Are you planning your Xian Tour? Don’t miss the famous Xian local food. Xian enjoys a good reputation in Chinese gourmet circles. There are many restaurants specialized in the local flavor in Xian. We’ve rounded up top some best local flavor restaurants favored by our Xian travellers.
Laosun Jia Restaurant 西安老孙家饭庄
Cuisine Features: Muslim Food, Yangrou Paomo (Baked Bun Soaked in Mutton Soup)
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 24:00
Laosun Jia Restaurant was opened in 1898. It is the best place to sample Xian’s most celebrated dish, yangrou paomo. There are now three branches, two of them on Dong Dajie. Recommended dishes include the lamb dumplings(suan tang shuijiao) and a local favorite,fenzheng yangrou,two steamed buns perched delicately to the side of a pile of mince and flour.
Add: No.78, Dongguan Zheng Street, Beilin District, Xian 东关郑街78号
Tel: 029 82482993
Xi’an Jiasan Guantang Baozi 西安贾三灌汤包
Cuisine Features: steamed stuffed bun in soup, Chinese rice pudding
Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00
Jiasan Guangtong Baozi is a kind of steamed stuffed buns named after Jiasan, a famous chef who has created the delicious buns. He has three branches with the main restaurant being located on Beiyuanmen, the famous Muslim street in Xian.
Add:No.93, Beiyuanmen, just behind ( or north of ) Drum Tower, Xian 北院门93号
电话:(029)87257507
De Fa Chang Dumpling Restaurant 西安德发长饺子馆
Cuisine Features: Xian Jiaozi (dumpling )
Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00
It is a time-honored restaurant that makes all kinds of jiaozi, a typical Xian dumplings. It can provide a jiaozi feast. De Fa Chang Restaurant is one of the best choices to have a bite of Xian jiaozi.
Add:No.3, West Avenue,, Xian 西大街3号 (near the Bell Tower )
电话:(029) 87214073, 87214065
Tang Dynasty, Xian 西安唐乐宫
Cuisine Features: Western buffet and Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show
Show Hours: 20:30 – 21:40
Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show is an outstanding element of this ancient rich and prosperous society, giving an insight into the peaceful life style of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907).
Tel:(029)87822222
Add: No. 75, Chang’an Road, Xi’an (outside the south gate ) 碑林区长安北路75号
Shaanxi Song & Dance Theatre Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show 陕歌大剧院仿唐乐舞
Cuisine Features: Jiaozi feast and Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show
Show Hours: 20:00 – 21:00
Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show is an outstanding element of this ancient rich and prosperous society, giving an insight into the peaceful life style of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907).
Tel: 029- 87853295
Add: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xi’an (outside the east gate )
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