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A taste of Chongqing

Hao You Lai Suan La Fen

好又来酸辣粉

A hole in the wall on Bayi Road's 'Good Eats Street' that sells one thing - hot and sour sweet-potato noodles - and sells it all day to a permanent queue. There is no dining room and essentially nowhere to sit; you take the bowl and eat it standing on the street. For under fifteen yuan it is the most efficient introduction to Chongqing snacking there is.

¥8–15 per person≈ US$1.19Yuzhong district, Bayi Road Good Eats Street, a short walk from the Liberation Monument. Metro station not confirmed.
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

The reference shop for Chongqing 酸辣粉, listed in both Ctrip's and China Southern's official city food guides; no award confirmed from a primary source.

The house favourites

What to order

Point at the Chinese. Staff will understand it even where the menu has no English at all.

  • Hot and sour sweet-potato noodles (酸辣粉)
  • Hot and sour noodles with minced pork sauce (肉酱酸辣粉)

What it actually tastes like

Very sharp black-vinegar sourness on top of chilli and 花椒, with crushed peanut, spring onion and coriander. The noodles are slippery and almost rubbery - that springy texture is intentional. Sour and numbing at the same time surprises most first-timers more than the heat does.

Allergens in this kitchen

peanutsoygluten/wheatsesame

This is the kitchen, not one dish. Woks, fryers, blanching water and utensils are shared in almost every Chinese restaurant, so for a serious allergy treat the whole premises as the unit rather than ordering around it.

Get to know the menu

Local specialities to try here

Sour and hot sweet potato noodles 酸辣粉Sharply sour, hot, and savoury, with a bouncy, almost rubbery noodle