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Street foodXisi Baitasi
Laohuihui Snack Bar on Baiwanzhuang North Street in Beijing is a time-honoured snack shop selling lüdagun, bean-paste shaobing and sugar rolls.
TryLüdagun, bean-paste shaobing and sugar rolls
TipThe Xicheng guide recommends lüdagun, bean-paste huoshao, sugar huoshao and pea cake; hours split into breakfast, lunch and dinner, so check the clock.
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Street foodQianmen Dashilar
Gongmenkou Mantou Pu, the founder store at 1 Xiangchang Road in Beijing, sells sticky bean buns, red-bean rolls and steamed buns from 07:00 to 19:00.
TrySticky bean buns, red-bean rolls and sesame-paste sugar rolls
TipCtrip lists sticky bean buns, red-bean rolls and sesame-paste sugar rolls as favourites, and the shop closes at 19:00.
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Street foodChaoyang Park
Kao Wuxing in Courtyard 129 of Balizhuang Beili, Beijing, is an evening skewer barbecue open 16:00 to 02:00 near Shifoying, per the Beijinger's 2025 list.
TryBarbecued skewers
TipIt opens at 16:00 and stays open until 02:00, so it suits a late evening; the Beijinger lists it among barbecue and skewer spots in its 2025 rundown.
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Street foodOuter Districts
Tuoling Whole Lamb Soup at 33 Moshikou Street in Shijingshan, Beijing, simmers lamb and bone into a milky broth with vermicelli, open from 06:00 to 22:30.
OrderA bowl of lamb soup with vermicelli and chilli oil, plus a shaobing stuffed with braised pork knuckle.
TipAdd a shaobing stuffed with braised pork knuckle, the pairing the district guide describes; the shop opens at 06:00, so it works for an early bowl.
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Street foodOuter Districts
Xiaohan Shandong Jianbing at 203 Moshikou Street in Shijingshan, Beijing, hand-spreads thin crisp multigrain pancakes at a stall open from 06:00 to 19:00.
OrderA Shandong jianbing, hand-spread with a thin crisp wafer, vegetables and the house sauce.
TipIt sits beside Fahai Temple Fried Cake King, which the district guide also calls a queue shop, so the two make an easy breakfast stop before 19:00.
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Street foodXisi Baitasi
Huguosi Snacks' founding shop at 93 Huguosi Street in Beijing, open since 1956, sells over 100 halal snacks, from douzhi and jiaoquan to lüdagun and pea cake.
TryDouzhi (fermented mung bean drink) with jiaoquan, lüdagun and pea flour cake
TipThe shop opens at 05:30, so go early for breakfast; douzhi is an acquired taste, and the 2025 city-walk guide says to pair it with jiaoquan.