Shaanxi: Chang'an Baiyun Hotel
7 Baiyunguan Street, Xicheng District
Shaanxi cuisine consists of various styles, with the southern, northern, and Guanzhong styles being the representative ones. The local dishes in Shaanxi are famous for their crispy and tender texture, and savory, sour, spicy and salty flavors. The hotel offers Shaanxi's local delicacies like Roujiamo (Meat Sandwich), Lamb Paomo (Lamb Soup with Unleavened Flat Bread), Youpo Mian (Oil Sprinkled Noodles), Yangyu Chacha (Stir Fried Shredded Potatoes Steamed with Flour), and Zenggao (a type of glutinous rice cakes).
Also recommended:
Restaurant of Yuhuagong Hotel: Building 4, Wanboyuan Community, You'anmen Inner Street, Baizhifang Sub-district, Xicheng District
Gansu: Feitian Restaurant of Feitian Hotel
5 Guangqumen Outer South Street, Dongcheng District
Gansu cuisine is part of the cuisines in northwestern China, represented by Lanzhou-style cooking. Beef and mutton may be roasted, boiled, or stewed. Fewer ingredients are used, and dishes are usually salty, savory, sour, and spicy. Popular dishes in this restaurant include authentic Lanzhou Beef Noodles, Lanzhou Sweet Lily Bulbs, Tianshui Malatang, and Dingxi Wide Glass Noodles.
Also recommended:
l Restaurant of Lanzhou Hotel: 1F, Building 5, 58 Xizhimen North Street, Haidian District
Qinghai: Lanxiangyuan Restaurant
1F, Qinghai Tower, No. 6 Beiyin Lane, Xicheng District
The cuisine of Qinghai mixes elements of Han and Hui and draws on pastoral traditions, mellow northern cuisine, spicy Sichuan, and the fresh, fragrant, sweet cuisine of the South. What you're left with is a Qinghai cuisine that is at once mellow, soft, crisp, tender, sour, spicy, and uniquely plateau. This restaurant specializes in Rangpi (cold noodles) and hand-grabbed mutton.
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: Ningxia Hotel Restaurant
2F, Ningxia Hotel, No. 13 Fensiting Lane, Dongcheng District
Hui dishes feature prominently in the cuisine of Ningxia alongside traditional Han offerings. Beef and mutton are mainstays. To ensure the authenticity of the taste, the restaurant flies in all major ingredients directly from Ningxia, especially for Ningxia Tan sheep.
Other recommended restaurants:
l Jingyu Contemporary Halal Restaurant: 1F, Zhongxiu Tower, Chaoyang District
Jingjiuxiang Restaurant: No. 16 Lianhuachixi Road, Haidian District
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Muztagata Restaurant, Xinjiang Plaza
No. 7 Sanlihe Road, Haidian District
Xinjiang cuisine is halal and showcases the strong flavors of Northwest China. Beef and mutton are favorites and can be quick-fried, grilled, boiled, roasted, coated in sauce, braised, and steamed. Flavors tend to be sour and spicy.
Other recommended restaurants:
Bazhou Jinsite Restaurant (Dazhongsi Branch): No. 2 Zaojunmiao, Xueyuannan Road, Haidian District
Junggar Restaurant: No. 8 Longtan Road, Dongcheng District