As with many of the other places in Shanxi Province, Datong is a town whose dining is little influenced by the rice based diets that can be found further south. The locals tend to favour products made from wheat and other cold-resistant cereal strains, making noodles a common favourite on most tables. If noodles are not really your thing, then there are a variety of other, lesser known specialties that makes dining here interesting, if not special.

Millet Cakes are famous here, good for their fragrant taste, especially when eaten with the gravy like substance that often accompanies this dish. Perhaps more healthy are the Naked Oats Noodles, a coarse grain specialty that is rich in fibre and goodness, despite its somewhat simple flavour. Hotpot (Huoguo) is another northern specialty that features prominently on the Datong menu list, sometimes a little spicy! Otherwise try, if you dare, the dumplings and other general snacks that you will find on the stalls across the town.

Restaurants and Food Areas
The area around Da nanjie and Nanguan dajie is highly recommended for good restaurants. Best of these is probably the Yonghe Restaurant (Yonghe dajiudian) that serves decent northern Chinese food at a reasonable price.
The Chezhan Restaurant (Chezhan fandian) next to the railway station. This is more an inn than a restaurant in the real sense, but you can sample typical Chinese fast food here, with dishes such as dumplings and noodles.
The Hongsheng Restaurant (Hongsheng fandian, Tel: 0352-5037994) at 3 Yingbin donglu. Serves general Chinese food and good dumplings (Jiaozi).
One of the best places to go to for lunch or dinner in town is the Red Flag Food City (Hongqi meishi cheng). Has cheap, authentic Datong dishes.
The Huayan Restaurant (Huayan fandian) on Da xi jie is also good for regional cuisine.
The Hongya Restaurant (Hongya dajiudian, Tel: 0352-5022467) at 1 Yingbin donglu. Serves a variety of local and regional specialties, including a good roast duck.
For food more upmarket, you should try the Hongqi Hotel (Hongqi binguan) just across from the northern end of the railway station or the Gucheng Hotel (Gucheng binguan) at 14 Huanghua jie.

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