Kashgar
Easily Kashgar's most memorable and atmospheric restaurant, Altun Orda is a sumptuously decorated place famous for its roast mutton, sweet pumpkin…
Must-see restaurants in Xinjiang
Xinjiang
A young and friendly English-speaking team run this pizza joint, in perhaps the least likely culinary find in Hāmì. The pizzas (on an English-language…
Kashgar
Across from the Id Kah Mosque, this photogenic night market is a great place to sample local fare. Among the goodies are fried fish, chickpeas, kebabs,…
Xinjiang
The best place in Kuga for Uyghur food is this street at the junction of Tianshan Zhonglu and Youyi Lu. Kebabs, noodles and samsas (baked mutton pies) are…
Xinjiang
This Malaysian-run place serves a very welcome range of Western and Asian dishes, including delicious curried chicken and steaks, while the friendly…
Xinjiang
This unassuming place at the end of a long strip of restaurants on Aqiale Donglu is generally held by locals to be the best in town. Choose between a…
Kashgar
This lavishly decorated restaurant inside the Eden Hotel is one of Kashgar's best, and it oozes atmosphere and is always full of locals. The menu is…
Xinjiang
Recently moved to its own purpose-built area about 1km due south of the main square, Hotan's night market is one of the liveliest and busiest in Xīnjiāng…
Kashgar
This gorgeously decorated 2nd-floor restaurant is hugely popular with Uyghur diners who tend to come in large family groups to feast on traditional dishes…
Kashgar
This large and relatively untouristed night market has food stalls running alongside Yingbin Jie just north of the river. There's a fantastic selection of…
Xinjiang
This outlet of Marco's Dream Cafe is a bakery where you can get fresh bread, pastries and pizza. It's hidden away off the main road in a courtyard – you…
Xinjiang
Within the grounds of the enormous Yīlí Bīnguǎn, this surprisingly lavish multiroom restaurant specialises in coffee and tea, but also has a small Western…
Xinjiang
It's easy to spot this excellent place: look for the large 'Tea Coffee' sign in English on the awning. Inside it's a well-appointed place with white…
Kashgar
This popular Uyghur restaurant may well be a little far out, but its striking appearance and good food make it well worth a trip. The ornate bar is quite…
Xinjiang
This friendly and clean Uyghur restaurant is about the best you can hope for in a town like Cherchen. The photo menu takes in all the Uyghur classics, as…
Xinjiang
It's all about meat at this Han Chinese place in Kuqa's new city, where nevertheless a very Uyghur style of cooking is served up (complete with beer!)…
Kashgar
Part of a China-wide chain of Peking duck restaurants, this is a good place to eat Chinese food (and to drink beer). The cost of the duck includes the…
Xinjiang
Head upstairs to find this upmarket place, where well-heeled locals sip cappuccinos and order from both a Western and Chinese menu (both are in English)…
Xinjiang
Xiǎohǎi makes for a welcome change to the rigours of eating lamb kebab day in, day out, though as no English is spoken you may struggle here without a…
Xinjiang
Specialising in grilled fish, fresh yoghurt and kvas (a yeasty brew popular in Russia), this riverside night market makes for very atmospheric dining,…
Xinjiang
Sit outside on the pleasant patio rather than the furiously stuffy dining room, and enjoy a plate of pollo (slow roasted lamb on a bed of greasy rice and…
Xinjiang
This bakery is a great breakfast option, and offers a range of pastries, cakes and sandwiches, as well as good coffee. Upstairs there's a cosy seating…
Chóngqìng Lǎotàipó Tāntān Miàn
Xinjiang
This cheap and cheerful noodle bar serves up a range of simple dishes in the Chóngqìng style (read: very spicy). It has a pictorial menu, friendly staff…
Kashgar
This Old Town Uyghur bakery has a wide selection of pastries, cakes and other delicious baked goods, which in combination can form a tasty (if rather…
Xinjiang
This popular and centrally located bakery has a great pastry selection from which you can build a good breakfast or a lunch on the go. Give the coffee a…
