I headed down to southern Shanxi at the end of August
Spent four days each in Yuncheng and Linfen
And honestly, as someone with a total carb obsession
Who’s also a southerner through and through, I was absolutely overwhelmed by all the food
Like, my mind was totally blown—couldn’t even think straight! Ahhh!
Watermelons for ¥0.8 a jin, a bowl of noodles for ¥8, flatbreads for ¥1.5
Earning money in Xiamen, spending it in Shanxi
This price point, this level of happiness—unbeatable!
I’ve rounded up my Yuncheng/Linfen food guide to share with you all
Mostly cozy neighborhood spots.
📍 Yuncheng Highlights
✔️ Jiangzhou Copper Hot Pot
✔️ Xinghe Rock & Roll Stir-Fried Chicken
✔️ Master Li’s Snow Ice Cream / Plus the cart stall right next to it serves amazing snow ice cream too
✔️ Ruicheng Cooked Meat Shop
✔️ Shi Family Noodles with Fish
✔️ Baiji Flatbread Stuffed with Meat (next door to Master Li’s Snow Ice Cream)
✔️ Yellow River Night Market (go in the morning—you can try Xinjiang Egg Pancakes, Stuffed Flatbreads, Soup-Simmered Flatbreads, and Red Bean Cakes, all delicious)
✔️ Brother Gang’s Flatbread Stuffed with Vegetables
✔️ East Lake Morning Market (a must-visit—tons of tasty bites)
✔️ Wang Jian Lamb Soup (Xiezhou Branch) (the lamb flatbread soup is incredible)
✔️ Coffee: An Americano
📍 Linfen Highlights
✔️ Master Hu’s Rice Noodles
✔️ Shifeng Beef Meatball Noodles
✔️ Jixian Spicy Hot Pot
✔️ Xixian Fragrant Pears / Pear Juice
✔️ Xixian Lamb Hand-Torn Noodles
✔️ Xixian Hollow Mooncakes
✔️ Laosan Spring Rolls
✔️ Liuhe Beef & Lamb Oat Noodles
✔️ Huangshangpin Sesame Seed Cakes
✔️ Qiusheng Snacks
✔️ Fencheng Flatbread Stuffed with Meat
✔️ Fencheng Fried Rice Cakes
✔️ Liu Niu Barbecue Pulled Noodles
✔️ Date Cake Shop
✔️ Chenchen Rice Noodles
✔️ Iron Griddle Skewers (roadside stall opposite Chenchen Rice Noodles)
✔️ Boss Su’s Steamed Millet Cakes / Steamed Yellow Millet Rice
✔️ Coffee: Need Café / Jieyou Café
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