Food Recommendations
Xi'an must-eat snacks list
- meat sandwich
Recommended stores:
Ziwu Road Zhangji meat bun (local favorite, juicy meat)
Qin Yu meat buns (on the “tip of the tongue of China”)
Price: ¥8-12 for regular, ¥15-20 for premium
Tips: Make sure to choose the “fat and thin” ones, which are more authentic with ice-cream soda!
- Mutton Bun
Recommended stores:
Old Mijia Daiyu Bun (a long-established shop on Hui Min Street, with a strong experience of breaking the bun yourself)
Tongshengxiang (national non-legacy, better environment)
Price: ¥30-50/ bowl
Tips: The buns should be broken into soybean size, with sugar garlic and spicy sauce for more flavor!
- Liangpi
Recommended type:
Cold skin with sesame sauce (Sheng Zhiwang Sesame Sauce Stuffed Skin, Hui Min Street)
Qinzhen Rice Pieces (thin, soft and sticky, recommend “Xue Changli Rice Noodle Pieces”)
Price: ¥8-15 per serving
- Biángbiáng Noodles
Recommended store:
Old Li's Biángbiáng Noodles (near Zhonglou, noodles are thick and sinewy)
Aieva Pantyhose Noodles (frequented by locals)
Price: ¥15-20 /bowl
- Hu Spicy Soup
Recommended stores:
Tiger Liu's Meatball Hoisin Soup (meatballs are Q-balls and spicy)
Old Jia's Meatball and Spicy Soup (inside Hui Min Street)
Price: ¥8-12 /bowl
Tips: With buns or doughnuts, must eat for breakfast!
Recommended Food Neighborhoods
- Hui Min Street (North Courtyard Gate)
Characteristics: Xi'an's most famous food street, halal snacks concentration.
Must card:
Dingjia small crispy meat (soft and flavorful, with rice perfect)
Jia San soup dumplings (thin skin and fresh soup, recommended beef filling)
Southeast Asian cauldron cake (sweet, sticky and fragrant dates, ¥10 / portion)
Tips: The main street is highly trafficked, so you can go deeper into the alleys of Xiyangshi and Dapiyuan to find old stores.
- Yongxingfang
Features: Tang style cultural food street, gathering snacks from all over Shaanxi.
Must hit:
Zi Chang Pancakes (paper-thin, dipped in chili)
Tongguan Pork Buns (crispy skin and fall off the bone)
Drop Bowl Wine (¥5 /bowl, Netflix hit)
- Shijinqiao
Characteristics: A market food street frequented by locals with more affordable prices.
Must-hit:
Dumplings in Ma'erjiao Soup (stuffed with beef and leeks, hot and sour appetizer)
Liu letter beef and mutton fried steamed bun (sour and spicy mouth, heavy favorite)
Recommended Old Restaurants
- De Fa Chang (Zhonglou)
Specialties: dumpling feast (exquisite shape, meaning auspicious), ¥80 per capita.
- Chunfa Chang (Nan Yuan Men)
Specialties: hulu head steamed bun (pig intestines are clean and have no fishy odor), ¥40 per capita.
- Chang'an Dapa Stall (Saige Store)
Characteristics: net red Shaanxi cuisine restaurant, recommended “brush pastry”, “concubine smile”, the environment is suitable for photography, per capita ¥80.
Recommended Night Markets
- Dongxin Street Night Market
Recommended: the old Chen family chowder, Zheng family buns (beef buns ¥1.5 / one)
- Xiaonanmen Night Market
Recommended: moon fried noodles, Huiji powder soup lamb blood (night snack must eat)
Practical Tips
- transportation navigation:
Huimin Street/Shijinqiao: 10-minute walk from Zhonglou Station on Metro Line 2.
Yongxingfang: Metro Line 4 “Dachaichi Station” 5 minutes walk.
- Avoiding the Pit:
The main street of Hui Min Street is heavily commercialized, so we recommend exploring the side streets.
Be careful when buying pomegranate juice, osmanthus cake and other mobile vendors, it is easy to step on mines.
- Suggestions for taking photos:
Yongxingfang's Tang Dynasty architecture and Chang'an Dapaijiao's dishes are perfect for posting on your friends' blogs!
If you need more detailed route planning, you can contact customer service directly! Have fun eating in Xi'an!