Zha Jian Mian or "Fried Sauce Noodles" is a typical snack of the old Beijing flavor. Beijing fried sauce noodles are made by cooking the sauce and mixing it into plain white noodles that are boiled separately. The dish is garnished with a big dollop of sliced cucumber, for a crunchy saucy noodle when it’s all mixed together.

Beijing gives you the chance to taste this authentic flavor in such places below:

1.Haiwanju Restaurant

The Haiwanju is a classic Beijing fried sauce noodles shop. Here you can taste the full old Beijing feature noodles. There are nearly 100 kinds of snacks and homely dishes, including genuine soybean paste and cooking starchs' residue and so on. It is a good place for tasting Beijing snacks.

It could make you back in old Beijing ambience if you come here.

The "DAHAIWAN ZHAJIANGMIAN" is signature dish here, so won't be missed. The handmade noodles are topped with a vegetables and salty bean and pork sauce. This is hearty, traditional food can really fill you up. Additional with Bean juice, Fried ring bread, Spicy tofu, Tea soup, Roast cake, Mustard pile, etc. All of these are so authentic.

Address: No.11 Zengguang Road

Tel： 010-88374993

2. Siji Minfu Restaurant(Qianmen)

Belonging to Peking duck chain Siji Minfu, this zhajiangmian restaurant in Dazhalan attracts long queues for its excellent noodles and other traditional Beijing style dishes. Decorations here are of antique beauty. Sitting on wood chairs and appreciating Peking Opera’s oil painting under light of lanterns would be an unforgettable experience for you when tasting noodles.

Address: No.8 Langfang Ertiao, Dazhalan, Xicheng District, Beijing

Tel： 010-63018796