, both of which belong to the Mediterranean cuisine.



The meat used in this restaurant is Uruguayan halal meat, and the chef is Lebanese. He is also the chef of Sumak Lebanese restaurant. Because there are many embassies of Middle Eastern countries around Sanlitun, where Haixian is located, a team of Lebanese chefs were invited to take care of it.



We chose this place for this group building mainly because we wanted to eat Italian food.



The complimentary bread before the meal can be paired with tapenade.



Lemon mint drink is very pure and has a sour taste, suitable for appetizing.



The setting of the restaurant is carefully designed with Mediterranean blue as the main color.



Hummus sauce platter, this is a classic Lebanese appetizer.



This kind of Arabic pancake is eaten with hummus sauce.



Next are all Italian-style dishes. This one is called porcini risotto, which is like eating Spanish paella. The Italian rice grains they use are larger and have a harder texture.



This one is called a low-carb North African egg, and it contains oriental braised eggs, assorted bell peppers and tomatoes.



Sliced ​​raw marinated Uruguayan beef tenderloin with arugula and Parmesan. The beef underneath is raw. This ingredient is delicious.



Neapolitan style salted fish pizza, a friendly reminder, the salted fish is very salty.



Wagyu beef spinach pasta, this wagyu beef has large particles and good taste, suitable for children.



This is a blue cheese pizza. The blue cheese smells very strong, and most people may not be able to accept it.



Their desserts are highly recommended. The Levant milk rice pudding pictured above is sweet and very delicious. The picture below is a combination of ashtazo, avocado, banana and nuts, which is also very delicious.



9. Jinmen Zhenweizhai



The stir-fry restaurant in the northwest corner of Tianjin has opened in Jiaomen, Beijing. I think this restaurant is the best among the three Tianjin stir-fry restaurants in Beijing.



Tianjin cuisine is characterized by large portions, salty taste, and heavier saltiness, but this restaurant is a bit lighter.



Braised beef ribs, one of the signature dishes, the beef bones are soft and tender.



Bazhen Tofu, the ingredients of Bazhen Tofu in each store are different, but they are mainly seafood.



There are three popular dishes in Tianjin: mutton kidney, mutton liver and mutton tenderloin. The portion of Tianjin food is so big that one plate is enough for two people.

10. LIQA Li Ka



The Turkish restaurant on the first floor of the Rosewood Hotel has a chef transferred from the Rosewood Hotel in Turkey.



The store manager and chef are both Turkish, and there is no halal label in the store. The two Turks told me about Selan, which means it is halal.



Rosewood Hotel is a top luxury hotel, so the unit price per customer is slightly higher, about 300 per person.



The snacks provided before the meal have a crispy texture.



Turkish bread with hummus.



Hummus is a starter, drizzled with olive oil.



The tabouli salad is innovative with the addition of squid tentacles and sliced ​​mango.



Mixed barbecue, with beef and mutton inside, and a piece of bread underneath. I eat this dish often, and my children also like it.

11. A yellow radish



The name of the store is a yellow radish, and the color of the restaurant is also yellow. This is a Xinjiang family restaurant.



Not long after it opened, it became a place for internet celebrities to check in, and there were many beautiful young men and women who came to eat.



There was a yellow radish hanging at the door. I asked the clerk and he found that the yellow radish would be replaced with new ones every day.



The owner's mother is a Muslim from Urumqi and is very good at cooking. This store restores the taste of her home.



This carrot juice is the store's signature drink. It tastes sour and sweet, as if it has added tomato juice.



The shop’s signature dish is meatball soup, and its taste is on the lighter side, making it more suitable for young people.



If you eat meatball soup, you will be given oil tart. Unfortunately, each bowl only comes with one and cannot be ordered a la carte.



The flavor of the peppercorn chicken is stronger, much heavier than the meatball soup.



The stir-fried lamb with celery is delicious and the lamb is tender. The taste of this dish is very similar to the stir-fried yellow beef of Hunan cuisine, and it goes well with rice.



Fried Xinjiang noble pumpkin, the pumpkin has a smooth and slightly sweet taste.



Glutinous rice pearl meatballs with Xinjiang spicy skin. These meatballs are filled with meat fillings, which are salty and delicious.



12. Decheng Li Qingzhen Shaomai Restaurant



The newly opened Chengde chain restaurant specializes in Chengde specialities, including Shaomai and traditional eight bowls



His family also has a store in Dongtucheng, this one in Fengtai.



The food of Chengde people is similar to that of Beijing, and their accent is also very similar to Beijing.



Beef offal soup tastes average and a bit fishy.



The filling of the shaomai is firm, but the seasoning is too heavy, but I still prefer the shaomai from Hohhot.

13. Cinnara Sri Lankan Restaurant



The first halal Sri Lankan restaurant in Beijing is opened in Sanlitun SOHO.



Sri Lankan cuisine has its own unique flavoring, like a fusion of Southeast Asian and South Asian cuisines.



The store is not big, but the setting is exquisite, clean and bright.



The complimentary biscuits are suitable for eating with Ceylon black tea.



The shop assistants here are all dark-skinned Sri Lankans.



Their dishes are more refined and their drinks are delicious.



Colombo Choupas Fried Rice



Sambora coconut



Spicy fried squid



Garlic Butter Prawns



Coconut Ceylon Pancakes

14. Bazaar Sweetheart



A newly opened Xinjiang shaved ice shop in the 798 Art District is owned by a Kazakh girl.



The color is Ili blue. You know without asking that the Kazakh girl is from Ili.



There are Yili-specific yogurt rice dumplings, yogurt shaved ice, naan coffee and Yili handmade ice cream.





The original flavor of yogurt shaved ice is delicious. There are no ingredients added to the original flavor. People who like sweet food can sprinkle dried red dates, raisins, chocolate chips, honey, etc. on top.



There are big blueberries on top of the cake. The taste and environment of this store are very exciting. view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 8 explains how halal certification works in Malaysia, then follows the author through desserts, Vietnamese food, Lebanese food, Iranian rice, burgers, pastries, coffee, and family-friendly Muslim dining around Ampang.

In previous issues of my Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map, I've covered how to find halal restaurants in Malaysia. This time, I'll focus on explaining it further. Very few restaurants in Malaysia have official halal certification. Usually, only large chains or big establishments display the certification mark. Most small street-side eateries don't have it. This is because Malaysia doesn't allow private businesses to self-certify as halal. To get certified, you have to pay a fee. The official price is only a few hundred Malaysian ringgit. But if you go through an agent, it can cost tens of thousands. You can guess why there's such a big difference.

So, to save money, many restaurant owners hint that their place is halal in other ways. They might hire waitstaff who wear headscarves or write 'no pork' on the menu. Malaysians know this is common practice and don't only eat at places with official halal certification. Of course, some Malaysians do only eat at certified places. I don't get too hung up on this issue myself. I also don't think it's necessary to question the halal status of food too deeply. For more on this, see the article 'Egypt's Grand Mufti: Don't Be Overly Inquisitive About Whether Meat is Halal.' I've also discussed food issues in my video series.

Here's the list of restaurants featured in this issue:

1. Sugirl Desserts (Malaysian desserts)

2. RUYI ONE (Vietnamese)

3. AL-Amar (Lebanese)

4. MODU (Korean)

5. NASI KANDAR UMAR (Indian)

6. WALLANCE (Fast food)

7. Hai Ji Beef Pan-Fried Buns

8. piccoli lotti (Italian ice cream)

9. Jibby chow (Cantonese dim sum)

10. UNIVERSAL BAKEHOUSE (Bakery)

1. Sugirl Desserts



Mid Valley Megamall is the hardest mall to find parking at in Kuala Lumpur. I came here on a quiet Thursday afternoon and spent over an hour circling before finding a spot. I highly recommend taking public transport if you visit. This small Nanyang-style dessert shop is located at the top of the stairs on the third floor of the mall. It's not too crowded here, making it a nice spot to relax.



This dessert reminds me of the dessert chain Honeymoon Dessert back home. Its flavor is light and sweet, but this shop's desserts have more of a Southeast Asian flair.



Address: Lot T-045A, 3rd Floor, The Boulevard Office Mid Valley City, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

2. RUYI ONE



A new shopping district has opened in Ampang’s education hub. We’ve been here many times; the Spanish restaurant we ate at last time is in this area. It’s not too crowded yet, and there are many boutique shops to explore. This place is one of them, serving Vietnamese food.



We came to this small shop because we wanted to drink Vietnamese coffee and have a casual meal.



This restaurant serves no pork and no alcohol. The coffee is delicious.







I visited Vietnam once and had a wonderful time. There are no halal Vietnamese restaurants in Beijing yet, so finding one in Kuala Lumpur is a must-try.



Vietnamese cuisine has a few signature dishes. The first is the Vietnamese sandwich, along with spring rolls and pho.



The spring rolls and pho here are quite authentic. After all, Malaysia and Vietnam are neighbors, so the flavors aren't too different.



Address: Unit G-15, Ground Floor, The Campus Ampang, Lot 7706, Jalan Kolam Air Lama, Mukim, Hulu Kelang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor

3. AL-Amar



This is a Lebanese restaurant on the sixth floor of Pavilion mall, decorated exquisitely. Pavilion is a popular shopping area swarming with tourists and is very lively.



When taking children out to eat in Kuala Lumpur, I prefer Arabic restaurants. The Mandi rice or grilled chicken here are suitable for kids because they aren't spicy.





Lebanese salads are also good for children. Fahim, for example, loves the cucumbers and tomatoes in the salad.



This is a small portion of Mandi chicken rice. The chicken is especially tender, and it comes with cashews and raisins. The children really like it.

Address: Lot 6.10, level 6, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168, Jln Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4. MODU



MODU is a new Korean restaurant in the TRX mall that's really popular right now. You'll probably wait about an hour for lunch, but you can grab a number at the counter and explore the mall. Your phone will get a notification when your table is ready, and the staff will also call you.





This halal sign means they're applying for certification, but it hasn't been approved yet.



Looking at the menu, it's hard to tell exactly what each dish is.



Most of the diners here are young Asian women. There are definitely a lot of Koreans here.



The restaurant has a lot of space, the decor is really nice, and the staff are very friendly.



We chose a clay pot chicken soup and a black chicken soup. They come with a bowl of sticky rice and side dishes. This chicken has sticky rice stuffed inside, and the soup is really fresh and very mild.



It has ginseng in it, which is great for women's health. A set meal costs about 70 Malaysian ringgit.



The chicken is small, perfect for one person. The meat just falls off the bone – it melts in your mouth.



Address: Lot L2T.04.0, Level 2, The Exchange TRX, Persiaran TRX, Imbi, 55188 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5. NASI KANDAR UMAR



Nasi Kandar, or 'pole rice,' is a common fast food in Malaysia. It's a specialty of Indian Muslims, about as popular as Lanzhou beef noodles are back home. Most of these stalls are halal.



You just tell the server what you want on your plate, then pay at the cashier. A plate of rice usually costs around ten ringgit, and with a milk tea, it's usually under twenty.



The only downside is that this rice is usually a bit spicy, so it's not great for kids. But I go for it when I can't decide what else to eat.

Address: 37 3G, Jln Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

6. WALLACE



Wallace is a fast-food joint selling burgers and fried chicken. This new spot is celebrating its opening with a deal: three burgers for just 9.9 ringgit.



These burger joints are a hit with everyone in Kuala Lumpur, young and old. Almost all of them are halal, including McDonald's and KFC.



Wallace's fried chicken burgers taste pretty good. The best part is the price – three for 9.9 ringgit. You can't ask for more than that.



My son hasn't quite fallen in love with burgers and fries yet. I wonder if he'll like them later on.



Address: M5A, 11, Jalan Pandan Indah 4/1, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

7. Hai Ji Beef Pan-Fried Buns



Next to Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles on Petaling Street, there's a shop called Hai Ji Beef Pan-Fried Buns. These buns are a bit bigger than the ones from Henan and Shandong. They taste great. Petaling Street is a hub for Chinese food, mainly serving Chinese cuisine.



Address: 38, Jalan Sultan, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

8. PICCOLI LOTTI



This Italian ice cream shop on the first floor of Ampang Point is run by Malays. Italian ice cream is famous, mainly because they use good quality milk and don't add extra water. This shop's ice cream is just like that, with over ten flavors to choose from.



On hot days, I love visiting dessert shops like this. They usually also have various coffee drinks and seating areas. Kids love them too.



Address: Ground Floor, Ampang Point

9. JIBBY CHOW



A new Cantonese-style tea restaurant has opened at Ampang Point. This place serves dim sum all day, so we could still enjoy it even though we arrived in the afternoon.



Everyone eating here is Malay. Malays really love Cantonese morning tea.



The shop's decor features traditional Chinese cultural elements, but the servers are all Malay.







You can sit here all afternoon with a pot of Pu'er tea and a few dim sum dishes.



The soup dumplings, char siu bao, and shaomai here are all delicious and steamed fresh.



The chicken char siu bao has a dim sum-like texture and a sweet flavor. It's not quite as good as the lamb char siu bao at Guangzhou Hui Muslim restaurants, which is truly exceptional.



Address: Level 2, Ampang Learning City.

10. UNIVERSAL BAKEHOUSE



This popular bakery in Ampang Learning City has many branches and is usually packed. However, the branch we visited in Ampang wasn't too crowded.



These kinds of fancy bakeries are very popular in Malaysia, especially with young women who love to take photos here.





I like to eat bread with coffee for breakfast, along with a light salad. It leaves me feeling refreshed.



Actually, this shop has very few types of bread. I don't understand why it's so popular.



When you dine in, they give you butter. I like to eat bread with butter, just like I do for breakfast at the hotel.



Their coffee is also quite good. There are several other specialty coffee shops in Ampang Learning City that I'll check out later.

Address: Level 1, Ampang Learning City. view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Ramadan reflection discusses recurring disputes about moon sighting, starting and ending the fast, following the local imam, and protecting unity in Muslim communities even when people hold different fiqh views.



This year's Ramadan has mostly passed. Some people have already ended the fast today, and some will end it tomorrow, but the hostile arguments on Moments have not stopped with the end of Ramadan. On the contrary, those who continue to fast today mock those who have already broken their fast today as radicals. In China, they blindly follow the trend of breaking the fast without seeing the moon. Those who continue to fast today mock those who continue to fast today as old-fashioned. Obviously, there is accurate information about the moon sighting abroad, so why not accept a distant moon sighting?

Every year, our group always quarrels and slanders each other over the issue of fasting and breaking fast. The root of all this is the famous hadith: “Fast when you see the new moon, and break your fast when you see the new moon. But if the sky is cloudy, then you have enough for the thirty days of Sha'ban (calculation based on this)! ". [the two Sahih collections], the differences in each Ramadan basically appear here, and there is also the situation of receiving the new moon from a distant place. There is also a hadith: Narrated by Qurayb ibn Abu Muslim Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith sent me to Sham to meet Mu'awiya. I was in Sham when the crescent moon of Ramadan appeared after I arrived in Sham to complete her mission. We saw the new moon on the Friday night. When I returned to Medina at the end of the month, Ibn Abbas mentioned the new moon when he asked me, "When did you see the new moon?" "I said: "We saw the new moon on the Friday night. He asked: "Did you see it too?" "I said: "Yes, everyone has seen it. They all fasted, and Mu'awiya also fasted. "Ibn Abbas said: "We saw the new moon on Saturday night. So, we will continue to fast until we are thirty days old or until we see the new moon. "I said: "Aren't you satisfied with Mu'awiya's sight of the moon and his fasting? "Ibn Abbas said: "No, this is what the Messenger of Allah ordered us to do. "Muslim Collection of Hadith." Today we are in the era of the "global village" with the explosion of information. People in the Western Hemisphere will know about the new moon one minute after seeing it in the Eastern Hemisphere, so people who see the new moon will naturally start or end the fast. However, those who refuse to accept a distant moon sighting believe that there is a time difference of several hours between the new moon seen by people in the Eastern Hemisphere and those in the Western Hemisphere, and the distance is far away, so they do not need to accept a distant moon sighting, so they delay starting or ending the fast.



Do the above two hadiths contradict each other? Not contradictory at all! On the contrary, there is strong complementarity, and it also reflects the inclusiveness of Islam in seeking common ground while reserving differences, and Islam is a religion that makes it easy for people and not difficult for others. On the contrary, it is our partial understanding or complete misinterpretation of these two hadiths that led to this situation of blaming each other. In the end, we all used these two hadiths to say that the other party was mistaken. In fact, similar and seemingly contradictory hadiths include "My disciples will be divided into seventy-three groups, only one group will enter heaven, and the others will enter hell." This group of saved people are believers who follow me, and they follow my disciples as examples. "Ibn Majah" and another passage "Whoever dies by reciting that there is no god but Allah will surely enter paradise, even if he steals and commits adultery." "[the two Sahih collections], these two hadiths seem to be contradictory and conflicting with each other. In fact, as long as these two hadiths are combined and understood, they encourage everyone to actively do good deeds and work hard to complete various meritorious deeds. Even if you are originally a person who has committed serious sins, as long as you work hard to improve, actively repent to Allah, and promise not to do it again, you will belong to the residents of heaven.

The same is true for the above two hadiths about the new moon. They must be combined to understand each other in order to truly understand their meaning. Otherwise, if we only understand a certain hadith alone, we will end up in today's situation of mutual accusations. If the two hadiths are combined and understood, then we can easily solve this problem. The choice of whether to accept a distant moon sighting from another place depends on the imam of our community. If the imam of our community chooses to accept a distant moon sighting, then we will follow the fast or break the fast. If the imam of our community chooses to not accept the distant moon sighting, then we will follow the imam and choose to postpone the fast or delay the fast. Because the Messenger of Allah said, "Fear Allah and obey the [Imam] among you, even if it is an Abyssinian black servant with a head like a raisin as your Imam." "Ibn Majah". The imam of this community will consider all factors and finally make the most correct choice. We can just follow him. Don't mess up the atmosphere of unity in this community or even surrounding communities for our own reasons. If we do this, we will violate the great mission of "Muslims should unite with each other" commanded by Allah.

Having said so much, I can only say one thing: Those who choose to accept a distant moon sighting and fast or break their fast, or those who choose to not accept a distant moon sighting and delay fasting and break the fast, both are fine. As for whether to choose to accept a distant moon sighting or not, it depends on the imam of the community! As for who is right and who is wrong, we just have to be ourselves. In the days to come, Allah will reward every servant according to their intention. Finally, I would like to end today’s tweet with a Hadith: “All work depends on intention, and everyone has the [reward] of his intention” [the two Sahih collections]! view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Ramadan essay reminds Muslims of the value of fasting, the reward of Ramadan, the hadith about Paradise, Hell, and the chained devils, and the author's own effort to fast and pray Tarawih despite health fears.



"O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become mindful of Allah" (2:183), Allah has clarified in the Qur'an that fasting is not only the command of the Prophet's era, it is also the command of the saints of the past, and it is also the command of us and our descendants after the Prophet. Fasting is a behavior that can be seen in almost all mainstream religious groups that are currently accessible, whether it is Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Catholicism... Fasting is almost in a parallel relationship with sacrifice. Whenever people fast, they always offer sacrifices devoutly and interact with others gently.

Many people, whenever someone says to them: "Ramadan is here, you should fast", they will always find all kinds of weird reasons to excuse themselves, such as: I have a cold, I have to work in the fields, it is inconvenient for me to go to work, I... Anyway, there are a lot of various reasons, in short, there is one purpose: they do not want to fast! As everyone knows, Allah said in the Qur'an, "Fasting is better for you, if you only knew" (2:184). The benefits of fasting have been repeated over and over again by scholars and imams throughout the ages. I will not go into details because anyone who tries to escape the fast will find excuses anyway, and anyone who wants to complete the fast will always overcome all kinds of difficulties to complete his fast.



In the blink of an eye, this year's Ramadan has passed for twenty-eight or nine days. In just one or two days, Ramadan will wave to us and say "goodbye". If you want to observe such a noble fast again, you can only wait until next year. Maybe many people will think that if you just wait another year, there is nothing worth mentioning. In fact, what I want to say is: In fact, for many people, in many cases, this year may be their last Ramadan, and missing this Ramadan may be their biggest regret in life. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, and diseases warn us all the time to cherish our time and our immediate health. However, many people are unaware of it and always feel that time and health are the cheapest and longest-lasting, so we procrastinate again and again when completing the various missions set by Allah for us.

The Messenger of Allah said: “When Ramadan comes, all the gates of Paradise are opened, all the gates of Hell are closed, and all the demons are locked up (in chains). "[the two Sahih collections] This hadith tells us the nobility of Ramadan. Ramadan is a day of peace, tranquility, mercy, and a day when all demons are sent to "prisons" and imprisoned. In fact, what I want to say more about this hadith is: Since the devils are locked up during Ramadan, the doors of hell are closed. Only when the door of heaven is open and the gods come down to earth to wish us peace, if we commit a sin due to our own reasons, what excuse do we have to excuse ourselves? Normally we would say that we commit sins because we are tempted by the devil, but during Ramadan the devil will definitely not be blamed for the sins we commit.



The nobility of Ramadan is that to the gates of Hell being closed and the demons being shackled and locked up, any good deeds done during Ramadan will be rewarded twice as much as on other days. What is even more valuable are those who fast in "Ramadan", and Allah personally rewards those who fast [the two Sahih collections]. Another hadith promise is even more exciting: "As long as a person fasts for one day on the road of Allah, Allah will keep him away from the Fire for seventy years because of this day of fasting." [the two Sahih collections] Many people may think that the "seventy years" here is a unit of time. In fact, the "seventy years" here is a unit of space (distance), just like the astronomical word "light year" we often hear. The so-called "light year" is the distance traveled by light in one year, and we all know that the speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second. The sun is about 150 million kilometers away from the earth. It takes about 8.3 minutes for the light from the sun to reach the earth. If the "seventy years" here are "seventy light years", we can't imagine how far this distance is. But even if it is not "light years", even if we walk on our feet, seventy years is still a very long distance. Since the rewards of fasting are so great, how can we be willing to give up?

I thought I would bid farewell to Ramadan completely from last year, but Allah, I tried to fast this year without any serious physical discomfort. Then I fasted day after day, and then prayed "Tarawih" day after day. When we are devout to the intention for Allah and work hard for it, then Allah will not let the effort of His servants go to waste.

Ultimate question: Are you fasting this year? view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Muslim knowledge essay responds to an online article about salah, worship, Palestine, and public speech, arguing that media voices should respect core religious duties and avoid confusing personal limits with community guidance.



The day before yesterday, a tweet from a public account called "Weekly Notes" flooded Moments. In the circle of friends, many people are filled with indignation, and there are also a lot of people who are applauding. I didn’t want to say anything, but yesterday the author of the tweet posted another tweet titled “Regret and Gladness—Responses to the Reactions to the Weekly Notes.” I feel that if yesterday’s “Prayer Notes” was just what you were thinking, then yesterday’s “Response” is more like a naked provocation, provoking the tolerance of the entire religious community and challenging the entire community’s core belief in the “Five Destinies.”

The "Weekly Notes" article written the day before yesterday is indeed innocuous from a purely literary or public welfare perspective, and it is even worthy of everyone giving the blogger a thumbs up. However, the article’s characterization of salah as “a practice practiced by retired, idle old people” is extremely disgusting. If you can't or don't want to do it, it's your personal business. After all, "there is no compulsion in religion, right and wrong are clearly defined" [2:256], but you have to say out loud what you think you can't do or don't want to do, and then get many people to respond. This is disgusting. We all know that salah is a regular duty for every sane adult, and we all know that it is better to salah together than to salah alone at home. But there is a kind of strange and sinister language everywhere in your article, which makes people feel like they are stuck in their throats after reading it.



I admire your continued advocacy and hard work for Palestinian refugees. However, some things must be coded in the same code, and the concepts cannot be confused. Friends around me who have a sense of justice have all spoken out for the Palestinian refugees, and they are even actively donating money to purchase various living supplies for the Palestinian refugees. In fact, almost every Muslim compatriot also cares about the Palestinian refugees. No one is hard-hearted, but they are separated by thousands of miles and rivers. There are even many people like us with limited mobility. Apart from donating money, the only thing we can do is to hold up our hands and make dua for Palestinian refugees after salah.

The whole world is paying attention to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and everyone with conscience can see that the Israelis want to commit genocide against the Palestinians, just like the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese in our country. Therefore, our country has been urging both sides to exercise restraint and eventually brokered a short-lived ceasefire agreement. We don’t know how Israeli artillery fire will wreak havoc on Palestinian land after Ramadan, but at least during the ceasefire they are safe and can fast without worrying about shells of war suddenly falling on people’s heads.

I still say that I admire all the efforts you have made for Palestinian refugees over the years, but you can't force a group of people to follow your footsteps just because you can't do something well. For example, if a person doesn't like to eat cilantro, he can't say that cilantro doesn't taste good in front of a vegetable stall selling cilantro, nor can he say don't buy cilantro when meeting people on the street!

In fact, every one of us in the media often has to not only do what we should do, but also pay attention to the impact our words and deeds will have on the people around us. You cannot just say and do whatever you want based on your own selfish desires. Doing so will cause irreversible harm to the group and even the entire society, and will cause the group to fall apart or even be completely disintegrated.

I won’t say anything else, but wish you good luck! view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Ramadan reflection shares the author's anxiety about illness, dialysis, missed fasting, fidyah, shame, longing for worship, and the emotional pain of wanting to fast for Allah while the body may not allow it.



"O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become mindful of Allah" (2:183)

From about the age of three or four, when my parents, brothers and sisters got up to fast, I would follow them. Sometimes I could fast for a whole day, and sometimes I would be so hungry until noon that I would break fast secretly. I have never given up a day of fasting in Ramadan since I was six years old, but since I fell ill, I ruthlessly abandoned Ramadan last year, and I will probably continue to wave goodbye to the noble month of Ramadan this year.

To be honest, I didn’t fast last year due to health reasons. I felt very embarrassed and even ashamed when I walked around the village. Just like this verse in the Qur'an says: He also allowed those three to repent, and they left it to Allah's command, feeling that although the earth was vast, they felt that they had no place to be ashamed of (9:118). Every time I met someone in the village, I wished I could run away and hide. Otherwise, I would always feel that others were fasting but I was not fasting, and I felt extremely ashamed from the bottom of my heart.

Last year’s Ramadan has become a thing of the past, but this year’s Ramadan is just about to begin. If nothing else happens, the day after tomorrow will be the beginning of Ramadan this year, but the medicines I have to take several times a day and the hemodialysis three times a week are like shackles on my head. They have become an insurmountable barrier between me and the noble month of Ramadan. Ramadan seems to be getting away from me. I don’t know if those who have never fasted will feel like me during Ramadan. Anyway, since I didn’t fast during Ramadan last year, I always feel that the world has changed. It is no longer the world I am familiar with, and I am no longer the person I know.

In fact, every one of us who has recited the Qur'an knows that sick people like us can make up for the lack of fasting through "fidyah." But in my opinion, it’s like what I said before: “We all know that rice is sown in spring and harvested in autumn. But if I miss the planting season in the spring and replant in the summer, I don’t know if I will be able to harvest in the fall. If the weather is good and the temperature is high, you may be able to harvest some sporadic grain in the fall, but if the weather is a little cooler, the most you can harvest in the fall is a pile of straw. ”, so I really don’t want to complete my fast through “fidyah”, but I have to complete my fast through “fidyah”.

Only those who are sick will understand the preciousness of health, and only those who are dying will understand the value of life. Only people like us can truly understand the pain of wanting to fast but not being able to fast, just like what is said on the Internet: "The most painful thing is not being able to love." view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Muslim knowledge essay responds to debate around respect for Quran reciters and imams, explaining the author's concern about paid event recitation, religious dignity, sincere service, and protecting the honor of people who serve Allah.

Yesterday I wrote an article "Why don't people respect imams today?" "Tweet, I successfully sent the tweet at 12:00 in the morning, and then went to bed. I originally thought that it would only get the same three to five hundred views as the ones I wrote before, but who knew that the effect of this tweet after being successfully sent was surprisingly good. When I woke up this morning, I saw that the number of readings was almost 2,000. I was a little at a loss. By about three o'clock in the afternoon, the number of readings had exceeded 10,000. I have not had such readings for a long time since I was officially restricted. In the past two or three years, no matter how thoughtful my tweets were, how sincere they were, and how much I expressed my hopes for the future of our nation, my tweets received only a pitiful three to five hundred to one thousand views. Maybe it’s because the topic was eye-catching yesterday, or maybe it’s because this tweet touched everyone’s heart. Anyway, the number of readers has been rising steadily, and more than a hundred new fans have followed.



As the number of reads of this tweet continued to increase, some friends who did not know whether they had read the tweet carefully also expressed their "questions", saying that this article was too arbitrary, and that it was very difficult for the imams [professional mosque imams] in some small villages, and I should not write such an article. Then I politely replied to these brothers and told them that the imams mentioned in my article that people disrespected were those "paid event imams" [professional Maiti imams] who were busy all day long for weddings and weddings, not the professional imams who had been silently working hard and dedicating themselves to the cause of the Allah. I told them, "What people hate is not the imams who work silently for the cause of Allah, but the "casual imams" who sell their feathers for three to five yuan or ten to eight yuan. However, it is precisely this group of "paid event imams" who "represent" the imams, which is what our hometown says, "one bad actor can spoil the whole pot." ", but fortunately these brothers also listened and did not continue to question me.



To be honest, regarding the tweets refuting the [professional paid imams], I have written two articles before, namely - [Which is more important, filial piety to parents or hiring hundreds of imams after the death of the elderly] and [When "professional paid imams" become widespread, how much harm will it do to our group? ], and those two articles were written more thoroughly, but the reading volume was not high, so they were not seen by everyone. The popularity of this tweet yesterday was unexpected but reasonable. I have been criticizing [Professional Maiti Imam] and it finally has some effect. To be honest, I think these [professional Maiti imams] are really the kind of people mentioned in the Qur'an, "They want to use this in exchange for a small price, alas! ” (2:79), they threw away the backbone of a Qur'an reciter for the sake of the ten or twenty yuan “suggestive gift”. Some people may say that they had no choice but to do it because their families were not rich and they could not afford to go out to work. It seems easy for anyone to say this. I am also a Qur'an reciter myself. Since the day I graduated, I have not received a single point of the "sadaqah gift" that I get for participating in weddings and weddings. Every time I receive this money, I pass it to the person next to me. Now I myself am terminally ill, and I don’t know how long I can survive. I have completely lost the ability to work, so I rely on my wife to do odd jobs in our county to support my family, which only costs about 2,000 yuan a month. Her salary is basically enough to cover the living expenses of a family of three. However, as long as I attend weddings and weddings, I will still pass on the "sadaqah gift" I receive to others. I am not flaunting how noble I am, nor am I trying to be miserable here. I just think that every Qur'an reciter should have that innate backbone. I always believe in that hadith that "the hand that gives is more valuable than the hand that receives." Therefore, I give alms as much as I can, but I always maintain my integrity as a Qur'an reciter, and do not let myself become a [professional paid imam] just for the ten or twenty yuan "token gift".

Now when our imams from Zhao (Zhaoyang District), Wei (Weining County, Guizhou), and Lu (Ludian County) attend weddings and weddings, they "begin the Qur'an recitation" very quickly. It only takes eleven or twelve minutes from begin the Qur'an recitation to the end of the Qur'an recitation. I just came back from Guangdong a year ago, and happened to encounter the death of an old man in our village. After everyone prayed to the deceased, they "opened the sutra" together in the main hall of the mosque. I had just read more than ten pages of the Qur'an, and then there was a person standing in front of me waiting for me to close the Qur'an. I looked up and saw that everyone had already closed the Qur'an and was waiting for me. I was confused and embarrassed and handed the Qur'an stand to the person who was waiting for me. I remember back then, when we first recited the Qur'an, the Qur'an recitation on such occasions would last at least half an hour. Why did it become like this today? I couldn't understand why it turned out to be like this. Later, when I talked about this with my friends, my friends woke me up. They said, "There must be another wheat body behind, and they are rushing to participate in the next wheat body." Then my friend gave me a meaningful and "you know" expression, and I was instantly enlightened...

I'm not targeting any one person, I'm just targeting those "professional paid imams" who are "paid event imams". If a Qur'an reciter abandons the backbone of the Qur'an reciter for a small price, then who else will be despised if you are not despised by "the community"? So I once again appeal to all Qur'an reciters to please cherish your feathers and don’t break your feathers easily! view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 9 looks at Ramadan in Malaysia and introduces coffee shops, Korean fried chicken, Lanzhou-style roast lamb, iftar meals, Arab rice, Yemeni flatbread, Middle Eastern restaurants, and Rehan Restaurant.

Ramadan has just passed, and I spent the entire Ramadan this year in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, in Malaysia, Ramadan is not much different from usual times, and pedestrians are not restricted from eating and drinking on the streets. Most restaurants are open normally, but the number of customers will be less, but some restaurants will open all night after evening. Larger mosques will provide free iftar meals, which are served by people from all walks of life. The meals are relatively simple and unpretentious. Some of them don't look as rich as the iftar refreshments prepared by mosques in Beijing, so there is nothing to show off.

However, when it comes to food, nowhere is as rich as Beijing. Every day I see Beijing folks posting Iftar refreshments in my circle of friends, and I am extremely envious. I am going back to Beijing next month, and someone urged me to update the Beijing halal food map and start a new food journey as soon as I return to Beijing.

The list of restaurants introduced in this issue is as follows:

1. MARU COFFEE (Japanese style coffee)

2. KyoChon Chicken (Korean fried chicken)

3. Lanzhou open fire roasted mutton

4. Sahara Tent (Morocco)

5. RGB COFFEE

6. RESTORAN YAHALA (Middle East)

7. Nasi & Mee by Bapak Sayang (Malaysia)

8. BUSHANZIP (Busan)

9. ORCHLD (Middle East)

10. The Castle (Arabia)

11. YAKINIKU KURO (Japanese barbecue)

12. DRAGON HOT POT, one spicy and one spicy

13. WADI HADRAMAWT (Yemen)

14. REHAN (Middle East)

1. MARU COFFEE



Maru means circle, period, and OK in Japanese. This is a Japanese-style coffee chain in Kuala Lumpur. The Japanese-style simple decoration style looks particularly refreshing. In Kuala Lumpur, there are not many shops open before 10 o'clock, and it is not easy to find such a simple cafe with breakfast.



The front desk clerks are two young ladies wearing headscarves who serve with a smile every time they meet.







I especially like to eat their breakfast burgers. I have tried chicken, beef, and egg burgers. They are more delicious and exquisite than McDonald's burgers. A set meal with a cup of coffee and a burger costs about 11 ringgit.



The tuna sandwich set meal is more expensive at RM19.8, and is actually not as delicious as the beef or chicken burgers.

AddressMaru Kafe by Mynews. Com

2. KyoChon Chicken



This is a popular Korean fried chicken restaurant that only takes away food. It is located next to our store. Over time, I learned that this store is quite famous and its business is very good. It does not have dine-in food and only accepts online take-out orders.



There is a kitchen inside, which looks quite clean, and the menu is very simple, which is fried chicken in various flavors.



My wife likes this fried chicken very much and orders it often. You can also pick it up at the store.

AddressKyochon 1991 Wisma Central

3. Lanzhou open fire roasted mutton



There is a newly opened Lanzhou barbecue restaurant in Petaling Street. When I passed by by chance, I discovered that most of the restaurants in Petaling Street are Chinese food, with various cuisines, of which Northwestern cuisine accounts for the majority.



It was indeed an open-fire barbecue, but Brother Bati’s technique was not good enough. We were anxious to break our fast, and later asked the boss to grill it himself.



Petaling Street is more lively at night. Many shops are open until early morning, and some are even open all night.



Address: Baker Street (Petaling Street)

4. Sahara Tent



On the way my son goes to and from school, there are two Sahara restaurants. They are chain stores and the decoration style is Southeast Asian style. Since my son has been to Arab countries, he has been talking about going to Dubai again. Sometimes I take him here to have a good meal.



The interior space of the restaurant is very large and the environment is very good. There are running water and waterwheels, just like being in a tropical rain forest.



His table is also quite unique, and I just noticed it was a sewing machine.



This restaurant belongs to the Moroccan style of Arabic cuisine, which can also be said to be North African style. The tagine is a specialty. However, the children only eat French fries and barbecue every time. The staple food is scones. I think it is also very good. These foods are also easy to eat.



Address: Sahara Tent Restaurant Jalan Ampang

5. RGB COFFEE



One day I was taking my children for a walk near my house. It was raining and I accidentally walked to this cafe to take shelter. There was a big yard in front of his house. Parking was convenient and the kids could play in the yard.



I like these Western-style simple meals and light meals, and they are also suitable for feeding children. After staying in Kuala Lumpur for a long time, the taste becomes lighter and lighter, which is also influenced by the children.



I now have a soft spot for this kind of café and bar with a refreshing environment. This store is a treasure. It is located in a residential area in the city center and is rarely visited by tourists.



To be precise, there are fewer people during the day. I once passed by in the evening and found that there were more people in the store. This is because people here prefer to go out to consume in the dark.



In the block where this store is located, there are several good-looking restaurants with relatively large areas. I will take my time to explore the restaurants when I have time in the future.

Address: RGB Coffee at the Bean Hive

6. RESTORAN YAHALA



Some time ago, my son was ill and hospitalized. He didn't like to eat the special children's meals provided by the hospital. The main reason was that the children's meals in the hospital were too healthy and light, with many vegetables and bland taste. He didn't like vegetables, but wanted to eat Arabic naan and mandi rice. There happened to be an Arabic restaurant next to the hospital, so I packed it up and brought it back to him to eat.



Middle Eastern restaurants are more common in Kuala Lumpur. After eating too much, I can taste different flavors. Now I don’t need to look at the menu when ordering because they are all the same, but the cooking methods are slightly different.



And what’s incredible to me is that Middle Eastern restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are generally doing very well, no matter how well they do.



My son likes to eat Arabic flatbreads, but there are many kinds of Arabic flatbreads, some are like naan, and some are like bread.



As a northerner, my son prefers pasta over rice. The chicken in Mandy Chicken Rice is suitable for children because it is neither spicy nor salty, and is soft and fall off the bone.

Address: Yahala Restaurant - Ampang

7. Nasi & Mee by Bapak Sayang



This is a traditional Malaysian flavor chain store in Aeon Supermarket. In fact, there are various Southeast Asian delicacies on the menu. What we ordered was Vietnamese special traditional snacks.



This kind of small shop is more suitable for young couples.





I like Southeast Asian curry rice very much. It’s a bit spicy, but it’s also very appetizing. There are usually several snacks included in a set meal.



Address: Nasi Mee by Bapak Sayang AEON

8. BUSHANZIP



BUSAN means Busan. This restaurant specializes in Busan, South Korea, and its signature dish is spicy fried octopus.



This store is the most Korean store I have ever eaten in. The owner is Korean and speaks fluent English.





The decoration of the restaurant is also exquisite and the service attitude is very good.





This spicy stir-fried live octopus is a must-order for every table. The waiters help fry it freshly. The picture above shows the correct way to eat it.



The octopus is guaranteed to be fresh and tender, but it is also very spicy.





The vegetables that accompany the meal are also very fresh, and the waiters will help add vegetables at any time, so you don’t have to worry about not having enough food, which is great for friends who like to eat vegetables.



The spicy octopus alone is definitely not enough, you also have to add a piece of Australian Wagyu beef barbecue.





The staple food is this Busan specialty cold noodles. The taste of this noodles is different from the cold noodles we have eaten in China. The boss said this is a Busan specialty, but I still think Qiqihar cold noodles are more delicious.

Address: Busanzip

9. ORCHID



This Middle Eastern restaurant is the closest to our home. It’s just downstairs and across the road. Although it looks classy, ​​the food is actually very cheap, and the mandi rice in this restaurant is the best in Kuala Lumpur in my opinion.



Most Middle Eastern restaurants will install a large screen to watch football games. As long as there is a game, the restaurant will be open all night.



Even the toilets and wash basins in this store are made of gold. My son likes to eat their food. We come here almost every week and the store staff all know us.



For this portion of Mandy's Chicken Rice, if it's just my son and I, we'd order a quarter portion, and two adults can order a half portion. A quarter portion only costs RM22, which is cheaper than many restaurants I've been to, and it's also delicious.



Sometimes the flavors are changed, but basically they are not bad, suitable for children, nutritious, delicious and healthy.



But my son doesn’t really like salads or anything with soup or dip, he only likes mandi or grilled meats.



Address: Orchid Restaurant (Orchid)

10. The Castle



This store is also near where I live. I pass by it every day. One time, my son suddenly wanted to eat the castle-like meal, so I took him here to have a few meals. The taste was average, not as good as the Orchid I recommended earlier.



But the environment is also very good. The advantage of this store is that there is a yard at the door and easy parking.



The price is a few dollars more expensive than Orchid, but the prices of this type of Arabic restaurant are not much different, so don't be intimidated by the decoration, just go inside boldly.





The Mandy Chicken Rice in this store looks relatively simple, with no raisins in it and few side dishes.



Address: The Castle Restaurant

11. YAKINIKU KURO



There is a very popular Japanese barbecue restaurant in TRX, and you have to queue for half an hour to get a meal.



Beef imported from Australia and Japan is used, and the per capita consumption is about RM150.



A quick calculation shows that almost all the Japanese food shops I have seen in Kuala Lumpur are halal.



However, eating barbecue in Kuala Lumpur is not as cost-effective as in Beijing. The main reason is that the price is slightly higher than that in Beijing, but the meat quality is actually almost the same.





Address: Yakiniku Kuro the Exchange TRX

11. DRAGON HOT POT, one spicy and one spicy



A spicy hotpot restaurant very close to the pavilion, offering spicy hotpot, spicy hotpot, and dry mix. There is a sign at the door that says, "No pork, no lard." This is a cryptic statement for a halal shop, because it requires a lot of money to be certified to hang the halal label.



The variety of dishes is quite complete, and there are many ways to eat it. It is a newly opened store and there are not many people.







We chose two flavors: spicy hotpot and dry mix. The taste is very good and the price is cheap. The per capita consumption is about RM50.



Address: Xiao Long Xing Dou Lao Hotpot (A Dragon Hotpot)

12. Cafe in house



As I said before, in Kuala Lumpur, there are not many places where you can have a delicious and healthy breakfast in the morning. This cafe is one of them. It has a Western-style healthy breakfast that I like. I have eaten the halal version in Canada for a few days before. It is rare to find another one in Kuala Lumpur.



The electronic screen says no pork and no lard. A breakfast costs about 20 ringgit. Such breakfast also sells for 20 Canadian dollars in Canada.



The sign also specifically emphasizes that outside food and alcohol are prohibited, and this store strictly prohibits alcohol.



I chose mushroom omelette with waffles. There are many combinations to choose from. I also had a latte and I felt refreshed in the morning.



Address: Cafe-In House

13. WADI HADRAMAWT



There is a Yemeni Arabic restaurant near my son’s school. This restaurant is his favorite restaurant. My son likes to eat Yemeni baked flatbreads very much.



This kind of flatbread is called mulawah, which means flat bread in Arabic. I have a small size, and there is also a large size. It has a full wheat flavor. I also like to eat it, especially when dipped in the potato soup provided by the store.



This store has distinct Yemeni characteristics, and the waiters are also dark-skinned Arabs from Yemen.



Arabic restaurants in Kuala Lumpur usually do not emphasize that they are halal. They may feel that there is no need to mark it. After all, halal signs are rarely seen in the Middle East, and these Arab restaurants all do not serve alcohol.



There is a very large parking lot in front of this store. During Ramadan, the yard is full of cars coming to break fast at night, but usually there are not many people and the price is very cheap. The average consumption per person is 30 yuan. I only took my son to eat there more than ten times.



Address: Restoran Wadi Hadramawt

14. REHAN



This store is also near the apartment where I live, across the road from the white ORCHID. My son prefers to eat in this store because his family has Yemeni flatbreads, but the one opposite does not. So sometimes I go to the opposite store to pack a mandi, and then pack a Yemeni flatbread from this store.



The mandi in this shop is okay, but not as exquisite as the one opposite. My wife also prefers the mandi in the white Arabic restaurant across the street, so they are all Arabic rice, but the details are slightly different. The prices of the Arab restaurants near our home are slightly higher than the one at my son’s school. For example, the Yemeni flatbread in this shop is 10 ringgit a piece, while the school shop only sells it for 4 ringgit, and it is more delicious.



Address: Rehan Restaurant (Rehan) view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This 2026 Beijing halal restaurant must-eat list updates the author's 2024 guide and covers the city's huge range of halal food, from Sichuan hot pot and Yunnan beef to Hui Muslim snacks, noodles, barbecue, roast duck, lamb, and regional Chinese Muslim dishes.

The last time I wrote a must-eat list was in 2024. In two years, the list has changed again. Some stores have closed down, but new ones have been added. As time goes by, I still believe that Beijing’s value as a city with the most diverse halal cuisine in the world is still rising. It has surpassed Shanghai and Guangzhou. After Beijing, it should be Kuala Lumpur. In recent years, more and more Chinese have opened stores in Kuala Lumpur. They have brought delicacies from their hometowns and made halal improvements.

Facing the serious involution of the catering market, the traditional halal catering business model can no longer adapt to market demand. Halal catering does need to make changes, break the original business model, and introduce advanced management concepts. In the past few years, although many catering people have complained that it is not easy to make money, there are still a few restaurants that can buck the trend and break through. This is an era that truly tests the comprehensive strength of catering people, and those who can survive are the elites.

In order to control the length, only one restaurant from each cuisine is selected and introduced in no particular order.

1. Niubi·Sichuan Hotpot



Niu Bu Bi is a halal chain store from Sichuan. The first time I ate Niu Bu Bi was in Chengdu in 2016. It was the first time I ate authentic halal Chengdu hot pot. I queued for more than two hours at the time, but I thought it was very worth it. Later I tried it again I ate at the Xining branch (which has since closed down) and I couldn’t forget it after I returned to Beijing. Now you can have the taste of Chengdu at your doorstep. After the opening of Metro Line 19, you can go directly from Niujie to Niubi, which means there is one less reason to go to Chengdu.

Today, there are more than one Sichuan-style hotpot in Beijing. Junbang Hotpot in Xinjiang Building is Sichuan-flavored. Junbang and Xihan Meatball Soup are owned by the same owner. The environment and service are also great, but Niubi is still the number one Sichuan-style halal hotpot in my mind.



The restaurant is located on the second floor of Quanpin Jinsha in Peony Garden. The place is spacious and the decoration design is said to be by Hui designers.



The boss of Niu Bubi is a local Hui from Sichuan, and the chef of Niu Bubi is also a Sichuan Hui who is good at cooking Sichuan cuisine.



ice powder

Ice powder is a must-have dessert for Sichuan hot pot. It is mainly used to relieve the spiciness. It is cool and sour.



duck intestines

Duck intestines and tripe are must-have dishes in Chengdu hot pot. The duck intestines will be cooked after being soaked in water.



Hairy belly

Shabu-shabu tripe is a signature feature. Fresh tripe can be cooked in just a few seconds, commonly known as "seven up and eight down", otherwise the taste will be stale.



Small crispy pork

Freshly fried crispy pork is also one of the standard snacks of Sichuan hot pot. The beef tastes tender and crispy.



Brown sugar glutinous rice cake

Unlike some stores that buy ready-made brown sugar glutinous rice cakes for heating, Niubi's brown sugar glutinous rice cakes are made on site to ensure the best taste.



Why is the name of the store called "Niu Bu Bi"? It means that their beef does not need to be compared with others. It also has a transliterated meaning of "Niubi", but Niu Bubi is indeed awesome in the reputation of its partners.



2. Khotan rose rice pilaf·Xinjiang



Hotan Rose is a Xinjiang halal restaurant that only serves pilaf. It has a chain store in Urumqi. This store opened in Yizhuang in 2025 and quickly became a local Internet celebrity restaurant.



The signature pilaf won unanimous praise from people around me. to the pilaf, the store also offers grilled buns, thin-skin buns, and three free side dishes.



Their free side dishes are particularly delicious.



The mutton and oil are shipped from Xinjiang, and the rice comes from Heilongjiang in the northeast.



The kitchen is full of Uyghurs, and the lamb leg pilaf in this restaurant is quite impressive. I arrived late, and there was only one leg of lamb left. The leg of lamb was very soft and delicious, and the pilaf was also fragrant. It can be said that it is the ceiling of pilaf in Xinjiang restaurants in Beijing.



3. Italian Firenze Western Restaurant



The first halal Italian-themed restaurant in Beijing. This restaurant was originally an Italian restaurant, but it was poorly managed. Now it was taken over by Bati, which still retains the Italian flavor and added Indian and Pakistani cuisine. Because I have recommended his Indian and Pakistani cuisine before, which is the China-Pakistan Friendship Restaurant, so this time I combined them into one and only introduced this new restaurant.





The lamb chops and pasta are very Italian. It’s rare to eat such authentic halal Italian food in Beijing.





Just look at the crispy balls that accompany this dish, and you know that the background of the chef is revealed.



The store specializes in orange juice American style. He insists on the non-alcoholic feature of Bati Restaurant. In summer, you can sit in the small garden of the yard and have barbecue. The average consumption per person is 100+

4. Wanfu Halal Iron Pot Stew



The Harbin Halal Iron Pot Stew in Daxing tastes very good and feels better than Uncle Oyster. There is another recommended halal iron pot stew restaurant in Beijing called Zou Yishou, but due to the lack of Northeastern stir-fry dishes in Zou Yishou, it is inferior to Wanfu.



to the iron pot stew, their most surprising thing is that they have pot-wrapped meat, and there are several ways to cook it. You can make chicken or beef, and you can choose sweet or savory.



This is called a sticky roll. You don't need to bake the dough. Just put it into the pot, simmer and steam it for 15 minutes and then you can eat it. It's very fragrant.



The boss gave me the stone-ground tofu. The tofu was made by myself. It was served with braised vegetables and other ingredients. It felt like eating tofu puffs, and it was also delicious.



We added dried beans and dried potatoes to the iron pot. These two ingredients are more delicious after being stewed than fresh.



The Hui Muslims's Guobao Pork in Harbin is salty. Their Guobao Pork is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. We finished a plate in just a few times. Beijing can finally eat authentic salty Guobao Pork again.

5. La Medina Tunisian Restaurant



Tunisia and Morocco both belong to the Maghreb region of North Africa. They are basically similar in terms of eating habits, which can make up for the lack of Moroccan restaurants. It is somewhat beyond my expectation that this restaurant can persist to this day.



This restaurant has also changed locations in the past two years, from small to large. The chef is a Tunisian Arab. We talked together and confirmed that it is a halal restaurant, but there is no sign. In China, if you want to apply for halal certification, you must get approval from the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau, otherwise individuals cannot hang up the halal sign with Chinese characters.



Classic Moroccan Bean Soup



couscous Tunisian millet rice

The most distinctive thing about Tunisia is this millet dish, which is called millet. It tastes like millet, but it is not made of millet, but a kind of grain made from ground hard wheat grains.



Tunisian pie



shakshuka eggs sizzling shakshuka eggs



Beef wheat buns



Those who know the nozzle in the bathroom will naturally know what it is used for.

6. Beef Roast Pork Specialty Shop·Japanese Cuisine



It has been about 6 years since Gyuushi Yakiniku opened in Beijing. There were three stores before, but now only the main CBD store remains. Due to some reasons, the CBD store moved last year, and the new store is not far from the original location. But this is no longer the only halal Japanese restaurant in Beijing. Daxing has opened a new one, Sun Moon Star Wagyu Roast Pork.



The boss of Niu Shi is surnamed Hei. He is a Hui from Beijing. His family has been in the beef business for generations. He has a self-built cattle farm in Gansu. The boss has in-depth research on beef and is a beef consultant expert of the Ministry of Agriculture, so the quality of Niu Shi's beef can be guaranteed.



The restaurant's positioning is on the high-end side. The bottle of non-alcoholic grapefruit juice I drank costs 330 yuan a bottle. The per capita consumption here is more than 200 yuan. If you order some good beef, the price per customer can easily reach thousands.



This 200g piece of snowflake Wagyu beef is priced at 380 yuan. Although it is not cheap, it tastes fresh and juicy. When paired with the fruit sauce developed by the store, it is indeed a superior product.



to some expensive beef, there are also some friendly snacks in the store. If you are full only by eating meat, your wallet will be exhausted. It is recommended to pair it with some udon noodles, barbecue rice, ramen and other staple foods, which are not only affordable, but also delicious. The portions of these snacks are small and suitable for one person.



Udon noodles

There is no raw food such as sashimi at Gyuushi, because according to catering management regulations, the processing of raw food and cooked food must be strictly separated, which requires high kitchen space, so it is currently unable to make sashimi.



Private room, Japanese style, you need to take off your shoes, remember to clean your feet before coming. The restaurant moved to a new location this year, not far from the original location. Old customers, please take note.

7. JM Cafe bakes pizza



JM Cafe is an Internet celebrity coffee roasting chain brand that is very popular among young ladies. JM is the initials of the founder. The boss is from Xinjiang. The ingredients of all chain stores are controlled, and alcoholic beverages are not sold in the store.



You can eat chicken-flavored pizza at the JM Daji Lane store, and hot dogs at the JM Niujie store.



If you want to buy bread for baking, it is recommended to go to the Daji Lane store and the Baita Mosque store. The Niujie store sells coffee and hot dogs. There is usually a queue, and the door is crowded with ladies taking photos and checking in.



JM is a new fashionable restaurant that is completely different from traditional halal restaurants. It not only looks good, but also tastes very suitable for young people. The boss also attaches great importance to online operations and does a good job in marketing. This store does not sell alcoholic beverages, but it is still popular.

8. Sultan Turkish Restaurant



The original Kubei Turkish Restaurant was changed by the original team to the Sutan Turkish Restaurant at the original location. Sutan is a chain brand. I ate there once in Yiwu. It tasted very good. It can be said to be the ceiling of Chinese Turkish restaurants. It may be more delicious than what you have eaten in Turkey. At that time, there were not many people there not long after it opened. Recently, People say it has become an Internet celebrity store, and you have to queue for a long time.



Sutan's ice cream is Türkiye's famous ice cream brand MADO. It is made from goat's milk, without adding water, and has a rich milk flavor.



Beijing also has Dardanelle Turkish Restaurant, Desert Rose Turkish Restaurant, and Xiting Xiuse Turkish Restaurant, all of which are very good. Desert Rose and Dardanelle do not sell alcohol, but from a personal preference, Sutan has the best dining experience.



There are many types of Turkish breakfast in Sutan. You can choose a single or double set meal, and you can choose breakfast during the main meal time. Turkish people are accustomed to eating two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the evening, and one meal for half a day.







Balloon scones





MADO Thousand Crepe Ice Cream, four flavors to choose from



Just this MADO ice cream is worth checking out, the quality is higher than Haagen-Dazs.



The kitchen is bright and the stove is bright, and you can see the chef baking naan next to the stove.



Various Turkish desserts to accompany tea.

9. BRBR Syrian Restaurant



The only Syrian restaurant in Beijing, it has been open for many years. I have also witnessed this restaurant gradually expand from a small store to surrounding restaurants. People lined up to dine at lunch. Last year, BRBR opened a branch in Blue Harbor, and the business continues to be booming.



Syrian food is also Arabic food, and there are many Arab restaurants in Beijing. One Thousand and One Nights and AL Safir are very good Arab restaurants, and the staff are mainly Syrian and Palestinian Arabs.



Honey Candy Thousand-feuille Pastry



Hummus sauce with pancakes





BRBR Comprehensive BBQ



Shawarma Rice



Blue Harbor Store

Ever since the Syrian restaurant caught fire in Wudaokou, Haidian, the owner has always wanted to open a branch in Chaoyang District. This time he finally got his wish. The branch was chosen on the second floor of the Blue Harbor shopping mall near McDonald's.



The Blue Harbor store is much larger, the decoration style is very particular, and the private rooms have a wider view than before.



The menu is exactly the same as the Wudaokou store, and the taste is basically the same.





I suddenly realized that Syrian barbecue and Zibo barbecue are the same thing. Syrian barbecue is also eaten with meat rolled in pancakes. The difference is that Zibo barbecue is rolled with shallots, while Syrian barbecue is rolled with onions.



kunafa



Syria and coffee have a close relationship. The world's first coffeehouse was opened in Istanbul in 1554 by two Syrians, one from Aleppo and one from Damascus. It was not until a hundred years later that France had the first coffeehouse in Europe.



Therefore, BRBR’s sand-boiled coffee is also worth trying. Next to the Wudaokou store is a cafe operated by BRBR.



There are exquisite coffee cups for sale in the store. We caught up with the opening day celebrations, and the proprietress gave a beautiful coffee cup to everyone who came to check in.



10. Hunan Yun Sichuan Hunan stir-fry



Huixiang Yun is the first halal restaurant in Beijing that specializes in Hunan cuisine. It is jointly run by a few young people from the northwest. Previously, there were two restaurants in Wangjing and Zuojiazhuang. Currently, only the Zuojiazhuang store is still open. Huixiang Yun is characterized by freshly fried dishes and hot pot atmosphere. It is also a non-smoking wine restaurant.



The menu prices are as shown in the picture. We basically ate all the dishes on the menu and highly recommend their Hunan cuisine series.





Spicy duck head, this duck head is not ordinary spicy, friends who can eat spicy food are welcome to challenge.



The duck head of this duck product is really spicy. I feel that Hunan people will definitely recognize the spiciness when they come here. The duck neck is not spicy and is suitable for snacks for watching dramas. These braised products can be taken out at the window.



Stir-fried yellow beef



Hunan Fried Chicken



Xiangxi bandit duck



Hot pot spicy duck head



Tofu wrapped in milk



Hunan style beef three delicacies



Beef fillet with Hangzhou pepper



Hunan style grilled fish for two

People say Huixiang Yun has recently launched a few new dishes, but I haven’t had time to try them yet. The Zuojiazhuang store is next to Jinjiang Inn, and there is free parking at the door.

11. Bai Xiaobei Northeast BBQ



The only Qiqihar Halal BBQ restaurant in Beijing has been open for more than three years. Now it has opened a second branch in Wangjing. During the trial opening period, I organized partners to come and check in. The specialty of Northeastern barbecue is small skewers, which is different from Northeastern stir-fry dishes, which are large in quantity.



Shabu-shabu tripe

I actually don’t mind the small portion, because it allows you to eat more different flavors and avoid waste.



Stir-fried snails

After knocking off the tail of the snail, you can suck out the snail meat with just one sip, making it crispy, tender and chewy.



Fruit cold noodles, I have to say that the cold noodles in this store taste quite authentic, much better than the halal Yanji cold noodles introduced earlier.



The name of the skewers is Wu Xing Que Chuan. I don’t know what it means, but I can tell it’s beef and the yellow one is cheese.



This dish is called "Fuck Super Big Salad". It got its name because of the huge plate used. Northeastern people love to eat vegetables raw. This cold salad was given by the boss lady.



Grilled oysters and scallops are also indispensable. The ingredients are very fresh, but the price is not cheap.



Deep-sea saucer fish head, this fish has sharp teeth and a ferocious temperament. The more powerful the fish, the firmer and more delicious the meat is.



The fish skin has no fishy smell, which means it is very fresh and crispy in the mouth. The fish skin is a home-cooked specialty in Northeast China. I originally wanted to try grilled silkworm chrysalises, but my friends persuaded me not to do so because I was afraid.



Shenyang chicken rack is also a very famous Northeastern specialty. The chicken rack is fried until it is golden and crispy, and you can chew it even with the bones. This shop has a wide variety of small skewers, covering basically all Northeastern barbecue specialities. The price is also a little expensive, with per capita consumption of more than 150 yuan.

12. Mu Wenzhai Beef Hot Pot·Yunnan Cuisine



There are now three Yunnan restaurants in Beijing, each with its own characteristics. This is a Yunnan pickled cabbage hot pot opened by the Hui Muslims in Qujing, Yunnan in Wudaoying Hutong. The taste is very Yunnan. The other two restaurants are Dian Xinyuan, which specializes in Yunnan stir-fries, and Ganmaya Zhaotong Barbecue.



They have two specialties, one is beef hotpot in dry pot and the other is beef hotpot with pickled cabbage. I have eaten both and they are both delicious.



You can eat Shiping tofu in this hotpot, which is one of the specialties of Yunnan. I like the texture of this tofu very much.



This is ginger-handled melon, which tastes like pumpkin and is also a Yunnan specialty.



Yunnan beef is tender and chewy with less fat.



This is mango dipped in water from Shanshan, and everyone in Yunnan knows it.



Yunnan specialty flower cakes are also available, and their flower cakes can be taken away as souvenirs.



Red River Rice Noodles, put into the sauerkraut pot is a bowl of authentic sauerkraut and beef rice noodles.



The second floor of their house is a private room, and the decoration is also very artistic.

13. Lao Lan’s BBQ·Xi’an



The newly opened Xi'an Laolanjia BBQ restaurant in Tongzhou Kuche Town not only offers Xi'an specialty barbecue, but also Xi'an noodles.



Lao Lan's family also has a store in Xi'an, which has been open for more than 20 years.



I've been to their restaurant twice and tried all the main signature dishes. As for the barbecue, it's no different from the local ones in Xi'an.



The specialty of Xi'an's barbecue is this kind of small skewers with iron skewers. There are 10 skewers in a handful, and the taste is a bit salty.



Their eight-treasure porridge is delicious. The taste is quite bland and not particularly sweet.



Stir-fried yellow beef. This beef is cooked with starch. I prefer the stir-fried texture of Hunan cuisine.



As one of Xi'an's gourmet calling cards, the stir-fried steamed buns taste great.



Braised mochi is also a northwest specialty noodle dish. Mochi is noodle soup. This soup tastes good.



This dish is called Night Market Stir-fried Bean Sprouts. It is very refreshing and a delicious vegetarian dish with the flavor of a pot.



Shaanxi's special oily noodles are made from wide noodles, and they must be vegetarian to be delicious. The chili peppers on them are fragrant but not spicy.



Stir-fried beef with rice crispy rice crispy rice crispy rice. This dish is worth recommending.



The hot and sour shabu-shabu tripe is a bit salty. I prefer food with lighter taste now.



Guokui with chili sauce, this one is a great treat when you are hungry. The skin of the pot helmet is grilled to a crispy texture, and paired with the spicy chili sauce and chili, it is very satisfying.

14. KAVKAZ Ruilin Restaurant·Russian Caucasian cuisine



There is a Caucasian-style restaurant on Chaoyang Shenlu Street. There used to be an Azerbaijani restaurant called Buckley next door with a similar style, but it closed. Another halal Russian-style restaurant NAIL also closed. It is not easy for this restaurant to survive today.



beetroot soup

Russia's famous dish, red cabbage soup, is drunk before the main meal as an appetizer.



Grape leaf meat rolls

Grape leaf meat rolls, the outer skin is made of grape leaves and the inside is wrapped with beef filling. This dish is also a common delicacy in Central Asia.



Dumplings

Azerbaijani dumplings. Historically, people in the Caucasus have been eating dumplings for a long time. The dumplings they make are much smaller.



Caucasian soup dumplings

Azerbaijani soup dumplings, maybe because the boss is Azerbaijani, so most of the waiters in the store are Azerbaijani, and their Chinese is not very good, but their Chinese skills have improved in recent years.

15. Subha Almond Tofu



This is a halal snack bar opened by the Muslims in Beijing. Its signature features are almond tofu and electric skewers. As for the almond tofu, its ingredients are quite particular and the taste is first-rate. It is the best almond tofu I have ever eaten in Beijing.



I'm used to choosing the signature snacks when I visit a store, and almond tofu is a must-try. After eating it, I added a coffee cheese.



It costs 10 yuan a portion and comes with a small bag of sugar water, which is moderately sweet and has a sweet taste, not sticky or greasy.



The taste of coffee cheese is also dense and smooth. The store also sells a mini bottle of lemon tea with zero sugar. People say because the owner is more health-conscious, many products in the store do not add sugar, but the taste is also delicious and suitable for skewers.



I have tried both beef skewers and mutton tendons. I feel that mutton tendons are more tender and delicious than beef skewers.





He now has two stores, one in Qinghe and the other in Jiaodaokou. I have been to both stores, and I prefer the Jiaodaokou store. The skewers in the Qinghe store are slightly salty, while the Jiaodaokou store tastes just right, but the almond tofu tastes the same in both stores.



There are free parking spaces in front of the Qinghe store, which is convenient. There are only a few parking spaces on the side of Jiaodaokou road, which is not easy to park.

16. TRIBE GARDEN African Tribe Garden Restaurant·Ghana



A new halal restaurant with West African characteristics has opened on the basement floor of Sanlitun SOHO shopping mall 1, specializing in Ghanaian cuisine. The store clerks are all black Muslims, fluent in Chinese, and there is a Kenyan girl who is particularly cute.



Ghana is a country in West Africa with a Muslim population accounting for about 15%, but there is a unique mosque pattern on the national banknotes.



Larabanga Mosque

The Larabanga Mosque on the banknote was built between the 14th and 15th centuries. It is the oldest mosque in Ghana. The architectural style is unique to West Africa. It is built with yellow mud and wood and is very representative.



The decor of the restaurant is also very African-style, including the wall hangings.







African goat bibimbap

The African goat meat tastes a bit old, but not smelly, and the bibimbap tastes salty and spicy.



Alcohol-free mojito and fruit haji



African characteristic Ai Guxi

This dish is eaten with the tapioca puree pictured below. Eating the tapioca puree is like eating rice cakes.





apply

The white one is called Fufu, which in Chinese translates to rice flour paste, which is the staple food of Ghanaians.



Friday specials

Their family has a special dish every day. This Friday special is made with beans and rice, paired with some noodles and dipping sauces, and tastes sour, salty, and spicy.



Grilled Tilapia

African grilled fish, the grilled fish tastes very good, even though the outer skin is grilled black, the meat inside is white.



The milkshake recommended to us by the Kenyan lady is full of milky taste and delicious. This set cost 530 yuan, for four people, 130 yuan per person.

17. Kamaya Zhaotong BBQ Beef Rice Noodles



A new Yunnan specialty barbecue restaurant has opened in Beijing. Ganmaya is a well-known local brand in Zhaotong.



We checked in on the first day of the trial opening and had Yunnan-style hot pot chicken and barbecue.



Zhaotong's specialty barbecue is very popular in Yunnan, and its taste is spicy.





Their most outstanding feature is the beef rice noodles in fresh soup. You can taste the freshness of the beef soup. This bowl of rice noodles is very Yunnan.



18. Jiji·Tan Yang Hot Pot



Jiji is a chain store, with one store in Gulou, one on Qingnian Road, and one in Wangjing. The decoration styles of the three stores are completely different, but they are all high-end and elegant. The environments of the Qingnian Road and Wangjing stores are particularly fresh and refined. The places are much larger than the Gulou store, and the parking spaces are sufficient and free.



As soon as you enter the yard, you first pass through a bamboo forest. There will be clouds and mist on both sides of the path, just like a fairyland.





The yard is filled with flowers and green plants, including brightly colored hydrangeas.



There is an open-air terrace in the yard, as well as tents and private rooms. Each tent has air conditioning, lights and sound.



There is also a hall in the house, but in summer everyone likes to sit in the yard and enjoy the flowers and delicious food.



The dining table in the tent private room is equipped with a microphone sound effect. If you speak close to the table, you can hear the echo, which is convenient for chatting.



This restaurant is one of the top halal restaurants in Beijing. The per capita consumption is between 400 and 500 yuan. The restaurant charges per person. Currently it only provides hot pot and can host wedding banquets. It can host about 150 people. Wedding banquets are also charged per person. On average, a wedding of 100 people only costs 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, which is very cost-effective in Beijing.



The courtyard of Jiji Drum Tower is another classical style. You can sit on the terrace and eat hot pot with the Drum Tower behind you.



As the sun sets, the scene of eating hot pot with the Drum Tower behind is beautiful. Oriental Selection has also come here to broadcast live.







All the ingredients are fresh and high-quality. Just wait for the waiter to serve you in order. Each private room has a full-time waiter to provide attentive service. The order of serving is drinks, cold dishes, hot dishes, staple dishes and desserts. If you like to eat during the period, you can add dishes separately at no extra charge. It is equivalent to spending three to five hundred for a high-end buffet, so it is not expensive.





19. Baoding Beef Pancake



I drove to Miyun before to have a meal of halal pancakes. This time I learned that a halal pancake shop had opened in Baiziwan, so I came to try it out. The taste was better than the store in Miyun. Now this shop has opened a branch in Daxing.



One covers two, one represents one ounce of meat, and two represents two ounces of cake. I chose the single set meal with two covers and three, which means two ounces of beef and three ounces of cake. Their store has just opened, and they haven’t filled up the restaurant yet. They only have pancakes and braised chicken. Braised chicken is also a specialty of Baoding. At the Daxing store, you can enjoy Hebei’s characteristic fish-flavored shredded pork.



I've also had cupcakes in Baoding, and I can say that the taste is basically the same as this one.

20. Maiden Tower Restaurant·Azerbaijan



There is a restaurant on the third floor of the Azerbaijan National Brand Pavilion called Maiden Tower, which is a tourist attraction in Azerbaijan. This is also the only Azerbaijani halal restaurant in Beijing, so it is worth recording.



The restaurant is located inside the exhibition hall, and you can enjoy Azerbaijani national handicrafts while eating.





Many Azerbaijani chefs work abroad, and many of the Turkish restaurants we often eat at are run by Azerbaijanis.



The dishes in this store are all to our taste, including these snacks, which are also suitable for babies.



Eggplant roll with fragrant milk



Jellyfish Grilled Chicken



Beef rice with chestnut and pomegranate sauce



nut cake

The restaurant is located near Sanyuan Bridge, and the per capita consumption is about 150 yuan. It is suitable for business banquets and dates.

21. Alkhaleej Mandi Kitchen Bay Mandi Restaurant



This is a Dubai halal restaurant that has just opened in Sanlitun. The owner of this restaurant is an Arab from Dubai and has a store in Dubai. According to the store clerk, the ingredients in the store are also imported from the Middle East. After eating it, I said that this is true because this store reminds me of the taste of the mandi I had in Mecca last year. It can be said that it restores the Middle Eastern flavor one to one.



this is a non-alcoholic restaurant. I am more worried about whether this restaurant can continue to operate for a long time, because the owner does not care about costs. However, the catering market in Beijing is relatively sluggish this year. Even in Sanlitun on weekends, there is not much traffic.





In the store, you can taste the agarwood aroma familiar from the Middle East.



The small cup of Arabic milk tea given by the waiter tasted exactly like the one I drank in Abu Dhabi.



The handmade Yemeni pancakes, served with a variety of dipping sauces, are especially delicious. The chefs are all Arabs from the Middle East.



Desert Colorful Chicken Mandy



Yemeni specialty handmade scones are very delicious, rich in wheat flavor, and very large.





Royal pastry, which tastes like glutinous rice and contains bananas. This dessert is not sweet at all.



Mutton Mandi



Grilled fish with rice. The grilled fish itself has no flavor and needs to be eaten with three kinds of dipping sauces.





The taste of Mandi is amazing, the chicken inside is stewed extremely soft, and the color of the rice is due to the addition of spices.

22. Shunhexiang Mosque Restaurant·Harbin



The newly opened Harbin halal restaurant in Tongzhou, Shunhexiang is a chain brand in Harbin, and it is the first time to open a store in Beijing.



Shun Hexiang's stir-fries are of a very high standard, and this restaurant is currently the one with the highest level of halal Northeastern stir-fries in Beijing.







I chose dried tofu with hot pepper, a Northeastern specialty home-cooked dish, delicious.



Majiagou celery mixed with sea urchin is also delicious, cool and refreshing, sweet and sour.



The beef shaomai is also cooked very well, but as far as shaomai is concerned, I prefer the joint-venture Inner Mongolia shaomai.



You can also choose from their Guobao Pork. We had the sweet and sour version, which was normal.



Di Sanxian is also a common dish in Northeast China. The total price of these items is only 200 yuan, and the portion is moderate, enough for two people.

23. Eli Falafel·Lebanon



This Lebanese restaurant is a chain brand in Shanghai. It is the first time to open a branch in Beijing. I have been to the store in Shanghai, but I think the store in Beijing has better food and a higher-end environment.



The menu has the halal logo and a wide variety of dishes.



This store is on the first floor of an official building. There are plenty of parking spaces in the underground parking lot, but there are no parking discounts.



The restaurant has a bright kitchen and a bright stove, and most of the diners are foreigners.



The manager sent a baklava dessert.



Kabu mutton pilaf tastes delicious, the mutton is very tender, and there are pomegranate seeds in it. This portion is 118 yuan.



The dessert counter sells ice cream and dessert gift boxes.



24. Buying and selling red beef noodles·Henan



Don’t underestimate this shaved noodle shop. I will drive 40 minutes from Niujie to Haidian to eat this bowl of noodles. The Hongjia beef shaved noodles are definitely worth checking out. If you like this kind of food, you can’t go wrong here.



This restaurant is opened by the Hui Muslims from Jiaozuo, Henan. The cold dishes in the restaurant are also special. During breakfast time, you can also enjoy spicy spicy soup, which is Xiaoyao Town style with less spiciness and is suitable for Beijingers.



Another specialty of their house is beef buns, which are not fried buns, but big steamed buns, which you can also eat in the morning.





I had a piece of Tuhao Beef Sliced ​​Noodles. There was a lot of meat, the soup was thick and the meat was chewy, and the noodles were chewy.



After selecting the cold dishes, take them to the kitchen and mix them with the ingredients to keep the freshness and taste.

25. Joint venture Shaomai·Prairie red pomegranate·Mongolian meal



Ulanqab Famous Store jointly operates Shaomai and opened a flagship store in Qianmen, which specializes in halal Mongolian food.



I highly recommend their Inner Mongolia pot tea, which is brewed and drunk immediately. It contains milk tofu and beef jerky.



Mongolian sausage and hand-made meat are also signature dishes, and all the ingredients come from Inner Mongolia.





Shaomai is the staple food of his restaurant. The kitchen is bright and the stove is bright, and it is made on site. My favorite is the lamb hind leg siomai.



The most expensive dish is the roasted whole lamb, which costs 2,000 yuan each. The price is actually not bad. The meat of the roasted whole lamb is very tender and the skin is crispy.



You can also watch Mongolian dance while eating.



This stir-fried lamb with scallions is also delicious.



Inner Mongolia's Guobao Pork uses beef strips, which is sweet and sour.



The lamb and scorpion pot has a light taste, neither salty nor bland. You can add meat after eating the scorpions. This taste is more suitable for the elderly and children.



There are private rooms and a terrace on the second floor of his house, where you can have parties. The space is large and there is an underground parking lot. The average consumption per person is only 100 yuan.





26. 3.69 million halal beef brisket pot·Cantonese cuisine



This restaurant not only provides Cantonese-style Qingyuan Chicken Pot, Beef Brisket and Beef Offal Pot, Tianhu Chicken Pot, but also Cantonese refreshments. It is currently the only halal Cantonese restaurant in Beijing.



Claypot rice

Claypot rice is also a new dish. This dish needs to be cooked freshly and wait for 25 minutes. The rice is made of Thai fragrant rice and topped with beef sausage. You can choose to add different grams of sausage according to your own taste.



The curry fish balls are very delicious. According to the owner, he developed them himself. The owner is a Hui from Shandong and the son of an imam. A group of 12 of us ate the new morning tea menu twice, with an average consumption of about 120 yuan per person.



27. Guli Momo Shrimp



Guli Momo Shrimp is an Internet celebrity brand shrimp chain chain in Xinjiang, and now it has opened in Beijing. It's on the ground floor of Heshenghui, and the business is very good.



Their prawns are very fresh and large. Underneath the prawns are Xinjiang rice noodles. You can add water to rinse the vegetables after eating.



The rice is free and can be refilled endlessly. Because their shrimps are very spicy, even if they are mildly spicy, rice is a must.



The red one is Kavas, which is pomegranate flavored. There are two types of Kavas available in his family.

28. Yang Ji Qiqihar Barbecue



Yangji Daqi Barbeque is also considered an Internet celebrity store in Shanghai. People say there are now 60 chain stores, some directly operated and franchised.



This is the first store in Beijing. The owner is from Qiqihar, and he started out as a street stall barbecue.



I think the specialty of his restaurant is its affordability. A group purchase of a set meal for two for 198 is basically full of meat, and the service is very good. There are people helping grill the whole process, and all requests are answered.



We all love eating this small sausage.



When I eat Daqi barbecue, I usually only choose beef. I think this type of sizzling barbecue tastes better with beef than mutton.



He also sells Northeastern frozen pears. Since it is located in Wudaokou, where there are many students, the price is also cheap, and you have to queue up to eat.

29. Yeondu BBQ·Korean style



There is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Fangshan Dou Branch. The quality is very good, and the price/performance ratio exceeds that of Chang Ying's. The average price per person is about 80 yuan.



However, due to various reasons, the current Japanese and Korean cuisines are downplaying their Japanese and Korean attributes. Although the barbecue in this restaurant is Korean style, it also adds Japanese food such as sushi.



The three-person set meal was enough to fill us up, and there were also sushi, bibimbap, and cold noodles to choose from.





The bibimbap has a wide variety of ingredients, tastes good, and the service from the merchants is attentive.



30. Al Safir Arabic Restaurant



This store has been open in Beijing for more than ten years, and its products have always been very stable. The owner is a Palestinian, fluent in Chinese, devout in faith, and there is no alcohol in the restaurant.



One time, the boss, I, and several Arabs were drinking tea in the store. During this period, an old Arab admitted that he had not prayed on time. When he was about to explain, the boss retorted and said that he should not make any excuses. It was wrong for not praying on time and he should not say anything.



The boss's mother lives in Jordan, which hosts the largest number of Palestinian refugees. He once brought his mother to live in Beijing for a while, but her mother felt that she couldn't hear the five prayers every day in Beijing, so she felt unaccustomed to it, so she returned to Jordan.



It is a foreign restaurant that has been able to last for more than ten years. It does not sell alcohol, so there is no need to doubt the taste of the dishes. Moreover, this restaurant is relatively cheap among the Arab restaurants in Beijing, with per capita consumption of about 100 yuan.



31. Merv Turkmenistan



Merv is a Turkmenistan-style halal restaurant. There is also a Turkmenistan restaurant called ASIAN FOOD in Changping, Beijing. Merv is an ancient city in Turkmenistan that is included in the World Cultural Heritage List. The restaurant’s sign is the Turkmenistan flag.



We came to try this restaurant on the first day it opened. The owner is from Turkmenistan and can speak Chinese. This restaurant does not sell alcohol.



The menu is available in Chinese, Russian and English. to Turkmenistan specialties, there are also Russian, Turkish, Kazakhstani and other Central Asian delicacies.



It's called red cabbage soup on the menu, also called beef soup. It's made with beef and cabbage and is relatively light.



This crispy baked bun is very filling. It contains large pieces of mutton and skin sprouts. The outer skin is crispy. The crispy skin is a characteristic of Central Asian baked buns. It is very appetizing when paired with pickled cucumbers. I also like to eat pickled cucumbers.



We ordered two types of barbecue, one was fried lamb chops and the other was roast beef. These two types of barbecue were relatively salty, but the grilled fries that came with the meal were delicious and had a unique aroma.



The cheese scones are filled with salty cheese. They are delicious and recommended.



A kind of bun that is very similar to a thin-skin bun, but the skin is thicker. There is a piece of butter in the middle of the plate, which is used to dip the bun. It is also paired with a cup of plain yogurt. Turkmen people are accustomed to adding yogurt to the bun.

32. The shepherd boy herding cows·Pingliang steamed buns



This is a Pingliang-style beef restaurant. Pingliang is a place that mainly eats beef.



Pingliang beef steamed buns, the steamed buns are cooked, paired with a bowl of beef soup, which contains large pieces of beef and vermicelli. To eat steamed buns, you need to break off a piece of steamed bun and take one bite. Do not soak it for a long time.



The beef soup used in their steamed buns is really delicious.



Their fried noodles are also delicious.



This dish is called Braised Steak, which is also a Pingliang specialty. The steak is stewed soft and has a sweet taste.



This is a small BBQ beef skewer worth a try. view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 7 covers Limapulo Baba Can Cook, Ali-Han Muslim buffet hot pot and barbecue, Petaling Street halal malatang, Bartolo Lisboa Bakehouse, Village Park nasi lemak, Yunnan rice noodles, An Bang chicken rice, Barraca, and Hai Kah Lang seafood fish head noodles.

The restaurants in this issue are as follows:

1. Limapulo: Baba Can Cook (Nyonya cuisine)

2. Ali·Han Muslim buffet hotpot barbecue

3. Petaling Street Halal Malatang

4. BARTOLO LISBOA BAKEHOUSE (Portuguese cuisine)

5. VILLAGE PARK RESTAURANT (Nasi Lemak)

6. Steaming Era (Chaoshan Cuisine)

7. Yunye·Yunnan Rice Noodles

8. Anbang Paradise Chicken Rice Restaurant (Fujian cuisine)

9. BARRACA (Spanish food)

10. Hai Jiao Ren (seafood stall)

1. Limapulo:Baba Can Cook



This is a Malay-Nyonya restaurant that has been on the Michelin list for four consecutive years. Among Malay cuisines, I like to eat Nyonya food the most, because Nyonya food combines the cooking skills and taste of Nanyang Chinese.





The photo should be the founders. You can see that they are wearing traditional clothes and have Nanyang characteristics.



This restaurant is very popular. In Malaysia, any restaurant that can get Michelin certification is very popular because the consumption here is not expensive, with an average of 20-40 ringgit per person.



There are many things on the menu. In order to avoid being confused, I chose the most popular dishes based on the recommendations of most netizens.



Most of the people who come to eat at noon are office workers nearby, so there is no need to queue.



A cup of Nanyang-style teh tarik. The teh tarik here tastes good and moderate in taste. I don’t like drinks that are too sweet.



Satay chicken skewers, satay means grilled skewers. The white one should be Nyonya cake. The chicken itself is marinated. To eat satay, it needs to be paired with sauce. This dipping sauce is slightly sweet and not spicy. I am not used to the spicy taste in Southeast Asia.



This is one of the store's signature dishes, called shrimp tart. It is made of shrimp and crispy shell into the shape of an egg tart, with vegetable salad inside. You can dip it in the sweet and salty sauce. It is very delicious.



The restaurant is located near the World Trade Center. Parking is not easy around. You need to park in a parking lot in a nearby building. The passage in that parking lot is very narrow and the parking fee is relatively expensive. It is best not to drive here.

Address: Limapulo (Limapulo Baba Can Cook)

2. Ali·Han Muslim Buffet Hot Pot



A newly opened Chinese northwest-style self-service hotpot on Petaling Street. The owner is from Qinghai. The northwest flavor is mainly reflected in his northwest noodles such as Youxiang and bitter bean rolls.



You can choose between hot pot and barbecue, or both, and the per capita consumption is around RM40.



There is a wide variety of ingredients, including everything you should have, including desserts and ice cream.









You can choose the mandarin duck pot as the bottom of the pot, barbecue and hot pot are both available together.



The location is opposite the famous Chinese Ramen on Petaling Street, but it can’t be found on the map.

Address: Baker Street (Petaling Street)

3. Halal Malatang



Petaling Street is a Chinese food street, and next to the Muslim hotpot there is a Malatang that does a good business.



This Malatang used to be a Ma Jinlong franchise store, but it is no longer there. There are two branches in the same street.



The style is the same as in China, you can choose your own ingredients, and the vegetarian and meat dishes are the same price.



In fact, the taste is not as good as the spicy hotpot in China, but the business is booming, and the diners are mainly Malays.

Address: Baker Street (Petaling Street)

4. BARTOLO LISBOA BAKEHOUSE



This was the first time I saw a Portuguese restaurant, so I came over to try it out of curiosity. This shop specializes in Portuguese bread and also has simple meals.



The owner looks like a serious Portuguese at first glance, and the menu is all in Portuguese. I asked the waiter to recommend a local specialty to me.



This egg-like pancake is called Bolo do caco. It is a round flatbread with a shape like a fire and a soft texture. It is a traditional Portuguese staple food.



Portuguese egg tarts are probably the most famous snacks in Portugal. This authentic Portuguese egg tarts are larger, thicker and sweeter than the egg tarts we eat in China.



I ordered a strawberry milkshake for my son. The freshly squeezed strawberries and milk tasted sour and sweet, and it was quite delicious.



The prices in this store are on the high side, with the three items costing a total of RM64.

Address: Bartolo (Bartolo Lisboa Bakehouse)

5. VILLAGE PARK RESTAURANT



This is a very famous nasi lemak restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. I have been here twice, both times at noon. It is very popular and you have to queue for more than ten minutes during peak hours.



Although there are many people, the service is still very good. The waiters are unhurried and arranged in an orderly manner.



Nasi lemak is the national dish of Southeast Asia. Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia all consider themselves to be the birthplace of nasi lemak.



My experience is that just choose their signature chicken drumstick nasi lemak, the others are not as delicious as the signature.



This meal only costs RM12, so the value for money is really hard to beat.



Their store opens at six in the morning, and you can have hot spring eggs dipped in bread for breakfast.





For drinks, we recommend a cup of white coffee, which is the most popular coffee category in Southeast Asia.

Address: 5, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

6. Steaming Era



When eating seafood in Kuala Lumpur, the first choice is a restaurant opened by Chaoshan people. This steamed seafood restaurant is the most delicious seafood restaurant I have ever eaten in Kuala Lumpur.





Malay seafood restaurants often sell dead frozen products. Only Chaoshan people prefer fresh seafood, because the fresher the seafood, the less fishy it smells.



The method of steaming seafood is also simple. Put the raw porridge at the bottom of the pot, put the seafood on top, cover it, wait a few minutes, and you can eat the seafood on top. After eating the seafood, the porridge at the bottom is also ready, and the seafood soup will flow into the bottom of the pot, which is delicious.



There are many kinds of seafood in this store, and there are many ways to eat them. The seafood can be eaten raw or steamed.





More than a dozen kinds of dipping sauces, mix and match as you like.



Their signature milk tea is better than other milk tea shops outside. It tastes sweeter and sweeter. The waiter even asked me what I thought of the taste. I said it was very good.



This thing is very similar to northwest pasta. It is made by Chaoshan people with Hui oil flavor. It is a thin layer with a hollow inside, which can be eaten with vegetables.



The seafood casserole porridge, the seafood in it can be tasted and the ingredients are fresh, definitely not made from frozen products.



The prawns and scallops are both alive and will jump around when put in the steamer.



After steaming the seafood, I just had porridge. This steamed dish, paired with their dipping sauce, is more delicious than eating Malatang.









Seven-star spotted fish is a fish that we all like to eat. It has no small spines and the meat is tender and firm. It has no shortcomings except that it is expensive.



I have been to this steamed seafood restaurant twice, and each time I ate different dishes, they all tasted great. If you don’t eat expensive ingredients, the per capita consumption would be around RM70.

Address: Marina Seafood (Marina Seafood Restaurant Steam Times)

7. Yunye·Yunnan Rice Noodles·Sichuan Small Bowl Dishes



Friends who want to eat Yunnan rice noodles in Kuala Lumpur are in luck, a Yunnan rice noodle shop has opened at the back of the Bank of China Building.



They specialize in a variety of small bowl dishes, but the rice noodles are what attracts me the most.



The diners at noon are mainly office workers nearby. This kind of small bowl dish is convenient to choose and the price is cheap.





The rice noodles are made in the traditional Yunnan way, with mint added and the beef soup stewed very thick.

Address: 1, Megan Avenue, C-0-7, 189, Jln Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

8. An Bang Paradise Chicken Rice Restaurant



This chicken rice restaurant is one that I often visit. It is a pork-free restaurant run by a local Chinese. The chicken rice is very delicious.





This is also a traditional Nanyang Chinese craft that has been practiced in Ampang for two generations.



For chicken rice, you can choose either plain-cut chicken or grilled chicken legs. I have tried both, and they are both delicious, and the accompanying dipping sauces are amazing.



The store's homemade herbal tea and Fuzhou fish balls show that their ancestors are from Fujian.





This is for dine-in dining, and you can also choose to take it out. They will pack it in a sealed box, and the taste will not be affected at all after it is opened.



The Ampang Paradise Chicken Restaurant street reminds me of Penang, because this area is also a gathering place for Chinese.

Address: 158, Jalan Besar Ampang, Pekan Ampang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor

9. BARRACA



This is a newly opened Spanish restaurant in Ampang, and its main specialty is of course paella.



I have eaten Spanish restaurants in Indonesia before. There are also some restaurants in China that make Spanish paella, but it is difficult to eat authentic ones.



Facts have proved that Spanish paella is just that, not that good, because the rice they use is a bit hard, and it mainly depends on the freshness of the ingredients.



This shop has just opened and is very popular. There are only a dozen staff working in the kitchen.



The bread that comes with the meal is a standard feature of Western food.





This thing that looks like sushi is topped with octopus. Spanish and Portuguese people like to eat octopus.



This goat cheese salad is very delicious, mainly because the cheese has a rich milky aroma. Spain has a well-developed animal husbandry and first-class dairy products.

Address: L1-08 The Campus Ampang Jalan Kolam Air Lama, Mukim, 68000 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor

10. Hai Kah Lang



Hai Jiao Ren is an Internet celebrity Michelin restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, specializing in a variety of seafood and Nanyang Chinese snacks.



The difference between this store and Steam Times is that this one is a food stall, while Steam Times is a more high-end business dinner. In the steaming era, seafood was steamed, but this restaurant mainly specializes in spicy stir-fried, fried and various curries.



When Chinese people eat seafood, of course they still have to eat it fresh.



Haijiaoren is quite large, but it is still full, and you have to queue for more than ten minutes for lunch.



We followed the recommendations on Dianping and chose the most popular signature dishes.



A cup of Hainan tea, Hainan tea is white coffee, and a cup of lemongrass lemonade.



This is called soft fried crab, and you can eat it with the shell because it is really soft.



I still chose my favorite seven-star grouper. This kind of fish is delicious no matter how you prepare it, as long as the ingredients are fresh.



This is mixed seafood, with kway teow at the bottom. The kway teow is like vermicelli or rice noodles. The soup base is Tom Yum Goong. This bowl is very generous, with shrimps, crabs, shells, and fish in it. The meal costs 60 ringgit per person.

Address: Hai Kah Lang (Taman Cheras) Hai Kah Lang Seafood & Fish Head Noodle view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This 2025 Hangzhou halal food map follows the author's trip through Phoenix Halal Snacks, Northwest Family, Maizhou Yilongxuan, Silk Road Flames, Kosto Middle Eastern Cuisine, Pin Hui Wei, Phoenix Mosque, the tomb of Buhetiya'er, and Hangzhou Hui Muslim heritage.

I have been to Hangzhou many times. This time, I came to this popular city as one of the top 50 insurance social media influencers to receive an award. This city in the Jiangnan region left a great impression on me. The citizens are polite, the women speak in a pleasant tone, and drivers actively yield to pedestrians. Ten years ago, I only experienced this abroad. Hangzhou was the first city in China to implement a "cars yield to pedestrians" policy. As early as 2010, Hangzhou included this in traffic regulations for mandatory enforcement, with violators facing a 3-point deduction and a 100 yuan fine.

Ten years ago, as a pedestrian in Hangzhou, I naturally felt this measure was great. However, after listening to a few Hangzhou drivers complain, I realized that forced compliance is not ideal. Drivers feel that some pedestrians, protected by traffic rules, cross the street recklessly, looking down at their phones and walking slowly, leaving drivers frustrated but unable to speak up. In fact, the improvement of character should come from within. When vehicles yield to pedestrians out of politeness, pedestrians should also show gratitude. This is a natural civilized behavior. When it becomes forced, it may look like a quick improvement in character on the surface, but it is not voluntary and instead breeds resentment. Once there is no supervision, things will immediately return to the way they were.

I rented a car in Hangzhou this time and drove for three days. Experiencing Hangzhou traffic from a driver's perspective, I feel that the road rules in Hangzhou are more complex than in Beijing. It is hard to gauge the limits for yielding to pedestrians and using a phone while driving. I expect to receive a ticket in a couple of days.

1. Phoenix Halal Snacks (Fenghuang Qingzhen Xiaochi)



This shop used to be called "Halal Snacks" and is now called Phoenix Halal Snacks. They have been operating in Hangzhou for at least 10 years. The location is right at the back door of Phoenix Mosque (Fenghuang Si). The owner is a local Hui Muslim from Hangzhou, and according to the elders at the mosque, he is very devout. The shop prohibits smoking and alcohol. They mainly serve various Jiangnan-style snacks and some Northwest Chinese food, as most of the staff are from the Northwest and the waitresses wear headscarves.



They have started making hand-pulled noodles (lamian) again. Some of the photos were taken by me previously.



Hangzhou beef pan-fried buns (niurou jianbao) are quite large with thick skins, unlike the smaller ones found in Henan and Shandong.



I recommend trying the beef steamed dumplings (niurou zhengjiao), which are made more delicately than the pan-fried buns.



The clay pot dishes (shaguo) come in many flavors and taste good.



The beef vermicelli soup (niurou fensi tang) is quite similar to the version in Nanjing.



Lamb steamed dumplings (yangrou shaomai) are my favorite snack at this shop. They have a nice shape and the meat is tender; the lamb is likely sourced from the Northwest.

2. Northwest Family (Xibei Renjia)



If you want authentic halal Hangzhou-style food, I recommend Northwest Family (Xibei Renjia) by West Lake. Even though the owners are from the Northwest, the restaurant opened in Hangzhou in 1992. After more than thirty years, they are well-established here, and their Hangzhou-style dishes are truly delicious.



West Lake vinegar fish (xihu chuyu) is a famous Hangzhou dish. It is a real blessing to find a halal version right by West Lake.



West Lake beef soup (xihu niurou geng) is a must-order Hangzhou dish. I have had it in Beijing restaurants since I was a kid, but it tastes thicker here in Hangzhou.



Poached chicken (baizhanji) is a common dish in the south. Southern chicken tastes better than northern chicken.



Shrimp with fruit (shuiguo xiaren)

3. Maizhou Yilongxuan



This is a Northeast-style restaurant run by Hui Muslims from Qiqihar. I asked and found out they are related to the restaurant Gulanxuan, but Gulanxuan has already closed down.





This restaurant is located in the Xihu District. Their old branch in the Higher Education Park has closed.





The roasted lamb hooves (kao yangti) are great. Northeast-style barbecue never lets me down.



Chive pockets (jiucai hezi) are also one of the more popular staple foods here.



Sweet and sour pork (guobaorou) is a famous Northeast dish that almost every Northeast restaurant serves. However, the meat slices here are too thin, so it is not very satisfying to eat.

4. Silk Road Flames, halal barbecue, crawfish, and fusion dishes.



I wanted to eat at a halal Korean restaurant called Pu Liu Liu Korean Food after the awards ceremony, but they close at 8:30 p.m., so we changed our plans and came to this Lanzhou barbecue shop for a late-night snack.



Hangzhou restaurants are really competitive with their designs, and this shop clearly put a lot of effort into its decor.







They serve authentic Lanzhou open-flame barbecue, the kind with small skewers on iron sticks.



They also blend in local Jiangnan-style crawfish, with garlic, thirteen-spice, and spicy flavors to choose from. The crawfish tasted great and the ingredients were very fresh.



However, the snails still had a very strong muddy, fishy smell.



The roasted lamb chops and apricot skin tea (xingpishui) were both good, and the average cost per person was around 100 yuan.



5. Kosto Middle Eastern Cuisine.



This is a Middle Eastern Arabic restaurant located near Phoenix Mosque (Fenghuang Si), and the environment feels a bit rustic.



The dining area is on the second floor, and there are two tables by the door downstairs, but Hangzhou is quite hot in the summer, so sitting outside isn't cool.







The vegetarian appetizer platter includes falafel, which is a fried food I really like.



They serve mandi roasted chicken with rice. You can find this dish in Beijing too, but the one in Hangzhou is a mini portion.



This is his shop, Kesi Tuo Pizza, and the taste is quite good.



Overall, the food tastes fine. Some people say the prices are a bit high. Our table for two cost three hundred yuan, but we ordered too much. You can actually eat well for one hundred yuan per person.



6. Pin Hui Wei Halal Northwest Cuisine



The most amazing restaurant I ate at during this trip to Hangzhou was Pin Hui Wei. It is truly the top tier of the Hangzhou dining scene.



This is a chain brand in Shanghai and Hangzhou with an investment of tens of millions. They put a lot of thought into every aspect, starting with the design. The design team for Pin Hui Wei comes from the Blackstone Creative Design Studio, and this restaurant has become a signature project for them.



Pin Hui Wei specializes in halal Northwest cuisine and is an alcohol-free restaurant. It is very popular, so you need to wait for a table during peak hours.



Even though the design is unique and clever, the prices are very affordable, with an average cost of under one hundred yuan per person.



The prices at Pin Hui Wei are lower than similar halal restaurants in Beijing, but the food quality is very high.





There is a tandoor oven (nang keng) at the entrance where they bake bread on the spot, which is hard to find in Beijing.



With this freshly baked flatbread (nang) and a cup of tea, you have a full meal.







The Hui Muslim style sweet and sour meat sandwich (suan la jia sha) and the hand-grabbed lamb (shou zhua yang rou) are both delicious. The texture of this hand-grabbed lamb is just as good as what I ate in Dongxiang, and this portion costs 108 yuan.



Pin Hui Wei has many branches in Hangzhou and Shanghai. I went to the largest one, the Intime (Yintai) store, which has a parking lot at the entrance.

7. Phoenix Mosque (Fenghuang Si)



Phoenix Mosque is in a great spot. It is the first historic building at the north end of Hangzhou's famous Southern Song Imperial Street (Nansong Yujie). Hangzhou currently has two mosques. The other one is the newly built Hangzhou Mosque, located on East Canal Road in Jianggan District. To the northeast of Phoenix Mosque, there was historically another mosque called the Hui Muslim Prayer Hall (Huihui Baifotang). It was originally located next to the Hui Muslim New Bridge (Huihui Xinqiao). The mosque has been torn down, and only the name of the bridge remains.

















The rear main hall is the highlight of Phoenix Mosque. It dates back to the Yuan Dynasty and was built using the beamless hall (wuliangdian) technique, which also features West Asian architectural styles.





Phoenix Mosque is currently closed to tourists. It is also closed for Friday congregational prayer (Jumu'ah), as everyone is directed to the new Hangzhou Mosque for prayers. Jumu'ah starts at 1:00 PM, so travelers visiting Hangzhou should keep this time in mind. The new mosque is currently under renovation and is not open. For now, prayers are only held at a temporary prayer site in Haifu Building.







8. Tomb of the Arabian Sage Buhetiya'er



There are two ancient tombs near West Lake in Hangzhou. One belongs to a Persian man named Buhetiya'er. He came to China during the Southern Song Dynasty to practice medicine and preach. He passed away here, and his two attendants are buried with him.

Buhetiya'er, whose full name was Emir Buhetiya'er Sailuoniya Naluonike, passed away in 1329 (the second year of the Tianli era of the Yuan Dynasty). He was from Bukhara, which is in modern-day Uzbekistan. His epitaph records that his family served as officials for generations and held a prominent status.



The tomb is usually closed, but there is a contact number on the gate. The caretaker lives nearby and will come over to open the gate quickly, even though he is not a Hui Muslim.













9. Ding Henian Tomb Pavilion



Near West Lake is another ancient tomb of a Hui Muslim, the tomb of Ding Henian. Ding Henian (1335-1424) was a famous Hui Muslim poet during the Yuan Dynasty and the founder of the Henian Tang pharmacy in Beijing. Henian Tang was established between 1405 and 1408, making it over two hundred years older than Tong Ren Tang and even older than the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.



Ding Henian came from a very wealthy family that served as officials for generations. His father was a darughachi in Wuchang. The Ding family once spent a huge fortune to support the Yuan Emperor, so they were entrusted with important responsibilities. Ding Henian settled in Hangzhou in his later years to study Islamic law until he returned to Allah at the age of 89.













Henian Tang is located at Caishikou in Beijing, which was the site of ancient executions. Legend has it that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, families of some prisoners would bribe the executioner before the sentence was carried out. They asked him to stuff a steamed bun (mantou) into the neck cavity of the deceased when the head fell to prevent blood from splashing and the soul from lingering. This is likely the origin of the human blood bun mentioned by Lu Xun. Henian Tang originally provided these buns, but they were not meant for eating. Later, rumors spread that the blood-soaked buns could cure illnesses, and people began fighting over them. Henian Tang also provided funds to bury prisoners who had no family, acting as a charity.

When I was a child, I heard another legend about Henian Tang from the elders. Someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night asking for medicine for knife wounds. The next day, the shop assistant realized the money he received was spirit money and that he had seen a ghost the night before. Because of this, old Beijingers have a saying: 'Going to Henian Tang to ask for knife wound medicine—death is at the door.' If you look at this from an Islamic perspective, the assistant might not have seen a ghost, but possibly a jinn. view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This Beijing halal food map issue 52 introduces an AI restaurant-search tool and then covers JM CAFE & BAKERY, Zanjin Ningxia spicy hot pot, Xinjiang Aimaier Barbecue, Samarkand, Tianjin yellow-broth ramen, Lianying shaomai, Jingzhenxuan, and more local halal restaurants.

My official account now has an AI chatbot. You can ask questions in the chat, and the AI will help you find restaurant information to make searching easier.



It is still in the testing phase, so the answers might not be perfect. Even so, it is much better than the old keyword replies. Otherwise, I would have to set up countless keywords to handle all kinds of unusual questions.

The halal restaurants featured in this issue are as follows:

1. JM CAFE & BAKERY

2. Zanjin Ningxia Spicy Hot Pot (lahuhu)

3. Xinjiang Aimaier Barbecue

4. Samarkand (Hamuerhan) Workers' Stadium Branch

5. Tianjin Fengwei Yellow Broth Ramen (huangtang lamian)

6. Roma Restaurant Bar

7. Lianying Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) · Grassland Red Pomegranate

8. Zhizi Barbecue Zhang

9. Mufu Halal Spicy Hot Pot · Beef Noodles

10. Highland yak meat revolving mini hot pot

11. FIRENZE Italian Restaurant

12. Jingzhenxuan

1. JM CAFE & BAKERY



JM is a chain brand founded by a Hui Muslim. JM are his initials, and the owner is a big fan of Jay Chou, so the shop always plays his songs.



This is the White Pagoda Mosque branch. The cafe and bakery are close to each other. The owner says he insists on using halal ingredients, does not sell alcohol, and all drinks in the shop are non-alcoholic.



Their bread and desserts taste great. I tried everything for you. The business is booming now, and it is a popular spot on social media.





The cafe has a terrace on the second floor where you can take photos with the White Pagoda in the background.





Everything is a non-alcoholic drink.



They do not have a halal sign hanging outside, but the owner promises that all ingredients in his shops are halal and insists on not selling alcohol. I think this approach might be more reliable than just hanging a halal sign.





The owner of JM says they will soon open new branches on Niujie and Daji Lane. They are expected to open in August, and the Daji Lane shop will be quite large. I am really looking forward to it.

2. Zanjin Ningxia Spicy Hot Pot (lahuhu)



This is a Ningxia-style spicy hot pot (malatang) shop. Its specialties are Ningxia cold skin noodles (liangpi), spicy paste (lahuhu), and stir-fried rice with fermented chili (zaolajiao).











Ningxia-style spicy hot pot does not use sesame paste. It uses chili oil, which is very similar to Sichuan-style skewers (chuanchuan).

3. Xinjiang Aimaier Barbecue



This is a unique Xinjiang barbecue shop. You pick your meat skewers from a freezer when you walk in, and then they grill them for you.







Eating barbecue here is quite satisfying because they use charcoal-grilled skewers. It is a chain store, and they have another location at Dawanglu.



4. Samarkand (Hamuerhan) Workers' Stadium Branch



If you want to see the best-decorated halal restaurant in Beijing, just come to the Samarkand (Hamuerhan) Gongti branch.



Samarkand is a high-end brand under the Western Mahua group. They first opened at the Fengtai headquarters base, which also has a lot of style, but none are as luxurious as this Gongti branch.











The highlight of the Gongti branch is the afternoon tea. I chose the one called Chief's Afternoon Tea, which is enough for 4 to 6 people to eat, drink, and chat for the whole afternoon.



The set includes sand-boiled coffee, black tea, desserts, and fruit.



They also have yogurt with milk skin (naipizi suannai), which is now a standard item in Northwest restaurants.



Overall, Samarkand focuses more on style than substance, and the taste of the dishes needs improvement. However, I still really like the series of fast food restaurants from Western Mahua.

5. Tianjin Fengwei Yellow Broth Ramen (huangtang lamian)



Yellow broth pulled noodles (huangtang lamian) are a specialty of Tianjin, and now there is a halal version in Beijing.



This shop is run by people from Tianjin and Qinghai. The Tianjin staff handle the seasoning, while the Qinghai staff handle the pulled noodles and barbecue, keeping the flavor true to Tianjin style.



The reason the broth for these pulled noodles is yellow is because curry is added to it.





The sauce brushed on the barbecue is on the sweet side.

6. Roma Restaurant Bar



This Roma Bistro is run by a Pakistani friend. Although the place is small, the menu features a mix of dishes from Africa, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Italy. It is surprisingly delicious and cheap.













Their set meals are a great deal, costing only 50 to 60 yuan per person. The Pakistani kitchen staff are very particular about their cooking; the biryani is excellent, and the drinks are well-made.









7. Lianying Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) · Grassland Red Pomegranate



Lianying Shaomai, a famous restaurant from Ulanqab, has opened a flagship store in Qianmen that specializes in halal Mongolian food.



I highly recommend their Inner Mongolian pot tea (guochai), which is brewed fresh to order and contains milk tofu and beef jerky.



The Mongolian meat sausage and hand-grabbed meat (shouba rou) are also signature dishes, and all the ingredients come from Inner Mongolia.





Steamed dumplings (shaomai) are their signature dish. You can watch them make them fresh in the open kitchen, and my favorite is the lamb leg steamed dumplings (shaomai).



The most expensive dish is the whole roasted lamb for 2,000 yuan, which is actually a fair price. The meat is very tender and the skin is crispy.



You can also watch Mongolian dancing while you eat.



The stir-fried wild onion with lamb (shacong chaoyangrou) is also delicious.



The Inner Mongolian style sweet and sour beef (guobaorou) is made with strips of beef.



The lamb spine hot pot (yangxiezi guo) has a light flavor that is just right. You can add more meat after finishing the spine, making it a great choice for seniors and children.



The second floor has private rooms and a terrace for parties. It is very spacious and has an underground parking lot, with an average cost of under 100 yuan per person.





8. Zhizi Barbecue Zhang



The tomato hot pot restaurant at Caishikou has turned into a halal iron plate barbecue (zhizi kaorou) shop, but they still serve the tomato hot pot.





I saw paddlefish (yazuiyu) on the menu and decided to try it since I had never eaten it before.





The paddlefish (yazuiyu) meat is tender and has no small bones, so it is good for kids. The meat is marinated beforehand.



The rattan pepper beef (tengjiao niurou) comes from Xingji at Niujie.



Someone helps you grill the whole time, the service is pretty good, and it costs about 100 per person.



9. Mufu Halal Spicy Hot Pot · Beef Noodles



A newly opened halal spicy hot pot (malatang) in Wangfujing is owned by the same person as the beef noodle shop next door, who is from Linxia.



The owner studied Islamic scriptures in the past and has been running this shop in Wangfujing for three years.



Their spicy hot pot has many options. You can choose the dry-mixed Tianshui style or the Sichuan style. You can also pick the spice level. The mild version uses Gansu chili peppers, which are fragrant but not too spicy, and you can choose even spicier levels.









Their grilled skewers are especially delicious because the ingredients are high quality. The seasoning added to the spicy hot pot tastes just like Chongqing small noodles (xiaomian), which I really like.



10. Highland yak meat revolving mini hot pot



Alihan Grilled Meat and Mixed Noodles in Jinsong has been open for thirty years and is always busy. They recently added a yak meat conveyor belt hot pot.



There are many types of dishes and the prices are not expensive; you can eat for a few dozen yuan.







They even have two flavors of kvass (kawas) to choose from.



What attracts me most is the yak beef rolls. They taste great in the hot pot, have a good chew, and are better than the meat at typical conveyor belt hot pot places.





Their mixed noodles (banmian) and barbecue are also signature dishes, and you can choose either.

11. FIRENZE Italian Restaurant



This is the first halal Italian-themed restaurant in the capital. It used to be an Italian restaurant that struggled, but now Pakistani owners have taken over. They kept the Italian flavors and added Indian and Pakistani dishes.









The lamb chops and pasta are very Italian. It is rare to find such authentic halal Italian food in Beijing.





Seeing the crispy balls (pani puri) served with this dish reveals the chef's background.



The shop serves a special orange Americano. They stick to the Pakistani restaurant tradition of serving no alcohol. In the summer, you can sit in the small garden courtyard and eat barbecue. The average cost is over 100 yuan.

12. Jingzhenxuan



I spent Eid al-Adha (Qurban Festival) in Doudian. In the morning, I went to Jingzhenxuan and had their freshly made meat porridge and fried dough (youxiang).





Jingzhenxuan is located inside the Doudian Mosque, and they are very particular about their ingredients.



The owner gave Fahim a bottle of homemade sour plum drink (suanmeitang). It had a rich flavor and was great for cooling off.









After the Friday prayer (Jumu'ah) at noon, we came back to Jingzhenxuan to eat their traditional halal dish, braised lamb strips (pa yangrou tiao).



Their stir-fried dishes are authentic, generous, and clean. If you have a large group, you can come here for the beef head feast, which requires at least 10 people to finish. view all