Datong Old Town food streets

大同古城美食街区

The lanes inside the rebuilt city walls where cold jelly, fried millet cakes, shaomai and offal soup stalls cluster together.

Price not confirmed — individual snacks generally ¥5–20Local institutionDatong Old Town (古城), Pingcheng district

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Inside the restaurant

See the room. Meet the food.

Diners post photographs of the room and the food, taken this month rather than years ago, on Dianping and Amap. We only publish images we hold a licence for, and theirs stay current in a way ours never could.

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Find it on Amap Address, opening hours and directions, in the map app that works inside China.
Ratings on Dianping China's own review site, where the live score and recent photos live. In Chinese.
Its history on Baike Worth a look for the old houses — several of these are over a century old.

Your meal, at a glance

Getting in & ordering

Typical spend: Price not confirmed — individual snacks generally ¥5–20
Neighbourhood: Datong Old Town (古城), Pingcheng district
Booking: None needed
As a foreign diner: Point-and-pay stalls, Chinese only, QR payment expected. Best in the early evening. Datong's tourist food scene is small, so expect fewer English menus than in Pingyao.

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Sources & updates

大同美食攻略
Datong city service guide for overseas visitors

Last checked 2026-10-07.

Worth a quick look at Dianping before you cross town — we have not re-confirmed this one is still open and still listed.

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