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Light Bites
Top 50 Light Bites in Dunhuang [2025]
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杨老七羊肉粉汤
5.0
/5
5 reviews
Snacks
From IDR 45833
Shazhou Market | 262m from downtown
Address: 甘肃省酒泉市敦煌市阳关中路1144号
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There are several medals hanging on the wall. The mutton noodle soup is very famous and tastes good.
Pre-production • Plenty of Practical Tips✨
📦 ID: Must bring your ID! Save on student IDs/senior citizen IDs if possible~
👗 Clothing:
- Summer clothes + sun-protective clothing/light jackets; be sure to pack everything, as the temperature fluctuates greatly.
- Essential desert 3-piece set: windproof jacket 🧥 + wide-brimmed hat 👒 + sunglasses 🕶️
💄 Daily necessities:
- Bring me 3 bottles of sunscreen! SPF50+ ☀️
- 2 face masks daily for emergency use, as the dryness in the Northwest causes cracking 😱
💊 Medications: Basic cold medicine + gastrointestinal medication + motion sickness medication 💊 You know Northwest cuisine!
🏜️ Must-see attractions • Babysitter's guide 🏜️
📍 Mogao Grottoes (a world-class art center ✨)
- 🔴 Choose a Class A ticket! Watch a 4K movie before entering the caves!
- 🕰️Book a month in advance during peak season. Trust me!
📍Embracing Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake (Desert Wonder🏜️)
- 🐫Camel Ride 100/person 📸Photography 20/time
- 🌄Breathtaking sunsets, best seen in July and August!
📍Yumen Pass (A Poetic Frontier Fortress🏯)
- 🎫40 yuan "Spring Breeze Doesn't Pass" Check-in Spot
- 📸Style Hanfu for stunning photos!
🍜Food Recommendations • Foodie Paradise🍢
🐑Hardcore Lamb:
- Jingyuan Galiu Lamb (Local Top Restaurant)
- Huyang Braised Pancakes🐏The dough soaks up the gravy! 🍜Must-Try Snacks:
- Shun Zhang Yellow Noodle House 🍜 (Featured on CCTV)
- Pao Er You Gao 💥Crispy and Crispy
☕Special Drinks:
- Apricot Peel Water 🥤 Liu Hong Xing Jia yyds
- Fei Tian Latte ☕Exclusively available on the top floor of Dunhuang Bookstore
🏨Accommodation Guide • Budget or Budget 🏩
💎Luxury Options:
- Dong Yi Dunhuang (Designer Hotel)
- Bi Yue Hotel (Desert Pool 🏊)
🏮Special B&Bs:
- Dunhuang Villa (Western-style 💃)
- International Hotel (Han Dynasty Palace Style)
🚗Transportation Tips • Save Time and Effort 🚖
✈️Main Transportation:
- Lanzhou Transfer 🚄/Direct Flight to Dunhuang (Additional Summer Flights)
🚕Intra-City Transportation:
- Taxi Starts at 5 Yuan Charter a car for the western route for 400 yuan/day
- 🚌 Bus No. 3 is super convenient to Crescent Moon Lake
📆 Itinerary • Choose Your Own 🗓️
🔥 Classic 3-Day/2-Night Tour:
D1: Sunset at Mingsha Mountain and Night Market
D2: Mogao Grottoes and "See You Again Dunhuang"
D3: Western Devil City Off-Road Tour 🚙
🌈 In-Depth 4-Day/3-Night Tour:
D1: Mogao Grottoes, Art Museum, and Night Performance
D2: Yangguan Pass and Yumen Pass Starry Sky Views 🌌
D3: Yulin Grottoes and Yadan Off-Road Tour
D4: Museum and Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicraft Experience
#DunhuangTour #NorthwestCircularRoad #DesertTravel #SilkRoad #MogaoGateGurtyardTravel
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Shun Zhang Donkey Meat Noodle
4.0
/5
325 reviews
Fast Food
From IDR 137500
Shazhou Market | 411m from downtown
Address: Jinshan Road Binhe Century Home 1 (near Jinshan Hotel)
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During the trip, the local driver led the way to this Shunzhang Yellow Noodle Restaurant. There is a parking lot next to it, which is convenient for parking. After sitting down and searching, I found out that this noodle restaurant has a long history. There were not many of us, so we only ordered a few dishes. The taste was good. The dishes here are all put with a little chili. The children don’t eat spicy food, so they specially gave us hot sauce for us to add ourselves. The yellow noodles were not small in size. I ate them right away and forgot to take pictures. The noodles were chewy and felt a bit like ramen. The children said it was like eating pasta. The sauce had a bit of soybean sauce and taste. Many of the vegetables here are lettuce, which was also ordered here. It was green, crispy and tender, and not bad. The donkey meat and braised sand were also delicious, with a salty and fresh taste.
When you come to Dunhuang for tourism, you must want to taste the local food. Among the many delicacies, donkey meat and yellow noodles are the most distinctive in the whole Dunhuang. For the trip across Mars, we specially arranged the first Shunzhang Yellow Noodle Restaurant in Dunhuang. 🚉 Transportation strategy: The location is very easy to find. You can take any taxi driver in Dunhuang and know where this restaurant is. It is also very close to the city. 🖼 Restaurant environment: When I first entered the restaurant, I felt that this was a small restaurant, because there were only 4 to 5 tables in the hall on the first floor, but their second floor is very wide, with private rooms and halls. 🍲 Recommended dishes: Donkey meat yellow noodles, this is a must-try when you come to this restaurant or even to Dunhuang. Yellow noodles are actually made of white flour, and they are very chewy. With some small tofu and donkey meat on top, they are still delicious. 🚉 Stir-fried donkey skin, this is the first time I have eaten donkey skin, I didn’t expect it to taste so good, and it is very chewy. This is a very good choice for supplementing collagen. 💰Per capita consumption: Looking at the menu I uploaded, you will know that the per capita consumption of this restaurant is actually not low. This is also a very common feature in the Northwest. The dishes are more expensive and the portions are larger, so if two people come to eat, it is enough to order a portion of donkey meat, donkey skin or donkey intestines, plus a vegetarian dish, and a donkey meat yellow noodle.
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刘红杏·杏皮水店
4.5
/5
8 reviews
Bakeries
From IDR 22916
Shazhou Market | 410m from downtown
Address: No. 108 Lixin Commercial Building, Yangguan Middle Road
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This is the first time I've seen "rock sugar apricot peel water". I bought a cup to try. Overall, it's similar to sour plum soup. The direction is roughly the same, but they are both a bit too sweet. You can't drink too much at one time [囧] If you drink too much, you may need to drink more water
You must drink their sugar-free apricot peel water! 10 yuan a bottle is not cheap, but it is much better than the ones in various restaurants in Dunhuang. I regretted not buying enough on the first day. I went to the restaurant in the afternoon of the second day and found that they only opened at 5 o'clock. We gave up with tears in order to catch the plane. Why don't they open during the day? It's sad. Later, when I arrived in Lanzhou, I could no longer find such delicious and pure apricot peel water. I must drink more!
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CHANGLUOHOU·BEEF PATTY WITH ALLIUM MONGOLICUM
5.0
/5
3 reviews
Snacks
From IDR 20833
Shazhou Market | 499m from downtown
Address: 沙州食驿1号铺
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I waited in line for a long time before I bought it. It was worth the wait. It was very fragrant and delicious.
[RoundNails] Xining → Daxin Street Night Market [Dexiao Kangrou Restaurant]
Kangguo Lamb: Lamb, vermicelli, and potatoes are fried together. The lamb has no mutton smell and is firm. The vermicelli is tough, and the potato slices are crispy and fragrant.
Nianpi: A traditional snack, thickened with pea flour, but with a unique flavor
Dog urine pancake: When it is put into the pan and fried, a Jianyi oil pot is used to pour oil on it in a spiral manner, which looks like a dog peeing, hence the name. I tried it for the name, and it is similar to the commonly eaten pancakes sprinkled with a layer of white sugar.
Milk Zongzi: A layer of yogurt and blueberry sauce is poured on the zongzi, which is equivalent to a dessert, and the taste is not bad.
Handmade yogurt: It is more mellow than the usual yogurt, you must try it!
[RoundNails] Dunhuang Night Market (Non-Heritage Snack Night Market)
You must come to Dunhuang Night Market with an empty stomach! (My favorite, there are too many delicious things)
[One] Sweet fermented bean curd, very filling, delicious, and good taste.
[Two] Hand-pulled rice
The best hand-pulled rice I have ever eaten~Sweet carrots paired with tender lamb are not greasy at all! Super delicious (one plate to win)
[Three] Red Willow Roasted Meat
The charred lamb on the outside and tender on the inside is attached with the fragrance of red willow branches. It is super addictive to burst in your mouth one by one. Even people who don’t eat lamb think it is delicious. It’s a big bunch
[Four] Mobei Grilled Fish
It’s rare to eat fish in the northwest. The meat is very tender. , sour and spicy, very appetizing, super flavorful, this is my favorite in the whole night market, super flavorful (I want to eat it when I come back), the first time I ate the fish and the plate was empty, it was so delicious
[Five] Changluo Housha Scallion Beef Pie
There was a queue as soon as I entered the door, full of meat!! Juicy! Very crispy, satisfying as soon as you put it in your mouth
[Six] Shule Baked Buns
Although not big, the skin is thin and the filling is full of soup!
[Seven] Dunhuang Three Treasures
It is made of three different fillings of thin skin Wonton-shaped and dumpling-shaped, with scallions, lamb, and beef flavors, perfect for carb lovers
[Eight] Hexi Fried Tripe
It's also delicious with peanut butter, super refreshing!
[Nine] Li Guangji Apricot Tea
This is a must-have drink! We almost drank it in one go, it's so delicious!
Everything I ate was delicious, and I didn't disappoint. If you still have room for it, you can try other things
If you want to ask anything else, please leave a message, welcome to discuss in the comment area
#Dunhuang Food #Dunhuang Night Market #Shazhou Night Market #Dunhuang Tourism #Xining Food #Xining Night Market #Qinggan Grand Loop
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SHENGJI
5.0
/5
1 reviews
Fast Food
From IDR 37500
Shazhou Market | 673m from downtown
Address: Wenchang South Road 10 Huancheng East Road (west of Dunhuang Hotel)
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【Location】West of Silk Road Yiyuan Hotel.
【Service】In the morning before the silence, many shops were closed. I couldn't find a place to buy breakfast. I finally saw this one open. The steamer at the door was still steaming. I scanned the venue code and came in. There was no dine-in service. The cashier sister was very enthusiastic and immediately introduced which ones didn't need to wait. People came to ask one after another. Some needed to wait for a few minutes. She explained them one by one.
【Taste】I quickly asked for a basket of mushroom meat buns, no need to wait, and finally the second basket. I asked for soy milk.
Unexpectedly, one basket was not enough to eat, so it was good to take the remaining basket away.
Next time, I will try the donkey meat stuffing.
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6
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敦煌味苑餐厅
5.0
/5
2 reviews
Northwest China Cuisine
From IDR 70833
Shazhou Market | 808m from downtown
Address: Next to Carnival Boutique Hotel, No. 756 Mingshan North Road, Shazhou Town
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A husband-and-wife shop with a nice environment, clean and sanitary, and good taste.
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Lixiuhuayangroufen Soup
4.3
/5
11 reviews
Snacks
From IDR 43750
Shazhou Market | 472m from downtown
Address: No. 6 Xinjian Road, Shazhou Town
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In winter, eating a bowl of steaming, fragrant mutton soup can drive away the cold, warm the body, and make you feel refreshed. Whether you are a wanderer returning home or a tourist from afar, if you have a bowl of mutton soup when you set foot on the land of Dunhuang, it will become an unforgettable taste of the journey.
[Taste] "Mutton noodle soup" is very good, and it can be regarded as a special breakfast in the northwest. Especially in winter, mutton is very warm. It is relatively cold here in winter. The mutton is very tender, and there are vermicelli inside. The mutton smell is combined with onions and pepper. "Big pancake" is very good with mutton. The pancake must be eaten hot. The skin is crispy and the inside is very soft. It is a good match with mutton soup. "Mutton offal soup" is the same as mutton soup. The mutton is replaced with mutton offal. The mutton offal is also rich, with fat belly, intestines, and lungs. [Mint] Environment:
A small shop
[Service bell] Service:
More enthusiastic
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8
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李广记杏皮茶
4.5
/5
25 reviews
Bakeries
From IDR 29166
Shazhou Market | 514m from downtown
Address: 91 Commercial Street
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🍭🍭I accidentally saw Li Guangji Apricot Peel Tea at the Shazhou Night Market in Dunhuang. I saw a lot of people queuing up, so I went to join in the fun. The line to pay was quite fast. It took about 5 minutes to get the line, and I waited about 20 minutes to get the tea.
🍭🍭Their apricot peel tea mainly has three flavors: original, white peach oolong, and peach blossom overflow. I feel that white peach oolong and apricot peel tea are also quite a match, but I still tried the original flavor for the first time.
🍭🍭The taste of apricot peel tea is a bit like black plum juice, but it tastes fresher and not as sweet as black plum juice, and you can really taste the taste of apricots.
🍭🍭The packaging of theirs is also very good! The bottle design is convenient to carry and beautiful, and you can see a few apricots at the bottom of the bottle.
🍭🍭The price is 15 yuan per bottle, which is much more expensive than the 2.3 yuan in the market, but it tastes good, and you get what you pay for!
Satisfied, unique flavor, thirst-quenching and sweet, praise
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9
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Dajijianglvrouhuang Noodle House
3.7
/5
136 reviews
Snacks
From IDR 137500
Shazhou Market | 467m from downtown
Address: West side of Tianrun International Hotel
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Came here on July 18, 2014.
This restaurant is a very famous old brand in Dunhuang, and it is the same as other old brands in other places: famous, popular, slow serving, and poor service.
In an ancient city in the northwest like Dunhuang, the environment of this restaurant is already quite good; the food is actually not bad, the donkey meat in sauce is very fragrant and tender.
When I came to Dunhuang for a trip, I went straight to Mogao Grottoes after getting off the plane. I chose this place for my first meal after I came out of Dunhuang. It was recommended by the local driver. The dining environment is not bad. There is a lot of customers. I almost had to wait for a table at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Fortunately, the waiting time was very short. The most important thing is of course to eat donkey meat yellow noodles, which cost more than ten yuan a plate. I cut three taels of donkey meat, fried a donkey plate intestine, and drank a glass of apricot peel water. This is a typical Dunhuang meal.
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10
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益和居·驴肉黄面(鸣山北路店)
5.0
/5
3 reviews
Snacks
From IDR 89583
Shazhou Market | 334m from downtown
Address: 鸣山北路338号（敦煌特色小吃街内）
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The best meal I had in Dunhuang. The owner and his family were very welcoming. We only ordered a Huyang braised pancake and the owner gave us a cold alfalfa dish. It was delicious.
Recommended dishes include donkey meat noodles, cold alfalfa salad, and mutton stewed pancakes.
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