Xueyuan Restaurant (Barkol Food Street Branch)
雪源餐厅
A long-established restaurant of around thirty years on Barkol's food street, best known for mutton braised flatbread and red-braised mutton.
This long-established restaurant is on the food street inside the Barkol Ancient Town scenic area. Local reports say it has operated for two to three decades, and it has been certified as a Xinjiang Characteristic Restaurant by the regional culinary association. Its signature dishes are red-braised mutton and mutton braised flatbread (also called sealed-meat braised flatbread). The braised mutton uses only the front legs of young lambs, while the rest of the meat is used to braise the flatbread, so the thin bread soaks up the broth. The menu also includes earthen hotpot, dry-braised chicken with wild mushrooms and grilled dishes. Trip.com lists average spend at about RMB 60 per person. The restaurant is less than 300 meters from the county center, a short walk after touring the old town. Peak tourist seasons and holidays are busy, so book ahead for group meals.
Opening hours
Lunch and dinner; hours as posted in the restaurant