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 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-run snack bars have halal flavors. The varieties they sell include: noodle tea, bean juice, tofu nao, bean noodles and ball soup, braised fried tofu, offal soup, fish, sugar ears, sugar fire, and burnt rings.

, Twist cake, fried cake, butter fried cake, screw turner, pastry, bean filling fire, bean filling cake, bean cake, bowl cake, donkey rolling, aiwowo, pea yellow, glutinous rice cold cake, honey three knives, open smile

, Ginger Sauce Pork Fork, Rolled Fruit, Shaobing with Pork, Mendeng Meat Pie, Jingdong Meat Pie, Fried Dumplings, etc.

There are also some non-halal snack bars that offer: 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, and a new branch was opened on the west of Dajie Road at the west entrance of Huguosi Street (formerly Beilaishun

), very close to the former residence of Mei Lanfang. Going east along Dingfu Street, you can reach the former site of Fu Jen Catholic 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 located in 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 Muslim 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 south side of Xihua Gate.

There are some snacks including fried belly, fried pancakes and fried dumplings.

The stir-fried dumplings taste good. Like Enyuanju's, the dumplings are handmade and stir-fried (many restaurants use machine-made large pots, which taste like leftovers). The disadvantage is that the side dishes are not rich enough. It is better to add some diced cucumbers and green beans.

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In addition, there is a Minlexuan halal pot sticker restaurant on the east side of Liubukou Concert Hall Road, which is the original Hongbinlou pot sticker restaurant.

East City: Longfusi Snack Bar and Bai Kui Lao Hao: Dongsi Longfusi Street diagonally opposite the original Longfu Building. Longfusi Snacks used to be very famous, but with the decline of Dongsi Commercial Street and several demolitions, it is now

Today is not what it used to be.

The two stores are connected and the store is 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, south of Beixinqiao, the store is not big, but it is quite 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 Paodu, 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 intersection of Ciqikou. 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 will become addicted after a few times.) Honghu Hui Snack Bar: It was originally located in Longtan Beili, but now it has been moved to the northeast corner of the Beijing Amusement Park intersection due to demolition.

The dining environment is too bad and there are not many varieties, but breakfast is okay.

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