Popular Muslim Restaurants in Hangzhou

For those who can only accept Muslim halal food while traveling, finding suitable places to eat would be very important. Do you know where to eat Halal food in Hangzhou? TCT would like to introduce some popular Muslim restaurants in Hangzhou for your reference.

Talimu Uighur Restaurant

Chinese Name: 塔里木维吾尔族馆
Cuisine: Northwest China Muslim Cuisine & Xinjiang Uyghur Cuisine
Add: 175 Hedong (River East) Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou
Tel: 0571-85239054
Hours: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
How to get there: Guests can take bus 19, 38, 30, 44, 58, 67, 45, 46, 57, 218, 807 or 316, and get off at Chaohui Wuqu.

Talimu Uighur Restaurant in Hangzhou, also known as Talimu Uighur Restaurant, is a famous restaurant that serves Northwest China Muslim Cuisine or Xinjiang Uyghur Cuisine and halal food. Lamb Shashlik, Rice Eaten with Hands, grilled naan, Big Plate Chicken, Naan with Mutton, roasted lamb chops and some other classical dishes are highly recommended to you.

Except for the delicious food in this restaurant, the environment is also pleasing. It has authentic tapestries and folk instruments hung on the wall. The hall looks particularly great for the golden curtains and tablecloths with elegant lace. The staff is friendly and really nice.


Northwest Family Restaurant

Chinese Name: 西北人家
Cuisine: Northwest China Muslim Cuisine & Xinjiang Uyghur Cuisine
Add: No. 22, Youdian Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou
Tel: 0571-87922218
Hours: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
How to get there: Guests can take Bus 510 or 822, and get off at Youdian Lu

Northwest Family Restaurant in Hangzhou is a famous restaurant that serves authentic Xinjiang northwest-style dishes, as well as other different style halal dishes. Stewed bread, Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, Lamb Shashlik, steamed chicken with chili sauce, roasted lamb chops and bean jelly are highly recommended dishes. And beef are sold at the door.


Dongyishun Muslim Restaurant

Chinese Name: 东伊顺穆斯林餐厅
Cuisine: Local Hangzhou Muslim Cuisine
Add: No. 288, Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou
Tel: 0571-87880073
How to go there: Take bus 60, 195, 208, 216, or 404, and get off at Gaoyin Jie Dongkou (East Exit of Gaoyin Street

Dongyishun Muslim Restaurant in Hangzhou is a famous restaurant that offers halal food for guests. It serves typical Xinjiang food. The restaurant is especially popular with Muslim visitors from abroad, because it also serves salad and some western-style meals. Famous dishes here include Lamb Shashlik, Xinjiang-style braised chicken, Mutton with Cumin, Naan bread, Big Plate Chicken, Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, roast lamb chops, deep-fried corn cakes, fried scallion pancake, etc. Diners are fond of their large quantity of food at reasonable price.

In addition to its great dishes, good service is another reason for guests to have meals in this place. Although it is decorated simply, it looks elegant and bright, particularly because of French windows on the second floor.


Phoenix Mosque Restaurant

Address: No. 223, Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou, outside Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque
Hours: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Telephone: 0571-87169678
Cuisine: local Hangzhou Muslim Cuisine
How to get there: take bus 5, 7, 13, 15, 16

Phoenix Mosque Restaurant is considered as the best Halal food restaurant in Hangzhou. Both the main dishes and snacks made of mutton are delicious. The most famous food at Phoenix Mosque Restaurant should be the lamb shashlik which tastes tender, hot and spicy. Most people would buy lots of shashliks here. The mutton chop suey is the most delicious soup ever made. A big bowl of soup costs only a little. No wonder this restaurant's business is very well.

This restaurant is near to the Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque. As one of the famous four mosques of China, Hangzhou's Phoenix Mosque, which is also known as the Fenghuang Mosque, was built in the Tang Dynasty. The mosque was destroyed in the Song dynasty and it wasn't rebuilt on the original site until 1281. During the Ming Dynasty the mosque was renovated and expanded. The Phoenix mosque has a surface area of 2,600 meters and within the mosque there still remain cultural remains such as artwork, Arabic inscriptions and stone steles.

Note: This article is update on March 30, 2015.