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The best restaurants in this city for 2026 are led by De Fa Chang. Runners-up by editorial rank: Tang Dynasty, Lao Sun Jia, Yue Xian Ge (Sofitel Legend People's Grand Hotel), Jia San Guantang Baozi.

China — Shaanxi Province

Best Restaurants
in Xi'an

The thirteen-dynasty former capital whose dining scene runs from imperial Tang banquet theatre to 800-year-old Muslim-quarter institutions — China's most historically layered restaurant city.

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All Restaurants in Xi'an

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De Fa Chang Xi'an Chinese — Dumpling Specialist 1 Team Dinner

Xi'an, China

De Fa Chang

Chinese — Dumpling Specialist$$$

The 1936-founded dumpling institution at the foot of the Bell Tower — three hundred varieties of jiaozi served as a formal banquet upstairs, each shaped to reference the filling inside.

Tang Dynasty Xi'an Chinese — Dinner Theatre 2 Impress Clients

Xi'an, China

Tang Dynasty

Chinese — Dinner Theatre$$$$

The 1988-founded restaurant-and-theatre that brought the imperial Tang court back to the table — a four-hundred-seat dinner hall, a full music ensemble, and the dishes the eighth-century emperors ate.

Lao Sun Jia Xi'an Shaanxi Muslim — Paomo Specialist 3 Team Dinner

Xi'an, China

Lao Sun Jia

Shaanxi Muslim — Paomo Specialist$$

The 120-year-old Muslim-quarter institution that serves the paomo every Xi'an resident measures the city by — hand-torn bread, a twelve-hour lamb broth, and the full ceremonial service.

Yue Xian Ge (Sofitel Legend People's Grand Hotel) Xi'an Contemporary Cantonese 4 Impress Clients

Xi'an, China

Yue Xian Ge (Sofitel Legend People's Grand Hotel)

Contemporary Cantonese$$$$

The Sofitel Legend's Cantonese fine-dining room — a surprising move for a city best-known for Shaanxi peasant cuisine, and the best-judged business dining in Xi'an.

Jia San Guantang Baozi Xi'an Shaanxi Muslim — Soup Dumplings 5 Team Dinner

Xi'an, China

Jia San Guantang Baozi

Shaanxi Muslim — Soup Dumplings$

The Muslim-quarter soup-dumpling institution — a 30-year-old family operation whose guantang baozi are the single dish most Xi'an locals agree cannot be improved.

Best for First Date in Xi'an

Intimate tables built for conversation over candlelight — impressive without intimidating.

Best for Business Dinner in Xi'an

Power tables where deals are closed over seasoned service and serious wine.