Niujie Mosque Food
Where to Find Halal Food Near Niujie Mosque Beijing: Eid Snacks, Beef Pie & Local Muslim Food Map
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Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious. view all
Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious. view all
Reposted from the web
Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious.
Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious.
Where to Find Halal Food Near Niujie Mosque Beijing: Eid Snacks, Beef Pie & Local Muslim Food Map
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Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious. view all
Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious. view all
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Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious.
Summary: A full Niujie halal food map for Eid al-Fitr, covering halal food near Niujie Mosque, classic snacks, beef pies, bakeries, noodles, and local Muslim food shops in the original order.
I often see articles on social media about the food on Niujie Street. As a local, I feel these posts are incomplete and often outdated. Niujie has seen frequent demolition and renovation lately, so many original restaurants and stalls have moved. For example, the Donglaishun Restaurant (Donglaishun Fanzhuang), which stood for years, was torn down to make space for the new Niujie Station on Subway Line 19 because it was considered a temporary illegal structure.
Jubaoyuan
When talking about Niujie, you must start with Jubaoyuan. They used to be my neighbors. Back then, Jubaoyuan was just a shop selling raw meat. About ten years ago, Old Ma from Jubaoyuan started running a hot pot restaurant in Niujie Xili. I went when it first opened; there was no line, though the taste wasn't as good as it is now. Later, I heard they outsourced the hot pot business and started sourcing meat from Inner Mongolia. They added their signature sesame flatbread (shaobing). Before I knew it, long lines formed outside. Now, if I want to eat there, I have to wait at least two hours.
Almost everyone who tries this sesame flatbread says it is delicious, and many people come just for it. The flatbreads are small, and each person is limited to three. It is like having a full hot pot meal just to get a bite of the bread.
Jubaoyuan now has four branches in Beijing: one in You'anmen, one in Wangjing, and one in Mudanyuan. The flatbreads at other locations are not limited, but they are not as popular as the main Niujie store. All their shops are directly managed, and they do not accept franchises.
I recommend trying Jubaoyuan's lamb brain (yangshangnao) and hand-cut fresh lamb. Both come from Inner Mongolia and have no gamey smell.
Because the hot pot business is so popular and requires waiting for an hour or so all year round, they simply took over the food court on the second floor of the halal supermarket. When this food court first opened over ten years ago, it was very busy, and you couldn't find a seat at mealtime. Later, as rent rose, most of the good stalls couldn't survive. The remaining ones got worse, and eventually, people stopped coming. Now, Jubaoyuan has turned it into their own food court. The takeout window on the first floor always has a long line for various Beijing snacks and deli meats, which taste decent. Now, the second floor sells snacks during the day, and after 5 p.m., it turns into a hot pot hall. This space is large enough for more tables, which helps reduce the wait time downstairs.
Hongji Snack Shop
This is another snack shop with a constant line. Hongji has a wide variety of snacks, including rolling donkey (lvdagun), aiwowo, beef cubes, fried cakes (zhagao), toothpick meat (yaqianrou), pea flour cake (wandouhuang), rice cake (nian gao), sliced cake (qiegao), jujube cake (zaogao), sugar-rolled fruit (tangjuanguo), sugar-fired cake (tanghuoshao), crispy meat (songrou), and vegetable meatballs (suwanzi). Hongji also serves dine-in stir-fries, tripe (baodu), and various small dishes. During the Lantern Festival, they also sell various flavors of sweet rice balls (yuanxiao).
Rolling donkey (lvdagun)
Jujube cake (zaogao)
Small bowl of beef and tripe (baodu)
Ningzhixuan
Located right next to Hongji, it hasn't been open long. They sell various deli meats, baked naan, and roast duck for takeout.
Palace Crispy Beef Pie
It has been open for a few years. Business was lukewarm at first, but I recently noticed lines forming. It used to be called Xi'an Palace Beef Pie, but the owner isn't from Xi'an. It is now renamed Niujie Crispy Beef Pie. The pie tastes good, and during Ramadan, they provide free meat pies to the mosque.
Eliya Bakery
There are two shops in Beijing, with the other in Changying. This one is in the basement of the halal supermarket. It is a refined halal bakery, and the cream is imported from New Zealand.
This is the iftar dessert that Eliya provides to the Niujie Mosque during Ramadan.
Lanma Ramen
Besides snack stalls, this ramen shop is one of the few alcohol-free restaurants in the Niujie area. The owner is from Lanzhou and has been running the shop in Niujie for thirty years. The ramen here is quite different from what I ate in Lanzhou; the broth is lighter, but the texture of the noodles is highly praised. It is practically a canteen for students from the Hui Muslim middle school. After the owner returned from his pilgrimage (hajj), he decided to stop selling alcohol, which caused his revenue to drop quite a bit. I visit several times a week, and my favorite dish is their mixed beef.
Shandong Sha Dacu Grain Pancake (jianbing)
This shop started on Jiaozihu Hutong. Later, when the city cleared out the shops there, that whole row of snack stalls closed down, so Shada-cu pancake (jianbing) moved inside the vegetable market on Shuru Hutong. The menu is much bigger than before with new pancake flavors and spicy and sour glass noodles (suanlafen), but I still love the classic Shandong pancake (jianbing) the most.
Baoji Fermented Mung Bean Milk Shop (Douzhidian) on Niujie Street
Most visitors find fermented mung bean milk (douzhi) hard to drink, but if you want the real Beijing taste, come here. The fermented mung bean milk, crispy fried dough rings (jiaoquan), fermented bean curd (ma doufu), and stir-fried strawberries are the most popular snacks, and they also sell pickled vegetables (suancai).
Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat (Dubao Rou)
This shop has a good reputation but is often left off Niujie food lists. It is very small, run by people from Henan, and focuses on takeout, though you can eat inside. The tripe-stuffed lamb offal (dubao yangza) and tripe soup (dutiao tang) are worth a try.
The address is Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili District 2.
This is the current sign for Yaoji Tripe-Stuffed Meat.
Shiji Meat Pie (Xianbing)
The owner of Shiji Meat Pie is from Shandong. After a Beijing TV food show recommended them, the shop started having lines. Now there are two branches on Niujie Street, just a few hundred meters apart.
The young man in the photo works at Shiji. During Ramadan, they provide iftar meals for the Houheyan Mosque.
Tiankelai Restaurant
They have been open for thirty years. It is a Beijing-style restaurant where I like to go for stir-fry dishes. They host matchmaking events every Saturday, but I have never been.
Deep-fried ribbon fish (zha daiyu)
Half a roast duck (kaoya)
Northwest Muslim Restaurant
Since the row of single-story houses on Jiaozihu Hutong closed, there are fewer places around Niujie to grab skewers. This Northwest Muslim Restaurant on Nanheng West Street makes the best ones. It is packed every day with a wait of over 30 minutes. I still miss the Ma family shop on Jiaozihu Hutong, known as 'High Steps,' which used to be the top spot for us students to eat skewers.
Niujie Dai Family Pancake (Jianbing)
Traditional Beijing-style pancake. They are closed on Mondays and only open for half a day, so go early if you want to eat.
The address is at the east gate of the Niujie Xili District 1 residential area.
Muyixuan Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)
Laochengyi Lamb Spine (Yangxiezi)
Compared to the newer Muyixuan, I still prefer Laochengyi. I think their lamb spine is stewed until it is more tender and flavorful. Laocheng Yihe and Laocheng Yiguo are not the same restaurant, and Laocheng Yiguo is not halal.
Steamed chicken with chili sauce (koushuiji)
Hongshunxuan
This is an old-fashioned Beijing-style halal restaurant. Its specialties are stir-fried eggs with wood ear mushrooms and vinegar (culiu muxu) and braised meat strips (baroutiao). There is nothing special to mention, and they also serve roast duck, but it is not very popular.
Two-way fried yam rolls (juanguo liangchi)
Stir-fried gluten (chaomianjin)
Fried tofu (zhadoufu)
Nailao Wei
Nailao Wei was founded in the early years of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has many branches in Beijing, and the Niujie branch is located behind Xihua Jingdian.
Tea soup (chatang) and beef bone marrow oil tea (niugusuiyoucha)
Original flavor cheese (yuanwei nailao) and red bean cheese (hongdou nailao)
Almond tofu (xingren doufu)
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Turpan Restaurant (Tulufan Canting)
People have long forgotten that Turpan Restaurant was originally a Xinjiang restaurant, but it has now localized into a Beijing-style restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in the Niujie area and serves all kinds of dishes.
Bamboo fungus soup (zhusuntang)
Meisi Coffee
This is the only remaining coffee shop in the Niujie area. It serves Western food, including pizza, pasta, burgers, and more.
Sandwich
Pizza
Snack platter (xiaochi pinpan)
Dessert
Xiangyunxuan
A traditional Beijing-style halal restaurant, famous for its meat-filled door-nail pies (mending roubing).
Breakfast includes lamb offal soup (yangza) and fried dough cakes (youbing).
Dashuntang.
The signature dishes are roast duck and lamb chops, but you must order the roast duck in advance.
Fried fresh milk (zhaxiannai)
Roast duck ordered one hour ahead.
Changji Zhizi Barbecue.
Changji Chang Siye's old Beijing-style griddle barbecue (zhizi kaorou) is truly authentic. They serve grilled pickled cabbage, mushrooms, chicken cartilage, beef, and lamb. The meat is marinated before grilling. The taste is just as good as Kaorouji, but since it is a small shop in a hutong, the price is less than half of what you would pay there. It is located on the south side of Guangnei Street in a row of bungalows waiting to be demolished, with a wall right at the entrance.
Noodles with soybean paste (zhajiangmian).
Quick-boiled tripe (baoduren).
Dahuozhi Paper-Grilled Barbecue.
A Korean-style barbecue shop on Nanheng West Street, serving dishes like grilled marbled beef, stone pot bibimbap, and cold noodles.
Gaolaosi Lamb Soup.
Come here if you want lamb soup, lamb trotters, or seafood barbecue.
Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg.
The sign has been down for a long time. It is located right next to the Health School. The grilled lamb leg is very popular. You can grill it yourself or have the kitchen do it, but it tastes better when you grill it yourself.
Nianji Deli.
They sell various braised meats and snacks, with two stalls on Niujie.
Dejuxiangyuan.
Since it is right next to the Northwest Muslim Restaurant, this place is a good backup if you do not want to wait in line next door.
Northwest Ethnic Restaurant.
This Northwest food spot stays open until 3 a.m., so friends arriving at Niujie in the middle of the night can get a meal.
Halal Dumpling House.
The old sign said Junlian Dumpling Restaurant. They have dumplings with all kinds of fillings, like pineapple, fennel, chives, and cucumber. You have to wait in line.
Liankexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot (shuanrou)
The plates are big and the place is spacious. You can come anytime without waiting, and the taste is standard.
Asia Niujie Branch
It merged with Deshunlou. They serve both Northwest and Beijing dishes. There is a large private room that fits 20 people, which is great for group meals.
Niuyichuan
A small shop hidden in Chunfeng Community. They have hand-rolled noodles and spicy dipping tripe (mala zhandu).
Maji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
A sesame flatbread shop recommended by food maps, located in Shuru Hutong.
Manji Sesame Flatbread (shaobing)
Manji's sesame flatbread in Shuru Hutong has the longest lines. They sell out every evening.
Baiji Rice Cake (niangao)
You have to come during the day. This is another old shop recommended by food maps.
Mumin Food
A popular shop next to Baiji that sells brown sugar sesame buns (tanghuoshao), sesame flatbreads, and other snacks.
Yuxingzhai Cake Shop
A cake shop inside the halal food market on Shuru Hutong. You can order birthday cakes here.
Yusufu Ethnic Goods
This shop has been open for twenty years on Shuru Hutong. They sell ethnic clothing, religious books, and imported food. A milk tea shop recently opened inside.
It is right inside the ethnic goods shop.
Laojiefang Beef Noodles
There used to be a row of snack shops on Jiaozi Hutong, but they are all closed now. This is the only beef noodle shop left. They serve traditional Beijing-style beef noodles with large chunks of meat, and it is delicious.