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Summary: This second Tianjin halal food map adds more Hui Muslim restaurants, local snacks, seafood, and practical dining notes, continuing the original Tianjin halal food guide.

Following my previous map of halal food in Tianjin, here are a few more unique halal restaurants.

Heitaojiu Halal Japanese Cuisine.



Tianjin had halal Japanese restaurants before Beijing, and there is more than one.



Heitaojiu is a fairly famous Japanese restaurant in Tianjin.



The decor is Japanese style.



Japanese marble soda (bobo qishui).



This is live octopus. When it is served, the tentacles are still moving. The suction cups stick to the soy sauce dish so hard you can barely pull them off. When you put it in your mouth, it sticks to your tongue, which feels very strange.



Udon noodles.



Arctic surf clam (beijibei) sashimi.



The image above shows the address. This place is a great value, costing about 100 yuan per person, which is very cheap for Japanese food.

Hongyuxiang Restaurant.



This is a long-standing shop well-known among locals in Tianjin, commonly called the Yellow Facade (huangmenlian).



They sell pan-fried meat pies (huitou). I have only eaten these in Shenyang; they are a snack with filling similar to potstickers.



Pan-fried steamed dumplings (shaomai). There are two ways to eat shaomai: steamed or pan-fried.



The shop is small but very popular and has high ratings online.



The owners are a couple who perform namaz and fast, and the shop's decor reflects their faith.

Address: No. 30 Xiangyang Road, Heping District, Tianjin (at the Liuzhou Road intersection).

1618 Halal Mansion.



1618 Halal Mansion is arguably the best halal restaurant in Tianjin. The building was originally the home of Wu Taixun, the son of Fengtian clique warlord Wu Junsheng. Wu Taixun was a sworn brother of Zhang Xueliang.





The atmosphere is excellent.





Roast duck is also a Tianjin dish. This is half a duck.



Stir-fried trio (laobao san) is a famous Tianjin dish made with lamb heart, lamb liver, and lamb kidney.



Tianjin is a great place to eat seafood.



Papaya yogurt.

Address: 16-18 Machang Road, Heping District, Tianjin (near Munan Road)

Yuquan Restaurant



A Tianjin-style restaurant that has been open for many years.





Braised beef tongue and tail.



Vegetarian steamed dumplings (shaomai).

Address: 5 Yuquan Road

Renyi Min Halal Restaurant



A long-standing restaurant for Hui Muslims that serves all kinds of dishes.



They also have snacks for takeout.



The sign outside the shop is written very well.



Silver thread rolls (yinsijuan), a type of wheat-based food.



Cashews with shrimp, squid, and diced chicken.

Address: Liaoning Road, Heping District, Tianjin

Eryanyuan Halal Cuisine



Eryanyuan is a famous restaurant in Tianjin with a long history. Their fried rice cakes (zhagao) are one of the three famous snacks in Tianjin, along with Eighteen Street fried dough twists (mahua) and Goubuli steamed buns (baozi).



Eryanyuan started out by selling fried rice cakes, but it has now grown into a chain brand and launched high-end dining clubs.



These are the complimentary snacks and desserts from the restaurant, which are beautifully made.



A serving of roasted chicken.



Stir-fried trio (baosanyang).



Oily flour tea (youmiancha), which tastes similar to the version in Beijing.



Signature Eryanyuan fried rice cakes with red bean paste filling.



Address: 2nd Floor, Friendship Hotel, 94 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin (Friendship Hotel Branch)

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Summary: This Shandong halal food map follows Jinan, Qingdao, Hui Muslim restaurants, Lu cuisine, seafood, local snacks, and practical food stops kept from the original guide.

Lu cuisine is the first of China's eight major culinary traditions. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, many Shandong chefs moved to the capital. Their cooking won favor with the royal family, making Lu cuisine a staple of palace banquets and deeply influencing the flavor of Beijing cuisine. Halal food, an important part of Beijing cuisine, essentially originated from Lu cuisine. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Shandong produced many masters of Islamic studies, and the local religious community was far more prosperous than it is today.

Jinan

There are five mosques in the urban area of Jinan Prefecture. Halal restaurants are mainly concentrated in the alleys between the South Mosque (Nandasi) and the North Mosque (Beidasi). These two historic mosques are only a few hundred meters apart, and the streets are lined with small eateries.



Qingzhenlou is the largest halal restaurant in Jinan. It is the top choice for Hui Muslims in Jinan when they have business to attend to.



Qingzhenlou specializes in classic Lu cuisine. If you look closely at the menu, you will find it is no different from a Beijing-style halal restaurant.



When eating in Shandong, be careful not to waste food because the portions in Shandong restaurants are quite large. For an average appetite, one or two dishes are enough.



Jinan has a Hui Muslim village called Xiaojinzhuang, where most residents are Hui Muslims. There are a few scattered halal restaurants in and around the village. The specialties of halal restaurants in Jinan are large bone marrow (dalianggu) and barbecue. When Jinan locals want barbecue, they choose the Hui Muslim street barbecue first.



Yixiangzhai, a halal pastry shop in Xiaojinzhuang, has a wide variety of items at affordable prices.



These pastries have a moderate flavor and are not too sweet. The owner is very kind; she even refused to sell me pastries that were not fresh.

Yiqingyuan Rotating Mini Hot Pot



Address: No. 67 Puli Street

Libaisi Street

This is a residential area for Hui Muslims in Jinan. The street is made up of many small halal eateries, mostly barbecue shops, but also Kaifeng lamb soup shops, Anhui flat noodle shops, braised chicken with rice (huangmenji mifan), and Qingzhou pastries.

























Braised chicken with rice is one of the local specialties of Jinan, and you can find a halal version on Libaisi Street.

Laobaiji Lamb Restaurant



Address: No. 30-3 Luo'an Road, east side of Luoxin Hardware

Wuyang Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg and Traditional Old Beijing Hot Pot



Address: No. 60-2 Weiyi Road, Shizhong District, Jinan

Shouguang

Big Xinjiang Barbecue King



This shop is likely the most distinctive halal restaurant in Shouguang. It has been in business for over a decade. There are no mosques in Shouguang, and the halal restaurants there are mostly noodle shops.





Address: No. 388 Guangming Road, Shengcheng Subdistrict

Qingzhou Ancient City

Qingzhou Ancient City is basically a halal food hub, with all kinds of halal snack shops scattered throughout the city.



You must try the local barbecue in Qingzhou. A bundle of 20 small skewers costs 30 yuan. They come with a small charcoal stove for every table, which keeps the meat warm even in cold weather.



Qingzhou also has many unique sesame flatbreads (shaobing) that are hard to find once you leave.





These thin and crispy sesame flatbreads (shaobing) cost 12 yuan for 500 grams.



Old Locust Tree Pan-fried Buns (laohuaishu jianbao)



Pan-fried buns (jianbao) are a snack common to both Shandong and Henan, often eaten for breakfast. This shop inside the ancient city has lines forming early in the morning.



The prices are affordable, with one pan-fried bun (jianbao) costing 0.7 yuan and a bowl of tofu pudding (doufunao) costing 2 yuan.



The tofu pudding (doufunao) here is served with soup, unlike the version in Beijing which is served with a thick savory sauce.



For breakfast, one person can get full on four pan-fried buns (jianbao) and a bowl of tofu pudding (doufunao) for less than five yuan total.





Hui Muslim pastries are a major local specialty. Honey-glazed fried dough (misandao), walnut cookies (taosubing), and sugar-coated fried dough (tang'erduo) are all delicious. Shandong Hui Muslims have also brought these halal pastries to Beijing.





Existing records suggest that boiled dumplings (shuijiao) likely originated in Shandong. The province is full of dumpling shops, and it is easy to find halal boiled dumpling (shuijiao) shops inside Qingzhou Ancient City.



These are handmade boiled dumplings (shuijiao) made to order.



A plate of beef boiled dumplings (shuijiao) features delicate shapes, thick fillings, and thin skins.









Qingzhou's large pancakes (jianbing) are served with Shouguang green onions. Shandong onions are not spicy and are very juicy, so you can eat them like fruit.



Address: All the restaurants mentioned above are located inside the ancient city.

Gong Ban-zhang Fish Hot Pot (Gongbanzhang yuguo)



Just outside the ancient city, there is a fish hot pot restaurant nearby that offers grass carp or snakehead fish.



Address: Near No. 2178 Tuoshan Middle Road, Qingzhou City.

Weifang

A local specialty in Weifang is the open-air pot (chaotianguo), a soup pot served with rolled pancakes. The soup is made by boiling pork. Weifang does not have halal open-air pots (chaotianguo), and the local Hui Muslim population is small. There is only one mosque, and in a community not far from the mosque, there is a Ma Family Beef Sauce (Ma Jia Jiang Niurou) restaurant run by local Hui Muslims.



The owner is quite polite. I arrived late and the fire was already out, but when he learned I was a Muslim, he turned the stove back on. I ordered a bowl of beef soup, which was very tasty, and the owner gave me a sesame flatbread (shaobing), a type of bread very similar to Xi'an pita bread (paomo).





Address: 50 meters east of Furunde Building, north of the intersection of Heping Road and Fushou Street, Weicheng District (east side of Furunde Building).

Tai'an

Tai'an is the city where Mount Tai is located. Tai'an has a Hui Muslim street where the West Mosque is located. The largest halal restaurant on this street is Zhongyishun Restaurant, and there is also Ahmed Halal Burgers.

There is a Confucius Temple on Mount Tai. One branch of Confucius's descendants converted to Islam and eventually became the Hui Muslims of today. Influenced by the ethnic integration policies of the Ming Dynasty, Confucius gained Hui Muslim descendants starting in Yongjing, who are commonly known as Kong Huihui.

Zhongyishun Restaurant



Try the stir-fried chicken (chaoji), a classic Shandong home-style dish that comes in a large portion with plenty of flavor.

Address: No. 90 Daizong Street, Taishan District, Tai'an view all

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Summary: This Greater Pearl River Delta halal food map covers Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau, with mosques, Muslim-friendly restaurants, Cantonese food notes, and local halal dining details.

Guangzhou has one of the oldest histories of Islam in China. It is home to the country's oldest mosque, Huaisheng Mosque, which was built in 626 AD. Cantonese cuisine is highly skilled. High-end Chinese restaurants in Beijing often focus on Cantonese dishes, and many northern chefs have traveled south to learn from Cantonese masters. Muslim friends (dost) visiting Guangdong should not miss the chance to try authentic halal Cantonese food.

1. Guangzhou Hui Muslim Restaurant



This is a long-standing halal Cantonese restaurant that has been open in Guangzhou for half a century. It is quite well-known among the locals.



The rose tea here has a light and fragrant taste.



Cantonese soup is made with great care. People in Guangzhou love slow-cooked soup, so you must choose a soup to try when visiting a Cantonese restaurant.



The stir-fried beef with vegetables is light and not greasy.



This was my first time eating barbecue pork buns (char siu bao) made with lamb.



Roast goose is a famous Cantonese dish. The meat melts in your mouth and is rich but not greasy.

There is a halal seafood restaurant at 141 Xiwang Road in Guangzhou.

I saw it on my way to Xianxian Mosque. The environment is nice, and it has a decent reputation on Dazhong Dianping.

There is a halal market around Xianxian Mosque every Friday for Jumu'ah.

If you have time, you can go take a look.

Address: Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Zhongshan 6th Road

(Take Exit A of Ximenkou Metro Station, turn left, and walk 50 meters to arrive.)

2. Shenzhen Northwest Leader Sheep Barbecue



As far as I know, there are no halal restaurants in Shenzhen with a Cantonese style. Several large halal restaurants, such as Zhongfayuan and Bayilaoye, serve Northwest Chinese cuisine, and there are also Turkish restaurants.



People in many parts of the south love eating stir-fried rice noodles (chaofen), and this shop makes them quite well.

Address: Room E05, 06, 1st Floor, Buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, Yilida Village, 2013 Nanshan Avenue (directly opposite the China Southern Airlines company).

3. Bayilaoye Xinjiang Restaurant



Bayilaoye is now popping up all over the country and is incredibly popular. Their signature dishes are pilaf (zhuafan) and barbecue (kaorou).

Address: Room 101, South Building 1, Zhongxing Zhijia Shops, Nanshan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen.

4. Foshan Xinyue Muslim Restaurant



Xinyue Muslim Restaurant is a well-known halal chain in the Guangdong region. They specialize in Northwest Xinjiang-style dishes, though they have made some adjustments to the flavors.



The dining hall is spacious. It is not easy to find a halal restaurant this large in Foshan.



Stir-fried green vegetables (qingchao qingcai).



As soon as I arrive in the south, I crave barbecue.



Maybe I came at the wrong time, as they only had lamb-filled dumplings left.

There are branches of Xinyue Muslim Restaurant in both Zhuhai and Guangzhou.

Address: No. 11, Wufeng 4th Road, Zhangcha, Chancheng District, Foshan City.

5. Zhuhai Dianji Flavor Restaurant.



This restaurant in Zhuhai serves Henan-style food. There is no halal sign outside, but you can find the sign inside the lobby. If my friend hadn't led the way, I would never have found this place.



The space inside is very large and they offer a wide variety of dishes.





Tofu with scallions (xiaocong ban doufu).



Shredded potatoes (tudousi) and shredded radishes (luobosi).



Stir-fried beef with onions (yangcong chao niurou).

Address: Inside Yidianjiuzui Hotel, Gangchang Road, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province.

6. Hong Kong Islamic Centre.



Hong Kong has five mosques. The earliest Muslims here were Indian Muslims who came as laborers, and they funded the construction of the mosques. The Islamic Centre on Oi Kwan Road is a multi-functional mosque. It hosts religious classes, and there is a halal restaurant on the fifth floor that is open to the public.



This is the first halal Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong.



Most of the people dining here are Muslims.



These Cantonese-style dim sum dishes are all prepared with great care. I can finish this whole table by myself.



When traveling, I prefer these small portions of food because they let me taste a variety of flavors. The average cost per person here is about 100 yuan.



I have attached the restaurant's contact information. Muslims visiting Hong Kong should not miss this place.

7. Macau Arabic Barbecue.



Macau is even smaller than Hong Kong, but it also has a mosque. Every Friday for Jumu'ah, an imam is sent from Hong Kong to lead the prayer. This kebab guy is Egyptian.



When traveling abroad, I am very happy to find a kebab stand, and I always order two portions at once.

Address: In the alley near the White Horse Store (Bai Ma Shang Hang) on New Road (Xin Ma Lu) in Macau. You can see St. Joseph's School when you enter the alley.

8. Macau Loulan Ramen Restaurant



This is the only ramen restaurant in Macau, but it is run by Uyghur people. The chefs and servers are Indonesian, yet the food they make is quite authentic.



The girl wearing a headscarf is an Indonesian working in Macau, and she does not speak much Chinese.



This standard Hong Kong halal certification mark is very strict; the shop must be completely alcohol-free.



This is fig juice, which is sweet, refreshing, and thirst-quenching.



Xinjiang cold dish, the taste is no different from Xinjiang restaurants in mainland China.



I chose a portion of diced stir-fried noodles (dingding chaomian). The shape of the noodles looked very authentic, and the taste was delicious. If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would not have believed these were made by Indonesians.

Address: Shop A, Ground Floor, Longzhou Garden, No. 169, Rua de Cinco de Outubro.

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Summary: This Inner Mongolia halal food map covers Ordos, Baotou, and Hohhot, including Hui Muslim restaurants, Mongolian-style halal dishes, mosques, and local food stops.

1. Ordos



See this beautiful mosque? This is the only mosque in Ordos, the Dongsheng Mosque.



It was expensive to build and has a great design. Ordos has a very modern city plan.



But even with such a beautiful mosque, not many Muslims come here for namaz.



If you think Ordos must have lots of halal food because of this beautiful mosque, you are wrong. Ordos does not have any large halal restaurants, only a few scattered noodle shops. I ordered this bowl of beef noodles. The once-prosperous Ordos has become very quiet. There are very few people on the streets now, which is why it earned the nickname 'Ghost City'.

Baotou

2. Baotou steamed dumplings (shaomai)



I had breakfast at a small shop across from the Baotou Great Mosque. They only serve pan-fried buns (shuijianbao) at noon.



Steamed dumplings (shaomai) are not unique to Inner Mongolia, but they are common here. Locals call one steamer of these dumplings 'one liang'.



I bought a baked flatbread (beizi) next to the Baotou West Mosque. This bread is a common staple in Inner Mongolia. It is a lot like naan, but softer. They come in sweet and salty versions, are easy to carry, and can be eaten as a snack.

3. Shunxinzhai



Shunxinzhai in Baotou is famous for its fragrant bone dishes. This place is very popular and was still full at nine in the evening.



I thought Zhencheng Jiabin was a local Baotou drink, but a friend told me the real local drink is 'Dayao Jiabin'. Zhencheng Jiabin is a knockoff.



I wanted to eat everything on the menu, but unfortunately, I could not eat too many heavy dishes alone. The server suggested I try the roasted lamb spine.



I ordered the roasted lamb spine. Several other diners around me also ordered it. While in Baotou, I noticed that the lamb restaurants barely have any gamey smell, which shows that the lamb in Inner Mongolia is high quality.

Address: No. 4 Bayantala West Street, Xinaobao Subdistrict, Donghe District, Baotou City

Hohhot

4. Ciyishi



Hohhot has a downtown area called the Hui Muslim District. This is where the most Hui Muslims in Inner Mongolia live. Pan-fried buns (youjianbao) are another specialty snack here besides steamed dumplings (shaomai).



The shop is small, but the decor is very thoughtful.



Sauce-braised lamb hooves, very tender and melt in your mouth.



Kidney bean porridge



I had it with pan-fried buns. It was a meal for one with lamb filling and no gamey smell.

5. Islamic Style Street



2017 marked the 70th anniversary of the autonomous region. Before the celebration, the entire city of Hohhot was under renovation, and all shop signs along the streets were replaced and updated.



When you are thirsty in Inner Mongolia, skip the water. Try the excellent yogurt and other dairy products here; they quench your thirst and quickly restore your energy.



Hohhot is the birthplace of the baked bun (beizi). These bread-like buns cost only 1.5 yuan each. You can find many Inner Mongolian specialties in Beijing, but not these buns, so I carried a few onto the plane.



There is a halal Chongqing-style hot pot in the city, which is quite rare.

6. Yideli Halal Fast Food



I saw a place selling halal oat noodles (youmian) by the side of the road, so I went in to try them.



Oat noodles are a local Inner Mongolian snack, but halal versions are very rare. A friend told me there was a place near the small mosque that sold them, but I couldn't wait and tried them here first.



This is the signature local drink that the locals recognize, Big Kiln Soda (Dayao Jiabin). Its status is like Beibingyang soda in Beijing.



It is not too spicy, and the noodles are like thin pulled noodles (lamian). They are quite tasty.

7. Aiboyihe Palace



This large building, Aiboyihe Palace, looks like a mosque from the outside. In Inner Mongolia, Mongolian and Islamic architectural styles are similar and hard to distinguish. It is actually a halal restaurant. I heard they have a buffet, but it felt a bit extravagant to go alone, so I skipped it.

Address: 5th Floor, Aiboyihe Palace, No. 51 Zhongshan West Road (Northeast corner of the North Gate intersection)

8. Cui Laoda Steamed Dumplings (shaomai)



You can find places selling steamed dumplings everywhere in Hohhot. This shop is opposite the Great Eastern Mosque (Dongdasi), and I went in when I saw the sign for an old, established brand.



The steamed dumplings looked good when they were served. Steamed dumplings in Hohhot are more famous than those in Baotou.

Address: Opposite the Hohhot Halal Eastern Mosque

9. Ox Street (Niujie)



Here is the highlight: Hohhot also has an Ox Street, which is a halal food street. I regret not coming here sooner.



There are many specialty halal restaurants packed together here, and everything looks delicious.



Next time I come to Hohhot, I will bring friends. When traveling alone, I feel reluctant to order the big, expensive dishes.



This was my first time seeing ice-boiled lamb (bingzhuyang), and I was curious about how it was made.



After eating, I really wanted to force myself to eat more at Ox Street, but I hated that my stomach was too small. I had the desire but not the capacity.



They even have halal crayfish here.



Finally, I couldn't resist and chose this shop's camel meat pie.



Camel meat (tuorou) is really chewy. It has a slightly stronger gamey taste than lamb. I ate one piece, but I couldn't finish the rest, so I packed it up to go. view all

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Summary: This Northeast China halal food map covers Changchun, Harbin, and Shenyang, with Hui Muslim restaurants, local dishes, mosque-area food notes, and photos preserved from the source.

1. Around Changtong Road Mosque



I apologize to everyone, but I spent a day in Changchun and ate with the imam at the mosque, so I have no photos.



I only kept this photo of a frozen pear (dongli). Eating frozen pears is perfect when visiting Northeast China in the middle of winter. I did not want to let you down, so I should mention that halal restaurants in Changchun are mainly concentrated on the street opposite the Changtong Road Mosque. I visited during the Chinese New Year, so many restaurants were closed. It is a custom in the Northeast to wait until after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year for shops to reopen. However, I did see a few larger restaurants nearby, such as Aswan Grand Hotel, Diluzi Charcoal BBQ, Majia Stir-fry and Stew, Huiwei Hand-pulled Noodles, and Heshunzhai Restaurant.

Additionally, Changchun has a famous large state-owned halal meat factory called Haoyue. Everyone in the Northeast knows it, so you do not need to worry about finding food in Changchun.

Address: Directly opposite Changchun Mosque, near Changtong Road.

2. Around Daowai Mosque in Harbin



In front of the Daowai Mosque is Mosque Street, which is filled with local halal food shops.



Unfortunately, many shops were closed during the Chinese New Year.

3. Hengshun Steamed Dumpling House (shaomai guan)



Address: Nankan Street (next to Harbin Teaching Instrument Factory)

4. Baodu Wang (Tripe King)



Address: No. 275 Jianguo Street, Daoli District, Harbin

5. Jilaishun



Address: 1st Floor, No. 30 Songshu Street

6. Xiangheyuan Restaurant



Address: No. 172 Tongda Street, Daoli District, Harbin

7. Liushunyuan



I finally found a restaurant open during the Chinese New Year in Harbin. It is the largest halal restaurant in the city, and I have the local friends (dosti) in Harbin to thank for their warm hospitality.



The rule here is to order by looking at the food samples. This is actually better because the prices and ingredients are clear at a glance. There is a wide variety of river fish and mountain produce. The Northeast is truly rich in resources.



The first main dish arrived: a large steamer of steamed dumplings (shaomai). These are a popular snack in the North. There is a tradition of eating them in Inner Mongolia and Tianjin, and they are just as popular in the Northeast.



This is the halal version of double-cooked pork (guobaorou), made with beef. This dish is a classic Harbin specialty.



Northeast-style stir-fried shiitake mushrooms. This region is famous for all kinds of edible fungi.



The signature roasted lamb chops at Liushunyuan were snatched up just minutes after they were served. The flavor of lamb in the Northeast is just as good as in the Northwest.



These river shrimp are huge and taste refreshing. Overall, the food at Liushunyuan is high quality. It is very popular in Harbin and has opened several branches. During the Chinese New Year, it is packed with local people having their reunion dinners.

Address: No. 8 Gongcheng Street, Daoli District, Harbin (Youyi Road Branch)



I have mentioned before that eating at a restaurant is never as cozy as eating in someone's home. A friend (dost) in Harbin invited me over to try authentic Northeast Chinese cuisine. The table was full of hearty dishes, including beef sausage from the Changchun Haoyue brand. People in the Northeast are tall and sturdy, and the portions are huge. You can eat as much as you want, yet the food on the table still looks untouched.

8. Shenyang Halal Food Street



The Halal Food Street in Shenyang is located in the Shenhe District. The halal restaurants here mainly serve Northeast Chinese specialties.



The teahouses at the entrance of the food street are all halal.



I arrived in Shenyang after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, so many halal restaurants were already open for business.



I noticed that people in the Northeast love food with fillings, especially dumplings and stuffed pancakes (xianbing).



After looking around for a long time, I finally decided to eat at this place, Xiguan Huitou Restaurant.



Stewed beef tendon (dun jintou) is a Shenyang specialty. It is made with beef tendon and has a perfect balance of salty and savory flavors.



This is the signature dish called 'Huitou' that the owner highly recommended. People say only two shops in Shenyang sell it. I ordered one jin (500 grams), half meat and half vegetable. It is stuffed inside and cooked like a potsticker (guotie), and the texture is similar, but potstickers have exposed ends, while Huitou looks like an elongated stuffed pancake.

Address: No. 69 Qingzhen Road, Halal Food Street, Shenhe District, Shenyang (near Fengtian Street)

9. Yisimei Halal Hot Pot



Outside, the snow is falling heavily and the temperature is below minus ten degrees. Sitting inside eating a steaming hot pot is one of the great joys of winter in the North. Yisimei is a local Shenyang halal hot pot brand with several chain stores in the city.



It is rare to find such a unique halal hot pot restaurant in Shenyang, and they make their own dipping sauces.



Don't worry, this isn't alcohol; it's fruit vinegar.



Fresh greenhouse vegetables.



The copper pot is here. It is a split-pot (yuanyang guo) style, and they added mushrooms, a specialty of the Northeast, into the broth.



Shrimp paste (xia hua).



Lamb rolls. The restaurant offers unlimited free fruit and snacks, so you can take as much as you like.

Address: No. 35 Chaoyang Street, Shenyang Zhongjie Branch (30 meters north of Rose Hotel, west gate of the Commercial City)

That concludes my exploration of halal food in the three provincial capitals of the Northeast. Although it was a bit of a pity that many restaurants were closed during the Spring Festival, I still recommend visiting this black soil region in winter to enjoy the snow and experience the local New Year atmosphere. The people in the Northeast are incredibly hospitable. view all

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Summary: This Urumqi halal food map highlights Xinjiang dishes, Uyghur food, Hui Muslim restaurants, bazaars, and local food stops for Muslim travelers in the city.

1. International Grand Bazaar



When you come to Urumqi, the International Grand Bazaar is your first stop. If you want to experience local ethnic culture, head to the Tianshan District. Many ethnic minority residents live here, especially around Erdaoqiao. Grab a glass of pomegranate juice to soothe your throat or a slice of watermelon to quench your thirst. Xinjiang fruit is top-tier, and the fresh-pressed pomegranate juice is thick, sweet, and sour with no added water.



You will see fruit stands like this everywhere in Xinjiang. They display cut fruit on the roadside; you just walk up, pick it up, and eat. When you are done, you wipe your mouth and pay. A slice of watermelon is only 2 yuan, and the Hami melon is so sweet you will need water to wash it down.



The Grand Bazaar's ice porridge (muzdog) is a must-have summer cooler for Uyghurs. They use an awl to chip ice off a large block and add yogurt. It is natural and delicious.

2. Shanxi Lane



Shanxi Lane is right next to the Erdaoqiao International Grand Bazaar. You could call it a street of Xinjiang delicacies, and it is a gathering place for Uyghurs.



If you love lamb, you must come here. Lamb skewers are called roasted meat (kaorou) here because the word 'skewer' sounds too small. Xinjiang people are generous, and they eat their meat in big chunks.



Take every chance you get to try Xinjiang yogurt. Tianshan yogurt is only sold in Xinjiang.



This is authentic Xinjiang big plate chicken (dapanji). You can choose a whole or half chicken and add noodles. I heard that in the past, adding noodles was free, but it is rare to find shops that do that now.



I came here for the famous baked buns (kaobaozi). It is best to come during the day because they are often sold out by night.



A famous Xinjiang dish is pilaf (zhuafan). You do not actually have to eat it with your hands. The pilaf here is completely different from what you find in the interior of China.



I have to brag a little: a Kazakh uncle made this pilaf for me at his home. Pilaf must include raisins, dried apricots, green peppers, and carrots.



Let me share another home-cooked meal made by the Kazakh uncle. The most authentic Xinjiang food is what your Xinjiang friends cook at home.



Shanxi Lane is very short. A Uyghur friend brought me to this lamb shop. It is easy to find, and it is the best lamb I have ever eaten. The meat is topped with onions, which are called piyazi in Xinjiang.

3. Hantengri Mijiti Baked Buns



This is a long-standing shop in Urumqi. The owner is from Southern Xinjiang, where most Uyghurs in Erdaoqiao are from. He has been making baked buns for decades. They only make a limited amount each day, and they do not keep leftovers. If you come late, they are gone.



The crust of the baked bun is crispy, and it is filled with lamb. When you bite into it, it is steaming hot and smells amazing. Baked buns are the thing I miss most after leaving Xinjiang.

Address: Inside Yucai Lane, Tianshan District, Urumqi

4. Bogelahan Restaurant



A friend told me this shop closed before I published this. I am still posting it because if you eat at an ethnic restaurant in Urumqi, the authentic Xinjiang food will not taste bad, but you should try some of their specialties.



For spicy chicken (laziji), the quality of Xinjiang chili peppers and the quality of the chicken are both excellent. The two are a perfect match.



This is also a flatbread (nang). It is not just the plain white flour bread you see every day. There are many kinds of flatbread, including some for dipping in milk tea, some that are easy to carry, and this kind which has a filling.

5. Masanyuan Beef Noodles



A very popular Lanzhou beef noodle shop in Urumqi, located near Daximen.



After eating a lot of beef and lamb, sometimes I want some flour-based food to cleanse my stomach.

Address: No. 66 Renmin Road (next to the Industry and Commerce Bureau).

6. Blake Coffee



Next to Hengchang Garden in Dawan, Urumqi, there is a Blake Coffee. The shop has a resident ethnic band, and the lead singer has a unique, charming voice. Almost all the customers here are from ethnic minorities, and you hear Uyghur spoken all around you. If you want to experience local ethnic culture, you have to come to a place like this.



Uyghur people have a natural talent for music. They rarely listen to pop songs from inland China; they prefer ethnic music and Western-style music. Almost every Uyghur can dance, and they start moving as soon as they hear a rhythmic beat.

7. Qia'erbage Restaurant



The scene downstairs is typical of daily life for Uyghur people: a big group of friends and family gathering to eat, drink tea, and chat.



Qia'erbage is a Western-style restaurant opened by a friend of my Uyghur friend. Because the cultures are similar, Western food is easily accepted by Uyghurs. The environment here is quiet with many private booths, and the diners are mostly Uyghur.



This baked bun (kaobaozi) is an improved version, and it looks a bit like bread.

Address: Inside South Park, South Xinhua Road, Tianshan District.

8. Ma's Peppery Chicken (Ma Ji Jiao Ma Ji)



A friend from Turpan took me to eat this peppery chicken, and it tasted amazing. Every meal I had in Urumqi was carefully selected by friends. Actually, I should have written a guide for Han-style food in Urumqi. The Han-style restaurants here are specially marked, but some ethnic restaurants don't even have a halal sign.

Address: No. 134 Cangfanggou Road, Shayibake District, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. view all

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Summary: This third Beijing halal dining guide continues the city’s Muslim-friendly restaurant map, including international halal restaurants, local favorites, and practical dining details.

Continuing from the previous issue: Beijing Halal Dining Guide (Including the Most Complete List of Foreign Restaurants) (Part 2)

64. Longtan Hot Pot Restaurant



This copper pot hot pot restaurant near Longtan Lake Park is run by a seventh-generation descendant of the Niujie Yongli family. Yongli is short for the Li family of Yongan Tang, a shop opened by their ancestors at Yongdingmen during the Qing Dynasty under the name Yong Sanyuan. The owner's father was an apprentice at Donglaishun in his early years. The restaurant uses halal-slaughtered high-calcium lamb from Sonid, Inner Mongolia. 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 often hosts film crews. If you don't want to wait in line at Jubao Yuan, come here instead.

Address

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

65. Yilan Lou



Northwesterners in Beijing often choose Yilan Lou for gatherings. Their hand-grabbed lamb (shouzhuarou) is authentic and tastes just like the Northwest. You eat it with raw garlic and sip covered-bowl tea (gaiwancha) to cut the grease. The meatball soup and spicy diced chicken are delicious; the chili is fragrant but not too hot. The fried lily bulbs sprinkled with white sugar are crispy and tasty.



Address: No. 5 Zaojunmiao Road, Haidian District (200 meters south of Lenovo Bridge on the North Third Ring Road)

66. Dahuozhishang Barbecue



They serve grilled marbled black beef with two types of dipping sauces—one dry and one liquid. Add some Korean kimchi to cut the oil, and finish with a stone pot bibimbap to fill up. It is a very satisfying meal.

Address: Nanheng West Street, next to the Beijing Health Vocational College.

67. Muyixuan Lamb Spine Hot Pot



This newly opened lamb spine (yangxiezi) hot pot restaurant on Niujie is very popular. During their opening promotion, you get one pot free with every pot you order. You should try their snacks, especially the chive pockets (jiucai hezi).

Address: East of the Niujie intersection

68. Yangfang Dadu (Post and Telecommunications Center Branch)



I recommend the Yangfang Dadu hot pot restaurant at the Post and Telecommunications Center. The meat is good, and the broth stays clear even after cooking. The dipping sauce is perfectly seasoned without adding cooking wine or fermented bean curd. The environment is spacious, and you don't have to wait in line.

Address:

East entrance of Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing (near the New Palace Gate of the Summer Palace, the South Gate of the Old Summer Palace, and the West Gate of Peking University)

69. Xinyue Zhai



Located next to the Nandouya Mosque, Xinyue Zhai is a traditional Beijing-style restaurant that prohibits smoking and alcohol. They serve lamb offal soup and flatbread (shaobing).



They serve beef noodles in large soup basins.



The thin-skinned, thick-filled Jingdong meat pie (jingdong roubing) is their most popular dish.

Address: Next to the Nandouya Mosque, Douban Hutong, Chaoyang District.

70. Yangfang Shengli, Sanqi Branch



Yangfang Shengli and Yangfang Dadu are both brands from Yangfang Town in Changping. The main difference is the dipping sauce; Shengli's hot pot sauce has a stronger flavor.



Address: South Gate of Sanqi Baihui Commodity City, Jiancaicheng West Road.

71. Zitengxuan Restaurant



The Beijing-style meat pie (mending roubing) shop east of the Tuanjiehu Bridge intersection has expanded and renovated, renaming itself Zitengxuan Restaurant. It is still a halal restaurant in Beijing. The taste seems to have improved quite a bit, and you have to wait in line even at lunch.



I highly recommend the meat pie (mending roubing). Be careful not to splash the soup on yourself when you eat it.

Address: 300 meters east of Tuanjiehu Bridge.

72. Changji Iron Griddle Barbecue (Zhizi Kaorou)



Changji Iron Griddle Barbecue is a very authentic old Beijing halal restaurant with only six tables. They specialize in iron griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou). The soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian) and quick-boiled tripe (baodu ren) 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 Master Chang Si. He is warm and hospitable. These kinds of small alleyway shops are rare now.



The grilled pickled cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb are all marinated before grilling. The flavor is just as good as Kaorouji, but because it is a small alley shop, the price is less than half of what you would pay there.

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

73. Yuezhen Yayuan



This is a halal courtyard near the Lama Temple subway station where you can drink tea and eat. The environment is beautiful and there is a prayer room inside. When I pushed the door open, I happened to see someone performing the afternoon prayer (namaz). I ordered a few Cantonese dishes. The patterns on the plates were hand-painted by the chef. The taste could be improved a bit, and it is a little pricey, but it is a good place for a date or a chat.

Address: 55 Andingmen East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

74. Nancheng Xiaoliu Hot Pot



When the weather gets cold, you have to go to the south side of the city for copper pot hot pot. Nancheng Xiaoliu Hot Pot is worth a visit, especially for their fried corn buns (wotou) with fermented bean curd (chou doufu).



Address: Lazhu Hutong, Hufangqiao, right next to Kaorou Liu.

75. Yiding Shandouji Private Kitchen



Yiding Shandouji is a private kitchen as cozy as a home. The dishes are works of art. The deviled egg appetizer hides a "surprise," and the medium-rare American steak and oxtail that melts in your mouth are excellent. The Spanish seafood paella made with Italian fragrant rice and the main dish, "Snow-Hidden Kunpeng"—which is sturgeon baked in a salt crust—are all made by Chef Ma, a Hui Muslim from Dongcheng who studied art and design.

Address: Room 2915, Courtyard 2, Wangjing Qilin She (They do not accept walk-ins; you must book in advance. Reservation numbers: 13581921271/18618375199).

76. Tangdou Conveyor Belt Buffet Hot Pot



This is Beijing's first halal conveyor belt buffet hot pot restaurant. Tangdou Conveyor Belt Buffet Hot Pot costs 59 yuan per person. You can eat dozens of items, including seafood, cooked food, vegetables, peanuts, fruit, various staples, snacks, and ice cream. Drinks are unlimited. A conveyor belt connects 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 Phase 2 of the Chongwenmen New World Department Store).

77. Baikui Laohao Restaurant



Baikui Laohao Restaurant is a historic shop dating back to the Qianlong era. They sell traditional eight-bowl feasts (ba da wan) and roast duck, along with various halal snacks. I ordered tofu puff soup (doupo tang), door-nail meat pies (mending roubing), and cream fried cakes (naiyou zhagao). For breakfast, they serve ingot soup (yuanbao tang), which is what Hui Muslims usually call wontons.



Cream fried cakes (naiyou zhagao) dipped in white sugar.



Tofu puff soup (doupo tang).

Address: 195 Andingmen Inner Street.

78. Hongji Halal Snack Shop.



This is a very popular old-fashioned halal snack shop on Niujie Street, where there is a long line every day.



The most popular item is the soybean flour rolled cake (lvdagun).

Address: Opposite the Niujie Halal Supermarket.

79. Laomenkuang Baodu Fangzhuang New Branch.



This is a popular shop in Fangzhuang for tripe (baodu) and hot pot. Their meat pies and lamb offal soup (yangza tang) are authentic; the meat pies are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the lamb offal soup is rich with plenty of ingredients. Their fried crispy rolls (zha gezhi) and fried meat strips (songrou), both famous Beijing snacks, have received official recognition.



The shop sells meat flatbreads (rou shaobing) for 10 yuan each.

Address: 157 Yujiafen, Fangzhuang South Road, Fengtai District.

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Summary: This Yunnan halal food map covers Hui Muslim rice noodles, beef dishes, local restaurants, and regional food stops across Yunnan, with cultural and place details kept intact.

First stop: Shangri-La

1. Plateau Beef Restaurant



Shangri-La is in a Tibetan area and has no mosque in the city center. Most people running halal food businesses here are Hui Muslims from Dali.



For breakfast, you can walk to the entrance of Dukezong Ancient Town for a bowl of rice noodles (mixian).

Address: Entrance of Gama Lane, Changzheng Avenue, Shangri-La (opposite the Chengnan Police Station)

2. Yak Beef Hot Pot Garden



You can find many yak beef restaurants near Dukezong Ancient Town in Shangri-La.



You must try yak beef in a Tibetan area. Yak beef hot pot involves boiling large chunks of beef in a pot, and you can add beef offal (niuza) to it.



In Yunnan, you can eat mint just like cilantro.



Also, try dipping some saffron sprouts (zanghonghuamiao) in the pot.



Butter tea (suyoucha) is a must-have drink to keep the cold away.

Address: Near Dawa Road, Shangri-La

Second stop: Dali

1. Yitianyuan



This is a large restaurant chain from Kunming. The environment is nice and the service is thoughtful. The servers will keep reminding you not to order too much food to avoid waste.



You must try the fried milk fan (zha rushan), a local snack.



Stir-fried yellow beef (xiaochao huangniurou) is also a common home-style dish in Yunnan.

Address: 1st Floor, Dangshanzhou Hotel, No. 15 Fuhai Road, Xiaguan (near Minzu Square)

2. Erling Halal Snacks



There are many halal snacks inside Dali Ancient Town. There are 18 mosques in the local area, and the halal restaurants mainly serve local or Yunnan-style food.



You can have noodles here for breakfast. This is Dali-style noodles, and you can choose from many different seasonings yourself.

Address: Opposite Aizhe Shiguang Hostel, Dali Ancient Town.

3. Shuanghe Halal Snacks



You can see this shop as soon as you enter Dali Ancient Town.



Try the Dali rice noodles (ershi). They are a bit like regular noodles, but the texture is slightly different.

Address: Shuanghe Road, South Gate, Dali.

4. Nanwuliqiao Halal Food Street.



A local friend introduced me to Nanwuliqiao Village, about 3 kilometers from the ancient city, where I found a street full of halal food.



This shop is located in the halal alley inside the village.



I haven't tried the black soup fish hot pot (wutang yu huoguo) yet.



Beef in a copper pot (huopiao niurou) is a local specialty.



Dali is a great place to stay for ten days or half a month to taste all these delicious foods.



I felt a bit overwhelmed on this street because there were so many special halal dishes that I didn't know what to pick.



I chose to try the Dai-style barbecue.



The grilled tilapia comes with a red dipping sauce that has the sour and spicy flavor of the Dai people. Locals love Dai-style barbecue, and the sticky rice is free.

Address: Middle section of Nanwuliqiao Village Halal Food Street.

5. Cold shrimp drink (liangxia) and sweet rice (tangfan).



A drink that quenches thirst.



You can mix the cold shrimp drink and sweet rice together for 2 yuan a serving. It is slightly sweet.

Address: Entrance of the West Gate Mosque in Dali Ancient City.

Third stop: Xishuangbanna.

1. Hongfu Halal Restaurant.



This is a local halal restaurant in Xishuangbanna with Dai script on the sign. A local friend treated me here, and locals love coming here too.



Fish from the Lancang River.



Stir-fried local specialty vegetables.



Cold tossed beef.



This is very similar to tofu puff soup.

Address: No. 3 Menghun Road, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna.

2. Jueduiniu Hui Muslim Restaurant



Not far from the Jinghong Mosque, there are several halal restaurants along both sides of the road.



Oil-drenched dried beef (youlin niuganba)



I tried some stir-fried green vegetables that I didn't know the name of.

Address: No. 11 Galan Middle Road, Jinghong City

3. Jinqiao Halal Restaurant



This restaurant is run by Hui-Dai people. The Hui-Dai are local Hui Muslims in Xishuangbanna who have adopted Dai culture, or perhaps Dai people who have adopted Hui customs. They speak the Dai language and follow Dai traditions, but they practice Islam.



I had beef rice noodles (migan) here for breakfast. The only difference between this and regular rice noodles (mixian) is the shape; migan is what the locals call them.

Address: Entrance of Manluanhui Village, Xishuangbanna (There is another Hui-Dai village called Mansaihui 4 kilometers away, which also has a large mosque. You can walk there, and the scenery along the way is beautiful.)

4. Eight-Kilometer Hui-Dai Restaurant



A newly opened Hui-Dai restaurant that specializes in Dai-style barbecue.



Stir-fried yellow beef.



Water coriander (shuixiangcai); it is worth trying just for the novelty.

Address: Beside the road about 800 meters west of the Menghai County Passenger Station.

In the old street of Menghai County, there is a mosque that you cannot find on Baidu Maps. You can also find food around the mosque, but unfortunately, they were already closed when I arrived.



Yuxi Halal Restaurant



The young girl at this shop showed me the way to the mosque.

Stop Four: Kunming

1. Guiji Xiaojinniu Restaurant



I have visited this restaurant both times I came to Kunming. It is a pretty good local-style restaurant.



Crispy skin roast chicken.



Dried beef (niuganba), very appetizing.



Stir-fried rice cakes (erkua); you must try this when you come to Kunming, as it is rare elsewhere.



Jinniu charcoal-grilled meat, their signature dish.



Hui Muslim cold chicken (zhuangliangji) is also a signature dish.

Address: Next to Shuncheng Mosque. Beside the mosque is a street full of halal snacks where you can walk and eat at the same time.

2. Yongning Mosque Snack City



In Kunming, almost every mosque sells halal snacks.



There are many types of rice noodles (mixian). The famous bridge-crossing rice noodles (guoqiao mixian) are not the most popular in Kunming. In Yunnan, bridge-crossing rice noodles are called water noodles (shuifen) and are similar to vermicelli. Real rice noodles are made from rice. Varieties include braised rice noodles (hongshao mixian), lamb rice noodles (yangrou mixian), and tofu pudding rice noodles (douhua mixian). Here, the noodles and soup are served separately, and you add the noodles to the soup as you eat.

Address: Jinbi Road, Xishan District, Kunming.

3. Ershiqi Hunan Restaurant



It is not easy to find halal Hunan cuisine, but I discovered this place thanks to a friend in Yunnan.



Stir-fried dried tofu with chili peppers (lajiao chao dougan) takes Hunan-style spice to the next level.



Spicy chicken with hot peppers (jianjiao ji) is fragrant and spicy.



Loving Wife copper pot fish cake (aiqi tongguo yugao) is not spicy, and the soup is fresh and delicious.

Address: 4th Floor, Aegean Shopping Park, Guangfu Road.

4. Bread Workshop (Mianbao Gongfang)



This is the shop. Last time I came to Kunming, a friend treated me to flower cakes (xianhuabing), and I still cannot forget them. This is a chain store, so it is easy to find in Kunming.



They taste even better if you warm them up slightly.

Address: Room 102, Building D5, Beichen Wealth Center, Beijing Road Extension. view all

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Summary: This Tibet halal food map focuses on Lhasa and other Muslim-friendly food stops, including Hui Muslim restaurants, noodles, beef dishes, and practical travel notes from the source.

1. Yiberi Steamed Bun Shop



I put this shop first because it is a halal restaurant run by local Tibetan Hui Muslims serving authentic Tibetan food. The number 786 represents halal in Tibet, which comes from the Arabic letter counting method of the Basmala. This shop is quite popular with locals. Almost everyone eating here is Tibetan, and it is usually full at meal times. However, they only serve food until about 2:00 PM, so there is no dinner service.



This is the sweet tea (tiancha) that Tibetans drink often. It is sold by the pot for 8 yuan.



The customers are all nearby residents. They seem to know each other well and speak Tibetan together. An elderly woman ordered a rice and stir-fry set meal. Since rice is rare here, rice and stir-fry dishes are very popular in Tibet.



These are Tibetan-style pan-fried buns (jianbao) with lamb filling. They taste pretty good dipped in chili sauce.



This is the legendary Tibetan noodles (zangmian). The texture is firmer than Lanzhou beef noodles, and they are served for breakfast.

Address: No. 18, No. 36 Linkuo East Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa. (I found this shop thanks to a worker at Chen Pangzi Potato Shop. The worker is a local Tibetan Hui Muslim, and Yiberi Steamed Bun Shop is in the alley next to Chen Pangzi Potato Shop.)

2. Chen Pangzi Potato Shop



Although it has a Han Chinese name, this is also a halal snack shop run by local Tibetan Hui Muslims. They mainly sell fried potatoes and cold noodles. I chatted with a worker here who has a four-character name. He said his ancestors were Muslims from Kashmir, India, and have lived in Lhasa for several generations. You can find Yiberi Steamed Bun Shop in the alley next to this store.



These fried potatoes are a local snack. They cost 5 yuan per serving and are mildly spicy.

Address: Near Jiangsu Road, Chengguan District (opposite Manzhai Restaurant).

3. Taohua Tea House



This is a halal tea house run by local Tibetan Hui Muslims, but they only sell one kind of sweet tea that tastes a lot like milk tea.



This is the tea. You can drink one pot for the whole afternoon. This tea house also closes after the afternoon. The local lifestyle is to sit in a tea house, drink tea, chat, and enjoy the sun.

Address: North of Jiangsu Road, Chengguan District, right next to Chen Pangzi Potato Shop.

4. Huaying Firecracker Noodle Bowl



Firecracker noodles (paozhuangmian) are a type of noodle invented by people from Qinghai that combines the methods of pulled noodles and stir-fried noodles.



This is one of the few restaurants I have seen that offers free extra noodles.

Address: Next to the riverside restaurant on Jiangsu Road, Chengguan District.

5. Yilong Hand-Grabbed Meat



I did not eat their hand-grabbed meat (shouzhuarou).



Instead, I had a bowl of riverside noodles (heyanmian), and they gave me plenty of lamb.

Address: Opposite the archway of Lhasa Mosque Street.

6. Hao Zailai Snack Shop



This small shop specializes in hot-pot style vegetables (tangcai), which is similar to spicy hot pot (malatang) served in soup. After you pick your vegetables, the owner will ask if you want to add glass noodles (fensi).



Address: In the alley behind the Lhasa Great Mosque.

7. Yipinxiang Restaurant



This was the most satisfying meal I had after staying in Lhasa for four days. Maybe my appetite returned because my altitude sickness was getting better.



The fragrant spicy chicken (xiangmaji) is delicious. You dip it in chili powder, but it does not taste spicy at all.

Address: In the alley opposite the Lhasa Great Mosque.

8. Tibet Taicheng Tea Restaurant



It is not easy to find halal Cantonese food in Lhasa.



The environment here is excellent, and you can see the Potala Palace from the window.



The menu focuses on light Cantonese dishes, along with desserts and some Northwest Chinese food.



Address: Section 5, Building 8, Zhonghe Plaza, Taiyangdao First Road.

9. Linxia Restaurant



Now moving to the Shigatse area, this place is called Linxia Restaurant, though it is actually a small eatery.



It is not easy to find stir-fried dishes in Shigatse because local supplies are limited.



There is no rice, only flour-based foods like steamed flower rolls (huajuan).



I ordered a bowl of lamb soup (yangtang) to soak the flower rolls in. There are quite a few halal restaurants in Shigatse, but most are like this one with a limited menu. I am grateful just to be full.

Address: No. 15 Xueqiang Road, near the Shigatse Mosque.

Other parts of Tibet are the same; you can see hand-pulled noodle shops (lamian guan) everywhere, so I will not list them all.



You can find these plateau noodle shops along the roads in many small towns, so you do not need to pack too much dry food when traveling in Tibet.



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Summary: This Henan halal food map follows Hui Muslim restaurants and local dishes across Henan, including beef soup, noodles, snacks, and city food stops preserved from the original guide.

A single long WeChat post is not enough to fully introduce the halal food of the Great Central Plains. Historically, the food culture of the Central Plains has influenced all of China. This region is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Most of the ancient figures we learned about in school were from Henan. You could say Henan is a concentrated version of China, and you can find halal versions of all kinds of food here.

First stop: Zhengzhou

Fang Zhongshan Spicy Soup (hulatang)

The famous Fang Zhongshan Spicy Soup is a must-eat every time I come to Zhengzhou. Spicy soup is the breakfast of choice for people in Henan. Fang Zhongshan is arguably the most popular spicy soup shop in Zhengzhou. It is more expensive and spicier than the average spicy soup, but it is very popular. You even have to wait in line to drink it early in the morning.









Address: Zijingshan Road, Zhengdong New District

2. Qingyan Xiaoyao Town Spicy Soup

Xiaoyao Town is the most famous place for selling spicy soup outside of its home. If you are not used to the strong flavor of Fang Zhongshan, you can try the Xiaoyao Town Spicy Soup. Pair it with pan-fried buns (jianbao) and fried dough fritters (youmotou). It is very fragrant and delicious.







Address: 10 meters east of the intersection of Tongle Road and Huanghe South Street, north side of the road (next to Chaifu Dumplings)

3. Heji Braised Noodles (huimian)

Braised noodles are to Henan what beef noodles are to Lanzhou. Heji Braised Noodles is considered a famous Chinese snack. Locals give it mixed reviews, but I have tried a few braised noodle shops, and I think this one tastes pretty good. It is quite crowded when you go at noon.





Address: 200 meters south of the intersection of Dongfeng East Road and Zhongyi Road, Jinshui District, east side of the road

4. Zhenwei-Hongyuanzhai Restaurant

This is a large halal restaurant that serves various stir-fried dishes and roast duck. The food is quite refined, and they have several branches in Zhengzhou.









Address: Intersection of Shinan Road and Lianhua Street, High-tech Development Zone, Zhongyuan District (opposite the Boiler Factory)

5. Zhecheng Stacked Lamb (duozi yangrou)

Stacked lamb is made by boiling the lamb, pressing it into a solid block, and then slicing it to eat with steamed buns or flatbread. Eating stacked lamb and beef is very popular in Henan.







Address: 57-19 Chengdongnan Road

6. Tongshengxiang

You can eat Xi'an-style lamb pita bread soup (yangrou paomo) here. Perhaps due to the local environment, the taste changes when a Xi'an shop opens in Zhengzhou. Similarly, when Zhengzhou braised noodles are opened elsewhere, they do not taste as good as they do locally.





Address: Southeast corner of the intersection of Hanghai Road and Zhongzhou Avenue, Guancheng Hui District (southeast corner of Zhongzhou Avenue intersection)

7. Yisai Mansion

You can eat halal steak in the Zhengdong New District. Yisai beef is very famous. The environment here is nice, the prices are not expensive, and there is a self-service fruit salad and snack platter.









Address: 3rd Floor, Dennis, CBD, Zhengzhou East District

Second stop: Kaifeng

Wuyi Night Market

Kaifeng is less than an hour's drive from Zhengzhou, and people say the two cities will soon merge. Kaifeng has many night markets with so many snacks that they rival the Hui Muslim Street in Xi'an. They feel even more traditional. You can eat beef tripe skewers (shuan niudu), almond tea (xingren cha), soup-filled buns (guantangbao), flatbread (luomo), and lamb offal soup (yangza tang) every day without getting tired of them.













Address: Wuyi Road, Kaifeng City

2. Little Fatty Beef (Xiaofeiniu) Buffet Hot Pot

This buffet hot pot is quite affordable. It has a wide variety of seafood and meat, plus unlimited bottled drinks.









Address: No. 79 Xinsong Road, Shunhe Hui District (200 meters west of the south entrance of Laodong Road, on the south side of the street)

3. Wife's Braised Noodles and Braised Flatbread (Laopo Huimian Huimo)

They sell various Kaifeng snacks here, including sweet rice (tianfan) and stacked beef (duozi niurou).











Address: 200 meters south of the intersection of the middle section of Zhongshan Road and Baogonghu South Road

4. Around Kaifeng East Great Mosque (Dongdasi)

The East Great Mosque is the largest mosque in Kaifeng. The streets are full of halal snack shops. Famous Kaifeng halal snacks also include barrel chicken (tongziji) and peanut brittle (huashengsu).





Address: Near Chunping North and South Streets

Third Stop: Xuchang City

Dongyishun Restaurant

Dongyishun is a fairly large halal chain brand. The dipping sauce tastes slightly different from the ones in Beijing because they add dried shrimp skin. You can also try their snacks.











Address: Intersection of Xinxing Road and Xingye Road, Weidu District

Fourth Stop: Yuzhou City

Qingdao Ma Family Halal Seafood Hot Pot

Yuzhou is a county-level city under Xuchang. There are many Hui Muslims here, and there is a wide variety of halal restaurants. This seafood hot pot place is quite unique.











Address: West of the south gate of Pingshan Yongheyuan, Jianshe East Road

2. Guangba Sichuan Spicy Chicken Pot

I haven't had chicken pot hot pot since leaving Yuzhou. You eat the chicken pieces first, then add broth to start cooking vegetables. Locals like to cook instant noodles in it and pair it with a local cola called Yinmei Koule. This drink is incredibly popular locally and even outsells Coca-Cola.









Address: 70 meters west of the intersection of Huaxia Avenue and Fuxi Road, Yuzhou City, on the south side of the street

Stop 5: Pingdingshan City

1. Halal Yanbin Restaurant

There are not many halal restaurants in Pingdingshan. This one is relatively large and serves Henan-style food, including sweet rice (tianfan) and lamb bones (yanggutou).









Address: 50 meters west of the Mediterranean, 28 Nanhuan Road, Pingdingshan City

Stop 6: Jiaozuo City

Yili Three-Fresh Braised Noodles City

The food style in Jiaozuo is similar to Zhengzhou, with braised noodles (huimian) as the main dish. This restaurant is quite large, and their three-fresh braised noodles are very good.





Address: 100 meters south of the intersection of Jiefang Road and Dongyuan Road, on the east side of the road

2. Tripe Shred Soup

This shop has no name and is just called Tripe Shred Soup (dusi tang). I consider it a local halal snack. It is only served for breakfast and comes with oil pancakes (youbing), which are actually griddle-baked pancakes (laobing) in Jiaozuo.





Address: Southeast of Jiaozuo Railway Station, walk through a vegetable market, the shop is on the east side of the road

Stop 7: Jiyuan City

Xiajie Hui Muslim Commercial Street

When you come to Jiyuan, just go to the Hui Muslim Commercial Street to eat. You can find all kinds of local snacks, such as clay pot mixed stew (shaguo zaban), steamed buns (baozi), lamb soup (yangtang), and sesame flatbread (shaobing). They are delicious, affordable, and come in large portions.













Address: Xiajie, Jiyuan (intersection of Minzu Road and Beihai Avenue)

Stop 8: Sangpo Village

As one of the wealthiest Hui Muslim villages in Henan, Sangpo surprisingly lacks decent halal restaurants. Perhaps the local Hui Muslims are all busy running their sheepskin shearing businesses.

There is a market at the entrance of the village where you can stroll at night to eat roasted lamb leg. Since the people in Sangpo process snow boots for Australian UGG, the lamb leg you eat might even be imported from Australia.









Address: North entrance of Sangpo Village, Mengzhou City

Stop 9: Luoyang City

Stir-fried Lamb in 6 Minutes

Luoyang has a lot of good food, mostly concentrated in the Hui Muslim district. The stir-fried lamb in six minutes is eaten like roast duck, wrapped in thin pancakes (baobing). It is very satisfying, and after you finish, you can add soup to the pot to cook more meat.









Address: No. 257 Qiming East Road, Chanhe Hui Muslim District, Luoyang

2. Yuxiuzhai

This is a fairly large halal restaurant. I only ate breakfast here. People in Luoyang drink beef soup in the morning and add meatballs. These meatballs are unique to Henan and are a dry food that Hui Muslims often carry when they travel.







Address: 243 Qiming East Road, Chanhe Hui District, Luoyang.

I only made short stops in Nanyang and Xinyang and did not find any halal restaurants worth recommending, though I did pass by a halal hot pot restaurant in Nanyang.

Wang Family Hot Pot (Wangjia Shuairou) on He Street in Nanyang.



Address: 30 meters south of the intersection of Zhongjing South Road and Xinhua East Road, on the west side of the road.

Xinyang is known for hot dry noodles (reganmian). Many people think these are a Wuhan snack, but people in Xinyang love them too, and Xinyang's version was even featured on the show A Bite of China. However, they are not halal. Following a local recommendation, I tried the Xinyang specialty pot-lid bread (diguomo), which was soft and delicious. Inshallah, I will explore this place more thoroughly next time. view all

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Summary: This Bashu halal food map covers Longnan, Guangyuan, Chengdu, and Chongqing, bringing together Hui Muslim restaurants, beef noodles, local snacks, and road trip food notes.

I group Longnan in Gansu Province with Guangyuan and Chengdu in Sichuan, along with the municipality of Chongqing, because they share a similar food style that is mostly spicy and numbing. Longnan feels like it belongs in Sichuan because its dialect and food habits are so close. I heard that Jiuzhaigou was almost given to Gansu back in the day. Jiuzhaigou is only 70 kilometers from Longnan as the crow flies, but really, Longnan should be part of Sichuan. High-end food in Longnan is mostly halal. It uses Sichuan cooking methods with Northwest-style lamb, and when you sprinkle on Wudu peppercorn powder, it tastes incredible. Wudu peppercorns are the most famous. Jia Sixie, a famous agricultural scientist from the Northern Wei Dynasty, wrote in his encyclopedia Qimin Yaoshu that 'Sichuan peppercorns come from Wudu.' Many Sichuan restaurants get their peppercorns from Wudu too.

First stop: Longnan

For a trip through the Bashu region, I recommend starting in Longnan. Head south and enjoy the scenery along the way while noticing the subtle differences in food styles.

1. Starch jelly (liangfen)

This starch jelly is unique to Wudu District in Longnan. You can choose wide or thick pieces. It comes with wheat gluten (mianjin), a special vinegar broth, and a sprinkle of house-made chili. It is not too spicy but very fragrant.







Address: Huangmiao Street, next to Qingzhen Lane, Wudu District, Longnan City

2. Tofu pudding (douhua)

The picture below shows another popular breakfast in Qingzhen Lane called tofu pudding. You can add a fried dough twist (mahua) to it. The twist is crispy and fragrant, and you can choose between soft or firm tofu pudding. It is a bit like Beijing-style tofu custard (doufunao), but the flavor is very different.





Address: Huangmiao Street, next to Qingzhen Lane, Wudu District

3. Pot helmet bread (guokui)

This is Wudu-style pot helmet bread. Unlike the version in other areas that serves as a main meal, this one is soft like bread and can be eaten as a snack.





4. Ma's Wife Beef Noodles

They say everyone in Wudu knows this shop. It is very popular. I was too full to eat more, so I do not have a picture. The 'wife' in the name actually refers to an elderly woman.



Address: Huangmiao Street, next to Qingzhen Lane, Wudu District

5. Shuyun Shuwe

This is the beef tallow hotpot at Shuyun Shuwe in Wudu District. The white items are tofu pudding, and the dipping sauce is minced garlic and sesame oil. Longnan sits on a major route between Sichuan and Shaanxi, so its food absorbs the best of both Sichuan and Northwest cuisines.









Address: 100 meters northwest of the intersection of Jianshe Road and Binhe Road, Wudu District

6. Lanzhou Hand-Grabbed Lamb Restaurant

Come here and just order the hand-grabbed lamb (shouzhuayangrou) and lamb neck. The other dishes are just okay, but the lamb is great—very tender and not too gamey.



Address: Opposite Xiaodongyuan, Jianshe Road, Beishan East Road, Wudu District

7. Wudu Eid Noodles (kaizhaimian)

This is a home-cooked meal often eaten by Hui Muslims in Wudu during holidays. It comes with a bowl of soup and a bowl of noodles. When you eat, you put the noodles into the soup. You can add more noodles after finishing the first batch, similar to Beijing-style boiled noodles (guotiao). Serve it with some homemade pickles, and it is delicious.



Address: Not available for takeout; first, you need to know a Hui Muslim friend in Wudu.

Second stop: Guangyuan City

Take a bus from Longnan and you can reach Guangyuan in three hours. Guangyuan has two mosques.

1. Majia Shifu

This is an absolutely authentic halal Sichuan restaurant. The mapo tofu, husband and wife lung slices (fuqi feipian), and steamed pork with rice flour (fenzhengrou) are all delicious. The soaked flatbread (paomo) has a very special taste. Once you are in Sichuan, get used to the fact that restaurants serve rice in a big basin, and it is free and all-you-can-eat. It sounds lovely to hear the staff calling out dishes to the kitchen in the Sichuan dialect.











Address: Next to the mosque on the southern section of Wangjiang Road, Guangyuan City.

Third stop: Chengdu City

1. Tianfanglou

The long-established Tianfanglou is the largest halal restaurant in Chengdu. It is very popular and you will need to queue. Here I tasted authentic Sichuan delicacies like brown sugar sticky rice cakes (hongtang ciba), beef brisket with bamboo shoots, steamed beef with rice flour (fenzheng niurou), roasted lamb chops, baby cabbage with minced garlic, kung pao chicken (gongbao jiding), and twice-cooked pork (huiguorou).













Address: Next to the Huangcheng Mosque at Tianfu Square.

2. Niububi Halal Sichuan Hot Pot

You have to wait in line for two hours, but you can use your phone to get a number. Luckily, Niububi does not cancel your spot if you miss your turn. I found the mild spicy broth very hot, but it was delicious. The signature beef is a must-order.









Address: No. 59 Xiangnongshi Street, Jinniu District (Xunchi Building, Yingmenkou).

3. Benbenniu Halal Hot Pot

Remember it is Benbenniu, not Niubenben, so do not go to the wrong place. It is not as spicy as Niububi hot pot. The signature beef and goose intestines are delicious. The environment at Benbenniu is a bit better. Remember to try the brown sugar sticky rice cakes (hongtang ciba). If you go at noon, you do not need to queue.











Address: 15 meters to the northeast of the 'Those Years We Ate Skewers Together' restaurant, No. 171 Tongxin Road, Qingyang District.

4. Nanjie Street, Guankou Town, Dujiangyan

This street has an ancient mosque from the Ming Dynasty. Along both sides of the mosque, there are all kinds of Sichuan-style halal snacks, including wontons (chaoshou), rice noodles, pastries, hot pot, spicy hot pot (maocai), and three big cannons (san da pao). Sichuan halal snacks are all gathered on one street. Plus, the scenery in Dujiangyan is beautiful and it is not crowded, making it perfect for a stroll.





















Address: Nanjie Street, Guankou Town, Dujiangyan Scenic Area.

5. Yijinyuan

Yijinyuan is next to the Tuqiao Mosque. A large basin of boiled beef slices (shuizhu niuliu) is only 28 yuan, and the rice is free. Get used to the custom in Sichuan where rice is free when you eat out; it comes in a bucket, and the rice in Sichuan is also delicious.









Address: No. 13 Jinquan Road, Jinniu District.

6. Shunji Marinated Meats

Located next to the Tuqiao Mosque, this area has many snack shops. I saw everyone queuing at Shunji, so I joined in the fun. The red oil rabbit cubes (hongyou tuding) and marinated duck are very popular. The shopkeeper will cut them up and mix them with Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, which is appetizing and satisfying.









Address: Next to the mosque on Jinquan Road, Jinniu District.

Fourth stop: Chongqing City

The last stop on this trip is Chongqing, which also has the spiciest food. Sichuan food is known for being numbing, but once you reach Chongqing, you have to get used to the heat.

1. Silk Road Fragrant Concubine (Silu Xiangfei) Western Regions Restaurant

This restaurant has a Western Regions theme and features folk song and dance performances in the evening. They offer some Chongqing dishes, but the flavors are a bit heavy and not as well-made as their Northwest-style dishes.













Address: No. 4, Zone A, Liujia Wharf, No. 185-10 Beibin First Road

2. Huixiangzhai

This is the only halal hot pot place in Chongqing, though there is another one right across the street. Both are located downstairs in the Muslim Building. The owner is from the Northwest, but they use local seasonings. It is very busy. You can find it right outside the Xiaoshangkou subway station. If you are visiting Chongqing, I suggest staying in this area for easy access to food.







Address: No. 12 Zhongxing Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing (opposite the mosque) view all

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Summary: This Hebei halal food map lists Hui Muslim restaurants, local beef dishes, noodles, snacks, and city-by-city food stops for Muslim travelers and readers following Chinese halal food.

Hebei's food is a mix without a single system, blending styles from Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, and Shanxi. Because Hebei's geography varies so much from north to south, people say it is spicy in the south, sweet in the north, sour in the west, and salty in the east. This shows that Hebei's food style is basically having no style at all. Enough talk, let's get to the food.

First stop: Shijiazhuang.

1. Bamboo Fungus Goose Hot Pot Zhai (Zhusun E Huoguo Zhai).



The item floating in the picture above is bamboo fungus (zhusun). It is perfect for soup because its fluffy texture soaks up the broth and it has a slightly sandy crunch when you bite into it. Goose meat has a much better texture than chicken.



The picture above shows the cooked goose leg. Goose meat is not easy to find, so I highly recommend this goose hot pot place in Shijiazhuang.

Address: Intersection of Xinhua Road and Mosque Street (Qingzhensi Jie), Shijiazhuang.

2. Kaida Hot Pot Garden (Kaida Shuanyuan).

Shijiazhuang hot pot ingredients are similar to Beijing's, as many come from the Dachang area. This copper pot shop on Mosque Street is worth visiting because you can eat venison here.



It is right next to Bamboo Fungus Goose Hot Pot Zhai. Mosque Street is a street full of good food.



This plate of bright red meat rolls is venison. When eating hot pot, it is best to boil a slice in plain water first without dipping sauce to taste the meat quality. Venison is a bit dry and chewier than lamb.



The bowl used for the dipping sauce is quite unique. These are the only two distinctive halal restaurants I found in Shijiazhuang.

Address: Intersection of Mosque Street and Xinhua Road, Shijiazhuang.

Second stop: Qinhuangdao.

1. Halal Food Alley (Qingzhen Shipin Xiang).



Although it is called a food alley, it is actually quite short with only a few small, hole-in-the-wall shops. I don't remember the names, but they are located right behind the sign.



This is lamb head meat and tripe soup (tourou dusi tang). The head meat is from a sheep, and this way of eating is very similar to the food in the Central Plains.



You must add something filling when drinking the soup, so choose between a meat pie (xianbing) or a sesame flatbread (shaobing).



Address: Inside Halal Food Alley, Minzu South Road, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao.

2. Seafood Hui Muslim Restaurant (Haixian Huimin Fandian).

Coming to Qinhuangdao means seeing the sea and eating seafood. Halal seafood is easy to find here. This Hui Muslim restaurant is a relatively large halal place and the prices are not expensive.











Address: 40 meters east of the intersection of Xijing Road and Zhonghaitan Road.

3. Xilaishun.

This Xilaishun is not a branch of the famous old Beijing brand, but the food is still good. This was the first place I ever ate halal double-stir-fried meat (guobaorou) and spicy crab (xiangla xie).













Also, these steamed dumplings (zhengjiao) have a three-delicacy filling. Seafood makes you hungry quickly, so you need something more substantial.

Address: Xihaitan Road, Beidaihe District, Qinhuangdao City (Note: Maps might show another Xilaishun in Nandaihe, but they are not the same place).

4. Halal Steamed Dumpling House (Qingzhen Shaomai Guan)

Qinhuangdao is a tourist city with lots of good food. You can find steamed dumplings (shaomai) everywhere, but they get better the further north you go. You can spot this restaurant's big sign right by the road.







Address: No. 66 Minzu Road, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao City.

Stop 3: Chengde

1. Old Three Lamb Soup (Lao San Yangtang)

People in Chengde speak very much like people in Beijing, and their food tastes similar too. I recommend this place because it is truly famous and delicious locally. They serve lamb head with large sesame flatbread (shaobing). This flatbread is a size larger than the ones in Beijing, with a crispy crust and a soft, fluffy inside.







Address: Commercial Building 8#, No. 1 Beixinglong Street Residential Area, Shanzhuang East Road, Shuangqiao District, Chengde City.

Stop 4: Baoding

1. Zhili An Family Beef Zhaobing (Zhili Anjia Niurou Zhaobing)

Zhaobing is a famous Baoding snack, and the best ones in town are halal. The way you eat it is similar to soaked flatbread (paomo). When you order, the server will ask how many liang of meat and how many liang of flatbread you want, meaning how much meat or bread you want in the soup. Most people choose more meat because it tastes better.





Address: No. 199 Tian'e West Road, Baoding City (ground floor shops on the north side of the International Club).

Stop 5: Cangzhou

1. Yangshangyang Whole Lamb Soup (Yangshangyang Quanyangtang)

Cangzhou has too much good food, so I only picked one place because of my limited time. Local friends highly recommended the lamb soup, which has a unique local flavor, especially the small shops in the alleys. I arrived too late to try the soup, but I did taste the lamb leg at Yangshangyang, which was truly unforgettable. The dishes here are prepared with great care, making it one of the best restaurants I visited in Hebei.









Address: South side of the road, 200 meters west of Kangtai Spa City, Guangrong Road, Cangzhou City.

Stop 6: Xingtai

1. Yixinzhai Halal Specialty Shabu-Shabu (Yixinzhai Qingzhen Tese Shuanyangrou)

Although Xingtai has fewer famous foods, you can still find some good restaurants. A local friend told me that Wang Baoqiang is from Xingtai.





Address: Next to Tenda Car Repair, Kaifang West Road. Lamb soup is on the north side of the middle section of Zhonghua West Street (near the north gate of the First High School).

Stop 6: Tangshan

1. Muslim Restaurant (Musilin Fanzhuang)

I have been to Tangshan twice and ate at this restaurant both times, but I somehow never took any photos. The first time I had stir-fried dishes, and the second time I had hot pot mutton (shuanrou). The food was pretty good, and it is not that easy to find a halal restaurant in Tangshan.

Address: 50 Wenhua Road (on the west side of Fenghuangshan Park) view all

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Summary: This Tianjin halal food map gathers Hui Muslim snacks, seafood, beef dishes, local restaurants, and food stops across the city, keeping the names, locations, dishes, and photos from the Chinese source.

Last time we looked at halal food in Beijing. This time we are going a bit further to Tianjin to see what is good to eat. Tianjin is not far at all. It takes half an hour from the South Railway Station, about the same time as taking the subway from Niujie to Guomao.

8275 Temptation New-Style Cuisine



My first stop in Tianjin was a halal restaurant featuring new-style cuisine. New-style means they take traditional dishes and innovate them. Even the names of the dishes are unique, giving someone like me who is used to traditional halal food a fresh experience.



There is a plaque on the wall with the Shahada written in Arabic, so I knew it was a halal restaurant.



The style is clearly not the traditional West Asian or Middle Eastern look of most halal restaurants. It feels more like a trendy cafe.

Let's look at the food:



The yogurt comes in a lightbulb. It is thick and tastes quite good. Next to it is a Japanese soda with a light flavor.



This is not ice cream. It is a salmon salad served in an egg roll cone. It tastes delicious and the cone is crispy. I admire the chef's creativity.



This is stir-fried duck slices in bean sauce, but the menu calls it Childhood Taste Stir-fried Duck. Maybe the highlight is the sour plum powder on top. It is different from my childhood memories, as this duck is very sweet. My childhood memory of duck is roast duck, but that is understandable since I am not from Tianjin.



I don't remember the name of this scallop dish, but you can't go wrong eating seafood in Tianjin.



This big pot of seafood is called Seafood Castle. It is named a castle to show that the dish is big and has everything. Under the crabs are large shrimp, and there are also small squid, fish tofu, and other sides. It costs 138 yuan, and two people will be full after one plate.

8275 Temptation New-Style Cuisine address: 05-06, 1st Floor, North Building, Nanshi Hotel Street (next to Yangguofu Malatang).

Dashunzhai Liu Family Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)



This is a very famous and authentic Tianjin lamb soup shop. The storefront is small, but people line up every morning to drink the lamb soup.



A bowl of lamb soup with sesame paste and chili oil makes my mouth water before I even take a sip.



Sesame flatbread with cooked meat is their signature. I can easily eat two in one sitting. The beef is stewed until very tender and does not get stuck in your teeth. It sells out every day, and you must eat the flatbread fresh out of the oven.



The owner's family are authentic Hui Muslims from Tianjin. The shop is smoke-free and alcohol-free, the ladies wear headscarves, and they close every Friday for Jumu'ah. I like that.

Dashunzhai Liu Family Sesame Flatbread address: 5 Binguan Road (near Tonglou Hotel).

Halal Yuan Restaurant



A traditional halal restaurant with Tianjin flavors.



The environment has been newly renovated and is very spacious.



The tableware is quite pretty.



Steamed dumplings (shaomai) are not necessarily a Tianjin specialty, but the ones in Tianjin are truly delicious. I ordered the beef and green onion filling, and four were not enough for me.



Stir-fried gluten with shrimp is an appetizing dish that helps with digestion.



I like sole fish soup (longli yu tang) and other saltwater fish because they have few bones and are nutritious. However, Tianjin cuisine is noticeably salty. For a healthier diet, I think it is better to use less salt.

Location: Block B, 3rd Floor, Xinpeng Joy City, Hongqiao District.

Halal seafood food stall.



This is a very popular seafood food stall. Even though it is in an out-of-the-way location, it is always full of customers.



The red and green colors look bright and appetizing.



Everything is fresh, and because so many people eat here, the stock turns over quickly.



A platter of edamame and peanuts (maohua pin) is a must-have appetizer at any food stall.



Boiled octopus (baizhuo bazhua) has a fresh and tender texture.



Smashed cucumber (pai huanggua) is my go-to dish.



Boiled sea snails (baizhuo hualuo) are best prepared this way to bring out their natural flavor.



A food stall wouldn't be complete without barbecue, and their lamb skewers (yangrou chuan) are very flavorful.



Spicy crab (xiangla xie) is a great way to satisfy a craving.



It is not easy to find halal crayfish (xiaolongxia), but many places in Tianjin sell them.

Halal seafood food stall address: Near the intersection of Jieyuan West Road and Lintong Road.

Hongqishun flagship store.



Hongqishun is a famous, long-standing brand in Tianjin with many branches.



This is the flagship store.



Check the menu on the wall to order; they mainly serve local Tianjin dishes.



They had a promotion on roast duck, and I was curious about the taste of Tianjin-style roast duck, so I ordered one.



The pancake wraps (juanbing) come in three colors, but they all taste about the same.



The roast duck is decent; it is roasted with fruitwood, and the skin is crispy.



As someone from the capital, roast duck isn't what I would recommend most. What really surprised me were the pastries from the Hongqishun takeout window. The egg tarts (dan ta) and egg yolk pastries (danhuang su) were so delicious they were out of this world. I bought some to take home, and it is no exaggeration to say I would take the intercity train just to buy a box of Hongqishun pastries.

Hongqishun flagship store address: 120 Dazhigu Middle Road. view all

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Summary: This eighth Beijing halal restaurant roundup covers Xinjiang, Hui Muslim, Palestinian, Pakistani, Turkish, and local Muslim-friendly food spots, with dishes and locations kept from the original guide.

Xinjiang Hui Muslim home-style cooking One Yellow Carrot (Yige Huangluobo), Liaoning Hui Muslim spicy hot pot (malatang), Hebei Daming Hui Muslim meat pie noodles (roubing yimian) Liaoyuan, Hebei Chengde Hui Muslim steamed dumplings (shaomai) Dongtucheng branch, Xilaishun Xisi branch, Longfu Mosque market, Heilongjiang Suihua Hui Muslim Ma's Muxiangyuan Baizhifang branch, Turpan Uyghur restaurant Tianshan, Niujie cafe Sanwanghu, and Heilongjiang Hui Muslim iron pot stew (tieguodun).

Xinjiang Hui Muslim home-style cooking One Yellow Carrot (Yige Huangluobo).

I wonder if any fellow friends (dosti) remember ten years ago in 2016, when there was a small shop in Beijing's Shifoying area called Two Spoons (Liangge Shaozi) run by two best friends from Changji. The head chefs were the sisters' mothers, and they made authentic Xinjiang Hui Muslim home-style food. Back then, I wanted to eat there every day. Their hand-pulled noodles (latiaozi) and meatball soup (wanzi tang) were the most authentic I had ever eaten in Beijing. Unfortunately, after the city started clearing out small shops that had broken through walls to create entrances, they were forced to close. Other Xinjiang Hui Muslim shops have opened in Beijing since, like the hand-pulled noodles (latiaozi) at Jianghu in Wangjing, which are very good. But for ten whole years, I never again tasted that specific home-cooked Xinjiang Hui Muslim flavor in Beijing.

A while ago, I heard that a new Xinjiang Hui Muslim family restaurant called One Yellow Carrot (Yige Huangluobo) opened in 798. It is also run by two Xinjiang sisters, with their mother as the head chef. I went to try it on the weekend. The place was packed, and we had to wait for a few tables to clear before we could get in. The service was great. The owner was very enthusiastic and introduced the dishes to every table.

We ordered tiger skin peppers (hupi lazi), cold starch noodles (liangpizi), meatball soup (wanzi tang), pearl meatballs (zhenzhu wanzi), and beef stew (niurou huicai). The best thing they make is the meatballs; they taste exactly like the ones made at home. The meatball soup (wanzi tang) was good overall, but the biggest problem was that the broth was too clear. At first, I suspected it was just plain water, but I asked the staff and they confirmed it was beef bone broth. I feel it hadn't been simmered long enough to bring out the flavor. Also, they only give you one steamed oil flower roll (youtazi) and you cannot buy them separately. While I understand that many Beijingers might not want to eat oil flower rolls (youtazi), there are people like us who grew up with Xinjiang flavors and feel that meatball soup (wanzi tang) must be paired with a few of them.

The cold starch noodles (liangpizi) were also quite good. The sauce is probably the best-seasoned one in Beijing. Anyone who has eaten the three cold dishes (sanliang) at a Hui Muslim place in Xinjiang would recognize that their sauce is very authentic. However, I still think a hot sauce has more flavor.

The pearl meatballs (zhenzhu wanzi) and beef stew (niurou huicai) were different from how we make them at home. Of course, I am used to the Hui Muslim style from the Saybagh District in Urumqi, and Hui Muslim cooking styles vary across Xinjiang. The pearl meatballs (zhenzhu wanzi) were a bit loose and fell apart as soon as I picked them up. I feel they should be firmer. The meatballs and beef in the beef stew (niurou huicai) were quite good, and the spicy pepper skins (lapi zi) were very authentic. They were extremely spicy, though, so friends (dosti) who cannot handle heat might struggle.

Overall, I am very happy that Beijing has another Xinjiang Hui Muslim family restaurant. I hope they continue to do well. Congratulations.



















Liaoning Hui Muslim spicy hot pot (malatang).

After work, I went to a spicy hot pot (malatang) shop run by a Liaoning Hui Muslim family at Chaowai SOHO. They have spicy hot pot (malatang), spicy mixed noodles (malaban), deep-fried skewers (zhachuan), mixed cold noodles (ban lengmian), and also sell seaweed rice rolls (zicai baofan). They mainly serve takeout for the office workers upstairs, and the dine-in area is very small.

The spicy hot pot (malatang) has that old-fashioned Northeast style with a thick sesame paste flavor. It is salty and sweet, which I really like. The deep-fried skewers (zhachuan) are sprinkled with a dry seasoning of cumin, sesame, and salt. The chicken and sausages were delicious, but the fried lotus root was a bit dry and hard. The mixed cold noodles have a good texture, but they are warm instead of cold, which I don't really like. I ended up packing the seaweed rice rolls (gimbap) to eat at the office the next day at noon.

















Hui Muslim meat pie (roubing) and braised noodles (yimian) at Liaoyuan in Daming, Hebei.















Hui Muslim steamed dumplings (shaomai) at the Dongtucheng branch in Chengde, Hebei.

After work, I went to the newly opened Chengde steamed dumpling restaurant, Dechengli, in Dongtucheng. Their Fengtai branch is larger and sells the eight big bowls (badawan) feast, while the Dongtucheng branch is smaller and focuses on steamed dumplings, steamed meat dumplings (zhengjiao), and the Chengde specialty almond tea (xingrench).

The shop is run by a Hui Muslim couple from Chengde. They steam the dumplings and brew the almond tea to order in an open, clean, and bright kitchen. I used a group-buying deal for steamed dumplings with a side of vegetarian radish ball soup. The steamer comes with eight dumplings; the skins are thin and the filling is firm, almost like a meatball. The vegetarian radish balls are also very good. The almond tea is six yuan for a big bowl. It has a very rich almond flavor and tastes great.













Xilaisun Xisi branch.

A new Xilaisun opened at the entrance of Xisi Sixth Alley, so I finally don't have to run to the Hepingmen branch every time. However, the Xisi branch is quite small and has fewer dishes. The staff said if you want to eat dishes from the main store, you can call one day in advance to order.

We ordered the classic Ma Lianliang duck, roasted lamb (shaoyangrou), stir-stir-fried meat slices with fresh mushrooms, diced chicken with cashews, mixed wild mountain vegetables, and sesame paste sugar flatbread (majiang tangbing). We also ordered an extra portion of lotus leaf buns (heyebing). Ma Lianliang duck is my favorite. I think it tastes better than Beijing roast duck, and the leavened lotus leaf buns are much better than the thin pancakes served with roast duck. Their roasted lamb skin is a bit hard, but the flavor is very fragrant, and it tastes great tucked inside a lotus leaf bun. The diced chicken with cashews is a little salty, but very fresh. The mixed wild mountain vegetables are not salty and are fine to eat on their own. The stir-stir-fried meat slices with mushrooms are delicious and go well with both rice and lotus leaf buns. The children really like the sesame paste sugar flatbread.

In short, Xilaisun has always been a Beijing restaurant I highly recommend. If you are in the north and have a small group, like a few friends or a family of three, I recommend coming here. Friends in the south should still go to the Hepingmen branch for a wider variety of dishes.



















Longfusi Market.

I went to the market at Longfu Mosque before the Spring Festival. I heard later that it became a permanent fixture, so I stopped by for a walk after work a while ago. Longfu Mosque has really turned into a pedestrian street now. There are security guards at every entrance to keep cars out, so you don't have to dodge traffic while walking around. The stalls in April are quite different from the ones in February. Coming in from the north, you'll find Longfu Mosque Snack Shop and Baikui. A bit further in is Wanhe Beef, and across from the main building entrance is Jinfang. To the east, by the entrance of the Donggong cinema, is Lianying Shaomai (steamed dumplings). The weather is warmer now, so it's easy to grab a snack outdoors after work. There are tables and chairs available.

Longfu Mosque Snack Shop and Baikui are right next to each other with four tables. I arrived after 5:00 p.m. and it wasn't crowded, but it was full by 6:00 p.m. I started with the ingot-shaped dumpling soup (yuanbao tang) and pea flour cake (wandouhuang) at Longfu Mosque Snack Shop. It tasted just like the regular shop. The dumplings are wrapped fresh. Then I had a fried chicken leg at Baikui. It tasted the same as the shop, but it wasn't freshly fried and was only lukewarm. The skin got tough after I heated it in the microwave.

After eating, I bought some mung bean milk (douzhi) at Jinfang. The bagged mung bean milk at Jinfang is their own brand, while the bottled version is from Jinxin. It's time to drink cold mung bean milk in the summer. My son really likes it.



















I had a beef and cilantro roll on a hot plate and a meat burger (roujiamo) at Wanhe Beef on Longfu Mosque Street. It's a Lanzhou-style restaurant, and there are seats in front of the stall. The beef and cilantro roll was 4 yuan and quite tasty. The meat burger was also good, but at 15 yuan, it didn't have much meat, so it wasn't really worth it.









Mashi Muxiangyuan, a Hui Muslim restaurant from Suihua, Heilongjiang, at the Baizhifang branch.

A while ago, I ate at Mashi Muxiangyuan, a Hui Muslim restaurant from Suihua, Heilongjiang, in Fangzhuang. It tasted good and wasn't expensive. I recently heard they opened a new branch in Baizhifang, so a friend and I decided to go try it.

The new shop was busy. We ordered sweet and sour pork (guobaorou), pickled cabbage with vermicelli, stir-fried beef brisket (liu xiongkou), and dry-braised sea bass. The sweet and sour pork was appetizing, though the crust was a bit hard. Overall, it was okay. The pickled cabbage with vermicelli was the best. At 28 yuan, it was a good price and went perfectly with rice. We almost finished it as soon as it arrived. The dry-braised sea bass was also delicious. It was well-seasoned and had very few bones. I have to criticize the stir-fried beef brisket. The portion was small, so they added a lot of large onion chunks to fill the plate. That was unnecessary. I've never had it served with that many onions when eating in Northeast China. If the portion is small, they should just use a smaller plate.

Because it was so crowded, we waited a long time for our food, so the restaurant gave us complimentary yogurt and lamb liver with garlic sauce. Their lamb liver was quite good. It didn't have any gamey smell at all and tasted great even on its own. I have to give them credit for that.













Tianshan, a Uyghur restaurant from Turpan.

I used to go to those Uyghur restaurants on the upper street of Ritan Park every time I took my child there for a walk. I decided to try somewhere new this time, so I went to Tianshan Restaurant near Xiushui Street. It is actually not far from Ritan Park, but I rarely go that way, so this was my first time eating there.

The owner is a Uyghur from Turpan and is very welcoming. We ordered big plate chicken (dapanji), mixed noodles with long beans (jiangdou banmian), spinach with gluten (bocai mianjin), and grilled meat skewers (kaorou). Overall, it was quite authentic. I watched them pull the noodles in the open kitchen; they were very chewy and on the firmer side, which my son loved so much he ate a lot by himself. The long bean dish was also great. The sauce tasted just right, and the meat was firm and chewy, not like the soft, soggy kind that has been marinated too long. The grilled meat skewers were very tender, which the kids especially liked. The big plate chicken was just okay. It used standard broiler chicken, but the flavor was decent. The spinach with gluten is hard to find in Beijing, and it was sour and very appetizing. The Uyghur style is a bit oilier; Hui Muslim families from Xinjiang usually use less oil when they cook.

















Niujie Cafe Sanwanghu.



















Heilongjiang Hui Muslim Iron Pot Stew.

Last Sunday afternoon, I took my son to Madian Park to play on the slides and burn off some energy, then we went to eat at Uncle Oyster's Iron Pot Stew (Haoshu Tieguodun) in Jiandemen. The big rooster set meal is a great value. It includes half a chicken, cabbage, vermicelli, potatoes, three cornmeal flatbreads (tiebingzi), and a plate of smashed cucumber, plus they gave the kid some milk skin yogurt (naipizi suannai) for free.

After the pot arrives, you stick the flatbreads on the side first, then set a timer for 15 minutes. When the time is up, you open the pot, add the vermicelli, and set another 5-minute timer before it is ready to eat. The saltiness is suited for Northern tastes. If you are from the South, you can tell the staff to make it lighter. We asked for it to be lighter because of my son, and he didn't find it too salty. The portion size of the set meal is plenty; it is just right for two adults.

They also have noodle lotus root (mianou), which was my first time trying. I looked it up and it is popular in Shandong and Henan. It is basically tube-shaped gluten made from wheat flour, and it is very chewy. The usual way to serve it is with sesame paste and garlic. They make it with a very strong garlic flavor, which really brings out the taste.

















Part 1: 10 Halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying: Pakistani restaurant Lahore Courtyard, Henan Jiaozuo beef knife-cut noodles Mai Mai Hong, Halal Mongolian food Hulun Aile, West African Ghana Tribe Garden, Xi'an Xing Laosi meatball spicy soup, Xinjiang Changji Jinying meatball soup, Xinjiang Hotan Canteen, Syrian BRBR, Beijing fusion food Gulou Eating Noodles, and Beijing traditional food Xilai Shun.

Part 2: 10 Halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying (Part 2): UAE restaurant Gulf Mandi, Xinjiang Mansion Xihan Meatball Soup, Xinjiang Mansion Lobby Altai Afternoon Tea, Muhejia Rotating Hot Pot, Xinjiang Urumqi Nazilan (closed), Beijing pastry shop Baoyuanzhai (closed), Pakistani Samosa China-Pakistan Friendship Restaurant, Master Ma's Roast Duck (closed), Bangladeshi Benjibi Restaurant, and Huairou Shihu Cheng Resort.

Part 3: 10 recently tried Beijing restaurant recommendations: JM Italian Coffee Dongsi Branch, Halal Hunan food Huixiangyun Stir-fry Wangjing Branch (closed), Shandong Dezhou Old Ma's Lamb Soup and Steamed Dumplings, Sanlitun Philly Cheesesteak, Pakistani Roma Restaurant, Muyuzhai Rotten Garlic Lamb Intestines, Inner Mongolia Lianying Shaomai Grassland Pomegranate Red, Wangfujing Gansu Spicy Hot Pot, and Yuezhen Yayuan Halal Courtyard Restaurant.

Part 4: 10 Halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying (Part 4): Hotan Rose Pilaf Yizhuang Branch, Taiba Western Bakery, Taiba South Sanlitun Road Street Shop, Zhaotong Small Meat Skewers Guijie Ganmaya BBQ (closed), Bai Xiaobei Heilongjiang BBQ, Yunnan Muwenzhai Dry Pot Beef, Sanlitun Xinjiang restaurant Jiangjiang, Huixiangyun Halal Hunan Restaurant Zuojiazhuang Branch, Yili Ice Cream Shop Bazaar Sweetheart, and Dongzhimen Inner Street Qianyuan Hotel.

Part 5: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying (Part 5). Sandyq Kazakh Restaurant, Kashgar Restaurant, Ahmed Restaurant, Jingbalang Naan Bazaar, MacMac Lebanese Restaurant, Humaer Xinjiang Specialty Food, Lao Huihui Dumpling Restaurant (Zoo branch), Fresh Milk Town (Shuangjing branch, now closed), Nawab Restaurant, and Liu's Watch Repair and Barbecue.

Part 6: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying (Part 6). Hongyunlou Huaiyang Cuisine, Sanhe Beef Noodles (now closed), JM Coffee and Bakery (Daji Lane branch), Wanhe Fatty Beef, Xiangqing Roast Duck (now closed), Culture Pakistani Restaurant, Firenze Italian Restaurant, Niujie Dashuntang, Zhenweizhai Tianjin Cuisine, and Dardanelles Kids' Meal.

Part 7: 10 halal restaurants in Beijing worth trying (Part 7). JM Western Restaurant (Chaonei branch), Rose City Palestinian Restaurant, Baoding beef cover pancake (niurou zhaobing), Al Rayyan Pakistani Restaurant, Yili Loulan Restaurant (Guijie branch), Dianxinyuan Yunnan Cuisine, Muxiangyuan Heilongjiang Suihua Restaurant, Sanli Tun Turkish Restaurant, Chaoyangmen fast food stall, and Habibi Pakistani buffet. view all

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Summary: This Langfang travel note visits Nanying Village near Beijing for an aqiqah feast, Hui Muslim lamb dishes, local restaurants, butcher shops, and Nanying Mosque.

On Sunday, I was invited to Nanying Village in Langfang, Hebei, to attend a feast for a friend's newborn. In our faith, this is called Aqiqah, a way to give thanks to Allah for the baby's arrival.

The entire street in Nanying Village is packed with restaurants and butcher shops run by Hui Muslims. We ate at Laowu Restaurant, right at the south entrance of the village. Our friend had a sheep slaughtered, and the restaurant prepared a full lamb feast for us. It included roasted lamb chops, braised lamb knuckle tendons (wogujin), stir-fried lamb offal with coriander (yanbao yangza), sesame lamb, and clear-boiled meatballs (qingcuan wanzi). Of course, we also had the fried dough (youxiang) that is essential for any religious feast. Their cooking was better than many places I have tried in Beijing, partly because they use freshly slaughtered lamb. The fresh lamb offal had no chili or Sichuan peppercorns, just a quick stir-fry with coriander stems. It is rare to taste such a clean, fresh flavor in lamb offal. The lamb knuckle tendons had a great texture; they were softer than regular hoof tendons but still had a nice chew. The sesame lamb was also very tender. Many Beijing restaurants make it tough, but this was the best I have ever had. The meatballs were firm and meaty, unlike some places in Beijing where they are full of starch and you can barely taste the meat. Freshly slaughtered lamb is perfect for clear-boiled meatballs. If you deep-fried them, you would lose that fresh flavor.

They have plenty of other dishes too. It takes less than an hour to drive here from Beijing via the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. On the way back, you have to go through a checkpoint where they check your trunk, but we barely had to wait in line on Sunday afternoon.





























After the feast, we visited the Nanying Mosque. Nanying Mosque was first built during the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty. Legend says it was built with donations from Hui Muslims with the surnames Qian, Ma, Zhang, and Dai, after the Qian and Ma brothers moved here from Zhuxian Town in Henan. The mosque was rebuilt during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and was rebuilt again in 1998 to become the building we see today. The mosque is kept very neat and tidy, with bright windows and clean floors. Imam Qian, who serves at the mosque, is a local. He is young, capable, and very welcoming to us. view all

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Summary: This halal Hainanese food guide follows the first half of a trip through Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, covering chicken rice, kopitiam cafes, noodles, seafood, and Nanyang-style Muslim-friendly restaurants.

Malaysia

The Chicken Rice Shop in Kuala Lumpur

Oriental Kopi at Kuala Lumpur Airport

Hua Mui Restaurant in Johor Bahru

Yut Loy Coffee Shop in Kuala Kangsar

Sin Hua Air-Conditioned Restaurant in Kota Bharu

Fook Yuen Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu

Yit Chang Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu

Yee Fung Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu

Ling Long Seafood in Kuching

Rex Restaurant in Singapore

Ying Chew Restaurant in Brunei

Babu's Kitchen in Brunei

Mei Guang Coffee Shop in Brunei

Malaysia

The Chicken Rice Shop in Kuala Lumpur

After getting off the plane at Kuala Lumpur Airport, we take the airport express train to the final stop, KL Sentral. Once we go upstairs, we are at the Nu Sentral shopping mall. We eat there almost every time we visit Kuala Lumpur. There are many types of restaurants in the mall. There are three halal Nyonya cuisine restaurants alone, and many other halal Chinese restaurants.

This time, we ate at the famous halal Hainanese chicken rice chain in Malaysia, The Chicken Rice Shop. The founder, Wong Kah Bee, was once an executive director at KFC Malaysia. She had worked in the fast-food industry for 25 years before starting her own business. In 2000, 54-year-old Wong Kah Bee and her daughter, Wong Jia Lian, opened the first The Chicken Rice Shop in Taipan, Selangor, officially launching their halal Hainanese chicken rice brand.

Wong Kah Bee's parents were from Penang and her grandmother was from Hainan. She loved Hainanese chicken rice very much since she was a child. During the 20th century, Hainanese chicken rice was mostly sold at food stalls, and almost none of it was halal. When Wong Kah Bee and her daughter started the business, they had a clear goal: to bring Hainanese chicken rice into shopping malls with clean, comfortable, and independent storefronts suitable for family meals, and to make it halal food for everyone. Today, The Chicken Rice Shop has 135 locations, making it the largest halal Hainanese chicken rice chain in Malaysia. Led by them, halal Chinese food is growing in Malaysia, allowing friends (dosti) from all over the world to enjoy delicious Chinese cuisine here.

We ordered a set meal for three, which included Nyonya top hats (pai tee), mango salad, roasted chicken, Hainanese curry chicken, okra, wolf herring fish balls (sai tou yu wan), and rice. We also ordered an extra side of roasted tofu, which was perfect for our family. Top hats (pai tee) are a classic snack for weddings and New Year celebrations among the Peranakan Chinese in Malaysia. They originated in Singapore, where they are also called little gold cups (xiao jin bei), and are filled with shredded carrots and white radishes. Wolf herring fish balls (sai tou yu wan) are Teochew-style fish balls made from wolf herring, and they are very popular in Malaysia.

















Oriental Kopi at Kuala Lumpur Airport

Taking a car from Malacca back to Kuala Lumpur Airport, the most popular restaurant at Terminal 2 is the Hainanese coffee shop chain Oriental Kopi (huayang). There is almost always a line whenever you go.

They have a huge variety of dishes and are currently one of the most famous halal Hainanese coffee shops. Hainanese people began immigrating to Malaysia in the 19th century. Many early immigrants worked as chefs and servers in British hotels and restaurants, while some worked as servants for British officers. Influenced by their British employers, the Hainanese learned to cook Western food and combined it with Hainanese culinary elements to create the unique Hainanese coffee shop (Hailam Kopitiam) culture.

We ordered flaky egg tarts, pineapple buns with butter (bing huo bo luo bao), Hainanese chicken rice, classic mee siam, curry fish balls, coffee, soy milk with grass jelly, and longan sea coconut sweet soup (tang shui). The coffee, flaky egg tarts, and pineapple buns with butter are known as the 'Oriental Kopi Three Treasures' and make a classic Nanyang breakfast combination. Their flaky egg tarts are indeed well-made, with a very tender egg custard and a rich aroma. Their sweet soup (tang shui) is also delicious. We rarely drank sweet soup in the north, so it felt very authentic to the Nanyang style.

However, their Hainanese chicken rice was not good. The quality of the rice seemed poor, and it felt gritty, lacking the texture of rice at other places.



















Hua Mui Restaurant in Johor Bahru

We took the train from Woodlands, Singapore, in the morning and arrived at the Johor Bahru station in Malaysia in 5 minutes. We walked from the Johor Bahru station to the old town to visit Restoran Hua Mui to experience an authentic Hainanese coffee shop (Hailam Kopitiam).

Restoran Hua Mui opened in 1946 and has a 78-year history, making it the oldest Hainanese coffee shop in Johor Bahru. Like many old-school Hainanese coffee shops in Malaysia, although the owner is Hainanese Chinese, they hire Malay chefs and staff so that Chinese, Malay, and Indian customers can all enjoy the food.

The term coffee shop (kopitiam) is made up of the Malay word 'kopi' (coffee) and the Hokkien word 'tiam' (shop), specializing in charcoal-grilled toast, white coffee, and soft-boiled eggs. Early Hainanese coffee shops were very popular with the British. Today, they have become places where older people discuss news and daily life, serving as important social hubs.

At Hua Mui, we ordered mutton stew rice, Hainanese noodles, coffee and tea mix (cham c), and a breakfast platter. Coffee and tea mix (cham c) is just coffee, tea, and milk. The restaurant's setting is still very traditional, with a classic two-story arcade building (qilou) and bamboo curtains hanging on the doors and windows, easily bringing to mind the old days.





















Yut Loy Coffee Shop in Kuala Kangsar

Taking the train north from Ipoh, it is a 30-minute ride to Kuala Kangsar District. Kuala Kangsar has been the royal city of the Sultan of Perak since the 18th century. The town center still keeps an old street of arcade buildings, where you can find an old-school Hainanese coffee shop called Yut Loy Coffee Shop (Yue Lai Cha Shi). The Hainanese owner hires Malay staff here, allowing the three major ethnic groups—Chinese, Malay, and Indian—to all dine in the shop.

Since Yut Loy Coffee Shop only serves main meals after 1:00 PM, we spent the morning there having coffee with toast, topped with honey and butter. In Nanyang-themed novels, I often read about old people sitting in these Hainanese coffee shops all morning with a cup of coffee, a piece of toast, and a newspaper. This time, we got to experience it ourselves.

















Sin Hua Air-Conditioned Restaurant in Kota Bharu

Hainanese people are an important part of the Chinese community in Kelantan. We ate at the Sin Hua Air-Conditioned Restaurant, a long-standing Hainanese eatery in Kota Bharu with over 50 years of history. We had Hainanese chicken chop, Hainanese noodles, and toasted bread, all of which are authentic Nanyang Hainanese dishes. Next door, there is also a Sin Shing Coffee Shop (Xin Cheng Cha Can Shi), which is said to have the best Hainanese chicken rice in Kota Bharu.

















Fook Yuen Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu

Although there are many Hakka and Hokkien people on Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu, the restaurants are still mostly run by Hainanese people. I started my morning with breakfast at Fook Yuen Coffee Shop (Fuyuan Cha Canting), which is very popular and crowded with tourists. Ordering is semi-self-service. They offer Cantonese-style congee and dim sum, Malay coconut milk rice (nasi lemak), and Western-style bread and coffee, meeting the needs of all ethnic groups in Malaysia. I had a serving of Hainanese chicken rice, two portions of steamed dumplings (shaomai), and a glass of iced milk tea. Their chicken rice is a modified version; they add dried small fish to the rice, a style that should be more popular with Malay customers.

















Yit Chang Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu

Opened in 1896, Yee Fung Coffee Shop (Yue Chang Cha Shi) is the oldest Hainanese restaurant in Kota Kinabalu, with a history even longer than the city itself. The shop was originally located at the headquarters of the British North Borneo Chartered Company on Gaya Island. After the settlement on the island was destroyed in 1898 by an anti-British uprising led by the indigenous leader Mat Salleh, the shop moved to its current location on Gaya Street. You could say Yee Fung Coffee Shop has witnessed the entire transformation of Kota Kinabalu. Old photos hang on their walls, including one from the 1960s showing Yee Fung Coffee Shop in the exact same spot as today.

The shop is divided into two sections, with the Hainanese owner personally making coffee and toasting bread. The owner is very enthusiastic, provides excellent service, and speaks great Korean, which helps him attract many Korean guests. Another stall invites Muslim sisters to make Hainanese beef offal noodles (niuzamian) and various Malay dishes, which is a major feature of traditional Hainanese coffee shops. To attract customers from all ethnic groups, they must make food that suits everyone's taste. This is why many long-standing Hainanese restaurants in Malaysia have been open for decades or even a century.

We ordered white coffee, three-layer coffee, monk fruit herbal tea (luohanguo liangcha), oats, toast, and beef offal noodles. Monk fruit herbal tea and barley water (yimi shui) are really perfect for the weather here.



















Yee Fung Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu

The most popular halal Chinese restaurant on Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu is Yee Fung Tea House. The owner of Yee Fung Tea House, Zhuang Qiuwang, is from Johor. He started selling laksa on Gaya Street in 1984, which is exactly 40 years ago. Like many halal Chinese restaurants in Malaysia, they hire Muslim chefs and staff to ensure the ingredients are halal.

Their signature dishes are the "three treasures": laksa, claypot chicken rice, and beef offal. We ordered lettuce with oyster sauce, plain beef offal, plain fish balls, and chicken wonton noodles. Hainanese beef offal mainly includes beef balls, beef tripe, stewed beef, and beef slices. Many Hainanese restaurants in Kota Kinabalu serve it, and it is a major local specialty. Authentic Hainanese beef offal does not use MSG. It relies purely on spices to stew out the flavor, so you do not feel thirsty after eating it.



















Ling Long Seafood in Kuching

I strongly recommend the Top Spot Food Court in the city center to friends (dosti) visiting Kuching. It is a Chinese halal seafood city with a Nanyang style. The food court is open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. It looks like a very plain parking garage from the outside, but once you take the elevator to the top floor, you enter a very lively seafood open-air food court. Most of the stalls in the food court are Chinese-run with halal certifications. Various fish, shrimp, and vegetables are displayed openly, so you can pick whatever you want to eat.

We chose a stall called "Ling Long Seafood." The lady who took our order is Hainanese. Hainanese people running halal Chinese restaurants in Malaysia is also a major feature. The lady spoke great Mandarin and enthusiastically helped us order according to our needs. We ordered Sarawak-style stir-fried midin (a type of fern) with shrimp paste and stir-fried mani cai (a local vegetable) with eggs. Their stir-fried dishes come in small, medium, and large sizes, so even one person can eat very well.

Midin is a fern native to Borneo. It is not bitter at all when stir-fried and has a very fresh fragrance. Mani cai, also known as star gooseberry leaves, is a wild vegetable that Sarawak Hakka people love to cook. You can find it in homes and small restaurants. The picked mani cai leaves must be crushed in water and drained to remove toxins, and the small stems must be picked out before stir-frying, so it is much more troublesome than other vegetables.

For seafood, we ordered lokan (white clams), sea shrimp, and seven-star grouper. The waiter told us which ones were the freshest and which were frozen. After we ordered, the food was indeed very delicious. Since this is a food court by the sea in the city center, I am not sure if other stalls overcharge, but I think this one offers good value for money. In the end, our five dishes, rice, and 6% sales tax cost 313 RMB in total. Small stir-fried dishes were 24 RMB each, a seven-star grouper was 148 RMB, though they have cheaper fish too. A plate of sea shrimp was 48 RMB, and a plate of clams was 40 RMB.



































Rex Restaurant in Singapore

If you visit the National Museum of Singapore and Fort Canning Park, it is well worth going to the nearby MacKenzie Rex Restaurant to taste authentic halal Hainanese chicken rice. MacKenzie Rex Restaurant opened in 1966. It is the first and most famous halal Hainanese chicken rice restaurant in Singapore. The owner is a Hainanese Chinese who speaks good Mandarin and is happy to introduce dishes to guests. Besides Hainanese chicken rice, they are also good at making various home-style Chinese dishes, known in Singapore as Zi char (home-style stir-fry).

We ordered the classic chicken rice and five-spice meat rolls (Ngor Hiang per roll), plus stir-fried mixed vegetables and fish soup. Everything was delicious, and it was arguably the best meal of our Singapore trip. The best part of their chicken rice is not the chicken itself, but the rice steamed with chicken fat. You can eat it plain and never want to stop. The halal version of the five-spice meat roll adds five-spice powder to the chicken filling, which is then wrapped in bean curd skin and deep-fried. It is very fragrant when freshly fried.



















Ying Chew Restaurant in Brunei

When traveling in Brunei, you must visit the most famous legendary Hainanese teahouse, Ying Chew (Yingzhou Hao).

The founder of Ying Chew, Han Qiongyuan, was from Wenchang, Hainan. During the Japanese invasion of China in 1939, 17-year-old Han Qiongyuan traveled to Southeast Asia and arrived in Brunei to work as a helper in his uncle's coffee shop. In 1946, Han Qiongyuan officially opened Ying Chew Teahouse, selling coffee, bread, and other food. It became widely known for its longevity bread (Roti Kuning). As the teahouse business grew, Han Qiongyuan expanded into real estate and led the construction of the Brunei Hainan Building. After 1993, Han Qiongyuan returned to his hometown every year to visit relatives and invested heavily there. He was awarded the title of 'Patriotic Hainanese' by Hainan Province three times.

Like many old-fashioned Nanyang Hainanese teahouses, they serve halal food and have Brunei halal certification, making them popular with all ethnic groups. They have a very rich variety of bread. The most classic sandwich breads come in four flavors: peanut, red bean paste, butter, and coconut. There are also peanut and kaya mix bread, cheese bread, yellow bread with kaya and butter, and French toast. You can add a fried egg and cheese, or order a soft-boiled egg on the side. Cakes include custard cakes, egg tarts, coconut tarts, red bean cakes, butter cakes, pandan cakes, and more. Western-style breads and pastries were learned by Hainanese people while working as kitchen helpers for the British in the 19th century. Today, they have become a classic part of Nanyang Hainanese restaurants.

Besides bread and pastries, they also have various noodles, such as sesame flat rice noodles (guotiao), dry-tossed noodles, stir-fried noodles, Hainanese noodles, stir-fried rice vermicelli, and silky egg flat rice noodles (hefen). These suit Chinese tastes very well. We ordered silky egg flat rice noodles, sesame flat rice noodles, egg tarts, custard cakes, yellow bread with fried egg, chicken curry puffs, peanut and kaya mix bread, ginger milk tea, and lemon tea for a mix of Chinese and Western flavors. The peanut and kaya mix bread contains kaya jam, butter, and crushed peanuts, giving it a very rich texture. The sesame rice noodles (zhima guotiao) are a mix of sweet, salty, and spicy, served with fried tofu and fried fish chunks. They are a signature dish at this shop.



















Babu's Kitchen in Brunei

We had lunch in the old town of Brunei Town. There are many Chinese-owned shops here, and it is also a great place to find halal Hainanese restaurants. We chose a place called Babu's Kitchen. It was very busy at lunchtime with Chinese, Malay, and Indian customers, which is a classic scene at a Hainanese restaurant. Since they did not have a Chinese menu, we asked the owner to recommend dishes. We ordered the Assam fish fillets, salted egg fried mushrooms, beef yee mee noodles, and bean curd skin with tofu and chicken. Just like in Malaysia, the Chinese people in Brunei speak very standard Mandarin. Overall, the food was very good. It blends Chinese cooking with Malay flavors, but it is still very easy for Chinese people to enjoy. view all

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Summary: This second Beijing halal dining guide continues with international Muslim-friendly restaurants, Arab and Central Asian food, halal dining tips, and restaurant details from the original list.

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One Thousand and One Nights Restaurant

This is arguably the first Arabic restaurant in Beijing and now has two locations. The decor features murals based on Arabic myths, and there is a dance performance every half hour during dinner. The performers are beautiful, and you can enjoy traditional Arabic food here, including foie gras. The yogurt lamb and spicy sesame sauce served with cedar bread (xuesongbing) are a perfect match.



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

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Haitianyise Chinese Restaurant

This is a high-end, elegant Chinese restaurant. It was my first time eating halal shark fin soup here, and they also serve expensive dishes like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (fotiaoqiang). Seafood is the main theme of this restaurant. It is a bit pricey, but the taste is worth the money.



Address: No. 13 Guanzhuang Road, Chaoyang District

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Changying Seafood Barbecue

I recommend this place because you can eat halal spicy crayfish here. Their small meat skewers are very delicate and quite delicious.



Address: Changying Middle Road, near Ziguangyuan, Chaoyang District

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Gao Laosi Lamb Soup

It has not been open long, but it is very popular. The lamb soup is perfectly seasoned. Pair it with lamb trotters and sesame flatbread (shaobing) for a satisfying and filling meal.



Address: Inside the Home Inn courtyard, Guang'anmen Inner Street

52

Jingdong Meat Pie

The meat pie is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It differs from Old Yang's meat pie because the crust is flaky, but both are delicious.



Address: Inside the Home Inn courtyard, Guang'anmen Inner Street

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Asiya Restaurant

This is a Xinjiang cuisine chain. The roasted lamb chops are their signature dish, and the fish and lamb stew (yuyangxian) is very fresh and tasty. The service is also good.



Address: No. 45A Fengtai North Road, Lize Bridge

54

Kaorouji

Beijing has three famous restaurants specializing in Beijing-style barbecue: Kaorouwan, Kaorouji, and Kaorouliuli. Kaorouji is the most popular because it sits in the busy Shichahai scenic area. The food is excellent, though the prices are a bit high.



Address

Qianhai East Bank, Shichahai, Xicheng District

55

Nanmen Shuanrou

This is a long-standing Beijing brand for copper pot hot pot (shuanrou). The interior is decorated like a traditional courtyard house (siheyuan), giving it a very authentic Beijing feel.



Address:

No. 1 Nanguanfang Hutong, Shichahai, Xicheng District

56

Qingxiangge Dalian Seafood

This is a large halal seafood restaurant chain with several locations in Beijing. Their abalone, oysters, and mackerel dumplings are popular. If you visit on your birthday, they give you a free bowl of longevity noodles.



Address: Next to Dongdaqiao Subway Station, Chaoyang District

57

Baiji Fanzhuang

This is an old-fashioned Beijing halal restaurant. Their small bowl of beef is stewed until it is very tender. They now serve copper pot hot pot, and you might even spot a minor celebrity comedian eating here.



Address: Opposite the Baiguang Road Shopping Mall, Xicheng District

58

Heqingzhai

Shunyi also has halal copper pot hot pot. The lamb from Inner Mongolia here has no gamey smell at all.



Address: Zuoti Road, near Shunmi Road, Shunyi District

59

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Halal Canteen

You can get halal spicy dry pot (mala xiangguo) here. It tastes pretty good, but remember not to order their beef or lamb slices. Try it if you don't believe me.



Address:

No. 10 Xitucheng Road, Haidian District

60

Manhengji Hot Pot

This is another popular copper pot hot pot restaurant. Their stir-fried dishes are just as good, and they serve Beijing-style snacks and desserts. It is great value for money. I recommend the brown sugar flatbread (tangbing) at Manhengji.



Address:

No. 14 Ping'anli West Street, Xicheng District

61

Deyunxuan Lamb Spine Hot Pot

The taste is excellent, delicious and affordable. A special feature is that you can get free refills on the sour plum drink (suanmeitang).



Address: No. 10-35 Anlelin Road, Dongcheng District

62

Hongshenghao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg

You can grill the lamb leg yourself, or have the server grill and slice it for you. I think grilling it yourself is more fun. You can eat as you slice, which is both interesting and delicious.



Address: Left side of the main entrance of the Health College, Nanheng West Street, Xicheng District

63

Nailao Wei

This is a famous Beijing snack shop serving palace-style cheese. There are many varieties, including almond, blueberry, and hawthorn. If it is your first time, the original flavor is the best.



Address:

Room 107, No. 202 Guang'anmen Inner Street, Xuanwu District (west side of Dazhong Electronics)

There are a few other restaurants I didn't take photos of:

64. Xi'an Restaurant: A time-honored brand that serves authentic Xi'an pita bread in soup (paomo) as well as stir-fried dishes.

Address: 20 Xinjiekou South Street (opposite Xinjiekou Mall).

65. Donglaishun: It is very famous. The fresh lamb from Inner Mongolia is great, but the prices are among the highest for hot pot in Beijing.

Address: North of the Niujie intersection.

66. Xilaishun: This is a place for Beijing-style stir-fry dishes, and every dish is a classic.

Address: 116 North Xinhua Street, Hepingmen.

67. Nanlaishun: They specialize in halal snacks. I like their offal soup (zasui tang).

Address: 2nd Floor, 12 Nancaiyuan Street, Xicheng District.

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