Qīnqíng Lúshí Pù

Top choice in Pingyao


This two-storey restaurant lets you sample all kinds of Pingyao and Shanxi treats without stuffing yourself. The bilingual menu offers meal sets featuring small portions of local classics, such as pork terrine (皮冻), steamed tubular oat-flour pasta (莜面栲栳栳), tossed cold noodles (碗脫), and grain and nut tea (油茶). It's near the junction between Nan Dajie (南大街) and Xi Dajie (西大街).


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