Sajinqiao Food Street

洒金桥

A local food street about 1 km west of the Muslim Quarter, known for lamb and beef soaked bread, cured beef sandwiches, and zeng cake. It is more authentic and affordable than the Muslim Quarter.

Sajinqiao is an old street in the northwest of the old city, about 1 km west of the Muslim Quarter, in an area where the Hui community lives. The street is lined mostly with long-established halal snack shops that locals frequent. Specialties include lamb and beef soaked bread (paomo), cured beef sandwiches (rou jia mo), meatball hot and sour soup, zeng cake, jing cake, sour plum juice, and grilled meat. Prices are lower than on Beiyuanmen, the main street of the Muslim Quarter, and many people consider the food better. Admission is free, and eating and strolling take about 1 to 2 hours. For the best experience, go in the morning for hot and sour soup and zeng cake, or in the evening for grilled meat. Sajinqiao Station (Metro Line 6) is nearby, close to Metro Lines 2 and 4, and you can also walk west from the Muslim Quarter. Shops are concentrated here, but the streets are narrow and can get crowded at peak times.

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