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Street foodDongsi
Shi Cheng Ji on Dongsi Liutiao in Beijing is a hutong shaobing shop selling baked sesame flatbread layered with house-ground sesame paste, 06:30 to 19:00.
TryShaobing, baked sesame flatbread layered with sesame paste
TipIt closes at 19:00 and opens at 06:30, so it works as a breakfast stop; the Beijinger lists it among old Beijing snacks in its 2025 rundown.
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Street foodOuter Districts
Hu's Xinyang-Style Lard Buns on Moshikou Street in Shijingshan, Beijing, sells lard buns filled with beef and scallion or pork belly with dried greens.
TryXinyang-style lard buns with beef and scallion or pork belly and preserved greens
TipThe district guide calls the buns a breakfast or a snack; Moshikou Street also has Fahai Temple Fried Cake King, so the two make one snack walk.
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Street foodOuter Districts
Fahai Temple Fried Cake King at 204 Moshikou Street in Shijingshan, Beijing, fries crisp rice cakes with a hot red bean paste filling from 06:30 to 15:00.
TryFahai Temple-style fried rice cakes with red bean paste
TipThe shop closes at 15:00, so go in the morning; the cakes use red beans simmered slowly into a fine paste and are fried to a golden crust.
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Street foodDongzhimen Guijie
Guijie, or Ghost Street, runs along Dongzhimen Inner Street in Beijing with over 150 storefronts, mostly restaurants open late, and is known for crayfish.
TrySpicy crayfish, grilled skewers and late-night Beijing snacks
TipThe street is busiest from 18:00 to 04:00; in summer 2026 the Guijie Night Carnival and crayfish festival serve crayfish in ten flavours.
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Street foodGuomao Cbd
Jie Bian'er Beef Skewers near Shuangjing in Beijing grills beef skewers over charcoal, with condensed-milk bread and grilled cold noodles, until 02:00.
TryCharcoal beef skewers with condensed-milk grilled bread
TipCtrip lists a waiting area and paid parking; the kitchen serves until 02:00 on the East Third Ring side of the apartment block.
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Street foodGuomao Cbd
Liu Ri Du, a grilled beef offal specialist at 209 Jixiangli off Chaoyangmenwai Street in Beijing, sells offal skewers from 11:00 to midnight.
TryGrilled beef offal skewers
TipIt is a ground-floor shop at 209 Jixiangli, open from 11:00 to midnight; the Beijinger lists it among barbecue and skewer spots in its 2025 rundown.