Xibeijiao Breakfast Street
西北角早点
Tianjin’s most famous breakfast destination, where you can eat your way down one street: guobacai (crispy rice noodle), jianbing guozi (savory crepe), tofu pudding, lamb soup, and beef sesame rolls.
Xibeijiao is a Muslim neighborhood in the northwest corner of the old walled city in Hongqiao District. Its many halal breakfast shops have recently become famous through short videos, and it is now the first choice for visitors wanting Tianjin breakfast. Must-try dishes include jianbing guozi (savory crepe), gabacai (guobacai, crispy rice noodle dish), lao doufu (tofu pudding), yang za tang (lamb offal soup), guozi (fried dough sticks), dabing juanquan (flatbread rolls), and niurou shaobing (beef sesame flatbread). Most shops open around 6 a.m. and sell out by late morning. Holidays can mean long lines. Take Metro Line 1 to Xibeijiao Station, and it is about 1 kilometer from the Drum Tower. This is a Muslim area, so please respect halal dietary customs.
Opening hours
About 06:00–11:00
Nearby sights
- Drum Tower & Old City
- Tianjin Eye
- Dabeiyuan Temple
- Ancient Culture Street
- Wanghailou Church
- Liang Qichao Memorial (Ice Drinker's Studio)
- Jingyuan (Quiet Garden)
- Italian Style Town