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Summary: A famous Chinese Muslim food guide for Beijing, covering Longtan hotpot, Niujie lamb spine, halal dumplings, pancakes, snacks, and restaurant addresses, with the long original article kept as one full post.

Through years of travel, I have gradually discovered that Beijing has the most complete variety of halal food in the world, bar none. Even in an international metropolis like New York, the variety of halal restaurants does not compare to Beijing. Beijing not only has halal restaurants with flavors from many countries, but also gathers halal food from all over China. You can find almost any halal food you can think of in Beijing.

1. Longtan Hot Pot (Longtan Shuanrou)









This copper pot hot pot restaurant near Longtan Lake Park is run by the seventh-generation descendant of the Niujie Yongli family. Yongli is short for the Li family of Yongan Tang. Yongan Tang was a shop opened by the ancestors of the Yongli family at Yongdingmen during the Qing Dynasty, with the hall name Yong Sanyuan. The owner's father was an apprentice at Donglaishun in his early years. The restaurant uses high-calcium lamb from Sunite, Inner Mongolia, which is halal-slaughtered. They serve Niujie sesame flatbread (shaobing), and the sesame paste dipping sauce is stamped with the character for good fortune (fu). The small shop is full of Beijing character and is often used as a filming location. If you do not want to wait in line at Jubaoyuan, come here instead.

Address: No. 16 Zuo'anmen Inner Street, next to the northwest gate of Longtan Lake Park.

2. Laochengyi Lamb Spine Hot Pot (Laochengyi Yangxiezi)





The lamb spine hot pot at Laochengyi tastes truly excellent. The lamb chops are stewed until very tender. The mouth-watering chicken (koushuiji) is also a must-order dish. After finishing the lamb spine, you can add vegetables to the pot. The shop has two floors and plenty of seating, so even if you come during meal times, the wait will not be too long.

Address: No. 3 Commercial Street, Niujie North Entrance, Beijing.

3. Dashuntang





Dashuntang has been around for a long time. They make very authentic Beijing-style halal food. Usually, when families have special occasions, Dashuntang is the first choice. I recommend the roasted lamb chops, boiled beef, deep-fried lamb tail, and roast duck. The crispy-skin roast duck and lamb chops are especially well-received.

Address: Building 5, Jia 4, Fayuan Mosque West, Jiaozihu Tong, Xicheng District.

4. Junlian Halal Dumpling House



This shop has dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple or tomato. It is very popular, and you need to queue during meal times. My favorites are the traditional beef and lamb with green onion, and chive and egg dumplings.

Address: South Gate, Niujie Xili District 2, Xicheng District.

5. Shandong Sha Dacu Pancake (Jianbing)







This shop used to be in Jiaozihu Tong. Later, due to urban renovations, it moved into the vegetable market in Shuru Hutong. They have added several new flavors, but I still like the classic version best.

Address: Entrance of the Shuru Hutong Halal Vegetable Market.

6. Suzhou Hui Muslim Restaurant





Although soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian) are a representative Beijing dish, there are not many halal versions. Some small Beijing-style eateries make them, but the taste is average. Most Hui Muslims make soybean paste noodles at home. This Suzhou Hui Muslim Restaurant is not run by Suzhou people; it is just named that because it is located in the Suzhou community. It is actually a small Beijing-style eatery, and I recommend their soybean paste noodles.

Address: No. 36, Suzhou Hutong, Dongcheng District.

7

Dardanelles Turkish Restaurant







Beijing has four halal Turkish restaurants: Istanbul Restaurant, Turkish Mama Restaurant, Doner Turkish Cafe (which serves kebab wraps) near Xiushui Street, and Dardanelles Restaurant. Dardanelles is my favorite because of its beautiful Ottoman-style decor. The salmon, grilled meats, and steaks are all delicious and reasonably priced.

Address: Units 1-21-22, Courtyard 39, Shenlu Street, Ritan North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing (west of the North Korean Embassy).

8. KAVKAZ Azerbaijani Restaurant



At KAVKAZ Azerbaijani Restaurant, I tried the Caucasian salad, Azerbaijani soup dumplings, Caucasian beef, and Azerbaijani salty yogurt drink. The staff are all from Azerbaijan. The young waitress did not speak much Chinese, but she was very cute and enthusiastic.

Address: East side of Shenlu Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

9.

Shashi Castle Restaurant



This is an Uzbekistan-style restaurant themed around a romantic meeting between a prince and a princess. They serve Middle Eastern, Russian, and Western food. You must order the grilled steak, and the Napoleon cake is quite delicious. There is belly dancing at 7:30 PM.

Address: First floor of the Saint Angel Hotel, near Exit E of Hujialou Subway Station, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

10.

Persepolis Restaurant



Persia is Iran. The restaurant next door changed its sign. I used to go there often for the lunch buffet. You must order the Iranian black tea and the grilled meats. You can also eat saffron fried rice here.

Address: Right at Exit A of Tuanjiehu Subway Station, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

11. Lazeez Indian Music Restaurant







Beijing has many halal Indian restaurants, such as Indian Kitchen, Ganges Restaurant, and Sadhu, but I like Lazeez Music Restaurant the best. The halal sign is hung inside. Luckily my classmate reminded me, or I would have missed this uniquely styled Indian restaurant. The atmosphere inside is very exotic, and you can hear beautiful Indian songs. You can eat authentic Indian spicy beef curry, chicken curry, cream of mushroom soup, Mughal royal flatbread (naan), samosa chaat, and rose yogurt lassi. There is a wide variety of dishes.

Address: 31 Gulou West Street, Xicheng District.

12. Sukhothai Thai-Malaysian Restaurant







Sukhothai was the capital of the first Thai dynasty, the Sukhothai Kingdom. The Nanyang Yiyicheng Malaysian restaurant in Dongzhimen closed, and I was worried about where to find halal Malaysian food. I recommend the original milk tea, pineapple fried rice, and coconut pudding with sago.

Address: Ju'er Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, opposite Saduli Restaurant.

13. Hefeng Banquet (Hefeng no Utage)



This is the first halal Japanese restaurant in Beijing. The head chef is the former Japanese cuisine chef from the Kempinski Hotel. The space is bright and roomy with private rooms. The food is carefully prepared for its look, smell, and taste, and you can order Australian wagyu hot pot. The owner is a Hui Muslim from Lanzhou who is very devout, so you can trust the ingredients. The palm-sized prawns are fresh and tender. The tempura sushi and Pacific saury (sanma) taste just like they do in Japan, and they serve free pudding after the meal.

They recently launched a 298 yuan seafood buffet. You can order anything from the menu, including abalone, lobster, king crab legs, Pacific saury, salmon, oysters, and other treats. It also includes fruit juice and desserts, making it a great value.

Address: 1st Floor, Shaanxi Building, Shilihe, Chaoyang District.

14. Alameen Lebanese Restaurant



Lebanese food is one of my favorite Middle Eastern cuisines. This place has a nice, quiet atmosphere and reasonable prices. They serve pizza, steak, and salads, and the grilled chicken breast is delicious.

Address: Next to the German Embassy in Sanlitun.

15. Khan Baba Pakistani Restaurant







Pakistani food is as common abroad as Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles (Lanzhou lamian) are here. There are two Khan Baba locations in Beijing: one in Wudaokou and one in Sanlitun. The Wudaokou shop is larger. There is also a Shalimar Indian and Pakistani restaurant near the Shunyi China International Exhibition Center.

Address: Room 511, 5th Floor, Building 2, Sanlitun SOHO, No. 8 Gongti North Road, Chaoyang District.

16. One Thousand and One Nights







One Thousand and One Nights is a high-end Middle Eastern Arabic restaurant with two branches in Beijing: one in Solana and one in Tuanjiehu. You can eat pan-fried foie gras here, and there are song and dance performances every night on the hour.

Address: No. 6 Chaoyang Park Road, Solana, Chaoyang District.

17. Changji Iron Griddle BBQ (Changji Zhizi Kaorou)











Changji Iron Griddle BBQ is a very authentic old Beijing halal restaurant. It only has six tables and specializes in iron griddle barbecue. The soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian) and quick-boiled tripe (baodu) are absolutely perfect. Next time, I will try the barbecue and the lamb noodle soup (yangrou cuamian). The decor in the shop has a cool, confident vibe. Everyone calls the owner Fourth Master Chang (Chang Siye), and he is very hospitable. These kinds of small hutong eateries are rare now. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, grilled shiitake mushrooms, grilled chicken cartilage, grilled beef, and grilled lamb. They marinate the meat before grilling it. The taste is just as good as the famous Kaorouji, but because it is a small hutong shop, the price is less than half of what you would pay there.

Address: In the bungalows south of Guangnei Street that are waiting to be demolished. There is a wall built in front of the entrance, so you cannot see it unless you walk inside.

18. Tangdou Conveyor Belt Buffet Hot Pot





This is the first halal conveyor belt buffet hot pot restaurant in Beijing. It costs 59 yuan per person, and you can eat dozens of different items, including seafood, cooked dishes, vegetables, peanuts, fruit, various staples, snacks, and ice cream. Drinks are unlimited. A conveyor belt runs through the whole restaurant, so you can eat everything without moving from your seat. It is quite a good deal.

Address: North side of the 8th floor, Souxiu City Shopping Plaza, Chongwenmen Outer Street (opposite the 2nd phase of the New World Department Store in Chongwenmen).

19. Xingyuege Muslim Restaurant



Friends (dosti) from Northeast China in Beijing are in luck, because I finally found a restaurant that specializes in halal Northeast-style dishes.



The restaurant's home base is Harbin.



The decor style is also very Harbin.



Double-cooked pork (guobaorou) is a famous Northeast dish, served here in the Harbin-style savory version.



Steamed dumplings (shaomai) are also a common Northeast home-style dish.



They also have home-style tofu (jiachang doufu). Friends (dosti) from the Northeast who miss the taste of home should take the chance to try it.

Address: Shop 102, Building 2, Courtyard 2, Lixiangcheng, Hongye Road, Xihongmen Town.

20. Ningxia Flavors, Summer Language



This is a halal restaurant serving Ningxia-style food. It is located in the busy Chaoyangmen area and has a great atmosphere.



Our group of over ten people tried almost everything on the menu.



Sweet rice made by Northwest Hui Muslims.



The lamb trotters are very flavorful.



Every dish is solid and they put a lot of effort into the presentation.



Rice sausage (michangzi).



Hui Muslim fried dough (youxiang).



Hui Muslim snack platter.



This place is great for group meals. You can push tables together for over ten people, and the prices are not expensive.

Address: 2F, Fenglian Plaza, No. 18 Chaoyangmen Outer Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

21. Eliya Halal Bakery



This is a high-end halal pastry shop.



They have all kinds of beautiful desserts.



They use imported halal cream as an ingredient. The prices are actually not expensive, and the taste is top-notch.

Address: Ground floor shop 06, Building 56, Changying Minzu Jiayuan, Changying Middle Road, Chaoyang District.

22. Xingu Halal Charcoal Barbecue



This shop was originally labeled as Korean BBQ, but business was affected by the THAAD incident, so the owner removed the word Korean. After all, the owner is from Changying and has nothing to do with Korea.



Walk up the stairs to the second floor and you will find a hidden gem. The owner bought the whole building and rented the space next door to the Changying Three Brothers.



If you go in the afternoon, you do not need to wait in line. People say it was packed when it first opened, but business is not as good as before due to the THAAD incident.



The meat is fresh and the service is top-tier.



Servers help you grill the meat the whole time, so you do not need to do it yourself.



The lettuce is for wrapping the grilled meat.



You can also eat the steamed egg custard and cheese on the side of the grill.



Halal soybean paste soup (dajiangtang).



Dip the tender beef in five-spice seasoning to eat it.

Address: Opposite the south gate of Minzu Jiayuan residential area on Changying Middle Road, next to Yunding Billiards Club (west side of Minzu Primary School).

23. Aiyidian Halal Yunnan Cuisine



It is not easy to find authentic halal Yunnan food in Beijing, but this restaurant is quite genuine. There is another halal Yunnan restaurant in Yizhuang called Dianxinyuan. It has a nice atmosphere, but the food is average and it is quite far away.



The decor is fresh and elegant, and the owner is a young woman from Yunnan.



Tamarind (suanjiao) is a local specialty of Yunnan, so I chose to try the tamarind juice.



Beef wrapped in mint leaves; mint is as common in Yunnan as cilantro and is delicious even when eaten raw.



This is fried grasshopper.

Ibn Abi Awfa narrated: We went on seven expeditions with the Prophet, and we ate locusts. Sunan an-Nasa'i, Hadith 37;

The Prophet described the sea, saying: 'Its water is pure, and its dead creatures are halal.' He also said: 'We are permitted two types of dead creatures: fish and locusts;' and two types of blood: liver and spleen.' (Musnad Ahmad)



Sour soup beef jerky (niuganba); you must eat beef jerky in Yunnan cuisine because the most famous beef jerky in Yunnan is made by Hui Muslims.



It happened to be just before the Dragon Boat Festival, and the restaurant was developing beef rice dumplings (zongzi). The manager gave me two; I had only eaten sweet ones before, so this was my first time trying a meat version.



Yunnan cold rice noodles (mixian); the broth is rich and fragrant, and the noodles are chewy.

Address: First floor, north commercial section, axes 19-21, west side of Fengyayuan Zone 2, Huilongguan Town.

24. Old Ma's lamb spine hot pot (yangxiezi) and pan-fried dumplings (guotie).



Halal lamb spine is easy to find, but halal potstickers are rare these days. This shop makes pretty good ones.



Beef and green onion potstickers were my childhood favorite. There used to be a tent in Xuanwu District that sold halal snacks, but after it was torn down, I never found good potstickers again. I later heard the old man who made them passed away (wuchang), so that authentic skill is likely lost forever.



I was surprised to find they also sell spicy hot pot (maocai), a Chengdu snack similar to spicy soup (malatang), but you can drink the broth.

Address: South entrance of Hongju Street, Xicheng District.

25. Eating noodles at the Drum Tower.



I found this popular restaurant on Dazhong Dianping. At first, I thought it was categorized incorrectly because it had no obvious halal sign. I learned from the reviews that it is a halal shop owned by a Beijing Hui Muslim, and the halal sign is in a very inconspicuous spot inside.





This is a Western-style rock music restaurant.



They have mushrooms with foie gras.



Roasted chicken leg, but it is named Eight Hammers (badachui).



It is called Gold Medal Meat Sauce Noodles, but when it arrived, it was just soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian).



Vegetable salad. Overall, the taste suits women, and the environment is good for dates.

Address: No. 25 Gongjie, Gulou East Street.

26. Old Yang's halal restaurant.



This is the highest-rated restaurant in the Changping area and is highly recommended.



Let's start with the environment: they have small semicircular tables that make it easy to chat.



I told the owner I came here specifically to break my fast. He recommended the house-made sour plum drink (suanmeitang). It was very thirst-quenching, sweet, and tart. I ordered two pitchers and took the second one to go.



I ordered the restaurant's signature dishes, starting with the cold shredded bottle gourd with sesame paste (majiang liangban hulusi), which was crisp and refreshing.



Fairy tofu (shenxian doufu) is another popular delicacy, and the tofu is made in-house.



Old Yang's beef pie (lao yangjia niuroubing) is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You have to eat it with raw garlic.



The dry-pot duck heads (ganguo yatou) are spicy, numbing, and fragrant.



The stir-fried radish sprouts (qingchao luobomiao) were great. Another feature of Old Yang's restaurant is the attentive service. They greet you with a smile and check in on how you like the food. It is rare to see such good service in a place that is so busy. I didn't get to eat the fish head with flatbread (yutou paobing) at Old Yang's today, so I will have to try it next time.

Address: No. 30, West Lane 1, Xiguanshi Village, Yangfang Town, Changping District.

27. Cheng's Shan County Lamb Soup (yangtang) Restaurant



I did not expect to find such good lamb soup (yangtang) in Beijing. Shan County is a place in Shandong famous for its lamb soup. There is a Gao Laosi Lamb Soup shop on Niujie Street, but it does not taste as good as the Shan County lamb soup.



The oil and salt flatbread (yousuan shaobing) is hollow inside, perfect for soaking in lamb soup or stuffing with spiced beef.



The soup is milky white, a natural color from boiling lamb bones.



Large starch noodles (dalapi).



Half a jin of spiced beef (jiang niurou) stuffed into a freshly baked flatbread is delicious.



I also had some grilled fish tofu and seafood skewers.

Address: Sanzhong Lane (near Xingfeng Street), about 525 meters from Huangcun West Street Station.

28

. Roubing Wan



This small shop is run by a young Beijing couple born in the 80s, specializing in meat pies (roubing) and beef tendon (banjin).



Almost every table orders the meat pie; it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and truly delicious.



It lives up to its reputation as the best small beef tendon spot in the south city, with carefully selected ingredients and a great texture.



You have to pair the meat pie with a bowl of corn grit porridge (bangchazhou), which is cooked until very thick. Overall, it is quite rare to find a small Beijing-style skewer shop left in the Niujie area.

Address: Entrance of Chengshi Hutong, Guangnei Street, next to Guidu Hotel.

29. Chongqing Sausage Lips Old Stove Hot Pot



I first had halal Chongqing hot pot in Chongqing, and now I have finally found one in Beijing. They have the traditional nine-grid pot and the split-pot (yuanyang guo).



The nine-grid pot is too spicy for me, so I chose the split-pot, but it was still very spicy.



The hand-cut fresh lamb is average in quality, but when eating Chongqing hot pot, the ingredients do not matter much because your mouth goes numb from the spice anyway.



Duck intestine is a must-order dish for people from Sichuan and Chongqing when eating hot pot.



The bamboo shoots are crunchy when cooked in the pot.



When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Northerners are used to sesame paste (majiang) for hot pot, but for Sichuan-style hot pot, I suggest trying sesame oil with minced garlic.



They have sesame flatbread (shaobing) here too, but I prefer this hand-torn pancake (shoushibing), which is crispy.

Address: Room 201, Building 16, Jiayuan District 1, Beijie, Higher Education Park, Shahe, Changping District.

30. Camel Caravan Moroccan Halal Restaurant



I once saw a Moroccan restaurant in Urumqi, and now there is a Moroccan halal restaurant in Beijing too.



This blue color scheme is the style of the ancient city of Fez.



Moroccan snack platter



Marrakesh chicken stew; the chicken is tender and falls right off the bone.



Casablanca noodles



They also have snacks like sandwiches and burgers. This is a music-themed restaurant and bar, perfect for dates and chatting.

Address: No. 44 Guanghua Road, outside Jianguomen

31. Cantonese-style seafood bistro



This is a halal restaurant serving Cantonese-style seafood.



The environment is quite nice, fresh, and natural.



They serve Cantonese-style hot pot (dabanlu) with a clear broth base.
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Summary: A Nanjing halal food map covering historic Hui Muslim restaurants, classic local snacks, duck dishes, and old neighborhood food stops, with names, addresses, photos, and cultural context kept from the source article.

Hui Muslims have a very long history in Nanjing. During the Ming Dynasty, they made up a large part of the population in the old city. When the capital moved to Beijing, many Hui Muslims moved north with it. Many northern Hui Muslim family trees can be traced back to Nanjing. During the Republic of China era, Nanjing became the capital again. Many high-ranking Nationalist generals were Hui Muslims, which helped Nanjing's halal food culture grow quickly during that time.

1. Maxingxing



Maxingxing Restaurant is the oldest halal restaurant in Nanjing. It has been around for over 160 years, dating back to 1845 during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the four great traditional halal brands in Nanjing. Its four signature dishes are beauty liver (meiren gan), phoenix tail shrimp (fengwei xia), egg steamed dumplings (dan shaomai), and squirrel fish (songshu yu). Today, Maxingxing is listed as a Jiangsu Province intangible cultural heritage and was among the first group of time-honored Chinese brands named by the Ministry of Commerce.



Visitors to Nanjing usually want to try the local snacks. Maxingxing's pan-fried dumplings (guotie) and soup dumplings (xiaolongbao) are delicious treats you should not miss.

Address: No. 32 Yunnan North Road, Gulou District (near Hubei Road)

2. Qifangge



Qifangge is one of Nanjing's four great traditional halal brands. It was founded in 1917 by socialites and business leaders like Li Yangchao, Zhu Shouren, Liu Hairu, and Yu Zikuan. They pooled their money to open the Qifangge Halal Tea House near Chengsi Mosque on what was then Qiwang Street (now Jiankang Road), focusing on halal snacks.



This place serves the 25 varieties of Qinhuai River snacks. Because Nanjing has so many types of snacks, Qifangge offers a snack set to help diners try them all. Each item comes in a small plate, allowing you to sample the entire range of Qinhuai River snacks at once.



The diners here include both long-time Nanjing locals and tourists from out of town.



The shepherd's purse steamed dumplings (jicai zhengjiao) are not only beautifully made but also perfectly seasoned, soft, and tasty.



Four-color cakes (sise gao) are a traditional snack in the Jiangsu region, carefully made from ingredients like glutinous rice flour and rose petals.

Address: No. 12 Gongyuan West Street, Confucius Temple, Qinhuai District

3. Lvliuju



Founded in 1912, Lvliuju is a Jiangsu Province intangible cultural heritage site famous for its vegetarian and halal dishes. Records show that Bai Chongxi, Sun Yat-sen, and the Soong sisters were all regular customers at Lvliuju.



The first floor is a shop for homemade food, selling hundreds of finished or semi-finished products. The second floor serves snacks, the third floor serves stir-fried dishes, and the floors above have private rooms.



Since I prefer local snacks, I naturally went to the second floor to try them.



I had a vegetable bun (sucai bao). These Jiangnan-style buns really show a refined quality from the outside in.



These are small sweet rice balls (xiao tangyuan), round and chewy.



Sugar taro seedlings (tang yumiao) are a Jiangnan snack made by boiling taro in sugar water.

Address: Floors 1-6, No. 248 Taiping South Road, Qinhuai District (near Taiping Shopping Mall)

4. Anleyuan



Anleyuan is the largest halal restaurant in Nanjing, known as the premier halal establishment in the Jiangnan region. This building is just for stir-fried dishes. Next to it, there is another building for snacks and one for hot pot.



The diners inside all sound like locals from Nanjing. Don't ask me how I know; the person who brought me here is a Nanjing Hui Muslim.



Nanjing's famous salted duck (yanshuiya) is a local specialty. Even though it is called salted duck, Jiangnan cuisine is generally light in flavor.



Tofu pudding soup (douhuageng) served with deep-fried dough twists (sanzi) to mix together.



Hui Muslim snack deep-fried dough twists (sanzi).



Vegetable steamed dumplings (su zhengjiao) are also one of Nanjing's famous snacks.



Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish (songshu guiyu) is a famous Jiangsu dish with a sweet and sour taste.

Address: 138 Wangfu Street.

5. Jiang Youji.



Jiang Youji is also a century-old halal shop in Nanjing. Its most famous item is the beef potstickers (niurou guotie), which are known as one of the Eight Wonders of Qinhuai. I heard they had a lawsuit over the brand a few years ago, but it doesn't matter to the diners. We don't care if the successor is authentic; if it doesn't taste good, being authentic is useless.



The beef potstickers at this Laomendong branch on Santiaoying in Qinhuai District are delicious.



Have a bowl of wontons (huntun) for breakfast; the soup is fresh and the ingredients are plentiful.

Address: 40 Santiaoying, Laomendong.

6. Yiguangge.



Yiguangge is another old shop in Nanjing. The owner owns the storefront, so they don't pay rent, which keeps the prices cheap.



I came here to eat crayfish (xiaolongxia). Crayfish is a common home-cooked dish in Jiangnan, and you naturally have to eat authentic halal crayfish when in Nanjing. This time, I learned the proper way to eat crayfish from a friend and realized my previous simple and rough way of eating them was a total waste.



Stir-fried celery with dried tofu (ganzi). Dried tofu is a common soy product in the south.

Address: 15-2 Beimenqiao Road, Beimenqiao Street (near New World Department Store).

7. Lan Laoda Sugar Porridge and Lotus Root Shop.



I really like these kinds of street-side shops. Lan Laoda is also an old brand with several branches in Nanjing.



They mainly sell snacks like sugar porridge with lotus root (tang zhou ou) and sugar taro seedlings (tang yumiao). Sugar porridge with lotus root is a sweet porridge made from lotus root and glutinous rice, and it is one of Nanjing's famous specialties.

Address: 22 Shuangtang Road, Qinhuai District.

8. Li Ji Halal Restaurant



Li Ji Halal Restaurant has only this one location in Nanjing with no other branches. It is a long-standing shop that sells a variety of Nanjing snacks.



There are so many types of snacks, and each one comes in different flavors. People in the south are truly meticulous when it comes to cooking.



I tried Nanjing soup dumplings (xiaolongbao) for the first time. The skin is thin and there is a hole on top. You can suck out the soup first before eating the dumpling, but be careful not to burn your mouth.



The wontons and beef offal vermicelli soup are both made fresh on the spot.



A famous Nanjing snack is duck blood vermicelli soup, but Hui Muslims do not eat blood, so we eat beef offal vermicelli soup or beef vermicelli soup instead.

Address: No. 1 Dading Lane, Qinhuai District

9. Taoyuan Village



Taoyuan Village pastries originated in Beijing's Niujie and have a history of over 150 years. They later moved to Shanghai and opened a factory near the Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, which is how they got the name Taoyuan Village. During the Republic of China era, Taoyuan Village was invited by the government to open in the Nanjing Central Shopping Mall, officially becoming a local Nanjing halal pastry brand.



Beijing-style pastries like honey-glazed dough cubes (misandao), Beijing eight-piece gift boxes (jingbajian), and fried flour cakes (saqima) will surely feel familiar to people from Beijing.

Address: No. 264 Baixia Road, Baixia District

10. Jinhongxing Duck Shop



Jinhongxing's duck is as popular as the deli food at Jubao Yuan, with people lining up all day long.



You must try authentic Nanjing roast duck when you are in Nanjing. It is very different from the Beijing style. Nanjing roast duck can be sliced and eaten by dipping it directly into the sauce.



This is a takeout shop, and you can ask the owner to vacuum-pack it on the spot to take away.

Address: No. 5-1 Mingwalang

11. Han Fuxing



Founded during the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Han Fuxing Pressed Duck Shop is the largest halal food company in Nanjing. It is a time-honored Chinese brand that mainly sells pressed duck and other duck products.



Han Fuxing Duck Shop now has several branches in Nanjing, and the Han family's osmanthus duck (guihuaya) is their signature dish.

Address: No. 32 Hubu Street, Qinhuai District

12. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) Jiangjun Road Campus Halal Canteen



After recommending old-fashioned restaurants in Nanjing, I will finally recommend a halal canteen. The halal canteen at NUAA is not an ordinary canteen; it is the highest-rated canteen in the local area.



The variety of specialty snacks is enough to dazzle your eyes.



NUAA has many international students, so the halal canteen is quite large. Anyone can come to eat here, and you can pay with cash.



It is hard to believe these snacks come from a cafeteria. The bear-shaped red bean buns (doushabao) are chocolate-flavored, and they also serve stir-fried dishes and barbecue. Being a student at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is truly a blessing.

Address: Second floor of the Fourth Cafeteria, Jiangjun Road Campus, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Some friends (dosti) ask me how I find so many local halal specialties and what apps I use. I tell them I use locals. I praise Allah for letting me meet such wonderful friends (dosti) in Nanjing. No app is better than a local who knows the area inside and out. I have been treated very well by friends whenever I travel. All Muslims are one family. May Allah reward everyone who helps others with a kind heart.
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Summary: A Beijing halal food guide focused on Xinjiang restaurants, Yunnan Muslim dishes, Niujie snacks, beef noodles, and other local qingzhen (halal) finds, keeping the original restaurant names, addresses, and photos in order.

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 1)

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 2)

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 3)

A Guide to Halal Dining in Beijing (Part 4)

101. Jinjiang Western Regions Restaurant



This is a high-end Xinjiang restaurant very close to Olympic Forest Park.



The space is quite large with a nice dining atmosphere, making it suitable for banquets and group meals.



The lamb chops are a bit gamey, but the overall taste of the dishes is decent, costing about 100 yuan per person.



Address: No. 411, Zone 4, Huizhong Beili, Asian Games Village, Chaoyang District.

102. Ayidian Chang Halal Yunnan Cuisine



It is not easy to find authentic halal Yunnan food in Beijing, but this restaurant, which opened recently, is quite genuine.



The decor is fresh and elegant, and the owner is a young woman from Yunnan.



Tamarind (suanjiao) is a local specialty of Yunnan, so I chose to try the tamarind juice.



Beef wrapped in mint leaves; mint is as common in Yunnan as cilantro and is delicious even when eaten raw.



This is fried grasshopper.

Ibn Abi Awfa narrated: We went on seven expeditions with the Prophet, and we ate locusts. Sunan an-Nasa'i, Hadith 37;

The Prophet described the sea, saying: 'Its water is pure, and its dead creatures are halal.' He also said: 'We are permitted two types of dead creatures: fish and locusts;' and two types of blood: liver and spleen.' (Musnad Ahmad)



Sour soup beef jerky (niuganba); you must eat beef jerky in Yunnan cuisine because the most famous beef jerky in Yunnan is made by Hui Muslims.



It happened to be just before the Dragon Boat Festival, and the restaurant was developing beef rice dumplings (zongzi). The manager gave me two; I had only eaten sweet ones before, so this was my first time trying a meat version.



Yunnan cold rice noodles (mixian); the broth is rich and fragrant, and the noodles are chewy.

Address: First floor, north commercial section, axes 19-21, west side of Fengyayuan Zone 2, Huilongguan Town.

103. Dai Family Savory Crepe (jianbing) on Niujie Street.



This savory crepe is made by Hui Muslims from Niujie, and the neighbors all say it tastes great.



The savory crepe is a breakfast item, sold only in the morning, and they are closed on Mondays.

Address: Niujie Xili, in front of the barbershop.

104. Old Neighborhood Beef Noodles (laojiefang niuroumian).



The row of snack shops on Jiaozihu Hutong in Niujie has been mostly cleared out due to wall-breaking renovations. Only this Old Neighborhood Beef Noodles remains. The owner, Uncle Ma, is a true old neighbor who lived on the same Shouliu Hutong as my family. His beef noodles and small bowls of beef are excellent. It is not easy to find an authentic bowl of Beijing-style beef noodles these days.

Address: Ground floor shops on the west side of Jiaozihu Hutong.

105. Old Ma Halal Lamb Spine Potstickers (guotie).



Halal lamb spine is easy to find, but halal potstickers are rare these days. This shop makes pretty good ones.



Beef and green onion potstickers were my childhood favorite. There used to be a tent in Xuanwu District that sold halal snacks, but after it was torn down, I never found good potstickers again. I later heard the old man who made them passed away (wuchang), so that authentic skill is likely lost forever.



I was surprised to find they also sell spicy hot pot (maocai), a Chengdu snack similar to spicy soup (malatang), but you can drink the broth.

Address: South entrance of Hongju Street, Xicheng District.

106. Noodles at the Drum Tower.



I found this popular restaurant on Dazhong Dianping. At first, I thought it was categorized incorrectly because it had no obvious halal sign. I learned from the reviews that it is a halal shop owned by a Beijing Hui Muslim, and the halal sign is in a very inconspicuous spot inside.



This is a Western-style rock music restaurant.



They have mushrooms with foie gras.



Roasted chicken leg, but it is named Eight Hammers (badachui).



It is called Gold Medal Meat Sauce Noodles, but when it arrived, it was just soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian).



Vegetable salad. Overall, the taste suits women, and the environment is good for dates.

Address: No. 25 Gongjie, Gulou East Street.

107. Old Yang's Halal Restaurant.



This is the highest-rated restaurant in the Changping area and is highly recommended.



Let's start with the environment: they have small semicircular tables that make it easy to chat.



I told the owner I came here specifically to break my fast. He recommended the house-made sour plum drink (suanmeitang). It was very thirst-quenching, sweet, and tart. I ordered two pitchers and took the second one to go.



I ordered the restaurant's signature dishes, starting with the cold shredded bottle gourd with sesame paste (majiang liangban hulusi), which was crisp and refreshing.



Fairy tofu (shenxian doufu) is another popular delicacy, and the tofu is made in-house.



Old Yang's beef pie (lao yangjia niuroubing) is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You have to eat it with raw garlic.



The dry-pot duck heads (ganguo yatou) are spicy, numbing, and fragrant.



The stir-fried radish sprouts (qingchao luobomiao) were great. Another feature of Old Yang's restaurant is the attentive service. They greet you with a smile and check in on how you like the food. It is rare to see such good service in a place that is so busy. I didn't get to eat the fish head with flatbread (yutou paobing) at Old Yang's today, so I will have to try it next time.

Address: No. 30, West Lane 1, Xiguanshi Village, Yangfang Town, Changping District.

108. Cheng's Shan County Lamb Soup Restaurant (Chengji Shanxian Yangtangguan).



I didn't expect to find such good lamb soup in Beijing. Shan County is a place in Shandong famous for its lamb soup.



The oil and salt flatbread (yousuan shaobing) is hollow inside, perfect for soaking in lamb soup or stuffing with spiced beef.



The soup is milky white, a natural color from boiling lamb bones.



Large starch noodles (dalapi).



Half a jin of spiced beef (jiang niurou) stuffed into a freshly baked flatbread is delicious.



I also had some grilled fish tofu and seafood skewers.

Address: Sanzhong Lane (near Xingfeng Street), about 525 meters from Huangcun West Street Station.

109. Huguosi Snack Shop (Airport Branch).



I found a Huguosi Snack Shop at Terminal 2 of Capital Airport. Many traveling friends (dostis) are used to eating hand-pulled noodles (lamian) at the airport, but now with Huguosi, there are more options.



The prices are relatively cheap compared to noodles, and most importantly, there is a wider variety of dishes.

Address: B1, Terminal 2, Capital Airport.

110. Northwest Muslim Restaurant.



There are not many restaurants in the Niujie area that don't have a line. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant has become even more popular after a renovation, and it is still packed every day since switching to 24-hour service.



Summer is the season for skewers. There are all kinds of large skewers to choose from. Since the small alley shops were cleared out, you have to choose these mid-range restaurants for skewers in Niujie, but at least the meat quality is guaranteed.



It is popular because everyone comes for the skewers. What annoys me is that I used to be able to eat without waiting, but now I have to wait at least half an hour.

Address: Nanheng West Street, ground floor shops on the north side

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 1)

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 2)

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 3)

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Summary: A Beijing halal restaurant guide covering Zhizi barbecue, Diji snacks, Xuezhan big plate chicken, halal hotpot, Xinjiang dishes, and Hui Muslim dining details, with the original addresses, photos, and food notes preserved.

This is the fourth collection of information on special halal restaurants in Beijing that I have put together. Links to the previous parts are below:

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 1)

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 2)

[Beijing Special Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants)] (Part 3)

80. Zhizi Revolution (Zhizi Geming)



This is an old Beijing iron-griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) shop with several branches. This is the Gulou branch.



The decor is in the style of the early post-liberation period, and they even use enamel mugs for drinking water.



The walls are covered with old newspapers, and it is very popular.



Beijing-style pickled cabbage (suancai), which you grill to eat.



For the best experience, pour the whole plate of meat onto the iron griddle and flip it while it cooks.

Address: No. 25 Lingdang Hutong, Jiugulou Street (Gulou Branch)

81. Di's Braised Meat Snack Shop (Diji Jiangrou Xiaochidian)



This shop is a very small takeout window. They recently started selling braised chicken with rice (huangmenji mifan), but I tried it once, didn't like it, and they stopped selling it later.



However, their snacks and pastries still taste great. This is a brown sugar sesame cake (tanghuoshao).



This is aiwowo, a type of Beijing snack.



The glutinous rice roll with bean flour (lvdagun) tastes just as good as Hongji's, and the advantage is that you don't have to wait in a long line.



The sesame flatbread (shaobing) also tastes very authentic.

Address: First floor of Dahuozhi Barbecue, Nanheng West Street.

82. Blood Station Big Plate Chicken (Xuezhan Dapanji)



People say this is a very popular big plate chicken (dapanji) chain from Xinjiang that just opened near Beijing West Railway Station. The name comes from the fact that the original shop in Xinjiang was located near a blood station, so locals know to go there for big plate chicken.



For the grand opening, the owner is giving away yogurt.



Authentic spicy lamb trotters (hula yangti).



I often eat the stir-fried meat with flatbread (nang chaorou).



The potatoes in the big plate chicken are stewed until very soft, and the flavor is good.

Address: Second floor of Ruihai Building, next to Beijing West Railway Station.

84. Islam Lan Hot Pot.



I highly recommend this new restaurant. It specializes in hot pot buffets and costs 63 yuan per person with a group discount.



Besides the hot pot buffet, each person can pick up two skewers of tender grilled meat from the window at a time.



They also have excellent matcha cake. It is not like the cheap cakes at typical buffets; everyone who tries it says it is good.



The restaurant is clean and tidy. The waitresses wear headscarves, there is a prayer room, and the restaurant is smoke-free and alcohol-free. Even the fermented bean curd (jiangdoufu) is made without alcohol.



The vegetables and fruits are fresh. If you want fruit, the staff will cut it fresh for you.



Each person gets a small individual pot, or groups can choose a split-pot (yuanyang guo).



You can also ask the chef to make pizza, and the taste is just as good as a dedicated pizza shop.



After the meal, there is high-quality ice cream you can eat to your heart's content. The whole meal really only costs 63 yuan per person. The owner is very devout, and during Ramadan, they provide free meals for suhoor and iftar.

Address: No. 11 Huixin East Street, Chaoyang District.

85. Jiaoming Peppery and Numbing Restaurant.



This restaurant is ranked number one for food in Wudaokou on Meituan.



It specializes in peppery and numbing chicken (jiaomaji) and offers various flavors.



Stir-fried small cucumbers.



The big plate chicken (dapanji) is a must-order at any Xinjiang restaurant, and the taste is fantastic.

Address: 3rd-4th Floor, Phase 1, International Food Court, No. 29 Chengfu Road, Wudaokou, Haidian District. It is near Exit A of Wudaokou Subway Station, opposite the Hualian Shopping Plaza (300 meters west of Wudaokou Cinema, on the third floor of Richang Restaurant).

86. Xingyuege Muslim Restaurant.



Friends (dosti) from Northeast China in Beijing are in luck, because I finally found a restaurant that specializes in halal Northeast-style dishes.



The restaurant's home base is Harbin.



The decor style is also very Harbin.



Double-cooked pork (guobaorou) is a famous Northeast dish, served here in the Harbin-style savory version.



Steamed dumplings (shaomai) are also a common Northeast home-style dish.



They also have home-style tofu (jiachang doufu). Friends (dosti) from the Northeast who miss the taste of home should take the chance to try it.

Address: Shop 102, Building 2, Courtyard 2, Lixiangcheng, Hongye Road, Xihongmen Town.

87. Suzhou Hui Muslim Restaurant.



Many friends see the name and think it is a Suzhou-style halal restaurant, but it is not. This shop is in the Suzhou community near Beijing Railway Station and is an authentic old Beijing restaurant.



I highly recommend their soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian). The toppings look tempting, and the taste is very authentic.

Address: No. 36, Suzhou Hutong, Dongcheng District.

88. Jingmen Old Stir-fry Trio (Jingmen Lao Bao San).



The stir-fry trio refers to lamb heart, lamb liver, and lamb kidney. This place specializes in Beijing-style hot pot.

Address: No. 45, Yinmajing, Fangzhuang East Road.

89. Jufuyuan Hot Pot.



Although the shop claims to be an old brand from Niujie, as someone from Niujie, I have never heard of this place.

Address: No. 14, Haihu Xili, 100 meters south of Dazhong Electronics.

90. Jingdong Meat Pie.



A small shop with a modest storefront that specializes in Jingdong meat pies (Jingdong roubing).



I tried a beef one. The crust was crispy and the meat was tender. It is worth recommending.

Address: Yinmajing, Fangzhuang East Road, near Jingmen Old Stir-fry Trio. Find Jingmen Old Stir-fry Trio and walk 100 meters south.

91. Ningxia Flavor Summer Language (Ningwei Xiayu).



A newly opened Ningxia-style halal restaurant in the busy Chaoyangmen area with a very nice environment.



Our group of over ten people tried almost everything on the menu.



Sweet rice made by Northwest Hui Muslims.



The lamb trotters are very flavorful.



Every dish is solid and they put a lot of effort into the presentation.



Rice sausage (michangzi).



Hui Muslim fried dough (youxiang).



Hui Muslim snack platter.



This place is great for group meals. You can push tables together for over ten people, and the prices are not expensive.

Address: 2F, Fenglian Plaza, No. 18 Chaoyangmen Outer Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

92. Dianxinyuan Yunnan-style halal restaurant.



I found this Yunnan halal restaurant by accident in Yizhuang.



There used to be only one Yunnan halal restaurant in Beijing called Dalifu, but it has already closed.



When you come for Yunnan food, the steam pot chicken (qiguoji) is a must-order.



Stir-fried yellow beef (xiaochao huangniurou).



Pineapple rice (boluofan). This shop has a quiet, elegant atmosphere and the prices are cheap.

Address: Ground floor shop on the north side of Yongkang Apartment, No. 18 Kangding Street (100 meters west of Exit A, Tongjinanlu Subway Station).

93. Eliya Halal Bakery.



This is a high-end halal pastry shop.



They have all kinds of beautiful desserts.



They use imported halal cream as an ingredient. The prices are actually not expensive, and the taste is top-notch.

Address: Ground floor shop 06, Building 56, Changying Minzu Jiayuan, Changying Middle Road, Chaoyang District.

94. Xingu Halal Charcoal BBQ.



This shop was originally labeled as Korean BBQ, but business was affected by the THAAD incident, so the owner removed the word Korean. After all, the owner is from Changying and has nothing to do with Korea.



Walk up the stairs to the second floor and you will find a hidden gem. The owner bought the whole building and rented the space next door to the Changying Three Brothers.



If you go in the afternoon, you do not need to wait in line. People say it was packed when it first opened, but business is not as good as before due to the THAAD incident.



The meat is fresh and the service is top-tier.



Servers help you grill the meat the whole time, so you do not need to do it yourself.



The lettuce is for wrapping the grilled meat.



You can also eat the steamed egg custard and cheese on the side of the grill.



Halal soybean paste soup (dajiangtang).



Dip the tender beef in five-spice seasoning to eat it.

Address: Opposite the south gate of Minzu Jiayuan residential area on Changying Middle Road, next to Yunding Billiards Club (west side of Minzu Primary School).

96. Beijing Dumpling House



I found an old Beijing halal dumpling house. People say they get a huge crowd for breakfast.

Address: 200 meters south of Ciqikou subway station.

97. Yijinzhai



They sell all kinds of old Beijing halal snacks and pastries.

Address: A row of storefronts next to the Changying Mosque.

98. Yongchang Old Restaurant



Yongchang is a place in Gansu. This shop serves home-style Northwest Chinese food, but it is not your typical Northwest restaurant. I saw many dish names for the first time, such as highland barley fish-shaped noodles (qingke mian cuoyu), old restaurant spicy noodles (laoguanzi mian lazi), and lamb nest rice (yangrou wowo fan).

Address: West side of the storefronts at 13 Guanzhuang Road, Haitianyise.

99. Daka Barbecue



The old halal seafood stall changed its sign and is now called Daka Barbecue. They have roasted squab and spicy crayfish here.

Address: Haitianyise storefronts, 13 Guanzhuang Road, Chaoyang District.

100. Silk Road Impression



For my 100th restaurant recommendation, I chose the newly renovated Silk Road Impression restaurant.



They have cold tossed mint leaves, which I previously only ate in Yunnan.



You can eat Kazakh-style potatoes here.

Address: 1st Floor, Building C, Wudong Building, 9 Chegongzhuang Street, Xicheng District (Beijing Drainage Group).

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Summary: A Muslim-friendly Indonesia travel account from a Chinese Hui Muslim perspective, covering mosque spaces, wudu facilities, train prayer rooms, Bromo Volcano, and the original journey details.

The main hall is an open space, meaning it has no doors. It does not need them, as the mosque is always open to the public.



This is the location of the Indonesian Chinese Islamic Association and the Indonesian Haji Cheng Ho Foundation.



Inscriptions inside the mosque record the history of Cheng Ho and the spiritual legacy he left behind in Surabaya.



The inscriptions clearly state that Cheng Ho followed Islam. They also explain why he participated in Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist activities: simply put, he had to adapt to the world around him.

Masjid Al Ittihad Pakuwon Mall mosque



Masjid Al Ittihad Pakuwon Mall mosque

This mosque is built inside the Pakuwon Mall. I have heard from Indonesian friends (dosti) that almost every building in Indonesia has a prayer room. Prayer rooms are different from mosques; they usually lack facilities for a full ritual wash (ghusl) and do not have an imam. This is the first time I have seen a full mosque built inside a shopping mall.



The mosque also provides free storage services.





Area for ritual washing (wudu)



Main hall

Mount Bromo

(Bromo)

After finishing my tour of the city, I planned to head to Mount Bromo. You can book a two-day local tour from Surabaya for about 1,000 yuan, but they require at least two people. I checked the route and felt I could have a great trip without a tour group, so I boarded a train to the volcano.



The train has first-class and second-class seats.

To get to Mount Bromo, you leave from Surabaya Gubeng Station. After a train ride of over two hours, you get off at Probolinggo. The ticket costs about 5 yuan. Outside the Probolinggo station, there are green minibuses that go to the village at the foot of the volcano. They leave when full and cost about 15 yuan for the 50-kilometer trip, which takes an hour and a half. However, you have to wait for the bus to fill up. When I returned, I waited over three hours and it never filled, so I had to hire an unofficial taxi back to the Probolinggo station. The 50-kilometer ride cost 100 yuan, which was not too expensive.

If you can catch the bus smoothly, the total cost to climb Mount Bromo is less than 50 yuan. Because I arrived in the middle of the night and wanted to see the sunrise, I spent an extra 200 yuan on taxis.



Prayer room on the train

The driver dropped me off at the village at the foot of the volcano at 2:00 AM. From there, you have to walk to the summit unless you rent an off-road vehicle or ride a horse, which is expensive. Climbing in the middle of the night is pitch black, so you need to use your phone's flashlight. You have to pay a 10-yuan entrance fee to enter the village and climb to see the sunrise, and you need to buy another ticket to get close to the crater.



Off-road vehicles for climbing. You can charter one for a few people for about 300 yuan per vehicle.



Scenery along the way after daybreak



Dawn before sunrise

Google Maps shows the walk to the King Kong Hill summit is about 3 kilometers, but it is a mountain road and difficult to walk. The temperature on the mountain is cold at night, so you need a cotton jacket to stay warm. It took me an hour and a half to walk those 3 kilometers. The road was pitch black with no other tourists, only a few villagers on horseback who occasionally asked if I wanted a ride.



I welcomed the sunrise while shivering in the cold wind. The scenery around Mount Bromo is truly beautiful. In the morning, with the sea of clouds, the small town looks like a fairyland from a distance.



Town in the clouds





Mount Bromo crater



Looking at Mount Bromo from a distance, it is still puffing out blue smoke and you can already smell the sulfur. This volcano is still erupting, but you can walk up close to the crater to observe it. You need to bring your own gas mask because a regular face mask won't work. People who have been near the crater say it stings your throat and eyes. You can ride a horse from the foot of the mountain to the crater. You need to buy a ticket to go to the crater, which costs about 170 yuan per person. Considering the pandemic, I couldn't risk any respiratory issues, or returning home would be a huge hassle. I gave up on the idea of walking into the crater, even though I really wanted to see the flowing lava.



Meatball noodle soup (wanzi fentang) at the train station restaurant. The meatballs are made with beef fat, very similar to the ones in Yunnan.

The whole way back to Surabaya was just about refueling and eating. There is nothing on the mountain except for small stalls selling instant noodles and hot coffee, and there are no mosques.



Indonesian-style set meal eaten at the Broadway shopping center.



Indonesian fried rice (nasi goreng) eaten at Surabaya Airport.



Thai-style hot pot, rich in curry flavor and slightly spicy.



Different colored plates have different prices, and they count the plates to settle the bill after you finish eating.



Two ways to eat Thai-style hot pot: you can grill it or boil it.



HANAMASA, a Japanese-style wagyu barbecue restaurant near Surabaya train station.

You can grill and boil meat at the same time here. The greeter wore a headscarf and spoke to me in Japanese.



Help yourself to fruit snacks.



Various Southeast Asian desserts.



They specialize in wagyu beef, but also serve chicken, seafood, and more.



The waiter suggested I try both the grilled and boiled meat. Both tasted good, though I think the boiled meat in Beijing is better. Indonesians don't have sesame paste for dipping. This meal cost a few dozen yuan per person; prices in Surabaya are quite low.

After the Surabaya trip, my time in Indonesia came to an end. I flew from Surabaya to Beijing with a layover in Hong Kong. My Cathay Pacific flight was delayed by 12 hours, and I wasn't allowed to leave the airport. A large number of passengers were stranded. Due to the pandemic, the border was closed, so I had to wait in the airport until the flight took off the next morning.

I spent the whole night walking around Hong Kong Airport. There are currently two dua rooms, one near Gate 42 and another near Gate 211.



The dua room near Gate 211.



The dua room near Gate 42.

After leaving Indonesia, it felt strange not being able to eat just anywhere at Hong Kong Airport. The only halal-certified restaurant in the entire airport is Old Town White Coffee. There used to be a Popeyes that was halal, but it has closed down.



Old Town White Coffee.

This restaurant serves no alcohol and offers Southeast Asian food. I ordered a bowl of Ipoh chicken noodle soup, plus a side of fried chicken and lemon tea for about 100 yuan. It tasted fine, and I felt very grateful to have a hot halal meal at that moment.



The restaurant is open from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM and is located in the food court area.

Previous posts:

Hangzhou Halal Travel Map

Yiwu Halal Food Map

Luling Mosque, the final resting place of the Qadiriyya grand master

Halal Travel Guide to Langzhong Ancient City, Sichuan

Halal Trip to Hokkaido, Japan

Halal Trip to the Manchuria Region (Chifeng, Jilin, Acheng, and Qiqihar)

Halal Trip to Hefei, Huainan, Anqing, and Chuzhou in Anhui

Dalian Halal Food Map (Part 2)

Guide to Halal Food and Sightseeing in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an

Guangzhou Halal Travel Map

Tianjin Halal Food Map (Part 3)

Tokyo Halal Food Map

Winter Halal Trip to Vladivostok, Russia

A map of halal food in Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang, Vietnam

A map of halal food in Xining

A map of halal food in New York, Atlanta, and Seattle

Nanjing Halal Food Map

Hainan Halal Food Map

Yunnan Halal Food Map

Map of Mosques and Halal Food in Shanghai

Phuket, Thailand Halal Food Map

Tibet Halal Food Map

Chongqing Halal Food Trip: Turns out tripe hot pot is also related to Hui Muslims
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Summary: A Vietnam halal food map for Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang, covering Indian restaurants, Muslim-friendly food stops, halal seafood notes, and the original travel photos and names.

Vietnam has about 65,000 Muslims, making up 0.08% of the total population. This is the third lowest percentage in Southeast Asia, with only Laos and East Timor having fewer. Most Vietnamese Muslims are Cham people who follow the Sunni Shafi'i school. They mainly live in Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, and An Giang provinces. In the 17th century, the Champa king converted to Islam, which led most Cham people to become Muslims.

I traveled to Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang. Before leaving, I heard that Vietnamese customs officers often ask Chinese tourists for tips. The amount is only a few dozen yuan, but it feels unfair because they rarely ask tourists from other countries. While waiting in line, the Chinese travelers behind me tucked tips into their passports. They said they were worried about trouble with their visa-on-arrival, so they prepared the money. I had already obtained my visa paper in advance and was prepared to face trouble if I refused to pay a tip. I figured if they gave me a hard time, I just wouldn't visit Vietnam. I have been to Southeast Asia many times, and it is all quite similar, so I would not have any regrets. Luckily, I was not asked for a tip at either entry or exit and passed through smoothly. However, I went through Ho Chi Minh customs; I heard Nha Trang customs is very corrupt and hard to avoid.

1. Shanti Indian Cuisine



Halal restaurants in Vietnam fall into two main categories: Southeast Asian cuisine and Indian-Pakistani cuisine.



This Indian restaurant is exceptionally clean and tidy, with fresh flowers of different colors on every table.





The restroom has a bidet sprayer for wudu (small ablution), which is common in Vietnamese restrooms.







At Indian restaurants, I always order roti, commonly known as flying bread (feibing). It is a simple Indian flatbread that tastes great when dipped in curry sauce.



See the business card in the image above for the restaurant address.

2. MUSAKARIEM



This is a Malay-Vietnamese restaurant run by Vietnamese Cham Muslims. You can eat both Malay and Vietnamese food here. A woman wearing a black veil greeted us at the door. This style of dress is hard to see in China nowadays.





While we waited for our food, a white man came in and asked the girl if she was from Malaysia. The girl said she was local, and that was when I learned they were Cham.





The squid here is very fresh and tasty. I ate one plate and ordered another; it was delicious and cheap.





This pancake is a Vietnamese-style pancake, which is actually just an egg crepe, nothing special. The restaurant address is below the sign in the picture.

3. MORNING COFFEE



I found this halal fast-food burger shop by accident on the small delta island of Thanh Da. When I entered, only the hostess was there. She is Vietnamese. After talking, I learned her husband is an American Muslim. My first thought was that he might be of Indian descent, as most American Muslims I have met are.







To my surprise, after we finished our meal, we met the hostess's husband. He was a tall white American. A thunderstorm started outside, so we stayed to wait out the rain and chatted with him for a while. He said he is from Ohio in the United States and converted to Islam five years ago. He also mentioned that many white people in the U.S. have converted to Islam just like him. He has been to Hong Kong and has lived in Vietnam for a year. He goes back to the U.S. once a year and loves traveling all over the world.





We had a great chat. Before we left, he gave us a business card for a restaurant his friend owns, saying we should eat there if we have the chance.



4. Saigon Green House



This restaurant also mixes Malay and Vietnamese food, but I think it is the best halal restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.







This was my first time eating Vietnamese beef noodle soup (pho). The beef was tender and the broth was delicious. Vietnamese noodles are much better than I imagined.





Prices in Vietnam are very low. Freshly squeezed fruit juice at restaurants costs less than 10 RMB, so I make sure to drink plenty every time.



The address is in the picture above.

5. Halal Saigon Restaurant



I originally wanted to come here for seafood. It is a Singaporean halal restaurant with fish, shrimp, crab, and more on the menu. Unfortunately, they were out of crab and shrimp when I went at noon. Muslims in Southeast Asia belong to the Shafi'i school of thought, so they are allowed to eat shrimp and crab.





In Southeast Asia, restaurants with halal certification do not serve alcohol. Restaurants that sell alcohol cannot apply for halal certification and can only label themselves as pork-free.







Claypot stewed sea fish.



Vietnamese spring rolls. Unless you have a specific taste for them, I suggest you skip these. The flavor is really strange. They are filled with raw chives, raw green onions, cilantro, and a local herb rolled up with shrimp.



The bill was 574,035 Vietnamese Dong. Don't worry, 1 RMB is about 3,300 Vietnamese Dong, so this meal cost less than 200 RMB.

The address is on the receipt, right across from the Saigon Mosque.

6. HAJI IDRIS RESTAURANT





This Haji restaurant serves Chinese food and the prices are not expensive.



I ordered a grilled fish, and it tasted good.



The small mushrooms in the vegetable soup were delicious.







This meal cost 485,000 Vietnamese Dong, which is about 145 RMB. The address is on the receipt.

Nha Trang

7. OMAR INDIAN RESTAURANT



There is currently no mosque in Nha Trang. Because Nha Trang has always been a Vietnamese naval base and only became a tourist destination in recent years, there are very few Muslims. I found a few halal Indian restaurants on the island. This is a fairly excellent Indian restaurant that has appeared on the Ctrip food list.



This is the Vietnamese flag in the shop.







Even though it is a tourist city, the cost of living in Nha Trang is even lower than in Ho Chi Minh City. A glass of fresh mango juice is 8 RMB.







The address is on the sign. You can find it by searching for Omar on Baidu Maps or Google Maps. The shop faces the beach.

8. GANESH INDIAN RESTAURANT



I did not eat at this shop because I went to another Indian restaurant right next door.



9. TAJ GRILL





This place is also on Dazhong Dianping. The waitress was very friendly and kept asking if we liked the food.











The yellow dish is fish. I suggest you skip the curry fish and just stick to the chicken, lamb, or beef curry.





Maybe it was because I was hungry after coming back from the sea, but I ate four thin flatbreads (naan) at this shop.

Note: If you want to visit the mosque (dousiti) in Ho Chi Minh City, I suggest staying near Ho Chi Minh Square in the city center. The Saigon Mosque is right next to the square, and there is a street with halal food nearby. Within a 2-kilometer radius, you can walk to popular spots like Bui Vien Street, Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, the War Remnants Museum, the Central Post Office, and the Cafe Apartment. There are 15 mosques in Saigon, so it is easy to find halal restaurants.

Nha Trang has a four-island tour that you can book through any hotel front desk. It costs about 45 yuan per person, including round-trip transfers, the boat ride, and lunch, but you have to pay extra for activities on the islands.

The 100 Egg Mud Bath costs 70 yuan per person and is worth a soak.

The best part of Nha Trang is the one-day trip to Vinpearl Island. Tickets are 240 yuan per person. You can enjoy all the water activities and amusement park rides on the island without waiting in line. It is much more fun than Happy Valley back home.

I passed through Mui Ne on my way from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City. The scenery is average and it is a bit quiet, so you can skip this place if you are short on time.
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Summary: A local Beijing halal restaurant guide covering Fireside, Yan Hotpot, Asian Tribe, Indian food, hotpot dishes, and restaurant addresses, with the original notes and images aligned.

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This is not a marketing account. I do not have a search function or auto-replies. I only use this to record bits of my life. The main content is information about halal restaurants I have visited. The photos are taken with my phone. This is purely a friendly share, and you do not need my permission to repost.

No. 160: Fireside (Rongshi)



There is a stylish halal restaurant called Fireside in Building E of The Place (Shimao Tianjie). They serve French and other Western dishes. People say a Michelin-starred chef is in charge. Business is booming, and the environment is elegant, making it suitable for dates and gatherings. However, the price is a bit high, with an average cost of about 200 yuan per person.







I carefully observed the decoration of this shop. The craftsmanship is exquisite, and the bathroom fixtures are all famous brands.



Five-grain sticky rice duck (wugu zaliang nuomi ya)



Cuttlefish ink braised Australian beef with green onions. The black part on top is cuttlefish ink, which is edible. The Australian beef is truly delicious, fresh, tender, and juicy.



Tiger prawns and asparagus with seared scallops



Foie gras risotto. Foie gras is a common and expensive ingredient in French cuisine. It has a delicate texture and melts in your mouth.



Address: 1st Floor, Building E, No. 9 Jinhui Road

No. 161: Yan Hot Pot (Yan Huoguo)



Yan Hot Pot is a Sichuan-style hot pot series brand launched by the Yanlanlou Chaowai Street branch. Halal Sichuan hot pot is rare in Beijing. During the current promotion, everything is 32% off.







Fresh beef tripe (xian maodu), a must-order for Sichuan hot pot



Complimentary sour plum drink (suanmeitang)





Split pot (yuanyang guo), but I mainly eat from the spicy side. Available soup bases include beef tallow spicy, clear oil spicy, and old-jar pickled cabbage.



Address: 4th Floor, Kuntai Mall, Chaoyang District, Yanlanlou Chaowai Street branch

No. 162: Asian Tribe 7 (Yazhou Buluo 7)



I found a halal Indian restaurant near Changyang in Fangshan District. Most Indian restaurants in Beijing have a halal sign, but when I went to eat at the Saduri Indian restaurant in Nanluoguxiang a while ago, the owner told me that many Indian restaurants only have the sign, but they cannot guarantee that the owner, staff, or ingredients are actually halal. You have to judge for yourself whether it is okay to eat there.



This shop does not sell beef because Hindus do not eat beef.





Indian yogurt drink (lassi), very sour.











Address: Room 207, 2nd Floor, Building 1, Changyang Peninsula Golden Street, Fangshan District

No. 163: Guoguojiao Spicy Pot (Guoguojiao Malaxiangguo)



A halal spicy pot (malaxiangguo) shop near Gaomidian in Daxing District. The shop sign says it is the first halal spicy pot in Beijing, but as far as I know, at least before 2014, the halal canteen at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications was already selling halal spicy pot.



It is right next to the Starlight Film and Television Base.



The environment is quite nice and spacious, and the spicy dry pot (xiangguo) tastes good too.



Address: Unit 107, Building 1, Courtyard 39, Chunhe Road, Daxing District.

No. 164 A.

Gumiandao.



This is a stylish Qinghai-style noodle shop run by Salar people, featuring improved versions of traditional Northwest noodles.



While waiting for a table, the staff serves free fruit. You order by scanning a QR code on the table, which saves time, reduces the number of staff needed, and lowers costs. I heard the owner of this shop is the same person behind Salahua, which is quite successful. I hope more creative halal restaurants will adopt advanced management ideas and break from tradition to attract more diners and build their own brands.



Yak meat kung fu noodles.





Address: Basement Level 1, Hopson One, Chaoyang District, Midnight Canteen.

No. 165 Wanzhenlou Restaurant.



Fangshan District has many unique halal restaurants. This one specializes in halal Korean-style iron plate barbecue buffet and hot pot buffet.



The group-buy price for the barbecue buffet is 128 per person, including steak, lamb chops, seafood, and Japanese food.









Ready-to-eat crayfish.



After picking your ingredients, hand them to the young man, then sit in a circle and wait to eat.



Address: Zhuochen Building, No. 12 Xilu South Street, Liangxiang, Fangshan District.

No. 166 Tanguoju.



A Beijing-style lamb spine hot pot restaurant in Fengtai District that uses cloisonné (jingtailan) copper pots.





The lamb spine tastes fine; it is better when cooked until very tender. You can also have some barbecue in the summer.



Address: Shop 23, Building 8, Courtyard 7, Fengqiao Road.

No. 167 Taiwan Gongcha.



A Taiwan Gongcha tea bar has opened inside the Niujie Ethnic Goods Store, and the staff are all Hui Muslims.



During the grand opening, the second cup is half price.



No. 168 Guhuai Street Mawu Spicy Soup and Pan-fried Buns.



Henan is full of spicy soup (hulatang) and braised noodle (huimian) shops, and most are halal. It is not easy to find halal spicy soup in Beijing, so I am finally getting my fill. Guhuai Street Mawu Spicy Soup is a well-known brand from Xuchang, and the taste at this shop is very authentic.





The pan-fried buns (shuijianbao) have a crispy crust and are filled with beef.



The spicy pepper soup (hulatang) has a mild kick and contains large chunks of beef.



Address: Phase II, Shibao Street, Haidian District.

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Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.

I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.

Jubaoyuan



When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.



Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.



Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.



I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.





Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.









Hongji Snack Shop



This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).



Rolling donkey (lvdagun)



Jujube cake (zaogao)



Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)

Ningzhixuan



Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.

Palace Crispy Beef Pie



It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.

Eliya Bakery



There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.



This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.

Lanma Ramen



Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.







Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)



This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.





Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street



Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).



Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)



This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.

The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.



This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.

Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)



The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.



The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.



Tiankelai Restaurant



They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.





Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)



Half a roast duck (kaoya)

Northwest Muslim Restaurant



Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.



Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)



Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.



The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.

Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)





Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)





Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)





Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.



Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)

Hongshunxuan

This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.



Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)



Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)



Fried tofu (zhadoufu)

Nailao Wei



Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.





Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)



Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)





Almond tofu (xingren doufu)



Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)



Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)



People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.



Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)







Meisi Coffee



This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.



Sandwich





Pizza



Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)



Dessert

Xiangyunxuan



A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).



Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).

Dashuntang.



The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.





Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)



Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.

Changji Zhizi Barbecue.



Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.







Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).



Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).

Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.



A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.













Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.



Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.







Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.



The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.



Nianji Deli.



They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.



Dejuxiangyuan.



Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.

Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.



This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.



Halal Dumpling House.



The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.

Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)



The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.







Asia Niujie Branch



It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.





Niuyichuan



A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).



Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)



A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.

Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)



Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.

Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)



You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.

Mumin Food



A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.

Yuxingzhai Cake Shop



A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.

Yusufu Ethnic Goods



This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.









It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.



Laojiefang Beef Noodles



There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious.
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Summary: A short second part of the Niujie Beijing Muslim food street map for Eid al-Fitr, keeping the original advice and single image exactly where they belong.



P.S. I am posting this before Eid al-Fitr. Take my advice: the snacks sold on the day of the festival are available all year round, but they cost more on the holiday itself.
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Summary: A hidden halal Chinese food supplement for Beijing, adding Xinjiang meatball soup, Nai Lao Wei snacks, Hua Mao restaurant dishes, and other reader-recommended stops while preserving the source facts.

Following our previous guide to halal food in the capital, readers let us know that the Uzbekistan restaurant Shashi Castle at the Saint Angel Hotel in Hujialou has closed. This issue continues with more unique restaurant recommendations.

Unless otherwise noted, all restaurants listed here serve alcohol. It is a pity that it is hard to find unique halal restaurants in Beijing that do not serve alcohol. By international standards, halal certification is not granted to restaurants that sell alcohol.

Also, if any friends (dosti) doubt whether a restaurant's ingredients are halal, I suggest saying 'Bismillah' before eating. A staff member's ethnicity does not guarantee the food is halal, and many Hui Muslims living in big cities may know less about the faith than Han people living in ethnic enclaves. Here is the evidence, taken from Sahih al-Bukhari:



1. Xinjiang-style meatball soup (wanzi tang)



It was originally in Dongsi and later moved to Chaowai SOHO. It is very popular and the taste is truly good.







The beef tripe is a bit spicy, so be prepared before you eat it.



Order a bowl of meatball soup and it comes with two steamed flower rolls (huajuan) and a side of kimchi. The flower rolls are soft and fluffy, and very delicious.



The peppercorn beef (jiaoma niurou) tastes great.

Address: Second floor, Building B, Chaowai SOHO

2. Nai Lao Wei









This is fried fresh milk (zha xiannai), a Beijing specialty snack.





Almond tofu (xingren doufu), a great treat for cooling down in the summer.



If you have eaten at Wenyu Cheese in Nanluoguxiang, I suggest you try Nai Lao Wei on Niujie Street. The quality of this famous Beijing snack is worth a try. Note: This restaurant does not sell alcohol.

Address: Room 107, No. 202 Guang'anmennei Street (west side of Dazhong Electronics)

3. Huamao Restaurant



A new-style halal small seafood restaurant.



The food is prepared delicately, and they also serve spicy hot pot (mala xiangguo).





Signature seafood rice



Dongting Lake fish head pot



Spicy cabbage (la baicai), cold and refreshing.



Potato shredded shrimp balls (shusi xiaqiu)

They also have spicy crayfish (mala xiaolongxia), with an average cost of about 60 yuan per person.

Address:

Level B1, Pedestrian Street, West District, Changying Lugang City.

4. NAIL Russian Restaurant.



This place specializes in Russian food. It is small, and most of the customers are foreigners.





I usually think of Russian food as having large, greasy portions, but this place does things differently with small, light dishes.









The average cost is about 80 yuan per person.



I came here on Valentine's Day, and the manager gave three roses to every woman dining in the restaurant.

Address: Shenlu Street, Chaoyang District, opposite Desert Rose Restaurant.

5. Shangzi Street Clear Broth Beef Brisket Noodles.



This is a Cantonese-style halal noodle shop. The staff wear uniforms printed with the words Southern School Halal, and the owner speaks Cantonese.













Bamboo-pressed noodles (zhushengmian).



Beef brisket noodles (niunanmian).



You can get halal porridge here. Beijing really needs a halal restaurant that makes good porridge right now.

Address: West side of the intersection at Yabaolu South Slope Mosque.

This article is a supplement to the guide on special halal food in the capital. I have selected one representative restaurant for each flavor rather than listing every single one. I have already recommended most of the restaurants mentioned in user comments on my official account.

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Summary: A real Muslim food map for Xining, Qinghai, covering halal baozi (steamed buns), beef hotpot, bakeries, local restaurants, and the original address and photo details from the Chinese article.

Nearly half of the restaurants in Xining are halal, and these halal spots do not serve alcohol. Decent restaurants even have prayer rooms. There are so many delicious choices in Xining that it is unrealistic to try them all, so I will just recommend the ones I have visited.

1. Turkish Mediterranean Restaurant







There is a very clear Turkish sign hanging outside the Xinqian building. You can take the elevator directly to the restaurant on the third floor. Once you enter, a server will lead you to a small private room. This is a feature of halal restaurants in Xining; the tables are in small partitioned areas, and when you pull the curtain, you have a private space to chat. I recommend the steak and desserts here.

Address: 3rd Floor, Xinqian International, Xiadu Avenue

2. Yifan Restaurant



As soon as you walk in, you see a prayer room and a place for wudu (small ablution). All kinds of facilities are available, which is very common in Xining.





You need to pay extra for napkins in Xining restaurants.





This was my first time eating Qinghai clay pot hot pot (tu huoguo). A huge pot like this only costs a little over 100 yuan. The top is covered with lamb, which is already cooked when served. The middle layer has glass noodles and lettuce, and the bottom has potatoes and radishes. By the time you finish the top, the bottom layer is cooked perfectly. It tastes great.

Address: Northeast corner of the intersection of Nanxiao Street and Qingzhen Lane

3. Jinmai Bakery









This is a chain store where you can order delicious cakes. Because the cream is whipped fresh to order, you have to wait an hour. A 14-inch cake costs a little over 100 yuan. They also have many pastries like egg tarts, cream puffs, and wife cakes (laopobing), which are all cheap and tasty.

Address: Jinniu Residential Area Branch, No. 22 Beixiao Street, Chengdong District

4. Dazhong Steamed Buns







This is a famous, long-standing shop that has been open for decades and is very popular. I often come here for breakfast. They have steamed buns (baozi) with potato filling and chive filling. The buns have thin skins and lots of filling. Pair them with a bowl of starch noodle soup (fen tang), and it is delicious.

5. Qingzhen Niububi Hot Pot









A halal hot pot chain from Chengdu has opened in Xining. My Salar brothers invited me to try it. We ordered the mild spicy version, but it did not feel spicy at all. Although the chili peppers in Qinghai are red, they are low in heat and are mainly used for color and aroma. The environment here is much more spacious than the Chengdu branch.

Address: Room 81-51, Building 2, No. 81 Shengli Road

6. Zhenxiang Porridge









Eating beef and lamb as a staple every day in Xining makes you crave something light occasionally. Beijing really lacks a halal porridge shop like this. They have various flavors of porridge and Cantonese-style snacks. I have eaten at Xiapo Porridge and Pancake Shop in Xiamen, and I hope these porridge shops can open branches in Beijing soon.

Address: No. 44-4 Nandajie (next to Fengfan Bar)

7. Qingzhen Jincai Hot Pot City















There are many hot pot restaurants in Xining. This one is quite large and the ingredients are fresh. Eating lamb in Xining is a treat because it has very little gamey smell. I ordered a specialty snack called dog-pissing-on-the-wall pancake (goujiaoniao). It is a thin pancake with oil poured over it, which looks like a dog urinating.

Address: No. 66, Xinqian International Plaza, Xiadu Avenue

8. Delu Yogurt Shop







I visited Xining twice and made sure to go to Mojia Street to taste the yogurt at Delu, a long-established shop. Qinghai yogurt has a unique flavor with a layer of yellow milk skin (naipizi) on top. You do not need to add extra sugar, and it tastes neither sour nor greasy, with a smooth texture.

Address: Mojia Street

9. Hasan Ice Cream Shop





The girl selling Hasan ice cream is exceptionally beautiful, like a beauty of the ice cream world. I praised her on Weibo and her family saw it, telling me she is already married (giggle). There are so many beautiful women from ethnic minorities in the east of Xining city. They know how to dress, and they are thin, fair-skinned, and have big eyes, making them a beautiful sight.

Address: Mojia Street

11. Baituo Halal Yak Hot Pot











To eat authentic halal yak hot pot, you must come to Xining. Although Lhasa also has yak hot pot, the altitude in Lhasa is higher, so the water does not boil well, which affects the texture of the meat when you cook it. You can also try Tibetan goat meat here. Yak meat is a bit tough, so I suggest pairing it with lamb and fatty beef.

Address: 2nd Floor, Building 1, Huheng Building, 67 Dongguan Street

12. Mazhong Food Court





Mazhong Food Court at 1 Mojia Street is the place most visitors go to, similar to the snack street at Wangfujing in Beijing. You must eat hand-grabbed meat (shouzhuarou). There are many places to eat it in Xining. Qinghai lamb is fresh and tender; I could not even smell any gamey odor while standing in front of the meat stall. Eat the hand-grabbed meat with raw garlic and pair it with a bottle of Qinghai yogurt for a balanced and satisfying meal.

Address: 1 Mojia Street

13. Kamila Tea Restaurant







There are many halal tea restaurants in Xining, perfect for dates, matchmaking, and drinking tea. People here really know how to enjoy life, spending an entire afternoon with a covered tea bowl (gaiwan).

Address: 2nd Floor, Yonghe Building, Xiguan Street

14. Jingxifeng Halal Restaurant













Xining Jingxifeng Halal Restaurant is the largest halal restaurant I have ever seen. It was built by turning an ecological park into a restaurant. Walking through the restaurant is like walking through a park, and there is even an artificial lake. The environment is beautiful and suitable for wedding banquets and wedding photos. The meal standard is only over 1,000 yuan per table, but People say there are even larger halal restaurants in Xining.

Address: Bayi Road, Chengdong District

15. Xinqian Lijing Sky Garden Halal Restaurant









This is a tropical rainforest-style halal restaurant. During the Spring Festival, there are newlyweds holding weddings here every day. The meal standard is also over 1,000 yuan, with an additional 3,000 yuan venue fee. I am amazed at how many high-end restaurants Hui Muslims in Xining can choose from for weddings, with both great environments and food.

Address: 66 Jianguo Street
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