Halal Food Guide: Beijing - 10 Restaurants Worth Trying, Part 4
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Summary: This Beijing halal food guide covers ten restaurants and food spots, including Xinjiang plov, Middle Eastern bakery items, Yunnan beef rice noodles, Hunan halal dishes, and a Dongxiang-run hotel buffet. The article keeps the original restaurant names, dishes, locations, prices, and tasting notes from the Chinese travel account.
Hotan Rose Plov (Hotan Meigui Zhuafan) Yizhuang Branch
The Urumqi-based chain Hotan Rose Plov has opened two branches in Yizhuang, Beijing. The meat and oil are flown in from Xinjiang, so the taste is completely authentic. In Beijing, it belongs in the top tier alongside Hotan Canteen and White Diamond.
We ate lamb leg plov (zhuafan), minced meat plov, thin-skinned steamed buns (baopi baozi), yogurt, and honey-based drink (kavass). The lamb leg plov costs 75 yuan, which must be the most expensive in all of Beijing, but the lamb is truly delicious and takes you right back to Xinjiang with one bite. The rice is shiny and fragrant. The yellow carrots are a bit firm, but that depends on personal preference, as some people do not like them soft.
Their rice, lamb bone broth (yangtang), and side dishes are free, and the lamb bone broth is especially amazing! It is filled with white radishes, carrots, yellow carrots, lamb bone marrow, and lamb ribs, and you can help yourself to as much as you want! This is the first time I have seen such a rich, free lamb bone broth. Their side dishes include pickled onions (piyanzi) and blistered chili peppers (hupi lazi). The blistered chili peppers are seasoned very authentically, just like at a Xinjiang banquet.
Taiba Western-style Bakery
The Middle Eastern restaurant Taiba in Sanlitun SOHO now has a bakery. I had not been to Taiba for a while, so I was surprised to see it newly renovated with a great atmosphere and a new bakery section! They have all kinds of cheese bread, whole wheat bread, and croissants. The prices are not expensive, and they even sell day-old bread at half price, which I think is a great value.
We bought beef cheese bread and spicy chicken croissants. Both were quite flaky and felt perfect for taking to the park. We also bought their homemade Arabic-style pastry, Ma'amoul. It contains a whole fig inside and is not too sweet, so both kids and adults love it.
Ma'amoul is a classic Arabic snack for breaking the fast, often paired with Arabic coffee, and it is very popular on the Arabian Peninsula. This is my first time seeing it in Beijing. They offer free Arabic black tea when you eat their pastries. Be careful not to drink too much at night; I had four cups yesterday and did not fall asleep until 1:30 a.m.
A Kazakh lady from Yili provided very warm service and proactively introduced the different breads to us. Thumbs up to her.
Taiba South Sanlitun Road Street-side Shop
The Middle Eastern restaurant Taiba has opened a new takeout shop on South Sanlitun Road. This is the second street-side shawarma rotisserie wrap shop in Sanlitun. Everything is 50% off during the soft opening! It is a great value, and they are open from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
They specialize in shawarma rotisserie wraps with chicken, lamb, or beef. Appetizers include hummus (humusi yingzuidouni) and eggplant dip (mutable), plus various freshly baked pizzas. Drinks include passion fruit lemon mint water, yogurt, and coffee. Their most unique item is likely the Levantine-style flatbread (manakish). I had it before in Lebanon, and I was surprised to find it again here in Beijing.
Manakish is a traditional bread that started with the ancient Phoenicians. You can top it with a Zaatar spice blend, cheese, or minced lamb. In 2023, Manakish was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list as an iconic Lebanese food. They have three kinds: cheese, Zaatar, and beef. After the 50% discount, each small flatbread is less than 10 yuan. You can also buy a mix of all three, which costs 24 after the discount for three small flatbreads. The freshly baked flatbreads smell amazing. The beef one probably suits Chinese tastes best, but the Zaatar flavor is the most unique. Zaatar is a blend of thyme, sumac, oregano, marjoram, and sesame seeds. It has a very distinct taste. Zaatar dates back to ancient Egypt. It has been used as a seasoning and a health food for thousands of years. Medieval Arabic texts mention that Zaatar helps with digestion and stomach health.
You can only get takeout here. There is a row of tables and chairs across the street at the entrance of Sanlitun Building No. 1 where you can sit. There were mosquitoes when we went, so we went to eat at the Taiba SOHO branch instead. Their passion fruit, lemon, and mint drink is very refreshing. The thin yogurt has spices added, which some people might not be used to. The shawarma is also delicious and comes with a sour date sauce that is quite appetizing when you dip the meat in it.
Zhaotong small meat skewers at Gamaya BBQ on Guijie Street.
A famous Zhaotong small meat skewer restaurant from Yunnan has opened in Beijing! It is at Gamaya BBQ on Guijie Street, and the owner, Maya, is there in person. During the current trial period, they are focusing on Zhaotong small meat skewers, fresh beef rice noodles, and Dai-style sour bamboo shoot chicken. Their rice noodles use a fresh broth made from free-range small yellow cattle. It tastes great and is the best Yunnan rice noodle I have had in Beijing. There are not many side dishes during the trial period, but the owner said they will make adjustments later. The small meat skewers and small dried tofu are also good. It is very satisfying to eat one skewer at a time. The beef jerky (niuganba) is very authentic. The fried mint leaves underneath are a favorite for kids. The beef is a bit salty, so it goes well with rice noodles.
Baixiaobei Heilongjiang BBQ restaurant.
I took Suleiman to IKEA at Siyuan Bridge on the weekend, and afterward, we had some Northeast Chinese food at Baixiaobei in Wangjing. They specialize in Heilongjiang-style BBQ and also have various Northeast snacks. We ordered Northeast raw vegetables with dipping sauce, fried chicken frames, grilled horse-faced fish, grilled boneless hairtail, grilled corn kernels, grilled honey bread slices, grilled green beans, large cold noodles, and frozen pears. We also drank frozen pear juice. Overall, everything tasted pretty good. The raw vegetables with dipping sauce are very healthy, and the kids love wrapping cucumber in the tofu skin. I love the cold noodles (lengmian). The noodles are very chewy, but this place makes them a little too sweet. The grilled meat (kaorou) is quite good, but the green beans are a bit salty. In Northeast China, frozen pears (dongli) and cold noodles are usually eaten on a warm heated bed (kangtou) in winter to relieve dryness and heat, but I personally think they are great for cooling down in the summer.
Yunnan restaurant Xuanniu Beef Shop.
On Saturday, I ate at the Hui Muslim Yunnan restaurant Xuanniu Beef Shop in Wudaoying. They specialize in beef hot pot and various Yunnan snacks. We ordered the beef pot (niuyiguo), Dai-style lemon cold rice noodles (liangmixian), Thai shrimp crackers, Shiping fermented tofu (baojiang doufu), passion fruit tofu pudding (douhua), Dai-style tamarind juice, Lijiang clay pot milk tea (guanguan nai), wild vegetable cakes with rose jam (yecai baba), and wild vegetable flower porridge (yecaihua xifan).
My favorites were the cold rice noodles and the wild vegetable flower porridge. The cold rice noodles are sour, spicy, and appetizing, and the little lime really adds to the flavor. The wild vegetable flower porridge is very fragrant. The beef pot contains beef and beef offal, giving it a rich texture. The fermented tofu is very tender inside, and the passion fruit tofu pudding is tangy and refreshing. The clay pot milk tea is made with fresh milk and tea leaves, perfect for chatting after a meal. The wild vegetable cakes are also delicious. Their service is great, and they even gave us free flower cakes (xianhuabing), which the kids loved.
Sanlitun Xinjiang restaurant Jiangjiang.
We had a gathering at the newly opened Xinjiang restaurant Jiangjiang in Sanlitun. The shop is right across from the United Arab Emirates Gulf Restaurant in Sanlitun SOHO. It is smoke-free, alcohol-free, clean, and tidy, with three heated bed tables (kangzhuo), making it perfect for family gatherings.
We ate hearty dishes like clear-stewed beef ribs, grilled meat, naan-wrapped meat (nanbaorou), pepper chicken (jiaomaji), big plate chicken (dapanji), and stir-fried tripe strips. The chefs in the back and the grill masters are Uyghur, and they use charcoal fire for an authentic taste. Their food is not too spicy, which suits the Beijing palate well. There were many foreigners in the shop. When we went, we happened to see the manager, Han Baba, eating pilaf (zhuafan) himself. It seems our Pakistani friends also really approve of Xinjiang food.
Huixiangyun Halal Hunan Restaurant, Zuojiazhuang branch.
In the evening, I attended a tasting event at the Huixiangyun Halal Hunan Restaurant in Zuojiazhuang. Friends (dosti) who love spicy food are in for a treat. The spicy duck heads came out first, and they were so spicy I cried. They will soon sell the duck heads and duck necks directly at the counter, so everyone can come and challenge themselves to see just how spicy they are.
My favorite dishes here are the various stir-fried meats with chili, including yellow beef, chicken, and beef offal. The meat quality is quite good, and the chicken is chewy, definitely not from fast-growing chickens. The chilies are very fragrant and go perfectly with rice. The spicy fish is their signature dish. We previously had the Dongting jumping fish at the Wangjing branch, but the Zuojiazhuang branch prepares it two ways, with both fermented black beans and hot oil, and the fish meat is very tender.
Yili Ice Cream shop Bazaar Sweetheart (Baza Tianxin)
At the newly opened Yili Ice Cream shop Bazaar Sweetheart (Baza Tianxin) in 798, I ordered the milk-cap kvass, yogurt shaved ice, Yili ice cream, and baklava. The shop has a trendy, social-media-friendly vibe and is quite different from traditional Yili ice cream shops.
The outside of the yogurt shaved ice tastes like a yogurt drink, while the inside is a thicker, sour yogurt. It felt like it wasn't mixed well enough.
The milk-cap kvass is a creative take. The kvass itself tastes good, but I personally don't think it pairs well with the milk cap, which is too greasy.
The Yili ice cream tastes pretty good.
The baklava is mostly walnuts and has very low sweetness. It feels more suited to local tastes, but it is different from the taste of authentic baklava.
You can add dried dates, raisins, and crushed Oreo cookies yourself, but the raisins were way too hard. I haven't eaten raisins this hard in a long time; it felt like they could easily chip someone's tooth.
Overall, this place is good for people visiting 798 to take photos, and the ice cream is decent. But if you want authentic Yili flavors, it is still different.
Qianyuan Hotel inside Dongzhimen
The Qianyuan Hotel inside Dongzhimen is run by a Dongxiang Muslim friend (dost). There is a halal buffet on the third floor. From Tuesday to Saturday, there are 168 yuan vouchers, and if you grab them on sale, the price can be 115 yuan, which feels like a good deal. The buffet includes one steak per person, plus roasted lamb leg, roast duck, oysters, and large shrimp, which makes it worth the price. I ate quite a bit of sashimi sushi, which is not something I get to eat often.
The pizza didn't taste good because it had gone cold, and there was very little meat on the lamb spine (yangxiezi). Everyone should definitely avoid their noodles; they turned into a clump as soon as they were served. Their service is quite good, and they have special tableware for children, which definitely deserves praise. However, one waiter asked me for a positive review three times during the meal, which made me feel uncomfortable.
Friends previously said the air conditioning was set too low, but we sat by the window and felt the temperature was just right, plus we could see the view downstairs.
Part 1: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth visiting: Pakistani restaurant Lahore Courtyard, Jiaozuo beef knife-cut noodles Mai Mai Hong, halal Mongolian food Hulun Aile, West African Ghana Tribe Garden, Xi'an Xing Laosi meatball spicy soup, Xinjiang Changji Jinying meatball soup, Xinjiang Hotan Canteen, Syrian BRBR, Beijing fusion food Gulou Eating Noodles, and Beijing traditional food Xilaisun.
Part 2: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying. These include Gulf Mandi Restaurant (an Emirati spot), Xihan Meatball Soup at Xinjiang Mansion, Altai Afternoon Tea in the Xinjiang Mansion lobby, Muhejia Rotating Mini Hot Pot, Nazilan from Urumqi, Xinjiang, Baoyuanzhai Beijing-style pastries, China-Pakistan Friendship Restaurant for Pakistani samosas, Ma Ye Roast Duck, Benjibi Bangladeshi Restaurant, and Shihu Cheng Resort in Huairou.
Part 3: 10 new Beijing restaurants I recently tried. These include JM Italian Coffee Dongsi Branch, Huixiangyun Stir-fry (a halal Hunan restaurant) in Wangjing, Old Ma's Lamb Soup and Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) from Dezhou, Shandong, Philly Cheesesteak in Sanlitun, Roma Pakistani Restaurant, Muyuzhai Garlic Lamb Intestines, Inner Mongolia Lianying Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) at Grassland Pomegranate Red, Wangfujing Gansu Spicy Hot Pot, and Yuezhen Yayuan Halal Courtyard Restaurant.
Summary: This Beijing halal food guide covers ten restaurants and food spots, including Xinjiang plov, Middle Eastern bakery items, Yunnan beef rice noodles, Hunan halal dishes, and a Dongxiang-run hotel buffet. The article keeps the original restaurant names, dishes, locations, prices, and tasting notes from the Chinese travel account.
Hotan Rose Plov (Hotan Meigui Zhuafan) Yizhuang Branch
The Urumqi-based chain Hotan Rose Plov has opened two branches in Yizhuang, Beijing. The meat and oil are flown in from Xinjiang, so the taste is completely authentic. In Beijing, it belongs in the top tier alongside Hotan Canteen and White Diamond.
We ate lamb leg plov (zhuafan), minced meat plov, thin-skinned steamed buns (baopi baozi), yogurt, and honey-based drink (kavass). The lamb leg plov costs 75 yuan, which must be the most expensive in all of Beijing, but the lamb is truly delicious and takes you right back to Xinjiang with one bite. The rice is shiny and fragrant. The yellow carrots are a bit firm, but that depends on personal preference, as some people do not like them soft.
Their rice, lamb bone broth (yangtang), and side dishes are free, and the lamb bone broth is especially amazing! It is filled with white radishes, carrots, yellow carrots, lamb bone marrow, and lamb ribs, and you can help yourself to as much as you want! This is the first time I have seen such a rich, free lamb bone broth. Their side dishes include pickled onions (piyanzi) and blistered chili peppers (hupi lazi). The blistered chili peppers are seasoned very authentically, just like at a Xinjiang banquet.
Taiba Western-style Bakery
The Middle Eastern restaurant Taiba in Sanlitun SOHO now has a bakery. I had not been to Taiba for a while, so I was surprised to see it newly renovated with a great atmosphere and a new bakery section! They have all kinds of cheese bread, whole wheat bread, and croissants. The prices are not expensive, and they even sell day-old bread at half price, which I think is a great value.
We bought beef cheese bread and spicy chicken croissants. Both were quite flaky and felt perfect for taking to the park. We also bought their homemade Arabic-style pastry, Ma'amoul. It contains a whole fig inside and is not too sweet, so both kids and adults love it.
Ma'amoul is a classic Arabic snack for breaking the fast, often paired with Arabic coffee, and it is very popular on the Arabian Peninsula. This is my first time seeing it in Beijing. They offer free Arabic black tea when you eat their pastries. Be careful not to drink too much at night; I had four cups yesterday and did not fall asleep until 1:30 a.m.
A Kazakh lady from Yili provided very warm service and proactively introduced the different breads to us. Thumbs up to her.
Taiba South Sanlitun Road Street-side Shop
The Middle Eastern restaurant Taiba has opened a new takeout shop on South Sanlitun Road. This is the second street-side shawarma rotisserie wrap shop in Sanlitun. Everything is 50% off during the soft opening! It is a great value, and they are open from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
They specialize in shawarma rotisserie wraps with chicken, lamb, or beef. Appetizers include hummus (humusi yingzuidouni) and eggplant dip (mutable), plus various freshly baked pizzas. Drinks include passion fruit lemon mint water, yogurt, and coffee. Their most unique item is likely the Levantine-style flatbread (manakish). I had it before in Lebanon, and I was surprised to find it again here in Beijing.
Manakish is a traditional bread that started with the ancient Phoenicians. You can top it with a Zaatar spice blend, cheese, or minced lamb. In 2023, Manakish was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list as an iconic Lebanese food. They have three kinds: cheese, Zaatar, and beef. After the 50% discount, each small flatbread is less than 10 yuan. You can also buy a mix of all three, which costs 24 after the discount for three small flatbreads. The freshly baked flatbreads smell amazing. The beef one probably suits Chinese tastes best, but the Zaatar flavor is the most unique. Zaatar is a blend of thyme, sumac, oregano, marjoram, and sesame seeds. It has a very distinct taste. Zaatar dates back to ancient Egypt. It has been used as a seasoning and a health food for thousands of years. Medieval Arabic texts mention that Zaatar helps with digestion and stomach health.
You can only get takeout here. There is a row of tables and chairs across the street at the entrance of Sanlitun Building No. 1 where you can sit. There were mosquitoes when we went, so we went to eat at the Taiba SOHO branch instead. Their passion fruit, lemon, and mint drink is very refreshing. The thin yogurt has spices added, which some people might not be used to. The shawarma is also delicious and comes with a sour date sauce that is quite appetizing when you dip the meat in it.
Zhaotong small meat skewers at Gamaya BBQ on Guijie Street.
A famous Zhaotong small meat skewer restaurant from Yunnan has opened in Beijing! It is at Gamaya BBQ on Guijie Street, and the owner, Maya, is there in person. During the current trial period, they are focusing on Zhaotong small meat skewers, fresh beef rice noodles, and Dai-style sour bamboo shoot chicken. Their rice noodles use a fresh broth made from free-range small yellow cattle. It tastes great and is the best Yunnan rice noodle I have had in Beijing. There are not many side dishes during the trial period, but the owner said they will make adjustments later. The small meat skewers and small dried tofu are also good. It is very satisfying to eat one skewer at a time. The beef jerky (niuganba) is very authentic. The fried mint leaves underneath are a favorite for kids. The beef is a bit salty, so it goes well with rice noodles.
Baixiaobei Heilongjiang BBQ restaurant.
I took Suleiman to IKEA at Siyuan Bridge on the weekend, and afterward, we had some Northeast Chinese food at Baixiaobei in Wangjing. They specialize in Heilongjiang-style BBQ and also have various Northeast snacks. We ordered Northeast raw vegetables with dipping sauce, fried chicken frames, grilled horse-faced fish, grilled boneless hairtail, grilled corn kernels, grilled honey bread slices, grilled green beans, large cold noodles, and frozen pears. We also drank frozen pear juice. Overall, everything tasted pretty good. The raw vegetables with dipping sauce are very healthy, and the kids love wrapping cucumber in the tofu skin. I love the cold noodles (lengmian). The noodles are very chewy, but this place makes them a little too sweet. The grilled meat (kaorou) is quite good, but the green beans are a bit salty. In Northeast China, frozen pears (dongli) and cold noodles are usually eaten on a warm heated bed (kangtou) in winter to relieve dryness and heat, but I personally think they are great for cooling down in the summer.
Yunnan restaurant Xuanniu Beef Shop.
On Saturday, I ate at the Hui Muslim Yunnan restaurant Xuanniu Beef Shop in Wudaoying. They specialize in beef hot pot and various Yunnan snacks. We ordered the beef pot (niuyiguo), Dai-style lemon cold rice noodles (liangmixian), Thai shrimp crackers, Shiping fermented tofu (baojiang doufu), passion fruit tofu pudding (douhua), Dai-style tamarind juice, Lijiang clay pot milk tea (guanguan nai), wild vegetable cakes with rose jam (yecai baba), and wild vegetable flower porridge (yecaihua xifan).
My favorites were the cold rice noodles and the wild vegetable flower porridge. The cold rice noodles are sour, spicy, and appetizing, and the little lime really adds to the flavor. The wild vegetable flower porridge is very fragrant. The beef pot contains beef and beef offal, giving it a rich texture. The fermented tofu is very tender inside, and the passion fruit tofu pudding is tangy and refreshing. The clay pot milk tea is made with fresh milk and tea leaves, perfect for chatting after a meal. The wild vegetable cakes are also delicious. Their service is great, and they even gave us free flower cakes (xianhuabing), which the kids loved.
Sanlitun Xinjiang restaurant Jiangjiang.
We had a gathering at the newly opened Xinjiang restaurant Jiangjiang in Sanlitun. The shop is right across from the United Arab Emirates Gulf Restaurant in Sanlitun SOHO. It is smoke-free, alcohol-free, clean, and tidy, with three heated bed tables (kangzhuo), making it perfect for family gatherings.
We ate hearty dishes like clear-stewed beef ribs, grilled meat, naan-wrapped meat (nanbaorou), pepper chicken (jiaomaji), big plate chicken (dapanji), and stir-fried tripe strips. The chefs in the back and the grill masters are Uyghur, and they use charcoal fire for an authentic taste. Their food is not too spicy, which suits the Beijing palate well. There were many foreigners in the shop. When we went, we happened to see the manager, Han Baba, eating pilaf (zhuafan) himself. It seems our Pakistani friends also really approve of Xinjiang food.
Huixiangyun Halal Hunan Restaurant, Zuojiazhuang branch.
In the evening, I attended a tasting event at the Huixiangyun Halal Hunan Restaurant in Zuojiazhuang. Friends (dosti) who love spicy food are in for a treat. The spicy duck heads came out first, and they were so spicy I cried. They will soon sell the duck heads and duck necks directly at the counter, so everyone can come and challenge themselves to see just how spicy they are.
My favorite dishes here are the various stir-fried meats with chili, including yellow beef, chicken, and beef offal. The meat quality is quite good, and the chicken is chewy, definitely not from fast-growing chickens. The chilies are very fragrant and go perfectly with rice. The spicy fish is their signature dish. We previously had the Dongting jumping fish at the Wangjing branch, but the Zuojiazhuang branch prepares it two ways, with both fermented black beans and hot oil, and the fish meat is very tender.
Yili Ice Cream shop Bazaar Sweetheart (Baza Tianxin)
At the newly opened Yili Ice Cream shop Bazaar Sweetheart (Baza Tianxin) in 798, I ordered the milk-cap kvass, yogurt shaved ice, Yili ice cream, and baklava. The shop has a trendy, social-media-friendly vibe and is quite different from traditional Yili ice cream shops.
The outside of the yogurt shaved ice tastes like a yogurt drink, while the inside is a thicker, sour yogurt. It felt like it wasn't mixed well enough.
The milk-cap kvass is a creative take. The kvass itself tastes good, but I personally don't think it pairs well with the milk cap, which is too greasy.
The Yili ice cream tastes pretty good.
The baklava is mostly walnuts and has very low sweetness. It feels more suited to local tastes, but it is different from the taste of authentic baklava.
You can add dried dates, raisins, and crushed Oreo cookies yourself, but the raisins were way too hard. I haven't eaten raisins this hard in a long time; it felt like they could easily chip someone's tooth.
Overall, this place is good for people visiting 798 to take photos, and the ice cream is decent. But if you want authentic Yili flavors, it is still different.
Qianyuan Hotel inside Dongzhimen
The Qianyuan Hotel inside Dongzhimen is run by a Dongxiang Muslim friend (dost). There is a halal buffet on the third floor. From Tuesday to Saturday, there are 168 yuan vouchers, and if you grab them on sale, the price can be 115 yuan, which feels like a good deal. The buffet includes one steak per person, plus roasted lamb leg, roast duck, oysters, and large shrimp, which makes it worth the price. I ate quite a bit of sashimi sushi, which is not something I get to eat often.
The pizza didn't taste good because it had gone cold, and there was very little meat on the lamb spine (yangxiezi). Everyone should definitely avoid their noodles; they turned into a clump as soon as they were served. Their service is quite good, and they have special tableware for children, which definitely deserves praise. However, one waiter asked me for a positive review three times during the meal, which made me feel uncomfortable.
Friends previously said the air conditioning was set too low, but we sat by the window and felt the temperature was just right, plus we could see the view downstairs.
Part 1: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth visiting: Pakistani restaurant Lahore Courtyard, Jiaozuo beef knife-cut noodles Mai Mai Hong, halal Mongolian food Hulun Aile, West African Ghana Tribe Garden, Xi'an Xing Laosi meatball spicy soup, Xinjiang Changji Jinying meatball soup, Xinjiang Hotan Canteen, Syrian BRBR, Beijing fusion food Gulou Eating Noodles, and Beijing traditional food Xilaisun.
Part 2: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying. These include Gulf Mandi Restaurant (an Emirati spot), Xihan Meatball Soup at Xinjiang Mansion, Altai Afternoon Tea in the Xinjiang Mansion lobby, Muhejia Rotating Mini Hot Pot, Nazilan from Urumqi, Xinjiang, Baoyuanzhai Beijing-style pastries, China-Pakistan Friendship Restaurant for Pakistani samosas, Ma Ye Roast Duck, Benjibi Bangladeshi Restaurant, and Shihu Cheng Resort in Huairou.
Part 3: 10 new Beijing restaurants I recently tried. These include JM Italian Coffee Dongsi Branch, Huixiangyun Stir-fry (a halal Hunan restaurant) in Wangjing, Old Ma's Lamb Soup and Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) from Dezhou, Shandong, Philly Cheesesteak in Sanlitun, Roma Pakistani Restaurant, Muyuzhai Garlic Lamb Intestines, Inner Mongolia Lianying Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) at Grassland Pomegranate Red, Wangfujing Gansu Spicy Hot Pot, and Yuezhen Yayuan Halal Courtyard Restaurant.
