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A taste of Xiamen

Lao Song Bian Shi

劳松扁食店

A household name for over 30 years serving tiny pork wontons (bian shi), blanched noodles tossed in peanut sauce and hand-shredded pork. You can pick plain-flour wrappers (soft, velvety) or pork-and-starch wrappers (bouncy, translucent). Cheap and near Bashi market.

¥15–25 per person≈ US$2.23Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026Siming District, 202-101 Xiahe Road, near Bashi market (metro station not confirmed)
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026 (new this year).

The house favourites

What to order

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

  • Pork bian shi soup (扁食汤)
  • Peanut-sauce blanched noodles (花生酱拌面)
  • Hand-shredded pork with tendon (手撕肉)

What it actually tastes like

Peanut-sauce noodles are a core item, so peanut is in the shop; peanut-allergic diners should treat it as unsafe. Bian shi wrappers vary: some are slippery starch skins, which may surprise visitors.

Allergens in this kitchen

peanutgluten/wheatsoy

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.