All Restaurants in Xi'an
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Xi'an, China
De Fa Chang
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.
Xi'an, China
Tang Dynasty
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.
Xi'an, China
Lao Sun Jia
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.
Xi'an, China
Yue Xian Ge (Sofitel Legend People's Grand Hotel)
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.
Xi'an, China
Jia San Guantang Baozi
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.
De Fa Chang
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
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.