Best Halal Restaurant Beijing: Dashi, Huawei Meat Pie, Xinjiang Rice Noodles and Mosque-Area Hot Pot
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Summary: Best Halal Restaurant Beijing: Dashi, Huawei Meat Pie, Xinjiang Rice Noodles and Mosque-Area Hot Pot is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: I have gathered a few more halal restaurants in Beijing to share with you over the past few days. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Halal Food, Muslim Travel, Middle Eastern Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
I have gathered a few more halal restaurants in Beijing to share with you over the past few days. As always, I only share places I have personally eaten at. There are a few others on my wishlist that I haven't tried yet, so I won't recommend them for now. Including the last few spots in my collection, my map of Beijing's specialty halal food should be complete once I reach 200 entries. I hope some wealthy entrepreneurs will open new halal restaurants in Beijing soon.
179. Dashí
The name is quite vintage, as Dashí was the ancient Chinese term for the Arab Empire. In reality, this is a fusion restaurant serving Cantonese, Jiangnan, Sichuan-Hunan, and Beijing-style dishes. The owner is a Hui Muslim from Beijing.
I came here for the Cantonese-style deep-well roasted goose (shenjing shao'e). The meat was a bit fatty, and the skin was on the tougher side.
Jiangnan bamboo steamer taro (zhulong yutou), which is a sweet dish.
Almond-scented beef cubes with chrysanthemum (xingxiang zhenju niuzaili), the beef was tender.
For the main course, I had beef dumplings (shuijiao). These were delicious, with thin skins and plenty of filling.
Address: No. 277 Dongzhimen Inner Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, near Beixinqiao Subway Station.
180. Huawei Meat Pie Shop
This place is very famous. It is always 100% full during meal times, so you have to wait in line. Everyone comes here for the meat pies (roubing).
Besides meat pies, they also serve traditional old Beijing foods like grilled meat on a round iron plate (zhizi kaorou).
The meat pie skin is thin and soft, though I personally prefer a pie with a crispy skin and tender meat.
180. Peking University Tongyuan Halal Restaurant
The halal restaurant at Peking University is quite small and gets very crowded during peak hours. To ensure minority students can get a meal, the canteen only serves them during the day since they rely on halal food, while other students can choose non-halal canteens. However, the restaurant opens to all students and faculty after 6:00 PM, and many students come here at night for barbecue.
Lamb rice noodles (yangrou fen).
Spiced beef (jiang niurou), lamb chops, and lamb skewers (yangrou chuan).
Address: Opposite the Peking University tennis courts.
181. Xifentang
This is a very refined Xinjiang rice noodle shop. In recent years, I have noticed that many Xinjiang restaurants have stylish, creative decor that really makes you hungry.
Xinjiang's signature drink, kvass (kawasi), which is a non-alcoholic, beer-flavored beverage.
Chicken rice noodles (jirou mifun), which you need to mix well before eating.
The ingredients look fresh and clean.
Xifentang is a chain with four locations in Beijing, spread across Chaowai, Fengke, Wangjing, and Shangdi.
Address: Unit 0189B, Tower B, Chaowai SOHO, No. 6 Chaowai Street.
182. Jujingyuan
A small Beijing-style restaurant next to the Tongzhou Xiguan Mosque.
The shop specializes in Beijing-style meat pies (jingdong roubing) and flatbreads (hubing). I really like their meat pies; they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The chive-filled flatbread (hubing) comes in a very large piece.
Be careful not to burn your mouth when eating the door-nail meat pies (mending roubing).
183. Xiao Baza
This is a new-style Xinjiang restaurant that opened recently. It does not have a halal sign hanging up, but when I went with my Uyghur friends, we asked the kitchen staff. They were all young Uyghur men who confirmed the food is indeed halal, but for certain reasons, they haven't put up the sign. We decided to trust our fellow brothers and went ahead and ate there.
I have mentioned before that many new Xinjiang restaurants have moved away from traditional ethnic decor. This place follows a modern, minimalist style.
The meat is fresh and tender, and the red willow skewer barbecue (hongliu kao) is delicious.
This is their improved version of planet big plate chicken (xingqiu dapanji). It looks very spicy because of the peppers, but it is actually quite mild.
Xiao Baza is a chain, and there are at least five branches in Beijing now.
Address: B1, Phase 2, U-Town Shopping Center, No. 7 Sanfeng Hutong, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
184. Fushouzhai
A famous hot pot restaurant in Shunyi. They have three branches, all located close to each other within Shunyi, and every one of them is packed with customers.
The Qinglan branch is right next to a mosque.
The meat and tripe are very fresh. Overall, it is just as good as the old-fashioned hot pot restaurants in the city center.
Address: Second Floor, Halal Street, Qinglan Garden, Houshayu Town, Shunyi District.
185. Yuanwei
I came here specifically for the braised cat-ear noodles (hui mashi).
Besides the braised cat-ear noodles, they also serve barbecue and Northwest-style home-cooked flour dishes like pita bread in soup (paomo) and hand-pulled noodles (lamian).
Braised cat-ear noodles are a Shaanxi specialty. They are sour and spicy. They are served piping hot, making them perfect for warming you up in the winter.
Address: Street-level shop, Hanhai Changcheng Building, No. 22 Yinhe Street, Lugu Subdistrict.
I am quite lazy. When I write food maps, I usually avoid writing subjective opinions because everyone has different tastes, and I even want to skip the addresses since the restaurant names are provided and you can easily find them with a map app. You can also find detailed information on Dazhong Dianping. Later, I realized many people are lazier than me; they want to find the restaurant and order the food just by looking at my post, and they might even want me to pay the bill for them too.
Summary: Best Halal Restaurant Beijing: Dashi, Huawei Meat Pie, Xinjiang Rice Noodles and Mosque-Area Hot Pot is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: I have gathered a few more halal restaurants in Beijing to share with you over the past few days. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Halal Food, Muslim Travel, Middle Eastern Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
I have gathered a few more halal restaurants in Beijing to share with you over the past few days. As always, I only share places I have personally eaten at. There are a few others on my wishlist that I haven't tried yet, so I won't recommend them for now. Including the last few spots in my collection, my map of Beijing's specialty halal food should be complete once I reach 200 entries. I hope some wealthy entrepreneurs will open new halal restaurants in Beijing soon.
179. Dashí
The name is quite vintage, as Dashí was the ancient Chinese term for the Arab Empire. In reality, this is a fusion restaurant serving Cantonese, Jiangnan, Sichuan-Hunan, and Beijing-style dishes. The owner is a Hui Muslim from Beijing.
I came here for the Cantonese-style deep-well roasted goose (shenjing shao'e). The meat was a bit fatty, and the skin was on the tougher side.
Jiangnan bamboo steamer taro (zhulong yutou), which is a sweet dish.
Almond-scented beef cubes with chrysanthemum (xingxiang zhenju niuzaili), the beef was tender.
For the main course, I had beef dumplings (shuijiao). These were delicious, with thin skins and plenty of filling.
Address: No. 277 Dongzhimen Inner Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, near Beixinqiao Subway Station.
180. Huawei Meat Pie Shop
This place is very famous. It is always 100% full during meal times, so you have to wait in line. Everyone comes here for the meat pies (roubing).
Besides meat pies, they also serve traditional old Beijing foods like grilled meat on a round iron plate (zhizi kaorou).
The meat pie skin is thin and soft, though I personally prefer a pie with a crispy skin and tender meat.
180. Peking University Tongyuan Halal Restaurant
The halal restaurant at Peking University is quite small and gets very crowded during peak hours. To ensure minority students can get a meal, the canteen only serves them during the day since they rely on halal food, while other students can choose non-halal canteens. However, the restaurant opens to all students and faculty after 6:00 PM, and many students come here at night for barbecue.
Lamb rice noodles (yangrou fen).
Spiced beef (jiang niurou), lamb chops, and lamb skewers (yangrou chuan).
Address: Opposite the Peking University tennis courts.
181. Xifentang
This is a very refined Xinjiang rice noodle shop. In recent years, I have noticed that many Xinjiang restaurants have stylish, creative decor that really makes you hungry.
Xinjiang's signature drink, kvass (kawasi), which is a non-alcoholic, beer-flavored beverage.
Chicken rice noodles (jirou mifun), which you need to mix well before eating.
The ingredients look fresh and clean.
Xifentang is a chain with four locations in Beijing, spread across Chaowai, Fengke, Wangjing, and Shangdi.
Address: Unit 0189B, Tower B, Chaowai SOHO, No. 6 Chaowai Street.
182. Jujingyuan
A small Beijing-style restaurant next to the Tongzhou Xiguan Mosque.
The shop specializes in Beijing-style meat pies (jingdong roubing) and flatbreads (hubing). I really like their meat pies; they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The chive-filled flatbread (hubing) comes in a very large piece.
Be careful not to burn your mouth when eating the door-nail meat pies (mending roubing).
183. Xiao Baza
This is a new-style Xinjiang restaurant that opened recently. It does not have a halal sign hanging up, but when I went with my Uyghur friends, we asked the kitchen staff. They were all young Uyghur men who confirmed the food is indeed halal, but for certain reasons, they haven't put up the sign. We decided to trust our fellow brothers and went ahead and ate there.
I have mentioned before that many new Xinjiang restaurants have moved away from traditional ethnic decor. This place follows a modern, minimalist style.
The meat is fresh and tender, and the red willow skewer barbecue (hongliu kao) is delicious.
This is their improved version of planet big plate chicken (xingqiu dapanji). It looks very spicy because of the peppers, but it is actually quite mild.
Xiao Baza is a chain, and there are at least five branches in Beijing now.
Address: B1, Phase 2, U-Town Shopping Center, No. 7 Sanfeng Hutong, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
184. Fushouzhai
A famous hot pot restaurant in Shunyi. They have three branches, all located close to each other within Shunyi, and every one of them is packed with customers.
The Qinglan branch is right next to a mosque.
The meat and tripe are very fresh. Overall, it is just as good as the old-fashioned hot pot restaurants in the city center.
Address: Second Floor, Halal Street, Qinglan Garden, Houshayu Town, Shunyi District.
185. Yuanwei
I came here specifically for the braised cat-ear noodles (hui mashi).
Besides the braised cat-ear noodles, they also serve barbecue and Northwest-style home-cooked flour dishes like pita bread in soup (paomo) and hand-pulled noodles (lamian).
Braised cat-ear noodles are a Shaanxi specialty. They are sour and spicy. They are served piping hot, making them perfect for warming you up in the winter.
Address: Street-level shop, Hanhai Changcheng Building, No. 22 Yinhe Street, Lugu Subdistrict.
I am quite lazy. When I write food maps, I usually avoid writing subjective opinions because everyone has different tastes, and I even want to skip the addresses since the restaurant names are provided and you can easily find them with a map app. You can also find detailed information on Dazhong Dianping. Later, I realized many people are lazier than me; they want to find the restaurant and order the food just by looking at my post, and they might even want me to pay the bill for them too.
