Noodles with soy bean paste, old Beijing style 老北京炸醬面

Noodles with soy bean paste, or Zhajiang Mian, is an authentic Beijing daily diet. It is a bowl of noodles mixed up with strips of cucumber, radish and other veggies, topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with Zha jiang (炸醬), which is a salty, fermented soybean paste.

Recommended restaurant:

Lao Beijing Zha Jiang Mian Da Wang (Chongwenmen Branch)

Address: 29, Chongwenmenwai Dajie, Chongwen district

Average cost per person: 35 yuan

Opening hours: 11:00 – 21:00