Da Nanmen Beef Baozi
大南门牛肉包子店
An old baozi stall in Anqing's Da Nanmen halal district, with pan-fried beef and tofu buns made to order, a breakfast spot locals queue for.
The shop is on Qingzhensi Street beside Nanguan Mosque and has an open kitchen. The signature is pan-fried beef and tofu baozi, crisp on the bottom and generously filled. They are often eaten with mung bean dumpling soup and oil cakes. You pay first, take a number and wait to be called. On a weekday morning around 7 a.m., the wait is about 30 minutes. On weekends and holidays it can exceed an hour, and many people buy dozens at a time. Baozi cost about 1.2-2 yuan each, roughly 10 yuan per person. The stall opens early in the morning and closes around noon, and it sells out, so arrive early. It is not far from the Yangtze riverbank and Daopashi Pedestrian Street, so you can walk to the river afterward.
Opening hours
About 05:00-13:00 (steamed around 6 a.m., while supplies last)
Nearby sights
- Huangmei Opera Guild Hall
- Daopashi Historic Street
- Shitaishidi (Zhao Puchu's Former Residence)
- King of Ying Mansion
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Anqing
- Yingjiang Temple & Zhenfeng Pagoda
- Former Anhui University Red Building & Jingfu Academy
- Linghu Park