Mukam Hometown Restaurant
木卡姆故乡餐厅
Shache's most recommended pigeon restaurant, known for grilled pigeon, pigeon soup and pigeon noodles. Popular with both locals and visitors.
Shache has a local saying that not a single pigeon can fly out of the city alive, and this restaurant puts pigeon front and centre: pigeon noodles, pigeon soup, grilled pigeon skewers and whole pigeon roasted in a nan oven. You'll also find lamb skewers, baked baozi, liangfen (mung bean jelly) and fresh fruit. The garden-style décor draws plenty of local diners. Reviewers note that a small bowl of pigeon soup costs about RMB 16 and a grilled pigeon about RMB 15, with an average spend of RMB 50–60. Some say service and hygiene are only average, and the courtyard gets busy with bees in summer. The restaurant sits between the railway station and the county centre, around Mukam South Road, and taxis are easy to find.
Opening hours
About 11:00–23:00
Nearby sights
- Twelve Muqam Hometown Park
- Altun Cultural Tourism Area
- Yarkand Khanate Royal Tombs & Amannisa Khan Mausoleum
- Yarkand Jama Mosque
- Yarkand Old Town
- Yarkant River
- Buyiluke Tajik Ethnic Township
- Jinhuyang National Forest Park