Must-see restaurants in Ningxia

  • Tóng Xīn Chūn

    Ningxia

    Locals regard this unassuming decades-old establishment as one of the best places to try Ningxia cuisine, in particular, mutton. The bonus is that it's…

  • Laobaishi Flatbread and Stewed Meat

    Ningxia

    This three-storey establishment is famous for its pàomó – a Xi'an and Xinjiang delicacy of mutton (羊肉泡馍, yángròu pàomó) or beef (牛肉泡馍, niúròu pàomó) in an…

  • Sulai Special Beef Bone

    Ningxia

    This cosy Hui restaurant specialises in stewed pork bone (牛骨头, niúgǔtou; catty ¥48). The bones are laden with meat and best eaten Genghis Khan–style –…

  • Xiānhè Lóu

    Ningxia

    This fantastic, cavernous place opens round the clock, serving both big spenders and budget seekers. You could splash out on the pricey fish dishes or the…

  • Quánjùdé

    Ningxia

    If you pine for Peking duck, Quánjùdé steps up to the plate. For ¥80 you get half a duck – a meal for one – served with cucumber, scallions and hoisin…

  • Dà Mā Jiǎozi Guǎn

    Ningxia

    This popular place is dedicated to Chinese dumplings, which come by the catty or jīn (斤); you can order a half or quarter jīn. There are all sorts of beef…

  • Guihua Xiang Handmade Noodles

    Ningxia

    This shop close to the Drum Tower serves a dozen tasty noodle dishes. Signatures include wormwood seed noodles (蒿子麺, hāozǐ miàn), made with the seeds of…

  • Guó Qiáng Shǒu Zhuā

    Ningxia

    An elegant branch of a well-known restaurant, Guo Qiang Shǒu Zhuā is best known for shǒu zhuā (hand-grabbed) boiled mutton, which comes in different cuts…

  • Xiang Shan Lamb

    Ningxia

    The tender, succulent cuts at this lamb specialist are boiled, braised, grilled or flash-fried with chives, chilli and potatoes – all done masterfully and…

  • Xiǎoyè Shǒuzhuā

    Ningxia

    A jovial shǒu zhuā mutton restaurant. Mutton is ¥108 to ¥118 per catty, and boiled lamb hooves in garlic sauce are ¥10 apiece. To cleanse your palate, you…

  • Zhongwei Shangcheng Night Market

    Ningxia

    A Dante’s Inferno of flaming woks and grills, the night market is made up of countless stalls in alleys running left off Xinglong Nanjie (which is lined…

  • Xiaochi Night Market

    Ningxia

    This alley of food stalls runs till the break of dawn and specialises in delicious shāguō (砂锅, mini hotpot), as well as shāokǎo (烧烤, barbecue) kebabs and…

  • Bái Gōng

    Ningxia

    Waiters here push around carts piled with all forms of delicious dumplings and buns, as well as more esoteric Cantonese nibbles like spicy chicken feet…

  • Silk Road Food Street

    Ningxia

    This street with a gimmicky name in Zhenbeibu town, in the foothills of the Helan mountains, has a few good, simple restaurants. Part of the Western Film…

  • Xiānhè Lóu

    Ningxia

    You can't go wrong here with great kǎoyángpái (烤羊排, barbecued ribs) and jīngjiàng ròusī (京酱肉丝, soy pork), which you wrap up in little pancakes, and…

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