Shanxi and Sha'anxi

Traditional Shaanxi noodles in a very nontraditional setting. The atmosphere of Youpo Noodle 029 is eerie and evokes the feeling of a sci-fi dystopia.

This Sanlitun roujiamo shop puts a fresh spin on the classic Chinese sandwich with veal, egg and tomato, and other fillings.

A food chain offering liangpi (cold noodles with spicy dressing), and Xibei-style snacks.

The owners are a couple of Hui, who were popular with making niangpi (酿皮, strips of steamed wheat flour) for over 20 years, they moved to Beijing, and opened this small stall in Topwin Center.  There are six items on the menu, niangpi (RMB 18), gluten, barley cake (RMB 7), laozao (醪糟, fermented glutinous rice, RMB 16), huidouzi (red bean sweet soup), spicy potato slices, and two drinks.

Official Shanxi Government restaurant and hotel complex, selling traditional foods like daoshaomian "knife-cut noodles," mutton soup, and steamed oats with mutton.

The provincial government restaurant of Shaanxi, serving well-known dishes like roujiamo and biang biang mian.

Youpomian spot for a quick and decently-sized bowl of steaming noodles. Expect to pay under RMB 30 to sort out your noodle craving.

Quick, affordable, and generally excellent northwestern Chinese noodles from this small operation with branches in Chaoyangmen and Sanlitun. Both branches are open 24 hours. 

Pingwa Sanbao is a raucous, 24-hour eatery with plenty of oil, spice, and carbs making one of Beijing's best options for drunken eats, and the kitchen’s Shaanxi-style noodles, roujiamo, and chuan’r will happily oblige.