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Summary: This Hubei halal food map follows Hui Muslim restaurants, Wuhan food stops, beef noodles, local snacks, and practical details for Muslim readers exploring halal food in central China.

1. Qiyimen Hui Muslim Barbecue



This small shop is run by local Hui Muslims in Wuhan and is the only halal restaurant on Qiyi Street. The storefront is easy to miss. The Hui Muslims on Qiyi Street have lived here for generations. During the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, a famous incident of literary persecution against Hui Muslims known as the Haifurun Literary Inquisition took place here.



It sits right next to a beef and mutton market, so the food is guaranteed to be fresh.



There are only four tables and the space is tiny, but the food they make is impressive.



These small skewers cost 2 yuan each. The meat is tender and fresh without any gamey smell.



The grilled chicken cartilage is also very crispy and fragrant.



Because I was in a hurry, the owner recommended a plate of dumplings. The dumplings are small and delicate. I ate twenty of them by myself. They are filled with mutton and served with chili and vinegar. Delicious!



Next door are all halal beef and mutton stalls.



There are also some stalls selling braised dishes (luwei).

2. Mecca Restaurant (Maijia Fanzhuang)



If you search for Mecca Restaurant on Baidu Maps, two addresses will appear. This one is the Bayi Road branch. The other is on the second floor of the halal canteen at South-Central Minzu University. The second floor of the canteen sells spicy hot pot (malatang), so I recommend the Bayi Road branch if you want local specialty stir-fried dishes.



Looking at the menu, all the dishes are fresh and focus on specialties from Fang County. The owner is a Hui Muslim from Fang County, Hubei. Fang County is a county in Shiyan, Hubei, where there is a relatively large Hui Muslim population.



My stomach and time are limited. If I were staying for a week, I would really want to try every dish on the menu.



The environment is quite refined.



Private rooms need to be booked in advance because so many people come here to eat that you have to wait in line.



I waited for half an hour before I could eat.



Since I am in Wuhan, I definitely have to eat a Wuchang fish.



Dendrobium duck soup (shihu laoya tang). If you cannot get duck necks, having a whole duck is also excellent. When I was eating this dish, someone came over and asked to take a photo of it, saying they thought the container was very beautiful.



This is brown sugar griddle bread (hongtang guokui). It is small like a pastry, fluffy and soft. If you cannot finish it, you can take it with you. Overall, the food at this restaurant is excellent, which is no wonder why there are so many diners.

3. Second Floor of the Halal Canteen at South-Central Minzu University



There are many international students in this university who are Muslims.



The second floor is where you can get small stir-fried dishes. Students who missed lunch can come here, but they do not accept cash. I had to borrow a meal card from a stranger.



The place is very large and seems to have been established recently.



There are all kinds of halal food here, and the prices are cheap.



I ordered a pot of three-sauce braised chicken (san zhi men guo) for only ten yuan.

4. Pang's Hot Dry Noodles (Pang Ji Huo Huo Re Gan Mian)



For a foodie from our community, you cannot miss this place. As far as I know, this is the only halal hot dry noodles (re gan mian) in Wuhan, and it is a long-standing shop. You have to line up in the morning. This Erqi Road shop is one of the branches, and there is another branch near the No. 16 Middle School in Kunhouli.

That shop is older, but both shops taste the same.



This portion is only 4 yuan, though it used to cost only 2 yuan.



This is sticky rice chicken (nuomi ji). Even though it is called chicken, it is actually filled with sticky rice and some vegetables, and sometimes a little bit of minced meat.



I had braised egg (lu dan) and braised dried tofu (lu ganzi). I did not know how to mix them the first time, so the owner helped me. She said if I did not mix it well, I would ruin their reputation. The Hui Muslims in Wuhan are very warm-hearted.

5. Wanqingzhai



I accidentally found this halal barbecue place on Erqi Road, but it was not open.

6. Xinjiang Silk Road Barbecue Food City



I saw this Xinjiang barbecue shop near Liuduqiao subway station and will try it if I have the chance.

7. Xiangyang Beef Noodles



There is not much food to eat in Xiangyang, but luckily the famous Xiangyang beef noodles have a halal version right at the entrance of the Xiangyang mosque.



This type of noodle is called flat noodles (ban mian). Before cooking, the owner will ask you what kind of noodles you want.

8. Shiyan Changlaishun Restaurant



There are very few halal restaurants in downtown Shiyan, mostly just pulled noodle (lamian) shops. This restaurant specializes in hot pot and has a good local reputation.



The owner is from Jilin and has opened two Changlaishun shops in Shiyan.



The shop is not very big, but it is one of the larger halal restaurants in Shiyan.



This was my first time eating this kind of baked flatbread (kaobing). It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and very worth trying.



The waiter highly recommended these lamb dumplings (yangrou jiaozi). They were delicious, and I finished the whole plate in less than three minutes.



This is char siu fish (chashao yu), made with crucian carp from the Han River.

Address: First floor of Guanyue Plaza, Dongyue Road (Main Store) / No. 49 Checheng Road (Branch)

9. Mulange



This is the biggest halal restaurant in Shiyan, and an imam actually recommended it to me.



It looks very pretty from the outside.



I arrived in the morning before they were open for business.



The shop is clean and tidy.



I took a look at the menu and there are many options. A bowl of lamb braised noodles (huimian) gave away that the owner is from Henan, and when I asked, they were indeed from Pingdingshan.



Shiyan is home to Wudang Mountain, so prices in this tourist city are a bit high.



Since I arrived early, the kitchen staff hadn't started work yet, but I had to get on the road. I am grateful the owner asked the kitchen to make me a bowl of braised noodles (huimian) anyway. The taste was very authentic, and I even drank all the soup.

Address: Back gate of Shiyan No. 1 Middle School, Dongshan Road, Shanghai City. view all