solid list, lived here 6 years now and you're spot on about auntie li's dumplings. one thing nobody mentions is the fried tofu skin rolls at the breakfast cart on xingye, right where it meets jiefang....

man the guide's pretty thorough but i gotta shout out the pickled veggies at old town kitchen. they make their own and it's way tangier than what you get at most places, plus they give you a free bowl...

ngl the day 2 ancient city ruins are cool but the real move is going there on a weekday morning. i went on a tuesday once and had the whole place to myself for like an hour before a school group showe...

imo the guide's right about deng's kitchen being solid but their twice-cooked pork is actually the best thing on the menu, not the mapo tofu. get it with the pickled veg on the side and you've got a p...

if you're into photography the bronze museum has this one room on the third floor where the afternoon light hits the bronze bells just right, around 2 to 3 pm. the shadows make the inscriptions pop li...