Halal Yixin Mutton Shouzhua Restaurant (Huayuan North Street Branch)
清真·益鑫羊肉手抓馆（花园北街店）
One of the most recommended hand-grasped mutton restaurants in Xining, where mutton is weighed and cut on the spot, allowing you to choose your preferred lean or fat cuts directly from the pot.
Located at No. 5 Baiyu Lane, about 50 meters east of the intersection of Huayuan North Street and Baiyu Lane, Yixin was featured in the documentary "A Bite of China 2" and is listed on the 2025 Amap Top List. The signature braised hand-grasped mutton is weighed and cut on the spot; you can go to the counter to select your meat, which is tender and has minimal gamey flavor. The dry-stir-fried sheep intestines and yogurt topped with a layer of butter are also very popular. It gets very crowded in July and August, so arriving around 11:00 or 17:00 is recommended—secure a table first before queuing to order. The average cost is about 75 CNY per person, and the hand-grasped mutton can be vacuum-packed for travel.
Opening hours
10:00–21:30
Nearby sights
- Dongguan Great Mosque
- Mojia Street & Shuijing Lane
- Ma Bufang Mansion
- Beichan Temple (Tulou Taoist Temple)
- Nanchan Temple, Xining
- Nanshan Park & Puning Pearl Tower
- Qinghai Provincial Museum
- Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo