Best Restaurants in August in Xining (Updated 2025)

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10. Qinghaimingchigazhangwa Barbecue (haihuzongdian)

€11BarbequeOpen Late

红泥筱垣You can choose braised lamb from large pieces of hand-shredded lamb, and the freshness and fatness of the ingredients are visible. The taste of the chef's preparation is acceptable, with a slight smell of rancidity, and the potatoes and onions are delicious. The tiger skin green pepper is amazing, keeping the green color of the green pepper, soft and tasty, not only has good color, fragrance and taste, but also has a large portion. The quality of the lamb kebab is very good, and the price is surprising. It is only 2 yuan per kebab. Xining people are really happy. It's the first time I've seen steamed buns. It's a bit like sesame cakes, but thicker than sesame cakes. They are flipped and baked in the oven, sprinkled with sesame seeds, brushed with seasonings, cut into small pieces and served on a plate. The taste is fragrant on the outside and soft on the inside. I ate three small pieces in one breath. The store is not big, and there are many tables outside the store. Although it is more than ten o'clock in the evening, it is very popular. The diners are still in high spirits, drinking and eating large pieces of meat. It looks like a night beer stall in the south. The service is enthusiastic, the dishes are served quickly, and the environment inside the store is clean and hygienic.

11. Yiranxuan Qinghai Special Food

No.3 of Local Restaurants in Xining

ScorpioFI went there on the day I arrived in Xining. Fortunately, there were few people after 8 o'clock so I didn't have to wait. I ordered hand-pulled lamb. Even with a simple dip in chili powder, it didn't taste muttony. I have to say that the lamb in Qinghai is really good. Fortunately, I can order half a portion, otherwise I really can't finish it by myself. The milk and egg fermented glutinous rice is quite delicious. It tastes different from what I thought it tasted like. It's just a big bowl that I had to take away. In comparison, the shepherd's yogurt is quite ordinary and too sweet. The salty milk tea is not as delicious as I thought. I thought it would be the same as Mongolian milk tea, but it turned out not to be. It is just salty milk tea as the name suggests. Maybe because one person can't try too many dishes, the taste is okay, but it's not amazing.

12. ma er sha

No.2 of Light Bites in Xining

沁沁沁沁The price tag is clearly visible on the store, and the price is super affordable, but it is a little expensive compared to other places. But overall it is still a good deal. I really want to order all of them, because each one is so cheap, but my stomach is only so big! ! Seeing the full pot, the aroma is overflowing, and my saliva is about to drip onto the screen. It is full of soup. Fennel, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel, sand ginger, cardamom and other spices are prepared, commonly known as the "Thirteen Spices", none of which can be missing. Pure beef offal and tripe, mixed with hot sauce and Lao Gan Ma is really great, the beef offal is well-seasoned, the beef offal is soft and rotten, the gravy is rich, spicy and chewy. But the negative point is that there are too many lungs, which will make people quite dissatisfied.

13. Qingya Loumian Pian Kangyangpai

No.17 of Local Restaurants in Xining

€7HalalOpen Late

_We***16To be honest, this is the most delicious lamb skewers I have had in Xining. It has a strong lamb flavor and is sprinkled with local spices. It is really delicious. I ate one skewer after another!

14. BNP

No.4 of Light Bites in Xining

€1Fast FoodTime-honored Brand

蓝莓奶油冻You guys are eager to recommend the niangpi to me. This one is relatively better. Is the niangpi made of flour? It tastes like the rice jelly in Sichuan. This one is definitely better than Ma Zhong's. There is also boiled jelly with a sour taste. The sweet mash is made from highland barley, just like the fermented glutinous rice in Sichuan. It is an iced drink. Children like it more. I think the taste is not bad. If you want to eat niangpi, come to this one. No. 20, Xinghai Road, Xining City.

15. 清真尕穆萨美食城总店

No.6 of Local Restaurants in Xining

€8HalalOpen Late

游侠半仙After three days of visiting Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake and Ta'er Temple, we checked into the Mercure Yile Hotel and came to this restaurant founded in 1990. The operation is flexible. We ordered two skewers of roasted lamb, lamb blood sausage and beef tripe, and a small piece of hand-pulled lamb. The above dishes tasted very good. Good quality and low price. We also ordered Xunhua Ga noodles to see what ingredients they are made of. There were many people dining, and the tables were full. Other diners were invited to the second floor.

16. EAT FOOD

No.16 of Local Restaurants in Xining

€10HalalOpen Late

M26***35Come for tourism, the taste is great. The good reviews are indeed good

17. 伊帆食府地方特色美食

No.12 of Local Restaurants in Xining

€11Northwest China Cuisine

猩猩知倪心On the first night in Xining, I felt something like altitude sickness. My friend said it was because I was hungry, so we drove to this highly rated ethnic restaurant in the old town. The decoration of the restaurant was also very ethnic, but in order not to violate taboos, we did not take pictures inside. The most recommended dishes were fine. The waiter saw that we were from other places and enthusiastically introduced the characteristics and taboos. In particular, the local beef and mutton were excellent and must be tried.

18. Guchengmuqiao Beef Noodles

No.13 of Light Bites in Xining

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阳光马步鱼I had breakfast here before leaving for Qinghai Lake in the morning. There were quite a lot of people in the restaurant. It seems that they are open all the time from breakfast to supper. There are many kinds of noodles. In addition to the basic Qinghai beef noodles, there are dry ramen, tripe noodles, lamb intestine noodles, vegetarian noodles, flower noodles, etc. There are also some simple stir-fried dishes, similar to the stir-fried dishes in the mainland ramen restaurants. I ordered the most basic beef ramen and dry ramen, plus a portion of beef. The soup of beef ramen is more fragrant than that of the mainland, but the noodles are not very chewy, not as delicious as Lanzhou beef noodles. The dry noodles are also average. Although there is a lot of beef, the taste is a bit dry, and it is okay to eat it in the noodles. The dining area is quite clean~