Gongmenkou Mantou Pu (Founder Store) is a street-food stop in Qianmen Dashilar, Beijing.
Editorially verified October 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Nailao Wei's main store on Guang'anmen Inner Street in Beijing, founded in 1888, sells nailao, a smooth fermented milk curd with a faint rice wine aroma.
TryNailao, Beijing fermented milk curd with a faint rice wine aroma
TipAsk for the palace-style nailao; Ctrip also lists almond jelly, fried milk and double-skin milk, and the unit is Room 107 at No. 202.
Yaoji Chaogan on Gulou East Street in Beijing, opened in 1989, serves chaogan, a thick pork liver and intestine stew, with steamed buns and zhajiangmian.
TryChaogan, a thick pork liver and intestine stew, with pork and scallion buns
TipThe shop opens at 06:00 for breakfast; the stew is seasoned with garlic, vinegar and soy, and Ctrip lists luzhu and baodu beside it.
