Zhongxinglou (bianjinglu)

This is an old halal restaurant in Kaifeng. Locals often come here. 🛎The service is considerate and thoughtful, and the dishes are served quickly 🍽Almost all of the dishes here are Kaifeng Henan cuisine, which has a popular taste. There are also many distinctive Kaifeng halal dishes. 🍀The environment is comfortable and spacious, and the entire decoration is in a classical Chinese style. 🤗This is also a very famous restaurant in Kaifeng.

On the third day after arriving in Kaifeng, because it was raining, I went to visit the Drum Tower. As I walked forward, I suddenly remembered that there was a hotel in Kaifeng called Zhongxing Tower. When I arrived at Zhongxing Tower, the locals told me that Bianjing was right next to it. In the park, I visited the park first, and then went to Zhongxing Building for dinner. I ordered one signature fish and the other one was pot stickers and tofu. Two dishes: Personally, I think pot stickers and tofu are more delicious than fish. The fish was sweet and sour and too sweet. When the pot stickers and tofu were hot, they were crunchy and delicious. I didn’t finish them, so I took them away.

This restaurant is located on Bianjing Road, Kaifeng City, Henan Province. It serves Henan cuisine and is a mid- to high-end restaurant. The food tastes great, the dining environment is very good, and the service is also very good. It is definitely worth a try.

The Bianjing Road branch of Zhongxinglou is not in the downtown area. It took me nearly an hour to walk from the city center to get there. There is an ancient city wall not far away. The waiter was very enthusiastic, and he provided hot towels for washing hands. He also reminded and introduced the dishes appropriately when ordering, and even gave a large bowl of Yuanxiao for free. The dishes were really good, but what I admired most was their service. There were also hot towels for washing hands when dining.

The predecessor of Zhongxinglou Hotel, "Zhongxilou", was known as the "first" Hui restaurant in Kaifeng in the 1920s. The shopkeeper bought a gold seal, had a good management, and especially valued famous craftsmen. With the support of the upper class and Hui leaders at that time, the business became more and more prosperous. Its beef and mutton dishes, stewed three bags, gold and silver threads, shabu-shabu mutton, water-fried tripe, oil-fried tripe, pot-roasted meat, charred meat, and soft-roasted meat are widely loved by diners from all sides, especially stewed three bags, which has become a favorite for Han diners and Hui diners to taste at the table. Various stir-fried dishes, double hemp, single hemp, white sugar fire-baked, and various Hui foods are cooked by Gao Shouchun, an old generation of Henan cuisine master. His Hui famous dishes, water-fried tripe, stewed three bags, Beijing winter vegetable braised mutton, and southern roasted mutton are delicious and have attracted many Hui people and diners from all over the world.