Snack bars in Beijing

In the early years, the streets and alleys of Beijing were dotted with state-owned snack bars and breakfast shops. After the reform, especially after the 1990s, most of them were closed, transferred or They were demolished and only a few remained. In the past, most of Beijing's time-honored restaurants and state-owned snack bars belonged to the state-owned catering companies in the four districts of the city. Later, some of them were changed to joint-stock systems. Now the catering companies in each district have changed their names, namely Xicheng District - Huatian, Dongcheng - Xinghua , Xuanwu - Xiangda, Chongwen - Xianda. Among them, Huatian's website is more detailed.

Beijing has a rich variety of snacks. Most of the existing state-owned snack bars are halal. The varieties include: noodle tea, bean juice, bean curd, bean noodles and ball soup, braised fried tofu, offal soup, fish, and sugar. Ears, sugar-fired, burnt rings, twists, fried cakes, butter-fried cakes, screw twists, dumplings, bean stuffing fired, bean stuffing crisps, bee cakes, bowl cakes, donkey rolls, aiwowo, pea yellow, glutinous rice cakes , honey three knives, open smile, ginger steak fork, rolled fruit, sesame cake with meat, door nail meat pie, Jingdong meat pie, fried dumplings, etc. There are also some non-halal snack bars that deal in: braised pork, stir-fried liver, enema, roasted rice dumplings, siomai, wontons, etc.

The more famous existing state-owned snack bars (halal):

Xicheng:

Huatian Huguosi Snack Bar: Opposite the People's Theater on Huguosi Street, A new branch was opened on the west side of Dajie Road at the west entrance of Huguosi Street (formerly Beilaishun), which is very close to Mei Lanfang's former residence. Going east along Dingfu Street, you can reach the former site of Furen University and Prince Gong's Mansion Garden.

Huatian Di’anmen Snack Bar: Located at the northeast corner of Di’anmen intersection. Nearby attractions: Jingshan, Beihai Back Gate, Shichahai, Bell and Drum Towers.

Huatian Xi'anmen Muslim Restaurant: located at the entrance of Xishiku Street in Xi'anmen. Very close to Xishiku Church, Beihai, Xisi and Xidan.

Huatian Snacks Baita Temple Store: opposite Baita Temple on Fuchengmen Inner Street.

Huatian Xincheng Snack Shop: East of the road on the south side of the Xinjiekou gap.

Xilaishun Restaurant: The entrance to Xijiaomin Lane of Hepingmen was originally at Baita Temple. Some snacks are available for breakfast.

Youyishun Restaurant: South of the west exit of Huangsi Street. Some snacks are available for breakfast.

Xinrong Halal Snack Shop: Northeast corner of the intersection of Xinwenhua Street and downtown entrance. I thought it was gone long ago, but I passed by recently and found that it is still there. I ate braised fried tofu and meatball soup there for the first time when I was a kid.

Nanchang Street Muslim Restaurant: West of the road south of Xihua Gate. There are some snacks including fried belly, fried pancakes and fried dumplings. The stir-fried dumplings taste good. The dumplings are handmade and stir-fried just like Enyuanju's (many shops use machine-made large pots, which taste like leftovers). The disadvantage is that the side dishes are not rich enough. It is best to add some diced cucumbers and green beans. Mouth.

In addition, there is a Minlexuan Muslim Pot Sticker Restaurant on the east side of Liubukou Concert Hall Road, which is the original Hongbinlou Pot Sticker Restaurant.

Dongcheng:

Longfu Temple Snack Bar and Bai Kui Lao Hao: Diagonally opposite the original Longfu Building on Longfu Temple Street in East Si. Longfu Temple Snacks used to be very famous, but with the Due to the decline of Dongsi Commercial Street and several demolitions and constructions, it is not what it used to be. The two stores are connected and are very large.

Bai Kui Lao Hao Restaurant: West of the northwest corner of Beixinqiao intersection. Original Yangchun Hui snack bar. Bai Kui Lao Hao is famous for its roasted mutton and door-nail meatloaf. It is very close to the Lama Temple, Imperial College, Confucius Temple (Capital Museum), and the south gate of the Temple of Earth.

Bai Kui Lao Hao Restaurant: Northeast corner of Kuan Street intersection. This is the main store. In addition to cooking, there are also snacks. The dining environment is good.

Longfu Temple Snack Branch: To the west of Twelve Road near the south of Beixinqiao, the store is not big, but it is very clean.

Longfu Temple Snack Branch: On the east side of the Drum Tower, the store is small. Nearby attractions: Shichahai, Bell and Drum Towers.

Longfu Temple Snack Branch: West of Andingmen Nei Street, in front of No. 104 Fangjia Hutong Station. Nearby attractions: Imperial College, Confucius Temple.

In addition, Longfu Temple Snacks has a stall next to Wangfujing Beijing Painting Shop, but it only has a few kinds of snacks, and it actually sells mutton skewers and old corn.

Xinghua Gourmet Paodu Restaurant: Located opposite the Red Building on the beach, in addition to the belly popping, it also has halal snacks, and the meat patties are delicious. The store is not big. Nearby attractions: Forbidden City, Jingshan, and Huangchenggen Heritage Park.

Muslim Ruizhenhou Restaurant: Southwest corner of Dongsi intersection. Only snacks are available for takeaway, and there is a "Xingyuelou Fried Cake" counter.

Chongwen:

Jinfang Muslim Restaurant: East of the road on the north side of Hongqiao Market. Very close to the east gate of the Temple of Heaven. Jinfang's Lantern Festival is very famous, and there will be a long queue in front of the door every fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The previous period was very poor. There have been improvements recently, the hygiene is cleaner than before, and the variety has increased. The only thing that hasn't changed is the meat patty. Even though the size has been changed from large to small, it's still unpalatable, with too many green onions!

Jinxin Bean Juice Shop: North of Xiangdong Road at the Ciqikou intersection. In the past few years, it was one of the few places in Beijing where you could drink bean juice, but now most snack bars have bean juice. (Note: I drank it when I was a child. First-time drinkers may not be used to its taste and smell, but they become addicted after a few times)

Honghu Hui Snack Bar: Originally located in Longtan Beili, it has now been moved to Beijing due to demolition. At the northeast corner of the amusement park intersection, the dining environment is too poor and there are not many varieties, but breakfast is okay.

Qunfang Muslim Snack Bar: North of Xihuashi Street, the dining environment is not good.

Old Ciqikou Bean Juice Shop: newly opened, east of Honghu Snack Shop. After the restructuring of Jinxin Bean Juice Store, some staff started a new business and opened this store.

Xuanwu:

Nanlaishun Restaurant: Located on the west side of Daguanyuan, it was demolished from Caishikou. The first floor is for snacks, and the second and third floors are for mutton-shabu-shabu and stir-fry vegetables. The environment and sanitation are better, and the price is not expensive, but the location is relatively remote and not popular.

Xinhua Snack Bar (non-halal): on the west side of the north side of the Hufangqiao intersection, it used to be famous for its bean juice. The main meal now is only bean juice and pot stickers. Liulichang and Xinhua Street are going to be widened recently. It seems that this store will inevitably be attacked.

Nan Laishun Restaurant in Dashilan: East entrance of Dashilan Street, but now it mainly sells northwest snacks, hotpot mutton, and roast duck. There are no Beijing snacks.

Nan Laishun Fried Cake Shop: It is on the west side of the north side of the Caishikou intersection. It has a very small storefront and only takes out food. It will be demolished soon and its destination is undecided. (Note: Fried cakes are good. I buy them every time I pass by. They have been demolished and I don’t know where they are. I’m inquiring...)

The most popular place selling fried cakes right now is next to the Hufangqiao Workers’ Club. A Tianjin restaurant (Jingtianhong).

(Note: The fried cake shop next to the Xiyang Xiezi shop on Xisi Road is also very popular, and there is always a queue every time you pass by)

Enyuanju: Qianmen Meishi Street , opposite the entrance of Dali Hutong. Enyuanju's fried dumplings are said to have been passed down from the "Muke Village". There are currently six flavors including Sanxian, Mushu, diced chicken, beef, minced meat, and mutton. The taste is absolutely first-class, but the business situation is worrying, and Meishi Street is also facing demolition.

Tongzhou:

Xiaolou Hotel: North exit of Tongzhou South Street (behind Hualian Commercial Building). Tongzhou Xiaolou is a century-old halal restaurant, and its roasted catfish is known as one of the "Three Treasures of Tongzhou". (The other two treasures are Dashunzhai’s Tang Huo Shao and Wantong Sauce Garden’s fermented bean curd). There is a snack bar on the first floor.

In addition, there are some state-owned non-halal snack bars:

Tianxingju: Located in Xianyukou opposite Dashilar, the fried liver is the most authentic. There are also some other snacks, but the steamed buns are very generally. (Note: The breakfast I had when I was a child was said to be fried liver, but actually there wasn’t much liver, mainly pig intestines)

All in the same place: Located on Qianmen Street, Fresh Fish Kou Dang Kou sells shaomai and has stir-fry dishes on the second floor. . (Note: I tried it once and it didn’t taste good. Maybe the variety I ordered was too cheap. Should I choose crab meat?) Its traditional famous fried triangle has not yet been restored. There is a branch on Fangzhuang Restaurant Street, opposite Fangzhuang Guiyou.

Ruibin Building: Dashilar Menzhang Hutong, characterized by the burning of draped garments.

Qingfeng Steamed Bun Shop: Next door to the Xi'anmen Muslim Restaurant, it sells steamed buns and fried liver. It used to be next to Chang'an Theater in Xidan, and it was very popular in the early 1980s. Beijing’s steamed buns are actually Tianjin steamed buns. There is a newly opened branch opposite the Daguanlou Cinema on Dashilan Street. Another branch is on the east side of Xinjiekou T-shaped intersection, next to Xinchuan Noodle House. (Note: Unpalatable)

Xisi Baozi Shop: Southwest corner of Xisi intersection, selling fried liver with steamed buns. Now we have the Eryouju sign.

Wonton Hou: Wonton Hou on Wangfujing Street. (Note: The taste is okay, but not as good as the ones I had in Chengdu) The branches are: 1. East side of the Drum Tower; 2. North side of the Hepingli intersection on the east side; 3. Next to Dongsi Longfu Temple snack bar.

Fengnian Enema Restaurant: East exit of Longfusi Street, Dongsi, specializes in fried enema.

Minghua Shaomai Restaurant: northwest corner of Dongsi intersection.

Meiyuan Dairy Store: east of Taijichang intersection and north of the road. In addition, the two Meiyuan Dairy stores on the west side of Xisi T-shaped intersection and next to the watch store on Qianmen Street West have a longer history. Mainly include almond tofu, cheese (not cheese), milk rolls, dried cheese, milk pastry, etc. There is also a branch at the northwest corner of Xibianmen Overpass.

Other famous snacks: Most of them are time-honored brands that were reopened by their heirs or descendants after being out of business for a long time.

Maji Yueshengzhai on Hubu Street: On the west side of Ruibin Building in Dashilan Menzhang Alley, the offal soup there is large and the ingredients are fresh. The loose meat is also good and freshly fried. However, the dining environment is very simple.

Baodu Feng: Menzhang Hutong Langfang No. 2, east side of Ruibin Building. (Note: We also sell Beijing’s traditional mutton-shabu-shabu). The original old Beijing Back Gate Bridge Baodu Feng. There is a branch on the ground floor of Xibei Noodle Village in Liuliqiao.

Full belly: West of the road south of the east gate of Taoranting Park (near the overpass). Baoduman was first located at the southwest corner of Dongsi Archway and closed before the Cultural Revolution.

Jinshenglong Paodu Store: To the north of the west side of Jiandemen Bridge, it was demolished from Dongzhimen. The original Baodu Feng in Dong'an Market, Beijing, failed to compete with Baodu Feng in Menzhang Hutong for the trademark rights a few years ago.

Dongxingshun Baodu Zhang: East edge of Qianhai, east side of barbecue season. The front door is very inconspicuous. The "sheep frost sausage" was recently restored.

Chatangli: East of the road south of the east gate of Taoranting, not far from Baoduman.

Li Ji Baishui Yangtou: on the west side of Zhushikou, on the north side of the road, under the overpass. In addition to Baishui Sheep Head, there are also many snacks.

Yangtouma: On the northwest side of Liuliqiao Overpass, on the basement floor of Xibei Youmian Village. When Xibei Noodle Village opened, there were 8 famous snack restaurants, but now only Sheep Head Horse and Paodu Feng remain.

The King of Padu: On the south side of Di’anmen Bridge, on the west side of the road, this restaurant sells Padu and Mendeng Meat Pie. It is said that it was the one on Beixiao Street in the past, but for some reason the signboard "Big Belly King" is only hung inside the store, and there are only three words "Big Belly Shop" outside the store.

Door Nail Li: To the west of Chegongzhuang and to the north of Santa Temple Road. Operating door-nail meatloaf and fried belly.

About Niujie Snacks:

After Niujie was demolished, several restaurants moved to Nanheng West Street (Nanheng West Street will be demolished again recently). There are three comparable restaurants on the west side of Beijing Health School. famous. They are:

Hongji Snack Shop: It is famous for its beef cubes, and it also sells various sticky goods, fried cakes, loose meat, etc. (Note: I once bought 1 jin of beef cubes here and ate it with 1 jin of pancakes)

Lao Baoduman: (not from the same family as Tao Ranting’s Baoduman, it is said that they are relatives) Now They no longer sell fried tripe, but only sell five-spice roast beef and mutton with sesame seed cakes, 2 yuan a piece, high quality and low price. However, Nanheng West Street is about to be demolished recently, and "Laobaoduman" has moved to the Qingfangzhai Restaurant 50 meters east and north, but it is only a stopgap measure. (Note: The five-spice roasted beef and mutton sandwiched with sesame cakes is delicious. It costs 2 yuan each. It is only available after 4 p.m., and there is a queue every day.)

Rice cakes and rice cakes: all kinds of rice cakes and sticky goods.

Niujie Halal Snack City: East of the Health School, but there are no authentic snacks there (according to netizens’ recommendations, the Nianji Sauce Pork, No. 9 Meat Pie, and No. 14 Sheep Jiezi are good).

The snack bar of Zhibinlou Restaurant: at the south entrance of Jiaozi Hutong, there are many kinds of snacks and the environment is good. The breakfast soy milk is very delicious, it has the so-called "brine taste". A bowl of soy milk and two sugar pancakes, a standard Beijing-style breakfast.

There are also some small shops, although they are not well-known, but each has its own unique specialty. For example, there is a small shop at the east entrance of Nanheng West Street that is very delicious. There is always a queue for selling steamed buns opposite Nian Gao Li.

In addition, the newly opened Niujie Halal Supermarket has snacks on the first floor, and only a "rice cake shop" has been moved back.

About braised cooking:

The full name of braised braised pork is braised braised small intestine. Derived from Su Zaorou and formed later. The most famous one now is Xiaochang Chen. The old store of Xiaochang Chen is at the east entrance of Nanheng East Street on Hufang Road. It has been demolished. Each store is opened by his or her family after the company split, and it is not a chain. Most of them are small shops. Several small intestine rice restaurants opened by his daughter are relatively large in scale. They also offer braised casseroles, braised hot pots and various stir-fried dishes (mainly with water). The dining environment is also good. But it lacks the fun of having a meal around the fire.

Small Intestine Chen: Menzhang Hutong Langfang Ertiao, next door to Ma Ji Yuesheng Zhai.

(Note: Yes, you can smell the aroma from a long way away. The main ingredients are pig waste. Next to it is the halal shop, which is a peaceful place. Everything is safe and sound.)

Small Intestine: Nanheng East Street , not far to the west from the site of the original old store.

Small Intestine: Opposite the Hufangqiao Workers’ Club, in Lazhu Hutong.

Small Intestine Restaurant: Majiapu, Yongwai, north of West Gexinli Road.

Small Intestine Restaurant: District 3 of Fangqun Garden (Fangqun Road), next to Fangzhuang Police Station.

Small intestine Chen restaurant: outside Andingmen, south of Waiguan Xiejie Road.

In addition, there is Chenji Braised Restaurant on the north side of the T-shaped intersection of Taiping Street in Taoranting. It tastes good and is said to be related to Xiaochang Chenye.

Yizhong Restaurant: Go to the east of Bei Road from the Dongsi intersection, the four intersections. There is a signboard in the store called "Braised Sauce Zhang". Zhang Ji Braised Sauce in the old Beijing Meat Market Guanghelou Theater is very famous, but I don't know if this one is the other one.

There are a few braised braised restaurants that are also famous, but they are not time-honored: Tian Dachang: South of the road on the south side of the Andingmen overpass; Kailin Braised Restaurant: South of the road on the west side of the Hufangqiao intersection , has been operating braised pork for more than ten years; Fried Liver: at the Zhao Dengyu intersection of Xinei Street, facing demolition; there is also a small shop on the east side of the Drum Tower, selling braised pork and fried liver, which is somewhat famous on the Internet.

I feel that Small Intestine Chen has the best taste and is not expensive (usually 5 yuan for the bottom of the bowl), but unfortunately there is no white meat in the bottom of the small intestine Chen pot. (Note: The news is untrue, there is white meat. ) Other stores have them.

PS:

There is a fried liver restaurant 50 meters south of No. 50 Middle School. It tastes good.

Southwest of the Hufangqiao intersection (running north-south), there is One sells fried cakes, and many people line up to buy them. There is a braised duck restaurant in the southwest of the intersection (running east-west) which I heard is also very good

There is a "Liqun Roast Duck Restaurant" at the front door which is good, but hard to find. It is a roast duck restaurant opened by a master chef from Quanjude

Full name of service provider: Liqun Roast Duck Restaurant, Chongwen District, Beijing

Introduction: Our restaurant is a Qing Dynasty courtyard house, specializing in roast duck and Chinese food. Our restaurant is inherited from the imperial palace

On the basis of oven-roasted duck, we learn from the strengths of other families. No matter how complicated the process is, we will not dare to save manpower. No matter how expensive the raw materials are, we will not dare to reduce material resources. Our store always uses first-class Beijing

stuffed duck, carefully crafted it, and serves our customers with pure traditional hanging oven roast duck.

Business address: No. 11, Xiangfeng Hutong, Qianmen East Street, Chongwen District

Contact information: 67055578, 67025681

Services: Roast duck, Chinese food

Service price: Roast duck 65 yuan per set

Some notes:

The above does not include all the snack bars in Beijing, but only the more famous ones or the ones I am more familiar with.

The above are all cities that I have recently visited or witnessed with my own eyes that are still "alive" (March 2003). However, in recent years, Beijing has been "developing" rapidly and is spending ten times as much money as it did in the demolition of city walls and the Cultural Revolution. We have the energy to destroy the four olds, carry forward the spirit of "demolishing" with the times, and declare war on the old city. Thousands of alleys and old streets were reduced to ashes. Many snack bars have either closed down or been severely damaged after demolition, and some have even moved back home several times. Therefore, the above address may still change. (Note: Helpless reality)

Although Beijing’s state-owned and time-honored snack bars still need improvement in operation and service, and the taste is uneven, at least the cooking methods are still very authentic, and the prices are very cheap. Most snacks are complicated to make and the profit is not high, which is why many restaurants and private stalls do not make them. As for several so-called snack cities, they only care about making money and do not pay attention to social benefits. The snacks they sell are not authentic, have few varieties, are of low quality and high prices. They are purely misleading foreign tourists and discrediting Beijing snacks. For example, there are only a few kinds of Beijing snacks in the old Beijing street of Dong'an Market. A fried cake sells for 2 yuan, while the state-owned store only sells it for 8 cents. The others turned out to be fried noodles, fried jelly, fried rice, fried skewers and other items from street stalls. Wangfujing Snack Street sells the most fried belly (because of the huge profits), followed by the ones selling mutton skewers. When Wangfujing Snack City opened, it was home to many time-honored brands, but they soon closed.