For the typical Beijingers, instant-boiled mutton almost tops their favorite food. With its delicious food and inexpensive price, the time-honored brand, Yi Tiao Long Restaurant, is very popular among Beijingers.

The Yi Tiao Long Restaurant, originally named Yi Tiao Long Mutton Restaurant, opened in the Qing Dynasty (1785AD). It is a famous Muslim restaurant. Renovated for two times, the restaurant is featured the distinguished courtyard-style of the Qing Dynasty with authentic instant-boiled mutton hot pot served at the first floor, Muslim dishes served at the second floor and the banquets served at the third floor . It offers various well-prepared dishes. Its specialties are instant-boiled mutton hot pot, braised prawns, sautéed ox tripe with coriander, braised oxtail, sweet stir-fried mutton,  deep-fried lamb’s tail and crispy chicken, etc., among which the instant-boiled mutton hot pot is best-known. Not only is it voted as the “Famous Beijing-style Hot Pot”, but also its cooking method is enlisted in the Beijing Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2007.

There are four characteristics of Yi Tiao Long instant-boiled mutton hot pot: first, the ingredients are in high quality. The mutton is selected from the sheep in Gansu Province, which tastes quite fresh and tender; second, the mutton is well processed. The unique means can keep the mutton fresh and eliminate the gamy odor of mutton. Third, the various dipping sauces are made from ten kinds of seasonings by secret recipe, such as sesame paste  and seafood sauce. Fourth, the wheaten food cooked by the method from imperial kitchen is delicious. Especially the sesame crisp cake tastes tender and crispy.

Address: No. 27, Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District (Qianmen Pedestrian Street)

Price: 72 yuan/person