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 秦唐府- Qin Tang Fu
朝阳门南小街69号
69 Chaoyangmen Nanxiaojie
Hours: 11AM-2:30PM; 5-10:30PM
Tel: 010-6559 8135
$: Lunch for three, 68rmb; Dinner for ten, 342rmb
Directions: The restaurant is easy to find, on the west side of the street, about 100 meters below/south of the big intersection with Chaoyangmen Neidajie. Neon sign visible at night.
What we think
This is one of our favorite places in Beijing.
Qin Tang Fu is a tasty, reliable and inexpensive place to acquaint yourself with Shaanxi cuisine. Fitted with low traditional tables and chairs and decorated with bits of Shaanxi folk art, it is a simple, welcoming place to taste your way through the menu (which has lots of pictures to help you choose).
Start with a few typical braised/pulled pork sandwiches in a hearty Shaanxi biscuit (腊肉夹/la rou jia mo). A delicious (spicy and tart, wide and chewy) hand-pulled dry noodle dish is 油泼扯面or yiu po che mian, seasoned with healthy doses of chili oil and vinegar. For a twist on the usual Beijing shui jiao/boiled dumpling, order the 酸辣饺子汤 (suan la jiao zi tang), or dumplings in a sour and spicy soup. There are a number of very good cool and mild starters that pair well with the flavorful noodles and dumplings: the jiang zhi dou (姜汁豆) are gingered green beans; the huang gua mian jin (黄瓜面筋), which is a light and tart spongy gluten salad with crisp cucumbers and crunchy wood ear mushrooms; and the zhi wu si bao (植物四宝) a mix of peanuts, veggies and soy beans which balances both flavors and textures. Ask to see the menu from their sister restaurant next door from which you can order more cooked main dishes. If you are tired of Peking duck, try their special roast chicken, huang yan ji (黄烟鸡), which is slightly smoked and salty with great crispy skin (on request they will chop it into pieces before serving).
To drink, try the Mi Jiu – unlike the potent brew served in the south, this kind is only very mildly alcoholic (you’ll see children chugging it down) and tastes like a grown-up’s version of soybean milk. Served by the mug, for a few kuai.
Recommended dishes
 油泼扯面 yiu po che mian: wide and chewy hand pulled noodles with chili oil and vinegar
酸辣饺子汤 suan la jiao zi tang: dumplings in a sour and spicy soup
姜汁豆 jiang zhi dou: gingered green beans (cold dish, nice balance to all the spicy stuff)
黄瓜面筋 huang gua mian jin: a light and tart spongy gluten salad with crisp cucumbers and crunchy wood ear mushrooms
植物四宝 zhi wu si bao: peanuts, veggies and soy beans (cold dish, great balance and nice textures)
黄烟鸡 huang yan ji: special roast chicken (another great bird—slightly smoked and salty with crispy skin.
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Wheat Hut 亲面
 陕西风味
朝阳区东大桥路14号宿水二号楼1层
Tel: 010-8989 3106 / 8989 3184
$: Cheap fast food. 6rmb for the pork sandwich; 9rmb for a bowl of spicy tart noodles.
What we think
Wheat Hut is a perfect quick lunch stop or afternoon snack (do you need to refuel after an afternoon of bargaining with Silk Street vendors?). Stick to the Shaanxi standards with a braised/pulled pork sandwiches in a hearty Shaanxi biscuit (腊肉夹/la rou jia mo) and grab a bowl of chewy wide hand-pulled dry noodles (油泼扯面) or you po che mian, seasoned with healthy doses of chili oil and vinegar. Another favorite is la zhi rou ban mian, basically the same noodle dish, but with the braised pulled pork from those delicious sandwiches tossed with the noodles (腊汁肉拌面). Order at the register (and grab a beer from the fridge).
Recommended dishes
油泼扯面 you po che mian: for a meatless one-bowl wonder
腊汁肉拌面 la zhi rou ban mian: for pork lovers
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