Xi’an Muslim Street

Chinese name: 回民街
Tickets: Free
Opening hours: all day
Type: Food Culture District
Attraction: Mosque
Religion: Islam
Add: 陕西省西安市莲湖区北院门125号1-51
Recommended Tour time: 1-3 hours

Xi’an Muslim Quarter

Xi’an Muslim Street

Xi’an Muslim Street is not just a street, it is a collective name for many streets in the Muslim gathering area in the center of Xi’an, consisting of Beiyuanmen, Beiguangji Street, Xiyangshi, Dapiyuan and other streets. This is the concentration of Xi’an snacks. As a Muslim area with a history of hundreds of years, you can still feel a strong Muslim atmosphere here.

Xi’an Snacks & Food Street

Here is also known as “Huifang” and “Fangshang”. Here you can eat almost all Xi’an snacks, including various kebabs, mutton steamed buns, steamed buns filled with soup, spicy sheep’s feet, water basin mutton, sauerkraut fried rice, Cured beef and mutton, Liangpi, mutton cakes, etc.

various kebabs, 烤肉串
mutton steamed buns, 羊肉泡馍
steamed buns filled with soup, 灌汤包子
spicy sheep’s feet, 麻辣羊蹄
water basin mutton, 水盆羊肉
sauerkraut fried rice, 酸菜炒米
Cured beef and mutton, 腊牛羊肉
Liangpi, 凉皮
mutton cakes, etc. 羊肉饼

After eating and drinking here, you can also buy some snacks such as pastries, dried fruits, and candied fruit with local flavors, and take them home as souvenirs for relatives and friends.

Strong Muslim Ambience

Huimin Street is an old Huimin neighborhood with a history of hundreds of years, filled with a strong atmosphere of Muslim culture. There are many mosques of different ages in the block, such as the Grand Mosque of Huajue Lane, the Small Mosque of Guangji Street, and the Mosque of Daxue Lane. There are about 20,000 Muslims living in the temple here, maintaining their original religious traditions and living habits.

Most tourists visit Huimin Street from the North Courtyard Gate of West Street, which is not far from Xi’an Drum Tower and Bell Tower.