Tongshengxiang Restaurant Xian
Xi'an, ChinaThe most celebrated restaurant for paomo - the Xi'an specialty of lamb broth with hand-torn flatbread - with a 100-year history and the most perfected version of this Silk Road dish. Tongshengxiang is a Xi'an institution where you break the bread yourself and hand it to the kitchen, a tradition maintained since the Tang Dynasty.
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Muslim Quarter Night Market Xian
The most famous food street in western China - 500 meters of Muslim-Chinese street food stalls serving roujiamo meat buns, lamb skewers, stinky tofu, pomegranate juice, and dozens of other traditional Hui Muslim and Shaanxi dishes. The Muslim Quarter night market is Xi'an's essential culinary experience and has been running every evening for centuries.
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Jiasan Guantang Baozi Xian
The most famous restaurant in Xi'an for guantang baozi - soup-filled steamed buns with a hot savory broth inside each dumpling. Jiasan's mutton soup dumplings have been made the same way for four generations and the morning queue outside their tiny shop is the most authentic local experience in the Muslim Quarter.
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Lao Sun Jia Muslim Restaurant Xian
The oldest and most beloved large-format Muslim restaurant in Xi'an serving yangrou paomo, lamb hotpot, and a full menu of Hui Muslim cuisine in a massive restaurant that can seat 1,000 diners. Lao Sun Jia has operated continuously since 1898 and is where Xi'an families bring visiting relatives for a traditional meal.